2-(2,7-Dimethoxy-1-naphthoyl)benzoic acid

In the title compound, C20H16O5, the dihedral angle between the naphthalene ring system and the benzene ring is 67.43 (5)°. The bridging carbonyl C—C(=O)—C plane makes dihedral angles of 82.64 (6) and 41.79 (7)°, respectively, with the naphthalene ring system and the benzene ring. The dihedral angle between the carboxy O—C(=O)—C plane and the benzene ring is 36.38 (7)° and that between the bridging carbonyl C—C(=O)—C plane and the carboxy O—C(=O)—C plane is 51.88 (8)°. The crystal structure is stabilized by intermolecular O—H...O and C—H...O hydrogen-bonding interactions. An intramolecular C—H...O hydrogen bond occurs between a naphthalene H atom and the carbonyl O atom of the carboxy group.