Open Access3‐Fluoro‐4‐methylbenzoic acid
Author(s) -
Batsanov Andrei S.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
acta crystallographica section e
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1600-5368
DOI - 10.1107/s1600536804024389
Subject(s) - dihedral angle , benzene , hydrogen bond , ring (chemistry) , crystallography , planar , chemistry , group (periodic table) , inversion (geology) , molecule , organic chemistry , computer science , geology , computer graphics (images) , paleontology , structural basin
The title compound, C 8 H 7 FO 2 , shows a nearly planar molecular structure, with a dihedral angle between the benzene ring and the carboxyl group of 6.2 (1)°. Pairs of molecules are linked via O—H⋯O hydrogen bonding into dimers, which are located around centres of inversion.