tert-Butyl 2-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)acetate

Abstract

In the title compound, C9H14N2O2, the imidazole ring and the acetate O—C=O plane make a dihedral angle of 80.54 (12)°. In the crystal, molecules are connected via pairs of C—H...O hydrogen bonds, forming centrosymmetric dimers.