title: 2-Hydroxybiphenyl-3-carboxylic acid (3-phenylsalicylic acid).
abstract: In the title compound, C13H10O3, there is a single type of intermolecular hydrogen bond. From this is formed a cyclic dimer about a twofold axis. In addition, there is an intramolecular hydrogen bond which is virtually identical to that observed in salicylic acid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Dobson
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Gerkin
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D012459:Salicylates / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012459:Salicylates; C104231:3-phenylsalicylic acid