Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, o886  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808006223 ]

Methyl 4-amino-3-methylbenzoate

X. Li, L.-S. Yuan, D. Wang, S. Liu and C. Yao

Abstract: In the molecule of the title compound, C₉H₁₁NO₂, the methyl C and amino N atoms bonded to the benzene ring lie in the ring plane. Intramolecular C-HO hydrogen bonding results in the formation of a five-membered planar ring, which is oriented at a dihedral angle of 2.73 (3)° with respect to the benzene ring, so they are nearly coplanar. In the crystal structure, intermolecular N-HO hydrogen bonds link the molecules into chains elongated along the c axis and stacked along the b axis.

Online 23 April 2008

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