Ethyl 5-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylate
2011

Study of Ethyl 5-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carboxylate

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Author Information

Author(s): Zhang Zhao-Po, Wang Yuan, Li Xiao-Xia

Primary Institution: Henan Polytechnic University

Hypothesis

The title compound was synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction.

Conclusion

The compound forms a centrosymmetric dimer linked by hydrogen bonds.

Supporting Evidence

  • The title compound was synthesized according to a known procedure.
  • The non-hydrogen atoms of the title molecule are situated in a fair plane.
  • Molecules are linked into a centrosymmetric dimer by hydrogen bonds.

Takeaway

The researchers made a new chemical compound and looked at its structure using X-ray to see how the atoms are arranged.

Methodology

The compound was synthesized from a literature procedure and characterized using X-ray diffraction.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1107/S1600536811021180

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