Structural properties of a family of hydrogen-bonded co-crystals formed between gemfibrozil and hydroxy derivatives of t-butylamine, determined directly from powder X-ray diffraction data

Eugene Y. Cheung, Sarah E. David, Kenneth D.M. Harris, Barbara R. Conway, Peter Timmins

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Abstract

We report the formation and structural properties of co-crystals containing gemfibrozil and hydroxy derivatives of t-butylamine H2NC(CH3)3-n(CH2OH)n, with n=0, 1, 2 and 3. In each case, a 1:1 co-crystal is formed, with transfer of a proton from the carboxylic acid group of gemfibrozil to the amino group of the t-butylamine derivative. All of the co-crystal materials prepared are polycrystalline powders, and do not contain single crystals of suitable size and/or quality for single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. Structure determination of these materials has been carried out directly from powder X-ray diffraction data, using the direct-space Genetic Algorithm technique for structure solution followed by Rietveld refinement. The structural chemistry of this series of co-crystal materials reveals well-defined structural trends within the first three members of the family (n=0, 1, 2), but significantly contrasting structural properties for the member with n=3. © 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1068-1075
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Solid State Chemistry
Volume180
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2007

Keywords

  • co-crystal
  • genetic algorithm
  • hydrogen bonding
  • powder X-ray diffraction
  • structure determination

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