Crystal Structure of (2-Hydroxy-5-fluorophenyl)methanone

Abstract

The title compound was synthesized and the structure was investigated by X-ray methods. The compound crystallizes in orthorhombic crystal class in the space group Pbca with cell parameters a = 7.0310(4)Å, b = 16.0290(17)Å, c = 18.602(2)Å, Z = 8. The structure exhibits inter and intramolecular hydrogen bonds of the type C-H…O and O-H…O.