Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, o939-o940  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536805006744 ]

4'-Methylbiphenyl-2-carboxylic acid

R. S. Narasegowda, H. S. Yathirajan and M. Bolte

Abstract: The title compound, C₁₄H₁₂O₂, is used as an intermediate for the synthesis of various biologically active and pharmaceutical compounds. Bond lengths and angles adopt usual values. The dihedral angles between the two aromatic rings [53.39  (3)°] and between the carboxyl group and adjacent ring [42.37  (10)°] lie in the expected ranges. The crystal structure is characterized by centrosymmetric hydrogen-bonded dimers.

Online 11 March 2005

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