7-Methoxyindan-1-one

In the title compound, C10H10O2, the 1-indanone unit is essentially planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.028 Å). In the crystal, molecules are linked via C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming layers lying parallel to the ab plane. This two-dimensional structure is stabilized by a weak C—H⋯π interaction. A second weak C—H⋯π interaction links the layers, forming a three-dimensional structure.

In the title compound, C 10 H 10 O 2 , the 1-indanone unit is essentially planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.028 Å ). In the crystal, molecules are linked via C-HÁ Á ÁO hydrogen bonds, forming layers lying parallel to the ab plane. This two-dimensional structure is stabilized by a weak C-HÁ Á Á interaction. A second weak C-HÁ Á Á interaction links the layers, forming a three-dimensional structure.

Experimental
The title compound was synthesized by the methylation of 7-hydroxyindan-1-one with methyl iodide (Li et al., 2011).
Colorless parallelepiped-shaped crystals suitable for the crystallographic study reported here were isolated over a period of six weeks by slow evaporation from a chloroform solution.

Refinement
The C bound H atoms were positioned geometrically (C-H = 0.93-0.97 Å) and allowed to ride on their parent atoms, with U iso (H) = 1.2U eq (C).

Special details
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. Refinement. Refinement of F 2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F 2 , conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F 2 . The threshold expression of F 2 > σ(F 2 ) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F 2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R-factors based on ALL data will be even larger.