Growth and single crystal XRD characterization of undoped and doped 4-hydroxyacetophenone

Abstract

Good quality 4-hydroxyacetophenone and nitro-doped 4-hydroxyacetophenone crystals have been successfully grown from saturated methanol solution by slow cooling method. Then, 3-nitro-4-hydroxyacetophenone is incorporated as a dopant into single crystals of 4-hydroxyacetophenone to enhance the NLO property. The crystal structure and the packaging of molecules along the “ a” and “ c” directions have been obtained by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The mechanical properties of the grown crystals have been analysed using Vicker's microhardness tester.