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Dr. MÜLLER has recently (Proc. Roy. Soc., A, vol. 127, p. 417) made a detailed study of the effect of temperature on the crystal structure of the normal paraffins. He found two modifications, a ‘normal’ structure A, and a second form B, the A form having a 001 spacing 2 A. longer than the B form. Paraffins having more than 22 carbon atoms were found only in the ‘normal’ A form, whilst those of carbon content from 11 to 22 could assume both modifications. The ‘normal’ form of these was only stable at temperatures near the melting points.
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PIPER, S., MALKIN, T. Crystal Structure of Normal Paraffins. Nature 126, 278 (1930). https://doi.org/10.1038/126278b0
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