What is it about?

The paper is about simple improvements of crystallization techniques for small organic molecules. How to avoid multiple crystallization, sticked crystals, bad facets, substance degradation etc, without using extreme or complicated procedures and conditions.

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Why is it important?

Most unique is how easy some problems can be avoided using simple modifications for well-known techniques, such as slow evaporation, slow cooling, etc. More than 20 crystals "that do not want to grow" were obtained for X-Ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. Modifications are so easy, that can be used even in schools for elective courses.

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These techniques can be used for all systems: from complicated multi-component to simple educative cases. In all cases a huge improvement in the crystal quality was obtained

Dr Denis A. Rychkov
Novosibirsk State University, ISSC SB RAS

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This page is a summary of: Simple and efficient modifications of well known techniques for reliable growth of high-quality crystals of small bioorganic molecules, Journal of Applied Crystallography, June 2014, International Union of Crystallography,
DOI: 10.1107/s1600576714011273.
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