title: Crystallographic and spectroscopic characterization of (R)-O-acetyl-mandelic acid.
abstract: The title compound [systematic name: (R)-(-)-2-acet-oxy-2-phenyl-acetic acid], C10H10O4, is a resolved chiral ester derivative of mandelic acid. The compound contains an acetate group and a carb-oxy-lic acid group, which engage in inter-molecular hydrogen bonding, forming chains extending parallel to [001] with a short donor-acceptor hydrogen-bonding distance of 2.676 (2) Å.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, USA.
authors.forename: Cady
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cirbes
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tanski
keywords: absolute structure; crystal structure; hydrogen bonding; mandelic acid ester derivative