Issue 38, 2013

Polymorphism, what it is and how to identify it: a systematic review

Abstract

This review on polymorphism is a personal, non-comprehensive view on the field of polymorphism – a term which is often misused. Indeed, the discussion about polymorphism and related terms is still ongoing in the area of crystal engineering. This is why we felt it timely to look into the historical development of its definition and to delimit it. A short introduction to thermodynamic aspects and characterization methods of polymorphs is given. One chapter is then dedicated to polymorphism of elements and inorganic compounds, before discussing the term for organic and organo-metallic compounds. Chosen examples are given each time to illustrate the cases of polymorphism. In the end, the conclusion yields three flow schemes useful in determining polymorphism for each compound class.

Graphical abstract: Polymorphism, what it is and how to identify it: a systematic review

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
01 Apr 2013
Accepted
13 Jun 2013
First published
17 Jun 2013

RSC Adv., 2013,3, 16905-16931

Polymorphism, what it is and how to identify it: a systematic review

J. Brog, C. Chanez, A. Crochet and K. M. Fromm, RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 16905 DOI: 10.1039/C3RA41559G

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