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IN a recent communication, Bezjak and Grdenić1 have described the crystal structure of mellitic acid (C6(COOH)6). I have also recently completed an independent and full refinement of the structure2. While there is agreement on the general features of the structure, my conclusions are different, and are that :
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Bezjak, A., and Grdenić, D., Nature, 185, 756 (1960).
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González-Sánchez, F., Spectrochim. Acta, 12, 17 (1958).
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DARLOW, S. Crystal Structure of Mellitic Acid. Nature 186, 542–543 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/186542a0
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