title: 2-(Trifluoro-meth-yl)benzoic acid.
abstract: In the title compound, C(8)H(5)F(3)O(2), a halogenated derivative of benzoic acid, the carboxyl group is tilted by 16.8 (3)° with respect to the plane of the aromatic ring. In the crystal, O-H⋯O hydrogen bonding gives rise to carb-oxy-lic acid dimers, which are further connected into double chains along [1,1/4,1] by C-H⋯O contacts. C-H⋯F and C-F⋯π contacts are also observed.
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