Acta Cryst. (2002). E58, o1001-o1002  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536802014757 ]

3-Oxo-2-(phenylhydrazono)butanoic acid

A. Rani, A. P. Saha and S. M. Prasad

Abstract: The non-hydrogen skeleton of the title molecule, C₁₀H₁₀N₂O₃, is planar and intramolecular N-HO and O-HO hydrogen bonds contribute to this planarity. The molecule exists in the space isomeric Z stereoisomer.

Online 16 August 2002

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