Acta Cryst. (2003). E59, o206-o208  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536803001107 ]

-Alaninium trichloroacetate at 105  K

K. Rajagopal, R. V. Krishnakumar, M. Subha Nandhini, A. Mostad and S. Natarajan

Abstract: In the title compound, C₃H₈NO₂⁺·C₂Cl₃O₂^-, the -alanine molecule exists in the cationic form, with a positively charged amino group and an uncharged carboxylic acid group. The trichloroacetic acid molecule exists in the anionic state. The structure is stabilized by a three-dimensional network of O-HO, N-HO and N-HCl interactions. There are no direct hydrogen-bonded interactions between the trichloroacetate anions. The nature of the interactions between individual molecules is similar to that in DL-valinium trichloroacetate.

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