organic compounds
5-Acetyl-3-hydroxy-4-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-2(3H)-one
aLaboratoire de Chimie Organique Hétérocyclique, Pôle de Compétences Pharmacochimie, Université Mohammed V-Agdal, BP 1014 Avenue Ibn Batout, Rabat, Morocco, bInstitute of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology MAScIR, Avenue de l'Armée Royale, Rabat, Morocco, cDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and dChemistry Department, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80203 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
*Correspondence e-mail: seikweng@um.edu.my
In the title compound, C17H16N2O3, the seven-membered diazepine ring adopts a boat conformation with the hydroxy-substituted C atom at the prow and fused benzene ring C atoms at the stern. The phenyl substituent occupies an equatorial position. The amino group of the ring system is a hydrogen-bond donor to the oxo O atom of an inversion-related molecule, and the hydroxy group is a hydrogen-bond donor to the acetyl O atom of another inversion-related molecule. The two hydrogen bonds generate a ribbon motif parallel to [10] in the crystal structure.
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811047878/lh5376sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811047878/lh5376Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811047878/lh5376Isup3.cml
3-Hydroxy-4-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-2(3H)-one (1 g. 3.9 mmol) was heated in acetic anhydride (20 ml) for 12 h. The precipitate was collected and recrystallized from ethanol to afford colorless crystals.
Carbon-bound H-atoms were placed in calculated positions (C–H 0.93–0.98 Å) and were included in the
in the riding model approximation, with U(H) set to 1.2–1.5U(C). The amino and hydroxy H-atoms were located in a difference Fourier map and were freely refined.The report on 3-hydroxy-4-phenyl-1-[(3-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-5-yl)methyl]-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-2(3H)-one provides the preparation and biological activity of this class of benzodiazepin-2-ones (Rida et al., 2011). In the present study, the reactant, 3-ydroxy-4-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-2(3H)-one, has two amino –NH– units in the ring system; however, only one site is acetylated when the compound is treated with acetic anhydride. In the title compound, the seven-membered diazepine ring adopts a boat conformation with the hydroxy-substituted C atom at the prow and fused-ring C atoms at the stern; the phenyl substituent occupies an equatorial position (Fig. 1). The amino group of the ring system is a hydrogen-bond donor to the oxo O atom of an inversion-related molecule, and the hydroxy group is hydrogen-bond donor to the acetyl O atom of another inversion-related molecule (Table 1). The two hydrogen bonds generate a ribbon motif parallel to [1 0 - 1] (Fig. 2).
For a related 1,5-benzodiazepin-2(3H)-one structure, see: Rida et al. (2011).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2009); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).Fig. 1. Thermal ellipsoid plot (Barbour, 2001) of C17H16N2O3 at the 50% probability level; hydrogen atoms are drawn as spheres of arbitrary radius. | |
Fig. 2. Ribbon motif. |
C17H16N2O3 | Z = 2 |
