Acta Cryst. (2003). E59, o1113-o1116  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536803014697 ]

A metastable modification of (RS)-mandelic acid

A. Fischer and V. M. Profir

Abstract: A metastable modification of (RS)-mandelic acid, C₈H₈O₃, was obtained from an aqueous solution. The structure features hydrogen-bonded double chains of acid molecules, which run along the a axis of the crystal. The structure shows a close relationship to that of the pure enantiomer and differs significantly from the structure of the stable modification of the racemate. There are two molecules in the asymmetric unit.

Online 10 July 2003

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