Hannah E. Kerr
Testing the limits of NMR crystallography: the case of caffeine-citric acid hydrate
Kerr, Hannah E.; Mason, Helen E.; Sparkes, Hazel A.; Hodgkinson, Paul
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Abstract
The crystal structure of a new 1 : 2 caffeine–citric acid hydrate cocrystal is presented. The caffeine molecules are disordered over two positions, with the nature of the disorder confirmed to be static by 13C solid-state NMR. NMR linewidths in statically disordered systems reflect the distribution of local chemical environments, and this study investigates whether the disorder contribution to 13C linewidths can be predicted computationally. The limits of NMR crystallography calculations using density functional theory are tested by investigating how geometry optimisation conditions affect calculated NMR parameters. Careful optimisation is shown to reduce differences between 13C constants of symmetry-related sites to about 0.1 ppm. This is just sufficient to observe a correlation between calculated and experimental linewidths, and also show that systematic errors associated with geometry optimisation do not compromise other applications of “NMR crystallography”. In addition, the unit cell enthalpies calculated after careful optimisations provide insight into why the disordered structure is adopted.
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Kerr, H. E., Mason, H. E., Sparkes, H. A., & Hodgkinson, P. (2016). Testing the limits of NMR crystallography: the case of caffeine-citric acid hydrate. CrystEngComm, 18(35), 6700-6707. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ce01453d
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Acceptance Date | Jul 25, 2016 |
| Online Publication Date | Aug 2, 2016 |
| Publication Date | Sep 21, 2016 |
| Deposit Date | Jul 22, 2016 |
| Publicly Available Date | Aug 23, 2016 |
| Journal | CrystEngComm |
| Publisher | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 35 |
| Pages | 6700-6707 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ce01453d |
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