(3S,3aS,5aS,7S,8S,10aS,10bR)-7,8-Dihydroxy-3-isopropyl-5a,8-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,5a,6,7,8,10a,10b-decahydrocyclohepta[e]indene-3a(1H)-carboxylic acid

An orthorhombic polymorph of mulinic acid

The title compound [systematic name: (3S,3aS,10bR)-3-isopropyl-5a,8-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,5a,6,7,10,10a,10b-deca­hydro-endo-epidioxy­cyclo­hepta­[e]indene-3a(1H)-carboxylic acid], C₂₀H₃₀O₄, is a polymorphic form of a previously reported structure [Loyola et al. (1990 ▶). Tetra­hedron, 46, 5413–5420]. The newly found ortho­rhom­bic polymorph crystallizes in P2₁2₁2₁ with two mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit. The mol­ecules are linked into discrete D(2) chains by simple O—H⋯O inter­actions. There are only slight variations in the mol­ecular geometry and supra­molecular organization in the crystal structures of the two polymorphs. The densities are 1.145 (monoclinic, P2₁) and 1.155 Mg m⁻³ (ortho­rhom­bic, P2₁2₁2₁).