Four polymorphs of methyl paraben: Structural relationships and relative energy differences

Crystal Growth and Design

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1206-1217

  Gelbrich, Thomas ^a   Braun, Doris E ^a,b   Ellern, Arkady ^c   Griesser, Ulrich J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AB-INITIO ELECTRONIC CALCULATIONS; CONFORMATIONAL ENERGIES; DIMETHYL TEREPHTHALATE; HYDROGEN-BONDED CHAINS; INDUCTION ENERGY; POLYMORPHIC FORMS; RELATIVE ENERGIES; STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIP;

CALCULATIONS; HYDROGEN BONDS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

PARABENS;

EID: 84876937915     PISSN: 15287483     EISSN: 15287505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cg301639r     Document Type: Article

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