Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, o1396-o1397  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536805004125 ]

2-(1-Naphthyl)propionic acid

E. Riis and S. Larsen

Abstract: 2-(1-Naphthyl)propionic acid, C₁₃H₁₂O₂, is one of the chiral compounds which exhibit the highest difference (80 K) in melting points between the racemic and enantiomeric crystals. We report here the structure of the racemic compound.

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