(3S,7aR)-7-Methoxy-7a-methyl-3-phenyl-2,3-dihydropyrrolo[2,1-b]oxazol-5(7aH)-one

Abstract

In the title chiral butterfly-like bicyclic lactam, C14H15NO3, the phenyl and methyl groups are syn with respect to each other. The dihydropyrrrole ring adopts a boat conformation, whereas the oxazole ring has a slightly distorted boat conformation. The packing of molecules in the crystal structure is stabilized by intermolecular C—H...O hydrogen bonds.