Some thoughts about the single crystal growth of small molecules

Bernhard Spingler; Stephan Schnidrig; Tonya Todorova; Ferdinand Wild

doi:10.1039/C1CE05624G

Some thoughts about the single crystal growth of small molecules

Bernhard Spingler,*^a Stephan Schnidrig,^a Tonya Todorova^a and Ferdinand Wild^a

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^a Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstr. 190, Zurich, Switzerland
E-mail: spingler@aci.uzh.ch
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Abstract

This highlight critically compares various techniques to grow single crystals when only a few milligrams are available of the compound of interest. The authors describe vapour diffusion, evaporation, cooling, and layering techniques, as well as crystallisation in gels. A table of successfully applied solvent/antisolvent combinations for initial screening is given. Additionally, a comprehensive table of 107 solvents with their boiling points, densities and dielectric constants helps to optimise the crystal growth.

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The article was received on 25 May 2011, accepted on 09 Nov 2011 and first published on 02 Dec 2011

Article type: Highlight

DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05624G

Citation: CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 751-757

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DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05624G
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