Nitazoxanide Cocrystals in Combination with Succinic, Glutaric, and 2,5-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid

Combination of nitazoxanide (NTZ) with a total of 32 cocrystal formers gave cocrystals with succinic acid (NTZ-SUC, 2:1) and glutaric acid (NTZ-GLU, 1:1). Additionally, 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid provided a cocrystal solvate with acetonitrile (NTZ-25DHBA-CH₃CN, 1:1:1). All solid phases were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction analysis, IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Single-crystal X-ray crystallography revealed that NTZ and the carboxylic acid cocrystal formers were linked in all three cocrystals through the same supramolecular heterodimeric synthon, C­(N)­NH···HOOC. Despite having different stoichiometries, the crystal structures of NTZ-SUC and NTZ-GLU showed similarities in the supramolecular organization, both containing two-dimensional layers formed by NTZ molecules, which were further interconnected by single (NTZ-SUC) and homodimeric entities (NTZ-GLU) of the cocrystal former. Basic physical stability tests showed that cocrystals NTZ-SUC and NTZ-GLU are stable at least for one month under standardized temperature/relative humidity stress conditions but decompose within 1 h into the corresponding physical phase mixtures, when exposed to aqueous solutions simulating physiological gastrointestinal conditions. Measurement of the dissolution rates gave small increases of the intrinsic dissolution rate constants when compared with NTZ. Pressure stability tests showed that the cocrystals support higher pressures (at least up to 60 kg/cm²) than NTZ

Nitazoxanide Cocrystals in Combination with Succinic, Glutaric, and 2,5-Dihydroxybenzoic Acid

Combination of nitazoxanide (NTZ) with a total of 32 cocrystal formers gave cocrystals with succinic acid (NTZ-SUC, 2:1) and glutaric acid (NTZ-GLU, 1:1). Additionally, 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid provided a cocrystal solvate with acetonitrile (NTZ-25DHBA-CH₃CN, 1:1:1). All solid phases were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction analysis, IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Single-crystal X-ray crystallography revealed that NTZ and the carboxylic acid cocrystal formers were linked in all three cocrystals through the same supramolecular heterodimeric synthon, C­(N)­NH···HOOC. Despite having different stoichiometries, the crystal structures of NTZ-SUC and NTZ-GLU showed similarities in the supramolecular organization, both containing two-dimensional layers formed by NTZ molecules, which were further interconnected by single (NTZ-SUC) and homodimeric entities (NTZ-GLU) of the cocrystal former. Basic physical stability tests showed that cocrystals NTZ-SUC and NTZ-GLU are stable at least for one month under standardized temperature/relative humidity stress conditions but decompose within 1 h into the corresponding physical phase mixtures, when exposed to aqueous solutions simulating physiological gastrointestinal conditions. Measurement of the dissolution rates gave small increases of the intrinsic dissolution rate constants when compared with NTZ. Pressure stability tests showed that the cocrystals support higher pressures (at least up to 60 kg/cm²) than NTZ

Modification of the Supramolecular Hydrogen-Bonding Patterns of Acetazolamide in the Presence of Different Cocrystal Formers: 3:1, 2:1, 1:1, and 1:2 Cocrystals from Screening with the Structural Isomers of Hydroxybenzoic Acids, Aminobenzoic Acids, Hydroxybenzamides, Aminobenzamides, Nicotinic Acids, Nicotinamides, and 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic Acids

Acetazolamide (ACZ) has been combined via liquid-assisted grinding in water with a library of cocrystal formers derived from benzoic and nicotinic acid, which provided novel cocrystals with 2-hydroxybenzamide, 2-aminobenzamide, picolinamide, and 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid. The cocrystalline phases were identified first by XRPD analysis and then structurally characterized by IR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. These cocrystals and the previously reported cocrystalline phases obtained from 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and nicotinamide constitute a series of six cocrystals of varied stoichiometric ratios (3:1, 2:1, 1:1, and 1:2), which allowed for a profound analysis of the structural and chemical factors that govern their formation. The structural analysis has shown that the ACZ molecules participate in the dominant hydrogen-bonding patterns within the crystal structures: three cocrystal structures exhibit extended supramolecular aggregates of ACZ having channels, pores, or semispherical voids, in which the cocrystal formers are included as guest molecules, and can, therefore, be described as inclusion or clathrate complexes. One cocrystal can be considered as a pillared or intercalation compound, and the remaining two cocrystals are true two-component 2D or 3D networks. In addition, a variety of alternative preparative methods (liquid-assisted grinding, neat grinding, reaction crystallization, solution-mediated phase transformation, and solution crystallization) have been employed, showing that four of the six cocrystals required the presence of water for successful cocrystal formation

