In the room-temperature X-ray structure of the N-Boc-protected derivative o
f the novel 3-aminobicyclo[1.1.1]pentanecarboxylic acid, C11H17NO4, the int
erbridgehead distance in the bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane cage is 1.852 (2) Angstr
om. The carboxyl and parts of the blocked amino group are almost in plane w
ith one of the cage triangles. N-H ... O and O-H ... O hydrogen bonds gener
ate infinite corrugated molecular chains in the crystal lattice.