New polymorph of 2,6-dimethylphenol

Thij Slaats; Martin Lutz

doi:10.1107/S2056989026000605

New polymorph of 2,6-dimethylphenol

Thij Slaats
, Martin Lutz^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Sub Structural Biochemistry

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Abstract

The racemic monoclinic polymorph of the title compound, C8H10O, is known from the literature [Antona et al. (1973View full citation). Acta Cryst. B29, 1372–1376] and has been redetermined here. Additionally, a new enantiopure orthorhombic polymorph is reported. The strongest intermolecular interactions are within one-dimensional hydrogen-bonded chains which are very similar in the two polymorphs. On the other hand, the packing of the chains in the crystal differs significantly between the two forms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	217-220
Journal	Acta Crystallographica Section E Crystallographic Communications
Volume	82
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989026000605
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2026

Keywords

polymorphism
hydrogen bonding
fingerprint plots
crystal structure
2,6-dimethylphenol

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New polymorph of 2,6-dimethylphenol

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