“…2-Chloro-2-methyl-propane, (CH 3 ) 3 CCl or tert -butyl-chloride (TBCl), belongs to a group of molecular compounds of common chemical structure, (CH 3 ) 3 CX. For a large number of substituents X, the existence of an orientationally disordered phase has been found (X = Br, I, CN, SH, NO 2 , CH 3 , NH 2 , COOH, CH 2 OH, and so on). − Many detailed studies of the molecular motions in the solid phases of tert -butyl compounds have been performed using neutron scattering, − dielectric, − NMR, − and, to a lesser extend, X-ray diffraction − techniques. The results of these measurements have enabled researchers to better characterize the dynamics and the thermodynamics of the ordered and disordered phases.…”