2-[4-(Carboxymethyl)phenoxy]acetic acid

The title compound, C10H10O5, was obtained by the reaction of 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid with chloroacetic acid. In the crystal, the molecules form a three-dimensional network by way of intermolecular O—H...O hydrogen bonding.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yi-Hang Wen, Jun-Dan Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2011-01-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536810051810