3-Methyl-4H-chromen-4-one

Abstract

In the title chromenone derivative, C10H8O2, the two fused six-membered rings are coplanar, with a mean deviation of 0.0261 (1) Å from the plane through the non-H atoms of the rings. The carbonyl and methyl substituents of the pyran ring also lie close to that plane, with the O and C atoms deviating by 0.0557 (1) and 0.1405 (1) Å, respectively. In the crystal, weak C—H⋯O contacts form chains along the a axis.