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The title compound, 4'-octylbiphenyl-4-carbonitrile, C21H25N, has the phase sequence crystal-smectic A(SA)-nematic-isotropic. In the crystal structure, infinite chains with a close arrangement of CN groups are found.
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![cif](https://journals.iucr.org//../logos/filetypeicons/bw/b1/ciflogo.png) | Crystallographic Information File (CIF) Contains datablocks oa1062, global |
![fcf](https://journals.iucr.org//../logos/filetypeicons/bw/b1/fcflogo.png) | Structure factor file (CIF format) Contains datablock oa1062 |
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