3-(Pyridin-2-yl)coumarin

Abstract

In the title compound, C14H9NO2, the dihedral angle between the pyridine ring and the lactone ring is 10.40 (3)°. The coumarin ring system is nearly planar, with a dihedral angle of 1.40 (2)° between the lactone and benzene rings. An intra-molecular C - H⋯O hydrogen bond occurs. In the crystal, inversion dimers linked by pairs of C - H⋯O inter-actions occur, generating R22(14) loops.