organic compounds
6β,8β-Dihydroxyeremophil-7(11)-en-8α,12-olide
aSchool of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: zhangzhx@lzu.edu.cn
The title compound, C15H22O4, an eremophilane sesquiternoid, was isolated from the roots of Ligularia virgaurea. Both six-membered rings (A and B) adopt chair conformations and the five-membered ring is almost planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.016 Å). The two methyl and two hydroxy groups adopt a syn conformation and the A/B ring junction is cis-fused. An intramolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bond generates an S(6) ring. In the crystal, O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into [100] chains.
Related literature
For further information on the isolation of the title compound, see Moriyama & Takahashi (1976); Zhang et al. (2008).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2005); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
10.1107/S160053681104150X/hb6428sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S160053681104150X/hb6428Isup2.hkl
The air-dried roots of L. virgaurea (3.8 kg) were pulverized and extracted with petroleum ether (60–90°C)—Et2O-MeOH (1: 1: 1) (6 days × 3 times) at room temperature. The extract was concentrated under reduced pressure giving a residue (256 g), which was chromatographed on a silica gel column (200–300 mesh) with a gradient of PE-acetone (AC) (30: 1; 15: 1; 8: 1; 5: 1; 3: 1; 1: 1 and 0: 1). According to TLC analysis, seven crude fractions (Fr. A—Fr. G) were collected. Fr. F was further fractionated on a silica gel column to obtain a mixture of the title compound and other compounds, which were purified by preparative TLC using PE—AC (2: 1) to give pure the title compound. Colourless blocks of the title compound were obtained after slow evaporation of a methanolic solution at room temperature.
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was indeterminate in the present experiment. All H atoms were placed in geometrically calculated positions, and allowed to ride on their parent atoms with O—H = 0.82 Å and C—H = 0.96 - 0.98 Å, and with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) for methylene- and methine-H, and 1.5Ueq for other H atoms.Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2005); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound showing 30% probability displacement ellipsoids. |
C15H22O4 | Dx = 1.290 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 266.33 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Cell parameters from 2527 reflections |
a = 9.8627 (7) Å | θ = 2.5–24.7° |
b = 10.5674 (7) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
c = 13.1565 (9) Å | T = 296 K |
V = 1371.21 (16) Å3 | Block, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.38 × 0.33 × 0.29 mm |
F(000) = 576 |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 2680 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2306 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.028 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 26.0°, θmin = 2.5° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2005) | h = −12→6 |
Tmin = 0.966, Tmax = 0.974 | k = −13→12 |
7478 measured reflections | l = −16→15 |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.034 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.087 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.043P)2 + 0.0843P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.06 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
2680 reflections | Δρmax = 0.15 e Å−3 |
178 parameters | Δρmin = −0.12 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.043 (3) |
C15H22O4 | V = 1371.21 (16) Å3 |
Mr = 266.33 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 9.8627 (7) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
b = 10.5674 (7) Å | T = 296 K |
c = 13.1565 (9) Å | 0.38 × 0.33 × 0.29 mm |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 2680 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2005) | 2306 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.966, Tmax = 0.974 | Rint = 0.028 |
7478 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.034 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.087 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.06 | Δρmax = 0.15 e Å−3 |
2680 reflections | Δρmin = −0.12 e Å−3 |
178 parameters |
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 F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
C1 | 0.52336 (19) | 0.0280 (2) | 0.02370 (15) | 0.0528 (5) | |
H1A | 0.6033 | 0.0428 | 0.0650 | 0.063* | |
H1B | 0.5488 | −0.0277 | −0.0317 | 0.063* | |
C2 | 0.4742 (2) | 0.1530 (2) | −0.01946 (17) | 0.0589 (6) | |
H2A | 0.4024 | 0.1371 | −0.0682 | 0.071* | |
H2B | 0.5482 | 0.1941 | −0.0550 | 0.071* | |
C3 | 0.4214 (2) | 0.24061 (19) | 0.06327 (16) | 0.0573 (5) | |
H3A | 0.3821 | 0.3150 | 0.0318 | 0.069* | |
H3B | 0.4970 | 0.2682 | 0.1049 | 0.069* | |
C4 | 0.31514 (18) | 0.17838 (17) | 0.13139 (14) | 0.0432 (4) | |
H4 | 0.2371 | 0.1584 | 0.0881 | 0.052* | |
C5 | 0.36613 (16) | 0.05137 (17) | 0.17644 (13) | 0.0380 (4) | |
C6 | 0.24978 (17) | −0.01496 (17) | 0.23600 (12) | 0.0401 (4) | |
H6 | 0.2093 | 0.0468 | 0.2825 | 0.048* | |
C7 | 0.14293 (16) | −0.05820 (15) | 0.16381 (12) | 0.0335 (4) | |
C8 | 0.01487 (16) | −0.02563 (16) | 0.14955 (12) | 0.0360 (4) | |
C9 | −0.03401 (18) | −0.09426 (16) | 0.05925 (13) | 0.0405 (4) | |
C10 | 0.18821 (16) | −0.14622 (15) | 0.08141 (13) | 0.0349 (4) | |
C11 | 0.29893 (16) | −0.08367 (15) | 0.01959 (12) | 0.0359 (4) | |
H11A | 0.2612 | −0.0128 | −0.0178 | 0.043* | |
H11B | 0.3347 | −0.1438 | −0.0292 | 0.043* | |
C12 | 0.41454 (16) | −0.03650 (17) | 0.08853 (13) | 0.0373 (4) | |
H12 | 0.4563 | −0.1111 | 0.1197 | 0.045* | |
C13 | 0.2660 (3) | 0.2734 (2) | 0.21109 (18) | 0.0673 (6) | |
H13A | 0.1857 | 0.2415 | 0.2434 | 0.101* | |
H13B | 0.2459 | 0.3527 | 0.1787 | 0.101* | |
H13C | 0.3355 | 0.2858 | 0.2612 | 0.101* | |
C14 | 0.4830 (2) | 0.0732 (2) | 0.25188 (15) | 0.0559 (5) | |
H14A | 0.5526 | 0.1226 | 0.2198 | 0.084* | |
H14B | 0.5198 | −0.0069 | 0.2725 | 0.084* | |
H14C | 0.4495 | 0.1175 | 0.3104 | 0.084* | |
C15 | −0.07474 (19) | 0.06430 (19) | 0.20584 (15) | 0.0498 (5) | |
H15A | −0.0367 | 0.0811 | 0.2716 | 0.075* | |
