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Solubility enhancement of phenol and phenol derivatives in perfluorooctyl bromide
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Solubility enhancement of phenol and phenol derivatives in perfluorooctyl bromide

Thomas D Williams, Michael Jay, Hans-Joachim Lehmler, Michael E Clark, Dennis J Stalker and Paul M Bummer
Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, Vol.87(12), pp.1585-1589
12/1998
DOI: 10.1021/js980156l
PMID: 10189271

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Abstract

Perfluorinated solvents are gaining popularity as pulmonary ventilation fluids, but they suffer from poor solvent quality in concurrent drug delivery applications. The present study examines the use of a hydrophobic solubilizing agent capable of interacting with model drug solutes by hydrogen bonding with the purpose of enhancing solubility in perfluorooctyl bromide (PFOB). A series of solubilizing agents containing a ketone carbonyl to act as a hydrogen bond acceptor and a perfluoroalkyl chain to maintain the solubility of the putative complex in PFOB are investigated. The solubility of phenol in PFOB is enhanced to the greatest extent by 1-(4-perfluorobutyl phenyl)-1-hexanone (III) where the ketone carbonyl is protected from the electron withdrawing effects of the perfluorobutyl chain by a phenyl ring. Experiments with solubilizers lacking the ketone group suggest that π–π bond interactions of III with phenol do not significantly enhance solubility. For a series of phenol derivatives, a rank-order correlation exists between the magnitude of solubility enhancement by III, as reflected by the calculated association constants, and the Hammett σ parameter of the phenols. Because the O-methyl-substituted phenols do not have the ability to hydrogen bond, their solubility is not enhanced by the presence of III. The results of the present study indicate that solubility of model drug hydrogen bond donating compounds can be enhanced in PFOB by the presence of fluorocarbon-soluble hydrogen bond acceptors.

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