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- Title
The role of solute conformation, solvent–solute and solute–solute interactions in crystal nucleation.
- Authors
Li, Xin; Wang, Na; Huang, Yunhai; Xing, Jiangna; Huang, Xin; Ferguson, Steven; Wang, Ting; Zhou, Lina; Hao, Hongxun
- Abstract
The induction time for nucleation can differ based on the solutions used to conduct a crystallization, which can in turn impact the efficiency and economics of a crystallization process, the crystal size distribution, the morphology and ultimately functionality of the final product. Establishing a link between the nucleation pathway/solution structure and nucleation induction time is essential to achieve improved comprehension of the process of crystal nucleation from solution. In this study, the role of solute conformation, solvent–solute interaction, and solute–solute interaction in nucleation was examined using tolbutamide as a model compound in toluene and toluene–alcohol solutions. Through a combination of induction time experiments, attenuated total reflection Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, molecular dynamics simulations, and quantum chemical calculations, it was found that not only solvent–solute interactions but also solute–solute interactions and structural similarities between molecular self‐assemblies in the solution and synthons in the crystal structure, can significantly influence the nucleation induction time.
- Subjects
CHEMICAL shift (Nuclear magnetic resonance); NUCLEAR magnetic resonance spectroscopy; MOLECULAR self-assembly; NUCLEATION; FOURIER transform infrared spectroscopy; MOLECULAR dynamics
- Publication
AIChE Journal, 2023, Vol 69, Issue 8, p1
- ISSN
0001-1541
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/aic.18144