trans-(1R,2R)-1-benzyl-2-phenylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid

Henryk Krawczyk; Katarzyna Wasek; Jacek Kedzia; Jakub Wojciechowski; Wojciech M Wolf

doi:10.1107/S0108270107050883

trans-(1R,2R)-1-benzyl-2-phenylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid

Acta Crystallogr C. 2008 Jan;64(Pt 1):o24-6. doi: 10.1107/S0108270107050883. Epub 2007 Dec 22.

Authors

Henryk Krawczyk¹, Katarzyna Wasek, Jacek Kedzia, Jakub Wojciechowski, Wojciech M Wolf

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Organic Chemistry, Technical University of Łódź, ul. Zeromskiego 116, 90-924 Łódź, Poland.

PMID: 18216453
DOI: 10.1107/S0108270107050883

Abstract

The cyclopropane ring of the title compound, C17H16O2, shows a high level of substituent-induced bond-length asymmetry. The carboxyl group adopts a conformation that prompts electron-density transfer from the ring towards the carbonyl pi system.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cyclopropanes / chemistry*
Molecular Conformation
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / chemistry*

Substances

1-benzyl-2-phenylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid
Cyclopropanes
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
cyclopropanecarboxylic acid