Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, o866  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808010155 ]

2,2'-Diazinodimethylidyne)di-o-phenylene) dibenzoate

B. Chattopadhyay, S. Basu, S. Ghosh, M. Helliwell and M. Mukherjee

Abstract: The title compound, C₂₈H₂₀N₂O₄, was synthesized by the reaction of 2-(hydrazonomethyl)phenyl benzoate with iodine. The molecule possesses a crystallographically imposed center of symmetry at the mid-point of the hydrazine N-N bond. The substituents at the ends of the C=N bonds adopt an E,E configuration. Intermolecular C-H(arene) hydrogen bonds and aromatic - stacking interactions [centroid-centroid distance 3.900 (1) Å] link the molecules into (100) sheets. In addition, there is an intermolecular C-HO hydrogen-bond interaction.

Online 18 April 2008

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