Navkiran Juneja, Ethan Zahid, Daniel K. Unruh and Kristin M. Hutchins
CrystEngComm, 2021,23, 4439-4443
DOI:
10.1039/D1CE00706H,
Communication
Pedal motion or static disorder in single-component solids containing imine groups is demonstrated. Unique solid-state behaviors including colossal biaxial positive thermal expansion in one solid and a temperature-dependent phase transition in another are discussed. Imines exhibit torsional flexibility, which differs from the isoelectronic azo and olefin groups and influences solid-state behaviors.
