Acta Cryst. (2010). E66, o2967  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536810042856 ]

rac-2-Hydroxy-2-(2-oxocyclopentyl)-1H-indene-1,3(2H)-dione

J. K. Sundar, S. Maharani, R. R. Kumar, S. Natarajan, J. Suresh and P. L. N. Lakshman

Abstract: In the title compound, C₁₄H₁₂O₄, the indene unit is essentially planar [r.m.s. deviation = 0.0309 (1) Å] and the cyclopentanone ring adopts a twist form. In the crystal, molecules are joined via pairs of O-HO hydrogen bonds into centrosymmetric dimers.

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