TY - JOUR A1 - Simoes, R. A1 - Bernades, C. A1 - Joseph, A. A1 - Piedade, F. A1 - Kraus, Werner A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Diogo, H. A1 - da Piedade, M. T1 - Polymorphism in simvastatin: Twinning, disorder, and enantiotropic phase transitions N2 - : Simvastatin is one of the most widely used active pharmaceutical ingredients for the treatment of hyperlipidemias. Because the compound is employed as a solid in drug formulations, particular attention should be given to the characterization of different polymorphs, their stability domains, and the nature of the phase transitions that relate them. In this work, the phase transitions delimiting the stability domains of three previously reported simvastatin forms were investigated from structural, energetics, and dynamical points of view based on single crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD), hot stage microscopy (HSM), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) experiments (conventional scans and heat capacity measurements), complemented with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Previous assignments of the crystal forms were confirmed by SCXRD: forms I and II were found to be orthorhombic (P212121, Z′/Z = 1/4) and form III was monoclinic (P21, Z′/Z = 2/4). The obtained results further indicated that (i) the transitions between different forms are observed at 235.9 ± 0.1 K (form III → form II) and at 275.2 ± 0.2 K (form II → form I) in DSC runs carried out at 10 K min−1 and close to these values when other types of techniques are used (e.g., HSM). (ii) They are enantiotropic (i.e., there is a transition temperature relating the two phases before fusion at which the stability order is reversed), fast, reversible, with very little hysteresis between heating and cooling modes, and occur under single crystal to single crystal conditions. (iii) A nucleation and growth mechanism seems to be followed since HSM experiments on single crystals evidenced the propagation of an interface, accompanied by a change of birefringence and crystal contraction or expansion (more subtle in the case of form III → form II), when the phase transitions are triggered. (iv) Consistent with the reversible and small hysteresis nature of the phase transitions, the SCXRD results indicated that the molecular packing is very similar in all forms and the main structural differences are associated with conformational changes of the “ester tail”. (v) The MD simulations further suggested that the tail is essentially “frozen” in two conformations below the III → II transition temperature, becomes progressively less hindered throughout the stability domain of form II, and acquires a large conformational freedom above the II → I transition. Finally, the fact that these transitions were found to be fast and reversible suggests that polymorphism is unlikely to be a problem for pharmaceutical formulations employing crystalline simvastatin because, if present, the III and II forms will readily convert to form I at ambient temperature. KW - Polymorphism KW - Twinning KW - Disorder KW - Simvastatine PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b00818 SN - 1543-8384 SN - 1543-8392 VL - 15 IS - 11 SP - 5349 EP - 5360 PB - American Chemical Society CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-46927 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Haferkamp, Sebastian A1 - Kraus, Werner T1 - Studies on the mechanochemical Knoevenagel condensation of fluorinated benzaldehyde derivates N2 - The mechanochemical Knoevenagel condensation of three fluorinated benzaldehyde derivates and malononitrile was investigated. The reactions were performed under solvent- and catalyst-free conditions and resulted in highly crystalline products after crystallization from a viscous phase in the milling jar. The quality of the obtained crystals was sufficient for single-crystal X-ray diffraction circumventing a recrystallization step. To gain more information on the reaction, progress was investigated in situ using time-resolved Raman spectroscopy. The results show a direct conversion of the reactants. KW - C-C coupling KW - Knoevenagel condensation KW - In situ KW - Mechanochemistry PY - 2018 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-018-2492-0 SN - 0022-2461 VL - 53 IS - 19 SP - 13713 EP - 