Crystallization Kinetics of Silicalite-1: Use of Tetrapropylammonium Bromide and Chloride as Templates

Silicalite-1, the aluminum-free end number of the ZSM-5 zeolites, was synthesized from a batch composition of 3.25 Na₂O · 40.0 SiO₂ · 552 H₂O · 2.00 TPA by using tetrapropylammonium bromide (TPA-Br) or chloride (TPA-Cl) as templates in the temperature range of 100 to 175 °C in a batch system. Conversion of silica in the starting batch composition into silicalite-1 in the product was followed quantitatively. The activation energies of nucleation and crystallization were determined as 37.2 and 66.5 kJ/mol, respectively. The use of TPA-Cl as the template instead of TPA-Br results in longer induction period for crystallization to start and a larger crystal size in product.     

Synthesis Characterization and Crystal Structure of 2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazole

The title compound, C₃₀H₂₅FN₂O₃, was prepared from the four-component one-pot condensation reaction and the product crystallized using dimethylformamide. The structure of the compound was established by elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), UV-Visible, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the triclinic crystal system with the space group Pī, with unit cell parameters a = 10.286(2) Å, b = 11.795(2) Å, c = 21.331(4) Å, α = 100.270(3)°, β = 90.093(3)°, γ = 90.062(3)°, and Z = 4. The crystal and molecular structure of the title molecule is stabilized by intra-molecular interactions of types C–H···N and C–H···O.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Characterization of (Z)-2-N′-hydroxyisonicotinamidine

The compound (Z)-2-N′-hydroxyisonicotinamidine, (2) was synthesized and characterized by ¹H NMR, FT-IR, FAB-Mass, UV-Visible Spectra, and elemental Analysis. Its molecular structure was solved by single crystal X-ray diffraction method. The title molecule, C₆H₇N₃O is crystallized in the orthorhombic crystal system with the space group Pna2₁ and with unit cell parameters a = 12.5664(8) Å, b = 8.8622(6) Å, c = 5.7953(4) Å, α = 90°, β = 90°, γ = 90°, and Z = 4. The molecular and crystal structure of the title molecule is stabilized by an intramolecular interaction of the type N—H···O, and the intermolecular interactions of types N—H···N and O—H···N.     

On the crystal structure type of 2 CsCl · CoCl2 · 2 H2O

The following three-component systems have been studied: CsCl MnCl₂ H₂O at 25 °C; 2 CsCl · CuCl₂ · 2 H₂O—2 CsCl · CoCl₂ H₂O at 10 °C and 2 CsCl · MnCl₂ · 2 H₂O—2 CsCl · CoCl₂ H₂O at 25 °C and 10 °C. It was established that Co²⁺-ions do not substitute isodimorphously the Cu²⁺-ions in the tetragonal salt 2 CsCl · CuCl₂ · 2 H₂O, whereas in the case of the triclinic salt 2 CsCl · MnCl₂ · 2 H₂O they can substitute isodimorphously the Mn²⁺-ions. The theoretical considerations supported by the results obtained allow to predict the existence of the double salt 2 CsCl · CoCl₂ · 2 H₂O as well as the type of its crystal structure — triclinic, space group P1 .     

Crystallization field and rate study for the formation of single phase sodium‐potassium and potassium clinoptilolite

Reproducible synthesis of clinoptilolite as the single crystalline phase was achieved in the narrow crystallization field at or around the nominal batch composition of 2.1(Na₂O+K₂O):Al₂O₃:10SiO₂:110H₂O at 140 °C. Clinoptilolites of high purity were crystallized in the pure sodium or mixed sodium‐potassium cation systems. Partial replacement of hydroxyl anions with the salts of carbonates or chlorides also yielded clinoptilolite as the single crystalline phase although at lower crystallization rates. (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Kinetics of crystal growth of mirabilite in aqueous supersaturated solutions

