Abstract
FT-Raman, infrared and near infrared investigations of two polymorphs of
olanzapine are presented, establishing the main features that allow the
discrimination of these crystalline forms using vibrational
spectroscopic methods. Ab initio calculations on the basis of the
density functional theory were used to determine the stable
conformations. The calculated vibrational spectra were compared to the
experimental ones in order to identify the conformers corresponding to
each polymorph and to assign the vibrational bands to the internal
vibrations of the olanzapine molecule. Our results support the hydrogen
bonding pattern proposed by the reported crystalline structure and
provide valuable information on the structural and thermodynamical
relationship between the investigated polymorphs. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V.
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