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_1573504
_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_year                    2025
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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     19.00 103.00   1.00    1.00    --   35.87  57.00 120.00   84
  2  \w    -36.00  65.00   1.00    1.00    --   35.87 -19.00 150.00  101
  3  \w      6.00  87.00   1.00    1.00    --   35.87-125.00-180.00   81
  4  \w      6.00  87.00   1.00    1.00    --   35.87-125.00  60.00   81
  5  \w    -33.00  55.00   1.00    1.00    --   35.87 -38.00 -90.00   88
  6  \w     36.00 107.00   1.00    1.50    --  105.44 -94.00 -60.00   71
  7  \w     88.00 158.00   1.00    1.50    --  105.44  45.00 -90.00   70
  8  \w     87.00 158.00   1.00    1.50    --  105.44  61.00-180.00   71
  9  \w     36.00 107.00   1.00    1.50    --  105.44 -94.00   0.00   71
 10  \w     37.00 123.00   1.00    1.50    --  105.44 -45.00   0.00   86
 11  \w     88.00 158.00   1.00    1.50    --  105.44  45.00 150.00   70
 12  \w     39.00 124.00   1.00    1.50    --  105.44 -61.00 120.00   85
 13  \w     82.00 158.00   1.00    1.50    --  105.44  77.00  60.00   76
 14  \w     19.00 103.00   1.00    1.00    --   35.87  57.00 -90.00   84
 15  \w     19.00 103.00   1.00    1.00    --   35.87  57.00-180.00   84
 16  \w     19.00 103.00   1.00    1.00    --   35.87  57.00   0.00   84
 17  \w     84.00 115.00   1.00    1.50    --  105.44  30.00   0.00   31
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CrysAlisPro 1.171.42.49 (Rigaku Oxford Diffraction, 2022)
Numerical absorption correction based on gaussian integration over
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Empirical absorption correction using spherical harmonics,
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;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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TITL ETYSUC_155_1 in I2/a 
REM I2/a (#15 in standard setting)
CELL 1.54184  16.617629   4.867136  19.339442  90.0000 109.3008  90.0000
ZERR    4.00   0.000389   0.000100   0.000456   0.0000   0.0026   0.0000
LATT  2
SYMM -x+1/2, y,-z 
SFAC C H N O
UNIT 64.00 72.00 8.00 16.00
REM  CrysAlisPro recorded range (K): Min=155.0; max=155.1; aver:155.1
TEMP -118
SIZE 0.14 0.40 0.45
TREF
HKLF 4
END
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Empirical correction (ABSPACK) includes:
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- Frame scaling
- Detector area scaling
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