Issue 56, 2017

Aromatic stacking – a key step in nucleation

Abstract

Crystal nucleation from solution is of central importance in the chemical and biological sciences. Linking nucleation kinetics to the properties of solutes and solvents remains a grand-challenge in physical chemistry. Through a unique dataset of compounds able to self-assemble via both hydrogen-bonds and aromatic stacking, we are able to compare the importance of these two types of interaction in driving the nucleation process. Contrary to previous reports in which solution chemistry and hydrogen bonding have been seen as controlling factors, we are now able to show that cluster growth via aromatic stacking holds the key.

Graphical abstract: Aromatic stacking – a key step in nucleation

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
29 Mar 2017
Accepted
22 Jun 2017
First published
22 Jun 2017

Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 7905-7908

Aromatic stacking – a key step in nucleation

A. J. Cruz-Cabeza, R. J. Davey, S. S. Sachithananthan, R. Smith, S. K. Tang, T. Vetter and Y. Xiao, Chem. Commun., 2017, 53, 7905 DOI: 10.1039/C7CC02423A

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