of (-) and dl-malic acid in hexachlorobutadiene. The OH-band for the racemic glycol'lies at 3.16~ while that for the enantiomorph is found at 3.08~) indicating the possibility of enhanced hydrogen bonding in the compound. In the spectra of the malic acids8 the principal difference appears in the resolved part of the OH-band which is a single sharp band at 2.9~ in the racemate and a doublet at 2.84 and 2.9811 in the active compound.