Polymorphism in molecular crystals /

Much of the business of science is involved in developing and improving the properties of materials, from drugs to dyes and fibers to fuels. This book deals with polymorphism - the existence of different solid structures in the same entity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bernstein, Joel, 1941-2019
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Series:International Union of Crystallography monographs on crystallography ; 14.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction and historical background
  • 2. Fundamentals
  • 3. Controlling the polymorphic form obtained
  • 4. Analytical techniques for studying and characterizing polymorphs
  • 5. Conformational polymorphism: intra- and intermolecular energetics
  • 6. Polymorphism and structure-property relations
  • 7. Polymorphism of pharmaceuticals
  • 8. Polymorphism of dyes and pigments
  • 9. Polymorphism of high energy materials
  • 10. Polymorphism and patents.