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Journal logoCRYSTALLOGRAPHIC
COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN: 2056-9890
Volume 68| Part 8| August 2012| Pages o2336-o2337
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812029571

2-Hy­dr­oxy-3-meth­­oxy­benzaldehyde (o-vanillin) revisited

David Shina and Peter Müllerb*

aPhillips Academy, 180 Main St, Andover, MA 01810, USA, and bX-Ray Diffraction Facility, MIT Department of Chemistry, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Building 2, Room 325, Cambridge, MA 02139-4307, USA
*Correspondence e-mail: pmueller@mit.edu

(Received 12 June 2012; accepted 28 June 2012; online 4 July 2012)

The structure of ortho-vanillin, C8H8O3, has been revisited with modern methods and at low temperature (100 K). The previous structure [Iwasaki et al. (1976[Iwasaki, F., Tanaka, I. & Aihara, A. (1976). Acta Cryst. B32, 1264-1266.]). Acta Cryst. B32, 1264–1266] is confirmed, but geometric precision is improved by an order of magnitude. The C atom of the meth­oxy group lies close to the benzene ring plane, which is the most common geometry for –OMe groups lying ortho to –OH groups on an aromatic ring. The crystal structure displays one intra­molecular O—H⋯O and three weak inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

Related literature

For the original structure of o-vanillin, see: Iwasaki et al. (1976[Iwasaki, F., Tanaka, I. & Aihara, A. (1976). Acta Cryst. B32, 1264-1266.]). For C—H⋯acceptor inter­actions, see: Steiner (1996[Steiner, Th. (1996). Crystallogr. Rev. 6, 1-57.]). For a summary of general refinement techniques applied, see: Müller (2009[Müller, P. (2009). Crystallogr. Rev. 15, 57-83.]). For a description of the Cambridge Structural Database, see: Allen (2002[Allen, F. H. (2002). Acta Cryst. B58, 380-388.]).

[Scheme 1]

Experimental

Crystal data

  • C8H8O3

  • Mr = 152.14

  • Orthorhombic, F d d 2

  • a = 24.367 (5) Å

  • b = 24.407 (3) Å

  • c = 4.7786 (5) Å

  • V = 2842.0 (7) Å3

  • Z = 16

  • Mo Kα radiation

  • μ = 0.11 mm−1

  • T = 100 K

  • 0.45 × 0.20 × 0.06 mm
Data collection

  • Bruker SMART APEXII CCD diffractometer

  • Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2009[Sheldrick, G. M. (2009). SADABS. University of Göttingen, Germany.]) Tmin = 0.709, Tmax = 1.000

  • 21987 measured reflections

  • 1203 independent reflections

  • 1153 reflections with I > 2σ(I)

  • Rint = 0.053
Refinement

  • R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.034

  • wR(F2) = 0.095

  • S = 1.11

  • 1203 reflections

  • 104 parameters

  • 2 restraints

  • H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement

  • Δρmax = 0.32 e Å−3

  • Δρmin = −0.21 e Å−3

Table 1
Selected torsion angles (°)

C8—O3—C3—C4 7.5 (2)
C8—O3—C3—C2 −172.98 (13)

Table 2
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °)

D—H⋯A D—H H⋯A D⋯A D—H⋯A
O2—H2⋯O1 0.85 (2) 1.84 (2) 2.6017 (17) 148 (2)
C8—H8B⋯O1i 0.98 2.56 3.064 (2) 112
C6—H6⋯O3ii 0.95 2.53 3.374 (2) 149
C7—H7⋯O3ii 0.95 2.59 3.414 (2) 146
Symmetry codes: (i) [-x+{\script{3\over 4}}, y+{\script{1\over 4}}, z-{\script{5\over 4}}]; (ii) [x+{\script{1\over 4}}, -y+{\script{1\over 4}}, z+{\script{1\over 4}}].

Table 3
Comparison (Å) between the room and low temperature structures of o-vanillin

parameter room tempreature low temperature (this study)
R1[I>2σ(I)] 0.077 0.034
C1—C7 1.427 1.452 (2)
O1—C7 1.229 1.233 (2)
O2—C2 1.354 1.3535 (17)
O3—C3 1.364 1.3689 (16)
O3—C8 1.430 1.434 (2)

Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2011[Bruker (2011). APEX2 and SAINT. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2011[Bruker (2011). 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: SHELXTLand PLATON (Spek, 2009)[Spek, A. L. (2009). Acta Cryst. D65, 148-155.].

