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. 2012 Oct 6;6:114. doi: 10.1186/1752-153X-6-114

Table 2.

Molar heat capacities of the solvate formation ΔCp= (Cp(solvate)- Cp(drug)- Cp(solvent))

  Heat capacity at 25°C (J/g/K) Molar heat capacity at 25°C (J/(mol.K) Molar heat capacity of solvent (J/(mol.K) at 25°C ΔCpat 25°C (J/(mol.K)
Atorvastatin (anhydrous) (ATC)
1.25±0.014
1514.43±0.11
-
-
Solvate- I (ATC + 0.5 Isopropyl alcohol)
1.96±0.024
2347.86±0.05
77.0
756.42
Solvate- II (ATC + THF)
2.07±0.003
2547.11±0.04
123.0
909.68
Solvate- III (ATC + Ethanol)
1.98±0.007
2383.56±0.02
112.4
756.72
Solvate- IV (ATC + 0.5 t-butanol)
2.44±0.004
2913.66±0.12
56.2
1343.02
Solvate- V (ATC + methanol)
2.23±0.019
2720.96±0.12
159.0
1047.52
Solvate-VI (ATC + 1 Acetone +0.5 Ethanol)
2.43±0.007
3009.49±0.05
181.7
1313.35
Solvate-VII (ATC + 0.5 Ethanol + Water)
1.83±0.011
2234.91±0.06
131.4
589.10
Solvate- VIII (ATC + 1- butanol) 2.30±0.008 2840.19±0.02 174.3 1151.49