Thermal and structural characterization of two polymorphs of Atovaquone and of its chloro derivative

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 203-210

  Malpezzi, Luciana ^a   Fuganti, Claudio ^a   Maccaroni, Elisabetta ^b   Masciocchi, Norberto ^b   Nardi, Antonio ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c Labochim   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atovaquone; Crystal and molecular structure; Polymorphism; Thermal analysis; Thermodiffractometry

Indexed keywords

ATOVAQUONE; BOND INTERACTIONS; CENTROSYMMETRIC DIMERS; CHLORO DERIVATIVES; CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL PACKINGS; CRYSTAL PHASIS; CRYSTALLINE PHASE; CYCLOHEXYL; DSC MEASUREMENTS; HYDROGEN BOND INTERACTION; INTERCONVERSIONS; NAPHTHOQUINONE; PHASE I; POLYCRYSTALLINE; SINGLE CRYSTAL X-RAY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMODIFFRACTOMETRY;

DIMERS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN BONDS; KETONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; POLYMORPHISM; PULMONARY DISEASES; SINGLE CRYSTALS; THERMOANALYSIS;

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION;

EID: 78649745579     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-010-0685-0     Document Type: Article

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