Abstract
The five-membed ring of the title compound, C11H13NO, that is fused with the aromatic ring is approximately planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.037 angstrom) despite the presence of the sp(3)-hybridized ethylene linkage. The hydroxy group of the N-bound hydroxyethyl chain serves as hydrogen-bond donor to the azomethine N atom of an adjacent molecule, generating a hydrogen-bonded C-2-symmetric dimer.