Nicotine salts, co-crystals, and salt co-crystal complexes
AssigneeR.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
InventorsGary M. Dull, Andrew Carr, Emma Sharp
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Abstract
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 orotic acid are described. The invention further provides methods of preparation and characterization of such nicotine salts. 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.
Claims19
A salt of nicotine and fumaric acid, wherein the salt is a non-solvated mono-salt, characterized by an X-ray powder diffraction pattern having peaks at one or more of the following 2-theta diffraction angles:
- 14.9, 18.4, 19.9, and 22.4.
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