Figure 6
Projections of neighbouring OH⋯OH bonded chains along the direction perpendicular to their axes in (a) α-DL-menthol and (b) β-DL-menthol. Chain intervals ABC of L-(−)(1R,2S,5R)-menthol molecules are highlighted in blue and of D-(+)(1S,2R,5S)-menthol molecules are highlighted in yellow. The dashed ovals indicate analogous regions of the shortest contacts between chains. Hydrogen atoms have been omitted for clarity. |