Acta Cryst. (2011). E67, o115  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536810051445 ]

Methyl 4-bromo-3-hydroxybenzoate

H.-R. Huang, Z.-Y. Du, Y.-J. Lu, Y.-X. Fang and K. Zhang

Abstract: In the title compound, C₈H₇BrO₃, the methoxycarbonyl group is twisted at a dihedral angle of 8.06 (4)° with respect to the benzene ring. In the crystal, molecules are connected by O-HO hydrogen bonds into helical chains running along the b axis.

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