10,10-Dimethylanthrone

Abstract

In the title compound, C16H14O, the asymmetric unit consists of three crystallographically independent molecules. The anthracene units are essentially planar, with maximum deviations of 0.165 (1), 0.153 (1) and 0.045 (1) Å in the three molecules. In the crystal structure, molecules are linked via intermolecular C—H...O hydrogen bonds. Further stabilization is provided by C—H...π interactions.