Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, o943  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808011835 ]

L-2-Nitrimino-1,3-diazepane-4-carboxylic acid

H. A. Karapetyan

Abstract: The cyclic form of L-nitroarginine, C₆H₁₀N₄O₄, crystallizes with two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. According to the geometrical parameters, similar in both molecules, the structure corresponds to that of L-2-nitrimino-1,3-diazepane-4-carboxylic acid; there are, however, conformational differences between the independent molecules, one of them being close to a twisted chair while the other might be described as a rather flattened boat. All six active H atoms in the two molecules are involved in hydrogen bonds, two of which are intramolecular and four intermolecular, forming an infinite chain of molecules along the b axis.

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