Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, o844  [ doi:10.1107/S160053680800963X ]

2,3-Dimethylphenyl benzoate

B. T. Gowda, S. Foro, K. S. Babitha and H. Fuess

Abstract: The structure of the title compound (23DMPBA), C₁₅H₁₄O₂, resembles those of phenyl benzoate (PBA), 3-methylphenyl benzoate (3MePBA), 2,6-dichlorophenyl benzoate (26DCPBA) and other aryl benzoates, with similar bond parameters. The dihedral angle between the benzene and benzoyl rings in 23DMPBA is 87.36 (6)°, compared with values of 55.7° in PBA, 79.61 (6)° in 3MePBA and 75.75 (10)° in 26DCPBA. The molecules in 23DMPBA are packed into a chain-like structure in the direction of the a axis.

Online 16 April 2008

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