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Elsevier, Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, (53), p. 92-99, 2014

DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2014.07.008

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Analysis of the structure and morphology of fenoxycarb crystals

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Abstract

In this paper, we have explored the relationship between surface structure and crystal growth and morphology of fenoxycarb (FC). Experimental vs. predicted morphologies/face indices of fenoxycarb crystals are presented. Atomic-scale surface structures of the crystalline particles, derived from experimentally indexed single crystals, are also modelled. Single crystals of fenoxycarb exhibit a platelet-like morphology which closely matches predicted morphologies. The solvent choice does not significantly influence either morphology or crystal habit. The crystal morphology is dominated by the {001} faces, featuring weakly interacting aliphatic or aromatic groups at their surfaces. Two distinct modes of interaction of a FC molecule in the crystal can be observed, which appear to be principal factors governing the microscopic shape of the crystal: the relatively strong collateral and the much weaker perpendicular bonding. Both forcefield-based and quantum-chemical calculations predict that the aromatic and aliphatic terminated {001} faces have comparably high stability as a consequence of weak intermolecular bonding. Thus we predict that the most developed {001} surfaces of fenoxycarb crystals should be terminated randomly, favouring neither aliphatic nor aromatic termination.