Surya Narayana Devarakonda

Ab initio structure determination of anhydrous sodium alendronate from laboratory powder X-ray diffraction data†

Sodium alendronate, a member of bisphosphonate class of compounds commonly used for treatment of generalized bone disorders, exists in various hydrated forms. Dehydration of sodium alendronate trihydrate has been studied using variable temperature X-ray powder diffraction technique. The crystal structure of anhydrous sodium alendronate, prepared by heating the trihydrate sodium alendronate at 150 degrees C, has been determined from X-ray powder data using direct space global optimization technique for structure solution, followed by the Rietveld refinement. The structure of the anhydrous form of sodium alendronate is compared with that of the trihydrate form, which was determined previously from single crystal X-ray diffraction data. Both anhydrous and trihydrate sodium alendronate crystallize in monoclinic system with space group P2(1)/n. The crystal structure of the anhydrous sodium alendronate is built by edge-sharing of NaO(6) octahedra into a two-dimensional molecular sheet in the (011) plane, whereas in the trihydrate compound, one-dimensional chain along the (010) direction is generated by corner sharing of NaO(6) octahedra.

Desvenlafaxine succinate monohydrate.

The title compound {systematic name: [2-(1-hydroxycyclohexyl)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]dimethylammonium 3-carboxypropanoate monohydrate}, C(16)H(26)NO(2)(+) x C(4)H(5)O(4)(-) x H(2)O, is a succinate salt of O-desmethylvenlafaxine (desvenlafaxine). The present structure is one of four reported polymorphs of this salt, which is a new antidepressant drug. The carboxyl group of the succinate anion adopts a rare anti conformation and is engaged in a very short O-H...O(-) hydrogen-bond contact. Both cations and anions are involved separately in the formation of distinct O-H...O hydrogen-bonded networks. Desvenlafaxine cations and water molecules self-assemble to generate a honeycomb layer, while the succinate anions form a linear tape structure. These hydrogen-bonded networks are interlinked via N-H...O and O-H...O hydrogen bonds. The hydrogen-bonding network is so strong that desolvation and melting occur together at approximately 402 K. Thus, the crystal structure may be used to understand the thermal stability and solubility of the compound at the molecular level.

Polytypism in desvenlafaxine succinate monohydrate

Two polytypes of desvenlafaxine succinate monohydrate, an antidepressant drug, contain essentially identical 2-D layers, but with different stacking arrangements, which is quite rare in organic compounds.