Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, o1480-o1482  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806009627 ]

A sterically crowded molecule: (E)-3,4-bis(bromomethyl)-2,2,5,5-tetramethylhex-3-ene

R. Hänel, P. Bubenitschek, H. Hopf and P. G. Jones

Abstract: The title compound, C₁₂H₂₂Br₂, displays crystallographic inversion symmetry. Bond lengths C=C = 1.352 (4) Å and Csp²-Csp³ = 1.574 (3) Å are interpreted as symptoms of steric overcrowding. Molecules are linked into chains parallel to [101] by BrBr interactions of 3.4275 (9) Å.

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