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SUBMITTER: Swamy MT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2915231 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online 20071206 Pt 1
The title compound, C(18)H(20)N(2)O(3), crystallizes as the keto tautomer, unlike the vast majority of similar structures that have been reported that contain the hydr-oxy tautomer. There are two strong hydrogen bonds in the crystal structure, both accepted by the same carbonyl group: one intra-molecular N-H⋯O and one inter-molecular O-H⋯O. As a result, the carbonyl C=O distance is long, at 1.310 (2) Å, which may suggest the mol-ecule has a significant zwitterionic character. The dihedral angle ...[more]