What is it about?
The article is about the solid state structure of thiophosgene, a small and highly reactive molecule. Additionally, its vibrational modes in the solid state have been elucidated. We found the molecule to be disordered which is particularly interesting, as we needed neutron diffraction to have a closer look.
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Why is it important?
The packing of small molecules is of fundamental interest to understand intermolecular interactions. In this particular case, the molecule is disordered and we show that despite significant intermolecular interactions, no ordering is observed even at lowest temperatures.
Perspectives
Small molecules and their crystal structures are absolutely fascinating to me. In this particular case, thiophosgene was overlooked by crystallographers thus far, possibly because it is malodorous, and notoriously hard to crystallize well. Working with it was a lot of fun and expecially interesting because we did neutron diffraction for this study which was new to me.
Frank Tambornino
Philipps-Universitat Marburg
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This page is a summary of: A comprehensive characterization of thiophosgene in the solid state, Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science Crystal Engineering and Materials, September 2024, International Union of Crystallography,
DOI: 10.1107/s2052520624007583.
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