Mr = 296.32 | F(000) = 312 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.367 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 8.9710 (1) Å | Cell parameters from 9950 reflections |
b = 9.3142 (1) Å | θ = 2.2–34.5° |
c = 9.4129 (1) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
α = 81.563 (1)° | T = 293 K |
β = 68.921 (1)° | Prism, colorless |
γ = 80.146 (1)° | 0.29 × 0.23 × 0.18 mm |
V = 719.95 (1) Å3 |
Bruker APEX DUO diffractometer | 3584 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.024 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 30.0°, θmin = 2.2° |
ω scans | h = −12→12 |
19110 measured reflections | k = −13→13 |
4203 independent reflections | l = −13→13 |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.047 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.149 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.02 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0876P)2 + 0.1414P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
4203 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
208 parameters | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.27 e Å−3 |
C17H16N2O3 | γ = 80.146 (1)° |
Mr = 296.32 | V = 719.95 (1) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 8.9710 (1) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 9.3142 (1) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
c = 9.4129 (1) Å | T = 293 K |
α = 81.563 (1)° | 0.29 × 0.23 × 0.18 mm |
β = 68.921 (1)° |
Bruker APEX DUO diffractometer | 3584 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
19110 measured reflections | Rint = 0.024 |
4203 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.047 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.149 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.02 | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
4203 reflections | Δρmin = −0.27 e Å−3 |
208 parameters |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
O1 | 0.18813 (12) | 0.41278 (9) | 0.39332 (11) | 0.0488 (2) | |
O2 | 0.50968 (12) | 0.39185 (9) | 0.34285 (10) | 0.0430 (2) | |
O3 | 0.41433 (13) | 0.74792 (11) | −0.06449 (10) | 0.0513 (2) | |
N1 | 0.14350 (13) | 0.64817 (10) | 0.44597 (12) | 0.0426 (2) | |
N2 | 0.37829 (11) | 0.75893 (9) | 0.18338 (9) | 0.03178 (19) | |
C1 | 0.19921 (15) | 0.78134 (12) | 0.44620 (13) | 0.0406 (3) | |
C2 | 0.1358 (2) | 0.85962 (16) | 0.57413 (16) | 0.0656 (5) | |
H2A | 0.0547 | 0.8253 | 0.6599 | 0.079* | |
C3 | 0.1927 (3) | 0.98823 (18) | 0.5745 (2) | 0.0756 (6) | |
H3 | 0.1499 | 1.0396 | 0.6609 | 0.091* | |
C4 | 0.3123 (2) | 1.04144 (16) | 0.4483 (2) | 0.0639 (4) | |
H4 | 0.3501 | 1.1280 | 0.4496 | 0.077* | |
C5 | 0.37548 (17) | 0.96508 (13) | 0.31996 (15) | 0.0468 (3) | |
H5 | 0.4570 | 0.9999 | 0.2349 | 0.056* | |
C6 | 0.31790 (13) | 0.83653 (11) | 0.31723 (12) | 0.0346 (2) | |
C7 | 0.24114 (14) | 0.52550 (11) | 0.39399 (12) | 0.0363 (2) | |
C8 | 0.42230 (13) | 0.53221 (11) | 0.34285 (11) | 0.0329 (2) | |
H8 | 0.4407 | 0.5843 | 0.4171 | 0.039* | |
C9 | 0.48415 (12) | 0.61900 (10) | 0.18549 (10) | 0.0293 (2) | |
H9 | 0.4758 | 0.5617 | 0.1099 | 0.035* | |
C10 | 0.65889 (13) | 0.64317 (11) | 0.13784 (12) | 0.0345 (2) | |
C11 | 0.72509 (17) | 0.67606 (14) | 0.24003 (18) | 0.0493 (3) | |
H11 | 0.6625 | 0.6825 | 0.3425 | 0.059* | |
C12 | 0.8864 (2) | 0.69927 (17) | 0.1874 (3) | 0.0685 (5) | |
