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A New Polymorph of Oxamide

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IN his investigations at high pressure, Bridgman1 found evidence of four polymorphs of oxamide, but he did not identify them. Two forms of oxamide have been obtained in an exploration of methods of preparation of the compound; either form may be prepared from the other by recrystallization.

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LEHR, J., BROWN, E. A New Polymorph of Oxamide. Nature 203, 1168–1169 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2031168a0

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