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R44(30) rectangular rings in 2,5-dioxopiperazine-1,4-diacetic acid
Silva, Manuela Ramos,Beja, Ana Matos,Paixao, Jose Antonio,Sobral, Abilio J.F.N.,Cabral, Lucia M.L.,Rocha Gonsalves
, p. o562-o563 (2003)
Molecules of the title 2,5-dioxopiperazinedione derivative, C 8H10N2O6, occupy centres of symmetry in the crystal structure. The six-membered ring has an almost planar conformation, with the substituent on nitrogen nearly perpendicular to the ring. The ideal geometry of the isolated molecule, as determined by ab initio HF-LCAO quantum-mechanical calculations, is slightly more puckered than that observed in the solid state. In the crystal structure, a strong hydrogen bond joins neighbouring molecules, thus forming a network of rectangular R 44(30) rings.