organic compounds
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The title compound, C5H8ClNO3, was prepared by the nucleophilic substitution reaction of (2S)-2-chloropropanoyl chloride with glycine. The acetate group forms a dihedral angle of 84.6 (1)° with the mean plane of the C—NH—C=O fragment. In the crystal, the molecules are linked by N—HO and O—HO hydrogen bonds, generating a three-dimensional network, which consolidates the crystal packing.