Zhigang Pan, E. Cheung, K. Harris
Nov 1, 2005
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Crystal Growth & Design
Abstract
The structure of the monohydrate crystalline phase of 3,5-bis((3,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl)oxy)benzyl alcohol has been determined directly from powder X-ray diffraction data using the direct-space genetic algorithm technique for structure solution followed by Rietveld refinement. This work raises several issues of a general nature concerning the assessment of results obtained in the structure determination of organic molecular solids from powder X-ray diffraction data and serves as a case study that may find wider relevance in this field.