Preferred Label : monotropic transition;
IUPAC definition : The irreversible transition from a metastable polymorphic form to the stable polymorph.
Example: The transition of metastableCaCO sub 3 /sub (aragonite-type) to the stableCaCO
sub 3 /sub (calcite-type).;
Scope note : for liquid crystals the term refers to a liquid crystal to liquid-crystal transition
that occurs below the melting point and is revealed by supercooling of the crystal.;
Origin ID : M04028;
See also
The irreversible transition from a metastable polymorphic form to the stable polymorph.
Example: The transition of metastableCaCO sub 3 /sub (aragonite-type) to the stableCaCO
sub 3 /sub (calcite-type).
