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_1573518
_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'
_chemical_formula_sum            'C16 H18 N2 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     -8.00  55.00   1.00   15.00    --   -0.39 -42.00 179.00   63
  2  \w    -35.00  32.00   1.00   15.00    --   -0.39  42.00 -28.00   67
  3  \w    -25.00  32.00   1.00   20.00    --   25.74  42.00 -28.00   57
  4  \w      3.00  60.00   1.00   20.00    --   25.74 -42.00 179.00   57
  5  \w    -35.00  32.00   1.00   20.00    --  -26.53  42.00 -28.00   67
  6  \w     -8.00  29.00   1.00   20.00    --  -26.53 -42.00 179.00   37
  7  \w     -4.00  52.00   1.00   20.00    --   25.74 -53.00  17.00   56
  8  \w     32.00  91.00   1.00   20.00    --   25.74-134.00  56.00   59
  9  \w    -18.00  17.00   1.00   20.00    --   25.74  53.00 162.00   35
 10  \w    -39.00  11.00   1.00   20.00    --   25.74  37.00-180.00   50
 11  \w    -17.00  17.00   1.00   20.00    --  -26.53 -53.00-162.00   34
 12  \w    -22.00  34.00   1.00   20.00    --  -26.53 -39.00  12.00   56
 13  \w    -79.00 -10.00   1.00   20.00    --  -26.53 114.00 136.00   69
 14  \w     22.00  51.00   1.00   20.00    --  -26.53-134.00  56.00   29
 15  \w    -47.00  22.00   1.00   20.00    --  -26.53  19.00-180.00   69
 16  \w     22.00  51.00   1.00   20.00    --  -26.53-134.00-123.00   29
 17  \w     -5.00  47.00   1.00   15.00    --   -0.39 -81.00-151.00   52
 18  \w    -35.00   5.00   1.00   20.00    --   25.74   0.00-150.00   40
 19  \w     15.00  60.00   1.00   20.00    --   25.74 -77.00-150.00   45
 20  \w    -33.00  22.00   1.00   20.00    --   25.74  39.00 -12.00   55
 21  \w    -22.00  34.00   1.00   20.00    --  -26.53 -39.00-167.00   56
 22  \w    -47.00  22.00   1.00   20.00    --  -26.53  39.00 -12.00   69
 23  \w      5.00  30.00   1.00   20.00    --  -26.53 -99.00  30.00   25
 24  \w    -35.00  35.00   1.00   20.00    --  -26.53   0.00-180.00   70
 25  \w    -35.00 -10.00   1.00   20.00    --  -26.53   0.00-180.00   25
 26  \w    -57.00  11.00   1.00   20.00    --  -26.53  37.00-180.00   68
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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^)+(0.1902P)^2^] where P=(Fo^2^+2Fc^2^)/3'
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_chemical_oxdiff_formula         'C12H12N2, C4O4H6'
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_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
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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
 N1-C2
 1.337 with sigma of 0.02
 N1-C6
 1.337 with sigma of 0.02
 O2A-C1A
 1.214 with sigma of 0.02
 O1A-C1A
 1.308 with sigma of 0.02
 C1A-O2A
 1.214 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_287 in I2/a 
REM I2/a (#15 in standard setting)
CELL 0.71073  16.461871   4.482813  19.037952  90.0000 113.6562  90.0000
ZERR    3.00   0.011835   0.000234   0.003310   0.0000   0.0465   0.0000
LATT  2
SYMM -x+1/2, y,-z 
SFAC C H N O
UNIT 48.00 54.00 6.00 12.00
SIZE 0.03 0.16 0.28
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 2.87(2) GPa. Daphne oil 7575 was used
as hydrostatic medium.
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_oxdiff_exptl_absorpt_empirical_details
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Empirical correction (ABSPACK) includes:
- Absorption correction using spherical harmonics
- Frame scaling
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_oxdiff_exptl_absorpt_empirical_full_max 2.543
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