Issue 47, 2015
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CrystEngComm

The growth of hexagonal bipyramids and X- and polycrystal-shaped twins of cholic acid during acidic hydrolysis of its ester hydrogel†

Xudong Wang,*a   Yueqin Duan,b   Chenxi Lia  and  Yan Lu*b  

* Corresponding authors

a Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
E-mail: wangxudong@nankai.edu.cn

b School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
E-mail: luyan@tjut.edu.cn

Abstract

In this paper, hexagonal bipyramids and X- and polycrystal-shaped twins of cholic acid are acquired through the acidic hydrolysis of its ester hydrogel. The growth mechanism is proposed on the basis of the hydrophobic swallowtail-shaped tetramers found in the single-crystal structure.

Graphical abstract: The growth of hexagonal bipyramids and X- and polycrystal-shaped twins of cholic acid during acidic hydrolysis of its ester hydrogel

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CE01826A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
14 Sep 2015
Accepted
28 Oct 2015
First published
28 Oct 2015

CrystEngComm, 2015,17, 9020-9022

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The growth of hexagonal bipyramids and X- and polycrystal-shaped twins of cholic acid during acidic hydrolysis of its ester hydrogel

X. Wang, Y. Duan, C. Li and Y. Lu, CrystEngComm, 2015, 17, 9020 DOI: 10.1039/C5CE01826A

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