Structure-forming units of amino acid maleates. Case study ofL-valinium hydrogen maleate

Abstract

A new salt of L-valinium hydrogen maleate was used as an example to study structure-forming units in amino acid maleates. This compound was crystallized, its structure solved from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data, and the phase purity of the bulk powder sample confirmed by X-ray powder diffraction and FT–IR spectra. The stability of the new salt was analyzed using density functional theory andPIXELcalculations with focus on theC22(12) structure-forming crystallographic motif. This motif was of particular interest as it is common for almost all maleates. The exceptionally high ability of maleic acid to form salts with various amino acids was rationalized.