Lacinilene C 7-methyl ether

The title compound, C16H20O3 [systematic name: 1-hy-droxy-7-meth-oxy-1,6-dimethyl-4-(propan-2-yl)naphthalen-2(1H)-one], is a sesquiterpene isolated from foliar tissues of the cotton plant and is of inter-est with respect to its anti-bacterial properties. Its phenyl ring is ideally planar, and the maximum of deviation in the second ring is 0.386 (3) Å. The hy-droxy group and the methyl group are oriented in an equatorial fashion and axial, respectively, to the second ring. In the crystal, inversion dimers are formed through pairs of O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the dimers into columns along the c axis. These columns form a crystal structure with a crystal packing factor of 0.66.