文摘
Six potential process related impurities were detected during the impurity profile study of an antiarrhythmic drug substance, Dronedarone (<b>1b>). Simple high performance liquid chromatography and liquid chromatography鈥搈ass spectrometry methods were used for the detection of these process impurities. Based on the synthesis and spectral data (MS, IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and DEPT), the structures of these impurities were characterized as 5-amino-3-[4-(3-di-n-butylaminopropoxy)benzoyl]-2-n-butylbenzofuran (impurity I); N-(2-butyl-3-(4-(3-(dibutylamino)propoxy)benzoyl)benzofuran-5-yl)-N-(methylsulfonyl)methanesulfonamide (impurity II); N-(2-butyl-3-(4-(3-(dibutylamino)propoxy)benzoyl)benzofuran-5-yl)-1-chloromethanesulfonamide (impurity III); N-{2-propyl-3-[4-(3-dibutylaminopropoxy)benzoyl]benzofuran-5-yl}methanesulfonamide (impurity IV); N-(2-butyl-3-(4-(3-(dibutylamino)propoxy)benzoyl)benzofuran-5-yl)formamide (impurity V); and (2-butyl-5-((3-(dibutylamino)propyl)amino)benzofuran-3-yl)(4-(3-(dibutylamino)propoxy)phenyl)methanone (impurity VI). The synthesis and characterization of these impurities are discussed in detail.