H15B | −0.1632 | 0.0276 | 0.2137 | 0.075* | |
H15C | −0.0819 | 0.1420 | 0.1684 | 0.075* | |
O1 | −0.14548 (13) | −0.09203 (13) | 0.02165 (11) | 0.0576 (4) | |
O2 | 0.06687 (12) | −0.16515 (11) | 0.01970 (9) | 0.0429 (3) | |
O3 | 0.22670 (13) | −0.26232 (11) | 0.12267 (9) | 0.0471 (3) | |
H3 | 0.2694 | −0.3028 | 0.0802 | 0.071* | |
O4 | 0.29776 (15) | −0.11964 (14) | 0.29448 (10) | 0.0555 (4) | |
H4A | 0.3033 | −0.1824 | 0.2580 | 0.083* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0351 (9) | 0.0668 (13) | 0.0565 (11) | −0.0029 (9) | 0.0062 (9) | −0.0042 (11) |
C2 | 0.0502 (11) | 0.0631 (13) | 0.0635 (13) | −0.0217 (10) | 0.0032 (11) | 0.0153 (11) |
C3 | 0.0551 (12) | 0.0445 (11) | 0.0723 (13) | −0.0125 (9) | −0.0128 (11) | 0.0068 (10) |
C4 | 0.0401 (10) | 0.0368 (9) | 0.0526 (10) | 0.0005 (7) | −0.0124 (8) | −0.0072 (8) |
C5 | 0.0328 (9) | 0.0441 (10) | 0.0369 (9) | 0.0036 (8) | −0.0076 (7) | −0.0035 (8) |
C6 | 0.0416 (10) | 0.0486 (10) | 0.0299 (8) | 0.0076 (8) | −0.0010 (7) | −0.0035 (8) |
C7 | 0.0347 (9) | 0.0335 (9) | 0.0322 (8) | −0.0004 (7) | 0.0052 (7) | 0.0024 (7) |
C8 | 0.0349 (9) | 0.0327 (9) | 0.0406 (9) | −0.0038 (7) | 0.0043 (8) | −0.0021 (7) |
C9 | 0.0377 (9) | 0.0339 (9) | 0.0498 (10) | −0.0049 (8) | −0.0017 (8) | −0.0012 (8) |
C10 | 0.0362 (9) | 0.0331 (8) | 0.0355 (8) | 0.0005 (7) | 0.0015 (7) | −0.0024 (7) |
C11 | 0.0406 (9) | 0.0345 (8) | 0.0326 (8) | 0.0018 (7) | 0.0023 (7) | −0.0027 (7) |
C12 | 0.0320 (8) | 0.0398 (9) | 0.0400 (9) | 0.0069 (7) | 0.0001 (7) | 0.0024 (8) |
C13 | 0.0713 (15) | 0.0482 (12) | 0.0823 (16) | 0.0058 (11) | −0.0124 (12) | −0.0203 (11) |
C14 | 0.0453 (11) | 0.0706 (14) | 0.0519 (10) | 0.0003 (10) | −0.0178 (9) | −0.0061 (11) |
C15 | 0.0436 (10) | 0.0480 (11) | 0.0577 (11) | 0.0047 (9) | 0.0100 (9) | −0.0039 (9) |
O1 | 0.0394 (7) | 0.0547 (8) | 0.0786 (9) | −0.0039 (6) | −0.0148 (7) | −0.0134 (8) |
O2 | 0.0402 (7) | 0.0426 (7) | 0.0458 (7) | −0.0028 (5) | −0.0015 (6) | −0.0104 (6) |
O3 | 0.0542 (8) | 0.0359 (7) | 0.0511 (7) | 0.0070 (6) | 0.0127 (6) | 0.0047 (5) |
O4 | 0.0637 (9) | 0.0639 (9) | 0.0390 (7) | 0.0101 (7) | −0.0063 (6) | 0.0115 (6) |
C1—C2 | 1.517 (3) | C8—C15 | 1.494 (2) |
C1—C12 | 1.531 (2) | C9—O1 | 1.206 (2) |
C1—H1A | 0.9700 | C9—O2 | 1.350 (2) |
C1—H1B | 0.9700 | C10—O3 | 1.3943 (19) |
C2—C3 | 1.521 (3) | C10—O2 | 1.460 (2) |
C2—H2A | 0.9700 | C10—C11 | 1.514 (2) |
C2—H2B | 0.9700 | C11—C12 | 1.540 (2) |
C3—C4 | 1.528 (3) | C11—H11A | 0.9700 |
C3—H3A | 0.9700 | C11—H11B | 0.9700 |
C3—H3B | 0.9700 | C12—H12 | 0.9800 |
C4—C13 | 1.531 (3) | C13—H13A | 0.9600 |
C4—C5 | 1.551 (2) | C13—H13B | 0.9600 |
C4—H4 | 0.9800 | C13—H13C | 0.9600 |
C5—C14 | 1.538 (2) | C14—H14A | 0.9600 |
C5—C12 | 1.558 (2) | C14—H14B | 0.9600 |
C5—C6 | 1.556 (2) | C14—H14C | 0.9600 |
C6—O4 | 1.428 (2) | C15—H15A | 0.9600 |
C6—C7 | 1.490 (2) | C15—H15B | 0.9600 |
C6—H6 | 0.9800 | C15—H15C | 0.9600 |
C7—C8 | 1.323 (2) | O3—H3 | 0.8200 |
C7—C10 | 1.497 (2) | O4—H4A | 0.8200 |
C8—C9 | 1.473 (2) | ||
C2—C1—C12 | 111.83 (15) | O1—C9—O2 | 121.66 (16) |
C2—C1—H1A | 109.2 | O1—C9—C8 | 128.29 (17) |
C12—C1—H1A | 109.2 | O2—C9—C8 | 110.06 (14) |
