Abstract

In the title compound, C14H12O4, the indene unit is essentially planar [r.m.s. deviation = 0.0309 (1) Å] and the cyclo­penta­none ring adopts a twist form. In the crystal, mol­ecules are joined via pairs of O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds into centrosymmetric dimers.

Highlights

  • In the title compound, C14H12O4, the indene unit is essentially planar [r.m.s. deviation = 0.0309 (1) Å] and the cyclopentanone ring adopts a twist form

  • Molecules are joined via pairs of O—H O hydrogen bonds into centrosymmetric dimers

  • Ninhydrin derivatives constitute a versatile class of compounds with profound biological activities such as antibacterial, anticonvulsant, anticancer and anti-inflammatory activities

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Data collection

Refinement a Department of Physics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625 021, India, b. University, Madurai 625 021, India, cDepartment of Physics, The Madura College, Madurai 625 011, India, and dDepartment of Food Science and Technology, University of Ruhuna, Mapalana, Kamburupitiya 81100, Sri Lanka. R factor = 0.038; wR factor = 0.104; data-to-parameter ratio = 12.5. C14H12O4, the indene unit is essentially planar [r.m.s. deviation = 0.0309 (1) Å] and the cyclopentanone ring adopts a twist form. Molecules are joined via pairs of O—H O hydrogen bonds into centrosymmetric dimers. Data collection: CAD-4 EXPRESS (Enraf–Nonius, 1994); cell refinement: CAD-4 EXPRESS; data reduction: XCAD4 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97

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