Nature Communications (Feb 2023)
Tautomerism unveils a self-inhibition mechanism of crystallization
- Weiwei Tang,
- Taimin Yang,
- Cristian A. Morales-Rivera,
- Xi Geng,
- Vijay K. Srirambhatla,
- Xiang Kang,
- Vraj P. Chauhan,
- Sungil Hong,
- Qing Tu,
- Alastair J. Florence,
- Huaping Mo,
- Hector A. Calderon,
- Christian Kisielowski,
- Francisco C. Robles Hernandez,
- Xiaodong Zou,
- Giannis Mpourmpakis,
- Jeffrey D. Rimer
Affiliations
- Weiwei Tang
- University of Houston, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Taimin Yang
- Stockholm University, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry
- Cristian A. Morales-Rivera
- University of Pittsburgh, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- Xi Geng
- University of Houston, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Vijay K. Srirambhatla
- EPSRC Future Manufacturing Research Hub for Continuous and Manufacturing and Advanced Crystallization (CMAC), University of Strathclyde, Technology and Innovation Centre
- Xiang Kang
- Tianjin University, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, The Co-Innovation Center of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering of Tianjin
- Vraj P. Chauhan
- University of Houston, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Sungil Hong
- University of Pittsburgh, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- Qing Tu
- Texas A&M University, Materials Science & Engineering
- Alastair J. Florence
- EPSRC Future Manufacturing Research Hub for Continuous and Manufacturing and Advanced Crystallization (CMAC), University of Strathclyde, Technology and Innovation Centre
- Huaping Mo
- Purdue University, Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy
- Hector A. Calderon
- Instituto Politecnico Nacional, ESFM-IPN, Departamento de Fı́sica, UPALM Zacatenco
- Christian Kisielowski
- The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Francisco C. Robles Hernandez
- University of Houston, Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Xiaodong Zou
- Stockholm University, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry
- Giannis Mpourmpakis
- University of Pittsburgh, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
- Jeffrey D. Rimer
- University of Houston, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-35924-3
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 14,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 13
Abstract
Modifiers of diverse materials exhibit structures or compositions that differ from a solute molecule but often contain similar functional motifs that facilitate molecular recognition for modifier binding to crystal surfaces. Here the authors examine the intrinsic capability of tautomers, or structural isomers, to operate as crystal growth inhibitors.’
