Patent Publication Number: US-9889123-B2

Title: Polymorphs of deuterated omega-diphenylurea or salts thereof

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/415,340, filed on Jan. 16, 2015, entitled “POLYMORPHS OF DEUTERATED OMEGA-DIPHENYLUREA OR SALTS THEREOF,” which is a Section 371 of International Application No. PCT/CN2013/079469, filed Jul. 16, 2013, which was published in the Chinese language on Jan. 23, 2014, under International Publication No. WO 2014/012480 A1, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. 
    
    
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to the field of medicine, and particularly, relates to polymorphs of deuterated omega-diphenylurea or salts thereof, and more particularly, relates to polymorphs of 4-(4-{3-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-ureido]-phenoxy}-2-(N-1′,1′,1′-trideutero-methyl)pico linamide or salts thereof. 
     BACKGROUND 
     The structure of 4-(4-{3-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-ureido]-phenoxy}-2-(N-1′,1′,1′-trideutero-methyl)picolinamide is shown as formula I. 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     The compound of formula I, with a molecular formula of C 21 H 13 D 3 ClF 3 N 4 O 3  and a molecular weight of 467.84, is a white or off-white crystal powder, odorless and tasteless. It is very soluble in dimethyl sulfoxide or dimethyl formamide, sparingly soluble in methanol, slightly soluble in acetone, anhydrous ethanol and glacial acetic acid, and practically insoluble in water. 
     The compound of formula I belongs to compounds that inhibit raf kinase, and is suitable for preparing drugs for the treatment of cancer and other related diseases. Different crystal forms of a drug might affect its dissolution, absorption in vivo, thereby affecting its clinical therapeutic effect and safety to a certain extent. In particular, for some slightly soluble solid or semisolid oral preparations, the influence of crystal forms is huge. There are no studies on polymorphs of compound I up to now, and no polymorphs of compound I have been developed yet. 
     Therefore, it is necessary to develop the polymorphs of compound I. 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     The purpose of the present invention is to provide polymorphs of compound I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or solvates thereof. 
     In the first aspect, polymorphs of compound I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or solvates thereof is provided, 
     
       
         
         
             
             
         
       
     
     In another embodiment, the pharmaceutically acceptable salt is a p-toluenesulfonate. 
     In another embodiment, in p-toluenesulfonate of compound I, the molar ratio of compound I and p-toluenesulfonic acid is 1:1 or 2:1. 
     In another embodiment, the solvate is methanol or ethanol solvate of the p-toluenesulfonate of compound I. 
     In another embodiment, the polymorph is polymorph I of the 1/1 p-toluenesulfonate of compound I (1:1), wherein polymorph I has 1 to 3 characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 13.182±0.2°, 21.472±0.2° and 22.833±0.2°. 
     In another embodiment, polymorph I further has one or more characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 4.397±0.2°, 16.636±0.2°, 17.821±0.2°, 20.407±0.2° and 20.782±0.2°. 
     In another embodiment, polymorph I has characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction as essentially shown in  FIG. 1   a.    
     In another embodiment, polymorph I has a maximum peak of 231.5-237.7° C. in differential scanning calorimetry pattern. 
     In another embodiment, polymorph I has a differential scanning calorimetry pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 1   b.    
     In another embodiment, in polymorph I, the molar ratio of compound I and p-toluenesulfonic acid is 1:1. 
     In another embodiment, the polymorph is polymorph II of methanol solvate of the 1/1 p-toluenesulfonate of compound I (1:1:1), wherein polymorph II has 1 to 3 characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 21.014±0.2°, 18.333±0.2° and 25.301±0.2°. 
     In another embodiment, polymorph II further has one or more characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 8.405±0.2°, 15.906±0.2°, 19.477±0.2° and 24.744±0.2°. 
     In another embodiment, polymorph II has characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 2   a.    
     In another embodiment, polymorph II has maximum peaks of 193.5-197.0° C. and 228.6-236.4° C. in differential scanning calorimetry pattern. 
     In another embodiment, polymorph II of the methanol solvate has a differential scanning calorimetry pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 2   b.    
     In another embodiment, in polymorph II, the molar ratio of compound I, p-toluenesulfonic acid and methanol is 1:1:1. 
     In another embodiment, the polymorph is polymorph III of the 1/1 p-toluenesulfonate of compound I (1:1), wherein polymorph III has 1 or 2 characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 19.858±0.2° and 25.896±0.2°. 
     In another embodiment, polymorph III further has one or more characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 17.726±0.2°, 19.325±0.2° and 21.575±0.2°. 
     In another embodiment, polymorph III has characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 3   a.    
     In another embodiment, polymorph III has maximum peaks of 193.8-197.2° C. and 231.3-236.9° C. in differential scanning calorimetry pattern. 
     In another embodiment, polymorph III has a differential scanning calorimetry pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 3   b.    
     In another embodiment, in polymorph III, the molar ratio of compound I to p-toluenesulfonic acid is 1:1. 
     In another embodiment, the polymorph is polymorph IV of ethanol solvate of the 1/1 p-toluenesulfonate of compound I (1:1:1), wherein polymorph IV has 1 or 2 characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 20.961±0.2° and 18.277±0.2°. 
     In another embodiment, polymorph IV further has one or more characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 9.273±0.2°, 15.812±0.2°, 24.674±0.2°, 25.246±0.2° and 27.552±0.2°. 
     In another embodiment, polymorph IV has characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 4   a.    
     In another embodiment, polymorph IV has maximum peaks of 190.8-192.5° C. and 230.0-237.4° C. in differential scanning calorimetry pattern. 
     In another embodiment, polymorph IV has a differential scanning calorimetry pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 4   b.    
     In another embodiment, in polymorph IV, the molar ratio of compound I, p-toluenesulfonic acid and ethanol is 1:1:1. 
     In another embodiment, the polymorph is polymorph V of the 1/2 p-toluenesulfonate of compound I (2:1), wherein polymorph V has one or more characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 13.423±0.2°, 13.974±0.2°, 20.467±0.2°, 20.705±0.2°, 24.929±0.2° and 27.101±0.2°. 
     In another embodiment, polymorph V further has one or more characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 17.192±0.2°, 19.778±0.2°, 22.799±0.2°, 23.590±0.2° and 27.416±0.2°. 
     In another embodiment, polymorph V has characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 5   a.    
     In another embodiment, polymorph V has a maximum peak of 130-142.3° C. in differential scanning calorimetry pattern. 
     In another embodiment, polymorph V has a differential scanning calorimetry pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 5   b.    
     In another embodiment, in polymorph V, the molar ratio of compound I top-toluenesulfonic acid is 2:1. 
     In another embodiment, the polymorph is polymorph VI of compound I, wherein polymorph VI has one or more characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 23.818±0.2°, 24.236±0.2°, 26.382±0.2°, 26.817±0.2°, 24.929±0.2° and 27.101±0.2°. 
     In another embodiment, polymorph VI further has one or more characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 11.327±0.2°, 17.997±0.2°, 18.528±0.2° and 21.669±0.2°. 
     In another embodiment, polymorph VI has characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 6   a.    
     In another embodiment, polymorph VI has a maximum peak of 211.5-213.6° C. in differential scanning calorimetry pattern. 
     In another embodiment, polymorph VI has a differential scanning calorimetry pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 6   b.    
     In the second aspect, it provides a use of the polymorphs of the first aspect of the present invention in preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting phosphokinase (such as raf kinase). 
     In another embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition is used for treating or preventing cancer. 
     In the third aspect, a pharmaceutical composition is provided, wherein the composition comprises: 
     (a) the polymorph of the first aspect of the present invention; and 
     (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. 
     In the fourth aspect, a method for preparing the polymorphs of the first aspect of the present invention is provided, comprising a step of: forming salt of compound I with an acid and crystallizing in an inert solvent, or recrystallizing compound I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or solvates thereof in an inert solvent, thereby obtaining the polymorphs of the first aspect of the present invention. 
     In another embodiment, the acid is p-toluenesulfonic acid. 
     In another embodiment, the method for preparing polymorph I comprises a step of: in an inert solvent, recrystallizing compound I with p-toluenesulfonic acid, thereby obtaining the polymorph I of the present invention. 
     In another embodiment, the method for preparing polymorph II comprises a step of: in methanol, recrystallizing the polymorph I obtained in the aforesaid step, thereby obtaining the polymorph II of the present invention. 
     In another embodiment, the method for preparing polymorph III comprises a step of: drying the polymorph II obtained in the aforesaid step for a period, thereby obtaining the polymorph III of the present invention. 
     In another embodiment, the method for preparing polymorph IV comprises a step of: in ethanol, recrystallizing the polymorph I obtained in the aforesaid step, thereby obtaining the polymorph IV of the present invention. 
     In another embodiment, the method for preparing polymorph V comprises a step of: drying the polymorph I obtained in the aforesaid step for a period, thereby obtaining the polymorph V of the present invention. 
     It should be understood that in the present invention, any of the technical features specifically described above and below (such as in the Examples) can be combined with each other, thereby constituting new or preferred technical solutions which will not redundantly be described one by one herein. 
    
