Structure and stability of two polymorphs of creatine and its monohydrate
Arlin, Jean-Baptiste; Bhardwaj, Rajni M.; Johnston, Andrea; Miller, Gary J.; Bardin, Julie; MacDougall, Fiona; Fernandes, Philippe; Shankland, Kenneth; David, William I. F.; Florence, Alastair J.; CrystEngComm 16 (2014) 8197–; doi:10.1039/C4CE00508B

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 Structure and stability of two polymorphs of creatine and its monohydrate
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'calc w=1/[\s^2^(Fo^2^)+(0.0439P)^2^+0.0825P] where P=(Fo^2^+2Fc^2^)/3'
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'Adding full bibliography for 7215662--7215664.cif.'
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