Improvements to the Practical Usability of the "Crystalline Sponge" Method for Organic Structure Determination

Org Lett. 2016 Dec 2;18(23):6112-6115. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03119. Epub 2016 Nov 15.

Abstract

A microwell droplet approach provided high-quality samples in ≥90% yield of the "crystalline sponge", which was exhibited previously as a revolutionary organic structure determination method. The new protocol, from crystal growth to guest soaking, was conducted in 1-7 days (depending on the guest) and was robust toward user errors, marking improvements over existing protocols. Unit cell determination was used as a practical crystal screening metric. These advances improve the practicality of the crystalline sponge technique for characterizing unknown organic molecules.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Chloroform / chemistry*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Cyclohexanes / chemistry*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Nitrites / chemistry*
  • Particle Size

Substances

  • Cyclohexanes
  • Nitrites
  • Cyclohexane
  • Chloroform