X‐ray diffraction powder data of some thiol esters of long chain fatty acids

Abstract

SummaryX‐ray diffraction powder data were obtained for 14 thiol esters of long chain fatty acids including benzyl, β‐naphthyl,n‐amyl, andn‐hexyl thiol myristates; thiol palmitates; thiol stearates; and in some cases thiol laurates. All the individual compounds can be readily distinguished and identified by the diffraction data. Long spacings increase regularly with increase in hydrocarbon chain length. The benzyl and β‐naphthyl thiol esters crystallize in tilted bimolecular layers while then‐amyl andn‐hexyl thiol derivatives crystallize in tilted monomolecular layers.