Acta Cryst. (2002). E58, o889-o890  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536802012102 ]

(3-Methoxyphenyl)acetic acid

A. R. Choudhury and T. N. Guru Row

Abstract: The title compound, C₉H₁₀O₃, also known as (m-methoxyphenyl)acetic acid, has been found to crystallize in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c at room temperature. It is the starting material for the synthesis of a large number of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline compounds [Nagarajan et al. (1985). Indian J. Chem. Sect. B, 24, 83-97]. The compound forms dimers in the crystalline state, with O-HO hydrogen bonds between the carboxyl groups, across a crystallographic centre of symmetry.

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