Examples of successful crystal structure prediction: Polymorphs of primidone and progesterone

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 231-245

  Payne, R S ^a   Roberts, R J ^a   Rowe, R C ^a   Docherty, R ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystal structure prediction; Polymorph selection; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; PRIMIDONE; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CRYSTALLIZATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PRIMIDONE; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0033006828     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(98)00348-2     Document Type: Article

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