Identification of the Polymorphs of Sulfamethoxydiazine by Optical and Morphological Methods
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Pharmaceutical Society of Japan in CHEMICAL & PHARMACEUTICAL BULLETIN
- Vol. 26 (4) , 1044-1048
- https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.26.1044
Abstract
Refractive indices and related optical properties of 3 polymorphs and 2 solvates of sulfamethoxydiazine were determined by a polarizing microscope. A morphological measurement was also made for form I and III by a goniometer. All these data were useful for the simple and rapid identification of each form of sulfamethoxydiazine in a hospital pharmacy using a polarizing microscope. Especially the differences in key refractive indices between form II, the most active one, and form I or III are advantageous for discriminating form II from other less active forms in pharmaceutical preparations. Transition behaviors were also examined using a heating stage, from which the stability of 3 polymorphic forms were determined.Keywords
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