Twinning in 5-fluorosalicylic acid: description of a new polymorph

Martin Lutz, Jara F. Vliem, Hendrik P. Rodenburg

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Abstract

The crystal structure of 5-fluorosalicylic acid is known from the literature [Choudhury & Guru Row (2004). Acta Cryst. E60, o1595-o1597] as crystallizing in the monoclinic crystal system with space-group setting P2(1)/n and with one molecule in the asymmetric unit (polymorph I). We describe here a new polymorph which is again monoclinic but with different unit-cell parameters (polymorph II). Polymorph II has two molecules in the asymmetric unit. Its structure was modelled as a twin, with a pseudo-orthorhombic C-centred twin cell.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-6
Number of pages6
JournalActa crystallographica. Section C, Structural chemistry
Volume74
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2018

Keywords

  • fluorosalicylic acid
  • crystal structure
  • polymorphism
  • twinning
  • thermal expansion
  • O—H...F hydrogen bonds
  • fluorine interactions

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