title: rac-3,3,3-Trifluoro-lactic acid.
abstract: rac-3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hy-droxy-propanoic acid), C3H3F3O3, is a fluorinated derivative of lactic acid. The O=C-C-O(H) torsion angle is 13.26 (15)°. In the crystal, O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds and C-H⋯O contacts connect the mol-ecules into sheets perpendicular to the c 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: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Betz