Crystal structure of (R,S)-2-hydroxy-4-(methylsulfanyl)butanoic acid

The title compound, a major animal feed supplement, abbreviated as HMTBA and alternatively called dl-methionine hydroxy analogue, C5H10O3S, (I), was isolated in pure anhydrous monomeric form. The melting point is 302.5 K and the compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/c, with two con...

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Main Authors: Thomas P. Mawhinney, Yiyi Li, Deborah L. Chance, Steven P. Kelley, Valeri V. Mossine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2020-04-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications
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Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S2056989020003138