2,6-Bis(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid

The title compound, C9H4F6O2, contains two molecules in the asymmetric unit, one of which exhibits disorder in both of its trifluoromethyl groups. The dihedral angles between the benzene ring and the carboxyl group are 71.5 (2) and 99.3 (2)° in the two indepe...

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Main Authors: John M. Tobin, Jason D. Masuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2009-06-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536809016468
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Summary:The title compound, C9H4F6O2, contains two molecules in the asymmetric unit, one of which exhibits disorder in both of its trifluoromethyl groups. The dihedral angles between the benzene ring and the carboxyl group are 71.5 (2) and 99.3 (2)° in the two independent molecules. The compound exhibits a catemeric structure resulting from intermolecular O—H...O hydrogen bonding between the carboxyl groups.
ISSN:1600-5368