Crystal structure of ethylene di-11-bromoundecanoate.
Ethylene di-11-bromoundecanoate, C(24)H(44)Br(2)O(4), was synthesized as a model for the hydrophobic moiety of saturated phospholipids. The crystals are monoclinic, space group P2(1)/a, with two molecules per unit cell. Unlike folded configurations proposed for phospholipids in biological membranes, the hydrocarbon chains of this diester are fully extended in the crystalline state.
D001966:Bromine; D003460:Crystallization; D005030:Ethylenes; D005227:Fatty Acids; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008961:Models, Structural; D010743:Phospholipids; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D005030:Ethylenes; D005227:Fatty Acids; D010743:Phospholipids; D001966:Bromine