Abstract
The structure of the low-temperature phase of t-[2H9]butyl cyanide [(CD3)3CCN] has been determined and refined as a function of temperature between 5 and 232 K (Ttr = 233 K) using powder diffraction data. Although the structure may be refined using a fully ordered model, arguments are given to support an alternative and equally successful refinement involving the onset of disorder similar to that already established in the high-temperature phase. The order parameter is then determined from the unit-cell angle ß and its temperature dependence is in reasonable accord with simple mean field behaviour with Tc = 245 K; the transition is shown to be of the order-disorder type. No structural changes have been found near the previously reported transition at 213 K.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1009-1023 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions 2: Molecular and Chemical Physics |
Volume | 78 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1982 |