The E and Z isomers of 3-(benzoxazol-2-yl)prop-2-enoic acid

Jose C. Trujillo-Ferrara, Itzia I. Padilla-Martínez, Francisco J. Martínez-Martínez, Herbert Höpfl, Norberto Farfan-García, Efrén V. García-Báez

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Abstract

An investigation to show that the carboxylic acid group and the double bonds were coplanar in (E)-3(benzoxazol-2-yl)prop-2-enoic acid. A strong hydrogen bond with the carboxylic group as donar and the pyridine like N atom as an acceptor contributed to the observed supramolecular structure. A one-pot synthesis was carried out by mixing equimolar quantities of maleic anhydride and o-aminophenol in tetrahydrofuran (THF). It was observed that by using Ac 2O as catalyst at a temperature of 323 K, the isomer(I-Z) and isomer(I-E) were obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)o723-o726
JournalActa Crystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure Communications
Volume60
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2004

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