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Thibaud and Dupré La Tour1 discovered the polymorphism of the fatty acids and observed that only in the case of myristic acid did the γ-form appear, and that infrequently after recrystallization of this acid at 0° C. This form was characterized by a ‘long spacing’ of 37 A., and could be converted to the more common α-form by heating to within a few degrees of its melting point.
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LOMER, T. Unit-Cell Dimensions of γ-Lauric and γ-Myristic Acids. Nature 176, 653–654 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/176653b0
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