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(+-)-Tartaric acid
Journal article   Peer reviewed

(+-)-Tartaric acid

Paul E Luner, Aditya D Patel and Dale C Swenson
Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications, Vol.58(Pt 6), pp.o333-o335
06/2002
DOI: 10.1107/S0108270102006650
PMID: 12050433

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Abstract

(+-)-Tartaric acid, C(4)H(6)O(6), crystallized from ethanol in space group P 1 macro. The structure is characterized by five hydrogen bonds, including the formation of a centrosymmetric carboxylic acid dimer which forms infinite chains along the body diagonal. These chains form sheets via hydrogen bonding between alpha-hydroxyl groups. The sheets are connected through a bifurcated hydrogen bond. Structural comparisons are made with homochiral (2R,3R)-(+)-tartaric acid.

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