title: (2RS,8aRS)-6-Oxo-1,2,3,4,6,7,8,8a-octa-hydro-naphthalene-2-carboxylic acid.
abstract: The title racemate, C(11)H(14)O(3), aggregates in the crystal structure as acid-to-ketone O-H⋯O hydrogen-bonding catemers whose components are glide-related. The relative stereochemistry at the carboxyl group arises spontaneously during the synthesis. Two inter-molecular C-H⋯O=C close contacts were found, both involving the acid group.
authors.affiliation: Carl A. Olson Memorial Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07102, USA.
authors.forename: Georgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Efthimiopoulos
authors.forename: Roger A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lalancette
authors.forename: Hugh W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Thompson