Electron crystallography of the polymethylene chain. 3. Three-dimensional crystal structure of a refined paraffin wax

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Dorset, DL [1 ]
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[1] Electron Diffract Dept Inc, Hauptman Woodward Med Res Inst, Buffalo, NY 14203 USA
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ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KRISTALLOGRAPHIE | 1999年 / 214卷 / 06期
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10.1524/zkri.1999.214.6.362
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O7 [晶体学];
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0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
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The three-dimensional crystal structure of a commercial paraffin wax has been determined from electron diffraction intensity data collected From epitaxially oriented samples. The orthorhombic space group is A2(1)am, where a = 7.46(5) Angstrom, b = 4.97(1) Angstrom, c/2 = 41.2(1) Angstrom. On average, the lamellar packing resembles the B-form of n-C31H64. Although disorder occurs near the lamellar surfaces, as indicated by fractional atomic occupancies, the final structure (R = 0.19, based on 38 unique hkl intensities) is still very well-ordered.
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