Beyond hydrogen bonds: unveiling the structure-directing role of side-on X···π interactions in adamantane-thiourea crystals
Al-Wahaibi, Lamya H.; Blacque, Olivier; Al-Mutairi, Aamal A; El-Emam, Ali A.; Gomila, Rosa Maria; Frontera, Antonio; Tiekink, Edward R. T.; CrystEngComm  (2025) –; doi:10.1039/D5CE00817D

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 Beyond hydrogen bonds: unveiling the structure-directing role of side-on
 X&#x00B7;&#x00B7;&#x00B7;\p interactions in adamantane-thiourea crystals
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2025-08-21 deposited with the CCDC.	2025-10-17 downloaded from the CCDC.
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Analytical numeric absorption correction using a multifaceted crystal
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