(R*)-Methyl 3-carboxy-2-hydroxypropanoate
✍ Scribed by He, Xiang-Jiu ;Lobkovsky, Emil ;Liu, Rui Hai
- Publisher
- International Union of Crystallography
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 203 KB
- Volume
- 61
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1600-5368
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✦ Synopsis
The crystal structure of the title compound, C 5 H 8 O 5 , was determined at 173 K. The compound is a monomethyl ester of butanedioic acid and was isolated from fresh cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon). The crystal structure is stabilized by intermolecular O-HÁ Á ÁO hydrogen bonds.
📜 SIMILAR VOLUMES
In the title compound, C 15 H 17 NO 6 , the nitro group is tilted at a dihedral angle of 44.1 (3) with respect to the benzene ring. The five-membered cyclopentanone ring adopts an envelope conformation. Intramolecular O-HÁ Á ÁO hydrogen bonding is observed. ## Related literature For general backg
The ions and water molecules of the title compound, C~7~H~7~N~2~ ^+^·C~7~H~5~O~6~S^−^·3H~2~O, are organized into an infinite two-dimensional network __via__ N—H...O and O—H...O hydrogen bonds parallel to the (100) plane.
The title compound, C~7~H~8~NO~3~ ^+^·Cl^−^·0.5H~2~O, features inter- and intramolecular O—H...Cl and N—H...O hydrogen bonds, linking the molecules into a three-dimensional network. The water molecule is located on a crystallographic twofold rotation axis.
In the title compound, CH 6 N 3 S + ÁC 7 H 5 O 6 S À , the crystal packing is stabilized by an extensive three-dimensional hydrogen-bonded network, formed by intermolecular N-HÁ Á ÁO and O-HÁ Á ÁO hydrogen bonds, andinteractions between aromatic rings of neighbouring anions.