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© 2021 International Union of Crystallography. All rights reserved.The crystal structure of the monoclinic polymorph of the primary amino acid l-histidine has been determined for the first time by single-crystal neutron diffraction, while that of the orthorhombic polymorph has been reinvestigated with an untwinned crystal, improving the experimental precision and accuracy. For each polymorph, neutron diffraction data were collected at 5, 105 and 295 K. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction experiments were also performed at the same temperatures. The two polymorphs, whose crystal packing is interpreted by intermolecular interaction energies calculated using the Pixel method, show differences in the energy and geometry of the hydrogen bond formed along the c direction. Taking advantage of the X-ray diffraction data collected at 5 K, the precision and accuracy of the new Hirshfeld atom refinement method implemented in NoSpherA2 were probed choosing various settings of the functionals and basis sets, together with the use of explicit clusters of molecules and enhanced rigid-body restraints for H atoms. Equivalent atomic coordinates and anisotropic displacement parameters were compared and found to agree well with those obtained from the corresponding neutron structural models.
Author(s): Novelli G, McMonagle CJ, Kleemiss F, Probert M, Puschmann H, Grabowsky S, Maynard-Casely HE, McIntyre GJ, Parsons S
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials
Year: 2021
Volume: 77
Pages: 785-800
Print publication date: 01/10/2021
Online publication date: 16/09/2021
Acceptance date: 18/07/2021
ISSN (print): 2052-5192
ISSN (electronic): 2052-5206
Publisher: International Union of Crystallography
URL: https://doi.org/10.1107/S205252062100740X
DOI: 10.1107/S205252062100740X
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