    
     
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         FIG. 1 a    shows an X-ray powder diffraction pattern of polymorph I of Example 1. 
         FIG. 1 b    shows a differential scanning calorimetry pattern of polymorph I of Example 1. 
         FIG. 1 c    shows a  1 H NMR pattern of polymorph I of Example 1. 
         FIG. 2 a    shows an X-ray powder diffraction pattern of polymorph II of Example 2. 
         FIG. 2 b    shows a differential scanning calorimetry pattern of polymorph II of Example 2. 
         FIG. 2 c    shows a  1 H NMR pattern of polymorph II of Example 2. 
         FIG. 3 a    shows an X-ray powder diffraction pattern of polymorph III of Example 3. 
         FIG. 3 b    shows a differential scanning calorimetry pattern of polymorph III of Example 3. 
         FIG. 3 c    shows a  1 H NMR pattern of polymorph III of Example 3. 
         FIG. 4 a    shows an X-ray powder diffraction pattern of polymorph IV of Example 4. 
         FIG. 4 b    shows a differential scanning calorimetry pattern of polymorph IV of Example 4. 
         FIG. 4 c    shows a  1 H NMR pattern of polymorph IV of Example 4. 
         FIG. 5 a    shows an X-ray powder diffraction pattern of polymorph V of Example 5. 
         FIG. 5 b    shows a differential scanning calorimetry pattern of polymorph V of Example 5. 
         FIG. 5 c    shows a  1 H NMR pattern of polymorph V of Example 5. 
         FIG. 6 a    shows an X-ray powder diffraction pattern of polymorph VI of Example 6. 
         FIG. 6 b    shows a differential scanning calorimetry pattern of polymorph VI of Example 6. 
         FIG. 6 c    shows a  1 H NMR pattern of polymorph VI of Example 6. 
         FIG. 7 a    shows an X-ray powder diffraction pattern of amorphous form of the p-toluenesulfonate of compound I. 
         FIG. 7 b    shows a differential scanning calorimetry pattern of amorphous form of the p-toluenesulfonate of compound I. 
         FIG. 7 c    shows a  1 H NMR pattern of amorphous form of the p-toluenesulfonate of compound I. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION 
     After intensive studies for a long time, the inventors have unexpectedly discovered various polymorphs of compound I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or solvates thereof, which are highly pure, very stable, and suitable for preparing pharmaceutical compositions inhibiting phosphokinase (such as raf kinase). Therefore, they are more beneficial for treating diseases such as cancer. Moreover, the polymorphs of the present invention are not prone to floating in the manufacturing process (such as subpackaging) of a drug, easy for collection so that it is easy to avoid wasting and it is helpful to protect the health of operators. Based on this discovery, the inventors have completed the present invention. 
     As used herein, “Compound of Formula I (or compound I)” refers to 4-(4-{3-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-ureido]-phenoxy}-2-(N-1′,1′,1′-trideutero-methyl)pico linamide as shown by Formula I. 
     p-Toluenesulfonate of 4-(4-{3-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-ureido]-phenoxy}-2-(N-1′,1′,1′-trideutero-methyl)picolinamide 
     The p-toluenesulfonate of 4-(4-{3-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-ureido]-phenoxy}-2-(N-1′,1′,1′-trideutero-methyl)picolinamide of the present invention comprises various forms of the p-toluenesulfonate of compound I. 
     Preferably, it is the 1/1 p-toluenesulfonate of 4-(4-{3-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-ureido]-phenoxy}-2-(N-1′,1′,1′-trideutero-methyl)pico linamide, which refers to a salt wherein the ratio of compound I and p-toluenesulfonic acid is 1:1; or the 1/2 p-toluenesulfonate of 4-(4-{3-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-ureido]-phenoxy}-2-(N-1′,1′,1′-trideutero-methyl)picolinamide, which refers to a salt wherein the ratio of compound I and p-toluenesulfonic acid is 2:1. 
     Polymorph 
     Solid exists in either an amorphous form or a crystal form. In the case of crystal form, the molecules orient in lattice sites of a 3D lattice. When a compound is crystallized from a solution or slurry, it can have various crystalline phases that have different arrangements and/or conformations of the molecules which called as “polymorphism”. Different polymorphs of a given substance may be different from each other in one or more physical properties, such as solubility and dissolution rate, true specific gravity, crystal form, accumulation mode, liquidity and/or solid state stability, and so on. 
     Crystallization 
     The production-scale crystallization can be achieved by operating a solution so as to exceed the solubility limit of a compound interested. This can be accomplished through a variety of methods, for example, dissolving a compound at a relatively high temperature, and then cooling the solution below a saturation limit, or reducing the liquid volume by boiling, atmospheric evaporation, vacuum drying or some other methods, or reducing the solubility of the interested compound by adding antisolvent or solvents with low solubility of the compound, or a mixture of such solvents. An alternative method is to reduce the solubility by adjusting the pH value. See Crystallization, Third Edition, J W Mullens, Butterworth-Heineman Ltd., 1993, ISBN 0750611294 for a detailed description of crystallization. 
     If formation of a salt and its crystallization are desired to occur simultaneously, and the solubility of salt is lower than the raw material in the reaction medium, then the salt can be crystallized directly by adding an appropriate acid or base. Similarly, in a medium in which the solubility of the desired final form is lower than that of reactant, the final product can directly crystallize when the synthetic reaction is completed. 
     Optimization of crystallization may include adding the crystal desired as a seed crystal in the crystallization medium. In addition, many crystallization methods use a combination of the above strategies. One way comprises: dissolving the interested compound in a solvent, then adding an antisolvent in an appropriate volume through a controlled mode, in order to make the system just below the saturation level. At this moment, the desired crystal seed may be added (the integrity of the seed is kept), then crystallization is achieved by cooling the system. 
     As used herein, the term “room temperature” generally refers to 4-30° C., preferably, 20±5° C. 
     Polymorph of the Present Invention 
     As used herein, the term “polymorphs of the present invention” comprises polymorphs of compound I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof (such as the p-toluenesulfonate), or solvates thereof, and further comprises various polymorphs of a certain p-toluenesulfonate or solvates thereof. 
     The preferable polymorphs of the present invention include but are not limited to: 
     polymorph VI of compound I; 
     polymorph I or polymorph III of the 1/1 p-toluenesulfonate of compound I; 
     polymorph II of methanol solvate of the 1/1 p-toluenesulfonate of compound I or polymorph IV of ethanol solvate of the 1/1 p-toluenesulfonate of compound I; wherein, in polymorph II, the molar ratio of compound I, p-toluenesulfonic acid and methanol is 1:1:1; and in polymorph IV, the molar ratio of compound I, p-toluenesulfonic acid and ethanol is 1:1:1; and 
     polymorph V of the 1/2 p-toluenesulfonate of compound I. 
     Identification and Property of Polymorph 
     After preparing polymorphs of the p-toluenesulfonate of compound I, the property thereof is studied using various methods and instruments. 
     X-Ray Powder Diffraction 
     The method of X-ray powder diffraction determining crystal form is known in the field. For example, the pattern is obtained using copper radiation on X-ray powder diffractometer of Rigaku D/max 2550VB/PC, at a scanning rate of 2° per minute. 
     The polymorphs of the p-toluenesulfonate of compound I have a specific crystal form and specific characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern. The preferred embodiments include: 
     (1) Polymorph I 
     Polymorph I has one or more characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 13.182±0.2°, 21.472±0.2° and 22.833±0.2°. In another embodiment, polymorph I further has one or more characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 4.397±0.2°, 16.636±0.2°, 17.821±0.2°, 20.407±0.2° and 20.782±0.2°. In another embodiment, polymorph I has characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 1   a.    
     (2) Polymorph II 
     Polymorph II has one or more characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 21.014±0.2°, 18.333±0.2° and 25.301±0.2°. In another embodiment, polymorph II further has one or more characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 8.405±0.2°, 15.906±0.2°, 19.477±0.2° and 24.744±0.2°. In another embodiment, polymorph II has characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 2   a.    
     (3) Polymorph III 
     Polymorph III has 1 or 2 characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 19.858±0.2° and 25.896±0.2°. In another embodiment, polymorph III further has one or more characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 17.726±0.2°, 19.325±0.2° and 21.575±0.2°. In another embodiment, polymorph III has characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 3   a.    
     (4) Polymorph IV 
     Polymorph IV has one or more characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 20.961±0.2° and 18.277±0.2°. In another embodiment, polymorph IV further has one or more characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 9.273±0.2°, 15.812±0.2°, 24.674±0.2°, 25.246±0.2° and 27.552±0.2°. In another embodiment, polymorph IV has characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 4   a.    
     (5) Polymorph V 
     Polymorph V has one or more characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 13.423±0.2°, 13.974±0.2°, 20.467±0.2°, 20.705±0.2°, 24.929±0.2° and 27.101±0.2°. In another embodiment, polymorph V further has one or more characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 17.192±0.2°, 19.778±0.2°, 22.799±0.2°, 23.590±0.2° and 27.416±0.2°. In another embodiment, polymorph V has characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 5   a.    
     (6) Polymorph VI 
     Polymorph VI has one or more characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 23.818±0.2°, 24.236±0.2°, 26.382±0.2°, 26.817±0.2°, 24.929±0.2° and 27.101±0.2°. In another embodiment, polymorph VI further has one or more characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern selected from the group consisting of 11.327±0.2°, 17.997±0.2°, 18.528±0.2° and 21.669±0.2°. In another embodiment, polymorph VI has characteristic peaks in X-ray powder diffraction pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 6   a.    
     Differential Scanning Calorimetry 
     Differential scanning calorimetry or DSC refers to a thermoanalytical technique in which the difference in the amount of energy required to increase the temperature of a sample and reference is measured as a function of temperature. Position, shape and number of peaks in DSC pattern are relevant to the properties of substance, so they can be used to identify a substance qualitatively. Generally, this method is use to detect phase transition temperature, glass transition temperature, reaction calorimetry and other parameters of a substance. 
     The method of DSC is known in the art. For example, differential scanning calorimeter of NETZSCH DSC 204 F1 can be used, at a heating rate of 10 degrees per minute, from 25° C. to 250° C., to obtain a DSC pattern of a crystal form. 
     The polymorphs of the p-toluenesulfonate of compound I have specific characteristic peaks in Differential Scanning calorimetry (DSC) pattern. Preferably, they are shown as follows: 
     (1) Polymorph I 
     Polymorph I has a maximum peak of 231.5-237.7° C. in DSC pattern. In another embodiment, polymorph I has a DSC pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 1   b.    
     (2) Polymorph II 
     Polymorph II has maximum peaks of 193.5-197.0° C. and 228.6-236.4° C. in DSC pattern. In another embodiment, polymorph II has a DSC pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 2   b.    
     (3) Polymorph III 
     Polymorph III has maximum peaks of 193.8-197.2° C. and 231.3-236.9° C. in DSC pattern. In another embodiment, polymorph III has a DSC pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 3   b.    