The crystallization of sodium sulfate decahydrate (Na₂SO₄·10H₂O, mirabilite) from supersaturated solutions was investigated using stable supersaturated solutions seeded with mirabilite seed crystals. The experiments were done in batch, stirred reactors in which the supersaturated solutions were prepared either by dissolution of sodium sulfate anhydrous at 32 °C followed by cooling to 18 or 20 °C or by mixing equal volumes of equimolar ammonium sulfate and sodium hydroxide solutions at 20 °C. Inoculation of the solutions supersaturated only with respect to mirabilite with seed crystals was accompanied with temperature increase of the thermostated solution. Despite the fact that crystal growth was initiated with seed crystals, the process started past the lapse of induction times inversely proportional to the solution supersaturation. The rates of crystal growth were measured both from the temperature rise and from the concentration–time profiles, which were linearly correlated. The measured crystal growth rates showed a parabolic dependence on supersaturation at low supersaturations. For higher values this dependence changed to linear, a behavior consistent with the BCF spiral crystal growth model. The morphology of the crystals growing at 20 °C showed typical prismatic habit, while at 18 °C when crystallized from cooled sodium sulfate solutions changes in the crystal habit to a leaf like morphology were observed.     

Crystallization kinetics of MgSO4 · 7 H2O at higher ranges of the driving force

By means of batch crystallization technique the crystallization kinetics of MgSO₄ · 7 H₂O at 25 °C at higher ranges of the supersaturation from pure aqueous solutions was investigated. It was observed that the growth rate highly depends on the habit of crystals and on their ratio of length to width, respectively. This ratio is a function of the initial supersaturation of each crystal.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure,and Characterization of 2-Phenyl-N-(pyrazin-2-yl)Acetamide

The title compound, 2-Phenyl-N-(pyrazin-2-yl)acetamide, C₁₂H₁₁N₃O, was prepared by the coupling reaction and the product was crystallized by using toluene and methanol mixture(1:1) The structure of the compound was confirmed by elemental analysis, FTIR, ¹H NMR, thermogravimetric analysis, differential thermal analysis, UV-Visible spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P 2₁/c with the following unit-cell parameters: a = 8.1614(10), b = 14.9430(13), c = 9.3877(9) Å, β = 103.653(12)°, and Z = 4. The crystal structure was solved by direct methods using single-crystal X-ray diffraction data collected at room temperature and refined by full-matrix least-squares procedures to a final R-value of 0.0465 for 1486 observed reflections. An intramolecular C&sbnd;H···O hydrogen bond generates an S(6) graph-set motif. In the crystal, molecules are linked by N&sbnd;H···O and C&sbnd;H···O hydrogen bonds, forming a two-dimensional network.     

Double Salt Formation in the Cu(HCOO)2–Sr(HCOO)2–H2O System

The solubility in the Cu(HCOO)₂–Sr(HCOO)₂–H₂O system has been studied by the method of physico-chemical analysis at 25 and 50 °C. It has been established that two double salts are formed in the system: CuSr₂(HCOO)₆ · H₂O at 25 °C and CuSr(HCOO)₄ · 4 H₂O at 50 °C. The latter salt has not yet been described in the literature. It has been characterized by X-ray powder diffraction and DT and TG analysis. CuSr(HCOO)₄ · 4 H₂O crystallizes in the triclinic system with lattice parameters a = 12.376(6) Å, b = 13.394(4) Å, c = 11.508(6) Å, α = 93.38(3)°, β = 94.01(3)°, γ = 75.04(3)°. Dehydration proceeds in two stages.     

Studies on the preparation and characterization of the Ce2(SO4)3 · 8(H,D)2O

Cerium Sulfate octohydrate crystals were crystallized from aqueous solutions under controlled conditions. The solubility measurements were carried out on temperatures between 10 and 80°. Thermoanalytical methods were applied for the study of the thermal behaviour of this compound. Raman spectra of polycrystalline Ce₂(SO₄)₃ · 8H₂O and Ce₂(SO₄)₃ · 8D₂O recorded at 80 K are reported. The vibrational modes have been assigned by comparing the spectrum of both compounds and using structural considerations.     

