Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology. Section A. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.356, 305-313, 2001
Synthesis and characterisation of a novel zinc pyrithione hydrate
A novel hydrate of zinc pyrithione, a fungicidal material, has been synthesised and its structure determined by powder X-ray diffraction in conjunction with molecular-modelling techniques. The hydrate exhibits solubility in water greater than that of zinc pyrithione and dehydrates at elevated temperatures to reform the original material.
Keywords:zinc pyrithione;1-hydroxy-2(1H)-pyridinethione;molecular modelling;Rietveld refinement;hydrates;solubility