     (4) Polymorph IV 
     Polymorph IV has maximum peaks of 190.8-192.5° C. and 230.0-237.4° C. in DSC pattern. In another embodiment, polymorph IV has a DSC pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 4   b.    
     (5) Polymorph V 
     Polymorph V has a maximum peak of 130-142.3° C. in DSC pattern. In another embodiment, polymorph V has a DSC pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 5   b.    
     (6) Polymorph VI 
     Polymorph VI has a maximum peak of 211.5-213.6° C. in DSC pattern. In another embodiment, polymorph VI has a DSC pattern as essentially shown in  FIG. 6   b.    
     Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) may further be used to assistantly determine the crystal structure. The detecting methods and instruments are known in the art, for example, one can use Bruker Avance III plus-400 MHz. 
     Active Ingredients 
     As used herein, the term “active ingredients” or “active compound” refers to the polymorphs of the present invention, i.e. polymorphs of compound I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof (such as the p-toluenesulfonate), or solvates thereof. 
     Pharmaceutical Composition and the Administration Thereof 
     The polymorphs of the present invention possess outstanding activity of inhibiting phosphokinases, such as raf kinases. Therefore, the polymorphs of the present invention and the pharmaceutical composition comprising polymorphs of the present invention as a main active ingredient can be used for treating, preventing and alleviating diseases mediated by phosphokinases (e.g. raf kinase). Based on the prior art, the compounds of the invention can treat the following diseases: cancer, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, diabetes etc. 
     The pharmaceutical composition of the invention comprises the polymorph of the present invention in a safe and effective dosage range and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients or carriers. 
     Wherein, the term “safe and effective dosage” refers to the amount of the compounds (or the polymorphs) which is enough to improve the patient&#39;s condition without any serious side effect. Generally, the pharmaceutical composition contains 1-2000 mg polymorphs of the invention per dose, preferably, 10-200 mg polymorphs of the invention per dose. Preferably, “per dose” means one capsule or tablet. 
     “Pharmaceutically acceptable carrier” means one or more compatible solid or liquid fillers or gel materials, which are suitable for human, and must have sufficient purity and sufficiently low toxicity. “Compatibility” herein means that the components of the compositions can be blended with the compounds of the invention or with each other, and would not significantly reduce the efficacy of the compounds. Some examples of pharmaceutically acceptable carriers include cellulose and the derivatives thereof (such as sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium ethyl cellulose, cellulose acetate, etc.), gelatin, talc, solid lubricants (such as stearic acid, magnesium stearate), calcium sulfate, vegetable oils (such as soybean oil, sesame oil, peanut oil, olive oil, etc.), polyols (such as propylene glycol, glycerol, mannitol, sorbitol, etc.), emulsifiers (such as Tween®), wetting agent (such as sodium dodecyl sulfate), coloring agents, flavoring agents, stabilizers, antioxidants, preservatives, pyrogen-free water, etc. 
     There is no special limitation of administration mode for the polymorphs or pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention, and the representative administration mode includes (but is not limited to): oral, intratumoral, rectal, parenteral (intravenous, intramuscular or subcutaneous), and topical administration. 
     Solid dosage forms for oral administration include capsules, tablets, pills, powders and granules. In these solid dosage forms, the active ingredients are mixed with at least one conventional inert excipient (or carrier), such as sodium citrate or CaHPO 4 , or mixed with any of the following components: (a) fillers or compatibilizer, for example, starch, lactose, sucrose, glucose, mannitol and silicic acid; (b) binders, for example, hydroxymethyl cellulose, alginates, gelatin, polyvinylpyrrolidone, sucrose and arabic gum; (c) humectant, such as, glycerol; (d) disintegrating agents such as agar, calcium carbonate, potato starch or tapioca starch, alginic acid, certain composite silicates, and sodium carbonate; (e) dissolution-retarding agents, such as paraffin; (f) absorption accelerators, for example, quaternary ammonium compounds; (g) wetting agents, such as cetyl alcohol and glyceryl monostearate; (h) adsorbents, for example, kaolin; and (i) lubricants such as talc, stearin calcium, magnesium stearate, solid polyethylene glycol, sodium lauryl sulfate, or the mixtures thereof. In capsules, tablets and pills, the dosage forms may also contain buffering agents. 
     The solid dosage forms such as tablets, sugar pills, capsules, pills and granules can be prepared by using coating and shell materials, such as enteric coatings and any other materials known in the art. They can contain a opaque agent. The release of the active compounds or compounds in the compositions can be released in a delayed mode in a given portion of the digestive tract. Examples of the embedding components include polymers and waxes. If necessary, the active compounds and one or more above excipients can form microcapsules. 
     Liquid dosage forms for oral administration include pharmaceutically acceptable emulsions, solutions, suspensions, syrups or tinctures. In addition to the active ingredients, the liquid dosage forms may contain any conventional inert diluents known in the art such as water or other solvents, solubilizers and emulsifiers, for example, ethanol, isopropanol, ethyl carbonate, ethyl acetate, propylene glycol, 1,3-butanediol, dimethyl formamide, as well as oil, in particular, cottonseed oil, peanut oil, corn germ oil, olive oil, castor oil and sesame oil, or the combination thereof. 
     Besides these inert diluents, the composition may also contain additives such as wetting agents, emulsifiers, and suspending agent, sweetener, flavoring agents and perfume. 
     In addition to the active ingredients, the suspension may contain suspending agent, for example, ethoxylated isooctadecanol, polyoxyethylene sorbitol and sorbitan esters, microcrystalline cellulose, methanol aluminum and agar, or the combination thereof. 
     The compositions for parenteral injection may comprise physiologically acceptable sterile aqueous or anhydrous solutions, dispersions, suspensions or emulsions, and sterile powders which can be re-dissolved into sterile injectable solutions or dispersions. Suitable aqueous and non-aqueous carriers, diluents, solvents or excipients include water, ethanol, polyols and any suitable mixtures thereof. 
     The dosage forms for topical administration of compounds of the invention include ointments, powders, patches, aerosol, and inhalants. The active ingredients are mixed with physiologically acceptable carriers and any preservatives, buffers, or propellant if necessary, under sterile conditions. 
     Polymorphs of the present invention can be administrated alone, or in combination with any other pharmaceutically acceptable compounds. 
     When the pharmaceutical compositions are used, a safe and effective amount of polymorph of the present invention is applied to a mammal (such as human) in need of, wherein the dose of administration is a pharmaceutically effective dose. For a person weighed 60 kg, the daily dose is usually 1-2000 mg, preferably 20-500 mg. Of course, the particular dose should also depend on various factors, such as the route of administration, patient healthy status, which are well within the skills of an experienced physician. 
     The main advantages of the present invention are: 
     1. a series of novel polymorphs of 4-(4-{3-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-ureido]-phenoxy}-2-(N-1′,1′,1′-trideutero-methyl)picolinamide or salts thereof, or solvates thereof are provided, including polymorphs I to VI; 
     2. a use of various polymorphs in preparing a pharmaceutical composition useful for inhibiting phosphokinase (such as raf kinase) is provided. 
     The present invention will be further illustrated below with reference to the specific examples. It should be understood that these examples are only to illustrate the invention but not to limit the scope of the invention. The experimental methods with no specific conditions described in the following examples are generally performed under the conventional conditions, or according to the manufacture&#39;s instructions. Unless indicated otherwise, parts and percentage are calculated by weight. 
     Example 1: Polymorph I of the 1/1 p-toluenesulfonate of 4-(4-{3-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-ureido]-phenoxy}-2-(N-1′,1′,1′-trideutero-methyl)picolinamide 
     50 g of methyl 4-chloro-2-picolinate was dissolved in 250 mL of tetrahydrofuran in a three-necked flask, then 31 g of deuterated methylamine hydrochloride and 80 g of anhydrous potassium carbonate were added respectively. After the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 20 hours, 250 mL of water and 100 mL of methyl tert-butyl ether were added. The mixture was stirred and separated, and the aqueous phase was extracted with 100 mL of methyl tert-butyl ether. The organic phases were combined and dried, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give 48 g of pale yellow liquid. 
     The pale yellow liquid was dissolved in 50 mL of dimethylsulfoxide, then 30 g of 4-aminophenol was added and 31 g of potassium t-butoxide was added in portions. The mixture was heated to 80° C. and stirred for 4 hours. 100 mL of hydrochloric acid was added dropwise, then the mixture was filtered and the filter cake was suspended in 150 mL of acetone. The suspension was stirred at 25° C. for 16 hours and filtered. The filter cake was dissolved in 100 mL of water, and extracted with 200 mL of ethyl acetate twice. The organic phase was dried, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to obtain 51 g of light brown solid. 
     The resultant light brown solid was dissolved in 50 mL of N,N-dimethylformamide. A solution of 4-chloro-3-trifluoromethylphenyl isocyanate (48 g) in ethyl acetate (50 mL) was added dropwise, and the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. Then 130 mL of water was added dropwise, and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour, filtered and dried to give 77 g of pale yellow solid, i.e., 4-(4-{3-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-ureido]-phenoxy}-2-(N-1′,1′,1′-trideutero-methyl)pico linamide. 
     45 g of pale yellow solid was added into 450 mL of tetrahydrofuran, then 6.6 g of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate was added. The mixture was heated to reflux until the solution was clear. After hot filtration, the filtrate was re-heated to reflux until the solution was clear, then a solution of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (16.1 g) in tetrahydrofuran (50 mL) at 70° C. was flowed into the above clear solution rapidly. Keep the temperature for 30 minutes, then stop heating and cool to 0° C. The mixture was filtered, and the filter cake was taken out and dried under vacuum for 24 hours at room temperature to constant weight to give 55.2 g of the title compound. 
     NMR data showed that the molar ratio of compound I and p-toluenesulfonic acid was 1:1. 
       1 H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): δ 2.30 (s, 3H), 7.15 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.20 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.23 (dd, J=2.8 Hz, 6 Hz, 1H), 7.52 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.55 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.63 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 3H), 7.68 (dd, J=2.4 Hz, 9.2 Hz, 1H), 8.03 (br, 1H), 8.14 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.56 (d, J=6 Hz, 1H), 8.91 (br, 1H), 9.17 (br, 1H), 9.36 (br, 1H). 
     The X-ray powder diffraction pattern is shown in  FIG. 1 a   , parameters of each peak are shown in Table 1, the differential scanning calorimetry pattern (DSC) is shown in  FIG. 1 b   , and  1 H NMR is shown in  FIG. 1 c   . 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 relative intensity 
               
