Allotropes of Sis

Crystals of endo-Su (a-Sig) are intense lemon-yellow, rhombic plates and belong to the orthorhombic crystal system. The molecules are arranged to form a pseudohexagonal close packing which accounts for the higher density of the endo-Sis crystal. Crystals of exo-Sig (PSu) are monoclinic. The crystal and molecular structure data are summarized in Table 15. A detailed analysis and modeling of the intermolecular forces in 12 sulfur allotropes 

Although the S20 rings are relatively flat the space required by the molecules and the unfavorable packing in the crystal result in a low density of crystalline 820- 

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