9,10-dihydroxy-4,4-dimethyl-5,8-dihydroanthracen-1(4H)-one

Abstract

In the title molecule, C16H16O3, the ring system is planar and an intramolecular hydrogen bond is present. The molecular packing is dominated by an intermolecular hydrogen bond and by pi-stacking interactions [interplanar separation 3.8012 angstrom].