Expanding the Solid-State Landscape of l-Phenylalanine: Discovery of Polymorphism and New Hydrate Phases, with Rationalization of Hydration/Dehydration Processes

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• 作者：P. Andrew Williams ; Colan. E. Hughes ; Asma B. M. Buanz ; Simon Gaisford ; Kenneth D. M. Harris
• 刊名：The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：June 13, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：117
• 期：23
• 页码：12136-12145
• 全文大小：466K
• 年卷期：v.117,no.23(June 13, 2013)
• ISSN：1932-7455

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To date, only one crystal structure of l-phenylalanine has been reported, with no confirmed report of polymorphism of this material. In the present work, we report the discovery of a new polymorph of l-phenylalanine, with the structural properties determined directly from powder X-ray diffraction data. The new polymorph of l-phenylalanine is stable only under rigorously dry conditions. In addition, two new solid hydrate phases of l-phenylalanine have been discovered: a monohydrate and a hemihydrate. The hemihydrate is susceptible to partial water deficiency. The crystal structures of the monohydrate and hemihydrate phases have also been determined directly from powder X-ray diffraction data. On the basis of results from dynamic vapor sorption and other experiments, we demonstrate that the three new solid forms are readily interconvertible as a function of relative humidity.