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WE have undertaken an analysis of the crystal structure of imidazol (C3N2H4). The space group is P21/c instead of P2/m as reported by Greenwood1, with the c-axis doubled. The cell dimensions are a = 7.70 Å, b = 5.43 Å, c = 9.73 Å, β = 117° 20′, with four molecules per unit cell.
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Greenwood, G., Min. Mag., 21, 1 (1926).
Will, G., Z. Krist. (in the press).
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WILL, G. Crystal Structure of Imidazol. Nature 198, 575 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198575a0
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