title: 1-Benzyl-5-ethyl-5-hy-droxy-1H-pyrrol-2(5H)-one.
abstract: The title compound, C13H15NO2, was obtained as a by-product in the Grignard reaction of malimide. The dihedral angle between the five-memebred ring (r.m.s. deviation = 0.005 Å) and the benzene ring is 67.20 (14)°. The benzene ring and the ethyl chain lie to the same side of the five-membered ring. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, generating C(6) chains propagating in [010].
authors.affiliation: The Key Laboratory for Chemical Biology of Fujian Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yan-Jiao
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Yu-Huang
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jian-Liang
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ye
references.citation: J Org Chem. 2002 Sep 6;67(18):6575-8
references.pmid: 12201788
references.citation: Acta Crystallogr A. 2008 Jan;64(Pt 1):112-22
references.pmid: 18156677