organic compounds
(4-Fluorophenyl)(4-hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)methanone
aDepartment of Studies in Physics, Manasagangotri, University of Mysore, Mysore 570 006, India, and bDepartment of Chemistry, Yuvaraja's College, University of Mysore, Mysore 570 005, India
*Correspondence e-mail: mas@physics.uni-mysore.ac.in
In the title compound, C14H11FO2, the two benzene rings are not coplanar, with a dihedral angle of 57.45 (12)° between their planes. In the crystal, molecules are linked by an O—H⋯O hydrogen bond, forming a 21 helical chain along the b axis.
CCDC reference: 976942
Related literature
For the biological activities of benzophenone derivatives, see: Khanum et al. (2004); Naveen et al. (2006); Selvi et al. (2003). For related structures, see: Mahendra et al. (2005); Dileep, Lakshmi Ranganatha et al. (2013); Dileep, Prashanth et al. (2013). For bond-length data, see: Allen et al. (1987).
Experimental
Crystal data
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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: Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
CCDC reference: 976942
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536813033783/is5325sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536813033783/is5325Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536813033783/is5325Isup3.cml
The title compound was synthesized by a mixture of anhydrous aluminium chloride (0.03 mol) and 2-methyl-phenyl-4-fluorobenzoate (0.02 mol) in dry nitrobenzene (40 ml) was protected from moisture by calcium chloride guard tube and refluxed at 80–900 °C with stirring for 45 min. At the end of this period the solution was cooled and decomposed by acidulated ice-cold water. Nitrobenzene was removed by steam distillation. The residual solid was crushed into powder, dissolved in ether and extracted with 10 percent sodium hydroxide. The basic aqueous solution was neutralized with 10 percent hydrochloric acid. The filtered solid was washed with distilled water and recrystallized from ethanol to afford pale yellow needles of (4-fluorophenyl)(4-hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)methanone.
All H-atoms were located from difference maps and were positioned geometrically and refined using a riding model with C—H = 0.93–0.96 Å and O—H = 0.82 Å, and with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(Caromatic) or 1.5Ueq(O, Cmethyl). The data collection did not yield reflections with measurable intensity range as the crystal was diffracting a bit poorly. Hence, the range is slightly less (64.45° rather than the required 65°).
The great interest in the benzophenone substances is fundamentally due to their diverse biological and chemical properties. Benzophenone and related compounds have a wide variety of biological activities such as anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory activities (Khanum et al., 2004; Selvi et al., 2003). The presence of various substituents in the benzophenone nucleus is essential in determining the quantitative structure-activity relationships of these systems. The competence of benzophenones as chemotherapeutic agents, especially as inhibitors of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase RT, cancer and inflammation, is well established. Their chemistry has been studied extensively. In addition, methyl-substituted benzophenones exhibit chemotherapeutical activity against fungi. Some studies were carried out to show that methyl-substituted benzophenones exhibit anti-fungal properties (Naveen et al., 2006). In view of its extensive background, the title compound was prepared and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
In the molecular structure of the title compound (Fig. 1), bond lengths and angles do not show large deviations and are comparable with those reported for a similar structure (Mahendra et al., 2005; Dileep, Lakshmi Ranganatha et al., 2013; Dileep, Prashanth et al., 2013). The mean plane angle between the two phenyl rings (C2–C7) and (C10–C13/C15/C17) is 57.45 (12)°. The bond length between C2 and F1 is 1.357 (4) Å and is normal with the standard value (Allen et al., 1987). The conformation of the attachment of the two phenyl rings to the central carbonyl group can also be characterized by torsion angles (O9—C8—C5—C6) and (O9—C8—C10—C17) of -141.1 (3) and -152.8 (3)°, respectively. The
is stabilized by intermolecular O—H···O hydrogen bonds. The molecular packing when viewed down the a axis is shown in Fig. 2.For the biological activities of benzophenone derivatives, see: Khanum et al. (2004); Naveen et al. (2006); Selvi et al. (2003). For related structures, see: Mahendra et al. (2005); Dileep, Lakshmi Ranganatha et al. (2013); Dileep, Prashanth et al. (2013). For organic bond-length data, see: Allen et al. (12987).
