Ann McLean

Mx. Ann McLean

Southern College of Optometry

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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 December 2017 in Crystal Growth & Design
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BSBhupinder Sandhu
Bhupinder Sandhu
Ann McLeanAnn McLean
Ann McLean
ASAbhijeet S Sinha
Abhijeet S Sinha
JDJohn Desper
John Desper
ASAmy A. Sarjeant
Amy A. Sarjeant
CAChrister Aakeroy
Christer Aakeroy

3 May 2021 in Chemistry
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BSBhupinder Sandhu
Bhupinder Sandhu
Ann McLeanAnn McLean
Ann McLean
ASAbhijeet S Sinha
Abhijeet S Sinha
JDJohn Desper
John Desper
CAChrister Aakeroy
Christer Aakeroy
The ability to predict the most likely supramolecular synthons in a crystalline solid is a valuable starting point for subsequently predicting the full crystal structure of a molecule with multiple competing molecular recognition sites. Energy and informatics-based prediction models based on molecular electrostatic potentials (MEPs), hydrogen-bond energies (HBE), hydrogen-bond propensity (HBP), and hydrogen-bond coordination (HBC) were applied to the crystal structures of twelve pyrazole-based molecules. HBE, the most successful method, correctly predicted 100% of the experimentally observed primary intermolecular-interactions, followed by HBP (87.5%), and HBC = MEPs (62.5%). A further HBC analysis suggested a risk of synthon crossover and synthon polymorphism in molecules with multiple binding sites. These easy-to-use models (based on just 2-D chemical structure) can offer a valuable risk assessment of potential formulation challenges.