Crystal characteristics, preparation processes and anticancer applications of 17beta-neriifolin crystal forms

Crystal Form of 17bNF is 17β-neriifolin, comprising:

• i) a non-solvated Crystal Form 17bNF-I which has a powder X-ray diffraction pattern comprising characteristic peaks with 2θ values of 6.1°±0.2°, 11.2°±0.2°, 11.4°±0.2°, 12.2°±0.2°, 15.5°±0.2°, 16.4°±0.2°, 17.5°±0.2°, 19.7°±0.2°, and 20.4°±0.2°;
• ii) a non-solvated Crystal Form 17bNF-II which has a powder X-ray diffraction pattern comprising characteristic peaks with 2θ values of 6.4°±0.2°, 10.1°±0.2°, 12.6°±0.2°, 12.8°±0.2°, 13.3°±0.2°, 14.8°±0.2°, 15.5°±0.2°, 16.5°±0.2°, 17.8°±0.2°, 18.1°±0.2°, 18.4°±0.2°, 18.7°±0.2°, 19.3°±0.2°, 20.2°±0.2°, 21.9°±0.2°, 22.4°±0.2°, 23.4°±0.2°, 24.3°±0.2°, 25.8°±0.2°, 26.4°±0.2°, 27.0°±0.2° and 27.5°±0.2°;
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• iii) a non-solvated Crystal Form 17bNF-IV which has a powder X-ray diffraction pattern comprising characteristic peaks with 2θ values of 5.6°±0.2°, 12.6°±0.2°, 13.5°±0.2°, 14.2°±0.2°, 14.5°±0.2°, 15.3°±0.2°, 16.5°±0.2°, 18.1°±0.2°, 18.8°±0.2°, 19.6°±0.2°, 19.9°±0.2°, 20.6°±0.2°, 22.0°±0.2°, 24.2°±0.2°, 24.9°±0.2° and 25.4°±0.2°.