title: 5,8-Dimethoxy-1-naphthoic acid and methyl 5,8-dimethoxy-1-naphthoate.
abstract: In 5,8-dimethoxy-1-naphthoic acid, C13H12O4, hydrogen bonding is of the cyclic dimer type. The acid H atom is modelled as being distributed equally over two sites. In addition to the conventional hydrogen bonds, there are three significantly attractive C-H...O interactions. The dihedral angle between the naphthalene core plane and the carboxyl plane is 80.0 (1) degrees. In methyl 5,8-dimethoxy-1-naphthoate, C14H14O4, there are no conventional hydrogen bonds but there are three significantly attractive C-H...O interactions. With the exception of the C-O distances in the carboxyl groups, the molecular geometries of the acid and the ester are quite similar.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Blackburn
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Gerkin
mesh_terms: D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C107994:5,8-dimethoxy-1-naphthoic acid; D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D009281:Naphthalenes; C107995:methyl 5,8-dimethoxy-1-naphthoate