Fig. 3: Schematic representation of the preparation procedure for single-crystalline cocrystals of C60 and [(PhSn)4S6] (A).
From: The π-trap approach for obtaining crystal structure data of inherently amorphous cluster compounds
a Photograph of microcrystalline C60 (as purchased) and structure model of the C60 molecule. b Photograph of the amorphous powder of pure compound A and simplified structure model of the [(PhSn)4S6] cluster molecule (see Fig. 1b). c Layering of the two solutions comprising the starting materials, C60 in toluene and compound A in tetrahydrofuran (THF), and diffusion of the solutions into one another. d View of the crystal structure of [(PhSn)4S6]2·(C60)·(C7H8)1.2·(C4H8O)1.2 (1) viewed along the crystallographic a axis, with cluster pairs visible between the fullerene spheres. e Light-microscopic image of single-crystals of compound 1 with scalebar.
