3,3,3-Trifluoro-2-hydroxy-2-(trifluoromethyl)propionic acid

In the title perfluorinated hydroxyisobutyric acid derivative, C4H2F6O3, the molecule shows approximately Cs symmetry. The carboxy group is nearly coplanar with the C—OH moiety and the O=C—C—O(H) torsion angle is 5.5 (2)°. An intramolecular O&#821...

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Main Authors: Richard Betz, Thomas Gerber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2013-03-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536813003103
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Summary:In the title perfluorinated hydroxyisobutyric acid derivative, C4H2F6O3, the molecule shows approximately Cs symmetry. The carboxy group is nearly coplanar with the C—OH moiety and the O=C—C—O(H) torsion angle is 5.5 (2)°. An intramolecular O—H...O hydrogen bond occurs. In the crystal, O—H...O hydrogen bonds connect the molecules into supramolecular chains along the a-axis direction.
ISSN:1600-5368