Lithium dipotassium citrate monohydrate, LiK2C6H5O7(H2O)

The crystal structure of dilithium potassium citrate monohydrate, Li+·2K+·C6H5O7 3−·H2O or LiK2C6H5O7·H2O, has been solved by direct methods and refined against laboratory X-ray powder diffraction data, and optimized using density functional techniques. The complete citrate trianion is generated by a crystallographic mirror plane, with two C and three O atoms lying on the reflecting plane, and chelates to three different K cations. The KO8 and LiO4 coordination polyhedra share edges and corners to form layers lying parallel to the ac plane. An intramolecular O—H...O hydrogen bond occurs between the hydroxyl group and the central carboxylate group of the citrate anion as well as a charge-assisted intermolecular O—H...O link between the water molecule and the terminal carboxylate group. There is also a weak C—H...O hydrogen bond.

Crystal structure of tofacitinib dihydrogen citrate (Xeljanz®), (C16H21N6O)(H2C6H5O7)

The crystal structure of tofacitinib dihydrogen citrate (tofacitinib citrate) has been solved and refined using synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction data, and optimized using density functional techniques. Tofacitinib dihydrogen citrate crystallizes in space group P212121 (#19) with a = 5.91113(1), b = 12.93131(3), c = 30.43499(7) Å, V = 2326.411(6) Å3, and Z = 4. The crystal structure consists of corrugated layers perpendicular to the c-axis. Within the layers, cation⋯anion and anion⋯anion hydrogen bonds link the fragments into a two-dimensional network parallel to the ab-plane. Between the layers, there are only van der Waals contacts. A terminal carboxylic acid group in the citrate anion forms a strong charge-assisted hydrogen bond to the ionized central carboxylate group. The other carboxylic acid acts as a donor to the carbonyl group of the cation. The citrate hydroxy group forms an intramolecular charge-assisted hydrogen bond to the ionized central carboxylate. Two protonated nitrogen atoms in the cation act as donors to the ionized central carboxylate of the anion. These hydrogen bonds form a ring with the graph set symbol R2,2(8). The powder pattern has been submitted to ICDD® for inclusion in the Powder Diffraction File™ (PDF®).

Crystal structures of two magnesium citrates from powder diffraction data

The crystal structures of magnesium hydrogen citrate dihydrate, Mg(HC6H5O7)(H2O)2, (I), and bis(dihydrogen citrato)magnesium, Mg(H2C6H5O7)2, (II), have been solved and refined using synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction data, and optimized using density functional techniques. In (I), the citrate anion occurs in the trans, trans-conformation, and triply chelates to the Mg cation. In (II), the citrate anion is trans, gauche, and doubly chelates to the Mg cation. In both compounds the Mg cation coordination polyhedron is an octahedron. In (I), the MgO6 coordination polyhedra are isolated, while in (II), they share edges to form chains. Strong O—H...O hydrogen bonds are prominent in the two structures, as well as in the previously reported magnesium citrate decahydrate.

Diammonium potassium citrate, (NH4)2KC6H5O7

The crystal structure of diammonium potassium citrate, 2NH4 +·K+·C6H5O7 3−, has been solved and refined using laboratory X-ray powder diffraction data and optimized using density functional theory. The KO7 coordination polyhedra are isolated. The ammonium cations and the hydrophobic methylene sides of the citrate anions occupy the spaces between the coordination polyhedra. Each hydrogen atom of the ammonium ions acts as a donor in a charge-assisted N—H...O, N—H...(O,O) or N—H...(O,O,O) hydrogen bond. There is an intramolecular O—H...O hydrogen bond in the citrate anion between the hydroxide group and one of the terminal carboxylate groups.

Crystal structure of dilithium potassium citrate, Li2KC6H5O7 determined from powder diffraction data and DFT calculations

The crystal structure of poly[μ-citrato-dilithium(I)potassium(I)], [Li2K(C6H5O7)] n , has been solved and refined using laboratory X-ray powder diffraction data, and optimized using density functional techniques. The citrate anion triply chelates to the K+ cation through the hydroxyl group, the central carboxylate, and the terminal carboxylate. The KO7 coordination polyhedra share edges, forming chains parallel to the a axis. These chains share edges with one tetrahedral Li ion, and are bridged by edge-sharing pairs of the second tetrahedral Li ion, forming layers parallel to the ac plane.

Dilithium (citrate) crystals and their relatives

New compounds of the type LiMHC6H5O7 (M = Li, Na, K, Rb) have been prepared from the metal carbonates and citric acid in solution. The crystal structures have been solved and refined using laboratory powder X-ray diffraction data, and optimized using density functional techniques. The compounds crystallize in the triclinic space group P-1 and are nearly isostructural. The structures are lamellar, with the layers in the ab plane. The boundaries of the layers consist of hydrophobic methylene groups and very strong intermolecular O—H...O hydrogen bonds. The O...O distances range from 2.666 Å for M = Li to 2.465 Å for M = Rb. The Li—O bonds exhibit significant covalent character, while the heavier M—O bonds are ionic. The Li atoms are four-, five-, or six-coordinate, while the coordination numbers of the larger cations are higher, i.e. eight for Na and nine for K and Rb. The citrate anion occurs in the trans,trans conformation, one of the two low-energy conformations of an isolated citrate anion. The crystal structure of LiRbHC6H5O7·H2O was also solved and refined. It consists of the same layers as in the anhydrous M = Rb compound, with interlayer water molecules and a different hydrogen-bonding pattern.