Acta Cryst. (2002). E58, o990-o991  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536802014642 ]

Ethyl 3-(diphenylphosphinoyl)-3-phenylpropionate

M. E. Light, P. J. Murphy, P. Hancock and M. B. Hursthouse

Abstract: The title compound, Ph₂P(O)CH(Ph)CH₂COOEt or C₂₃H₂₃O₃P, (I), assembles into columns extending down the a axis, via C-HO hydrogen bonds. Compound (I) was isolated as a by-product in studies related to the development of a novel cyclization reaction [Evans et al. (2002). Tetrahedron Lett. 43, 299-301] and was synthesized independently to confirm its structure.

Online 16 August 2002

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