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. 2017 Feb 1;4(3):032102.
doi: 10.1063/1.4975301. eCollection 2017 May.

The dramatic development of X-ray photocrystallography over the past six decades

Philip Coppens  1
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The dramatic development of X-ray photocrystallography over the past six decades

Philip Coppens. Struct Dyn. .

Abstract

A short description of some of the paradigm-changing developments of the study of light-induced structural changes in molecular crystals is presented. The review is by no means comprehensive. The extensive literature on the subject should be consulted for further information.

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FIG. 1.
G. M. J. Scmidt in a typical pose.
FIG. 2.
FIG. 2.
(a) C-ethyl[4]resorcinarene. (b) Tiglic acid. (c) 3D-supramolecular architecture of CECR-[Zn(TA)2 (H2O)2]·4H2O viewed along the b-axis direction (Zn atom is displayed as a sphere). Small and large cavities containing the Zn tiglic acid complex are circled. (Reproduced with permission from Zheng et al., Chem. Eur. J. 14, 706–713 (2008). Copyright 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
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(a) Molecular diagram of Rh2(μ-PNP)2(PNP)2 (BPh4)2 [PNP = CH3N(P(OCH3)2)2, Ph = phenyl] and labeling of atoms. (b) Photodifference maps with isosurfaces (red positive, blue negative) of 0.25 e Å−3. (Reproduced with permission from Makal et al., Acta Cryst. A 67, 319–326 (2011). Copyright 2011 International Union of Crystallography.)
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