(Z)-Ethyl 2-benzylidene-3-oxobutanoate

The title molecule, C13H14O3, adopts a Z conformation about the C=C double bond. In the crystal, weak intermolecular C—H...O hydrogen bonds with phenyl –CH atoms functioning as donors and the carbonyl O atom of an ester group as acceptor are observed.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Arif I. Ismiyev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2011-07-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536811024974