(RS/SR)-2-Oxo-4-phenylazetidin-3-yl acetate

In the title compound, C11H11NO3, a modified synthetic acetate derivative, the four memebered β-lactam ring is roughly planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.21 (3) Å, and makes a dihedral angle of 81.46 (14)° with the phenyl ring. In the crystal, a single N—H...O hydrogen bond links molecules into a chain parallel to the a axis and thus stabilizes the structure. Although the absolute configuration could not be reliably determined, the compound corresponds to the diasteroisomer (RS/SR)