title: Unconventional preparation of racemic crystals of isopropyl 3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxypropanoate and their unusual crystallographic structure: the ultimate preference for homochiral intermolecular interactions.
abstract: This work reports the first example of the transformation of conglomerate (R)- and (S)-crystals into racemic crystals via sublimation. Crystallographic analysis of racemic isopropyl 3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxypropanoate did not reveal the highly expected heterochiral dimer indicating that this compound is capable of forming exclusively homochiral oligomers via infinite multi-centred H-bonding networks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry I, Faculty of Chemistry, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain.
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Aceña
authors.forename: Alexander E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Sorochinsky
authors.forename: Toshimasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katagiri
authors.forename: Vadim A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Soloshonok