title: (E)-Methyl 3-(1H-indol-2-yl)acrylate.
abstract: The title compound, C(12)H(11)NO(2), is close to being planar (r.m.s. deviation for the non-H atoms = 0.033 Å). In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, generating C(7) chains running along the b axis. A weak C-H⋯O interaction helps to establish the packing.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Changchun University of Technology, Changchun 130012,  People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Rui-Bin
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Dong-Feng
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Li
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