Hand-twistable plastically deformable crystals of a rigid small organic molecule
Chemical Communications2018Vol. 54(24), pp. 2994–2997
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Abstract
4-Bromobenzonitrile was crystallised by sublimation under vacuum. The crystals show highly flexible plastic bending along two perpendicular faces when a mechanical force is applied. The rare occurrence of bending along two perpendicular faces results in twisting or helix formation.
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