Crystal Structure
Several polymorphs of rubrene are known. Crystals grown from vapor in vacuum can be monoclinic, triclinic, and orthorhombic motifs. Orthorhombic crystals (space group Bbam) are obtained in a closed system in a two-zone furnace at ambient pressure.
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