title: Crystal structure of [4-(chloro-meth-yl)phen-yl](4-hy-droxy-piperidin-1-yl)methanone.
abstract: The title compound, C13H16ClNO2, crystallized with two independent mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit (A and B). The piperidinol ring in mol-ecule B is disordered over two positions with a site occupancy ratio of 0.667 (5):0.333 (5). In both mol-ecules these rings have a chair conformation, including the minor component in mol-ecule B. Their mean planes are inclined to the benzene ring by 45.57 (13)° in mol-ecule A, and by 50.5 (4)° for the major component of the piperidine ring in mol-ecule B. In the crystal, the individual mol-ecules are linked by O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming chains of A and B mol-ecules along the [100] direction. The chains are inter-linked by C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming ribbons.
authors.affiliation: PG and Research Department of Physics, Queen Mary's College, Chennai-4, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Revathi
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Madras Christian College, Chennai-59, India.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Reuben Jonathan
authors.affiliation: SCRI, Anna hospital Campus, Chennai-106, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kalai Sevi
authors.affiliation: Anna Siddha Medical College, Chennai-106, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dhanalakshmi
authors.affiliation: PG and Research Department of Physics, Queen Mary's College, Chennai-4, Tamilnadu, India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Usha
keywords: crystal structure; hydrogen bonding; piperidine derivative