期刊
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH
卷 25, 期 6, 页码 1440-1449出版社
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s11095-007-9529-4
关键词
crystal polymorphism; moisture-induced phase transition; orthorhombic paracetamol; residual solvent; solvent inclusion
Purpose. At high relative humidity (RH), orthorhombic paracetamol (form II) crystallized from ethanol transforms to monoclinic (form I) faster than such crystallized from the melt. The present study attempts to elucidate the reasons for this difference in stability. Methods. The transformation of form IIwas investigated by powder X-ray diffraction, optical microscopy, gravimetric moisture sorption, thermogravimetry, and vibrational spectroscopy. Results. Solution-grown form II was found to be always contaminated with form I nuclei but still transforms much faster than corresponding physical mixtures of the pure forms in high RH, at a rate that is depending on the RH and the size of the crystals. A 0.1-0.6% w/w mass loss, inversely related to the initial monoclinic content, was observed during transformation of solution-grown form II, and was found to be due to residual ethanol that could not be removed by grinding, indicating incorporation by a solid solution mechanism. Conclusions. Moisture triggers the growth of existing form I nuclei but it exerts a weaker effect on nucleation, and the presence of residual ethanol greatly accelerates the transformation.
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