Modification of the Supramolecular Hydrogen-Bonding Patterns of Acetazolamide in the Presence of Different Cocrystal Formers: 3:1, 2:1, 1:1, and 1:2 Cocrystals from Screening with the Structural Isomers of Hydroxybenzoic Acids, Aminobenzoic Acids, Hydroxybenzamides, Aminobenzamides, Nicotinic Acids, Nicotinamides, and 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic Acids

Acetazolamide (ACZ) has been combined via liquid-assisted grinding in water with a library of cocrystal formers derived from benzoic and nicotinic acid, which provided novel cocrystals with 2-hydroxybenzamide, 2-aminobenzamide, picolinamide, and 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid. The cocrystalline phases were identified first by XRPD analysis and then structurally characterized by IR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. These cocrystals and the previously reported cocrystalline phases obtained from 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and nicotinamide constitute a series of six cocrystals of varied stoichiometric ratios (3:1, 2:1, 1:1, and 1:2), which allowed for a profound analysis of the structural and chemical factors that govern their formation. The structural analysis has shown that the ACZ molecules participate in the dominant hydrogen-bonding patterns within the crystal structures: three cocrystal structures exhibit extended supramolecular aggregates of ACZ having channels, pores, or semispherical voids, in which the cocrystal formers are included as guest molecules, and can, therefore, be described as inclusion or clathrate complexes. One cocrystal can be considered as a pillared or intercalation compound, and the remaining two cocrystals are true two-component 2D or 3D networks. In addition, a variety of alternative preparative methods (liquid-assisted grinding, neat grinding, reaction crystallization, solution-mediated phase transformation, and solution crystallization) have been employed, showing that four of the six cocrystals required the presence of water for successful cocrystal formation

Modification of the Supramolecular Hydrogen-Bonding Patterns of Acetazolamide in the Presence of Different Cocrystal Formers: 3:1, 2:1, 1:1, and 1:2 Cocrystals from Screening with the Structural Isomers of Hydroxybenzoic Acids, Aminobenzoic Acids, Hydroxybenzamides, Aminobenzamides, Nicotinic Acids, Nicotinamides, and 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic Acids

Acetazolamide (ACZ) has been combined via liquid-assisted grinding in water with a library of cocrystal formers derived from benzoic and nicotinic acid, which provided novel cocrystals with 2-hydroxybenzamide, 2-aminobenzamide, picolinamide, and 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid. The cocrystalline phases were identified first by XRPD analysis and then structurally characterized by IR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. These cocrystals and the previously reported cocrystalline phases obtained from 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and nicotinamide constitute a series of six cocrystals of varied stoichiometric ratios (3:1, 2:1, 1:1, and 1:2), which allowed for a profound analysis of the structural and chemical factors that govern their formation. The structural analysis has shown that the ACZ molecules participate in the dominant hydrogen-bonding patterns within the crystal structures: three cocrystal structures exhibit extended supramolecular aggregates of ACZ having channels, pores, or semispherical voids, in which the cocrystal formers are included as guest molecules, and can, therefore, be described as inclusion or clathrate complexes. One cocrystal can be considered as a pillared or intercalation compound, and the remaining two cocrystals are true two-component 2D or 3D networks. In addition, a variety of alternative preparative methods (liquid-assisted grinding, neat grinding, reaction crystallization, solution-mediated phase transformation, and solution crystallization) have been employed, showing that four of the six cocrystals required the presence of water for successful cocrystal formation

