Peculiar orientational disorder in 4-bromo-4'-nitrobiphenyl (BNBP) and 4-bromo-4'-cyanobiphenyl (BCNBP) leading to bipolar crystals
Burgener, Matthias; Aboulfadl, Hanane; Labat, Gaël Charles; Bonin, Michel; Sommer, Martin; Sankolli, Ravish; Wübbenhorst, Michael; Hulliger, Jürg; IUCrJ 3 (2016) 219–225; doi:10.1107/S2052252516006709

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 Peculiar orientational disorder in 4-bromo-4'-nitrobiphenyl (BNBP) and
 4-bromo-4'-cyanobiphenyl (BCNBP) leading to bipolar crystals
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Interpolation using  Int.Tab. Vol. C (1992) p. 523,Tab. 6.3.3.3
for values of muR in the range 0-2.5, and Int.Tab. Vol.II (1959)
p.302; Table 5.3.6 B for muR in the range 2.6-10.0.
The interpolation procedure of C.W.Dwiggins Jr (Acta Cryst.(1975)
A31,146-148) is used with some modification.
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_refine_ls_weighting_details
'calc w=1/[\s^2^(Fo^2^)+(0.0487P)^2^+0.0000P] where P=(Fo^2^+2Fc^2^)/3'
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_cod_depositor_comments
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The following automatic conversions were performed:

'_exptl_crystal_density_meas' value 'not measured' was changed to '?'
- the value is perceived as not measured.

Automatic conversion script
Id: cif_fix_values 4268 2015-11-12 08:31:59Z antanas 
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_cod_original_cell_volume        2158.6(9)
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