2-Fluoro-l-histidine

The title compound, C6H8FN3O2, an analog of histidine, shows a reduced side-chain pKa (ca 1). The title structure exhibits a shortening of the bond between the proximal ring N atom and the F-substituted ring C atom, indicating an increase in π-bond character due to an inductive effect o...

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Main Authors: Kiran K. Andra, John C. Bullinger, James G. Bann, David M. Eichhorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2010-11-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536810038663