Which, if any, hydrates will crystallise? Predicting hydrate formation of two dihydroxybenzoic acids.
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SUBMITTER: Braun DE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3175531 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May
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Which, if any, hydrates will crystallise? Predicting hydrate formation of two dihydroxybenzoic acids.
Braun Doris E DE Karamertzanis Panagiotis G PG Price Sarah L SL
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) 20110408 19
A study of two dihydroxybenzoic acid isomers shows that computational methods can be used to predict hydrate formation, the compound:water ratio and hydrate crystal structures. The calculations also help identify a novel hydrate found in the solid form screening that validates this study. ...[more]
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