Succinic Acid → Succinic Acid

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Cocrystals of fluoxetine HCl and succinic acid were prepared as follows. In one preparation, a 458 mg sample of fluoxetine HCl was dissolved in 8 mL of acetonitrile by heating the solution gently. A 78 mg sample of succinic acid was added to the warm solution and dissolved. The solution was allowed to evaporate rapidly in a crystallization dish. Well-formed crystals as blocks formed as the solvent evaporated over 8 minutes. The product was collected on filter paper and dried to yield 401 mg of fluoxetine HCl:succinic acid (2:1) cocrystal (75% yield).

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