Methyl 2-(4,6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl-amino)acetate

Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2009 Jul 25;65(Pt 8):o1985-6. doi: 10.1107/S1600536809028670.

Abstract

The title compound, C(6)H(6)Cl(2)N(4)O(2), was prepared by the nucleophilic substitution of 2,4,6-trichloro-1,3,5-triazine by glycine methyl ester hydro-chloride, and was isolated from the reaction by using flash chromatography. The crystal structure at 150 K reveals the presence two crystallographically independent mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit which differ in the orientation of the pendant methoxy-carbonyl group. Each mol-ecular unit is engaged in strong and highly directional N-H⋯N hydrogen-bonding inter-actions with a symmetry-related mol-ecule, forming supra-molecular dimers which act as the synthons in the crystal packing.