Issue 16, 2020

Melting point–solubility–structure correlations in chiral and racemic model cocrystals

Abstract

The impact of chirality is assessed via comparison of structural features and properties of binary cocrystals. 4,4′-Bipyridine and 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane were combined with achiral, racemic mixture or pure enantiomers of selected carboxylic acids with similar constituents (p-toluic acid, rac-2-phenylbutyric acid, racemic or S-phenylsuccinic acid). Single crystal structures, thermal analysis, powder X-ray analysis and equilibrium solubility in water and ethanol of the cocrystals were measured. It was concluded that the aqueous solubility of the cocrystals is inversely related to their melting points and this trend can be linked to some packing features. It was shown that the introduction of a chiral building block limits the formation of certain intermolecular interactions in the chiral multicomponent crystals and thus decreases the efficiency of the packing, which eventually leads to lower melting points and higher aqueous solubility.

Graphical abstract: Melting point–solubility–structure correlations in chiral and racemic model cocrystals

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Jan 2020
Accepted
27 Mar 2020
First published
27 Mar 2020

CrystEngComm, 2020,22, 2766-2771

Melting point–solubility–structure correlations in chiral and racemic model cocrystals

O. E. Y. Kilinkissa, K. K. Govender and N. B. Báthori, CrystEngComm, 2020, 22, 2766 DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00014K

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