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Information card for entry 7242509

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Structure parameters

Formula	C3 H6 O3
Calculated formula	C3 H6 O3
SMILES	O=C(O)[C@@H](O)C
Title of publication	Ambient l-lactic acid crystal polymorphism
Authors of publication	Yang, Jingxiang; Hu, Chunhua T.; Reiter, Ethan; Kahr, Bart
Journal of publication	CrystEngComm
Year of publication	2021
Journal volume	23
Journal issue	14
Pages of publication	2644 - 2647
a	5.7323 ± 0.0003 Å
b	9.019 ± 0.0005 Å
c	17.3597 ± 0.001 Å
α	90°
β	90°
γ	90°
Cell volume	897.49 ± 0.09 Å³
Cell temperature	100 ± 2 K
Ambient diffraction temperature	100 ± 2 K
Number of distinct elements	3
Space group number	19
Hermann-Mauguin space group symbol	P 21 21 21
Hall space group symbol	P 2ac 2ab
Residual factor for all reflections	0.0304
Residual factor for significantly intense reflections	0.0283
Weighted residual factors for significantly intense reflections	0.0707
Weighted residual factors for all reflections included in the refinement	0.0717
Goodness-of-fit parameter for all reflections included in the refinement	1.051
Diffraction radiation wavelength	0.71073 Å
Diffraction radiation type	MoKα
Has coordinates	Yes
Has disorder	No
Has F_obs	No

Version history

Revision	Date	Message	Files
301870 (current)	2025-08-23	Add cross-references to PubChem compounds in COD range 7/24/ Each referenced PubChem compound corresponds to the full crystal structure.	7242509.cif
265977	2021-06-05	cif/ Updating files of 7242509, 7242510, 7242511 Original log message: Adding full bibliography for 7242509--7242511.cif.	7242509.cif
263279	2021-03-24	cif/ Adding structures of 7242509, 7242510, 7242511 via cif-deposit CGI script.	7242509.cif