Supporting information

Crystal structure: contains datablocks I, global. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812029571/hb6851sup1.cif

Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812029571/hb6851Isup2.hkl

Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812029571/hb6851Isup3.cdx

Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812029571/hb6851Isup4.cml

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Comment top

The only published crystal structure of o-vanillin was determined almost 40 years ago at room temperature and based on Weissenberg films (Iwasaki et al. 1976). This structure has been redetermined to current standards with modern methods and state-of-the-art equipment. No discrepancies were found betweeen the two structures, however the residual values of the refinement as well as standard uncertainties on bond lengths and angles are significantly improved in the modern structure. Iwasaki et al. (1976) report standard uncertainties for bonds between non-hydrogen atoms of 0.011 Å to 0.03 Å, while standard uncertainties in this study range from 0.0016 Å to 0.002 Å. The residual value of the refinement for "observed reflexions" in the structure by Iwasaki et al. (1976) is reported as 0.077, while the low-temperature structure could be refined to an R1 of 0.034 for I>2σ(I) (see also Table 3).

The atomic labeling scheme for non-hydrogen atoms was chosen to match that of Iwasaki et al. (1976) and a direct comparison between the structures reveals that most bond distances were found to be somewhat shorter in the room temperature structure than at low temperature (see Table 3). This is probably a result of libration effects, which are more pronounced at higher temperatures. Iwasaki et al. (1976) report the bond between C5 and C6 to be significantly shorter than all other bonds in the benzene ring and point out that this was a phenomenon observed in other related structures (namely iso-vanillin and 2,6-dinitrophenol). Indeed, the bond between C5 and C6 is the shortest of the six aromatic bonds, however in the low-temperature structure there are four long and two short aromatic C—C bonds. The long bonds range from 1.403 (2) to 1.409 (2) Å, the short ones are 1.385 (2)Å (C3—C4) and 1.379 (2) Å (C5—C6).

The benzene ring of o-vanillin is almost planar in the solid state, with a root-mean-square deviation of 0.0054Å. The methoxy group is rotated out of this plane by about 7° (see Table 1). This is a common torsion angle for methoxy groups standing ortho to hydroxyl functions. A search of the Cambridge Structure Data Base (Allen, 2002) for this geometric feature (only error free, organic structures with R-values below 10% were considered) resulted in 1230 hits (from 825 structures) and the torsion angles in question cluster around two different values: 0° and ± 30°. Figure 3 shows a scatterplot of all results from this search. 915 of the 1230 hits (74.4%) fall between -10° and +10°, with an average torsion angle of -0.163° while 276 (22.4%) belong to the ±30° torsion angle group (average values calculated separately for the ranges -25° to -35° and 25° to 35° are -31.586° and 31.397°, respectively), and 39 hits (3.2% of all hits) fall outside the specified ranges.

In addition to the obvious intramolecular hydrogen bond between O1 and O2 that was already described by Iwasaki et al. (1976), the program PLATON (Spek, 2009) finds three weak C—H···O interactions (Steiner, 1996, Table 2). One of them, C8—H8B···O1i, connects the o-vanillin molecules into almost flat, indefinite zigzag chains extending parallel to the b-c plane. The other two, C6—H6···O3ii and C7—H7···O3ii, crosslink those chains, giving rise to the supramolecular network shown in Figure 2 (symmetry codes: i: 3/4 - x, 1/4 + y, -5/4 + z; ii: 1/4 + x, 1/4 - y, 1/4 + z).

Related literature top

For the original structure of o-vanillin, see: Iwasaki et al. (1976). For C—H···acceptor interactions, see: Steiner (1996). For a summary of general refinement techniques applied, see: Müller (2009). For a description of the Cambridge Structural Database, see: Allen (2002).

Experimental top

Ortho-vanillin was obtained from Fluka in the form of yellow plates and used without recrystallization.

Refinement top

The structure was refined against F2 on all data by full-matrix least squares with SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), following established refinement strategies (Müller, 2009). All non-hydrogen atoms were refined anisotropically. All hydrogen atoms binding to carbon were included into the model at geometrically calculated positions (C—H target distance 0.98 Å for methyl hydrogen atoms, 0.95 Å for all others) and refined using a riding model. The torsion angle of the methyl group was allowed to refine. Coordinates for the hydrogen atom on O2 were taken from the difference Fourier synthesis. This hydrogen atom was subsequently refined semi-freely using a distance resraint for the O—H bond (target value 0.84 (2) Å). The Uiso values of all hydrogen atoms were constrained to 1.2Ueq (1.5 times for hydroxyl and methyl H atoms) of the respective atom to which the hydrogen atom bonds. Anomalous dispersion was negligible and Friedel pairs were merged before refinement.

