Cold guests lower the tone: The thermally induced phase transition in the hexagonal clathrate hydrate containing cyclooctane is reversible. This transition is most likely related to the freezing-in of the motion of the low-symmetry cyclooctane guest (see picture: colors indicate different orientations of the guest and associated distortions of the host).
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