Conformations of Bridged Diphenyls. XII. Crystal Structure of 2-(4′-Carbomethoxy-2′-nitrobenzyl)-1,3,5-trimethyIbenzene
The crystal structure of 2-(4′-carbomethoxy-2′-nitrobenzyl)-1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, C18HI9-N04, has been determined by X-ray diffraction. The crystals are triclinic, a = 9.534(5), b = 11.887(7), c = 7.431(6) Å, α = 101.62(3), β = 97.25(3), γ = 88.61(3)°, [Formula: see text] with Z = 2. The integrated intensities of 3789 independent reflections were measured on a four circle diffractometer; 2448 reflections were used in a full-matrix refinement to a least-squares residual of 0.067 and a conventional R factor of 0.055.The molecule is in the skew-nitro-distal conformation. The angle between the di-ortho-substituted ring and the central C—CH2—C plane is 87.6° and the angle between the nitro-substituted ring and the C—CH2—C plane is 2.2°.