Stabile polymorphic form of (E)-N,N-diethyl-2-cyano-3-(3,4-dihydroxy-5-nitrophenyl) acrylamide and the process for its preparation.

摘要

Stable and crystallographically essentially pure polymorphic form A of (E)-N,N-diethyl-2-cyano-3-(3,4-dihydroxy-5-nitro-phenyl)acrylamide may be prepared by crystallizing crude synthesis product from lower aliphatic carboxylic acid such as formic or acetic acid with a catalytic amount of hydrochloric or hydrobromic acid added. The product is a potent inhibitor of catechol-O-methyl-transferase enzyme (COMT).