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Characterization of solid phases and study of transformation kinetics in m-chlorofluorobenzene by 35Cl nuclear
Silvina Pérez1, Alberto Wolfenson
1Facultad de Matemática, Astronomía y Física, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, IFEG - CONICET, Medina Allende s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina. clyde@famaf.unc.edu.ar
Abstract:
Polymorphism is of widespread occurrence in the world of molecular crystals. In this work we present experimental results showing the existence of four solid phases in m-chlorofluorobenzene. A glass structure is achieved by quenching the liquid phase at 77 K. This glassy state crystallizes in a disordered phase at T~143 K, which in turn transforms to the high-temperature stable phase (phase I) at T~153 K. Depending on the thermal history of the sample, a different ordered phase (phase III) can be obtained. The disorder is attributed to a molecular orientational disorder. There is no evidence of molecular reorientation in any phase. A study of the disorder-order phase transformation kinetics, using nuclear quadrupole resonance, is presented. The results are analyzed following Cahn's theory. Nucleation seems to take place at grain boundaries. Growth rates for different temperatures have been determined.
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