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Title: | Novel tools for visualizing and exploring intermolecular interactions in molecular crystals | Contributor(s): | McKinnon, Joshua (author); Spackman, Mark Arthur (author); Mitchell, A (author) | Publication Date: | 2004 | DOI: | 10.1107/S0108768104020300 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/1427 | Abstract: | A new way of exploring packing modes and intermolecular interactions in molecular crystals is described, using Hirshfeld surfaces to partition crystal space. These molecular Hirshfeld surfaces, so named because they derive from Hirshfeld's stockholder partitioning, divide the crystal into regions where the electron distribution of a sum of spherical atoms for the molecule (the promolecule) dominates the corresponding sum over the crystal (the procrystal). These surfaces reflect intermolecular interactions in a novel visual manner, offering a previously unseen picture of molecular shape in a crystalline environment. Surface features characteristic of different types of intermolecular interactions can be identified, and such features can be revealed by colour coding distances from the surface to the nearest atom exterior or interior to the surface, or by functions of the principal surface curvatures. These simple devices provide a striking and immediate picture of the types of interactions present, and even reflect their relative strengths from molecule to molecule. A complementary two-dimensional mapping is also presented, which summarizes quantitatively the types of intermolecular contacts experienced by molecules in the bulk and presents this information in a convenient colour plot. This paper describes the use of these tools in the compilation of a pictorial glossary of intermolecular interactions, using identifiable patterns of interaction between small molecules to rationalize the often complex mix of interactions displayed by large molecules. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, 60(6), p. 627-668 | Publisher: | International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) | Place of Publication: | Denmark | ISSN: | 1600-5740 0108-7681 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 030606 Structural Chemistry and Spectroscopy | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/118768708/PDFSTART |
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