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Response to the Comment on “Crystallographic Space Group Choice and Its Chemical Consequences: Revised Crystal Structure of [Fe(phen) 2 Cl 2 ]NO 3 ”
Author(s) -
Biswas Bhaskar,
Tsai HuiLien,
Garcia Yann,
Kole Niranjan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201300200
Subject(s) - chemistry , crystallography , group (periodic table) , crystal (programming language) , crystal structure , solvent , molecule , diffraction , x ray crystallography , space (punctuation) , single crystal , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , linguistics , philosophy , computer science , programming language
Space group assignment based on single‐crystal X‐ray data is a difficult task when solvated complexes are concerned. The crystal structure reported by Lutz et al. concerns a solvated form of our complex [Fe(phen) 2 Cl 2 ]NO 3 . Loss of solvent molecules was prevented by the much lower temperature used for recording X‐ray diffraction data. Great care should be taken during crystal analysis, especially depending on whether it has been performed under solvent‐free or in solvated conditions.