Issue 3, 2022

Polymorphism and cocrystal salt formation of 2-((2,6-dichlorophenyl)amino)benzoic acid, harvest of a second form of 2-((2,6-dimethylphenyl)amino)benzoic acid, and isomorphism between the two systems

Abstract

2-((2,6-Dichlorophenyl)amino)benzoic acid (2-DCABA), a potential non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and an analog of 2-((2,6-dimethylphenyl)amino)benzoic acid (HDMPA) was synthesized and its polymorphism was studied to investigate the effect of double Cl–CH3 exchange. Three forms-two polymorphs (I and II) and one cocrystal salt (S)-were obtained through polymorph screening in a variety of solvents, and the elusive single crystals of form II of HDMPA were harvested through melt crystallization. The crystal forms were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), DSC, and FT-IR. Isomorphism and isostructurality were observed between the form I of each system. The polymorphism of 2-DCABA seems to stem from the conformational flexibility of the molecule, similar to that of HDMPA. Hirshfeld analysis revealed different intermolecular interactions contributing to the stability of the crystal form I of 2-DCABA and HDMPA-I, despite their structural similarity.

Graphical abstract: Polymorphism and cocrystal salt formation of 2-((2,6-dichlorophenyl)amino)benzoic acid, harvest of a second form of 2-((2,6-dimethylphenyl)amino)benzoic acid, and isomorphism between the two systems

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Oct 2021
Accepted
10 Dec 2021
First published
11 Dec 2021

CrystEngComm, 2022,24, 681-690

Polymorphism and cocrystal salt formation of 2-((2,6-dichlorophenyl)amino)benzoic acid, harvest of a second form of 2-((2,6-dimethylphenyl)amino)benzoic acid, and isomorphism between the two systems

Y. Zhoujin, Y. Li, M. Zhang, S. Parkin, J. Guo, T. Li, F. Yu and S. Long, CrystEngComm, 2022, 24, 681 DOI: 10.1039/D1CE01407B

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