Issue 39, 2021

Multicomponent crystals of clotrimazole: a combined theoretical and experimental study

Abstract

In order to improve the aqueous solubility of clotrimazole (CLT), an effective antifungal agent, its new multicomponent crystals were developed according to crystal engineering. To efficiently synthesize the multicomponent solids, a protocol which combined a virtual cocrystal screening tool based on the conductor-like screening model for realistic solvents (COSMO-RS) and the experimental liquid-assisted grinding (LAG) method was applied. As a result, fourteen multicomponent crystals were obtained from 21 potential coformers, including 5 previously reported ones. Nine novel multicomponent crystals were identified and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction, powder X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. Intermolecular interactions were elucidated by Hirshfeld surface analysis, and the origin of the cocrystals/salts was explained using molecular electrostatic potential surfaces. Finally, powder dissolution experiments were carried out. Compared with CLT, some multicomponent crystals showed an improvement in solubility (3.13–1.53 times) and dissolution rate.

Graphical abstract: Multicomponent crystals of clotrimazole: a combined theoretical and experimental study

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Jūl. 2021
Accepted
30 Aug. 2021
First published
02 Sept. 2021

CrystEngComm, 2021,23, 6977-6993

Multicomponent crystals of clotrimazole: a combined theoretical and experimental study

C. Li, D. Wu, J. Li, X. Ji, L. Qi, Q. Sun, A. Wang, C. Xie, J. Gong and W. Chen, CrystEngComm, 2021, 23, 6977 DOI: 10.1039/D1CE00934F

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