Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, o292-o294  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536805000589 ]

1-tert-Butyl-3-(-hydroxy-4-isopropylbenzylidene)pyrrolidine-2,4-dione

H.-Z. Xu

Abstract: The title compound, C₁₈H₂₃NO₃, is a potent new herbicide containing the pyrrolidine-2,4-dione ring system. In the crystalline state, the molecular skeleton contains a hydrogen-bonded enol group, formed by benzoyl tautomerization.

Online 15 January 2005

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