Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, o883  [ doi:10.1107/S160053680801026X ]

Ethyl 4-hydroxymethyl-2-methylpyridine-5-carboxylate

P. D. W. Boyd, G. Lena and J. A. Spicer

Abstract: The title compound, C₁₀H₁₃NO₃, was obtained as a by-product of the aldolization reaction of furo[3,4-c]pyridin-3(1H)-one with thiophene-2-carboxaldehyde. The substituents on the pyridine ring are nearly coplanar, with an 8.1 (2)° rotation of the hydroxmethyl group from this plane. The molecules assemble in the crystal structure as chains via O-HN hydrogen bonding between the pyridine N atom and a neighbouring hydroxymethyl OH group.

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