Methyl stearate, C~H35COOCH3, is monoclinic with a=5.61, b=7"33, c=106.6A; fl=l16 ° 47'.The cell contains eight molecules and the space group is A2/a. The carbon chains are arranged in the orthorhombic packing 0_k (101). The molecules form double sheets (dimerization) like the acids. The structure is related to the structure of the B-form of stearic acid apart from the A-centering which permits better molecular interaction.
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