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organic compounds
The title compound, C8H12N2O5, does not show conformational symmetry in the crystal. It is stabilized by intermolecular hydrogen bonds producing a three-dimensional network of hydrogen bonds. The two molecules in the asymmetric unit differ in the conformation of the six-membered ring and the way in which each participates in the hydrogen-bonding network.