Structure description top

The only published crystal structure of o-vanillin was determined almost 40 years ago at room temperature and based on Weissenberg films (Iwasaki et al. 1976). This structure has been redetermined to current standards with modern methods and state-of-the-art equipment. No discrepancies were found betweeen the two structures, however the residual values of the refinement as well as standard uncertainties on bond lengths and angles are significantly improved in the modern structure. Iwasaki et al. (1976) report standard uncertainties for bonds between non-hydrogen atoms of 0.011 Å to 0.03 Å, while standard uncertainties in this study range from 0.0016 Å to 0.002 Å. The residual value of the refinement for "observed reflexions" in the structure by Iwasaki et al. (1976) is reported as 0.077, while the low-temperature structure could be refined to an R1 of 0.034 for I>2σ(I) (see also Table 3).

The atomic labeling scheme for non-hydrogen atoms was chosen to match that of Iwasaki et al. (1976) and a direct comparison between the structures reveals that most bond distances were found to be somewhat shorter in the room temperature structure than at low temperature (see Table 3). This is probably a result of libration effects, which are more pronounced at higher temperatures. Iwasaki et al. (1976) report the bond between C5 and C6 to be significantly shorter than all other bonds in the benzene ring and point out that this was a phenomenon observed in other related structures (namely iso-vanillin and 2,6-dinitrophenol). Indeed, the bond between C5 and C6 is the shortest of the six aromatic bonds, however in the low-temperature structure there are four long and two short aromatic C—C bonds. The long bonds range from 1.403 (2) to 1.409 (2) Å, the short ones are 1.385 (2)Å (C3—C4) and 1.379 (2) Å (C5—C6).

The benzene ring of o-vanillin is almost planar in the solid state, with a root-mean-square deviation of 0.0054Å. The methoxy group is rotated out of this plane by about 7° (see Table 1). This is a common torsion angle for methoxy groups standing ortho to hydroxyl functions. A search of the Cambridge Structure Data Base (Allen, 2002) for this geometric feature (only error free, organic structures with R-values below 10% were considered) resulted in 1230 hits (from 825 structures) and the torsion angles in question cluster around two different values: 0° and ± 30°. Figure 3 shows a scatterplot of all results from this search. 915 of the 1230 hits (74.4%) fall between -10° and +10°, with an average torsion angle of -0.163° while 276 (22.4%) belong to the ±30° torsion angle group (average values calculated separately for the ranges -25° to -35° and 25° to 35° are -31.586° and 31.397°, respectively), and 39 hits (3.2% of all hits) fall outside the specified ranges.

In addition to the obvious intramolecular hydrogen bond between O1 and O2 that was already described by Iwasaki et al. (1976), the program PLATON (Spek, 2009) finds three weak C—H···O interactions (Steiner, 1996, Table 2). One of them, C8—H8B···O1i, connects the o-vanillin molecules into almost flat, indefinite zigzag chains extending parallel to the b-c plane. The other two, C6—H6···O3ii and C7—H7···O3ii, crosslink those chains, giving rise to the supramolecular network shown in Figure 2 (symmetry codes: i: 3/4 - x, 1/4 + y, -5/4 + z; ii: 1/4 + x, 1/4 - y, 1/4 + z).

For the original structure of o-vanillin, see: Iwasaki et al. (1976). For C—H···acceptor interactions, see: Steiner (1996). For a summary of general refinement techniques applied, see: Müller (2009). For a description of the Cambridge Structural Database, see: Allen (2002).

Computing details top

Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2011); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2011); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2011); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).

