A novel 1:1 cocrystal between p-toluenesulfonamide
and triphenylphosphine oxide has been prepared and structurally characterized.
This 1:1 cocrystal was observed to form during solid state grinding
experiments, with subsequent formation of a known 3:2 cocrystal in
the presence of excess sulfonamide. Both cocrystals are stable in
the solid state. The ternary phase diagram for the two coformers was
constructed in two different solvents: acetonitrile and dichloromethane.
Examination of these diagrams clarified solution crystallization of
both the newly discovered 1:1 cocrystal and the previously reported
3:2 cocrystal, and identified regions of stability for each cocrystal
in each solvent. The choice of solvent was found to have a significant
effect on the position of the solid state regions within a cocrystal
system.
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