13718 PB - Springer Link AN - OPUS4-45682 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Takao, S. A1 - Takao, K. A1 - Kraus, Werner A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Scheinost, A.C. A1 - Bernhard, G. A1 - Hennig, C. T1 - First hexanuclear U IV and Th IV formate complexes - Structure and stability range in aqueous solution N2 - The actinide(IV) hexanuclear [M6(μ3-O)4(μ3-OH)4(HCOO)12(LT)6] complexes were prepared (LT = H2O or CH3OH). Their structures were investigated by single-crystal X-ray analysis and XAFS spectroscopy. HCOO– acts as a bridging ligand, which prevents the formation of polynuclear hydrolysis species like UIV hydrous oxide colloids at least up to pH = 3.25, and stabilizes the nanosized clusters in solution. The charge of the hexamer is balanced by the O/OH ratio of the μ3-bridges.(© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009) KW - Actinides KW - Polynuclear species KW - Formic acid KW - Bridging ligands PY - 2009 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.200900899 SN - 1434-1948 SN - 1099-0682 VL - 2009 IS - 32 SP - 4771 EP - 4775 PB - Wiley-VCH Verl. CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-20329 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mönch, Bettina A1 - Kraus, Werner A1 - Köppen, Robert A1 - Emmerling, Franziska T1 - The different conformations and crystal structures of dihydroergocristine N2 - The identification of different forms of dihydroergocristine (DHEC) was carried out by crystallization from different organic solvents. DHEC was identified as potential template for molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for the epimeric specific analysis of ergot alkaloids (EAs) in food. DHEC was crystallized from different solvents in order to mimic the typical MIP synthesis conditions. Four new solvatomorphs of DHEC were obtained. All solvatomorphs contain a water molecule in the crystal structure, whereas three compounds contain an additional solvent molecule. Based on the conformation of DHEC a comparison with typical EA molecules was possible. The analysis showed that DHEC is a suitable template for MIPs for EAs. PY - 2016 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2015.10.008 SN - 0022-2860 SN - 1872-8014 SN - 0377-046X VL - 1105 SP - 389 EP - 395 PB - Elsevier B.V. CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-35009 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hennig, C. A1 - Kraus, Werner A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Ikeda, A. A1 - Scheinost, A.C. T1 - Coordination of a Uranium(IV) Sulfate Monomer in an Aqueous Solution and in the Solid State N2 - Uranium(IV) sulfate in an aqueous solution and the solid state has been investigated with extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The coordination polyhedron comprises monodentate sulfate, bidentate sulfate, and water molecules. The coordination modes of sulfate in solution have been determined from the U-S distances with EXAFS. The U-S distance of 3.67 ± 0.02 Å indicates monodentate sulfate, and the U-S distance of 3.08 ± 0.02 Å indicates bidentate coordination. The obtained sulfur coordination numbers of a solution with a [SO42-]/[U4+] ratio of 40 suggest species with compositions of [U(SO4,bid)2(SO4,mon)2·nH2O]4- and [U(SO4,bid)3 (SO4,mon)2·mH2O]6-. Charge-compensating countercations or ion pairing with Na+ and NH4+ could not be detected with EXAFS. One of the solution species, [U(SO4)5H2O]6-, has been conserved in a crystal. The corresponding crystal structure of Na1.5(NH4)4.5[U(SO4)5·H2O]·H2O [space group P1, a = 9.4995(16) Å, b = 9.8903(16) Å, c = 12.744(2) Å, α = 93.669(2)°, β = 103.846(2)°, γ = 109.339(2)°] has been determined by single-crystal XRD. Two monomeric uranium(IV) sulfate complexes and three sodium units are linked in alternating rows and form a one-dimensoinal ribbon structure parallel to the a axis. PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/ic701880h SN - 0020-1669 SN - 1520-510X VL - 47 IS - 5 SP - 1634 EP - 1638 PB - American Chemical Society CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-17714 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hennig, C. A1 - Ikeda-Ohno, A. A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Kraus, Werner A1 - Bernhard, G. T1 - Comparative investigation of the solution