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MATEC Web of Conferences
Volume 150, 2018
Malaysia Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology (MUCET 2017)
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| Article Number | 02004 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Chemical Engineering & Natural Resources | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201815002004 | |
| Published online | 23 February 2018 | |
Effects of Solvents on Polymorphism and Shape of Mefenamic Acid Crystals
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Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering, University Malaysia Pahang, Lebuh Raya Tun Razak, 26300 Gambang, Pahang, Malaysia.
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Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Bandar Indera Mahkota, 25200 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
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Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, 50728 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
* Corresponding author: kholijah@ump.edu.my
Mefenamic acid [2-(2, 3-dimethylphenyl) amino benzoic acid] is an active pharmaceutical compound that exist in different polymorphic form and shape. In this work the effect of solvents on polymorphism and shape of mefenamic acid crystals were examined. The solvents used were ethanol, isopropanol, ethyl acetate, dimethyl acetamide, dimethyl formamide, and acetone. Natural cooling was employed during the crystallisation process. The crystals produced were dried and analysed using optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, thermal gravimetric analysis, x-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The analysis confirmed that the crystals obtained using ethyl acetate, ethanol, isopropanol, and acetone are pure Form I with a needle-like flat shape. Meanwhile, the crystallisation using DMF produced polymorphic Form II in cubic shape.
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