| Abstract: | Experimental evidence suggests dissolution along the polar c‐axis of α‐resorcinol in water preferentially occurs at the {011} surface. In an attempt to understand the mechanism by which solvent influences this process, dissolution at the resorcinol {0$ \bar 1 $ $ \bar 1 $ } and {0$ \bar 1 $ $ \bar 1 $ } surfaces has been studied using Molecular Dynamics simulations. Our computations indicate dissolution at the two faces is dependent upon solvent behaviour at the crystal surface, where strong water‐crystal interactions serve to stabilise the crystal surface and retard dissolution. (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) |
