9-Benzoyl-3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydroxanthene-1,8-dione: molecular conformation and supramolecular aggregation in xanthenediones.

In the title compound, C(24)H(26)O(4), (I), the central ring of the fused tricyclic ring system adopts a shallow boat conformation, while the two outer rings adopt envelope conformations. The molecules are linked into C(9) chains by a single C-H...O hydrogen bond. The significance of this study lies in its comparison of the conformation and supramolecular aggregation of (I) with those of related compounds in the published literature.