Issue 1, 2021

Multicomponent crystals of baclofen with acids and bases—conformational flexibility and synthon versatility

Abstract

Baclofen (BAC, (R/S)-4-amino-3-(4-chlorophenyl)butanoic acid), was used to form multicomponent crystals (MCCs) with coformers (CFs) of different acidic strength and molecular size. The crystallisation of BAC with oxalic acid (OXA), salicylic acid (SAL), phenoxyacetic acid (POA), 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4ClPOA), 4-picoline (4PIC) and 3,4-lutidine (3,4LUT) yielded seven MCCs. The bulk materials were analysed by thermoanalytical methods (thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry), powder X-ray diffraction analysis and Fourier transform infrared spectrometry. Liquid assisted grinding was also applied to form the MCCs. X-ray analysis of the single crystal structures revealed that BAC exists in zwitterionic or cationic form, and the MCCs represent a large variety of crystal classes, such as salts, salt solvates, cocrystal salt solvates or solvates with different stoichiometry. It was noted that BAC appeared in many different conformations in the MCCs, but comparative crystal packing analysis revealed similarities in the packing arrangement of the MCCs. This structural feature can be used for crystal engineering purposes when MCCs of BAC are designed.

Graphical abstract: Multicomponent crystals of baclofen with acids and bases—conformational flexibility and synthon versatility

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Okt. 2020
Accepted
10 Nov. 2020
First published
11 Nov. 2020

CrystEngComm, 2021,23, 91-99

Multicomponent crystals of baclofen with acids and bases—conformational flexibility and synthon versatility

R. J. Malapile, K. Nyamayaro, L. R. Nassimbeni and N. B. Báthori, CrystEngComm, 2021, 23, 91 DOI: 10.1039/D0CE01522A

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