               
                   
                 Peak No. 
                 2θ(°) 
                 Height 
                 (I %) 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 1 
                 4.397 
                 9535 
                 59.02 
               
               
                   
                 2 
                 10.643 
                 1136 
                 7.03 
               
               
                   
                 3 
                 11.068 
                 2874 
                 17.79 
               
               
                   
                 4 
                 11.608 
                 1178 
                 7.29 
               
               
                   
                 5 
                 12.193 
                 1266 
                 7.84 
               
               
                   
                 6 
                 12.791 
                 2601 
                 16.10 
               
               
                   
                 7 
                 13.182 
                 16155 
                 100.00 
               
               
                   
                 8 
                 14.759 
                 5166 
                 31.98 
               
               
                   
                 9 
                 15.981 
                 1603 
                 9.92 
               
               
                   
                 10 
                 16.636 
                 7569 
                 46.85 
               
               
                   
                 11 
                 17.821 
                 9542 
                 59.07 
               
               
                   
                 12 
                 18.764 
                 4001 
                 24.77 
               
               
                   
                 13 
                 19.360 
                 3516 
                 21.76 
               
               
                   
                 14 
                 20.030 
                 5597 
                 34.65 
               
               
                   
                 15 
                 20.407 
                 9135 
                 56.55 
               
               
                   
                 16 
                 20.782 
                 8830 
                 54.66 
               
               
                   
                 17 
                 21.472 
                 12236 
                 75.74 
               
               
                   
                 18 
                 22.076 
                 1648 
                 10.20 
               
               
                   
                 19 
                 22.833 
                 11201 
                 69.33 
               
               
                   
                 20 
                 23.345 
                 3025 
                 18.72 
               
               
                   
                 21 
                 23.640 
                 2644 
                 16.37 
               
               
                   
                 22 
                 24.472 
                 3676 
                 22.75 
               
               
                   
                 23 
                 25.005 
                 3472 
                 21.49 
               
               
                   
                 24 
                 25.355 
                 2040 
                 12.63 
               
               
                   
                 25 
                 25.968 
                 2673 
                 16.55 
               
               
                   
                 26 
                 26.578 
                 2632 
                 16.29 
               
               
                   
                 27 
                 26.917 
                 1622 
                 10.04 
               
               
                   
                 28 
                 27.292 
                 1631 
                 10.10 
               
               
                   
