title: 2,4,6-Trifluoro-benzoic acid.
abstract: In the title compound, C(7)H(3)F(3)O(2), the C-C-C angles in the ring are greater than 120° for F-bonded C atoms [123.69 (13), 123.88 (12) and 123.66 (12)°]. In the crystal, inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds between carboxyl groups give rise to the formation of a centrosymmetric dimer, while dispersive F⋯O contacts [2.8849 (16) Å] connect the dimers into infinite strands along the a axis.
authors.affiliation: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Summerstrand Campus, Department of Chemistry, University Way, Summerstrand, PO Box 77000, Port Elizabeth 6031, South Africa.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Betz
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gerber