organic compounds
A monoclinic polymorph of theophylline
aDivision of Transport Phenomena, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden, and bInorganic Chemistry, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
*Correspondence e-mail: shuoz@kth.se
A monoclinic polymorph of theophylline, C7H8N4O2, has been obtained from a chloroform/methanol mixture by evaporation under ambient conditions. The new polymorph crystallizes with two molecules in the The structure features intermolecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, resulting in the formation of dimers between two crystallographically different molecules; each molecule acts as both donor and acceptor.
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For the orthorhombic polymorph of anhydrous theophylline, see: Ebisuzaki et al. (1997).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 1998); cell DIRAX (Duisenberg, 1992); data reduction: EVALCCD (Duisenberg et al., 2003); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2007); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811047532/wn2455sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811047532/wn2455Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811047532/wn2455Isup3.cml
Commercial theophylline was dissolved in a mixture of chloroform and methanol (ratio 4:1 v/v). Evaporation at ambient temperature and pressure over a period of five weeks yielded the title compound. Powder X-ray diffraction confirmed that the bulk material was identical with the single-crystal from which the
was obtained.H atoms were placed at calculated positions and refined as riding, with N—H = 0.86 Å, C(methyl)—H = 0.96 Å and Csp2—H = 0.93 Å. Uiso(H) = xUeq(C,N), where x = 1.5 for methyl H and 1.2 for all other H atoms.
Theophylline,1,3-dimethyl-7H-purine-2,6-dione, is an FDA-approved compound for the treatment of respiratory diseases such as asthma, as are other related compounds, such as caffeine and theobromine.
Thus far, only one
of anhydrous theophylline has been reported (Ebisuzaki et al., 1997). This orthorhombic structure has one molecule per and is characterized by N—H···N hydrogen bonds, yielding infinite chains.The polymorph of theophylline in this work was found during a solubility study using a 4:1 mixture ofchloroform and methanol as solvent. This monoclinic polymorph has been found to be thermodynamically stable at room temperature. Solubility data and a discussion of thermodynamic stability relationships will be presented elsewhere. (Zhang & Rasmuson, manuscript in preparation).
The title compound features two molecules in the
(Fig. 1). They are almost coplanar with a dihedral angle of 5.31 (3)°. Each molecule acts as N—H···O bond donor and acceptor, yielding dimers of two crystallographically different molecules (Fig. 2).The major difference between the structures of the two polymorphs is their hydrogen bonding pattern.
For the orthorhombic polymorph of anhydrous theophylline, see: Ebisuzaki et al. (1997).
Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 1998); cell
