title: The crystal and molecular structure of phosphoenolpyruvic acid.
abstract: Phosphoenolpyruvic acid crystals, obtained by slow concentration of an aqueous solution, are triclinic, space group P1, with a = 5.905(5), b = 8.135(8), c = 14.095(15) A, alpha = 104.70(8), beta = 97.72(8), gamma = 100.99(8) degrees, and Z = 4. Two crystallographically independent phosphoenolpyruvic acid molecules differ in the orientation of the phosphate group relative to the enolpyruvate moiety. The phosphate groups have different tetrahedral distortions, and their P-O(ester) bond-lengths are 1.578(3) and 1.583(3) A. All OH groups are involved in intermolecular hydrogen bonds.
authors.affiliation: Instytut Chemii, Uniwersyt, Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weichsel
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruczek
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010728:Phosphoenolpyruvate; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D010728:Phosphoenolpyruvate