Acta Cryst. (2003). E59, o1958-o1959  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536803025790 ]

Methyl (RS)-[1-hydroxy-1-(3-nitrophenyl)-3-oxo-1,3-dihydroisoindol-2-yl]acetate

J. B. Baell, P. J. Duggan, G. D. Fallon and Y. P. Lok

Abstract: The benzophenone derivative, methyl [2-(3-nitrobenzoyl)benzoylamino]acetate, (3), exists in equilibrium with the title compound, C₁₇H₁₄N₂O₆, (4), a tricyclic tertiary alcohol, with the position of the equilibrium lying strongly in favour of (4). The crystal structure consists of discrete molecules of (4) stabilized by O-HO and C-HO hydrogen bonds.

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