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Protocol for the Synthesis of Ortho-trifluoromethoxylated Aniline Derivatives
Published on: January 19, 2016
2,4,6-Trimethyl-anilinium 2-carb-oxy-ethano-ate
1Ordered Matter Science Research Center, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
The anion of the title molecular salt, C(9)H(14)N(+)·C(3)H(3)O(4) (-), features an intra-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bond. In the crystal, inter-molecular N-H⋯O inter-actions link each cation to three different anions.
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