N. Feeder et W. Jones, 4 OMEGA-PHTHALIMIDOALIPHATIC PERACIDS, Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications, 52, 1996, pp. 1516-1520
Hydrogen bonding between the peracid proton and phthalimido carbonyl O
atom connect molecules into chains in the structures of 3-phthalimido
peroxypropanoic acid, C11H9NO5, and 4-phthalimidoperoxybutanoic acid,
C12H11NO5. Tn contrast, the peracid function acts as both a hydrogen-b
ond donor and acceptor in the structures of 5-phthalimidoperoxypentano
ic acid, C13H13NO5, and 6-phthalimidoperoxyhexanoic acid, C14H15NO5, r
esulting in a distinctly different chain motif.