Ibrutinib Polymorphs: Crystallographic Study

Abstract

In this paper, we present a comprehensive crystallographic study of Ibrutinib polymorphs and their behavior. Three neat polymorphs (A, B, and C) and a methanol solvate (F) were obtained and characterized. The structures of forms A, C, and F were solved from single-crystal diffraction data. Form B has only ever been prepared as a powder, and its structure solution has, so far, not been successful. Polymorph C is a desolvate of the methanol solvate F, and its structure was solved via the single-crystal to singlecrystal transformation. The analysis of the solved structures revealed significant differences in the crystal packing of form A in comparison with the previously described Ibrutinib structures, enabling it to crystallize in a higher symmetry space group (monoclinic vs triclinic). The structures also revealed a high similarity between forms C and F, explaining their mutual transformability. To further analyze the solids, we performed DSC, long-term slurry transformations, intrinsic dissolution experiments, and DVS. FT-Raman spectroscopy was used for the preliminary characterization and fast distinction between the forms. We have also performed basic energy calculations to estimate the strength of the various present H-bonds. All methods confirmed the polymorph A to be the thermodynamically most stable form.

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