Sodium Hydroxide → Ibandronate Sodium Anhydrous

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Reaction Steps

A solution of sodium hydroxide (0.63 g) in water:IPA (40:60 v/v, 12 ml) was added dropwise to a solution of amorphous ibandronic acid (5 g) in water:IPA (40:60 v/v, 71 ml) at reflux temperature. The reaction mixture was heated at reflux temperature for an additional 4 hours to obtain a pH of 4.0-4.12. Then the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature and stirred for 16 hours. Further cooling was performed using an ice-bath. The precipitate was filtered, washed with IPA (2×25 ml), and dried in a vacuum oven at 50° C. for 24 hours to give 4.3 g of ibandronate sodium crystal form F.

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