DIRAX (Duisenberg, 1992); data reduction: EVALCCD (Duisenberg et al., 2003); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2007); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).C7H8N4O2 | F(000) = 752 |
Mr = 180.17 | Dx = 1.523 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 82 reflections |
a = 7.8935 (6) Å | θ = 4.2–20.8° |
b = 12.9087 (7) Å | µ = 0.12 mm−1 |
c = 15.9055 (8) Å | T = 299 K |
β = 104.214 (5)° | Plate, colourless |
V = 1571.07 (17) Å3 | 0.35 × 0.29 × 0.04 mm |
Z = 8 |
Bruker–Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 1972 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.058 |
ω scans | θmax = 26.0°, θmin = 4.5° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003) | h = −9→8 |
Tmin = 0.863, Tmax = 0.995 | k = −15→15 |
19027 measured reflections | l = −19→19 |
3074 independent reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.048 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.129 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0593P)2 + 0.4941P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.05 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
3074 reflections | Δρmax = 0.22 e Å−3 |
239 parameters | Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3 |
0 restraints |
C7H8N4O2 | V = 1571.07 (17) Å3 |
Mr = 180.17 | Z = 8 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.8935 (6) Å | µ = 0.12 mm−1 |
b = 12.9087 (7) Å | T = 299 K |
c = 15.9055 (8) Å | 0.35 × 0.29 × 0.04 mm |
β = 104.214 (5)° |
Bruker–Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 3074 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003) | 1972 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.863, Tmax = 0.995 | Rint = 0.058 |
19027 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.048 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.129 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.22 e Å−3 |
3074 reflections | Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3 |
239 parameters |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
C1 | 0.3056 (3) | 0.02115 (17) | 0.09461 (14) | 0.0352 (5) | |
C2 | 0.4877 (3) | 0.17786 (17) | 0.09060 (14) | 0.0342 (5) | |
C3 | 0.3328 (3) | 0.09963 (17) | −0.04057 (13) | 0.0316 (5) | |
C4 | 0.2672 (3) | 0.02566 (17) | 0.00340 (14) | 0.0336 (5) | |
C5 | 0.1763 (3) | 0.0045 (2) | −0.13534 (15) | 0.0435 (6) | |
C6 | 0.4624 (4) | 0.1056 (2) | 0.22819 (15) | 0.0554 (7) | |
C7 | 0.5185 (3) | 0.2516 (2) | −0.04623 (16) | 0.0489 (6) | |
C8 | 0.0635 (3) | 0.28631 (17) | 1.02459 (14) | 0.0337 (5) | |
C9 | 0.2209 (3) | 0.45280 (17) | 1.02194 (14) | 0.0351 (5) | |
C10 | 0.0752 (3) | 0.37253 (17) | 0.89022 (13) | 0.0324 (5) | |
C11 | 0.0220 (3) | 0.29279 (16) | 0.93328 (13) | 0.0314 (5) | |
C12 | −0.0732 (3) | 0.27496 (19) | 0.79473 (14) | 0.0425 (6) | |
C13 | 0.2196 (3) | 0.3724 (2) | 1.15919 (14) | 0.0475 (6) | |
C14 | 0.2368 (3) | 0.53625 (19) | 0.88634 (16) | 0.0471 (6) | |
N1 | 0.4160 (2) | 0.10126 (14) | 0.13328 (11) | 0.0361 (5) | |
N2 | 0.4434 (2) | 0.17564 (14) | 0.00173 (11) | 0.0346 (4) | |
N3 | 0.2779 (3) | 0.08774 (15) | −0.12768 (12) | 0.0418 (5) | |
N4 | 0.1653 (2) | −0.03563 (15) | −0.05995 (12) | 0.0391 (5) | |
N5 | 0.1646 (2) | 0.36962 (14) | 1.06438 (11) | 0.0345 (4) | |