Figures top
[Figure 1] Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound with displacement ellipsoids shown at the 50% probability level.
[Figure 2] Fig. 2. Packing diagram of the title compound in a projection along the c axis. Hydrogen bonds are shown as dashed lines. This projection was chosen for easier comparison with Figure 3 in Iwasaki et al. (1976).
[Figure 3] Fig. 3. Scatterplot showing ranges of torsion angles on ortho substituted methoxy-hydroxy aryls. 74.4% of the torsion angles are close to zero (as in the structure of o-vanillin), while 22.4% are reported to be close to ±30°.
2-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde top
Crystal data top
C8H8O3Dx = 1.422 Mg m−3
Mr = 152.14Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Orthorhombic, Fdd2Cell parameters from 9845 reflections
a = 24.367 (5) Åθ = 2.4–30.5°
b = 24.407 (3) ŵ = 0.11 mm−1
c = 4.7786 (5) ÅT = 100 K
V = 2842.0 (7) Å3Plate, yellow
Z = 160.45 × 0.20 × 0.06 mm
F(000) = 1280
Data collection top
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD
diffractometer		1203 independent reflections
Radiation source: IµS micro-focus sealed tube1153 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Incoatech IµS multilayer optics monochromatorRint = 0.053
Detector resolution: 8.3 pixels mm-1θmax = 30.5°, θmin = 2.4°
φ and ω scansh = −34→34
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Sheldrick, 2009)		k = −34→34
Tmin = 0.709, Tmax = 1.000l = −6→6
21987 measured reflections
Refinement top
Refinement on F2Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods
Least-squares matrix: fullSecondary atom site location: difference Fourier map
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.034Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
wR(F2) = 0.095H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
S = 1.11 w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0544P)2 + 2.2598P]
where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
1203 reflections(Δ/σ)max < 0.001
104 parametersΔρmax = 0.32 e Å−3
2 restraintsΔρmin = −0.21 e Å−3
Crystal data top
C8H8O3V = 2842.0 (7) Å3
Mr = 152.14Z = 16
Orthorhombic, Fdd2Mo Kα radiation
a = 24.367 (5) ŵ = 0.11 mm−1
b = 24.407 (3) ÅT = 100 K
c = 4.7786 (5) Å0.45 × 0.20 × 0.06 mm
Data collection top
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD
diffractometer		1203 independent reflections
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Sheldrick, 2009)		1153 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Tmin = 0.709, Tmax = 1.000Rint = 0.053
21987 measured reflections
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.0342 restraints
wR(F2) = 0.095H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
S = 1.11Δρmax = 0.32 e Å−3
1203 reflectionsΔρmin = −0.21 e Å−3
104 parameters
Special details top

Experimental. Low-temperature diffraction data were collected on a Bruker-AXS X8 Kappa Duo four-circle diffractometer coupled to a Smart Apex2 CCD detector, performing φ and ω scans, using Mo Kα radiation (λ=0.71073 Å) from an Incoateac IµS micro-source. The instrument was purchased with the help of funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant Number CHE-0946721.

Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes.

Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 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 (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/Ueq
O10.45674 (5)0.05966 (5)1.0153 (3)0.0291 (3)
O20.38924 (4)0.12815 (5)0.7797 (3)0.0247 (2)
H20.3995 (10)0.1013 (8)0.880 (5)0.037*
O30.37296 (4)0.20682 (5)0.4128 (3)0.0245 (3)
C10.48543 (6)0.12138 (6)0.6601 (4)0.0202 (3)
C20.43287 (5)0.14455 (6)0.6257 (3)0.0195 (3)
C30.42513 (5)0.18616 (6)0.4251 (3)0.0199 (3)
C40.46886 (6)0.20316 (6)0.2616 (3)0.0213 (3)
H40.46350.23110.12580.026*
C50.52111 (6)0.17949 (6)0.2945 (4)0.0226 (3)
H50.55070.19100.17950.027*
C60.52928 (6)0.13949 (6)0.4940 (3)0.0225 (3)
H60.56480.12410.51910.027*
C70.49383 (6)0.07907 (6)0.8706 (4)0.0248 (3)
H70.53000.06560.89800.030*
C80.36098 (6)0.24468 (7)0.1915 (4)0.0273 (3)
H8A0.38210.27840.21940.041*
H8B0.32170.25330.19250.041*
H8C0.37090.22820.01140.041*
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
O10.0248 (5)0.0320 (5)0.0306 (6)−0.0029 (4)0.0006 (5)0.0070 (5)
O20.0143 (4)0.0318 (5)0.0280 (6)−0.0018 (4)0.0044 (5)0.0051 (5)
O30.0145 (4)0.0297 (5)0.0293 (6)0.0034 (4)−0.0005 (4)0.0041 (5)
C10.0142 (5)0.0247 (6)0.0218 (6)−0.0006 (4)−0.0003 (5)−0.0001 (6)
C20.0135 (5)0.0237 (6)0.0213 (6)−0.0025 (4)0.0009 (5)−0.0007 (5)
C30.0127 (5)0.0249 (6)0.0222 (6)0.0002 (4)−0.0009 (5)−0.0010 (5)
C40.0173 (6)0.0244 (6)0.0222 (7)−0.0020 (5)0.0006 (5)0.0001 (6)
C50.0150 (5)0.0281 (6)0.0248 (7)−0.0020 (5)0.0036 (6)−0.0007 (6)
C60.0131 (5)0.0284 (6)0.0261 (8)−0.0006 (4)0.0004 (5)−0.0013 (6)
C70.0210 (6)0.0273 (6)0.0261 (7)−0.0001 (5)−0.0017 (6)0.0021 (6)
C80.0212 (6)0.0305 (7)0.0304 (8)0.0058 (5)−0.0016 (6)0.0029 (7)
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
O1—C71.233 (2)C4—C51.4070 (19)
O2—C21.3535 (17)C4—H40.9500
O2—H20.850 (17)C5—C61.379 (2)
O3—C31.3689 (16)C5—H50.9500
O3—C81.434 (2)C6—H60.9500
C1—C61.403 (2)C7—H70.9500
C1—C21.4094 (19)C8—H8A0.9800
C1—C71.456 (2)C8—H8B0.9800
C2—C31.409 (2)C8—H8C0.9800
C3—C41.385 (2)
C2—O2—H2107.6 (18)C6—C5—H5120.0
C3—O3—C8117.24 (13)C4—C5—H5120.0
C6—C1—C2119.99 (14)C5—C6—C1120.28 (13)
C6—C1—C7120.49 (13)C5—C6—H6119.9
C2—C1—C7119.52 (14)C1—C6—H6119.9
O2—C2—C3118.53 (12)O1—C7—C1123.86 (14)
O2—C2—C1122.13 (14)O1—C7—H7118.1
C3—C2—C1119.35 (13)C1—C7—H7118.1
O3—C3—C4125.45 (14)O3—C8—H8A109.5
O3—C3—C2114.77 (12)O3—C8—H8B109.5
C4—C3—C2119.78 (12)H8A—C8—H8B109.5
C3—C4—C5120.67 (14)O3—C8—H8C109.5
C3—C4—H4119.7H8A—C8—H8C109.5
C5—C4—H4119.7H8B—C8—H8C109.5
C6—C5—C4119.92 (14)
C2—C1—C7—O13.8 (3)C8—O3—C3—C2−172.98 (13)
C8—O3—C3—C47.5 (2)C6—C1—C7—O1−176.85 (16)
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
O2—H2···O10.85 (2)1.84 (2)2.6017 (17)148 (2)
C8—H8B···O1i0.982.563.064 (2)112
C6—H6···O3ii0.952.533.374 (2)149
C7—H7···O3ii0.952.593.414 (2)146
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3/4, y+1/4, z−5/4; (ii) x+1/4, −y+1/4, z+1/4.

Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formulaC8H8O3
Mr152.14
Crystal system, space groupOrthorhombic, Fdd2
Temperature (K)100
a, b, c (Å)24.367 (5), 24.407 (3), 4.7786 (5)
V (Å3)2842.0 (7)
Z16
Radiation typeMo Kα
µ (mm−1)0.11
Crystal size (mm)0.45 × 0.20 × 0.06
Data collection
DiffractometerBruker SMART APEXII CCD
Absorption correctionMulti-scan
(SADABS; Sheldrick, 2009)
Tmin, Tmax0.709, 1.000
No. of measured, independent and
observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections		21987, 1203, 1153
Rint0.053
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1)0.714
Refinement
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S 0.034, 0.095, 1.11
No. of reflections1203
No. of parameters104
No. of restraints2
H-atom treatmentH atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3)0.32, −0.21

Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2011), SAINT (Bruker, 2011), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).

Selected torsion angles (º) top
C8—O3—C3—C47.5 (2)C8—O3—C3—C2−172.98 (13)
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
O2—H2···O10.850 (17)1.84 (2)2.6017 (17)148 (2)
C8—H8B···O1i0.982.563.064 (2)112
C6—H6···O3ii0.952.533.374 (2)149
C7—H7···O3ii0.952.593.414 (2)146
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3/4, y+1/4, z−5/4; (ii) x+1/4, −y+1/4, z+1/4.
Comparison (Å) between the room and low temperature structures of o-vanillin. top
parameterroom tempreaturelow temperature (this study)
R1[I>2σ(I)]0.0770.034
C1—C71.4271.452 (2)
O1—C71.2291.233 (2)
O2—C21.3541.3535 (17)
O3—C31.3641.3689 (16)
O3—C81.4301.434 (2)
 

Acknowledgements

The diffractometer was purchased with the help of funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under grant No. CHE-0946721. DS and PM would like to thank Jeff Simpson for kindly providing the o-vanillin crystals.

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