Managing negative linear compressibility and thermal expansion through steric hindrance: a case study of 1,2-bis(4'-pyridyl)ethane cocrystals.
Patyk-Kaźmierczak, Ewa; Szymańska, Kornelia; Kaźmierczak, Michał; IUCrJ 12 (2025) –; doi:10.1107/S2052252524011734

data_1573523
_publ_section_title
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 Managing negative linear compressibility and thermal expansion through
 steric hindrance: a case study of 1,2-bis(4'-pyridyl)ethane cocrystals.
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_journal_issue                   1
_journal_name_full               IUCrJ
_journal_paper_doi               10.1107/S2052252524011734
_journal_volume                  12
_journal_year                    2025
_chemical_formula_moiety         'C12 H12 N2, C4 H6 O4'
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List of Runs (angles in degrees, time in seconds):

  # Type    Start    End  Width  t~exp~   \w     \q     \k     \f   Frames
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  \w     -4.00  56.00   1.00   15.00    --   -0.43 -43.00 179.00   60
  2  \w    -33.00  29.00   1.00   15.00    --   -0.43  43.00 -28.00   62
  3  \w    -21.00  29.00   1.00   35.00    --   27.06  43.00 -28.00   50
  4  \w      8.00  57.00   1.00   35.00    --   27.06 -43.00 179.00   49
  5  \w    -33.00  29.00   1.00   35.00    --  -27.92  43.00 -28.00   62
  6  \w     -4.00  28.00   1.00   35.00    --  -27.92 -43.00 179.00   32
  7  \w    -16.00   9.00   1.00   35.00    --   27.06  67.00 157.00   25
  8  \w     -8.00  27.00   1.00   35.00    --   27.06 -37.00  30.00   35
  9  \w     -4.00  49.00   1.00   35.00    --   27.06 -53.00  17.00   53
 10  \w     -6.00  44.00   1.00   35.00    --   27.06 -39.00-167.00   50
 11  \w    -18.00  14.00   1.00   35.00    --   27.06  53.00 162.00   32
 12  \w    -88.00 -25.00   1.00   35.00    --  -27.92 134.00 123.00   63
 13  \w     -8.00  27.00   1.00   35.00    --  -27.92 -37.00   0.00   35
 14  \w     13.00  36.00   1.00   35.00    --  -27.92-114.00  44.00   23
 15  \w    -57.00 -19.00   1.00   35.00    --  -27.92  77.00 -30.00   38
 16  \w    -14.00  17.00   1.00   35.00    --  -27.92 -53.00-162.00   31
 17  \w     13.00  36.00   1.00   35.00    --  -27.92-114.00-136.00   23
 18  \w    -57.00 -19.00   1.00   35.00    --  -27.92  77.00 150.00   38
 19  \w    -19.00  14.00   1.00   15.00    --   -0.43 -19.00-150.00   33
 20  \w    -18.00  14.00   1.00   35.00    --   27.06  53.00 -17.00   32
 21  \w    -31.00   1.00   1.00   35.00    --   27.06   0.00  30.00   32
 22  \w    -31.00   1.00   1.00   35.00    --   27.06   0.00-150.00   32
 23  \w    -44.00   8.00   1.00   35.00    --   27.06  37.00-180.00   52
 24  \w      7.00  60.00   1.00   35.00    --   27.06 -81.00  29.00   53
 25  \w      8.00  53.00   1.00   35.00    --   27.06 -99.00-120.00   45
 26  \w    -48.00 -24.00   1.00   35.00    --   27.06  37.00   0.00   24
 27  \w    -31.00   1.00   1.00   35.00    --  -27.92   0.00-150.00   32
 28  \w    -31.00   1.00   1.00   35.00    --  -27.92   0.00  30.00   32
 29  \w    -44.00  17.00   1.00   15.00    --   -0.43  19.00-180.00   61
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'CrysAlisPro convention (1999,Acta A55,543-557)'
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CrysAlisPro 1.171.42.49 (Rigaku Oxford Diffraction, 2022)
Numerical absorption correction based on gaussian integration over
a multifaceted crystal model (Absorb Angel (2004) J. Appl. Cryst. 37:486-492)
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_exptl_crystal_recrystallization_method
;Single crystals were grown by slow evaporation of a solution obtained 
 dissolving 4,4'-ethane-1,2-diyldipyridine and succinic acid in 1:1 
 mol ratio in hot methanol 99.8%.
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'w=1/[\s^2^(Fo^2^)+(0.0646P)^2^+5.1287P] where P=(Fo^2^+2Fc^2^)/3'
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_chemical_oxdiff_formula         'C11 H10 N O'
_shelx_estimated_absorpt_t_max   0.996
_shelx_estimated_absorpt_t_min   0.965
_exptl_oxdiff_absorpt_process_details
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Gaussian integration over a grid
of 16 x 16 x 16 points =  4096 total grid points
  Based upon method of Burnham (1966)
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_diffrn_ambient_pressure_su      20000
_diffrn_orient_matrix_axis[1]    matrixX
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_diffrn_orient_matrix_axis[3]    matrixZ
_olex2_refinement_description
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1. Fixed Uiso
 At 1.2 times of:
  All C(H) groups, All C(H,H) groups
 At 1.5 times of:
  All O(H) groups
2. Restrained distances
 O2A-C1A
 1.214 with sigma of 0.02
 O1A-C1A
 1.308 with sigma of 0.02
 N1-C6
 1.337 with sigma of 0.02
 N1-C2
 1.337 with sigma of 0.02
3.a Secondary CH2 refined with riding coordinates:
 C2A(H2AA,H2AB), C7(H7A,H7B)
3.b Aromatic/amide H refined with riding coordinates:
 C2(H2), C3(H3), C5(H5), C6(H6)
3.c Idealised tetrahedral OH refined as rotating group:
 O1A(H1A)
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_ins_header
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TITL ETYSUC_320_1 in I2/a 
REM I2/a (#15 in standard setting)
CELL 0.71073  16.428553   4.421444  19.019659  90.0000 114.3249  90.0000
ZERR    5.00   0.012398   0.000265   0.003579   0.0000   0.0503   0.0000
LATT  2
SYMM -x+1/2, y,-z 
SFAC C H N O
UNIT 55.00 50.00 5.00 5.00
SIZE 0.03 0.15 0.31
TREF
HKLF 4
END
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_olex2_exptl_crystal_mounting_method
;Single crystal grown at ambient conditions was mounted in Merrill-Bassett
diamond anvil cell and compressed to 3.29(2) GPa. Daphne oil 7575
was used as hydrostatic medium.
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_olex2_submission_special_instructions 'No special instructions were received'
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Empirical correction (ABSPACK) includes:
- Absorption correction using spherical harmonics
- Frame scaling
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