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Table 3 Enthalpies of solution in phosphate buffer (pH8) and methanol at 25°C, solubility, enthalpies of solvation of Atorvastatin and its solvates

From: Characterisation and evaluation of pharmaceutical solvates of Atorvastatin calcium by thermoanalytical and spectroscopic studies

 

Solubility in phosphate buffer pH7 (mg/ml) (SsolpH7 )

Molar enthalpy of solution in its own solvent (kJ mol-1)

Enthalpy of solvation ΔsolvH (kJ mol−1)

Molar enthalpy of solution (kJ mol-1)

Solvates (ΔsolH2)

Atorvastatin Calcium (ATC) (ΔsolH1)

Phosphate buffer (pH8) ΔsolH

Methanol ΔsolH (methanol)

Atorvastatin Calcium (ATC)

0.166

21.89

19.11

Solvate- I (ATC + 0.5 Isopropyl alcohol))

0.374

−24.45

−13.52

−10.93

2.51

1.15

Solvate- II (ATC + THF)

0.192

−11.32

10.85

−22.17

14.31

9.95

Solvate- III (ATC + Ethanol)

0.292

−7.61

32.06

35.55

5.46

3.05

Solvate- IV (ATC + 0.5 t-butanol)

0.225

3.16

34.85

−31.69

11.50

5.45

Solvate- V (ATC + methanol)

0.341

2.12

16.35

−19.98

3.85

2.12

Solvate-VI (ATC + 1 Acetone +0.5 Ethanol)

0.245

−10.80

41.20

−48.40

8.35

5.1

Solvate-VII (ATC + 0.5 Ethanol + Water)

0.185

−4.25

112.49

−116.74

16.98

12.7

Solvate- VIII (ATC + 1- butanol)

0.387

−4.6

13.36

−17.96

1.17

0.57