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Water and 2,2,6,6-tetra-methyl-piperidine: an Odd Couple Make a Solid Match

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Journal IUCrJ
Date 2022 May 13
PMID 35546801
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Abstract

Commentary is given on a paper [Butler (2022). , , 364-369] reporting the crystallization of two room-temperature liquids, water and 2,2,6,6-tetra-methyl-piperidine, to form a crystalline solid with a water-lined channel potentially capable of proton transport.

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