The title compound (C19H21F3N2O5) has been determined from three dimensional X-ray diffraction data. The crystals are monoclinic, a = 7.626(4)Å, b = 17.515(4)Å, c = 15.066(3)Å, beta = 101.02(3)°, V = 1975(1)Å3, Z = 4, Dcalc = 1.393g cm-3, space group P21/c. The structure was solved by direct methods and refined by full-matrix least-squares method (R = 0.039).
Keywords: crystal structure, indole derivative, acetamidomalonate, hydrogen-bonding, trifluoromethyl, diastereoselective decarboxylation