A (1R,2R,5R)‐(+)‐2α‐hydroxy­pinan‐3‐one ketimine

The title compound {systematic name: (1R,2R,5R)-(+)-2-hydr­oxy-2,6,6-trimethyl-3-[(3-pyrid­yl)methyl­imino]­bicyclo[3.1.1]­heptane}, C16H22N2O, was obtained by the condensation reaction of (1R,2R,5R)-(+)-2α-hydroxy­pinan-3-one with 3-(amino­meth­yl)pyridine in the presence of boron trifluoride. The compound was obtained as an enantiomerically pure isomer, and has the 1R,2R,5R configuration. In the crystal structure, mol­ecules are linked together by inter­molecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds between the hydr­oxy group of the pinanone group and the N atom of the pyridine ring, forming mol­ecular chains.