Title
Characterization and Kinetic Studies of the Thermal Degradation of Mebendazole Polymorphs A and C
Date Issued
01 March 2020
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
de Oliveira J.F.
de Souza Carvalho F.M.
do Rosário Matos J.
Universidade de São Paulo
Publisher(s)
Springer
Abstract
Purpose: Mebendazole is an anthelmintic drug of low solubility, which exhibits three polymorphic forms (A, B, and C) with different thermodynamic stability (A > C > B). Form C is the most appropriate for pharmaceutical development due to its adequate bioavailability and lower toxicity. This form is stable between room temperature ± 180 °C. The aim of this work was to characterize and study the thermal degradation kinetics of Mebendazole polymorphs A and C by isothermal and non-isothermal (Ozawa method) thermogravimetric methods. Methods: Thermogravimetry (TG), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and elementary analysis (EA) were used to identify Mebendazole polymorphs A and C. Isothermal and non-isothermal thermogravimetric methods were used to study the thermal degradation kinetics of Mebendazole polymorphs. Results: The results showed that form C converts to the polymorphic form A after heating at 200 °C, exhibiting both exothermic and endothermic events before the first mass loss. Subsequent to this transformation, CO2 was released and the formation of a solid product occurred, which was characterized by EA and FTIR. These results suggested the presence of a Mebendazole impurity. The degradation kinetics studies of polymorphs A and C obtained by both methods indicated activation energy (Ea) values greater for polymorph C. Conclusions: In fact, part of the energy provided to the polymorph C was used for the transformation to polymorph A, which explains its greater thermal stability. This indicates that polymorph C is very stable under ambient conditions, but at high temperatures (above 180 °C) the stability of polymorph A predominates.
Start page
116
End page
124
Volume
15
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Farmacología, Farmacia
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85061444745
Source
Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation
ISSN of the container
18725120
Sponsor(s)
The authors thank Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) of Brazil for financial support. Roxana L. Roque-Flores thanks Dr. Zoraida López Murgueytio for helpful discussions.
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