The title compound, C19H27NO4, is an intermediate product in the synthesis of oxazepinic and piperidinic compounds. Two crystalline forms of the title compound have been obtained but only one [form (II)] gave suitable crystals for X-ray structure analysis. The five-membered ring has an envelope conformation with C(2) 0.60 (5) angstrom out of the plane defined by the other four atoms. It has been established that the oxime group has a syn conformation and the two enantiomers form a dimer around the centre of symmetry by means of hydrogen bonds between their oxime groups.