title: Crystal structure of (RS)-(4-chloro-phen-yl)(pyridin-2-yl)methanol.
abstract: In the title racemic compound, C12H10ClNO, the dihedral angle between the benzene and pyridine rings is 74.34 (6)°. In the crystal, the mol-ecules are linked by O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming zigzag C(5) [001] chains in which alternating R- and S-configuration mol-ecules are related by c-glide symmetry. In addition, inversion-related pairs of mol-ecules are linked into dimers by pairs of weak C-Cl⋯π(pyrid-yl) inter-actions, which link the hydrogen-bonded chains into (100) sheets. Structural comparisons are drawn with a number of related compounds.
authors: Department of Studies in Chemistry, Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri 574 199, India.
authors: Badiadka
authors: B
authors: Narayana
authors: Department of Studies in Industrial Chemistry, Mangalore University, Mangalagangothri 574 199, India.
authors: Balladka K
authors: BK
authors: Sarojini
authors: Department of Studies in Chemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysuru 570 006, India.
authors: Hemmige S
authors: HS
authors: Yathirajan
authors: Department of Biotechnology, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bengaluru 560 078, India.
authors: Ravindranath
authors: R
authors: Rathore
authors: School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, Scotland.
authors: Christopher
authors: C
authors: Glidewell
keywords: crystal structure; halogen–pyridine inter­actions; hydrogen bonds; supra­molecular structure