The invention discloses a purification method and a new
crystal form of
pregabalin, and the purification method comprises the following steps: (1) enabling
pregabalin and organic alkali to form a salt in a
ketone solvent, dissolving the salt in the
ketone solvent, then cooling the solution to 0-10 DEG C, stirring, separating out a
solid, and filtering to obtain a salt wet product of
pregabalin; and (2) adding the wet salt product of pregabalin into a mixed
solvent composed of a
ketone solvent and water, heating to completely dissolve the salt of pregabalin, dropwise adding an acid, adjusting the pH value of the solution to 2.0-5.0, cooling, stirring, and precipitating crystals, in the mixed solvent composed of the ketone solvent and water, the volume ratio of the ketone solvent to the water is 3.5: 1-1.5: 1. The pregabalin
crystal obtained by the purification method of the pregabalin is high in purity and high in yield. The obtained pregabalin
crystal is in a novel crystal form, is a rhombus or blocky polyhedron, has good fluidity, and is suitable for preparing tablets or capsules.