By. Shekunov et al., EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON CRYSTAL-GROWTH AND CRYSTAL PROPERTIES OF PARACETAMOL, Journal of the Chemical Society. Faraday transactions, 92(3), 1996, pp. 439-444
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14
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Chemistry Physical","Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
The crystal growth kinetics of paracetamol have been investigated at d
ifferent temperatures and the crystals obtained have been analysed for
their mechanical properties. Variations in the crystal habit and crys
tal quality can be explained by different growth activation energies f
or the most important crystallographic faces, {001} and {110}. The mag
nitude of these energies corresponds to the anisotropy of the intermol
ecular bonds in the crystal lattice. The crystallization temperature s
trongly influences the thermodynamic and mechanical properties of para
cetamol crystals.