Theophylline-gentisic acid (1/1)

Abstract

In the title 1:1 cocrystal, C7H8N4O 2·C7H6O4, the anti-asthmatic drug theophylline (systematic name: 1,3-dimethyl-7H-purine-2,6-dione) and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, gentisic acid (systematic name: 2,5-dihydroxy-benzoic acid) crystallize together, forming two-dimensional hydrogen-bonded sheets involving N - H⋯O and O - H⋯N hydrogen bonds. The overall crystal packing features π-π stacking inter-actions [centroid-centroid distance = 3.348 (1) Å]. The cocrystal described herein belongs to the class of pharmaceutical cocrystals involving two active pharmaceutical ingredients which has been relatively unexplored to date. © Aitipamula et al. 2009.