The crystalline structure and properties of tartaric acid

Abstract

Ever since the time of Biot and Pasteur, tartaric acid has been the centre of most interesting and fruitful discussions among chemists, physicists and crystallographers. It is hoped that this paper will help to throw light on some of the problems with which its name has so long been associated. 1. Crystalline Structure . The X-ray observations of this work were taken with the aid of a Bragg ionisation-spectrometer and a Coolidge bulb of molybdenum anticathode. The crystals examined were of the ordinary (dextro) variety of tartaric acid.