                 29 
                 28.101 
                 1845 
                 11.42 
               
               
                   
                 30 
                 28.535 
                 2569 
                 15.90 
               
               
                   
                 31 
                 29.524 
                 2219 
                 13.74 
               
               
                   
                 32 
                 29.837 
                 1865 
                 11.54 
               
               
                   
                 33 
                 30.785 
                 2058 
                 12.74 
               
               
                   
                 34 
                 31.084 
                 1812 
                 11.22 
               
               
                   
                 35 
                 31.538 
                 1674 
                 10.36 
               
               
                   
                 36 
                 31.974 
                 1364 
                 8.44 
               
               
                   
                 37 
                 33.169 
                 1275 
                 7.89 
               
               
                   
                 38 
                 33.863 
                 1677 
                 10.38 
               
               
                   
                 39 
                 34.180 
                 1580 
                 9.78 
               
               
                   
                 40 
                 35.695 
                 1035 
                 6.41 
               
               
                   
                 41 
                 37.021 
                 941 
                 5.82 
               
               
                   
                 42 
                 38.420 
                 899 
                 5.56 
               
               
                   
                 43 
                 39.213 
                 1352 
                 8.37 
               
               
                   
                 44 
                 41.124 
                 1354 
                 8.38 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 2: Polymorph II of methanol solvate of the 1/1 p-toluenesulfonate of 4-(4-{3-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-ureido]-phenoxy}-2-(N-1′,1′,1′-trideutero-methyl)pico linamide (The molar ratio of compound I, p-toluenesulfonic acid and methanol is 1:1:1) 
     10 g of polymorph I prepared in Example 1 was added into 100 g of methanol. The mixture was heated to reflux until the solution was clear, then a solution of p-toluenesulfonic acid monohydrate (6.1 g) in methanol (25 g) was added dropwise. The mixture was cooled to 30° C. naturally after it was clear, and then stirred for 1.5 hours, and filtered. The filter cake was taken out, dried under vacuum at room temperature to constant weight to give 12 g of white solid, which was sampled and characterized through  1 H NMR, X-ray powder diffraction, DSC, etc., demonstrating that the title compound was obtained. 
     NMR data showed that the molar ratio of compound I, p-toluenesulfonic acid and methanol was 1:1:1. 
       1 H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): δ2.29 (s, 3H), 3.17 (s, 3H), 7.14 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.20 (d, J=8.2 Hz, 2H), 7.24 (dd, J=2.4 Hz, 6 Hz, 1H), 7.52 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.57-7.69 (m, 5H), 8.13 (d, J=2 Hz, 1H), 8.38 (br, 1H), 8.56 (d, J=6.4 Hz, 1H), 8.95 (br, 1H), 9.20 (br, 1H), 9.39 (br, 1H). 
     The X-ray powder diffraction pattern is shown in  FIG. 2 a   , parameters of each peak are shown in Table 2, the differential scanning calorimetry pattern (DSC) is shown in  FIG. 2 b   , and  1 H NMR is shown in  FIG. 2 c   . 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 2 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 relative intensity 
               
               
                   
                 Peak No. 
                 2θ(°) 
                 Height 
                 (I %) 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 1 
                 7.996 
                 3315 
                 7.45 
               
               
                   
                 2 
                 8.405 
                 9975 
                 22.41 
               
               
                   
                 3 
                 9.370 
                 5972 
                 13.42 
               
               
                   
                 4 
                 12.214 
                 3052 
                 6.86 
               
               
                   
                 5 
                 13.085 
                 2009 
                 4.51 
               
               
                   
                 6 
                 13.460 
                 2179 
                 4.90 
               
               
                   
                 7 
                 15.906 
                 10390 
                 23.34 
               
               
                   
                 8 
                 16.988 
                 1079 
                 2.42 
               
               
                   
                 9 
                 17.777 
                 1790 
                 4.02 
               
               
                   
                 10 
                 18.333 
                 17222 
                 38.70 
               
               
                   
                 11 
                 19.020 
                 4626 
                 10.39 
               
               
                   
                 12 
                 19.477 
                 8049 
                 18.08 
               
               
                   
                 13 
                 20.281 
                 1939 
                 4.36 
               
               
                   
                 14 
                 20.526 
                 3444 
                 7.74 
               
               
                   
                 15 
                 21.014 
                 44507 
                 100.00 
               
               
                   
                 16 
                 21.768 
                 4833 
                 10.86 
               
               
                   
                 17 
                 22.477 
                 5721 
                 12.85 
               
               
                   
                 18 
                 23.897 
                 2109 
                 4.74 
               
               
                   
                 19 
                 24.744 
                 10801 
                 24.27 
               
               
                   
                 20 
                 25.301 
                 21550 
                 48.42 
               
               
                   
                 21 
                 25.730 
                 3443 
                 7.74 
               
               
                   
                 22 
                 26.034 
                 2925 
                 6.57 
               
               
                   
                 23 
                 26.957 
                 6747 
                 15.16 
               
               
                   
                 24 
                 27.627 
                 8140 
                 18.29 
               
               
                   
                 25 
                 28.416 
                 2063 
                 4.64 
               
               
                   
                 26 
                 28.889 
                 6042 
                 13.58 
               
               
                   
                 27 
                 29.165 
                 3503 
                 7.87 
               
               
                   
                 28 
                 29.760 
                 4274 
                 9.60 
               
               
                   
                 29 
                 30.270 
                 1810 
                 4.07 
               
               
                   
                 30 
                 30.943 
                 1966 
                 4.42 
               
               
                   
                 31 
                 31.494 
                 2442 
                 5.49 
               
               
                   
                 32 
                 32.009 
                 2651 
                 5.96 
               
               
                   
                 33 
                 33.017 
                 2159 
                 4.85 
               
               
                   
                 34 
                 33.430 
                 1923 
                 4.32 
               
               
                   
                 35 
                 34.181 
                 1137 
                 2.55 
               
               
                   
                 36 
                 34.616 
                 1512 
                 3.40 
               
               
                   
                 37 
                 37.281 
                 1305 
                 2.93 
               
               
                   
                 38 
                 40.301 
                 1345 
                 3.02 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 3: Polymorph III of the 1/1 p-toluenesulfonate of 4-(4-{3-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-ureido]-phenoxy}-2-(N-1′,1′,1′-trideutero-methyl)picolinamide 
     2 g of polymorph II prepared in example 2 was dried in a vacuum oven at 85° C. for 20 hours to constant weight, which was sampled and determined through  1 H NMR, X-ray powder diffraction, DSC, etc. The results demonstrated the title compound (1.85 g) was obtained. 
     NMR data showed that the molar ratio of compound I and p-toluenesulfonic acid was 1:1. 
       1 H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): δ2.29 (s, 3H), 3.17 (s, 3H), 7.13 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.19 (d, J=9.2 Hz, 2H), 7.22 (dd, J=2.4 Hz, 6 Hz, 1H), 7.50-7.53 (m, 3H), 7.60-7.69 (m, 4H), 8.13 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.38 (br, 1H), 8.55 (d, J=5.6 Hz, 1H), 8.90 (br, 1H), 9.15 (br, 1H), 9.35 (br, 1H), 9.63 (br, 1H). 
     The X-ray powder diffraction pattern is shown in  FIG. 3 a   , parameters of each peak are shown in Table 3, the differential scanning calorimetry diagram (DSC) is shown in  FIG. 3 b   , and  1 H NMR is shown in  FIG. 3 c   . 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 3 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 relative intensity 
               
               
                   
                 Peak No. 
                 2θ(°) 
                 Height 
                 (I %) 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 1 
                 7.676 
                 723 
                 5.55 
               
               
                   
                 2 
                 8.546 
                 1575 
                 12.09 
               
               
                   
                 3 
                 9.773 
                 725 
                 5.57 
               
               
                   
                 4 
                 10.617 
                 1144 
                 8.78 
               
               
                   
                 5 
                 11.982 
                 2421 
                 18.59 
               
               
                   
                 6 
                 12.319 
                 740 
                 5.68 
               
               
                   
                 7 
                 12.926 
                 943 
                 7.24 
               
               
                   
                 8 
                 13.382 
                 765 
                 5.87 
               
               
                   
                 9 
                 16.029 
                 1892 
                 14.53 
               
               
                   
