Crystal packing modes

Gavezzotti, A., Quantitative ranking of crystal packing modes by systematic calculations on potential energies and vibrational amplitudes of molecular dimers, J. Chem. Theor. Comput. 2005,... 

Space Groups and Crystal Packing Modes, p. 1337 van der Waals Forces, p. 1550 X-Ray Crystallography, p. 1586... 

The internal symmetry of a crystal structure is described. The concepts of the unit cell and lattice are developed, leading naturally to a definition of symmetry elements and, hence, to the crystallographic space groups. The relevance of space groups and symmetry elements to the formation of the extended networks found in supramo-lecular chemistry is summarized. A discussion of common crystal packing modes follows, and the relevance of space group symmetry is discussed in this context. 

There have been many attempts to categorize crystal packing modes and their implications for understanding and potentially predicting patterns of intermolecular... 

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