title: DL-Alanine.
abstract: A determination of the structure of the title compound, C3H7NO2, leads to an accurate description of its molecular dimensions and crystal packing. As in the structure of the L-isomer, the molecules aggregate into alternating layers, each consisting of only one type of isomer. The molecules in each layer are interconnected through head-to-tail sequences generated by a cell translation and a 2(1) screw axis. Adjacent layers are interconnected by head-to-tail sequences generated by a glide plane.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625 021, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Subha Nandhini
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Krishnakumar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Natarajan
mesh_terms: D000409:Alanine / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000409:Alanine