title: 4-[(4-Bromo-phenyl)amino]-2-methyl-idene-4-oxo-butanoic acid.
abstract: In the title compound, C11H10BrNO3, two independent mol-ecules (A and B) crystallize in the asymmetric unit. The dihedral angles between the mean planes of the 4-bromo-phenyl ring and amide group are 24.8 (7) in mol-ecule A and 77.1 (6)° in mol-ecule B. The mean plane of the methyl-idene group is further inclined by 75.6 (4) in mol-ecule A and 72.5 (6)° in mol-ecule B from that of the amide group. In the crystal, N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds formed by amide groups and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds formed by carb-oxy-lic acid groups are observed and supported additionally by weak C-H⋯O inter-actions between the methyl-idene and amide groups. Together, these link the mol-ecules into chains of dimers along [110] and form R 2 (2)(8) graph-set motifs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Studies in Chemistry, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri 574 199, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Narayana
authors.affiliation: Department of Studies in Chemistry, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri 574 199, India.
authors.forename: Prakash S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.affiliation: Department of Studies in Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry Section, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri 574 199, India.
authors.forename: Balladka K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Sarojini
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Keene State College, 229 Main Street, Keene, NH 03435-2001, USA.
authors.forename: Jerry P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Jasinski