Crystal structures and phase transitions of the paraffins (2024)

Crystallography of the Polymethylene Chain: An Inquiry into the Structure of Waxes

Douglas L. Dorset

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01 September 2007

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09 December 2004

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9780191712838

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9780198529088

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Crystallography of the Polymethylene Chain: An Inquiry into the Structure of Waxes

Douglas L. Dorset

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DORSET, DOUGLAS L., 'Crystal structures and phase transitions of the paraffins', Crystallography of the Polymethylene Chain: An Inquiry into the Structure of Waxes, International Union of Crystallography Monographs on Crystallography (Oxford, 2004; online edn, Oxford Academic, 1 Sept. 2007), https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198529088.003.0003, accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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Abstract

This chapter discusses the known crystal structures of n-paraffins. Important variables include chain length, chain parity (odd-even), and chain folding. The existence of various polymorphic forms is demonstrated for many materials. The influences of small chain substitutions, such as methyl branching or addition of an aromatic group, on layer packing are introduced.

Keywords: n-paraffins, cycloalkanes, methyl-branched paraffins, polyethylene

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Condensed Matter Physics Crystallography

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