Form I (HT)
and form III (LT) of pleconaril are enantiotropically related with a calculated temperatureof transition
T![](/images/gifchars/tau.gif)
= 35.7
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C (supposing an ideal behavior). Structural data obtained from single crystal X-ray diffractionat 100 K
and room temperature show that (i) form I (HT) can be described as a network of dimers
and form III canbe described as a three-dimensional weakly H-bonded network of mo
nomers. (ii) These two varieties contradict thedensity rule. (iii) The solid-solid transition (
not observed) could only occur via a destructive-reconstructivemechanism. Investigations on the pleconaril-etha
nol binary system show that the conversion form I
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form III at
T![](/images/gifchars/tau.gif)
= 31 ± 2
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C is only possible when mediated by a solvent. A favorable set of thermodynamical
and kinetic conditionsallows quantification of form I in form III down to 0.1% by using differential scanning calorimetry. To assess thestructural purity, this method could be applied to other compounds fulfilling five restrictive conditions.