Unexpectedly strong hydrogen bonding in some tetrahydro-4,7-phenanthroline-1,10-dione-3,8-dicarboxylic acids
Abstract
Tetrahydro-1,10-dioxo-4,7-phenanthroline-3,8-dicarboxylic esters exist in the oxo-hydroxy form with a strong intramolecular O–H ⋯ O hydrogen bond; an even stronger intermolecular bond is present in the corresponding carboxylic acids which gives rise to D-type bands in the i.r. spectrum.
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