1,16-Diiodohexadecane

The molecular structure of the title compound, C16H32I2, is centrosymmetric and the molecular skeleton, including both terminal I atoms, has an all-trans conformation. The molecules form layers of thickness a. These features are similar to those of the smectic C phase of liquid crystals.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Daisuke Ishizu, Naotake Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2008-02-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S160053680800041X