NICOTINE SALTS, CO-CRYSTALS, AND SALT CO-CRYSTAL COMPLEXES

摘要

The invention provides certain nicotine salts, co-crystals, and salt co-crystals and provides novel polymorphic forms of certain nicotine salts. In particular, nicotine salts with mucic acid, 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid, and 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid, and crystalline polymorphic forms of nicotine 4-acetamidobenzoate, nicotine gentisate, and nicotine 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoate are described. The invention further provides methods of preparation and characterization of such nicotine salts, co-crystals, and salt co-crystals and polymorphic forms thereof. In addition, tobacco products, including smoking articles, smokeless tobacco products, and electronic smoking articles comprising nicotine salts, co-crystals, and/or salt co-crystals are also provided.

主权项

1. A nicotine salt or crystalline polymorphic form selected from the group consisting of: a salt of nicotine and mucic acid; a salt of nicotine and 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid; a salt of nicotine and 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid; a crystalline polymorphic form of nicotine 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoate, wherein the form is characterized by an X-ray powder diffraction pattern having peaks at one or more of the following 2-theta diffraction angles: 15.6, 16.1, 20.5, 22.5, and 27.1; a crystalline polymorphic form of nicotine 4-acetamidobenzoate, wherein the form is characterized by an X-ray powder diffraction pattern having peaks at one or more of the following 2-theta diffraction angles: 16.839, 17.854, 20.134, and 23.265; and a crystalline polymorphic form of nicotine gentisate, wherein the form is characterized by an X-ray powder diffraction pattern having peaks at one or more of the following 2-theta diffraction angles: 13.000, 19.017, 20.194, and 21.000.