Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, o566  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808001347 ]

2-Acetamido-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)acrylic acid

X.-B. Lan, Y.-F. Nan, L. Chen, S.-X. Wang and X.-H. Zheng

Abstract: In the title compound, C₁₂H₁₃NO₅, the azlactone of vanillin, the acrylic acid side chain has a trans extended conformation. There are intermolecular N-HO and O-HO hydrogen bonds in the crystal structure.

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