C2—C1—H1B | 109.2 | O3—C10—O2 | 108.61 (12) |
C12—C1—H1B | 109.2 | O3—C10—C7 | 110.25 (13) |
H1A—C1—H1B | 107.9 | O2—C10—C7 | 104.09 (12) |
C1—C2—C3 | 111.80 (17) | O3—C10—C11 | 113.40 (14) |
C1—C2—H2A | 109.3 | O2—C10—C11 | 110.63 (13) |
C3—C2—H2A | 109.3 | C7—C10—C11 | 109.46 (13) |
C1—C2—H2B | 109.3 | C10—C11—C12 | 111.04 (13) |
C3—C2—H2B | 109.3 | C10—C11—H11A | 109.4 |
H2A—C2—H2B | 107.9 | C12—C11—H11A | 109.4 |
C2—C3—C4 | 113.11 (16) | C10—C11—H11B | 109.4 |
C2—C3—H3A | 109.0 | C12—C11—H11B | 109.4 |
C4—C3—H3A | 109.0 | H11A—C11—H11B | 108.0 |
C2—C3—H3B | 109.0 | C1—C12—C11 | 109.57 (14) |
C4—C3—H3B | 109.0 | C1—C12—C5 | 111.28 (15) |
H3A—C3—H3B | 107.8 | C11—C12—C5 | 113.78 (13) |
C3—C4—C13 | 109.68 (16) | C1—C12—H12 | 107.3 |
C3—C4—C5 | 111.97 (15) | C11—C12—H12 | 107.3 |
C13—C4—C5 | 114.13 (15) | C5—C12—H12 | 107.3 |
C3—C4—H4 | 106.9 | C4—C13—H13A | 109.5 |
C13—C4—H4 | 106.9 | C4—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C5—C4—H4 | 106.9 | H13A—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C14—C5—C4 | 111.07 (15) | C4—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C14—C5—C12 | 109.80 (14) | H13A—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C4—C5—C12 | 109.35 (14) | H13B—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C14—C5—C6 | 107.17 (14) | C5—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
C4—C5—C6 | 110.06 (14) | C5—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C12—C5—C6 | 109.34 (14) | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
O4—C6—C7 | 109.88 (14) | C5—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
O4—C6—C5 | 112.07 (14) | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C7—C6—C5 | 109.79 (13) | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
O4—C6—H6 | 108.3 | C8—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
C7—C6—H6 | 108.3 | C8—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6 | 108.3 | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C8—C7—C6 | 133.31 (15) | C8—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C8—C7—C10 | 110.12 (14) | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C6—C7—C10 | 116.18 (14) | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C7—C8—C9 | 107.39 (15) | C9—O2—C10 | 108.29 (12) |
C7—C8—C15 | 131.31 (15) | C10—O3—H3 | 109.5 |
C9—C8—C15 | 121.29 (15) | C6—O4—H4A | 109.5 |
C12—C1—C2—C3 | 54.1 (2) | C7—C8—C9—O2 | −1.19 (19) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −52.5 (2) | C15—C8—C9—O2 | 177.43 (15) |
C2—C3—C4—C13 | −179.04 (17) | C8—C7—C10—O3 | −118.86 (15) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 53.2 (2) | C6—C7—C10—O3 | 67.41 (18) |
C3—C4—C5—C14 | 67.24 (19) | C8—C7—C10—O2 | −2.55 (17) |
C13—C4—C5—C14 | −58.1 (2) | C6—C7—C10—O2 | −176.28 (13) |
C3—C4—C5—C12 | −54.10 (18) | C8—C7—C10—C11 | 115.75 (15) |
C13—C4—C5—C12 | −179.45 (15) | C6—C7—C10—C11 | −57.99 (18) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −174.23 (14) | O3—C10—C11—C12 | −70.31 (17) |
C13—C4—C5—C6 | 60.42 (19) | O2—C10—C11—C12 | 167.39 (12) |
C14—C5—C6—O4 | −48.17 (19) | C7—C10—C11—C12 | 53.25 (17) |
C4—C5—C6—O4 | −169.07 (14) | C2—C1—C12—C11 | 69.93 (19) |
