Crystal engineering of pharmaceutical cocrystals in the discovery and development of improved drugs

G Bolla, B Sarma, AK Nangia - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The subject of crystal engineering started in the 1970s with the study of topochemical
reactions in the solid state. A broad chemical definition of crystal engineering was published …

Mechanochemistry: opportunities for new and cleaner synthesis

SL James, CJ Adams, C Bolm, D Braga… - Chemical Society …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The aim of this critical review is to provide a broad but digestible overview of
mechanochemical synthesis, ie reactions conducted by grinding solid reactants together …

Supramolecular concepts and new techniques in mechanochemistry: cocrystals, cages, rotaxanes, open metal–organic frameworks

T Friščić - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Mechanochemical reactions effected by milling or grinding are an attractive means to
conduct chemical reactions dependent on molecular recognition and to systematically …

Recent advances in understanding the mechanism of cocrystal formation via grinding

T Friscic, W Jones - Crystal Growth and Design, 2009 - ACS Publications
A brief and systematic overview of recent advances in understanding the mechanism of
mechanochemical cocrystallization at macroscopic (bulk phase transformations) and …

Towards medicinal mechanochemistry: evolution of milling from pharmaceutical solid form screening to the synthesis of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs)

D Tan, L Loots, T Friščić - Chemical Communications, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
This overview highlights the emergent area of mechanochemical reactions for making active
pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), and covers the latest advances in the recently …

Mechanochemical preparation of co-crystals

D Braga, L Maini, F Grepioni - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
The preparation of co-crystals via mechanochemistry combines the quest for clean and
green processes with the investigation of multicomponent new materials, among the …

The role of solvent in mechanochemical and sonochemical cocrystal formation: a solubility-based approach for predicting cocrystallisation outcome

T Friščić, SL Childs, SAA Rizvi, W Jones - CrystEngComm, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
Mechanochemical liquid-assisted grinding (LAG) and sonochemical (SonicSlurry)
techniques have been compared as methods to construct four model pharmaceutical …

Solvent-free synthesis of metal complexes

AL Garay, A Pichon, SL James - Chemical Society Reviews, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
Avoiding the use of solvents in synthesis can reduce environmental contamination and even
be more convenient than using solvent-based synthesis. In this tutorial review we focus on …

[PDF][PDF] Improving mechanical properties of crystalline solids by cocrystal formation: new compressible forms of paracetamol

S Karki, T Friščić, L Fábián, PR Laity, GM Day… - Advanced …, 2009 - academia.edu
Control of the solid-state arrangement of molecules within a crystal is a central challenge for
organic materials chemistry. In the context of solid pharmaceuticals, addressing this …

Mechanochemistry for organic chemists: an update

D Tan, T Friščić - European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We provide a brief overview of recent advances in the use of mechanochemical techniques
for the synthesis of organic molecules and materials, highlighting selected examples of …