NOVEL POLYMORPH OF ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM AND USE THEREOF FOR THE PREPARATION OF AMORPHOUS ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM

摘要

The present invention provides a novel polymorphic form of atorvastatin calcium, designated as form Al, process for preparation, pharmaceutical compositions, and method of treating thereof. The present invention further provides a process for the preparation of highly pure amorphous atorvastatin calcium using the novel atorvastatin calcium form Al. The present invention also relates to novel amorphous form of atorvastatin tert-butyl ester, chemically known as [R-(R*,R*)]-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-[],[]-dihydroxy -5-(1-methylethyl)-3-phenyl-4-(phenylcarbamoyl-1H-pyrrole-1-heptanoicacid tert-butyl ester, process for the preparation, and its application for preparing highly pure atorvastatin and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present invention also relates to use of the novel amorphous atorvastatin tert-butyl ester and novel atorvastatin calcium form al for preparing amorphous atorvastatin calcium.