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Boric acid as supramolecular graphite
Susobhan Das1, Khushboo Yadava2,3, C Malla Reddy4
1Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 1050 Brussels, Belgium. dassusobhan.chem@gmail.com.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|October 16, 2025
Summary
Triclinic boric acid crystals exfoliate layer-by-layer due to varied intermolecular forces, mimicking graphite
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Solid-State Chemistry
- Crystallography
Background:
- Anisotropic materials exhibit direction-dependent properties.
- Layered structures are crucial for materials like graphite.
- Understanding intermolecular forces is key to predicting material behavior.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the mechanical exfoliation of triclinic boric acid.
- To correlate structure with mechanical properties in layered molecular crystals.
- To explore triclinic boric acid as a supramolecular analogue of graphite.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of intermolecular interaction distribution in triclinic boric acid.
- Mechanical shearing experiments on molecular crystals.
- Observation of layer-by-layer exfoliation.
Main Results:
- Variable intermolecular interaction strengths were identified along different directions.
- Extensive mechanical shearing was observed.
- Successful layer-by-layer exfoliation of triclinic boric acid crystals occurred.
Conclusions:
- The anisotropic layer structure dictates mechanical exfoliation behavior.
- Triclinic boric acid serves as a supramolecular analogue of graphite.
- This study offers insights into structure-mechanical property correlations in layered materials.
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