3-Nitro-5-(4-pyridinio)benzoate.

ABSTRACT: The title compound, C(12)H(8)N(2)O(4), crystallizes as a zwitterion in which the pyridyl N atom is protonated. The dihedral angle between the benzene and pyridinium rings is 27.9 (2)°. In the crystal, N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link adjacent zwitterions into a three-dimensional structure.

SUBMITTER: Zhao XJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3007415 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature