Identification and characterization of potential impurities of dronedarone hydrochloride

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/op400190b

Six potential process related impurities were detected during the impurity profile study of an antiarrhythmic drug substance, Dronedarone (1). Simple high performance liquid chromatography and liquid chromatography-mass 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 a s 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.