2,3-Dihydro-1H-cyclopenta[b]naphthalene-4,9-dione

Abstract

The title compound, C13H10O2, crystallizes with two almost planar molecules in the asymmetric unit. In the crystal, slipped π–π stacking interactions help to establish the packing with the shortest centroid–centroid separation being 3.8195 (18) Å.

Keywords

• naphthoquinone
• retro diels–alder reaction
• cycloreversion
• planarity
• crystal structure