Royal Society of Chemistry, CrystEngComm, 2(22), p. 169-172, 2020
DOI: 10.1039/c9ce01599j
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Crystallizing the compatible solute ectoine from water yields a metastable dihydrate that readily degrades to a highly hygroscopic anhydrate at ambient conditions; this strange behavior is examined and a rationale is presented.