Hand-twistable plastically deformable crystals of a rigid small organic molecule

被引:47
作者
Alimi, Lukman O. [1 ]
Lama, Prem [1 ]
Smith, Vincent J. [1 ,2 ]
Barbour, Leonard J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Stellenbosch, Dept Chem & Polymer Sci, ZA-7602 Stellenbosch, South Africa
[2] Rhodes Univ, Dept Chem, ZA-6140 Grahamstown, South Africa
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词
IMPROVING MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES; PI-STACKED INTERACTIONS; PROPERTY CORRELATIONS; TABLETABILITY; BEHAVIOR; SYSTEM; LIGHT;
D O I
10.1039/c8cc00775f
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
4-Bromobenzonitrile was crystallised by sublimation under vacuum. The crystals show highly flexible plastic bending along two perpendicular faces when a mechanical force is applied. The rare occurrence of bending along two perpendicular faces results in twisting or helix formation.
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页码:2994 / 2997
页数:4
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