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WE have determined the dipole moment of morpholine* in benzene solution at 20° and have obtained a value of 1·48 (Debye units are used throughout). The result is of interest as the structure of morpholine (II) can be compared with those of dioxan (I) and piperazine (III).
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PARTINGTON, J., COOMBER, D. Dipole Moment and Structure of Morpholine. Nature 141, 918 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/141918a0
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