title: N-(2-Hydroxy-ethyl)-1,8-naphthalimide.
abstract: In the mol-ecule of the title compound, C(14)H(11)NO(3), the naphthalimide ring system is nearly planar (r.m.s. deviation 0.0139 Å). In the crystal structure, inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into centrosymmetric dimers forming R(2) (2)(14) ring motifs. π-π contacts between the naphthalimide rings [centroid-centroid distances = 3.648 (3), 3.783 (3), 3.635 (3), 3.722 (3) and 3.755 (3) Å] may further stabilize the structure.
authors.affiliation: College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing University of Technology, Xinmofan Road No. 5 Nanjing, Nanjing 210009, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Ai-Lin
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Hai-Bo
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun