Study of Polymorphism From DSC Melting Curves; Polymorphs of Terfenadine

Terfenadine samples prepared by crystallization in different media and supersaturation conditions were used to investigate the polymorphism of the substance. The study was based on DSC melting curves. An empirical parametric equation was used for modelling the experimental data. The signal recorded was resolved into the corresponding overlapping peak components by fitting analysis. Four polymorphic phases were identified. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

特非那定的荷移分光光度法测定

研究了特非那定与甲基红的电荷转移反应,建立了快速测定特非那定的可见分光光度法.结果表明,电荷转移络合物的络合比为1∶1,最大吸收波长是430nm,表观摩尔吸光系数为1.15×104 L·mol-1·cm-1.特非那定质量浓度在0.4~48mg/L范围内服从比耳定律,相关系数为0.998 9.当特非那定浓度为20mg/L时,6次测定结果的相对标准偏差为1.40%.本方法用于测定药物中特非那定的含量,加标回收率为97.8%和101.2%.     

Utility of the ion-pair formation for spectrophotometric determination of terfenadine in pure form and in some pharmaceutical formulations

A spectrophotometric procedure for the determination of terfenadine and a number of its pharmaceutical preparations has been developed that offers advantages of simplicity, rapidity, sensitivity and stability indication over the official USP (1995) method. The proposed method is based on the formation of ion-pairs by the reaction of terfenadine with some chromotropic acid mono- and bis-azo dyes. Different variables affecting the ion-pair formation were studied and optimized. At the maximum absorption of 557, 521, 592 and 543 nm, Beer's law is obeyed in the range 0.2–18.6, 0.2–16.4, 0.2–25.0 and 0.2–22.2 g ml^–1 on using reagents I, II, III and IV, respectively. The stoichiometric ratio and stability of each ion-pair were estimated and the mechanism of the reaction is discussed. The molar absorptivity and Sandell sensitivity of the produced ion-pairs were calculated in addition to Ringbom optimum concentration ranges. Statistical treatment of the experimental results indicates that the procedures are precise and accurate. Excipients used as additives in pharmaceutical formulations did not interfere in the proposed procedures. The reliability of the methods was established by parallel determination against the official USP method. The procedures described were successfully applied to the determination of the bulk drug and its pharmaceutical formulations by applying the standard addition technique.     

Melting Curves of Terfenadine Crystallized from Different Solvents

Several samples of terfenadine prepared by crystallization from different solvents under different experimental conditions were studied. The DSC curves obtained at a heating rate of 1°C min⁻¹ afforded the temperature of melting and the mole fractions of the components of each sample. Certain of the samples were composed of two solid phases mixed in molar ratios varying between nearly one and a single structural form. Three polymorphic forms were identified. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Infrared spectroscopy as a tool to monitor the extent of intercalation and exfoliation in polymer clay nanocomposites

The scientific and commercial interest for polymer aluminium silicate clay nanocomposites has risen dramatically over the last decades, whereas the monitoring of the extent of intercalation and exfoliation using an efficient, fast and convenient method remains an issue. For this purpose, infrared spectroscopy constitutes a very promising characterization technique to fulfill this role. Few studies have already been conducted towards this direction, however no direct correlation between the intercalation/exfoliation and the SiO stretching vibrations has been reported so far. In most cases multiple peaks are used for the fitting of the spectra without any direct report on their origin. We report for the first time in the present study the distinct vibrational species that are attributed to the intercalated/exfoliated structures and are necessary for the fitting of the spectra in the SiO stretching vibration region. Moreover, we also report that the intercalation/exfoliation process gives rise to two new peaks at around 1085 and 1040 cm⁻¹ whose relative intensities to the main SiO stretching peaks at 1070 and 1050 cm⁻¹ provide insight on the progress of intercalation/exfoliation in polymer clay nanocomposites.     

Enthalpy of Solution of Terfenadine in Different Solvents

Enthalpies of solution of various terfenadine samples in methanol and in ethanol were measured. Samples were prepared by crystallization in different solvents. The calorimetric results give important information on crystal structure of the terfenadine forms and on the solute/solvent interactions of this compound with the solvents.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Transport properties of poly(ethylene terephthalate) crystallized from the glassy state

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) was crystallized from the glassy state at 120 and 200°C. The structural organization of samples, after the primary and secondary crystallizations, was analyzed by density, X-rays, infrared and transport properties of dichloromethane vapor. The values of crystallinity derived with different methods do not agree, indicating that the crystallized samples cannot be considered simply biphasic. Since the fraction of the impermeable phase is much higher than the fraction of the crystalline phase, it suggested that the presence of mesomorphic form, impermeable to the vapors at low activity. With this hypothesis, the complete composition of the crystalline samples, in terms of fraction of crystalline, amorphous and mesomorphic form was derived. A value of density of the mesomorphic form of 1.39 g/cm³ was also derived.     

FT-IR studies on the conformation and effective head-group area of AOT molecules in W/O microemulsions

Using Fourier transform infrared(FT-IR) spectroscopy technique, the carbonyl stretching vibration bands of AOT in sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOT)/isooctane/water reverse (W/O) microemulsions system have been investigated by least square curve fitting. The results indicate that an asymmetric adsorbed peak of carbonyl stretching vibration of AOT molecule is situated in (1739 ± 1) and (1725 ± 2) cm-1. The two peaks correspond to different carbonyls in gauche conformation and trans conformation of AOT molecules, respectively. With different water contents (W0), the variations of peak intensity ratio (/= l1739/l1725) reflect the change of the ratio for the two conformation populations and the variations of the effective head-group area of AOT molecule have relations to the ratio of two conformation populations.     

Detection of relative dimer and rotamer concentrations of diacetamide in different solvents by FT-IR spectroscopy and DFT calculations

The relative rotamer, dimer and tautomer concentrations of diacetamide have been studied by means of infrared spectroscopy, with the recorded spectra being analyzed employing results from density functional theory calculations. It is observed that the cis–trans monomeric form of diacetamide (1) is found to be the most stable isomer in all studied solvents, with trans–trans diacetamide (2) being found to be 20% of total diacetamide in methanol. While the dimer form of diacetamide (3) is present only in carbontetrachloride (about 34% of the total), its tautomeric forms (4, 5) are not favorable in any of the studied solvents.     

Structure of polypropylene crystallized in confined nanolayers

Films with a thousand alternating layers of isotactic polypropylene (PP) and polystyrene (PS) were prepared by layer‐multiplying coextrusion. The crystal structure of extremely thin PP layers confined between PS layers was studied by optical light microscopy (OM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), small‐angle X‐ray scattering (SAXS), and wide‐angle X‐ray scattering (WAXS). Changes in structure were observed as the PP layer thickness decreased to the nanoscale. The thin PP discoids were largely composed of edge‐on lamellae with (040) planes lying flat on the interface. In layers 65 and 10‐nm thick, compressed d‐spacings in the directions perpendicular to the chains and loss of registry along the chain axis were suggestive of smectic packing of conformationally distorted chains. Even so, crystalline lamellae were distinguishable in the AFM images. In addition to the crystal population with (040) planes parallel to the interface, the WAXS from layers 65‐nm thick revealed another crystal fraction with (110) planes parallel to the interface and (040) planes perpendicular to the interface. This fraction was more evident in layers 10‐nm thick, where it accounted for approximately 10–20% of the crystallinity. Decreasing layer thickness resulted in a change of the crystal growth plane from the usual (110) to the more rare (010). The new crystal structure possibly served to fill‐in the radial structure of the dendritic discoids when a limitation to the thickness of the layer left only a little space for secondary nucleation of the crosshatched lamella. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 42: 3380–3396, 2004     

Matrix merging arrangements for the study protein dynamics by time-resolved step-scan Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and multivariate curve resolution

In this paper, we propose the construction of merging arrangements for combining the information from various runs as a powerful approach to improve the resolution. The bacteriorhodopsin (bR) photocycle has been chosen in this study as an example dealing with the protein dynamics monitored by means of time-resolved step-scan FT-IR spectroscopy. The possibilities of matrix merging are evaluated and results are compared with those from the analysis of individual and augmented matrices. As a conclusion, this strategy provides excellent results for the analysis of this type of time-resolved FT-IR data.     

Nickel nanoparticles and solids using organic solvents

Nickel colloids were prepared by codeposition of the metal with several organic solvents: acetone, ethanol, 2-propanol, 2-methoxyethanol and 1,2-dimethoxyethane at 77 K. The stabilities of the colloids and fine powders were measured. The metallic films and active solids were obtained by evaporation under vacuum at room temperature. The Ni-2-methoxyethanol colloids are stable over three months at room temperature, and the UV-VIS absorption spectra of the most stable colloids were obtained. A chemical characterization of Ni solids was carried out by several techniques such as elemental analysis, FT-IR spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermogravimetry (TGA). The IR studies show the presence of the solvent in the solids, which was confirmed by microanalysis. From TGA, DSC, and TGA-FTIR the metal-solvent was studied. From TGA, the kinetic parameters of decomposition reaction were calculated using the Freeman and Carroll equations. Received: 6 June 2000 Accepted: 6 September 2000     

Crystallization of poly(vinyl alcohol) during solvent removal: Infrared characterization and mathematical modeling

Crystallization of semicrystalline polymer films during drying has a significant effect on the rate of solvent removal. Understanding and controlling the crystallization kinetics is important in controlling residual solvent levels and drying kinetics. The degree of crystallinity of the poly(vinyl alcohol) films during multicomponent drying was investigated using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The 1141 cm^?1 band is sensitive to the degree of crystallinity of the polymer and the growth of intensity of this band was monitored as drying progressed. The results from the FTIR studies were comparable to the results obtained from differential scanning calorimetry. Studies were conducted to test the effect of initial solvent composition (water–methanol mixture), drying temperature, and polymer molecular weight on the rate of crystallization and the final crystallinity of the films. An increase in initial methanol composition increased the crystallization rate but did not affect the final degree of crystallinity. An increase in drying temperature and decrease in polymer molecular weight increased the rate of crystallization as well as the final degree of crystallinity. Based on the experimental data, rate constants for crystallization kinetics were extracted from our previously developed model based on free volume theory. The experimental data and the simulation results showed good agreement. The ability of the free volume theory to illustrate the crystallization behavior validated the model and improved its capability. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 45: 930–935, 2007     

Investigating natural rubber composition with Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy: A rapid and non-destructive method to determine both protein and lipid contents simultaneously

A large panel of Natural Rubber (NR) samples was characterized using Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy in Attenuated Total Reflection (ATR) configuration. Specific vibrational bands were attributed to some non-isoprene compounds naturally present in NR composition. A rapid and non-destructive method was developed to investigate some specific functional groups contained in lipids (ester and carboxyl groups) and proteins (amides). Ester and carboxyl groups were quantified using calibration curves developed from synthetic cis-1,4-polyisoprene mixtures with either methyl stearate or stearic acid. Amide groups of proteins and peptides were found to be directly quantifiable from NR FT-IR spectra. The clonal origin and processing were found to influence the non-isoprene composition of NR. Significant correlations were found between FT-IR results and conventional chemical analyses: nitrogen content for proteins and total lipid extract.     

Step‐like melting mechanisms of isothermally crystallized isotactic polypropylene

The complex melting behavior of isotactic polypropylene, after isothermal crystallization, was studied within the context of step‐like melting mechanisms which were previously proposed for high temperature polymers. The morphological characteristics of the melting process were also studied as a function of molecular weight, and close similarities were observed with respect to high temperature polymers. Positive birefringence crystals of low molecular weight samples developed double melting behavior in three steps. The first melting step was assigned to continuous melting of secondary crosshatch reversing lamellae, together with recrystallization of the remaining isothermal crystals. In the second melting step (first melting endotherm), crystals tended to lose their original coarse negative birefringence due to melting of secondary reversing branching. This effect rendered new, finer texture, but still negative birefringence crystals. In the third melting step (second melting endotherm), there was a combination of melting of two crystal populations, one consisting of the remaining fraction of reversing primary crystals, and the other consisting of nonreversing primary crystals. A crosshatch secondary branching model was therefore proposed to explain the overall results. Mixed birefringence spherulites of high molecular weight samples displayed similar, although proportional, behavior under identical crystallization and melting conditions corroborating the proposed melting mechanism. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 46: 2188–2200, 2008     

细旦尼龙6纤维加工过程中的晶型转化行为

通过引入富镧稀土化合物等添加剂,成功实现了细旦尼龙6纤维的熔融纺丝．考察了在纺丝卷绕成型以及牵伸过程中尼龙6纤维的晶型变化．借助XRD和FT－IR等研究手段,发现尼龙6在纺丝过程中可以生成亚稳态的B晶型晶体．这种β晶型经过沸水处理后很容易转化为α晶型,而γ晶型尼龙6经沸水处理后不发生相转变．因此可以通过沸水热处理的方法区分尼龙6的β和γ晶型．在纤维的卷绕过程中,当熔体拉伸倍数较高时,尼龙6可能产生β晶型;当熔体拉伸倍数较低时,则以γ晶型为主．在纤维的牵伸过程中,γ晶型经过β晶型中间态向α晶型相转变．上述结果对于指导改进细旦尼龙6纤维的加工工艺以及提高产品性能有指导意义．     

Fourier Transform Infrared Study on the Melting Phase Transition of Octadecanoic Acid

Fourier transform Infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy was used to study the melting phase transition of anhydrous octadecanoic acid. The phase transition occurs at 69℃(Tc). In solid phase, the alkyl chains take the all-trans zigzag conformation and the C(?)-C(?)= 0 group adopts trans configuration in the dimers. In liquid state, the alkyl chains convert to gauche conformation and the C(?)C(?)= 0 to cis configuration.     

Structural characterization of steam-heat treated Tectona grandis wood analyzed by FT-IR and 2D-IR correlation spectroscopy

The properties of wood can be improved through steam-heat treatment.There are many studies about mechanical properties of steam-heat treated wood,but very few studies are on the aspects of chemical modifications.In this study,FT-IR spectra combined with SD-IR spectra,correlation coefficients and 2DIR spectra are employed to analyze the chemical modifications of teak[Tectona grandis L.F.) wood during steam-heat treatment under treatment temperatures from 120 ℃ to 220 ℃ at intervals of 20 ℃.Acetic acid,which is produced during steam-heat treatment,acts as a catalyst of condensation and degradation reactions of wood components.The changes of wood components are more and more intense with increasing the treatment temperature.The sensitivity of wood samples to thermal perturbation rises initially with increasing treatment temperature before falling back.The steam-heat treated wood under180℃ is the most sensitive.     

Crystallization and melting of isotactic polypropylene crystallized from quiescent melt and stress‐induced localized melt

Temperature dependency of crystalline lamellar thickness during crystallization and subsequent melting in isotactic polypropylene crystallized from both quiescent molten state and stress‐induced localized melt was investigated using small angle X‐ray scattering technique. Both cases yield well‐defined crystallization lines where inverse lamellar thickness is linearly dependent on crystallization temperature with the stretching‐induced crystallization line shifted slightly to smaller thickness direction than the isothermal crystallization one indicating both crystallization processes being mediated a mesomorphic phase. However, crystallites obtained via different routes (quiescent melt or stress‐induced localized melt) show different melting behaviors. The one from isothermal crystallization melted directly without significant changing in lamellar thickness yielding well‐defined melting line whereas stress‐induced crystallites followed a recrystallization line. Such results can be associated with the different extent of stabilization of crystallites obtained through different crystallization routes. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2017 , 55, 957–963