H12 | 0.9311 | 0.7212 | 0.2555 | 0.082* | |
C13 | 0.98046 (18) | 0.69010 (16) | 0.0359 (3) | 0.0722 (6) | |
H13 | 1.0876 | 0.7066 | 0.0020 | 0.087* | |
C14 | 0.91519 (18) | 0.65653 (16) | −0.0649 (2) | 0.0624 (4) | |
H14 | 0.9786 | 0.6493 | −0.1671 | 0.075* | |
C15 | 0.75549 (15) | 0.63361 (13) | −0.01454 (15) | 0.0450 (3) | |
H15 | 0.7120 | 0.6115 | −0.0835 | 0.054* | |
C16 | 0.35154 (14) | 0.81314 (12) | 0.05077 (12) | 0.0371 (2) | |
C17 | 0.24042 (18) | 0.95367 (15) | 0.05114 (17) | 0.0529 (3) | |
H17A | 0.1983 | 0.9597 | −0.0303 | 0.079* | |
H17B | 0.2988 | 1.0350 | 0.0367 | 0.079* | |
H17C | 0.1532 | 0.9560 | 0.1472 | 0.079* | |
H1 | 0.042 (2) | 0.635 (2) | 0.498 (2) | 0.057 (5)* | |
H2 | 0.517 (2) | 0.353 (2) | 0.266 (2) | 0.065 (5)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0575 (5) | 0.0342 (4) | 0.0491 (5) | −0.0188 (4) | −0.0046 (4) | −0.0074 (3) |
O2 | 0.0622 (5) | 0.0290 (4) | 0.0370 (4) | 0.0006 (3) | −0.0196 (4) | −0.0017 (3) |
O3 | 0.0650 (6) | 0.0559 (6) | 0.0302 (4) | 0.0024 (4) | −0.0175 (4) | −0.0038 (4) |
N1 | 0.0456 (5) | 0.0311 (5) | 0.0406 (5) | −0.0124 (4) | 0.0015 (4) | −0.0043 (4) |
N2 | 0.0399 (4) | 0.0259 (4) | 0.0254 (4) | −0.0040 (3) | −0.0067 (3) | −0.0015 (3) |
C1 | 0.0511 (6) | 0.0282 (5) | 0.0330 (5) | −0.0082 (4) | −0.0009 (4) | −0.0050 (4) |
C2 | 0.0924 (12) | 0.0422 (7) | 0.0385 (6) | −0.0147 (7) | 0.0118 (7) | −0.0120 (5) |
C3 | 0.1156 (15) | 0.0465 (8) | 0.0507 (8) | −0.0142 (9) | −0.0023 (9) | −0.0248 (6) |
C4 | 0.0897 (11) | 0.0368 (6) | 0.0631 (9) | −0.0180 (7) | −0.0139 (8) | −0.0185 (6) |
C5 | 0.0571 (7) | 0.0316 (5) | 0.0465 (6) | −0.0148 (5) | −0.0066 (5) | −0.0058 (4) |
C6 | 0.0432 (5) | 0.0258 (4) | 0.0298 (5) | −0.0061 (4) | −0.0052 (4) | −0.0040 (3) |
C7 | 0.0491 (6) | 0.0288 (5) | 0.0270 (4) | −0.0114 (4) | −0.0062 (4) | −0.0004 (3) |
C8 | 0.0469 (5) | 0.0254 (4) | 0.0259 (4) | −0.0063 (4) | −0.0116 (4) | −0.0009 (3) |
C9 | 0.0385 (5) | 0.0249 (4) | 0.0240 (4) | −0.0057 (3) | −0.0091 (3) | −0.0028 (3) |
C10 | 0.0389 (5) | 0.0254 (4) | 0.0381 (5) | −0.0054 (4) | −0.0111 (4) | −0.0034 (4) |
C11 | 0.0556 (7) | 0.0410 (6) | 0.0608 (8) | −0.0076 (5) | −0.0281 (6) | −0.0112 (5) |
C12 | 0.0610 (9) | 0.0441 (7) | 0.1198 (16) | −0.0066 (6) | −0.0511 (10) | −0.0159 (8) |
C13 | 0.0406 (7) | 0.0385 (7) | 0.1285 (17) | −0.0077 (5) | −0.0178 (9) | −0.0063 (8) |
C14 | 0.0456 (7) | 0.0411 (7) | 0.0778 (10) | −0.0069 (5) | 0.0034 (7) | 0.0027 (6) |
C15 | 0.0454 (6) | 0.0376 (6) | 0.0426 (6) | −0.0069 (5) | −0.0042 (5) | −0.0013 (4) |
C16 | 0.0414 (5) | 0.0350 (5) | 0.0313 (5) | −0.0071 (4) | −0.0097 (4) | 0.0036 (4) |
C17 | 0.0566 (7) | 0.0426 (6) | 0.0510 (7) | 0.0028 (5) | −0.0171 (6) | 0.0076 (5) |
O1—C7 | 1.2261 (13) | C7—C8 | 1.5297 (16) |
O2—C8 | 1.4046 (13) | C8—C9 | 1.5382 (13) |
O2—H2 | 0.83 (2) | C8—H8 | 0.9800 |
O3—C16 | 1.2247 (14) | C9—C10 | 1.5148 (14) |
N1—C7 | 1.3510 (15) | C9—H9 | 0.9800 |
N1—C1 | 1.4149 (14) | C10—C11 | 1.3897 (17) |
N1—H1 | 0.89 (2) | C10—C15 | 1.3905 (16) |
N2—C16 | 1.3637 (14) | C11—C12 | 1.395 (2) |
N2—C6 | 1.4302 (13) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
N2—C9 | 1.4776 (12) | C12—C13 | 1.378 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.3886 (17) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C1—C6 | 1.3950 (15) | C13—C14 | 1.375 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.381 (2) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C2—H2A | 0.9300 | C14—C15 | 1.3818 (19) |
