Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, o1793-o1794  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806009925 ]

1-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)octan-1-one

X. Bin, J.-X. Ji, Z.-Q. Fen and J.-T. Wang

Abstract: The title compound, C₁₄H₂₀O₂, was synthesized by the reaction of phenol and octanoyl chloride. All non-H atoms are coplanar, with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.031 Å. In the crystal structure, molecules are linked into chains along the a axis by intermolecular C-HO hydrogen bonds.

Online 11 April 2006

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