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3-(1H-Indol-3-yl)-2-benzofuran-1(3H)-one

  • R. Anil Kumar,
  • S. Naveen,
  • M. Abdul Rahiman,
  • K. M. Mahadevan,
  • M. N. Kumara,
  • N. K. Lokanath,
  • Ismail Warad

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1107/S2414314617001079
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 1
p. x170107

Abstract

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In the title compound, C16H11NO2, the benzofuran and indole ring systems are nearly orthogonal, subtending a dihedral angle of 86.55 (4)°. The crystal structure features an N—H...O hydrogen bond, which leads to the formation of chains propagating along the a-axis direction.

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