Abstract: | In the racemic crystals of (1S,2R)‐ or (1R,2S)‐1‐N‐(chloroacetyl)carbamoylamino]‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐inden‐2‐yl chloroacetate, C14H14Cl2N2O4, (I), the enantiomeric molecules form a dimeric structure via the N—H?O cyclic hydrogen bond of the carbamoyl moieties. In the chiral crystals of (—)‐(1S,2R)‐1‐N‐(chloroacetyl)carbamoylamino]‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐inden‐2‐yl chloroacetate, C14H14Cl2N2O4, (II), the N—H?O intermolecular hydrogen bond forms a zigzag chain around the twofold screw axis. The melting points and calculated densities of (I) and (II) are 446 and 396 K, and 1.481 and 1.445 Mg m?3, respectively. |