Acta Cryst. (2011). E67, o1192  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536811014413 ]

3-Diazo-N-[(2S)-1-hydroxypropan-2-yl]-2-oxopropanamide

X. Chen, W. Hu, X. Li and H. Xu

Abstract: In the title compound, C₆H₉N₃O₃, the 3-diazo-2-oxopropanamide section of the molecule is nearly planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.025 (1) Å from the mean plane of its constituent atoms. The diazo C=N=N angle is 178.0 (3)°. In the crystal, pairs of intermolecular O-HO and N-HO hydrogen bonds link the molecules into infinite double chains along the [100] direction. The double chains are additionally stabilized by weak C-HO contacts with CO distances of 3.039 (3) Å. Neighboring double chains in turn interact with each other through - stacking interactions [centroid-centroid distance of the 3-diazo-2-oxopropanamide units = 3.66 (6) Å] to form infinite stacks along the b axis. Molecules from neighboring stacks interdigitate with each other in the c-axis direction, thus leading to an interwoven three-dimensional network held together by O-HO, N-HO and C-HO interactions and - stacking.

Online 22 April 2011

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