Sulfamerazine

(Last updated January 2026)

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Figure . The molecular diagram of Sulfamerazine.

CSP studies

REFCODESLFNMA
FormulaC11 H12 N4 O2 S1
Common NameSulfamerazine
IUPAC Systematic Name4-Amino-N-(4-methylpyrimidin-2-yl)-benzenesulfonamide
Other Names
CSD RefcodesSLFNMA02, SLFNMA01, SLFNMA03, SLFNMA06, SLFNMA07
Search IdentifierA
ScientistWilliam Wood
DateApril 2023
PublicationIn preparation
Energy model2
Study_ID10
ProgramsStudy_ID=20, CrystalOptimizer (2.4.7.1), DMACRYS (2.3.1.1)
Location on S Drive\\CHEMISTRY_CPOSS\\Sulfamerazine\\CrystOpt\\
Potential DescriptionCrystalOptimizer with GDMA2.2(PBE0/6-31G(d,p)) + FIT + Scheraga SO2
Intramolecular DescriptionPBE0/6-31G(d,p)
Energy model1
Study_ID20
ProgramsCrystalPredictor (2.4.3), DMACRYS (2.3.1.1)
Location on S Drive\\CHEMISTRY_CPOSS\\Sulfamerazine\\CrystPred\\
Potential DescriptionCrystalPredictor2.4.3.2(torsion groups) + DMACRYS with GDMA2.2(PBE0/6-31G(d,p)) + FIT + Scheraga SO2
Intramolecular DescriptionPBE0/6-31G(d,p)
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Figure . Crystal energy landscape of Sulfamerazine from previous work. Left: Following CrystalOptimizer refinement, Top Right: Following CrystalPredictor (Study_ID=20), Bottom Right: Energy comparisons with DFT.

CSD structures (CSD version 5.44 with Apr, Jun and Sep 2023 updates)

Table . Crystallographic information for CSD entries for Sulfamerazine. Different polymorphs are coloured differently.

REFCODEspace groupZ’a / Åb / Åc / Åα / °β / °γ / °density / g cm-3Form
SLFNMAPca21214.658.122.129090901.338Pca21
SLFNMA01Pbca19.14511.70422.8849090901.433Pbca Form II
SLFNMA02Pn21a214.47421.9538.2039090901.347Pn21a Form I
SLFNMA03P21/c111.09668.315213.9649099.327901.381P21/c Form III
SLFNMA04Pna21214.47738.18721.79769090901.359Pna21 Form I
SLFNMA05Pbca1.09.1009011.549022.873890.090.090.01.4604Pbca Form II
SLFNMA06P21/c1.012.5716.36716.17590.0110.21590.01.4450P21/c Form IV
SLFNMA07P21/c222.71168.188314.456390106.631901.363P21/c Form V

Table . Experimental information for CSD entries for Sulfamerazine.

REFCODEspace groupR factorT / KYearComments
SLFNMAPca210RT1980Probably disordered, no coordinates. Journal not online.
SLFNMA01Pbca7.8RT1982Slow evaporation from acetone. Form II.1
SLFNMA02Pn21a4.7RT1992Crystallization from dry methanol. Form I.
(also crystallized Pbca form from acetonitrile)2
SLFNMA03P21/c5.341502006Slow evaporation from DMF at room temperature3
SLFNMA04Pna213.991502015Private communication, recrystallization from ethanol
SLFNMA05Pbca4.77293 K202410.1007/s13738-024-03110-x
SLFNMA06P21/c4.65293 K202410.1007/s13738-024-03110-x
SLFNMA07P21/c5.371502025Re-crystallisation from solvent: MeCN:H2O (80:20, v:v), 10.1021/acs.cgd.5c01406

Make this table include whether polymorphs are solution-grown, sublimation grown, templated or otherwise. Add references.

Other notes

1. K. Ravindra Acharya, K. N. Kuchela and G. Kartha, Journal of Crystallographic and Spectroscopic Research, 1982, 12, 369-376.

2. M. R. Caria and R. Mohamed, Acta Crystallographica Section B, 1992, 48, 492-498.

3. G. Hossain, Acta Crystallographica Section E, 2006, 62, o2166-o2167.

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