species [U(CO3)5]6- and the crystal structure of Na6[U(CO3)5].12H2O PY - 2010 DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/B922624A SN - 1477-9226 SN - 1477-9234 SN - 1364-5447 VL - 39 IS - 15 SP - 3744 EP - 3750 PB - RSC CY - Cambridge AN - OPUS4-23047 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Juran, S. A1 - Walther, M. A1 - Stephan, H. A1 - Bergmann, R. A1 - Steinbach, J. A1 - Kraus, Werner A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Comba, P. T1 - Hexadentate Bispidine derivatives as versatile bifunctional chelate agents for Copper(II) radioisotopes PY - 2009 DO - https://doi.org/10.1021/bc800461e SN - 1043-1802 SN - 1520-4812 VL - 20 IS - 2 SP - 347 EP - 359 CY - Washington, DC AN - OPUS4-19068 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gniazdowska, E. A1 - Kraus, Werner A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Spies, H. A1 - Stephan, H. T1 - Tetrabutylammonium bis(2-amidobenzenethiolato-kappa2S,N)oxorhenate(V) N2 - The structure of the title compound, (C16H36N)[Re(C6H5NS)2O], is isomorphous with the corresponding oxotechnetate(V) complex. KW - Coordination chemistry KW - Rhenium KW - Organometallic PY - 2006 DO - https://doi.org/10.1107/S160053680601511X SN - 1600-5368 VL - 62 IS - 6 SP - m1197 EP - m1199 PB - Munksgaard CY - Copenhagen AN - OPUS4-12345 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Meißner, T. A1 - Bergmann, R. A1 - Oswald, J. A1 - Rode, K. A1 - Stephan, H. A1 - Richter, W. A1 - Zänker, H. A1 - Kraus, Werner A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Reck, Günter T1 - Chitosan-encapsulated Keggin anion [Ti2W10PO40]7-.Synthesis, characterization and cellular uptake studies N2 - The Keggin type polyoxotungstate [Ti2W10PO40]7- forms stable associates with the biopolymer chitosan in the nanometer size range. The cluster compound crystallizes from aqueous solution as K4H3[Ti2W10PO40] · 15H2O having a tetragonal structure. Both, the cluster compound and the chitosan/[Ti2W10PO40] associates show a high hydrolytic stability at pH 7.4. The associates formed between the cluster anion [Ti2W10PO40]7- with the polyaminosaccharide chitosan have been characterized by photon correlation spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, filtration, centrifugation and zeta potential measurements. The size of the associates formed is in the range of ca. 5×101 to 5×102 nm. These particles have a defined stoichiometry with 5–6 cluster anions bound per molecule chitosan. The isoelectric point determined by zeta potential measurements was found for a cluster anion to chitosan molar ratio of 5.5, indicating the charge neutralization between protonated chitosan and [Ti2W10PO40]7- anions. Cellular uptake studies with [Ti2W10PO40]7- using tumor cell lines FaDu (human squamous carcinoma) and HT-29 (human adenocarcinoma) showed that the tungsten amount inside the cells is remarkably enhanced in the presence of chitosan. KW - Cluster compound KW - Keggin structure KW - Bipolymer KW - Chitosan PY - 2006 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11243-006-0035-z SN - 0340-4285 SN - 1572-901X VL - 31 IS - 5 SP - 603 EP - 610 PB - Springer CY - Dordrecht AN - OPUS4-12568 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kraus, Werner A1 - Walther, M. A1 - Jung, C. M. A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Pietzsch, H.-J. T1 - Bromotricarbonyl{15-[2-(methylsulfanyl)ethylsulfanyl]pentadecanoic acid-kappa2S,S'}rhenium(I) N2 - The title compound, [ReBr(C18H36O2S2)(CO)3], was synthesized and characterized as a non-radioactive surrogate of a novel Tc-containing fatty acid derivative prepared according to the tricarbonyl/dithioether design with the objective of developing new Tc-based radiopharmaceuticals for the non-invasive diagnosis of myocardial metabolism. The Re chelate contains the metal in the oxidation state +1 and is attached to the terminal position of a fatty acid. The complex formation was accomplished by a ligand exchange reaction using [NBu4]2[Re(CO)3Br3] as starting material. KW - Fatty acid KW - Tc-compound KW - Radio-pharmaceutical PY - 2006 DO - https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536806024081 SN - 1600-5368 VL - 62 IS - 7 SP - m1660 EP - m1662 PB - Munksgaard CY - Copenhagen AN - OPUS4-12529 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -