Relating crystal structure to surface properties: a study on quercetin solid forms
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Author(s)
Klitou, Panayiotis
Rosbottom, Ian
Karde, Vikram
Heng, Jerry YY
Simone, Elena
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The surface energy and surface chemistry of a crystal are of great importance when designing particles for a specific application, as these will impact both downstream manufacturing processes as well as final product quality. In this work, the surface properties of two different quercetin solvates (quercetin dihydrate and quercetin DMSO solvate) were studied using molecular (synthonic) modeling and experimental techniques, including inverse gas chromatography (IGC) and contact angle measurements, to establish a relationship between crystal structure and surface properties. The attachment energy model was used to predict morphologies and calculate surface properties through the study of their growth synthons. The modeling results confirmed the surface chemistry anisotropy for the two forms. For quercetin dihydrate, the {010} facets were found to grow mainly by nonpolar offset quercetin–quercetin stacking interactions, thus being hydrophobic, while the {100} facets were expected to be hydrophilic, growing by a polar quercetin–water hydrogen bond. For QDMSO, the dominant facet {002} grows by a strong polar quercetin–quercetin hydrogen bonding interaction, while the second most dominant facet {011} grows by nonpolar π–π stacking interactions. Water contact angle measurements and IGC confirmed a greater overall surface hydrophilicity for QDMSO compared to QDH and demonstrated surface energy heterogeneity for both structures. This work shows how synthonic modeling can help in the prediction of the surface nature of crystalline particles and guide the choice of parameters that will determine the optimal crystal form and final morphology for targeted surface properties, for example, the choice of crystallization conditions, choice of solvent, or presence of additives or impurities, which can direct the crystallization of a specific crystal form or crystal shape.
Date Issued
2022-09-19
Date Acceptance
2022-09-01
Citation
Crystal Growth and Design, 2022, 22 (10), pp.6103-6113
ISSN
1528-7483
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
6103
End Page
6113
Journal / Book Title
Crystal Growth and Design
Volume
22
Issue
10
Copyright Statement
Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society. This work is published under a CC BY licence.
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Subjects
ATTACHMENT ENERGY
Chemistry
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
CRYSTALLIZATION
Crystallography
DISTRIBUTIONS
D-MANNITOL
FORCE-FIELD
Materials Science
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
MORPHOLOGY
P-AMINOBENZOIC ACID
PARACETAMOL
Physical Sciences
POLYMORPHISM
Science & Technology
STATE
Technology
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2022-09-19