C3—C4 | 1.378 (3) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C4—C5 | 1.3814 (19) | C16—C17 | 1.5031 (17) |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C17—H17A | 0.9600 |
C5—C6 | 1.3897 (15) | C17—H17B | 0.9600 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C17—H17C | 0.9600 |
C8—O2—H2 | 109.8 (14) | N2—C9—C10 | 111.43 (8) |
C7—N1—C1 | 124.00 (10) | N2—C9—C8 | 109.66 (8) |
C7—N1—H1 | 114.4 (12) | C10—C9—C8 | 113.46 (9) |
C1—N1—H1 | 120.4 (12) | N2—C9—H9 | 107.3 |
C16—N2—C6 | 122.88 (9) | C10—C9—H9 | 107.3 |
C16—N2—C9 | 118.55 (8) | C8—C9—H9 | 107.3 |
C6—N2—C9 | 118.41 (8) | C11—C10—C15 | 119.09 (12) |
C2—C1—C6 | 119.01 (11) | C11—C10—C9 | 122.52 (10) |
C2—C1—N1 | 120.58 (11) | C15—C10—C9 | 118.38 (10) |
C6—C1—N1 | 120.40 (10) | C10—C11—C12 | 119.33 (15) |
C3—C2—C1 | 120.25 (13) | C10—C11—H11 | 120.3 |
C3—C2—H2A | 119.9 | C12—C11—H11 | 120.3 |
C1—C2—H2A | 119.9 | C13—C12—C11 | 120.92 (16) |
C4—C3—C2 | 120.84 (13) | C13—C12—H12 | 119.5 |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.6 | C11—C12—H12 | 119.5 |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.6 | C14—C13—C12 | 119.71 (14) |
C3—C4—C5 | 119.44 (13) | C14—C13—H13 | 120.1 |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.3 | C12—C13—H13 | 120.1 |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.3 | C13—C14—C15 | 120.03 (16) |
C4—C5—C6 | 120.37 (12) | C13—C14—H14 | 120.0 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.8 | C15—C14—H14 | 120.0 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.8 | C14—C15—C10 | 120.91 (14) |
C5—C6—C1 | 120.05 (10) | C14—C15—H15 | 119.5 |
C5—C6—N2 | 121.01 (10) | C10—C15—H15 | 119.5 |
C1—C6—N2 | 118.94 (9) | O3—C16—N2 | 120.90 (10) |
O1—C7—N1 | 122.08 (11) | O3—C16—C17 | 121.05 (11) |
O1—C7—C8 | 121.49 (10) | N2—C16—C17 | 118.04 (10) |
N1—C7—C8 | 116.36 (9) | C16—C17—H17A | 109.5 |
O2—C8—C7 | 111.68 (8) | C16—C17—H17B | 109.5 |
O2—C8—C9 | 110.91 (8) | H17A—C17—H17B | 109.5 |
C7—C8—C9 | 111.53 (9) | C16—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
O2—C8—H8 | 107.5 | H17A—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
C7—C8—H8 | 107.5 | H17B—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
C9—C8—H8 | 107.5 | ||
C7—N1—C1—C2 | −134.65 (15) | C6—N2—C9—C10 | −87.10 (10) |
C7—N1—C1—C6 | 45.87 (19) | C16—N2—C9—C8 | −145.05 (10) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −1.6 (3) | C6—N2—C9—C8 | 39.37 (12) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | 178.87 (17) | O2—C8—C9—N2 | 173.40 (8) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.3 (3) | C7—C8—C9—N2 | 48.24 (11) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.1 (3) | O2—C8—C9—C10 | −61.29 (11) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.7 (3) | C7—C8—C9—C10 | 173.56 (8) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −2.0 (2) | N2—C9—C10—C11 | 84.57 (12) |
C4—C5—C6—N2 | 177.86 (14) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | −39.79 (14) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 2.5 (2) | N2—C9—C10—C15 | −94.64 (11) |
N1—C1—C6—C5 | −178.04 (12) | C8—C9—C10—C15 | 140.99 (10) |
C2—C1—C6—N2 | −177.42 (13) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | 0.26 (18) |
