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Generation of a co-crystal phase with novel coloristic properties via solid state grinding procedures
Reiko Kuroda1, Yoshitane Imai, Nobuo Tajima
1Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan Science and Technology Corporation, ERATO, Kuroda Chiromorphology Project, 4-7-6 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract:
Co-grinding of crystals of racemic-bis-beta-naphthol (rac-BN) and benzoquinone (BQ) produces a novel crystal adduct through crystal sheering and molecular diffusion processes in the solid state, which is structurally distinct from adducts obtained from solution or melt.