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(+-)-3-Carboxy-2-(imidazol-3-ium-1-yl)- propanoate

Sara A. Reeb, Eastern Illinois University
Marlesa C. Shields, Eastern Illinois University
Kraig A. Wheeler, Eastern Illinois University

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This article is available open access via Acta Crystallographica Section E: http://journals.iucr.org/e/issues/2009/06/00/issconts.html doi:10.1107/S1600536809018510

Abstract

The title compound, C7H8N2O4, crystallizes as a zwitterion, with molecules organized into molecular sheets via carboxyl– carboxylate and N+—H_ _ _carboxylate contacts. These sheets are constructed from translationally related molecules that further link to neighboring motifs via _-stacking [centroid– centroid distance 3.504 (3) A ° ] and weak C—H_ _ _O contacts.

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Sara A. Reeb, Marlesa C. Shields, and Kraig A. Wheeler. "(+-)-3-Carboxy-2-(imidazol-3-ium-1-yl)- propanoate" Acta Crystallographica Section E E65.6 (2009): o1424.
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kraig_wheeler/3