Information card for entry 2105039

Structure parameters

• Common name: Methyl ethyl oxalate
• Formula: C5 H8 O4
• Calculated formula: C5 H8 O4
• SMILES: O(C)C(=O)C(=O)OCC
• Title of publication: Crystal packing and melting temperatures of small oxalate esters: the role of C—H···O hydrogen bonding
• Authors of publication: Joseph, Sumy; Sathishkumar, Ranganathan; Mahapatra, Sudarshan; Desiraju, Gautam R.
• Journal of publication: Acta Crystallographica Section B
• Year of publication: 2011
• Journal volume: 67
• Journal issue: 6
• Pages of publication: 525 - 534
• a: 16.317 ± 0.008 Å
• b: 4.461 ± 0.002 Å
• c: 9.254 ± 0.004 Å
• α: 90°
• β: 95.045 ± 0.007°
• γ: 90°
• Cell volume: 671 ± 0.5 ų
• Cell temperature: 170 K
• Ambient diffraction temperature: 170 K
• Number of distinct elements: 3
• Space group number: 14
• Hermann-Mauguin space group symbol: P 1 21/c 1
• Hall space group symbol: -P 2ybc
• Residual factor for all reflections: 0.1357
• Residual factor for significantly intense reflections: 0.1084
• Weighted residual factors for significantly intense reflections: 0.2318
• Weighted residual factors for all reflections included in the refinement: 0.246
• Goodness-of-fit parameter for all reflections included in the refinement: 1.254
• Diffraction radiation wavelength: 0.71073 Å
• Diffraction radiation type: MoKα
• Has coordinates: Yes
• Has disorder: No
• Has Fobs: Yes