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: Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).C14H11FO2 | F(000) = 480 |
Mr = 230.23 | Dx = 1.362 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.54178 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 1769 reflections |
a = 5.9265 (10) Å | θ = 4.6–64.5° |
b = 13.112 (2) Å | µ = 0.85 mm−1 |
c = 14.556 (2) Å | T = 296 K |
β = 96.875 (7)° | Block, colorless |
V = 1123.0 (3) Å3 | 0.27 × 0.25 × 0.23 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker X8 Proteum diffractometer | 1769 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Bruker MicroStar microfocus rotating anode | 1317 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Helios multilayer optics monochromator | Rint = 0.065 |
Detector resolution: 10.7 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 64.5°, θmin = 4.6° |
φ and ω scans | h = −3→6 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | k = −15→15 |
Tmin = 0.804, Tmax = 0.829 | l = −16→16 |
7047 measured reflections |
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)] = 0.068 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.273 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.16 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.197P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
1769 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.007 |
155 parameters | Δρmax = 0.27 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.36 e Å−3 |
C14H11FO2 | V = 1123.0 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 230.23 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Cu Kα radiation |
a = 5.9265 (10) Å | µ = 0.85 mm−1 |
b = 13.112 (2) Å | T = 296 K |
c = 14.556 (2) Å | 0.27 × 0.25 × 0.23 mm |
β = 96.875 (7)° |
Bruker X8 Proteum diffractometer | 1769 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | 1317 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.804, Tmax = 0.829 | Rint = 0.065 |
7047 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.068 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.273 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.16 | Δρmax = 0.27 e Å−3 |
1769 reflections | Δρmin = −0.36 e Å−3 |
155 parameters |
Geometry. Bond distances, angles etc. have been calculated using the rounded fractional coordinates. All su's are estimated from the variances of the (full) variance-covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account in the estimation of distances, angles and torsion angles |
Refinement. Refinement on F2 for ALL reflections except those flagged by the user for potential systematic errors. Weighted R-factors wR and all goodnesses of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The observed criterion of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating -R-factor-obs 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 | ||
F1 | −0.8701 (4) | 0.08743 (17) | 0.39982 (15) | 0.0892 (9) | |
O9 | −0.0623 (4) | 0.14888 (15) | 0.71425 (13) | 0.0602 (8) | |
O14 | 0.1969 (4) | 0.61296 (12) | 0.66191 (12) | 0.0526 (8) | |
C2 | −0.6901 (6) | 0.1166 (2) | 0.4605 (2) | 0.0549 (10) | |
C3 | −0.6834 (6) | 0.0875 (2) | 0.5518 (2) | 0.0565 (10) | |
C4 | −0.4989 (5) | 0.11772 (18) | 0.61269 (17) | 0.0480 (10) | |
C5 | −0.3285 (5) | 0.17959 (17) | 0.58441 (15) | 0.0402 (8) | |
C6 | −0.3409 (5) | 0.20673 (18) | 0.49111 (16) | 0.0464 (9) | |
C7 | −0.5214 (6) | 0.1741 (2) | 0.42877 (17) | 0.0544 (9) | |
