title: Ethyl (2-pyridylmethyl)phosphonate.
abstract: Molecules of the title compound, C8H12NO3P, exist as zwitterions. The positive charge formally located on the N atom is spread over the pyridyl ring. A partial delocalization of negative charge within the O-P-O system is observed. The conformational features and hydrogen-bonding network of the title compound are compared with the structure of (2-pyridylmethyl)phosphonic acid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry, University of Łódź, Pomorska 149/153, 90-236 Łódź, Poland. lilach@uni.lodz.pl
authors.forename: Lilianna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Checińska
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Małecka
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aranowska
authors.forename: Justyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ochocki