title: Methyl 2-(1H-indole-3-carboxamido)-acetate.
abstract: The title compound, C(12)H(12)N(2)O(3), was synthesized by condensation of methyl amino-acetate with 3-trichloro-acetyl-indole. In the crystal, inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into chains parallel to the b axis. The chains are further connected into a three-dimensional network by N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds involving the indole N atom. In the molecule, the indole skeleton is nearly planar [maximum deviation = 0.012 (1) Å] and the mean plane of the amido group is twisted from the mean plane of indole ring by 17.2 (1)°.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Le
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Xiang Chao
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Kai Ping
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Li