                 10 
                 17.193 
                 2155 
                 16.55 
               
               
                   
                 11 
                 17.726 
                 4749 
                 36.47 
               
               
                   
                 12 
                 18.792 
                 1831 
                 14.06 
               
               
                   
                 13 
                 19.325 
                 4336 
                 33.29 
               
               
                   
                 14 
                 19.858 
                 13023 
                 100.00 
               
               
                   
                 15 
                 20.270 
                 3203 
                 24.59 
               
               
                   
                 16 
                 20.826 
                 2077 
                 15.95 
               
               
                   
                 17 
                 21.575 
                 6037 
                 46.36 
               
               
                   
                 18 
                 22.483 
                 1970 
                 15.13 
               
               
                   
                 19 
                 22.936 
                 1186 
                 9.11 
               
               
                   
                 20 
                 23.370 
                 1159 
                 8.90 
               
               
                   
                 21 
                 24.198 
                 3194 
                 24.53 
               
               
                   
                 22 
                 24.834 
                 1112 
                 8.54 
               
               
                   
                 23 
                 25.896 
                 7377 
                 56.65 
               
               
                   
                 24 
                 26.864 
                 1270 
                 9.75 
               
               
                   
                 25 
                 27.692 
                 3058 
                 23.48 
               
               
                   
                 26 
                 28.149 
                 1833 
                 14.08 
               
               
                   
                 27 
                 29.392 
                 1911 
                 14.67 
               
               
                   
                 28 
                 29.787 
                 2386 
                 18.32 
               
               
                   
                 29 
                 31.443 
                 1557 
                 11.96 
               
               
                   
                 30 
                 32.175 
                 1260 
                 9.68 
               
               
                   
                 31 
                 33.459 
                 638 
                 4.90 
               
               
                   
                 32 
                 34.085 
                 817 
                 6.27 
               
               
                   
                 33 
                 35.212 
                 860 
                 6.60 
               
               
                   
                 34 
                 36.140 
                 710 
                 5.45 
               
               
                   
                 35 
                 37.229 
                 608 
                 4.67 
               
               
                   
                 36 
                 39.557 
                 604 
                 4.64 
               
               
                   
                 37 
                 40.567 
                 579 
                 4.45 
               
               
                   
                 38 
                 41.135 
                 582 
                 4.47 
               
               
                   
                 39 
                 43.382 
                 670 
                 5.14 
               
               
                   
                 40 
                 43.877 
                 655 
                 5.03 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 4: polymorph IV of ethanol solvate of the 1/1 p-toluenesulfonate of 4-(4-{3-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-ureido]-phenoxy}-2-(N-1′,1′,1′-trideutero-methyl)pico linamide (molar ratio of the compound of formula I, p-toluenesulfonic acid and ethanol is 1:1:1) 
     5 g of polymorph I prepared in example 1 was suspended in 20 ml of ethanol. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 16 hours, and filtered. The filter cake out was taken out and dried in vacuo at room temperature for 20 hours to constant weight to give 4.8 g of pale yellow solid, which was sampled and determined through  1 H NMR, X-ray powder diffraction, DSC, etc., demonstrating that the title compound was obtained. 
     NMR data showed that the molar ratio of compound I, p-toluenesulfonic acid and ethanol was 1:1:1. 
       1 H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): δ1.05 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 3H), 2.29 (s, 3H), 3.44 (q, J=7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.13 (d, J=7.6 Hz, 2H), 7.19 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.22 (dd, J=2.8 Hz, 6 Hz, 1H), 7.51 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.54 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.60-7.69 (m, 4H), 7.97 (br, 1H), 8.13 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.55 (d, J=6 Hz, 1H), 8.92 (br, 1H), 9.16 (br, 1H), 9.36 (br, 1H). 
     The X-ray powder diffraction pattern is shown in  FIG. 4 a   , parameters of each peak are shown in Table 4, the differential scanning calorimetry pattern (DSC) is shown in  FIG. 4 b   , and  1 H NMR is shown in  FIG. 4 c   . 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 4 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 relative intensity 
               
               
                   
                 Peak No. 
                 2θ(°) 
                 Height 
                 (I %) 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 1 
                 7.915 
                 1966 
                 17.64 
               
               
                   
                 2 
                 8.386 
                 1884 
                 16.90 
               
               
                   
                 3 
                 9.273 
                 4236 
                 38.00 
               
               
                   
                 4 
                 9.534 
                 786 
                 7.05 
               
               
                   
                 5 
                 11.186 
                 741 
                 6.65 
               
               
                   
                 6 
                 11.976 
                 2299 
                 20.63 
               
               
                   
                 7 
                 12.178 
                 919 
                 8.25 
               
               
                   
                 8 
                 12.827 
                 1362 
                 12.22 
               
               
                   
                 9 
                 13.417 
                 711 
                 6.38 
               
               
                   
                 10 
                 15.812 
                 3239 
                 29.06 
               
               
                   
                 11 
                 16.759 
                 756 
                 6.78 
               
               
                   
                 12 
                 18.277 
                 7399 
                 66.38 
               
               
                   
                 13 
                 18.832 
                 2363 
                 21.20 
               
               
                   
                 14 
                 19.400 
                 2656 
                 23.83 
               
               
                   
                 15 
                 19.954 
                 813 
                 7.29 
               
               
                   
                 16 
                 20.414 
                 1075 
                 9.64 
               
               
                   
                 17 
                 20.961 
                 11146 
                 100.00 
               
               
                   
                 18 
                 21.456 
                 2214 
                 19.86 
               
               
                   
                 19 
                 21.706 
                 851 
                 7.64 
               
               
                   
                 20 
                 22.422 
                 1986 
                 17.82 
               
               
                   
                 21 
                 23.786 
                 1173 
                 10.52 
               
               
                   
                 22 
                 24.674 
                 3954 
                 35.47 
               
               
                   
                 23 
                 25.246 
                 4011 
                 35.99 
               
               
                   
                 24 
                 25.898 
                 1159 
                 10.40 
               
               
                   
                 25 
                 26.353 
                 1382 
                 12.40 
               
               
                   
                 26 
                 26.922 
                 1896 
                 17.01 
               
               
                   
                 27 
                 27.552 
                 3263 
                 29.28 
               
               
                   
                 28 
                 28.323 
                 1168 
                 10.48 
               
               
                   
                 29 
                 28.818 
                 2862 
                 25.68 
               
               
                   
                 30 
                 29.111 
                 996 
                 8.94 
               
               
                   
                 31 
                 29.646 
                 1226 
                 11.00 
               
               
                   
                 32 
                 30.378 
                 920 
                 8.25 
               
               
                   
                 33 
                 30.872 
                 1403 
                 12.59 
               
               
                   
                 34 
                 31.364 
                 752 
                 6.75 
               
               
                   
                 35 
                 31.954 
                 1151 
                 10.33 
               
               
                   
                 36 
                 32.924 
                 1194 
                 10.71 
               
               
                   
                 37 
                 33.876 
                 685 
                 6.15 
               
               
                   
                 38 
                 34.523 
                 753 
                 6.76 
               
               
                   
                 39 
                 36.578 
                 611 
                 5.48 
               
               
                   
                 40 
                 37.030 
                 566 
                 5.08 
               
               
                   
                 41 
                 40.171 
                 754 
                 6.76 
               
               
                   
                 42 
                 41.809 
                 644 
                 5.78 
               
               
                   
                 43 
                 42.673 
                 551 
                 4.94 
               
               
                   
                 44 
                 43.957 
                 630 
                 5.65 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 5: Polymorph V of the 1/2 p-toluenesulfonate of 4-(4-{3-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-ureido]-phenoxy}-2-(N-1′,1′,1′-trideutero-methyl)pico linamide 
     3 g of polymorph I prepared in example 1 was suspended in 50 ml of water. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 24 hours, and filtered. The filter cake was taken out and dried in vacuo at room temperature for 48 hours, which was sampled and determined through  1 H NMR, X-ray powder diffraction, DSC, etc., demonstrating that 1.2 g of title compound was obtained. 
     NMR data showed that the molar ratio of compound I and p-toluenesulfonic acid was 2:1. 
       1 H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): δ2.29 (s, 1.5H), 7.13 (d, J=8 Hz, 1H), 7.17-7.20 (m, 3H), 7.46 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.51 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.60-7.66 (m, 4H), 8.13 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.53 (d, J=6 Hz, 1H), 8.84 (br, 1H), 9.09 (br, 1H), 9.29 (br, 1H). 
     The X-ray powder diffraction pattern is shown in  FIG. 5 a   , parameters of each peak are shown in Table 5, the differential scanning calorimetry diagram (DSC) is shown in  FIG. 5 b   , and  1 H NMR is shown in  FIG. 5 c   . 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 5 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 relative intensity 
               
               
                   
                 Peak No. 
                 2θ(°) 
                 Height 
                 (I %) 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 1 
                 5.570 
                 779 
                 12.17 
               
               
                   
                 2 
                 6.611 
                 1161 
                 18.13 
               
               
                   
                 3 
                 8.010 
                 959 
                 14.98 
               
               
                   
                 4 
                 9.017 
                 3356 
                 52.42 
               
               
                   
                 5 
                 9.595 
                 2872 
                 44.86 
               
               
                   
                 6 
                 9.869 
                 2591 
                 40.47 
               
               
                   
                 7 
                 10.601 
                 1063 
                 16.60 
               
               
                   
                 8 
                 10.914 
                 1625 
                 25.38 
               
               
                   
                 9 
                 11.207 
                 1266 
                 19.78 
               
               
                   
                 10 
                 11.891 
                 814 
                 12.71 
               
               
                   
                 11 
                 12.749 
                 1053 
                 16.45 
               
               
                   
                 12 
                 13.423 
                 5460 
                 85.29 
               
               
                   
                 13 
                 13.974 
                 6003 
                 93.77 
               
               
                   
                 14 
                 14.530 
                 1645 
                 25.70 
               
               
                   
                 15 
                 15.019 
                 1178 
                 18.40 
               
               
                   
                 16 
                 15.709 
                 2621 
                 40.94 
               
               
                   
                 17 
                 16.108 
                 1667 
                 26.04 
               
               
                   
                 18 
                 16.578 
                 3549 
                 55.44 
               
               
                   
                 19 
                 16.757 
                 3439 
                 53.72 
               
               
                   
                 20 
                 17.192 
                 4282 
                 66.89 
               
               
                   
                 21 
                 18.320 
                 3397 
                 53.06 
               
               
                   
                 22 
                 18.911 
                 2251 
                 35.16 
               
               
                   
                 23 
                 19.283 
                 2641 
                 41.25 
               
               
                   
                 24 
                 19.778 
                 4064 
                 63.48 
               
               
                   
                 25 
                 20.467 
                 5269 
                 82.30 
               
               
                   
                 26 
                 20.705 
                 4945 
                 77.24 
               
               
                   
                 27 
                 21.003 
                 1656 
                 25.87 
               
               
                   
                 28 
                 21.455 
                 3511 
                 54.84 
               
               
                   
                 29 
                 22.000 
                 1110 
                 17.34 
               
               
                   
                 30 
                 22.341 
                 1770 
                 27.65 
               
               
                   
                 31 
                 22.799 
                 3980 
                 62.17 
               
               
                   
                 32 
                 23.314 
                 2515 
                 39.28 
               
               
                   
                 33 
                 23.590 
                 4436 
                 69.29 
               
               
                   
                 34 
                 24.159 
                 3616 
                 56.48 
               
               
                   
                 35 
                 24.929 
                 6402 
                 100.00 
               
               
                   
                 36 
                 25.503 
                 2651 
                 41.41 
               
               
                   
                 37 
                 25.721 
                 3267 
                 51.03 
               
               
                   
                 38 
                 26.149 
                 1873 
                 29.26 
               
               
                   
                 39 
                 27.101 
                 5429 
                 84.80 
               
               
                   
                 40 
                 27.416 
                 4202 
                 65.64 
               
               
                   
                 41 
                 28.265 
                 2716 
                 42.42 
               
               
                   
                 42 
                 28.599 
                 1432 
                 22.37 
               
               
                   
                 43 
                 29.133 
                 1490 
                 23.27 
               
               
                   
                 44 
                 29.826 
                 1737 
                 27.13 
               
               
                   
                 45 
                 30.282 
                 1282 
                 20.02 
               
               
                   
                 46 
                 31.185 
                 1473 
                 23.01 
               
               
                   
                 47 
                 31.625 
                 1087 
                 16.98 
               
               
                   
                 48 
                 32.666 
                 1453 
                 22.70 
               
               
                   
                 49 
                 33.551 
                 1282 
                 20.02 
               
               
                   
                 50 
                 34.030 
                 1512 
                 23.62 
               
               
                   
                 51 
                 34.781 
                 1225 
                 19.13 
               
               
                   
                 52 
                 36.242 
                 959 
                 14.98 
               
               
                   
                 53 
                 36.693 
                 1297 
                 20.26 
               
               
                   
                 54 
                 37.308 
                 965 
                 15.07 
               
               
                   
                 55 
                 37.722 
                 933 
                 14.57 
               
               
                   
                 56 
                 38.155 
                 974 
                 15.21 
               
               
                   
                 57 
                 38.845 
                 1077 
                 16.82 
               
               
                   
                 58 
                 40.461 
                 898 
                 14.03 
               
               
                   
                 59 
                 41.568 
                 802 
                 12.53 
               
               
                   
                 60 
                 42.383 
                 780 
                 12.18 
               
               
                   
                 61 
                 43.427 
                 850 
                 13.28 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 6: polymorph VI of 4-(4-{3-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-ureido]-phenoxy}-2-(N-1′,1′,1′-trideutero-methyl)picolinamide 
     50 g of methyl 4-chloro-2-picolinate was dissolved in 250 mL of tetrahydrofuran in three-necked flask, then 31 g of deuterated methylamine hydrochloride and 80 g of anhydrous potassium carbonate were added respectively. After the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 20 hours, 250 mL of water and 100 mL of methyl tert-butyl ether were added, The mixture was stirred and separated, and the aqueous phase was extracted with 100 mL of methyl tert-butyl ether. The organic phases were combined and dried, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to give 48 g of pale yellow liquid. 
     The pale yellow liquid was dissolved in 50 mL of dimethylsulfoxide, 30 g of 4-aminophenol was added and 31 g of potassium t-butoxide was added in portions. The mixture was heated to 80° C. and stirred for 4 hours. 100 mL of hydrochloric acid was added dropwise, then the mixture was filtered and the filter cake was suspended in 150 mL of acetone. The suspension was stirred at 25° C. for 16 hours, and filtered. The filter cake was dissolved in 100 mL of water, and extracted with 200 mL of ethyl acetate twice. The organic phase was dried, and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to obtain 51 g of light brown solid. 
     The resultant light brown solid was dissolved in 50 mL of N,N-dimethylformamide. A solution of 4-chloro-3-trifluoromethylphenyl isocyanate (48 g) in ethyl acetate (50 mL) was added dropwise, and the mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 2 hours. Then 130 mL of water was added dropwise, and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour, filtered and dried in vacuo at 25° C. for 24 hours to give a pale yellow solid, which was sampled and determined through  1 H NMR, X-ray powder diffraction, DSC, etc., demonstrating that the title compound (77 g) was obtained. 
       1 H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): δ7.15 (dd, J=2.8 Hz, 5.6 Hz, 1H), 7.17-7.19 (m, 2H), 7.40 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.59-7.69 (m, 4H), 8.13 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.51 (d, J=6 Hz, 1H), 8.75 (br, 1H), 8.90 (br, 1H), 9.22 (br, 1H). 
     The X-ray powder diffraction pattern is shown in  FIG. 6 a   , parameters of each peak are shown in Table 6, the differential scanning calorimetry diagram (DSC) is shown in  FIG. 6 b   , and  1 H NMR is shown in  FIG. 6 c   . 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 6 
               
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 relative intensity 
               
               
                   
                 Peak No. 
                 2θ(°) 
                 Height 
                 (I %) 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 1 
                 6.549 
                 1062 
                 2.18 
               
               
                   
                 2 
                 9.806 
                 2156 
                 4.42 
               
               
                   
                 3 
                 11.327 
                 5816 
                 11.94 
               
               
                   
                 4 
                 12.490 
                 17961 
                 36.86 
               
               
                   
                 5 
                 13.105 
                 2458 
                 5.04 
               
               
                   
                 6 
                 13.496 
                 3135 
                 6.43 
               
               
                   
                 7 
                 14.484 
                 5096 
                 10.46 
               
               
                   
                 8 
                 15.037 
                 4170 
                 8.56 
               
               
                   
                 9 
                 15.551 
                 3156 
                 6.48 
               
               
                   
                 10 
                 16.257 
                 1228 
                 2.52 
               
               
                   
                 11 
                 17.033 
                 2348 
                 4.82 
               
               
                   
                 12 
                 17.997 
                 4940 
                 10.14 
               
               
                   
                 13 
                 18.528 
                 5423 
                 11.13 
               
               
                   
                 14 
                 18.985 
                 4093 
                 8.40 
               
               
                   
                 15 
                 19.711 
                 5440 
                 11.16 
               
               
                   
                 16 
                 21.669 
                 3610 
                 7.41 
               
               
                   
                 17 
                 21.925 
                 7892 
                 16.20 
               
               
                   
                 18 
                 22.379 
                 14496 
                 29.75 
               
               
                   
                 19 
                 22.834 
                 27515 
                 56.47 
               
               
                   
                 20 
                 23.465 
                 4326 
                 8.88 
               
               
                   
                 21 
                 23.818 
                 2862 
                 5.87 
               
               
                   
                 22 
                 24.236 
                 5232 
                 10.74 
               
               
                   
                 23 
                 24.686 
                 48724 
                 100.00 
               
               
                   
                 24 
                 25.105 
                 33185 
                 68.11 
               
               
                   
                 25 
                 25.555 
                 7452 
                 15.29 
               
               
                   
                 26 
                 26.382 
                 3451 
                 7.08 
               
               
                   
                 27 
                 26.817 
                 4602 
                 9.45 
               
               
                   
                 28 
                 28.002 
                 1827 
                 3.75 
               
               
                   
                 29 
                 28.418 
                 1641 
                 3.37 
               
               
                   
                 30 
                 29.561 
                 4191 
                 8.60 
               
               
                   
                 31 
                 30.293 
                 3754 
                 7.70 
               
               
                   
                 32 
                 31.514 
                 2316 
                 4.75 
               
               
                   
                 33 
                 32.543 
                 1872 
                 3.84 
               
               
                   
                 34 
                 32.779 
                 1838 
                 3.77 
               
               
                   
                 35 
                 34.990 
                 2317 
                 4.76 
               
               
                   
                 36 
                 36.390 
                 2058 
                 4.22 
               
               
                   
                 37 
                 37.849 
                 2329 
                 4.78 
               
               
                   
                 38 
                 38.779 
                 1223 
                 2.51 
               
               
                   
                 39 
                 40.021 
                 2093 
                 4.30 
               
               
                   
                 40 
                 41.149 
                 1194 
                 2.45 
               
               
                   
                 41 
                 41.913 
                 1084 
                 2.22 
               
               
                   
                 42 
                 42.784 
                 1718 
                 3.53 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Example 7: Amorphous form of the 1/1 p-toluenesulfonate of 4-(4-{3-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-ureido]-phenoxy}-2-(N-1′,1′,1′-trideutero-methyl)pico linamide 
     0.5 g of polymorph I prepared in example 1 was suspended in 500 mL of ethanol. The mixture was heated under reflux until it was completely dissolved. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure at 80° C. using rotary evaporation, and the solid was dried in vacuo at 50° C. for 28 hours and milled to give a pale yellow powder, which was sampled and determined through  1 H NMR, X-ray powder diffraction, DSC, etc., demonstrating that 0.41 g of the title compound was obtained. 
     NMR data showed that the molar ratio of compound I and p-toluenesulfonic acid was 1:1. 
       1 H NMR (DMSO-d6, 400 MHz): δ2.30 (s, 3H), 7.15 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.20 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 2H), 7.23 (dd, J=2.8 Hz, 6 Hz, 1H), 7.52 (d, J=8 Hz, 2H), 7.55 (d, J=2.8 Hz, 1H), 7.63 (d, J=8.8 Hz, 3H), 7.68 (dd, J=2.4 Hz, 9.2 Hz, 1H), 8.03 (br, 1H), 8.14 (d, J=2.4 Hz, 1H), 8.56 (d, J=6 Hz, 1H), 8.91 (br, 1H), 9.17 (br, 1H), 9.36 (br, 1H). 
     The X-ray powder diffraction pattern is shown in  FIG. 7 a   , the differential scanning calorimetry pattern (DSC) is shown in  FIG. 7 b   , and  1 H NMR is shown in  FIG. 7   c.    
     Example 8: Stability of polymorph I of the 1/1 p-toluenesulfonate of 4-(4-{3-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-ureido]-phenoxy}-2-(N-1′,1′,1′-trideutero-methyl)pico linamide 
     After an accelerated stability test (test condition: 40° C., 75% RH) for 1-6 months, the results showed that: crystal form of polymorph I was very stable; compared to polymorph I freshly prepared (0 Months), the purity of polymorph I was almost unchanged, always above 99%. 
     Example 9: Pharmaceutical Composition 
     
       
         
           
               
               
             
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                 Polymorph I of the 1/1 p-toluenesulfonate of 
                 20 g 
               
               
                 4-(4-{3-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-ureido]-phenoxy}- 
               
               
                 2-(N-1′,1′,1′-trideutero-methyl)picolinamide (Example 1) 
               
               
                 Starch 
                 140 g  
               
               
                 Microcrystalline cellulose 
                 60 g 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     According to the conventional method, the above materials were mixed and encapsulated into ordinary gelatin capsule to give 1,000 capsules. 
     Example 10: Drug Hygroscopicity Test 
     The test was performed according to the guiding principles of drug hygroscopic test (Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2010 edition, Appendix XIX J). 
     1. Take 4 dry glass weighing bottles with a top (The outer diameter was 60 mm and height was 30 mm). On the day before the test, the bottles was placed in a glass dryer (A saturated ammonium sulfate solution was placed in the lower part thereof) in a thermostatic and humidistatic chamber at 25° C.±1° C. (hereinafter, “a humidistatic dryer at 25° C.±1° C.”). The weighing bottle and its top were placed separately without the top on the bottle. Cover the glass dryer closely. 
     2. After each empty weighing bottle together with its top were placed in a humidistatic dryer at 25° C.±1° C. for 24 hours, weigh a set (the weighing bottle+its top) as a unit precisely respectively, recorded as m1. Take a sample appropriately, tile it in a glass weighing bottle weighed at a sample thickness of about 1 mm, and cover the bottle. Precisely weigh the weighing bottle with its top and the sample, recorded as m2. Put 4 kinds of salts of free alkali compound I (ZJCM03) in 4 weighing bottles respectively. Then take off the top of the weighing bottles, and put the bottle and its top in the humidistatic dryer at 25° C.±1° C. for 24 hours. 
     3. After each sample were placed in a humidistatic dryer at 25° C.±1° C. for 24 hours, cover the weighing bottles with their tops respectively, and precisely weigh each weighing bottle with its top and the sample at this specific moment, recorded as m3. 
     4. Calculate the weight increase (%) of each sample according to the following equation.
 
the weight increase (%)=[( m 3− m 2)/( m 2− m 1)]×100%
 
     It is defined as no or almost no hygroscopicity when the weight increase (%) is less than 0.2%. 
     According to the above steps, the hygroscopicity of the polymorphs of the present invention was tested. The results showed that the weight increase (%) of polymorph I=[(39.951−39.951)/(39.951−38.836)]×100%=0. The result showed that polymorph I had no hygroscopicity. 
     Repeat Example 8 and Example 10 except that polymorphs II, III, IV, V or VI was used instead of polymorph I. The results showed that each polymorph of the present invention was very stable, had no or almost no hygroscopicity. 
     Therefore, polymorphs of the present invention are very suitable to be used in pharmaceutical compositions. Moreover, the polymorphs of the present invention, which are not prone to floating in the manufacturing process (such as subpackaging) of a drug and are easy for collection so that it is easy to avoid wasting and it is helpful to protect the health of operators. 
     All literatures mentioned in the present application are incorporated by reference herein, as though individually incorporated by reference. Additionally, it should be understood that after reading the above teaching, many variations and modifications may be made by the skilled in the art, and these equivalents also fall within the scope as defined by the appended claims.