C8 | −0.1343 (5) | 0.21080 (19) | 0.65391 (15) | 0.0420 (8) | |
C10 | −0.0411 (5) | 0.31539 (18) | 0.65178 (16) | 0.0386 (8) | |
C11 | 0.1779 (5) | 0.3367 (2) | 0.69635 (17) | 0.0443 (9) | |
C12 | 0.2609 (5) | 0.43554 (19) | 0.69977 (16) | 0.0440 (9) | |
C13 | 0.1231 (5) | 0.51463 (17) | 0.65931 (14) | 0.0385 (8) | |
C15 | −0.0954 (5) | 0.49616 (18) | 0.61519 (15) | 0.0395 (8) | |
C16 | −0.2400 (5) | 0.5833 (2) | 0.57530 (19) | 0.0502 (10) | |
C17 | −0.1731 (5) | 0.39631 (17) | 0.61220 (15) | 0.0397 (8) | |
H3 | −0.79970 | 0.04880 | 0.57170 | 0.0680* | |
H4 | −0.48790 | 0.09630 | 0.67400 | 0.0580* | |
H6 | −0.22750 | 0.24690 | 0.47080 | 0.0560* | |
H7 | −0.52850 | 0.19070 | 0.36640 | 0.0650* | |
H11 | 0.26740 | 0.28410 | 0.72370 | 0.0530* | |
H12 | 0.40630 | 0.44940 | 0.72860 | 0.0530* | |
H14 | 0.32560 | 0.61580 | 0.68970 | 0.0790* | |
H16A | −0.18110 | 0.60860 | 0.52110 | 0.0750* | |
H16B | −0.23820 | 0.63690 | 0.62030 | 0.0750* | |
H16C | −0.39320 | 0.56010 | 0.55900 | 0.0750* | |
H17 | −0.31810 | 0.38260 | 0.58290 | 0.0480* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
F1 | 0.0791 (16) | 0.0866 (15) | 0.0952 (15) | −0.0148 (13) | −0.0165 (15) | −0.0221 (11) |
O9 | 0.0725 (17) | 0.0477 (12) | 0.0571 (11) | −0.0012 (11) | −0.0052 (12) | 0.0163 (8) |
O14 | 0.0604 (15) | 0.0388 (12) | 0.0564 (12) | −0.0082 (9) | −0.0018 (11) | −0.0009 (7) |
C2 | 0.0504 (19) | 0.0456 (16) | 0.0657 (16) | −0.0019 (15) | −0.0059 (16) | −0.0159 (13) |
C3 | 0.053 (2) | 0.0429 (15) | 0.0758 (18) | −0.0103 (16) | 0.0174 (17) | −0.0100 (13) |
C4 | 0.056 (2) | 0.0390 (15) | 0.0514 (14) | −0.0040 (13) | 0.0167 (15) | 0.0008 (10) |
C5 | 0.0481 (17) | 0.0279 (12) | 0.0455 (12) | 0.0003 (12) | 0.0088 (13) | −0.0005 (9) |
C6 | 0.055 (2) | 0.0371 (14) | 0.0478 (13) | −0.0018 (13) | 0.0087 (15) | 0.0038 (9) |
C7 | 0.072 (2) | 0.0454 (15) | 0.0437 (13) | 0.0038 (16) | −0.0011 (16) | −0.0018 (10) |
C8 | 0.0462 (17) | 0.0369 (13) | 0.0437 (12) | 0.0020 (12) | 0.0087 (13) | 0.0028 (9) |
C10 | 0.0408 (17) | 0.0354 (13) | 0.0393 (11) | 0.0018 (11) | 0.0038 (12) | 0.0004 (9) |
C11 | 0.0446 (18) | 0.0412 (14) | 0.0473 (13) | 0.0052 (13) | 0.0058 (13) | 0.0038 (9) |
C12 | 0.0443 (17) | 0.0438 (15) | 0.0435 (13) | 0.0000 (13) | 0.0034 (14) | 0.0001 (10) |
C13 | 0.0428 (16) | 0.0360 (13) | 0.0367 (11) | −0.0039 (12) | 0.0052 (12) | −0.0038 (8) |
C15 | 0.0451 (18) | 0.0356 (13) | 0.0380 (12) | 0.0042 (12) | 0.0064 (12) | −0.0029 (9) |
C16 | 0.052 (2) | 0.0404 (15) | 0.0571 (15) | 0.0081 (14) | 0.0018 (16) | 0.0004 (10) |
C17 | 0.0392 (17) | 0.0391 (13) | 0.0408 (12) | 0.0006 (12) | 0.0052 (12) | −0.0041 (9) |
F1—C2 | 1.356 (4) | C12—C13 | 1.405 (4) |
O9—C8 | 1.234 (3) | C13—C15 | 1.396 (4) |
O14—C13 | 1.361 (3) | C15—C16 | 1.503 (4) |
O14—H14 | 0.8200 | C15—C17 | 1.387 (3) |
C2—C7 | 1.376 (5) | C3—H3 | 0.9300 |
C2—C3 | 1.379 (4) | C4—H4 | 0.9300 |
C3—C4 | 1.381 (4) | C6—H6 | 0.9300 |
C4—C5 | 1.395 (4) | C7—H7 | 0.9300 |
C5—C6 | 1.397 (3) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
C5—C8 | 1.496 (4) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C6—C7 | 1.385 (4) | C16—H16A | 0.9600 |
C8—C10 | 1.480 (4) | C16—H16B | 0.9600 |
C10—C17 | 1.401 (4) | C16—H16C | 0.9600 |
C10—C11 | 1.408 (4) | C17—H17 | 0.9300 |
C11—C12 | 1.385 (4) | ||
F1···H3i | 2.7200 | C17···H6 | 2.8300 |
F1···H12ii | 2.7200 | C17···H16Avii | 3.0200 |
O9···O14iii | 2.688 (3) | H3···F1i | 2.7200 |
