Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, o5450-o5452  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806046149 ]

N-(4-Methoxybenzyl)phthalimide: ribbons of alternating R(16) and R(22) ring motifs

K.-D. Warzecha, J. Lex and A. G. Griesbeck

Abstract: In the title compound [systematic name: 2-(4-methoxybenzyl)isoindoline-1,3-dione], C₁₆H₁₃NO₃, pairwise intermolecular C_aryl-HO=C bonds generate R²₂(16) motifs. Additionally, - stacking of phthalimides in head-to-tail dimers, together with C_aryl-HO-C_aryl interactions, in which the O atom of an arylmethyl ether serves as a hydrogen bond acceptor, connect these rings into infinite ribbons via R(22) motifs.

Online 8 November 2006

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