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Towards an understanding of the propensity for crystalline hydrate formation by molecular compounds.


ABSTRACT: Hydrates are technologically important and ubiquitous yet they remain a poorly understood and understudied class of molecular crystals. In this work, we attempt to rationalize propensity towards hydrate formation through crystallization studies of molecules that lack strong hydrogen-bond donor groups. A Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) survey indicates that the statistical occurrence of hydrates in 124 molecules that contain five- and six-membered N-heterocyclic aromatic moieties is 18.5%. However, hydrate screening experiments on a library of 11 N-heterocyclic aromatic compounds with at least two acceptor moieties and no competing hydrogen-bond donors or acceptors reveals that over 70% of this group form hydrates, suggesting that extrapolation from CSD statistics might, at least in some cases, be deceiving. Slurrying in water and exposure to humidity were found to be the most effective discovery methods. Electrostatic potential maps and/or analysis of the crystal packing in anhydrate structures was used to rationalize why certain molecules did not readily form hydrates.

SUBMITTER: Bajpai A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5094445 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Towards an understanding of the propensity for crystalline hydrate formation by molecular compounds.

Bajpai Alankriti A   Scott Hayley S HS   Pham Tony T   Chen Kai-Jie KJ   Space Brian B   Lusi Matteo M   Perry Miranda L ML   Zaworotko Michael J MJ  

IUCrJ 20161018 Pt 6


Hydrates are technologically important and ubiquitous yet they remain a poorly understood and understudied class of molecular crystals. In this work, we attempt to rationalize propensity towards hydrate formation through crystallization studies of molecules that lack strong hydrogen-bond donor groups. A Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) survey indicates that the statistical occurrence of hydrates in 124 molecules that contain five- and six-membered <i>N</i>-heterocyclic aromatic moieties is 18  ...[more]

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