Mechanochemical simulations surprise with crystals behaving like putty
Inaugural picture of what happens when materials are bashed together reveals unexpected level of molecular transfer
Computational simulations developed by an international team of scientists have for the first time cast light on molecular-level details about mechanochemical cocrystallisation in a model organic system. Despite the solid crystalline nature of the system, the work revealed significant levels of molecular transfer when cocrystals were pushed together under solvent-free conditions.