N1—C1—C6—N2 | 2.06 (18) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | −178.95 (11) |
C16—N2—C6—C5 | −67.48 (16) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.0 (2) |
C9—N2—C6—C5 | 107.89 (12) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −0.5 (2) |
C16—N2—C6—C1 | 112.42 (13) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 0.7 (2) |
C9—N2—C6—C1 | −72.21 (14) | C13—C14—C15—C10 | −0.4 (2) |
C1—N1—C7—O1 | −178.75 (11) | C11—C10—C15—C14 | −0.10 (18) |
C1—N1—C7—C8 | 4.08 (17) | C9—C10—C15—C14 | 179.14 (11) |
O1—C7—C8—O2 | −18.12 (14) | C6—N2—C16—O3 | 175.01 (10) |
N1—C7—C8—O2 | 159.07 (10) | C9—N2—C16—O3 | −0.35 (16) |
O1—C7—C8—C9 | 106.61 (11) | C6—N2—C16—C17 | −6.10 (16) |
N1—C7—C8—C9 | −76.20 (12) | C9—N2—C16—C17 | 178.53 (10) |
C16—N2—C9—C10 | 88.48 (11) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···O1i | 0.89 (2) | 2.04 (2) | 2.924 (1) | 175 (2) |
O2—H2···O3ii | 0.83 (2) | 2.09 (2) | 2.905 (1) | 168 (2) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C17H16N2O3 |
Mr | 296.32 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.9710 (1), 9.3142 (1), 9.4129 (1) |
α, β, γ (°) | 81.563 (1), 68.921 (1), 80.146 (1) |
V (Å3) | 719.95 (1) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.29 × 0.23 × 0.18 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEX DUO diffractometer |
Absorption correction | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 19110, 4203, 3584 |
Rint | 0.024 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.703 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.047, 0.149, 1.02 |
No. of reflections | 4203 |
No. of parameters | 208 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.30, −0.27 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009), SAINT (Bruker, 2009), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), X-SEED (Barbour, 2001), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···O1i | 0.89 (2) | 2.04 (2) | 2.924 (1) | 175 (2) |
O2—H2···O3ii | 0.83 (2) | 2.09 (2) | 2.905 (1) | 168 (2) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z. |
Acknowledgements
We thank Université Mohammed V-Agdal and the University of Malaya for supporting this study.
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The report on 3-hydroxy-4-phenyl-1-[(3-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,2-oxazol-5-yl)methyl]-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-2(3H)-one provides the preparation and biological activity of this class of benzodiazepin-2-ones (Rida et al., 2011). In the present study, the reactant, 3-ydroxy-4-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-2(3H)-one, has two amino –NH– units in the ring system; however, only one site is acetylated when the compound is treated with acetic anhydride. In the title compound, the seven-membered diazepine ring adopts a boat conformation with the hydroxy-substituted C atom at the prow and fused-ring C atoms at the stern; the phenyl substituent occupies an equatorial position (Fig. 1). The amino group of the ring system is a hydrogen-bond donor to the oxo O atom of an inversion-related molecule, and the hydroxy group is hydrogen-bond donor to the acetyl O atom of another inversion-related molecule (Table 1). The two hydrogen bonds generate a ribbon motif parallel to [1 0 - 1] (Fig. 2).