Crystallization process of maleate salt of N-(1(S)-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl)-L-alanyl-L-proline

摘要

A method for crystallizing the maleic acid salt of N-(1(S)-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl)-L-alanyl-L-proline (Enalapril) from an aqueous liquid with ease in good yield, which comprises mixing an aqueous liquid containing N-(1(S)-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl)-L-alanyl-L-proline, maleic acid and a base and having a pH of 4 or more with an acid in an amount of the acid sufficient to convert the base to a neutral salt, to thereby crystallize N-(1(S)-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl)-L-alanyl-L-proline in the form of a maleic acid salt.