The invention claimed is:
1. A complex of agomelatine and sulphonic acids of formula (I):
wherein x represents 0 or 1, and RSO 3 H represents 1,5-naphthalenedisulphonic acid or benzenesulphonic acid.
2. The agomelatine complex according to claim 1 , which is the agomelatine/1,5-naphthlenedisulphonic acid (2/1) complex.
3. The agomelatine complex according to claim 2 , having the following X-ray powder diffraction diagram expressed in terms of interplanar distance d, Bragg's angle 2 theta (expressed in °±0.2), and relative intensity:
2-Theta (°) exp.
d (Å) exp.
Intensity (%)
6.3716
13.87229
18.97
11.3804
7.77552
17.98
11.9227
7.42299
36.06
12.5064
7.07784
100.00
12.6590
6.99288
13.75
14.5508
6.08767
44.17
15.5658
5.69292
11.96
16.2029
5.47051
42.63
16.9421
5.23346
25.85
17.6267
5.03171
18.67
19.4300
4.56857
49.04
20.2146
4.39301
22.77
21.4353
4.14550
17.80
21.6713
4.10090
22.84
22.2180
4.00121
64.19
22.4174
3.96607
10.83
24.0749
3.69664
29.61
24.5048
3.63275
13.33
25.1744
3.53763
20.58
25.7599
3.45853
23.59
including the forms whose diffraction angles correspond to within ±0.2°.
4. The agomelatine complex according to claim 1 , which is the agomelatine/1,5-naphthlenedisulphonic acid (2/1) monohydrate complex.
5. The agomelatine complex according to claim 4 , having the following X-ray powder diffraction diagram expressed in terms of interplanar distance d, Bragg's angle 2 theta (expressed in °±0.2), and relative intensity:
2-Theta (°) exp.
d (Å) exp.
Intensity (%)
9.6680
9.14852
12.45
12.4885
7.08796
57.23
12.6164
7.01639
28.61
14.5042
6.10715
57.42
16.2684
5.44863
25.67
16.4624
5.38484
32.93
16.8967
5.24739
90.90
19.3772
4.58091
10.50
22.4767
3.95573
100.00
23.4111
3.79992
20.49
23.5330
3.78051
44.02
23.6735
3.75840
21.92
24.0477
3.70076
13.67
24.5716
3.62303
13.43
25.1240
3.54460
12.46
26.6602
3.34374
19.10
28.1333
3.16930
12.07
28.2443
3.15971
22.49
including, the forms whose diffraction angles correspond to within ±0.2°.
6. The agomelatine complex according to claim 1 , which is the agomelatine/benzenesulphonic acid (2/1) complex.
7. The agomelatine complex according to claim 6 , having the following X-ray powder diffraction diagram expressed in terms of interplanar distance d, Bragg's angle 2 theta (expressed in °±0.2), and relative intensity:
2-Theta (°) exp.
d (Å) exp.
Intensity (%)
8.0711
10.95469
35.25
12.6820