title: Polar stacking of molecules in liquid chloroform.
abstract: Using neutron diffraction and the isotopic substitution technique we have investigated the local structure of liquid chloroform. A strong tendency for polar stacking of molecules with collinear alignment of dipole moments is found. We speculate that these polar stacks contribute to the performance of chloroform as a solvent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, WC1H 0AJ London, UK. c.salzmann@ucl.ac.uk.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Shephard
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Soper
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Callear
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imberti
authors.forename: J S O
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Salzmann