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The phase transiton from a paraelectric to a ferroelectric state, most characteristic for the SbSI type compounds, has been extensively studied for SbSI, because of its importance with respect to the physical properties of this compound (e.g., J53, 173-177, 184, 257). The first-order transition is accompanied by a small shift of the atomic parameters and loss of the center of symmetry, and is most probably of a displacement nature. The true structure of Sb4S5Cl2 106), Bi4S5Cl2 194), and SbTel 108,403) is still unknown. In contrast to the sulfides and selenides of bismuth, BiTeBr 108) and BiTel (JOS, 390) exhibit a layer structure similar to that of the Cdl2 structure, if the difference between Te, Br, and I (see Fig. 36) is ignored. 

The example specified as II a in Fig. 19 reveals the pattern found invariably in the methanol, ethanol, and 2-propanol inclusions of /. It is characterized by a loop of H-bonds which always involves two guest molecules opposing each other through a center of symmetry and two carboxyl groups of two symmetry-related molecules of 1 thus having adverse chirality (Fig. 17 a). The loop of H-bonds seems to be formed with... 

The unit cell considered here is a primitive (P) unit cell that is, each unit cell has one lattice point. Nonprimitive cells contain two or more lattice points per unit cell. If the unit cell is centered in the (010) planes, this cell becomes a B unit cell for the (100) planes, an A cell for the (001) planes a C cell. Body-centered unit cells are designated I, and face-centered cells are called F. Regular packing of molecules into a crystal lattice often leads to symmetry relationships between the molecules. Common symmetry operations are two- or three-fold screw (rotation) axes, mirror planes, inversion centers (centers of symmetry), and rotation followed by inversion. There are 230 different ways to combine allowed symmetry operations in a crystal leading to 230 space groups.12 Not all of these are allowed for protein crystals because of amino acid asymmetry (only L-amino acids are found in proteins). Only those space groups without symmetry (triclinic) or with rotation or screw axes are allowed. However, mirror lines and inversion centers may occur in protein structures along an axis. 

In entry 12, which includes a />-phenylene unit in the bridge, the top ladder layer is twisted with respect to the bottom layer, resulting in a helical structure with no center of symmetry, and in which all eight tin atoms are chiral. In the OT-phenylene equivalent (entry 13), on the other hand, the top and bottom layers are parallel. Entry 14 can be obtained solvent free, but also forms a 4THF and a 3CH2Cl2 complex, and all three forms have a twist angle of 28-29°. 

In the A polymorph at room temperature the molecules all lie at crystallographic centers of symmetry, and undoubtedly here too there is hydroxyl hydrogen disorder. The C21, point symmetry, although possible, has not been found in any of the polymorphs. 

In a preliminary X-ray investigation, Nast and Pfab (188) were able to say that the anion is flat and binuclear they suggested the structure shown in Fig. 1A. Later, however, the same authors (206) found that the structure was more complicated than they had previously imagined. The anions are stacked in layers with a certain degree of randomness. It is fairly certain that the anions have centers of symmetry, and the nickel-nickel distance... 

The achiral things are (c) and (h). with planes of symmetry (e). with a center of symmetry and two planes of symmetry and (/), with a center of symmetry. This leaves (a), (b), (d). (g). and (/) as chiral. [Chiral derives from the Greek for hand.)... 

Vc must be unchanged by any symmetry operation of this octahedral group. First, we note that there is a center of symmetry, and therefore Vc must remain unchanged when 6 and 0 are replaced by 7t — 0 and 0 + 7r. This is true only of spherical harmonics with even values of /, and therefore we only need terms with /= 0, 2, and 4 in our expansions. Second, we note that there is a fourfold symmetry axis along the z axis therefore, Vc must remain unchanged when is replaced by 0 + 77. Since T/m(0,0) is of the form... 

