A novel chelatofore functionalized spiropyran of the 2-oxaindane series.

A novel chelatofore functionalized spiropyran of the 2-oxaindane series, namely 8-formyl-7-hydroxy-3',3'-dimethylspiro[2H-chromene-2,1'(3'H)-2-benzofuran], C(19)H(16)O(4), is reported. In the crystalline state, dimers are formed as a result of the pi-pi stacking of aromatic groups of the 2H-chromene part of the molecule and C-H..