title: 4-(2-Naphthyl)butanoic acid.
abstract: 4-(2-Naphthyl)butanoic acid, C14H14O2, crystallizes in the centrosymmetric space group P2(1)/a. The single type of hydrogen bond forms cyclic dimers about inversion centers. The carboxylic-O atoms are ordered as is the acid-H atom. The structure comprises double layers of aromatic rings in a herringbone array separated by double layers of hydrogen-bonded aliphatic strings, a pattern seen previously in related substances.
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: D002087:Butyrates / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009281:Naphthalenes
chemical_list: C104228:4-(2-naphthyl)butanoic acid; D002087:Butyrates; D009281:Naphthalenes