title: Sarcosinium trifluoroacetate.
abstract: The title compound, C(3)H(8)NO(2)(+).C(2)F(3)O(2)(-), crystallizes in space group C2/c. The main N-C-COOH skeleton of the protonated sarcosine molecule is almost perfectly planar. The trifluoroacetate anion has a staggered conformation and typical bond distances and angles. The CF(3) group is probably slightly disordered. The structure is stabilized by an extensive network of strong O-H.O hydrogen bonds and weaker N-H.O bonds.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Coimbra, P-3000 Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: V H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Paixão
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matos Beja
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D012521:Sarcosine / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012521:Sarcosine