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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Ethyl (2,3-dihydro-1H,1′H-2,3′-biindol-1-yl)glyoxylate

Christian PeiferDieter SchollmeyerStefan LauferDimitri Ott

subject

ChemistryStereochemistrySide productGlyoxylate cycleGeneral Materials ScienceGeneral ChemistryCrystal structureCondensed Matter Physics

description

The crystal structure of the title compound, C20H18N2O3, was determined in the course of our studies of the synthesis of 3-acylindole derivatives. We obtained it as an unexpected racemic side product. The crystal structure contains chains of dimers along the a axis.

https://doi.org/10.1107/s1600536807007660