Speaker
Dr
Somnath Dey
(Institute of Crystallography, RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
Description
The system of 1:1:1 cocrystal solvate of caffeine, 4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoic acid and methanol is the first reported example of molecular crystal that exhibits reversible elastic flexibility. Here we show in-situ recrystallization of long flexible acicular single crystals post partial desolvation. This apparent reversible process in accompanied by increased inclusion of the solvent than as grown crystals resulting in larger unit cell volume within the same space group symmetry.
Primary author
Dr
Somnath Dey
(Institute of Crystallography, RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
Co-authors
Ms
Angelika von Berg
(Institute of Crystallography, RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
Mr
VIliam B. Hakala
(Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS, Germany)
Ms
Hend Shahed
(Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS, Germany)
Dr
Carsten Paulmann
(Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Germany)
Dr
Martin Tolkiehn
(Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Germany)
Dr
Andrzej Grzechnik
(Institute of Crystallography, RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
Dr
Lars Peters
(Institute of Crystallography, RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
