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Structure and thermal stability of selected organic inclusion compounds

Thesis (MTech (Chemistry))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2012. / Crystal engineering is the synthesis of new crystalline materials with specific chemical and
physical properties which allows the comprehensive understanding of the non covalent
interactions that occur between molecules in the crystalline state. This has lead to extensive
work being done in terms of host design. The study of non-covalent interactions formed by
these materials is crucial to understanding many biological processes.
This study focuses on the inclusion compounds of 1, 4-bis (diphenylhydroxymethyl) benzene
H, a host compound engineered by EWeber, that conforms to Weber's rules for host design
as it is bulky, rigid, and has hydroxyl moieties that act as hydrogen-bonding donors. A
Cambridge Structural Database (CSDversion 5.33) search has revealed that no research has
been conducted on this host compound. Characterization of the compounds were
conducted using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC},
hot stage microscopy (HS), gas chromatography (GC}, powder X-ray diffraction(PXRD} and
single X -ray diffraction. Host: guest ratios determined from TG analysis were correlated
with structural analysis results.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:cput/oai:localhost:20.500.11838/2326
Date January 2012
CreatorsSilwana, Nothemba
ContributorsJacobs, Ayesha, Jacobs, Ayesha
PublisherCape Peninsula University of Technology
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/za/

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