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Assessing Structures and Solution Behaviors of Molecular and Ionic Cocrystals with a Common Bioactive Molecule:
Charles Izuchukwu Ezekiel1, Sanika Jadhav2, Lewis L Stevens2
1Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States.
Abstract:
Cocrystals of 2,4-pyridinedicarboxylic acid (PDA) with either nicotinamide (NTD) or tranexamic acid (TXA) as (PDA)·(NTD) and 2(PDA)·(TXA), respectively, are reported, with the former being a molecular cocrystal and the latter being an ionic cocrystal. Single-crystal structure analyses showed that PDA and its coformers are sustained by neutral and ionic hydrogen bonds. Suspensions of (PDA)·(NTD) resulted in complete conversion to PDA monohydrate after 48 h, while 2(PDA)·(TXA) was thermodynamically stable at a lower pH and showed a 2-fold increase in the PDA concentration, relative to pure PDA monohydrate under similar conditions. Thermal characterization of 2(PDA)·(TXA) displayed a lower melting point and a lower heat of fusion, relative to the pure components. Powder dissolution studies were evaluated for PDA, (PDA)·(NTD), and 2(PDA)·(TXA) and the corresponding physical mixtures. The percent of PDA dissolved rapidly reached near 100% for most cases; however, for 2(PDA)·(TXA), complete dissolution was not achieved, and the amount of PDA dissolved decreased to 85% after 3 h. Instability of 2(PDA)·(TXA) was likely a result of a high solution pH during dissolution, and our results confirm that the solution pH plays a key role in determining the solution behavior and phase stability of the cocrystals.
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