The title compound, C6H11NO2.H2O, crystallizes in the zwitterionic for
m with methyl and carboxyl substituents anti with respect to each othe
r. The pyrrolidine ring displays an unusual half-chair conformation C-
2-C-delta-endo (N-exo). In the crystal, symmetry-related molecules for
m zigzag chains extending along the a axis. Water molecules connect pa
irs of these chains by forming two hydrogen bonds.