Figure 4
Hydrogen bonds (shown as dashed lines) linking chains of semi-oxalate anions (a) via alaninium cations only, in the crystal structure of anhydrous DL-alaninium semi-oxalate, or (b) via alaninium cations and water molecules, in the crystal structure of DL-alaninium semi-oxalate hydrate, (I) (viewed along the [001] and [100] directions, respectively). The distances l, l1 and l2 between C atoms of anions in neighbouring chains are shown by black double-headed arrows. Dangling bonds have been omitted for clarity. |