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WE have been making a study of the crystal structure of d-tartaric acid by X-ray analysis. This is a classical substance which presents some little difficulty in complete analysis owing to its low symmetry and to the absence of a heavy or replaceable atom.
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BEEVERS, C., STERN, F. Crystal Structure of d-Tartaric Acid. Nature 162, 854 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162854a0
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