Crystallographic hallucinations

A powder diffraction study of psilocybin's structural forms questions whether any other anhydrous polymorphs of the compound could exist. The research provides detailed crystallographic analysis, suggesting that the known forms may be exhaustive.

Study at a glance

Abstract

In a detailed powder diffraction study of the structural forms of psilocybin, Sherwood et al. [Acta Cryst. C78, 36–55] cast doubt that any other anhydrous polymorphs could exist.