Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, o3339-o3341  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536805029090 ]

2-Ethyl 3,4-dimethyl 4'-methylbiphenyl-2,3,4-tricarboxylate

S. Bhaskaran, D. Velmurugan, K. Ravikumar, A. K. Mohana Krishnan and C. Prakash

Abstract: In the title compound, C₂₀H₂₀O₆, the biphenyl twist angle is 48.2 (1)°. All three ester groups are planar and they make dihedral angles of 63.6 (1), 56.8 (1) and 41.6 (1)° with the attached benzene ring. C-HO interactions contribute to both molecular and crystal stability.

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