Evidence of ferroelasticity in a non-planar organic molecular crystal is presented for 4,4'-dicarboxydiphenyl ether. Ferroelasticity has been demonstrated by the micro- and macroscopic mechanical characterization of single crystals, including recording of a full hysteretic stress-strain cycle. The underlying mechanism involves the partial flipping of phenyl rings.
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