The structure of crystals of some aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons : 2:13-Benzfluoranthene and acenaphthene

Abstract

This thesis records the work carried out on the crystal structures of 2:13-Benzfluoranthene and acenaphthene. The structure of the first of these had to be completely determined, whereas in the case of the second structure, only the z parameters had to be determined, the x and y coordinates needing only refinement.

Both these structures were refined to quite high accuracy. In one case low temperature data was used, and in the other Geiger counter measurements at room temperature were employed for one zone of reflections, to increase the reliability of the results.