MEM(TCNQ)2 at room temperature and 10 K,and the absence of a spin‐Peierls transition

Precise X‐ray determinations of the crystal structure of the 1:2 complex of N‐ethyl‐N‐methyl­morpholinium and 7,7,8,8‐tetra­cyano‐p‐quinodi­methanide, abbreviated as MEM–TCNQ or MEM(TCNQ)₂ (C₇H₁₆NO⁺·2C₁₂H₄N₄^0.5?), have been performed at 293 and at 10 K. Evidence for the expected spin‐Peierls transition at 19 K is not found, and this may follow from radiation damage to the crystal or from insufficient equipment sensitivity.