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Synthesis of Antiviral Tetrahydrocarbazole Derivatives by Photochemical and Acid-catalyzed C-H Functionalization via Intermediate Peroxides (CHIPS)
Published on: June 20, 2014
4-Methylcarbazole-3-carboxylic acid
1Department of Physics, Hacettepe University, 06532 Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey. merzifon@eti.cc.hun.edu.tr
Abstract:
The title compound, C(14)H(11)NO(2), consists of a carbazole skeleton with carboxylic acid and methyl groups at positions 3 and 4, respectively. Molecules are linked about inversion centres by O-H.O hydrogen bonds [O.O 2.620 (3) A] to form centrosymmetric dimers.
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