Hydrogen-Bonding Networks Involving Water in Amphiphilic N-Dodecanoyl-L-serine Monohydrate

The amphiphilic title compound, C₁₅H₂₉NO₄.H₂O, forms a head-to-tail bilayer packing arrangement in the crystal. The crystal structure shows an entangled network of hydrogen bonds in which the water molecule has a central position. A rarely observed methine donor hydrogen bridge was found.

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