Crystal and molecular structure of 3-(2-amino-pyridinium)-propionate monohydrate

A novel betaine derivative, 3-(2-amino-pyridinium)-propionate monohydrate, has been synthesized and its structure studied by X-ray diffraction, FTIR, Raman, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopies and by DFT calculations. The crystals are monoclinic, space group P2₁/c with a=8.0800(16), b=15.242(3), c=7.1698(14) Å, β=104.30(3)° and Z=4. Each oxygen atom of the carboxylate group is engaged in two intermolecular hydrogen bonds, one with water molecule and the other with amine group. The water molecules link the molecules of 3-(2-amino-pyridinium)-propionate into planar zigzag chains along the b axis. The screening constants for ¹H and ¹³C atoms have been calculated by GIAO/B3LYP/6-31 G(d,p) and analyzed. Linear correlations between the experimental ¹H and ¹³C chemical shifts and the computed screening constants have been obtained. Raman and FTIR spectra of the title betaine have been investigated.