The invention discloses a nicotinoyl
metformin crystal form and a preparation method thereof. According to the nicotinoyl
metformin crystal form shown in the formula I provided by the invention, in an X-
ray powder diffraction pattern, at least three characteristic peaks exist at the
diffraction angles of 10.64 + / -0.2 degrees, 11.42 + / -0.2 degrees, 15.18 + / -0.2 degrees, 16.06 + / -0.2 degrees, 16.44 + / -0.2 degrees and 25.22 + / -0.2 degrees, which are represented by 2 theta. The invention also provides a preparation method, which comprises the following steps: 1) dissolving
metformin hydrochloride and
ethyl nicotinate in an
organic solvent in an
inert gas
atmosphere to form a solution 1; dissolving an organic
metal strong base catalyst in an
organic solvent to form a solution 2; and 2) dropwise adding the solution 2 into the solution 1 while stirring, reacting, pouring the reacted solution into
ice water after the reaction is finished, filtering, washing, and
drying to obtain the nicotinoyl metformin
crystal form. The crystal form parameters of the nicotinoyl metformin are obtained for the first time, and the nicotinoyl metformin has high purity, high stability and low hygroscopicity; the preparation method can directly obtain the nicotinoyl metformin crystal form, and is simple, high in yield, simple in post-treatment and efficient in preparation.