Crystal and molecular structure of L-N-acetylhistidinamide

The title compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P 2₁ with 2 formula units C₈H₁₂N₄O₂ in the unit cell. The lattice parameters are a = 8.529, b = 11.735, c = 4.925 Å, and β = 94.61°. The crystal structure has been determined by direct methods and refined by full-matrix least squares calculations to the discrepancy factor R = 0.033.