Organic Papers
2011

Structure of 5,6,7,8-Tetrahydroquinolin-8-one

publication Evidence: moderate

Author Information

Author(s): Lipińska Teodozja M., Karczmarzyk Zbigniew, Wysocki Waldemar, Gruba Ewa, Fruziński Andrzej

Primary Institution: Department of Chemistry, University of Podlasie

Hypothesis

The study aims to report the X-ray structure of 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolin-8-one.

Conclusion

The crystal structure of the compound shows no classical hydrogen bonds and features molecular layers with specific distances between them.

Supporting Evidence

  • The compound is an important intermediate for the synthesis of polyheterocycles.
  • It has pharmacological activity as a substrate for 8-amino substituted derivatives.
  • The bond lengths and angles are within expected ranges.
  • The aromatic pyridine ring is planar within 0.011 Å.

Takeaway

This study looks at a chemical compound and how its molecules are arranged in a solid form, showing that they stack in layers without certain types of bonds.

Methodology

X-ray diffraction analysis was used to determine the crystal structure.

Limitations

The crystal structure was not previously available in the Cambridge Structural Database.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1107/S1600536811016175

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