Volume 39, Issue 20 pp. 3601-3604
Communication

Hydrogen Bonding Interactions in Amorphous Salicyl Salicylate

Bryan Greener Dr.

Bryan Greener Dr.

Smith & Nephew Group Research Centre York Science Park, Heslington, York YO10 5DF (UK) Fax: (+44) 1904-824004

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Stephen J. Archibald Dr.

Stephen J. Archibald Dr.

Department of Chemistry University of York Heslington, York YO10 5DD (UK)

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Michael Hodkinson

Michael Hodkinson

Department of Chemistry University of York Heslington, York YO10 5DD (UK)

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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.

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