Synthetic solid solutions of n-paraffins C23H48and C21h44 have been studied by the thermoroentgenographic method. It is shown that the limits of isomorphous substitutions of molecules in these paraffins with molecular ratios C23: C21 = 1:2, 1:1 and 2:1 are temperature dependent. At rising temperatures all solid solutions first break down to form two phases which coexist in a narrow temperature range (3 –5°C) and then become homogeneous at further elevation of temperature. Isomorphism in the system is established to be violated in the course of intensive structural rearrangements; it gets restored shortly (7 – 9° C) before the orthorhombic-hexagonal polymorphic transformation. A decrease in the limits of isomorphous substitutions which occurs at rising temperatures is explained by differences in energy states of paraffin chains having different lengths: relatively long chains oscillate about their own axes whereas shorter chains perform complete rotations and get “separated” from solid solutions.

Original languageGerman
Pages (from-to)161-167
Number of pages7
JournalZeitschrift fur Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures
Volume188
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1989

    Scopus subject areas

  • Materials Science(all)
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Inorganic Chemistry

    Research areas

  • Isomorphous substitution, Paraffins /

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