Hetero‐Seeding and Solid Mixture to Obtain New Crystalline Forms
Para‐methyl benzyl alcohol (p‐MeBA II) and para‐chloro benzyl alcohol (p‐ClBA) are quasi‐isostructural and share the same hydrogen‐bond patterns, but their crystals are not isomorphous. No new polymorphs could be obtained by conventional polymorph screening based on different solvents and different...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Chemistry : a European journal 2009-01, Vol.15 (6), p.1508-1515 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Para‐methyl benzyl alcohol (p‐MeBA II) and para‐chloro benzyl alcohol (p‐ClBA) are quasi‐isostructural and share the same hydrogen‐bond patterns, but their crystals are not isomorphous. No new polymorphs could be obtained by conventional polymorph screening based on different solvents and different crystallization conditions. Formation of a new polymorph of p‐MeBA named p‐MeBA I, isomorphous with the crystal of p‐ClBA, was induced by hetero‐seeding with a small quantity of powdered p‐ClBA added to a supersaturated solution of p‐MeBA in hexane, while seeding of p‐ClBA with p‐MeBA II failed to give a new phase of p‐ClBA isomorphous with known crystalline p‐MeBA II. Mixed crystals of p‐MeBA and p‐ClBA were also prepared with different p‐MeBA/p‐ClBA ratios to understand the role of the different functional groups in the crystal structure. Crystal phases were characterized by combined use of single‐crystal and powder X‐ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, and solid‐state NMR spectroscopy.
Tailoring crystal structures: Para‐methyl benzyl alcohol (p‐MeBA) and para‐chloro benzyl alcohol (p‐ClBA) are quasi‐isostructural and share the same hydrogen bond patterns, but their crystals are not isomorphous. Formation of a new polymorph of p‐MeBA was induced by hetero‐seeding with powdered p‐ClBA (see figure). |
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ISSN: | 0947-6539 1521-3765 |
DOI: | 10.1002/chem.200800381 |