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organic compounds
In the title compound (6-chloro-3-hydroxymethyl-2,2-dimethyl-5-oxo-2,3,6,6a-tetrahydro-5H-azeto[2,1-b]thiazole 1,1-dioxide, C8H12ClNO4S) the 2-azetidinone ring is non-planar. The thiazolidine ring has a conformation that can be classified as C3, with 2α-CH3 pseudoequatorial, 2β-CH3 axial and 3α-R axial. The N atom has a pyramidal bonding arrangement. The structure is stabilized by O—HO hydrogen bonds along the direction of the c axis.