Selective Polymorph Transformation Via Solvent-drop Grinding

Overview

Journal Chem Commun (Camb)

Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2005 Feb 9

PMID 15700068

Citations 18

Authors

Andrew V Trask

Ning Shan

W D Samuel Motherwell

William Jones

Shaohua Feng

Reginald B H Tan

Keith J Carpenter

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Abstract

A method of inducing specific polymorph transformations is exemplified with two single-component systems, whereby a given crystal form undergoes conversion when subjected to solid state grinding in the presence of a minor quantity of a certain solvent.

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