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organic compounds
The title compound, C17H15NO3, forms a hydrogen-bonded network in the solid state consisting of O—HO=C, Carene—HO=C and Carene—Hπarene intermolecular interactions, with shortest OO, CO and CC distances of 2.625 (2), 3.281 (3) and 3.652 (3) Å, respectively. The interplanar angle between the five- and six-membered rings of the isoindole system is 1.07 (14)°, with the carbonyl O atom 0.110 (3) Å from the C4N ring plane.