Abstract
Absolute stereochemistry of oils and viscous liquids can be difficult to determine. Co-crystallization involves generating a crystalline material consisting of more than one neutral compound. The combination of co-crystallization with both X-ray diffraction and chiral HPLC was particularly powerful in overcoming these difficulties for a series of chiral 3-arylbutanoic acids. Co-crystallization offers advantages over salt formation because co-crystals dissociate in solution, meaning identical HPLC conditions can be used for both the materials of interest and their co-crystals.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1159-1162 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | The Journal of Organic Chemistry |
Volume | 76 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |