title: Crystal structure of ethyl 2-({[(4Z)-3,5-dioxo-1-phenyl-pyrazolidin-4-yl-idene]meth-yl}amino)-acetate.
abstract: The title compound, C14H15N3O4, is nearly planar, the dihedral angle between the planes of the phenyl and pyrazolidine rings being 1.13 (7) Å, and that between the plane of the pyrazolidine ring and the mean plane of the side chain [C-N-C-C(=O)-O; r.m.s. deviation = 0.024 Å] being 2.52 (7)°. This is due in large part to the presence of the intra-molecular N-H⋯O and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. In the crystal, pairwise N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds form inversion dimers, which are further associated into layers, lying very close to plane (-120), via pairwise C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The layers are then weakly connected through C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional structure.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry and Environmental Division, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, England ; Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Minia University, 61519 El-Minia, Egypt.
authors.forename: Shaaban K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mohamed
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akkurt
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA.
authors.forename: Joel T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Mague
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, 82524 Sohag, Egypt.
authors.forename: Eman A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Kirkuk University, College of Science, Department of Chemistry, Kirkuk, Iraq.
authors.forename: Mustafa R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Albayati
keywords: amino­acetic acid ester; crystal structure; hydrogen bonding; hydrogen-bonded dimers; pyrazolidine-3,5-dione