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Hand-twistable plastically deformable crystals of a rigid small organic molecule
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Hand-twistable plastically deformable crystals of a rigid small organic molecule

Lukman O. Alimi, Prem Lama, Vincent J. Smith and Leonard J. Barbour
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), Vol.54(24), pp.2994-2997
2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c8cc00775f
PMID: 29507922

Abstract

Chemistry Chemistry, Multidisciplinary Physical Sciences Science & Technology
4-Bromobenzonitrile was crystallised by sublimation under vacuum. The crystals show highly flexible plastic bending along two perpendicular faces when a mechanical force is applied. The rare occurrence of bending along two perpendicular faces results in twisting or helix formation.

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