X-ray powder diffraction studies of aniline derivatives

Abstract

The X-ray powder diffraction patterns of two liquid aniline derivatives o-chloroaniline, and m-chloroaniline were measured at 250 °K in a low temperature chamber. Both compounds crystallize in the orthorhombic system with the unit cell parameters refined to a=1.8391(3) nm, b=1.0357(2) nm, c=0.6092(1) nm, space group Pmmm(47) and a=0.450 39(9) nm, b=1.9820(4) nm, c=1.2699(4) nm, space group Pcca(54) for o-chloroaniline and m-chloroaniline, respectively. Investigated at room temperature, 2,6-dichloroaniline crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/c(14), a=1.1329(2) nm, b=0.41093(8) nm, c=1.5445(3) nm, α=γ=90° β=99.96(2)°.