A Possible Infinite Number of Components in a Single Crystalline Phase: On the Isomorphism of Brivaracetam-Guest Molecules

Nicolas Couvrat, Morgane Sanselme, Yohann Cartigny, Frederic De Smet, Sandrine Rome, Luc Aerts, Luc Quéré, Johan Wouters, Gérard Coquerel

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Abstract

This article highlights the unusual behavior of brivaracetam (BRV: An active pharmaceutical ingredient against epilepsy), which leads to a unique phase-ranging from clathrate to solvate to cocrystal-formed with an impressive number of apolar guest molecules (any linear alkanes to esters of fatty acids/alcohols, or waxes). Moreover, the investigation of binary systems between linear alkanes and BRV displayed the systematic existence of a syntectic invariant (one solid melts into two nonmiscible liquids) for CnH2n+2 with n > 7.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4807-4810
Number of pages4
JournalCrystal Growth and Design
Volume18
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Sept 2018

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