C 8 H 13 NO,monoclinic, C 12/c 1(no. 15), a =10.380(3) Å, b =7.137(2) Å, c =20.973(6) Å, b =103.887(4)°,
Source of materialThe title compound waspurchased from Aldrich and the crystals were grown by aslow sublimationunder reduced pressure to give crystals suitable for X-raydiffraction.
DiscussionWehave been studying the effects of hydrogen bonding on the crystallization properties of various organic compounds [1,2]. Hydrogen bonding cand ictate the crystallization properties as well ass olvation properties. Crystallization in various solvents hasresulted in the lack of formation of single crystals. Crystallization continues in aneffort to use hydrogen bond donor solvents in aneffort to generate single crystals. Int he crystals tructure, tropinone exhibits very normalb ond lengths and angles without hydrogen bonding. The datais very similartorelated compounds [3,4]. Although two of the three related compounds previously studied showed thatt here wasa solvate in the structure, the authors did not define or model this solvent. Wewere originally hoping to generate crystals viaahydrogen bonding solvent such asm ethanol or ethanol. These attempts have so farfailed to give sufficient single crystals.