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Solubility Challenge: Can You Predict Solubilities of 32 Molecules Using a Database of 100 Reliable Measurements?

Antonio Llinàs*, Robert C. Glen and Jonathan M. Goodman*
Pfizer Institute for Pharmaceutical Materials Science & Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom
J. Chem. Inf. Model., 2008, 48 (7), pp 1289–1303
DOI: 10.1021/ci800058v
Publication Date (Web): July 15, 2008
Copyright © 2008 American Chemical Society
* Corresponding author phone: (+44) (0)1223 336434; fax: (+44) (0)1223 763076; e-mail: J.M.Goodman@ch.cam.ac.uk (J.M.G.) and phone: (+46) 31 706 4132; fax: (+46) 31 776 3748; e-mail: Antonio.Llinas@astrazeneca.com (A.L.). Current address: AstraZeneca R&D Mölndal, SE-431 83 Mölndal, Sweden.

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Solubility is a key physicochemical property of molecules. Serious deficiencies exist in the consistency and reliability of solubility data in the literature. The accurate prediction of solubility would be very useful. However, systematic errors and lack of metadata associated with measurements greatly reduce the confidence in current models. To address this, we are accurately measuring intrinsic solubility values, and here we report results for a diverse set of 100 druglike molecules at 25 °C and an ionic strength of 0.15 M using the CheqSol approach. This is a highly reproducible potentiometric technique that ensures the thermodynamic equilibrium is reached rapidly. Results with a coefficient of variation higher than 4% were rejected. In addition, the Potentiometric Cycling for Polymorph Creation method, [PC]2, was used to obtain multiple polymorph forms from aqueous solution. We now challenge researchers to predict the intrinsic solubility of 32 other druglike molecules that have been measured but are yet to be published.

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  • Published In Issue July 28, 2008
  • Article ASAPJuly 15, 2008
  • Received: February 15, 2008

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