Identification, synthesis and characterization of avanafil process impurities and determination by UPLC

Avanafil is a phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor which is used to treat erectile dysfunction in men. The process-related impurities of avanafil were investigated, and four kinds of impurities in several laboratory batches with a content of 0.29-1.63% were detected by the newly developed gradient ult...

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Main Authors: Jin, Y. (Author), Liu, H. (Author), Liu, Z. (Author), Sun, Y. (Author), Wu, X. (Author), Yu, Z. (Author), Yuan, J. (Author), Zhao, M. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2022
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245 1 0 |a Identification, synthesis and characterization of avanafil process impurities and determination by UPLC 
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520 3 |a Avanafil is a phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor which is used to treat erectile dysfunction in men. The process-related impurities of avanafil were investigated, and four kinds of impurities in several laboratory batches with a content of 0.29-1.63% were detected by the newly developed gradient ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UPLC). Based on the synthesis route and UPLC-MS research, the impurities are inferred as Imp-A, Imp-B, Imp-C and Imp-D. The structures of the impurities were inferred from LC-MS studies and confirmed by synthesis, followed by spectroscopic characterization such as NMR and mass spectrometry. Especially, the synthesis of Imp-D is firstly reported. The drug-related substances can be separated well by efficient and selective ultra-high performance liquid chromatography on a Waters ACQUITY HSS C18 (50 × 2.1 mm, particle size 1.8 μm) column at 35 °C, with the mobile phase consisting of ammonium formate (20 mM) and acetonitrile, and the detection at 239 nm with a DAD detector. The method was validated in terms of specificity, linearity, precision, accuracy and sensitivity, and satisfactory results were obtained. The results indicated this developed UPLC method for avanafil and the proposed synthesis mechanism can be used for quality control purposes as required by regulatory agencies to ensure the safety and efficacy of the product. © 2022 The Royal Society of Chemistry 
650 0 4 |a Column chromatography 
650 0 4 |a Drug products 
650 0 4 |a Erectile dysfunction 
650 0 4 |a High performance liquid chromatography 
650 0 4 |a Impurities in 
650 0 4 |a Mass spectrometry 
650 0 4 |a Particle size 
650 0 4 |a Phosphodiesterases 
650 0 4 |a Process-related impurities 
650 0 4 |a Related substances 
650 0 4 |a Separated wells 
650 0 4 |a Spectroscopic characterization 
650 0 4 |a Synthesis and characterizations 
650 0 4 |a Synthesis route 
650 0 4 |a Ultra-high performance liquid chromatographies 
700 1 |a Jin, Y.  |e author 
700 1 |a Liu, H.  |e author 
700 1 |a Liu, Z.  |e author 
700 1 |a Sun, Y.  |e author 
700 1 |a Wu, X.  |e author 
700 1 |a Yu, Z.  |e author 
700 1 |a Yuan, J.  |e author 
700 1 |a Zhao, M.  |e author 
773 |t RSC Advances