(S)-6-Methyl-∊-caprolactone

The chiral title compound, C7H12O2, a lactone derivative, features a seven-membered ring that adopts a chair conformation. The crystal structure is stabilized by weak C—H...O interactions occurring in the (100) plane. The absolute configuration was assigned on the basis of the enantioselec...

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Main Authors: Anthony L. Spek, Huub Kooijman, Maxime A. Siegler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2008-03-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536808004583