Abstract
The structures of three fluoro-substituted acetoacetanilides, namely 2'-, 3'- and 4'-fluoroacetoacetanilide, all C10H10FNO2, are presented and discussed. We observe a planar structure with intramolecular hydrogen bonding when the F atom is in the ortho position of the aromatic ring, and a twisted structure with intermolecular hydrogen bonding when the F atom is in the meta or para positions. It can be predicted which of these two structural motifs will be adopted by considering the position of any aromatic substituents. In this regard, fluorine appears to mimic the steric effect of a larger substituent, which we attribute to its high electronegativity.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | o645-o648 |
| Journal | Acta Crystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure Communications |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 11 Oct 2002 |
Keywords
- three fluoro-substituted acetoacetanilides
- C10H10FNO2
- planar structure
- intramolecular hydrogen bonding
- aromatic ring
- fluorine
- steric
- electronegativity
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Chisholm, G., Kennedy, A. R., Beaton, L., & Brook, E. (2002). Structural motifs in acetoacetanilides: the effect of a fluorine substituent. Acta Crystallographica Section C: Crystal Structure Communications, 58(11), o645-o648. https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270102016086