Hydrogen Bonding Interactions in Amorphous Salicyl Salicylate
We thank the staff of the University of York NMR service for their time and care in running our samples.
Abstract
Rapid intermolecular acid–alcohol hydrogen-bonded proton exchange and geometrical disorder, well below the melting temperature, form the basis of the observed amorphous behavior of salicyl salicylate 1. Compound 1 was observed in a stable, undercooled amorphous phase by 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The amorphous state of 1 was confirmed by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) studies.