Abstract
A low-temperature structural phase transition has been observed for form (II) of benzocaine (BZC). Lowering the temperature doubles the b-axis repeat and changes the space group from P212121 to P1121 with γ now 99.37°. The structure is twinned, the twin rule corresponding to a 21 screw rotation parallel to a. The phase transition is associated with a sequential displacement parallel to a of zigzag bi-layers of ribbons perpendicular to b*. No similar phase transition was observed for form (I) and this was attributed to the different packing symmetries of the two room-temperature polymorphic forms.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 509-515 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2009 |