(E)-1-(Furan-2-yl)-3-(2,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one

In the title chalcone derivative, C16H16O5, the dihedral angle between the furan and benzene rings is 2.06 (17)°. The two methoxy groups at the ortho and para positions are essentially coplanar with the benzene ring [C—O—C—C angles = −1.0 (5) and 178.5 (3)°], whereas the third one at the meta position is slightly twisted [C—O—C—C = 9.6 (5)°]. In the crystal, weak C—H⋯O interactions link the molecules into a sheet parallel to (02). An intermolecular π–π interaction between the furan and benzene rings is present [centroid–centroid distance = 3.772 (2) Å]. A short C⋯C contact [3.173 (5) Å] is also observed between neighbouring furan rings.


Experimental
The title compound was prepared by the condensation of the solution of 2-furyl methylketone (2 mmol Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound, showing 50% probability displacement ellipsoids.

Special details
Experimental. The crystal was placed in the cold stream of an Oxford Cryosystems Cobra open-flow nitrogen cryostat (Cosier & Glazer, 1986) operating at 100.0 (1) K.
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes.
Refinement. Refinement of F 2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F 2 , conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F 2 . The threshold expression of F 2 > 2sigma(F 2 ) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F 2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R-factors based on ALL data will be even larger.

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å 2 )
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