The Effect and Counter-Effect of Impurities on Crystallization of an Agrochemical Active Ingredient: Stereochemical Rationalization and Nanoscale Crystal Growth Visualization
The Effect and Counter-Effect of Impurities on Crystallization of an Agrochemical Active Ingredient: Stereochemical Rationalization and Nanoscale Crystal Growth Visualization
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杂质对农用化学活性成分结晶的影响和反作用:立体化学合理化和纳米级晶体生长可视化
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2011
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Neil George
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Sendhil K. Poornachary;G. Lau;P. Chow;R. Tan;Neil George
The molecular mechanisms underpinning the effects of impurities (reaction byproduct) on the crystallization of N-phosphonomethyl glycine (PMG), a common herbicide, are presented. The impurities, iminobismethylene phosphonic acid (IMPA) and amino methyl phosphonic acid (AMPA), were incorporated into PMG crystals by selectively adsorbing onto the (100) face, and subsequently, caused major reduction in the growth rate of this face of the crystal. In contrast, the impurity N-phosphonomethyl imino diacetic acid (PIDA), with a lower binding affinity to PMG crystals, did not affect the crystal habit significantly. These experimental results are rationalized based on stereospecific interaction of the impurities with the PMG crystal and binding energy calculations. Interestingly, when PIDA is present along with IMPA or AMPA in the crystallizing solution, it produced a beneficial effect by counteracting the habit-modifying effects of the other two impurities. In situ monitoring of crystal growth from pure and impur...