This work provides a comprehensive illustration of a crystalline melt memory effect recorded for three solvates of the 2,7-bis(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)benzo[b]benzo[4,5] thieno[2,3-d]thiophene (OEG-BTBT) molecule with dichloromethane (DCM) molecules. Combined optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction measurements at different temperatures are used to get an overview of the structural and morphological properties like melting points, isotropic transition temperatures, induction times, and crystallization kinetics of the three forms. An outstanding observation is made upon annealing the three polymorphs at temperatures well above their respective melting points as well as above the optical clearance temperature. After cooling back to room temperature, recrystallization results in the formation of the initial phase present before the annealing process. This melt memory effect is observed for all three solvates. These observations can be correlated to the strong interaction between the DCM molecules and the oligoethylene glycol side chains, even in the molten state. This conclusion rationalizes the experimental observation made upon solvent vapor annealing of the crystalline sample with DCM, which unambiguously transformed the system into a disordered state.

James A.M., Greco A., Devaux F., McIntosh N., Brocorens P., Cornil J., et al. (2023). Memory Effect by Melt Crystallization Observed in Polymorphs of a Benzothieno-Benzothiophene Derivative. CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN, 23(11), 8124-8131 [10.1021/acs.cgd.3c00847].

Memory Effect by Melt Crystallization Observed in Polymorphs of a Benzothieno-Benzothiophene Derivative

Pandey P.;Maini L.;
2023

Abstract

This work provides a comprehensive illustration of a crystalline melt memory effect recorded for three solvates of the 2,7-bis(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)benzo[b]benzo[4,5] thieno[2,3-d]thiophene (OEG-BTBT) molecule with dichloromethane (DCM) molecules. Combined optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction measurements at different temperatures are used to get an overview of the structural and morphological properties like melting points, isotropic transition temperatures, induction times, and crystallization kinetics of the three forms. An outstanding observation is made upon annealing the three polymorphs at temperatures well above their respective melting points as well as above the optical clearance temperature. After cooling back to room temperature, recrystallization results in the formation of the initial phase present before the annealing process. This melt memory effect is observed for all three solvates. These observations can be correlated to the strong interaction between the DCM molecules and the oligoethylene glycol side chains, even in the molten state. This conclusion rationalizes the experimental observation made upon solvent vapor annealing of the crystalline sample with DCM, which unambiguously transformed the system into a disordered state.
2023
James A.M., Greco A., Devaux F., McIntosh N., Brocorens P., Cornil J., et al. (2023). Memory Effect by Melt Crystallization Observed in Polymorphs of a Benzothieno-Benzothiophene Derivative. CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN, 23(11), 8124-8131 [10.1021/acs.cgd.3c00847].
James A.M.; Greco A.; Devaux F.; McIntosh N.; Brocorens P.; Cornil J.; Pandey P.; Kunert B.; Maini L.; Geerts Y.H.; Resel R.
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