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99 changes: 97 additions & 2 deletions cif_core.dic
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_dictionary.title CIF_CORE
_dictionary.class Instance
_dictionary.version 3.3.0
_dictionary.date 2025-09-18
_dictionary.date 2025-10-22
_dictionary.uri
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/COMCIFS/cif_core/master/cif_core.dic
_dictionary.ddl_conformance 4.2.0
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save_

save_cell.formula_units_z_prime

_definition.id '_cell.formula_units_Z_prime'
_definition.update 2025-10-22
_description.text
;
Z' specifies the number of molecules in the asymmetric unit.
It is defined as the number of formula units in the unit cell
(_cell.formula_units_Z) divided by the multiplicity of the
general position of the corresponding space group. Z' can be
a fraction or a positive integer.

Note that correct assignment of Z' may be difficult for some
complex structures (Flack, 2002; Steed et al., 2014). For such
cases a justification of the assigned value should be given in
_cell.formula_units_Z_prime_details.

Ref: Flack, H. D. (2002).
https://www.iucr.org/__data/iucr/lists/coredmg/msg00196.html
Steed, J. et al. (2014). https://zprime.co.uk/limitations
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_name.category_id cell
_name.object_id formula_units_Z_prime
_type.purpose Number
_type.source Assigned
_type.container Single
_type.contents Real
_enumeration.range 0:
_units.code none

loop_
_description_example.case
_description_example.detail
5
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Crystal structure contains five molecules in the asymmetric unit.
One such crystal structure (tetraphenylphosphonium octahydrotriborate)
is described by Beckett, M. A. et al. (2010). Acta Cryst. E66, o833.
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1.5
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Crystal structure contains one and a half instances of a molecule
in the asymmetric unit. One such crystal structure
[9-(methoxymethyl)anthracene] is described by Liu, J. et al.
(2007). Acta Cryst. E63, o4442.
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0.5
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Crystal structure contains half of a molecule in the asymmetric unit.
One such crystal structure [(E)-1,1,4,4-tetraphenylbut-2-yne-1,4-diol]
is described by Sundar, J. K. et al. (2010). Acta Cryst. E66, o679.
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save_

save_cell.formula_units_z_prime_details

_definition.id '_cell.formula_units_Z_prime_details'
_definition.update 2025-10-22
_description.text
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An account of the assigned value of Z', the number of molecules in
the asymmetric unit, where there is difficulty in deciding the
appropriate value for reasons of symmetry, chirality, disorder etc.
(Flack, 2002; Steed et al., 2014).

Ref: Flack, H. D. (2002).
https://www.iucr.org/__data/iucr/lists/coredmg/msg00196.html
Steed, J. et al. (2014). https://zprime.co.uk/limitations
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_name.category_id cell
_name.object_id formula_units_Z_prime_details
_type.purpose Describe
_type.source Recorded
_type.container Single
_type.contents Text
_description_example.case
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Z' has been assigned the value 1 as the catenane is considered
a single complex of two interlocked molecules that cannot be
chemically separated, in preference to a crystallographic
interpretation that considers it as two interlinked independent
molecules that would suggest setting Z' = 2.
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_description_example.detail
;
Based on a discussion in https://zprime.co.uk/limitations of a
structure (QINJIG) reported by Watanabe, N. et al. (1999).
Chem. Lett. 28, 915-916.
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save_

save_cell.length_a

_definition.id '_cell.length_a'
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Changed the purpose of the _diffrn_radiation_wavelength.id data item
from 'Encode' to 'Key'.
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3.3.0 2025-09-18
3.3.0 2025-10-22
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# Please update the date above and describe the change below until
# ready for the next release
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and added _cell.formula_units_Z_details. (bm)

Removed the _cell_angle.beta_su and _cell_angle.gamma_su aliases.

Added _cell.formula_units_Z_prime and *_details. (bm)
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