Racemic 4-(4-tert-butyl­phen­yl)-2,6-dimethyl­cyclo­hex-3-enecarboxylic acid

Abstract

The chirality of the title compound, C19H26O2, is solely generated by the presence of the double bond in the cyclo­hexene ring. This compound was synthesized to study the inter­action of the two enanti­omers in the solid state. The resultant racemate is made up of carboxylic acid RS dimers. Inter­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds produce centrosymmetric R 2 2(8) rings which dimerize the two chiral enanti­omers through their carboxyl groups