title: 5,7-syn-Bis(trimethylsilyl)-5-norbornene-2,3-endo-dicarboxylic acid: a rare co-existence of dimeric and catemeric synthons.
abstract: The crystal and molecular structure of the title compound, C(15)H(26)O(4)Si(2), reveals a self-assembly facilitated via the rare co-existence of dimeric and catemeric patterns, which is attributed to the influence of the trimethylsilyl groups. The structure is dicussed in the context of a database search and subsequent analysis of structures of cis-1,2-dicarboxylic acids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Studies in Chemistry, Bangalore University, Bangalore 560 001, India. noorsb@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Noor Shahina
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Begum
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Vasundhara
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Girija
authors.forename: Gopalpur
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nagendrappa