N6 | 0.1742 (2) | 0.45278 (14) | 0.93298 (12) | 0.0366 (5) | |
N7 | 0.0172 (3) | 0.36232 (15) | 0.80311 (12) | 0.0433 (5) | |
N8 | −0.0753 (2) | 0.23019 (15) | 0.86970 (11) | 0.0366 (5) | |
O1 | 0.2529 (2) | −0.04282 (13) | 0.13937 (10) | 0.0497 (5) | |
O2 | 0.5851 (2) | 0.24386 (13) | 0.13070 (10) | 0.0484 (4) | |
O3 | 0.0208 (2) | 0.21730 (13) | 1.06858 (10) | 0.0496 (5) | |
O4 | 0.3076 (2) | 0.52232 (13) | 1.06289 (11) | 0.0514 (5) | |
H5 | 0.1181 | −0.0232 | −0.1886 | 0.052* | |
H6A | 0.5544 | 0.1552 | 0.2475 | 0.083* | |
H6B | 0.5013 | 0.0386 | 0.2512 | 0.083* | |
H6C | 0.3619 | 0.1259 | 0.2481 | 0.083* | |
H7A | 0.4913 | 0.3201 | −0.0300 | 0.073* | |
H7B | 0.4707 | 0.2419 | −0.1073 | 0.073* | |
H7C | 0.6430 | 0.2429 | −0.0330 | 0.073* | |
H12 | −0.1301 | 0.2474 | 0.7412 | 0.051* | |
H13A | 0.3448 | 0.3691 | 1.1774 | 0.071* | |
H13B | 0.1704 | 0.3143 | 1.1825 | 0.071* | |
H13C | 0.1797 | 0.4355 | 1.1798 | 0.071* | |
H14A | 0.2042 | 0.6019 | 0.9061 | 0.071* | |
H14B | 0.1856 | 0.5293 | 0.8253 | 0.071* | |
H14C | 0.3617 | 0.5324 | 0.8970 | 0.071* | |
H4 | 0.1062 | −0.0893 | −0.0523 | 0.047* | |
H8 | −0.1272 | 0.1735 | 0.8769 | 0.044* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0348 (11) | 0.0294 (13) | 0.0408 (12) | −0.0032 (10) | 0.0079 (10) | 0.0011 (10) |
C2 | 0.0323 (12) | 0.0308 (12) | 0.0378 (12) | −0.0009 (10) | 0.0052 (9) | −0.0005 (10) |
C3 | 0.0316 (11) | 0.0286 (12) | 0.0336 (11) | 0.0031 (9) | 0.0061 (9) | −0.0018 (9) |
C4 | 0.0315 (11) | 0.0301 (13) | 0.0378 (12) | −0.0008 (9) | 0.0059 (9) | −0.0033 (10) |
C5 | 0.0490 (14) | 0.0433 (15) | 0.0358 (13) | −0.0034 (12) | 0.0054 (10) | −0.0076 (11) |
C6 | 0.0696 (18) | 0.0563 (18) | 0.0351 (13) | −0.0173 (14) | 0.0034 (12) | 0.0011 (12) |
C7 | 0.0568 (15) | 0.0423 (15) | 0.0501 (14) | −0.0130 (12) | 0.0182 (12) | 0.0037 (12) |
C8 | 0.0329 (11) | 0.0294 (12) | 0.0391 (12) | −0.0022 (9) | 0.0093 (9) | −0.0004 (10) |
C9 | 0.0343 (11) | 0.0301 (13) | 0.0412 (13) | −0.0035 (10) | 0.0098 (10) | −0.0047 (10) |
C10 | 0.0298 (11) | 0.0312 (12) | 0.0347 (11) | 0.0018 (9) | 0.0049 (9) | 0.0014 (10) |
C11 | 0.0309 (11) | 0.0268 (12) | 0.0348 (12) | −0.0019 (9) | 0.0046 (9) | −0.0016 (9) |
C12 | 0.0443 (13) | 0.0419 (15) | 0.0354 (13) | −0.0028 (11) | −0.0018 (10) | −0.0015 (11) |
C13 | 0.0569 (15) | 0.0482 (16) | 0.0349 (12) | −0.0065 (13) | 0.0063 (11) | −0.0055 (11) |
C14 | 0.0518 (15) | 0.0378 (15) | 0.0526 (15) | −0.0097 (11) | 0.0147 (12) | 0.0067 (11) |
N1 | 0.0400 (10) | 0.0336 (11) | 0.0318 (10) | −0.0063 (8) | 0.0030 (8) | −0.0002 (8) |
N2 | 0.0377 (10) | 0.0297 (10) | 0.0356 (10) | −0.0049 (8) | 0.0074 (8) | 0.0007 (8) |
N3 | 0.0493 (11) | 0.0394 (12) | 0.0359 (10) | −0.0039 (9) | 0.0088 (9) | −0.0042 (9) |
N4 | 0.0390 (10) | 0.0334 (11) | 0.0428 (11) | −0.0084 (8) | 0.0060 (9) | −0.0048 (9) |
N5 | 0.0386 (10) | 0.0321 (11) | 0.0321 (9) | −0.0047 (8) | 0.0073 (8) | −0.0038 (8) |
N6 | 0.0413 (11) | 0.0280 (10) | 0.0404 (11) | −0.0055 (8) | 0.0096 (8) | 0.0020 (8) |
N7 | 0.0495 (12) | 0.0381 (12) | 0.0377 (11) | −0.0044 (10) | 0.0021 (9) | 0.0034 (9) |
N8 | 0.0385 (10) | 0.0301 (11) | 0.0384 (10) | −0.0073 (8) | 0.0040 (8) | −0.0013 (8) |
