Growth habits of hippuric acid in gel by E. Ramachandran and S. Natarajan

Crystal Research and Technology

Cryst. Res. Technol. 40, 765 (2005) - Abstract -

Growth habits of hippuric acid in gel

E. Ramachandran and S. Natarajan*

Department of Physics, Thiruvalluvar College, Papanasam-627425, India
*Department of Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai-625021, India

Keywords	hippuric acid, urinary crystal, gel growth, SEM
PACS	81.10.-h, 61.10.Nz, 68.37.Hk
DOI	10.1002/crat.200410427

Hippuric acid [C₆H₅CONHCH₂COOH], also called as N-benzoylglycine, an organic chemical constituent of urinary stone was crystallized in silica gel in our laboratory earlier. Presently, two different habits of hippuric acid are noted during crystallization in gel. The two habits of gel grown hippuric acid crystals were characterized using single crystal X-ray diffraction and density values. Scanning electron microscopic (SEM) studies were also made.

The full text of this paper in pdf-Format:

If you have come directly to this page, click this symbol

to go to the CRT homepage.