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OPTICAL activity is theoretically possible in crystals belonging to the non-enantiomorphous classes m, mm2, &4macr; and &42macr;m; but only one substance has ever been cited as an example1. This is the dimer of the β-form of methyl mesityl oxide oxalate (C9H12O4)2, which was assigned by Sommerfeldt2 to class m on the basis of morphological measurements.
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ROGERS, D. Alleged Optical Activity in Crystal Class m. Nature 171, 929 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/171929a0
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