Thus Sj is equivalent to L Confirm this to your satisfaction with tnuLs-N2F2. which contains a center of symmetry and thus must have a two-fold improper axis of rotation. Note that the SiF4 molecule, although it possesses true C2 axes, does not have a center of symmetry, and thus cannot have an S2 axis. Furthermore S, is equivalent to c because, as we have seen, C, = E and therefore the second step, reflection, yields... 

A piperazine derivative (30) of 17 exhibits inotropic activity66. The dication in the crystalline dihydrochloride has a center of symmetry and a chair-form ring66. The C3H5CH2 units occupy trans equatorial positions, and take themselves ac conformations, thus giving an extended shape to the cationic species. The M—Cl— C4—N dihedral angle is (as calculated from coordinates) 125.2°, and some other parameters are Cl—C2 (mean) 1.498, C2—C3 1.490 (3), Cl —C4 1.489 (3) A, C2-C1—C4 (mean) 118.4°. 

The species present at low temperature (crystalline 1,2-dichloroethane) has a center of symmetry and is therefore the anti conformation. Liquid 1,2-dichloroethane is a mixture of the anti and the gauche conformations. 

Another possibility is the following structure it also has a center of symmetry and an anti relationship between the two carbonyls. 

The inversion operation is carried out by joining a point to the inversion center (or center of symmetry) and extending it an equal distance to arrive at an equivalent point. Molecules which possess an inversion center are termed centrosymmetric. Among the eight examples given so far, SF6 (Fig. 6.1.4), cyclohexane (Fig. 6.1.5), trans-N2F2 (Fig. 6.1.6), and BrFJ (Fig. 6.1.8) are centrosymmetric systems. Molecules lacking an inversion center are called non-centrosymmetric. 

Above 393 K, BaTi03 has theperovskite structure, as shown in Fig. 10.4.2(a). This cubic crystal has a center of symmetry and does not exhibit ferroelectric properties. 

The cyclic dimer 43 is a me so compound consisting of a pair of different enantiomeric units of 41. [45] All four substituents attached to the two tetra-hydropyran rings are located in the axial positions. This compound has a center of symmetry and is readily crystallized. The cyclic tetramer 44 is a racemic mixture of optically active enantiomers, that is, 44R and its enantiomer 44S. [46] Similarly, the cyclic pentamer 45 is a racemic mixture of 45R and its enantiomer 45S. [47] In these cyclic oligomers, every exo-cyclic acetal oxygen occupies the axial position and every carbonyl carbon occupies the equatorial position of the tetrahydropyran ring. The molecules of these oligomers are chiral but not asymmetric (gyrochiral... 

If a straight line drawn from each atom of a molecule through a certain point meets an equivalent atom equidistant from the point, we call the point the center of symmetry of the molecule. The center of symmetry may or may not coincide with the position of an atom. The designation for the center of symmetry, or center of inversion, is /. If the center of symmetry is situated on an atom, the total number of atoms in the molecule is odd. If the center of symmetry is not on an atom, the number of atoms in the molecule is even. Figure 1-20C illustrates a center of symmetry and rotational axes for the planar AB4 molecule. 

The next example is the hexagonal planar molecule of type A6 or A6B6 (benzene) shown in Fig. 1-24. The molecule is not of a special symmetry. It has a center of symmetry and a C6 axis of symmetry. No S2 axis exists. Since six C2 axes perpendicular to the C6 axis are found, this molecule also falls into the D classification. Since it has a horizontal plane of symmetry perpendicular to the C6 axis, the molecule belongs to the D6h point group. 

Considerable vibrational studies have been made, with Raman spectroscopy being a major contributor. Most of the materials have a center of symmetry and thus the gerade, low-lying phonon modes are only observed in the Raman experiment (see Section 1.17). A typical application is presented herewith. 

In particular, if the molecule has no center of symmetry and the crystal is in an acentric space group, then only the even-order susceptibilities x<2>> x (and the corresponding molecular dipole moment /r0 and the even-order hyperpolarizabilities j8, 8, etc.) are nonzero. For all materials, regardless of symmetry, the odd-order molecular moments (a, y, etc.) and susceptibilities 0r(1), X ) can be nonzero. 

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