Crystal structure of 1-benzyl-2-hy­droxy-5-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl acetate

In the title compound, C(13)H(15)NO(4), the oxopyrrolidin-3-yl ring has an envelope conformation, with the C atom bearing the acetate group being the flap. The acetate and phenyl groups are inclined with respect to the central ring, forming dihedral angles of 50.20 (12) and 87.40 (9)°, respectively, with the least-squares plane through the ring. The dihedral angle between the acetate group and the phenyl ring is 63.22 (8)°, indicating a twisted conformation in the mol­ecule. In the crystal, supra­molecular chains along the b axis are formed by (hy­droxy)O—H⋯O(ring carbon­yl) hydrogen bonds. The chains are consolidated into the three-dimensional architecture by C—H⋯O inter­actions.