O14···O9iv | 2.688 (3) | H4···O9 | 2.6100 |
O9···H4 | 2.6100 | H4···O14v | 2.8300 |
O9···H12iii | 2.8600 | H4···C13v | 2.8500 |
O9···H14iii | 1.9100 | H6···C10 | 2.8800 |
O9···H16Bv | 2.8100 | H6···C17 | 2.8300 |
O9···H11 | 2.6300 | H6···H17 | 2.5200 |
O14···H16A | 2.8500 | H6···O14vii | 2.6900 |
O14···H16B | 2.6000 | H7···C11xiii | 2.9100 |
O14···H4vi | 2.8300 | H11···O9 | 2.6300 |
O14···H11iv | 2.7900 | H11···O14iii | 2.7900 |
O14···H6vii | 2.6900 | H12···H14 | 2.2900 |
C2···C3viii | 3.491 (4) | H12···O9iv | 2.8600 |
C2···C4viii | 3.481 (4) | H12···F1xiv | 2.7200 |
C3···C8ix | 3.594 (4) | H14···H12 | 2.2900 |
C3···C2viii | 3.491 (4) | H14···O9iv | 1.9100 |
C4···C2viii | 3.481 (4) | H14···C8iv | 3.0100 |
C6···C17 | 3.139 (3) | H16A···O14 | 2.8500 |
C7···C16x | 3.479 (4) | H16A···C15vii | 3.0500 |
C8···C3xi | 3.594 (4) | H16A···C17vii | 3.0200 |
C16···C7x | 3.479 (4) | H16B···O14 | 2.6000 |
C17···C6 | 3.139 (3) | H16B···O9vi | 2.8100 |
C5···H17 | 2.6600 | H16B···C7x | 2.9000 |
C6···H17 | 2.6600 | H16C···H17 | 2.3900 |
C7···H16Bx | 2.9000 | H16C···H16Cx | 2.5500 |
C8···H14iii | 3.0100 | H17···C5 | 2.6600 |
C10···H6 | 2.8800 | H17···C6 | 2.6600 |
C11···H7xii | 2.9100 | H17···H6 | 2.5200 |
C13···H4vi | 2.8500 | H17···H16C | 2.3900 |
C15···H16Avii | 3.0500 | ||
C13—O14—H14 | 109.00 | C16—C15—C17 | 122.3 (3) |
F1—C2—C7 | 118.9 (3) | C13—C15—C17 | 117.7 (2) |
C3—C2—C7 | 122.5 (3) | C10—C17—C15 | 122.4 (3) |
F1—C2—C3 | 118.7 (3) | C2—C3—H3 | 121.00 |
C2—C3—C4 | 117.9 (3) | C4—C3—H3 | 121.00 |
C3—C4—C5 | 121.5 (2) | C3—C4—H4 | 119.00 |
C4—C5—C6 | 118.6 (2) | C5—C4—H4 | 119.00 |
C4—C5—C8 | 119.0 (2) | C5—C6—H6 | 120.00 |
C6—C5—C8 | 122.3 (2) | C7—C6—H6 | 120.00 |
C5—C6—C7 | 120.3 (3) | C2—C7—H7 | 120.00 |
C2—C7—C6 | 119.0 (2) | C6—C7—H7 | 121.00 |
O9—C8—C10 | 121.8 (2) | C10—C11—H11 | 120.00 |
C5—C8—C10 | 119.9 (2) | C12—C11—H11 | 120.00 |
O9—C8—C5 | 118.3 (2) | C11—C12—H12 | 120.00 |
C8—C10—C11 | 120.0 (2) | C13—C12—H12 | 120.00 |
C8—C10—C17 | 121.3 (3) | C15—C16—H16A | 110.00 |
C11—C10—C17 | 118.6 (2) | C15—C16—H16B | 109.00 |
C10—C11—C12 | 120.4 (2) | C15—C16—H16C | 109.00 |
C11—C12—C13 | 119.3 (3) | H16A—C16—H16B | 109.00 |
O14—C13—C15 | 117.0 (2) | H16A—C16—H16C | 109.00 |
C12—C13—C15 | 121.7 (2) | H16B—C16—H16C | 109.00 |
O14—C13—C12 | 121.3 (2) | C10—C17—H17 | 119.00 |
C13—C15—C16 | 120.0 (2) | C15—C17—H17 | 119.00 |
F1—C2—C3—C4 | 179.9 (2) | C5—C8—C10—C11 | −160.8 (2) |
C7—C2—C3—C4 | −0.1 (4) | C5—C8—C10—C17 | 24.2 (4) |
F1—C2—C7—C6 | 178.0 (3) | C8—C10—C11—C12 | −175.9 (2) |
C3—C2—C7—C6 | −2.0 (4) | C17—C10—C11—C12 | −0.7 (4) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 2.8 (4) | C8—C10—C17—C15 | 175.3 (2) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −3.3 (4) | C11—C10—C17—C15 | 0.2 (4) |
C3—C4—C5—C8 | 179.3 (2) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.8 (4) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 1.2 (4) | C11—C12—C13—O14 | 179.3 (2) |
C8—C5—C6—C7 | 178.5 (2) | C11—C12—C13—C15 | −0.4 (4) |
C4—C5—C8—O9 | 36.2 (4) | O14—C13—C15—C16 | −1.5 (3) |
C4—C5—C8—C10 | −140.9 (3) | O14—C13—C15—C17 | −179.9 (2) |
C6—C5—C8—O9 | −141.1 (3) | C12—C13—C15—C16 | 178.2 (2) |
C6—C5—C8—C10 | 41.8 (4) | C12—C13—C15—C17 | −0.2 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—C2 | 1.4 (4) | C13—C15—C17—C10 | 0.3 (4) |
O9—C8—C10—C11 | 22.2 (4) | C16—C15—C17—C10 | −178.0 (2) |
