Open AccessZwitterionic 2‐(methylamino)ethanesulfonic acid
Author(s) -
Kalaitzis John A.,
Almeida Leone Priscila de,
Quinn Ronald J.,
Healy Peter C.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
acta crystallographica section e
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1600-5368
DOI - 10.1107/s160053680300895x
Subject(s) - sulfonyl , taurine , hydrogen bond , amine gas treating , betaine , great barrier reef , chemistry , crystal structure , reef , stereochemistry , crystallography , molecule , amino acid , biochemistry , ecology , biology , organic chemistry , alkyl
The title compound, N ‐methyltaurine, C 3 H 9 NO 3 S, was isolated from the marine sponge Xestospongia pacifica from Swain Reefs, Queensland. The crystal structure displays extensive N—H⋯O hydrogen bonding interactions between the amine H atoms and sulfonyl O atoms in the zwitterionic molecule.
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