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Inversion dimers dominate the crystal packing in the structure of trimethyl citrate (trimethyl 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate)
Trimethyl citrate, C(9)H(14)O(7) (systematic name: trimethyl 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate), 2, was prepared by the esterification of citric acid and methanol in the presence of thionyl chloride at 273 K. The bond lengths and angles in 2 compare closely with those observed in citric acid...
Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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International Union of Crystallography
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6127686/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30225132 http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S2056989018011222 |
Sumario: | Trimethyl citrate, C(9)H(14)O(7) (systematic name: trimethyl 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate), 2, was prepared by the esterification of citric acid and methanol in the presence of thionyl chloride at 273 K. The bond lengths and angles in 2 compare closely with those observed in citric acid. The C—C bonds adjacent to the terminal carboxyl groups are significantly shorter than those around the central C atom. The central carboxylate group and the hydroxy group occur in the normal planar arrangement with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.0171 Å from the mean plane involving all six atoms in the central unit. The crystal structure is almost completely dominated by the formation of inversion dimers through an O—H⋯O hydrogen bond, together with an extensive array of weaker C—H⋯O contacts. These generate a three-dimensional network structure with molecules stacked along the c-axis direction. |
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