Coumarin 314, ethyl 2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-11-oxo-1H,5H, 1]benzopyrano[6,7
,8-iJ]quinolizine-10-carboxylate, C18H19NO4, crystallizes in a monocli
nic crystal system. One of the piperidine rings is in a sofa conformat
ion while the other adopts a conformation between a half chair and a s
ofa. The coumarin moiety is planar; the molecules are stacked in layer
s parallel to (20 $$($) over bar 2). The crystal packing is governed b
y van der Waals forces.