Acta Crystallographica Section E (Jan 2011)
2-[4-(Carboxymethyl)phenoxy]acetic acid
Abstract
The title compound, C10H10O5, was obtained by the reaction of 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid with chloroacetic acid. In the crystal, the molecules form a three-dimensional network by way of intermolecular O—H...O hydrogen bonding.