O1 | 0.0596 (11) | 0.0450 (11) | 0.0429 (10) | −0.0183 (8) | 0.0099 (8) | 0.0047 (8) |
O2 | 0.0516 (10) | 0.0408 (10) | 0.0483 (10) | −0.0171 (8) | 0.0034 (8) | −0.0057 (8) |
O3 | 0.0661 (11) | 0.0410 (10) | 0.0410 (9) | −0.0177 (9) | 0.0116 (8) | 0.0023 (8) |
O4 | 0.0599 (11) | 0.0405 (10) | 0.0518 (10) | −0.0173 (9) | 0.0098 (8) | −0.0104 (8) |
C1—O1 | 1.228 (3) | C10—N6 | 1.373 (3) |
C1—N1 | 1.394 (3) | C11—N8 | 1.373 (3) |
C1—C4 | 1.409 (3) | C12—N7 | 1.324 (3) |
C2—O2 | 1.218 (3) | C12—N8 | 1.329 (3) |
C2—N2 | 1.370 (3) | C13—N5 | 1.464 (3) |
C2—N1 | 1.396 (3) | C14—N6 | 1.461 (3) |
C3—N3 | 1.355 (3) | C5—H5 | 0.9300 |
C3—C4 | 1.359 (3) | C6—H6A | 0.9600 |
C3—N2 | 1.374 (3) | C6—H6B | 0.9600 |
C4—N4 | 1.375 (3) | C6—H6C | 0.9600 |
C5—N4 | 1.328 (3) | C7—H7A | 0.9600 |
C5—N3 | 1.329 (3) | C7—H7B | 0.9600 |
C6—N1 | 1.465 (3) | C7—H7C | 0.9600 |
C7—N2 | 1.455 (3) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C8—O3 | 1.230 (3) | C13—H13A | 0.9600 |
C8—N5 | 1.395 (3) | C13—H13B | 0.9600 |
C8—C11 | 1.411 (3) | C13—H13C | 0.9600 |
C9—O4 | 1.216 (3) | C14—H14A | 0.9600 |
C9—N6 | 1.372 (3) | C14—H14B | 0.9600 |
C9—N5 | 1.398 (3) | C14—H14C | 0.9600 |
C10—N7 | 1.355 (3) | N4—H4 | 0.8600 |
C10—C11 | 1.359 (3) | N8—H8 | 0.8600 |
O1—C1—N1 | 120.46 (19) | C9—N6—C10 | 119.16 (18) |
O1—C1—C4 | 127.4 (2) | C9—N6—C14 | 118.99 (19) |
N1—C1—C4 | 112.14 (19) | C10—N6—C14 | 121.81 (19) |
O2—C2—N2 | 121.5 (2) | C12—N7—C10 | 102.95 (19) |
O2—C2—N1 | 121.4 (2) | C12—N8—C11 | 106.07 (19) |
N2—C2—N1 | 117.11 (19) | N4—C5—H5 | 123.1 |
N3—C3—C4 | 112.32 (19) | N3—C5—H5 | 123.1 |
N3—C3—N2 | 125.9 (2) | N1—C6—H6A | 109.5 |
C4—C3—N2 | 121.75 (19) | N1—C6—H6B | 109.5 |
C3—C4—N4 | 104.81 (18) | H6A—C6—H6B | 109.5 |
C3—C4—C1 | 123.1 (2) | N1—C6—H6C | 109.5 |
N4—C4—C1 | 132.1 (2) | H6A—C6—H6C | 109.5 |
N4—C5—N3 | 113.8 (2) | H6B—C6—H6C | 109.5 |
O3—C8—N5 | 120.43 (19) | N2—C7—H7A | 109.5 |
O3—C8—C11 | 127.0 (2) | N2—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
N5—C8—C11 | 112.55 (19) | H7A—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
O4—C9—N6 | 121.7 (2) | N2—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
O4—C9—N5 | 120.8 (2) | H7A—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
N6—C9—N5 | 117.47 (19) | H7B—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
N7—C10—C11 | 111.92 (19) | N7—C12—H12 | 123.0 |
N7—C10—N6 | 126.0 (2) | N8—C12—H12 | 123.0 |
C11—C10—N6 | 122.04 (19) | N5—C13—H13A | 109.5 |
C10—C11—N8 | 105.13 (18) | N5—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C10—C11—C8 | 122.8 (2) | H13A—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
N8—C11—C8 | 132.1 (2) | N5—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
N7—C12—N8 | 113.9 (2) | H13A—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C1—N1—C2 | 126.52 (17) | H13B—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C1—N1—C6 | 117.04 (18) | N6—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
