Conformations of Bridged Diphenyls. XIII. Crystal Structure of 2-(4′-Carbomethoxy-2′-nitrobenzoyl)-1,3,5-trimethylbenzene
The structure of 2-(4′-carbomethoxy-2′-nitrobenzoyl)-1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, C18H17N05, has been determined by X-ray diffraction. The crystals are triclinic, a = 10.266(5), b = 7.672(5), c = 11.975(8) Å, α = 105.11(3), β = 100.08(3), γ = 111.50(3)°, [Formula: see text] with Z = 2. The integrated intensities of 3732 independent reflections were measured on a four circle diffractometer; 2784 of these reflections were used in the refinement to give a final least-squares weighted residual of 0.046 and a conventional R factor of 0.053.The molecule adopts the twist-nitro-proximal conformation similar to the conformation in the corresponding sulfoxide and sulfone. The angle subtended at the bridging carbon atom is 118.5(2)° and its bond lengths to phenyl carbon atoms are 1.502(2) and 1.503(2) Å.