The crystal structure of anhydrous β-caffeine as determined from X-ray powder-diffraction data

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2908-2911

  Lehmann, Christian W ^a   Stowasser, Frank ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b BRUKER AXS GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Organic crystals; Real space methods; Structure elucidation; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

LOW TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; RIETVELD METHOD; SIMULATED ANNEALING; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

CAFFEINE; ORGANIC CRYSTALS; REAL SPACE METHODS; STRUCTURE ELUCIDATION;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

CAFFEINE; CARBON;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COLD; POWDER DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CAFFEINE; CARBON; COLD; MODELS, MOLECULAR; POWDER DIFFRACTION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 34250625952     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200600973     Document Type: Article

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