Publication Date:
2014-12-14
Description:
The title compound, C22H17NO4, crystallizes with two independent molecules (A and B) in the asymmetric unit. Each molecule exists as an E isomer with C—C=C—C torsion angles of −175.69 (17) and −178.41 (17)° in A and B, respectively. In molecule A, the planes of the terminal benzene rings are twisted by an angle of 26.67 (10)°, while the biphenyl unit is non-planar, the dihedral angle between the rings being 30.81 (10)°. The dihedral angle between the nitrophenyl ring and the inner phenyl ring is 6.50 (9)°. The corresponding values in molecule B are 60.61 (9), 31.07 (8) and 31.05 (9)°. In the crystal, molecules are arranged in a head-to-head manner, with the 3-nitrophenyl groups nearly parallel to one another. The A and B molecules are linked to one another via C—H...O hydrogen bonds, forming chains lying parallel to (-320) and enclosing R22(10) and R22(12) ring motifs. The methoxy group in both molecules is positionally disordered with a refined occupancy ratio of 0.979 (4):0.021 (4) for molecule A and 0.55 (4):0.45 (4) for molecule B.
Keywords:
crystal structurechalconesC—H...O hydrogen bondingmain-residue disorder
Electronic ISSN:
1600-5368
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Geosciences
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