C12—C5—C6—O4 | 70.79 (16) | C2—C1—C12—C5 | −56.8 (2) |
C14—C5—C6—C7 | −170.58 (14) | C10—C11—C12—C1 | −179.08 (14) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 68.52 (17) | C10—C11—C12—C5 | −53.80 (18) |
C12—C5—C6—C7 | −51.62 (18) | C14—C5—C12—C1 | −66.08 (19) |
O4—C6—C7—C8 | 121.9 (2) | C4—C5—C12—C1 | 56.03 (18) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | −114.4 (2) | C6—C5—C12—C1 | 176.60 (13) |
O4—C6—C7—C10 | −66.24 (18) | C14—C5—C12—C11 | 169.56 (15) |
C5—C6—C7—C10 | 57.46 (19) | C4—C5—C12—C11 | −68.34 (17) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | 174.56 (17) | C6—C5—C12—C11 | 52.23 (17) |
C10—C7—C8—C9 | 2.30 (18) | O1—C9—O2—C10 | 179.36 (15) |
C6—C7—C8—C15 | −3.9 (3) | C8—C9—O2—C10 | −0.46 (18) |
C10—C7—C8—C15 | −176.13 (17) | O3—C10—O2—C9 | 119.19 (14) |
C7—C8—C9—O1 | 179.00 (18) | C7—C10—O2—C9 | 1.73 (16) |
C15—C8—C9—O1 | −2.4 (3) | C11—C10—O2—C9 | −115.75 (14) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O4—H4A···O3 | 0.82 | 2.11 | 2.8061 (19) | 142 |
O3—H3···O1i | 0.82 | 1.93 | 2.7502 (18) | 174 |
Symmetry code: (i) x+1/2, −y−1/2, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C15H22O4 |
Mr | 266.33 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, P212121 |
Temperature (K) | 296 |
a, b, c (Å) | 9.8627 (7), 10.5674 (7), 13.1565 (9) |
V (Å3) | 1371.21 (16) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.09 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.38 × 0.33 × 0.29 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2005) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.966, 0.974 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 7478, 2680, 2306 |
Rint | 0.028 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.617 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.034, 0.087, 1.06 |
No. of reflections | 2680 |
No. of parameters | 178 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.15, −0.12 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005), SAINT (Bruker, 2005), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O4—H4A···O3 | 0.82 | 2.11 | 2.8061 (19) | 142 |
O3—H3···O1i | 0.82 | 1.93 | 2.7502 (18) | 174 |
Symmetry code: (i) x+1/2, −y−1/2, −z. |
Acknowledgements
This work was kindly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21102065) and the Fundational Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. lzujbky-2009–144).
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The title compound, 6β,8β-dihydroxyeremophil-7(11)-en-8α,12-olide (Fig. 1), was originally isolated from the Ligularia fauriei (Moriyama et al., 1976). With the present compound, which was isolated from the roots of L. virgaurea (Zhang et al., 2008). The title compound is composed of three rings, two six-membered and one five-membered. The two six-membered rings A and B adopt chair conformations with pucking paramaters Q = 0.559 (2) Å, θ = 176.0 (2)o, ϕ = 101 (3)° and Q = 0.5527 (18) Å, θ = 1.20 (19)o, ϕ = 127 (9)°, respectively. The five-membered ring C is almost planar with a mean torsion angle of 1.65 (8)°. The A/B ring junction is cis- fused. In the crystal, O—H···O hydrogen bonds occur.