“…[18b, 23] The single-crystal to single-crystal transformation described in this report is unusual since it differs from the systems mentioned above in two important aspects: that it consists of a reversibly orchestrated rearrangement of the atoms generated by the breaking/formation of coordination bonds, this case being one of the few in which the stoichiometry of the compound is preserved; and that the single-crystal to singlecrystal phase transition occurs when the crystal is heated at % 130 8C, whereas the only reversible process yet reported in MOFs takes place on cooling. [22] Here, we present the synthesis and a complete single-crystal structural study of the thermal hysteresis cycle at 23, 100, 135, 156, and 20 8C of a novel ytterbium succinate. The study includes variable-temperature IR spectroscopy, and variable-temperature powder XRD of the ytterbium succinate in its two polymorphic forms: the a polymorph, at room temperature; and the b polymorph, at high temperature.…”