WARNING NOTICE: The experiments descnbed in these materials are potentially hazardous and require a high lovel ofsafety training, special facilities and equip ment, and supervision by appropriate individual. You bear the sole responsibility, Liability, and risk for the implementation of such safty procedures and measures. MIT shall have no lemcutation of ay of the material presented, Legal Notices 7.7. Guide to growing a Single Crystal Overview: As you may discover, growing single crystals takes patience as well as an artful hand Crystallizations can be very sensitive to temperature and minor disturbances. Therefore, you will be encouraged to try several different temperatures, using otherwise identical conditions, and to always find a quiet undisturbed location to promote crystal growth. Here are some tried and true tips to get you started Option #1 Sometimes nice crystals will grow simply by cooling your solution. You can also try supersaturating a solution by heating it until all of the material dissolves, then allowing it to cool down slowly Option #2 1)Find a solvent that your compound is soluble in and make a saturated solution 2)If necessary, perform a filtration to remove insoluble impurities. For such small scales, a good filter can be made by plugging a disposable Pasteur pipet with glass wool (or even a bit of Kimwipe), then filling(about an inch) with a filtering aid such as Celite. Moisten the Celite with fresh solvent, then filter your solution by forcing it through the pipet with a pipet bulb 3)Find another solvent, in which your compound is Not soluble (or only slightly soluble). and which is miscible and less dense than the first solvent 4)Carefully layer the second solvent onto the staurated solution in a small vial. You may see some turbidity at the interface. Your crystals should grow along this interfac Another option is to place the saturated solution in a small vial that sits another larger vial. Add the second solvent to the outer vial and cap. The second slowly diffuse into the saturated solution, and crystals should appear! To slow the process even further, place the diffusion set-up in the fridge
7.7. Guide to Growing a Single Crystal Overview: As you may discover, growing single crystals takes patience as well as an artful hand. Crystallizations can be very sensitive to temperature and minor disturbances. Therefore, you will be encouraged to try several different temperatures, using otherwise identical conditions, and to always find a quiet undisturbed location to promote crystal growth. Here are some tried and true tips to get you started. Option #1 • Sometimes nice crystals will grow simply by cooling your solution. You can also try supersaturating a solution by heating it until all of the material dissolves, then allowing it to cool down slowly. Option #2 1) Find a solvent that your compound is soluble in, and make a saturated solution. 2) If necessary, perform a filtration to remove insoluble impurities. For such small scales, a good filter can be made by plugging a disposable Pasteur pipet with glass wool (or even a bit of Kimwipe), then filling (about an inch) with a filtering aid such as Celite. Moisten the Celite with fresh solvent, then filter your solution by forcing it through the pipet with a pipet bulb. 3) Find another solvent, in which your compound is NOT soluble (or only slightly soluble), and which is miscible and less dense than the first solvent. 4) Carefully layer the second solvent onto the staurated solution in a small vial. You may see some turbidity at the interface. Your crystals should grow along this interface. Option #3 • Another option is to place the saturated solution in a small vial that sits inside another larger vial. Add the second solvent to the outer vial and cap. The second solvent should slowly diffuse into the saturated solution, and crystals should appear! 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Solvent systems to try CH,CI,/ether or pentane THF/ether or pentane oluene/ether or pentane water/methanol CHCI/n-heptane
Solvent systems to try: CH2Cl2/ether or pentane THF/ether or pentane toluene/ether or pentane water/methanol CHCl3/n-heptane 58