Crystal structure of 4-methyl-7-prop-oxy-2H-chromen-2-one.

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C13H14O3, contains two independent mol-ecules, A and B, that are inter-connected through an offset π-π inter-action [inter-centroid separation = 3.6087 (4) Å]. The fused benzene and pyran-2-one rings in each mol-ecule are essentially coplanar, having dihedral angles of 1.22 (12) and 1.57 (12)° for mol-ecules A and B, respectively. Similarly, the coumarin ring system and the 7-prop-oxy substituent are close to being coplanar [C-C-O-C torsion angles = 2.9 (2) and 1.4 (2)° for mol-ecules A and B, respectively]. In the crystal, the mol-ecules are connected by C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming supra-molecular tapes along [100] that are linked into a three-dimensional network by C-H⋯π inter-actions, as well as by the aforementioned π-π inter-actions.