title: Methyl 2-(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)acrylate.
abstract: In the title compound, C(12)H(9)NO(4), an important dehydro-amino acid, the acrylate C=C double bond is not parallel to the adjacent carbonyl group and an s-trans configuration is also observed.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemstry, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ya-Wen
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Peng