10,16-Dioxatetracyclo [7.6.1.01,11.04,9]hexadecan-11-ol.

The crystal structure of the title compound, C 14 H 22 O 3 , consists of independent molecules in each of which three six-membered rings and a five-membered ring are fused together. All the six-membered rings display chair conformations, while the five-membered ring has an envelope conformation. The molecular dimensions are normal with mean bond distances C sp 3-C sp 3 1.523 (10) and C sp 3-O 1.44 (2) A. Pairs of molecules lying about inversion centers are linked by O-H...O hydrogen bonds [O...O 2.806 (3) A].