Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, o3602-o3604  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536805031363 ]

Bis[4-(n-octyloxy)phenyl]diazene oxide

P. Das, D. N. Neogi, S. Upreti, P. K. Mandal and P. Bandyopadhyay

Abstract: Zinc-ammonium chloride reduction of 4-(n-octyloxy)nitrobenzene in an aqueous ethanol has yielded the title compound, C₂₈H₄₂N₂O₃. There are two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit; one is in a disordered state, with two components in unequal proportions (60:40).

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