Effect of Ca on HoPO4·nH2O (n = 1 and 2) crystallization from phosphoric acid solution

Ca‐substituted holmium phosphate, isomorphic with tetragonal form of HoPO₄·H₂O was synthesized by crystallization from boiling phosphoric acid (2 M H₃PO₄) solution containing 0.02M of Ho and 0–0.2 M of Ca. Calcium concentration, higher than 0.2 M Ca in solution resulted in biphasic solid crystallization: tetragonal HoPO₄·H₂O and orthorhombic HoPO₄·2H₂O. Ca incorporation in the solid according to substitution mechanism: Ca²⁺ + H⁺ ↔ Ho³⁺ was limited to ∼3 wt.% and was coupled with simultaneous incorporation of HPO₄²⁻. Ca for Ho substitution caused an expansion of the tetragonal unit cell of HoPO₄·H₂O, resulted from differences in the ionic radii (r_Ca > r_Ho). Effects of thermal treatment at 900 °C were as follows: (i) the orthorhombic admixture of HoPO₄·2H₂O re‐crystallized into tetragonal anhydrous HoPO₄, (ii) Ca–at first dissolved in crystal structure of HoPO₄·H₂O was expelled from it during re‐crystallization to form Ca(PO₃)₂, and that was associated with a contraction of the unit cell; a ‐ and c‐ axes went down to the level of Ca‐free anhydrous tetragonal form of HoPO₄. (iii) HPO₄²⁻ present in the solids as prepared underwent condensation according to reaction 2HPO₄²⁻ → P₂O₇⁴⁻ + H₂O. Scanning electron micrographs revealed significant changes in size and morphology of the crystals ranging from spherical globules of HoPO₄·H₂O formed in Ca‐free H₃PO₄ with increasing diameter in the presence of lower Ca concentration to rod‐like crystals organized in bundles resembling the “scheaf of wheat”, while crystallized from phosphoric acid solution with higher than 0.2 M Ca.     

Syntheses and crystal structures of an organometallic thiosemicarbazone and an organometallic enehydrazide

Reactions of ferrocenoylacetone with thiosemicarbazide and isonicotinic acid hydrazide generate an organometallic thiosemicarbazone 1 and enehydrazide 2, respectively. The complexes 1 and 2, which can be formulated as [C₅H₅FeC₅H₄C(O)CH₂C(=NNHCSNH₂)CH₃] and [C₅H₅FeC₅H₄C(O)CH=C(NHNHCOC₅H₄N-4)CH₃], have been characterized by elemental analyses, IR, NMR, UV and were structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. Complex 1 (C₁₅H₁₇FeN₃OS) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c, with lattice constants: a = 13.939(3) ?, b = 8.2600(17) ?, c = 13.176(3) ?, β = 94.83(3)°, V = 1511.7(6) ?³, Z = 4, D _c = 1.508 g cm⁻³, F(000) = 712, R ₁ = 0.0602, wR ₂ = 0.1526. Two intermolecular hydrogen bonds N–H···S (N···S = 3.356(8) and 3.499(7) ?, N–H···S = 168 and 170°) form a chain in the [010] direction. The intermolecular hydrogen bond C–H···O (C···O = 3.432(10) ?, C–H···O = 151°) leads to a [010] double-chain through each unit cell. The intermolecular hydrogen bond C–H···O (C···O = 3.359(10) ?, C–H···O = 173°) makes the [010] double-chain pack along the c axis to result in a two-dimensional network. Complex 2 (C₂₀H₁₉FeN₃O₂) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c, with lattice constants: a = 14.091(2) ?, b = 10.024(2) ?, c = 13.806(2) ?, β = 112.41(2)°, V = 1802.8(6) ?³, Z = 4, D _c = 1.434 g cm⁻³, F(000) = 808, R ₁ = 0.0576, wR ₂ = 0.1593. The strong intramolecular hydrogen bond N–H···O from the enamine N atom and carbonyl O atom stabilizes the enehydrazide. The intermolecular hydrogen bonds N–H···O and C–H···O (N···O = 2.906(6) ?, N–H···O = 155° C···O = 3.364(6) ?, C–H···O = 153°) generate a [010] chain. The intermolecular hydrogen bond N–H···O (N···O = 2.989(6) ?, N–H···O = 128°) forms a [010] double-chain through each unit cell. The π···π stacking interation involving the pyridyl groups makes the [010] double-chain pack along the c axis to lead to a two-dimensional network.     

