| Literature DB >> 29711877 |
Roland Boese1, Hans-Christoph Weiss1, Dieter Bläser1.
Abstract
A less dense packing is observed in the odd-numbered n-alkanes compared to the even-numbered members, which consequently lowers melting temperatures. The reason for this is that the even-numbered n-alkanes have optimal intermolecular interactions at both ends (see the picture on the left), while the odd-numbered ones possess these only at one end-at the other end the intermolecular distances are longer (right). © 1999 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH, Weinheim, Fed. Rep. of Germany.Entities:
Keywords: Alkanes; Melting point alternation; Packing effects; Solid-state structures
Year: 1999 PMID: 29711877 DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-3773(19990401)38:7<988::AID-ANIE988>3.0.CO;2-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336