Research Article: 5-Methyl-7,8,9,10-tetra­hydro­cyclo­hepta­[b]indol-6(5H)-one

Date Published: June 01, 2011

Publisher: International Union of Crystallography

Author(s): R. Archana, E. Yamuna, K. J. Rajendra Prasad, A. Thiruvalluvar, R. J. Butcher.

http://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811016229

Abstract

In the title mol­ecule, C14H15NO, the dihedral angle between the benzene and pyrrole rings is 1.99 (12)°. The cyclo­heptene ring adopts a slightly distorted boat conformation.

Partial Text

For the inter­est and importance of indole derivatives, see: Csomós et al. (2007 ▶). For pyrido-fused cyclo­hept[b]indole alkaloids, see: Bennasar et al. (1997 ▶). For crystallographic studies of cyclo­hept[b]indoles, see: Archana et al. (2010 ▶).

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http://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811016229