How molecules accommodate a 2D crystal lattice mismatch: an unusual 'mixed' conformation of tetraphenylporphyrin.
Tetraphenylporphyrin molecules adopt unusual unsymmetrical conformations in order to achieve perfect order at the region between differing 2-D crystal phases.
Hill
Jonathan P
JP
International Center for Young Scientists, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan. Jonathan.Hill@nims.go.jp
Wakayama
Yutaka
Y
Ariga
Katsuhiko
K
D000327:Adsorption; D002627:Chemistry, Physical / Q000379:methods*; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry; D003460:Crystallization; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*
D011166:Porphyrins; C409084:tetraphenylporphyrin; D003300:Copper