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M.p., °C. 



Coordi- 

 nation 

 number 



Table 12 



Melting Points and Coordination Numbers of Choleic Acids with Aliphatic 



Acids. Alcohols, Ethers, Hydrocarbons, or Ketones as the Acholic 



Components" 



Number 

 of 



Acholic component carbons *> 



Acids, fatly: 



Formic c 1 



Acetic 2 



Propionic"'' 3 



Butyric' 4 



Butyric -' 4 



Isobutyric/ 1,3 



Valeric' 5 



Isovaleric' 1,4 



Methyl-ethyl-acetic'-" 1,2,2 



Trimethyl-acetic' 1,1,1,2 



Caproic 



Heptylic* 7 



Caprylic' 8 



Pelargonic* !i 



Capric' 10 



a-Butyl-caproic' 4,6 



a-Ethyl-caprylic' 2,8 



fl-Methyl-pelargonir' 1 ,'.) 



Undecylic 1 II 



Laurie* 12 



a-Ethyl-capric' 2,10 



a-Methyl-undecylic' 1,11 



Tridecylic* 13 



Myristic*' 14 



Pentadecylic* 15 



Palmitic"-* 16 



Heptadecylic* 17 



Stearic''.'' 18 



tt-Ethyl-palmit ic' 2,10 



ArachidiC 20 



Behenic 1 ' 22 



Lignoeeric 1 24 



Cerotic* 26 



a-Dodecyl-myristic' 12, 14 



Cetyl-octyl-acetic 1 ' 2,8, 16 



c 27 H 54 cy 27 



Montanic 28 



.-1 cids, monoethenaid: 



Crotonic' 4 



Tiglic 1 ' 1,4 