A new supramolecular cocrystal of 2-amino-3-bromopyridine with 4-methylbenzoic acid: Synthesis,structural, spectroscopic characterization and comparative theoretical studies

The 1:1 cocrystal of 2-amino-3-bromopyridine (2A3BP) with 4-methylbenzoic acid (4MBA) has been prepared by slow evaporation method in methanol, which was crystallized in monoclinic P2₁/c space group having two molecules in the asymmetric unit. The cocrystal has been characterized by single crystal X-ray analysis, FTIR, ¹H NMR, ¹³C NMR, and Powder XRD. Theoretical investigations have been calculated by HF and density function (B3LYP) method with the 6-311+G(d,p) basis set. The vibrational frequencies together with the ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR chemical shifts have been calculated on the fully optimized geometry of 1. Theoretical calculations of bond parameters, harmonic vibration frequencies, and isotropic chemical shifts are in good agreement with the experimental results. Solvent-free formation of these cocrystal was confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal structure was stabilized by N_pyridine—H···O = C, C = O—H···N_pyridine and C—H···Br hydrogen bonding interactions.     

Synthesis,characterization, and crystal structure analysis of 2-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,5-diphenyl-1h-imidazole

The substituted imidazole C₂₈H₂₁ClN₂O₂, was prepared via multicomponent reactions and the product crystallized using dimethylformamide. The structure of the compound was established by elemental analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, UV-visible, proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The molecule is crystallized in the tetragonal crystal system with the space group P4₃2₁2 and with unit cell parameters a = 12.246(4) Å, b = 12.246(4) Å, c = 31.781(2) Å, and Z = 8. The molecular and crystal structures of the title molecule are stabilized by the intramolecular interactions, O-H···N and C-H···N, and intermolecular interaction, C-H···O.     

On the possibility of devitrification of ancient glass

The question whether some crystallization will take place in old glass during long-time storage (up to 1000 years) at low temperatures well below T_g is considered theoretically. Evaluations for the systems Na₂O · SiO₂ and Li₂O · 2SiO₂ are carried out using the model of homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation theory. For these systems a barely observable crystallized volume fraction will be reached at 300 K only after storage for astronomical periods (10⁶ ? 10¹³ years), depending on the number of heterogeneities and the contact angle of heterogeneity. If the observed strong influence of H₂O content in glass on crystallization is also taken into account, crystallization will not take place for at least 1000 years of storage at 300 K. This limiting value is close to archaeological periods and will therefore merit careful attention in further investigations.     

