Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, o343-o344  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536805000851 ]

5-Amino-3H-isobenzofuran-1-one (5-aminophthalide)

H. S. Yathirajan, B. Nagaraj, S. L. Gaonkar, R. S. Narasegowda, B. Prabhuswamy and M. Bolte

Abstract: The title compound, C₈H₇NO₂, serves as an intermediate for the synthesis of citalopram. The packing of the planar molecules is stabilized by N-HO and N-HN hydrogen bonds.

Online 22 January 2005

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