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June 2011  

Received 30 March 2011
Accepted 25 April 2011
Online 7 May 2011

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Single-crystal X-ray study
T = 293 K
Mean [sigma](C-C) = 0.004 Å
R = 0.044
wR = 0.128
Data-to-parameter ratio = 13.4
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3,4-Bis[4-(4-methoxyphenoxy)phenyl]-2,5-dihydrofuran-2,5-dione

Tao Zhang,a,b Wenjing Wang,a Jiao Xu,a Liwei Nia and Xing Zhangb*

aCollege of Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shannxi Province, People's Republic of China, and bResearch and Development Center of Biorational Pesticide, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shannxi Province, People's Republic of China
Correspondence e-mail: fuzitong@163.com

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C30H22O7, neighbouring benzene rings are twisted out of the plane of the five-membered ring by 27.30 (3) and 45.47 (3)°.

Related literature

For background to the use of 3,4-diaryl-substituted maleic anhydride derivatives as photochromic materials, see: Irie (2000[Irie, M. (2000). Chem. Rev. 100, 1683-1684.]). For related structures, see: Liu et al. (2003[Liu, Y., Wang, Q., Liu, Y. & Yang, X. (2003). Chem. Phys. Lett. 373, 338-343.]).

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Experimental

Crystal data

  • C30H22O7

  • Mr = 494.48

  • Orthorhombic, P b c n

  • a = 16.981 (5) Å

  • b = 15.291 (5) Å

  • c = 18.665 (5) Å

  • V = 4846 (2) Å3

  • Z = 8

  • Mo K[alpha] radiation

  • [mu] = 0.10 mm-1

  • T = 293 K

  • 0.32 × 0.30 × 0.26 mm
Data collection

  • Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer

  • Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1998[Sheldrick, G. M. (1998). SADABS. University of Göttingen, Germany.]) Tmin = 0.970, Tmax = 0.975

  • 21827 measured reflections

  • 4522 independent reflections

  • 2555 reflections with I > 2[sigma](I)

  • Rint = 0.059
Refinement

  • R[F2 > 2[sigma](F2)] = 0.044

  • wR(F2) = 0.128

  • S = 1.10

  • 4522 reflections

  • 337 parameters

  • H-atom parameters constrained

  • [Delta][rho]max = 0.23 e Å-3

  • [Delta][rho]min = -0.21 e Å-3

Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005[Bruker (2005). APEX2 and SAINT. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2005[Bruker (2005). APEX2 and SAINT. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.

Supplementary data and figures for this paper are available from the IUCr electronic archives (Reference: NC2225 ).

Acknowledgements

Financial support from the Program of the National Department Benefit Research Foundation of China (No. 200903052) is greatly appreciated.

References

Bruker (2005). APEX2 and SAINT. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Irie, M. (2000). Chem. Rev. 100, 1683-1684.  [CrossRef] [PubMed] [ChemPort]
Liu, Y., Wang, Q., Liu, Y. & Yang, X. (2003). Chem. Phys. Lett. 373, 338-343.  [CrossRef] [ChemPort]
Sheldrick, G. M. (1998). SADABS. University of Göttingen, Germany.
Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.  [CrossRef] [details]

Acta Cryst (2011). E67, o1288  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536811015509 ]

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