1-(Hydroxymethyl)pyrene

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C17H12O, contains two molecules, in which the fused aromatic ring systems are almost planar [maximum deviations = 0.0529 (9) and 0.0256 (9) Å]. In the crystal, aromatic π–π stacking interactions (perpendicular distance of centroids of about 3.4 Å) and strong O—H...O hydrogen bonds result in a helical arrangement of pyrenyl dimers.