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Nucleation and crystal growth of copper(II) 8-hydroxyquinolinate precipitated from mixed solvents
T Rihs1, M C Thurston, L C Howick
1Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, U.S.A.
Abstract:
The precipitation kinetics of copper(II) 8-hydroxyquinolinate, formed in water-acetone mixtures, have been studied in a stop-flow apparatus by spectrophotometric techniques. Three factors are found to be important in improving the physical characteristics of crystals precipitated from mixed solvents. Supersaturation and growth rate can be controlled uniformly by slow rate of change in solvent composition; the presence of acetone significantly reduces the number of effective nuclei; thirdly, large amounts of organic solvent cause a change in the crystal form and its growth mechanism. At room temperature, copper(II) 8-hydroxyquinolinate is precipitated as a dihydrate from water-acetone mixtures containing 0-60% acetone, and the crystal growth is limited by a diffusion-controlled process. Anhydrous copper(II) 8-hydroxyquinolinate is formed in 70% acetone solutions by a surface-controlled reaction.
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