Elaidic acid (trans-9-octaΒdecenoic acid
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Low, John Nicolson ;Scrimgeour, Charlie ;Horton, Peter
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Article
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2005
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International Union of Crystallography
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English
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Elaidic acid, C 18 H 34 O 2 , has an essentially linear alkyl chain. The double bond is twisted across the mean direction of the alkyl chain in a skew 0 , trans, skew conformation. In the crystal structure, the molecules form centrosymmetric O-HΓ Γ ΓO hydrogen-bonded dimers (OΓ Γ ΓO = 2.684 A Λ).