C2—N1—C6 | 116.44 (18) | N6—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C2—N2—C3 | 119.36 (18) | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C2—N2—C7 | 119.55 (19) | N6—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C3—N2—C7 | 121.06 (18) | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C5—N3—C3 | 102.70 (19) | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C5—N4—C4 | 106.34 (19) | C5—N4—H4 | 126.8 |
C8—N5—C9 | 125.98 (18) | C4—N4—H4 | 126.8 |
C8—N5—C13 | 118.55 (18) | C12—N8—H8 | 127.0 |
C9—N5—C13 | 115.47 (18) | C11—N8—H8 | 127.0 |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N4—H4···O3i | 0.86 | 1.92 | 2.753 (2) | 163 |
N8—H8···O1i | 0.86 | 1.94 | 2.782 (2) | 165 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C7H8N4O2 |
Mr | 180.17 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 299 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.8935 (6), 12.9087 (7), 15.9055 (8) |
β (°) | 104.214 (5) |
V (Å3) | 1571.07 (17) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.12 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.35 × 0.29 × 0.04 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker–Nonius KappaCCD |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.863, 0.995 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 19027, 3074, 1972 |
Rint | 0.058 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.617 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.048, 0.129, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 3074 |
No. of parameters | 239 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.22, −0.24 |
Computer programs: COLLECT (Nonius, 1998), DIRAX (Duisenberg, 1992), EVALCCD (Duisenberg et al., 2003), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2007), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N4—H4···O3i | 0.86 | 1.92 | 2.753 (2) | 163 |
N8—H8···O1i | 0.86 | 1.94 | 2.782 (2) | 165 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y, −z+1. |
Acknowledgements
The Swedish Research Council (VR) is acknowledged for providing funding for the single-crystal diffractometer.
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Theophylline,1,3-dimethyl-7H-purine-2,6-dione, is an FDA-approved compound for the treatment of respiratory diseases such as asthma, as are other related compounds, such as caffeine and theobromine.
Thus far, only one crystal structure of anhydrous theophylline has been reported (Ebisuzaki et al., 1997). This orthorhombic structure has one molecule per asymmetric unit and is characterized by N—H···N hydrogen bonds, yielding infinite chains.
The polymorph of theophylline in this work was found during a solubility study using a 4:1 mixture ofchloroform and methanol as solvent. This monoclinic polymorph has been found to be thermodynamically stable at room temperature. Solubility data and a discussion of thermodynamic stability relationships will be presented elsewhere. (Zhang & Rasmuson, manuscript in preparation).
The title compound features two molecules in the asymmetric unit (Fig. 1). They are almost coplanar with a dihedral angle of 5.31 (3)°. Each molecule acts as N—H···O bond donor and acceptor, yielding dimers of two crystallographically different molecules (Fig. 2).
The major difference between the structures of the two polymorphs is their hydrogen bonding pattern.