Modification of the Supramolecular Hydrogen-Bonding Patterns of Acetazolamide in the Presence of Different Cocrystal Formers: 3:1, 2:1, 1:1, and 1:2 Cocrystals from Screening with the Structural Isomers of Hydroxybenzoic Acids, Aminobenzoic Acids, Hydroxybenzamides, Aminobenzamides, Nicotinic Acids, Nicotinamides, and 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic Acids

Acetazolamide (ACZ) has been combined via liquid-assisted grinding in water with a library of cocrystal formers derived from benzoic and nicotinic acid, which provided novel cocrystals with 2-hydroxybenzamide, 2-aminobenzamide, picolinamide, and 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid. The cocrystalline phases were identified first by XRPD analysis and then structurally characterized by IR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. These cocrystals and the previously reported cocrystalline phases obtained from 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and nicotinamide constitute a series of six cocrystals of varied stoichiometric ratios (3:1, 2:1, 1:1, and 1:2), which allowed for a profound analysis of the structural and chemical factors that govern their formation. The structural analysis has shown that the ACZ molecules participate in the dominant hydrogen-bonding patterns within the crystal structures: three cocrystal structures exhibit extended supramolecular aggregates of ACZ having channels, pores, or semispherical voids, in which the cocrystal formers are included as guest molecules, and can, therefore, be described as inclusion or clathrate complexes. One cocrystal can be considered as a pillared or intercalation compound, and the remaining two cocrystals are true two-component 2D or 3D networks. In addition, a variety of alternative preparative methods (liquid-assisted grinding, neat grinding, reaction crystallization, solution-mediated phase transformation, and solution crystallization) have been employed, showing that four of the six cocrystals required the presence of water for successful cocrystal formation

Modification of the Supramolecular Hydrogen-Bonding Patterns of Acetazolamide in the Presence of Different Cocrystal Formers: 3:1, 2:1, 1:1, and 1:2 Cocrystals from Screening with the Structural Isomers of Hydroxybenzoic Acids, Aminobenzoic Acids, Hydroxybenzamides, Aminobenzamides, Nicotinic Acids, Nicotinamides, and 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic Acids

Acetazolamide (ACZ) has been combined via liquid-assisted grinding in water with a library of cocrystal formers derived from benzoic and nicotinic acid, which provided novel cocrystals with 2-hydroxybenzamide, 2-aminobenzamide, picolinamide, and 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid. The cocrystalline phases were identified first by XRPD analysis and then structurally characterized by IR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. These cocrystals and the previously reported cocrystalline phases obtained from 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and nicotinamide constitute a series of six cocrystals of varied stoichiometric ratios (3:1, 2:1, 1:1, and 1:2), which allowed for a profound analysis of the structural and chemical factors that govern their formation. The structural analysis has shown that the ACZ molecules participate in the dominant hydrogen-bonding patterns within the crystal structures: three cocrystal structures exhibit extended supramolecular aggregates of ACZ having channels, pores, or semispherical voids, in which the cocrystal formers are included as guest molecules, and can, therefore, be described as inclusion or clathrate complexes. One cocrystal can be considered as a pillared or intercalation compound, and the remaining two cocrystals are true two-component 2D or 3D networks. In addition, a variety of alternative preparative methods (liquid-assisted grinding, neat grinding, reaction crystallization, solution-mediated phase transformation, and solution crystallization) have been employed, showing that four of the six cocrystals required the presence of water for successful cocrystal formation

Selective Isolation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Self-Assembly of a Tunable N→B Clathrate

The combination of one dipyridyl linker [1,2-di­(4-pyridyl)­ethylene (DPE), 1,2-di­(4-pyridyl)­ethane (DPEt), or 4,4′-azopyridine (DPA)] with two molecules of arylboronate ester <b>1</b> produced dinuclear Lewis-type N→B adducts that can act as acyclic host for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the solid state. Nine crystalline solids of composition PAH@adduct (i.e., one PAH per adduct) were obtained from solutions containing a single PAH. On the basis of the single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of the compound ANT@A1 (ANT = anthracene; A1 = adduct being composed of DPE and two boronate esters <b>1</b>), the PAH inclusion selectivity is related to a size-fitting adaptation to an octaedral-shaped pocket assembled by CH-π interactions between fragments of the diamine and the arylboronate ester <b>1</b>. The resulting reversible organic clathrates can perform “catch and release” cycles of PAHs such as pyrene and can sequester selectively PAHs from mixtures in solution

Selective Isolation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Self-Assembly of a Tunable N→B Clathrate

The combination of one dipyridyl linker [1,2-di­(4-pyridyl)­ethylene (DPE), 1,2-di­(4-pyridyl)­ethane (DPEt), or 4,4′-azopyridine (DPA)] with two molecules of arylboronate ester <b>1</b> produced dinuclear Lewis-type N→B adducts that can act as acyclic host for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the solid state. Nine crystalline solids of composition PAH@adduct (i.e., one PAH per adduct) were obtained from solutions containing a single PAH. On the basis of the single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis of the compound ANT@A1 (ANT = anthracene; A1 = adduct being composed of DPE and two boronate esters <b>1</b>), the PAH inclusion selectivity is related to a size-fitting adaptation to an octaedral-shaped pocket assembled by CH-π interactions between fragments of the diamine and the arylboronate ester <b>1</b>. The resulting reversible organic clathrates can perform “catch and release” cycles of PAHs such as pyrene and can sequester selectively PAHs from mixtures in solution

A Twist in Cocrystals of Salts: Changes in Packing and Chloride Coordination Lead to Opposite Trends in the Biopharmaceutical Performance of Fluoroquinolone Hydrochloride Cocrystals

Fluoroquinolones are extensively used antibiotics that are generally prescribed as hydrochloride salts because the neutral forms display low solubility due to their zwitterionic character. Starting from the hydrochloride salts of ciprofloxacin (CiHCl) or (<i>S</i>,<i>S</i>)-moxifloxacin (MoHCl) and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (4HBA) as a cocrystal former, two cocrystalline solids, CiHCl–4HBA and MoHCl–4HBA, were obtained in a salt/coformer stoichiometric ratio of 1:1. The cocrystalline phases were identified by X-ray powder diffraction analysis and further characterized by IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis-differential scanning calorimetry, and single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The novel solid phases could be formed using different methodologies, namely, solution-mediated phase transformation, solvent drop grinding, crystallization by solvent evaporation, and reaction crystallization. Pharmaceutically relevant properties such as phase stability, thermodynamic solubility, and dissolution rate were examined. All cocrystalline phases remained stable when suspended in acidic aqueous solutions and did not transform upon accelerated temperature/relative humidity exposition for 30 days. Interestingly, opposite trends in the thermal stability, solubility, and dissolution rate of the cocrystals were exhibited by the different fluoroquinolones in comparison to the parent starting salts. Upon heating, the CiHCl–4HBA cocrystal releases first the coformer before decomposing and displayed a lower solubility and dissolution rate in comparison to CiHCl·1.34H₂O. By contrast, the MoHCl–4HBA cocrystal melts in a single-phase transition process and showed enhanced solubility and dissolution rate when compared to the parent moxifloxacin salt. The similar composition of the cocrystals and the structural resemblance of the fluoroquinolones examined herein allowed for a detailed vis-à-vis comparison between the supramolecular structures in the solid-state and the physicochemical properties. The incorporation of 4HBA in the crystal lattice caused changes in the number, type, and strength of the intermolecular interactions between the ionic components (chloride and fluoroquinolinium cations), which could be related to the solubility and dissolution rate properties. While the cocrystal CiHCl–4HBA retained essential features of the supramolecular assembly found also for the starting hydrochloride and gave an overall three-dimensional hydrogen bonded network with the cocrystal former, MoHCl–4HBA showed a singular two-dimensional assembly, with linear chains formed between the 4HBA molecules and chloride ions through O–H···Cl^–···H–O hydrogen bonds in place of the usual charged-assisted N⁺–H···Cl^– interactions