O9—C8—C10—C17 | −152.8 (3) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x−2, −y, −z+1; (ii) x−3/2, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (iii) −x+1/2, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (iv) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z+3/2; (v) −x−1/2, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (vi) −x−1/2, y+1/2, −z+3/2; (vii) −x, −y+1, −z+1; (viii) −x−1, −y, −z+1; (ix) x−1, y, z; (x) −x−1, −y+1, −z+1; (xi) x+1, y, z; (xii) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (xiii) x−1/2, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (xiv) x+3/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O14—H14···O9iv | 0.82 | 1.91 | 2.688 (3) | 158 |
Symmetry code: (iv) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z+3/2. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O14—H14···O9i | 0.82 | 1.91 | 2.688 (3) | 158 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z+3/2. |
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the University of Mysore for providing the diffractometer facility under IoE. CSD would like to thank the University of Mysore for awarding an RFSMS fellowship under the head DV5/Physics/389/RFSMS/2009–2010/10.07.2012. VLR acknowledges the financial support provided by the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, under the INSPIRE–Fellowship scheme [IF110555]. SAK gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance provided by UGC under major research project scheme [F.39/737/2010 (SR)].
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The great interest in the benzophenone substances is fundamentally due to their diverse biological and chemical properties. Benzophenone and related compounds have a wide variety of biological activities such as anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory activities (Khanum et al., 2004; Selvi et al., 2003). The presence of various substituents in the benzophenone nucleus is essential in determining the quantitative structure-activity relationships of these systems. The competence of benzophenones as chemotherapeutic agents, especially as inhibitors of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase RT, cancer and inflammation, is well established. Their chemistry has been studied extensively. In addition, methyl-substituted benzophenones exhibit chemotherapeutical activity against fungi. Some studies were carried out to show that methyl-substituted benzophenones exhibit anti-fungal properties (Naveen et al., 2006). In view of its extensive background, the title compound was prepared and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
In the molecular structure of the title compound (Fig. 1), bond lengths and angles do not show large deviations and are comparable with those reported for a similar structure (Mahendra et al., 2005; Dileep, Lakshmi Ranganatha et al., 2013; Dileep, Prashanth et al., 2013). The mean plane angle between the two phenyl rings (C2–C7) and (C10–C13/C15/C17) is 57.45 (12)°. The bond length between C2 and F1 is 1.357 (4) Å and is normal with the standard value (Allen et al., 1987). The conformation of the attachment of the two phenyl rings to the central carbonyl group can also be characterized by torsion angles (O9—C8—C5—C6) and (O9—C8—C10—C17) of -141.1 (3) and -152.8 (3)°, respectively. The crystal structure is stabilized by intermolecular O—H···O hydrogen bonds. The molecular packing when viewed down the a axis is shown in Fig. 2.