Preparation and Solid-State Characterization of Nonstoichiometric Cocrystals of a Phosphodiesterase-IV Inhibitor and l-Tartaric Acid

Evidence for a series of nonstoichiometric, isostructural, cocrystalline complexes of L-883555, a phosphodiesterase-IV inhibitor, and l-tartaric acid with stoichiometries ranging from 0.3:1 to 0.9:1 is reported here. The free base form of this compound had insufficient bioavailability and, hence, could not be developed as a candidate for safety assessment studies. Several l-tartaric acid complexes were produced during an attempted salt-formation process, with the objective of increasing the bioavailability. It was found that the amount of l-tartaric acid incorporated in the cocrystalline complexes could be controlled by adjusting the acid:base ratio in the reaction mixture without accompanying proton transfer between acid and base. Spectroscopic techniques were employed to locate the site of intermolecular interaction between the acid and base as the N-oxide group in the base and the carboxylic acid of l-tartaric acid. Thermal and spectroscopic analysis of the degradation behavior for the various complexe...

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