rac-4-(2-Methoxyphenyl)-2,6-dimethylcyclohex-3-enecarboxylic acid

Abstract

The title compound, C16H20O3, was synthesized to study the hydrogen-bonding interactions of the two enantiomers in the solid state. Intermolecular O—H...O hydrogen bonds produce centrosymmetric R22(8) rings which dimerize the two chiral enantiomers together through their carboxyl groups.