“…Numerous molecular assemblies stabilized by the existence of very short O-H···O hydrogen bonds are reported in acidic salts of succinic acid MHC4H4O4 family (M = Li + [1], Na + [2,3], K + [4], Rb + [2], Cs + [5], NH4 + [6][7][8], {(C4H4)(NH3 + )2}1/2 [9], (CH3)NH3 + [10], (C2H5)NH3 + [11], (C3H5)NH3 + [12], (C7H7O)NH3 + [13], (C8H15)NH3 + [14], (C17H22NO)NH + [15], (CH3)2NH2 + [10], (C2H5)2NH2 + [11], (C2H5O)3NH + [16,17], (C2H5)4N + [18]). Among these salts, the triclinic ammonium hydrogen succinate compound NH4HC4H4O4 evidences a second order phase transition around 170 K [6][7][8].…”