Methyl gallate

The crystal structure of the title compound (systematic name: methyl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate), C8H8O5, is composed of essentially planar molecules [maximum departures from the mean carbon and oxygen skeleton plane of 0.0348 (10) Å]. The H atoms of the three hydroxyl gro...

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Main Authors: Silvina Pagola, Deborah Bebout
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2009-02-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536809001123
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spelling doaj-30fa4b88d73449e5808287c39d606fd92020-11-25T01:33:56ZengInternational Union of CrystallographyActa Crystallographica Section E1600-53682009-02-01652o317o31810.1107/S1600536809001123Methyl gallateSilvina PagolaDeborah BeboutThe crystal structure of the title compound (systematic name: methyl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate), C8H8O5, is composed of essentially planar molecules [maximum departures from the mean carbon and oxygen skeleton plane of 0.0348 (10) Å]. The H atoms of the three hydroxyl groups, which function as hydrogen-bond donors and acceptors simultaneously, are oriented in the same direction around the aromatic ring. In addition to two intramolecular hydrogen bonds, each molecule is hydrogen bonded to six others, creating a three-dimensional hydrogen-bonded network.http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536809001123
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title Methyl gallate
title_short Methyl gallate
title_full Methyl gallate
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publisher International Union of Crystallography
series Acta Crystallographica Section E
issn 1600-5368
publishDate 2009-02-01
description The crystal structure of the title compound (systematic name: methyl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate), C8H8O5, is composed of essentially planar molecules [maximum departures from the mean carbon and oxygen skeleton plane of 0.0348 (10) Å]. The H atoms of the three hydroxyl groups, which function as hydrogen-bond donors and acceptors simultaneously, are oriented in the same direction around the aromatic ring. In addition to two intramolecular hydrogen bonds, each molecule is hydrogen bonded to six others, creating a three-dimensional hydrogen-bonded network.
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