RESUMEN
The title compound, C22H24N2O7S·0.5C2H5OH·0.5H2O {systematic name: (S)-4-acetamido-2-[1-(3-eth-oxy-4-meth-oxy-phen-yl)-2-(methyl-sulfon-yl)eth-yl]iso-indo-line-1,3-dione ethanol hemisolvate hemihydrate}, is a novel solvatomorph of apremilast (AP), which is an inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) and is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis. The asymmetric unit contains one mol-ecule of AP and disordered mol-ecules of ethanol and water, both with half occupancy. The dihedral angle between the planes of the phenyl ring and the iso-indole ring is 67.9â (2)°. Extensive intra- and inter-molecular hydrogen bonds help to stabilize the mol-ecular conformation and sustain the crystal packing.
RESUMEN
Apremilast (AP) {systematic name: (S)-2-[1-(3-ethoxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2-(methylsulfonyl)ethyl]-4-acetamidoisoindoline-1,3-dione} is an inhibitor of phosphodieasterase-4 (PDE4) and is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis. The ability of AP to form solvates has been investigated and three solvatomorphs of AP, namely, the AP ethyl acetate hemisolvate, C22H24N2O7S·0.5C4H8O2, the AP toluene hemisolvate, C22H24N2O7S·0.5C7H8, and the AP dichloromethane monosolvate, C22H24N2O7S·CH2Cl2, were obtained. The three AP solvatomorphs were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis and differential scanning calorimetry. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction was used to analyze the structures, crystal symmetry, packing modes, stoichiometry and hydrogen-bonding interactions of the solvatomorphs. In addition, dissolution analyses were performed to study the dissolution rates of different AP solvatomorph tablets in vitro and to make comparisons with commercial apremilast tablets (produced by Celgene); all three solvatomorphs showed similar dissolution rates and similar values of the similarity factor f2 in a comparison of their dissolution profiles.