Precipitation of nesquehonite from homogeneous supersaturated solutions

The homogeneous (unseeded) precipitation of nesquehonite (MgCO₃·3H₂O) was studied over the temperature range of 10‐40 °C. Precipitation was triggered by the supersaturation created by mixing MgCl₂ solution (0.5‐1.5 M) with Na₂CO₃ solution in the same concentration range. The Meissner's method was adopted in the calculation of supersaturations during the MgCl₂‐Na₂CO₃ reaction to monitor the precipitation. Solids were identified using X‐ray diffraction (XRD) analysis and scanning electron microscope (SEM) images. In the temperature range of 10‐40 °C, MgCO₃·3H₂O with needle‐like or gel‐like morphology was precipitated. It was seen that the length, width and surface smoothness of the particles changed with reaction temperature and supersaturation. The supersaturation (S) was in the range of 1.09‐58.68 during titration of Na₂CO₃ solution. The dimension of the crystals increased with longer addition time (or lower initial concentration of reactant) at the same temperature. Slower addition via titration of 2 h followed by 2 h of equilibration at 40 °C proved successful in producing well developed needle‐like MgCO₃·3H₂O crystals of 30‐50 μm long and 3‐6 μm wide. MgCO₃·3H₂O obtained were calcined to produce highly pure magnesium oxide (MgO) at 800 °C. The morphology of MgO was similar to that of their corresponding precursors. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Hydrogen Bonding Patterns in Trimethoprimium Cinnamate 1.52 Hydrate

Abstract  

In the title compound, [C₁₄H₁₉N₄O₃ ⁺, C₉H₅ O₂ ⁻, H₂O, O0.52] the asymmetric unit contains a protonated trimethoprim cation and a cinnamate anion and two water molecules. The crystal structure was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. This compound crystallized in the triclinic system; space group P−1 with the unit cell parameters a = 10.010(2) ?, b = 10.339(3) ?, c = 13.486(8) ?, α = 105.32(3)°, β = 109.88(3)°, γ = 100.89(3)°, V = 1204.6(10) ?³, Z = 2. The cinnamate group is disordered. The trimethoprim (TMP) molecule is protonated at one of the pyrimidine nitrogen atoms. The carboxylate group of the cinnamate anion interacts with the protonated pyrimidine atom N1 and the 2-amino group via a pair of N–H···O hydrogen bonds, generating the R₂²(8) ring motif. The inversion related TMP cations are paired via N–H···N hydrogen bonds. In addition to the base pairing, the O1W atom bridges the 2-amino and 4-amino groups on either side of the paired bases, resulting in a self complementary DADA array. Two inversion related TMP cations and water molecules (O1W) are linked via N–H···O and O–H···O hydrogen bonds, forming a 22 membered ring with graph-set R₄⁴(22).     

Synthesis,Spectroscopic Studies and X-ray Analysis of (<Emphasis Type="Italic">E</Emphasis>)-2-(2-Fluorophenyl)-3-(6-Nitrobenzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl) Acrylic Acid

Abstract  

In the solid-state structure of the title compound, C₁₆H₁₀FNO₆, the configuration about the C=C double bond is E. The compound crystallized in the triclinic system, having space group P-1 with unit cell dimensions a = 5.829(10) ?, b = 8.801(16) ?, c = 13.543(3) ?, α = 87.753(15)°, β = 81.945(15)°, γ = 86.342(14)°. The structure of the molecule is V-shaped and in the crystal the molecules are linked to form inversion dimers connected by pairs of C–H···O hydrogen bonds.     

Crystallization studies by thermometric methods (II). Calorimetric determination of chrystallization kinetics of sodium sulfate and sodium carbonate decahydrates

A calorimetric method was applied for the determination of crystallization kinetics of vibrationally mixed suspensions of Na₂SO₄ · 10 H₂O and Na₂CO₃ · 10 H₂O at 25°C with supersaturations up to 0.083 and 0.119 g hydrate/g free water, resp. The characteristic dimension of crystals was 0.125–0.63 mm.     

Crystallization kinetics of MgSO4 · 7 H2O in presence of tenside

The effect of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) on crystallization kinetics and crystal habit of MgSO₄ · 7 H₂O from aqueous solutions at 25 °C was investigated in batch experiments. It highly depends on the supersaturation level. Both increasing supersaturation and rising concentration of the tenside promote the production of needle-like crystals but the influence of the driving force is much more pronounced. SDS increases the crystallization rate and the linear crystal growth rate in length direction of the crystals. To a high degree it also influences properties of the crystallizing solution such as surface tension and viscosity.