1-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)pentan-1-one

Abstract

In the molecule of title compound, C12H14O3, the benzodioxole ring system is essentially planar. In the crystal structure, weak intermolecular C—H...O hydrogen bonds link molecules into chains along the c axis, and π–π contacts between dioxole rings and between dioxole and benzene rings of the benzodioxole ring systems [centroid–centroid distances 3.702 (3) and 3.903 (3) Å] may further stabilize the structure. Two C—H...π interactions are also found.