Abstract
The solution-mediated polymorphic transformation of FV sulphathiazole was investigated in ethanol at 10°C. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) identified the transformation product as a mixture of FII and FIV sulphathiazole. This mixture remained stable in solution at 10°C with agitation for 24 h. In situ temperature controlled optical microscopy enabled visualization of the transformation in real time, allowing elucidation of the transformation mechanism. A modest amount of dissolution of FV sulphathiazole preceded the nucleation of FII and FIV crystals, which were detected simultaneously. Thereafter, these polymorphs grew rapidly. Experimental evidence is presented for a mechanism, whereby nucleation of FII and FIV was initiated on the roughened surface of the dissolving FV crystals, without any indication for a spatially extended structural relationship between the host form V and the nucleating phases. Subsequent growth of FII and FIV crystals consumed the remaining FV crystals completing the dissolution-recrystallization mechanism.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3466-3471 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Crystal Growth and Design |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2 Jul 2014 |