(2-Ethoxycarbonyl-3,5-dihydroxyphenyl) acetic acid monohydrate, an intermediate in the Pechmann reaction
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2002
Department
Department of Chemistry
Abstract
The title compound, C11H12O6·H2O, contains a water molecule of hydration and consists of a mostly planar six-membered ring and pendant ester, with a nearly perpendicular orientation of the carboxylic acid group. The structure of this compound was incorrectly reported in the early literature. The crystal structure involves a variety of hydrogen bonds.
Publication Title
Acta Crystallographica Section E
Recommended Citation
Luck, R. L.,
&
Mendenhall, G. D.
(2002).
(2-Ethoxycarbonyl-3,5-dihydroxyphenyl) acetic acid monohydrate, an intermediate in the Pechmann reaction.
Acta Crystallographica Section E,
E58, o1387-o1388.
http://doi.org/10.1107/s1600536802020627
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