Abstract
11-Azaartemisinin (11-Aza) is a potent anti-malarial drug more readily able to form cocrystals than its parent compound. 13 new 1 : 1 and 2 : 1 cocrystal phases from 25 mono- and bi-functional acids are reported here in excellent yield and purity by liquid assisted grinding. X-ray structures of several of these cocrystals reveal R22(8) heterosynthons with short OH–OC H-bonds ≤2.60 Å between the 11-Aza lactam and the coformer acid groups. The new phases can show enhanced aqueous solubility of 11-Aza of 3× after 12 h. Notably diastereospecific cocrystal formation can occur, with the DL-mandelic acid system yielding solely the 11-Azaart : D-mandelic acid 1 : 1 product.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1205-1219 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | CrystEngComm |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 9 |
Early online date | Jan 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2018 |