organic compounds
2,3-Bis(phenoxymethyl)buta-1,3-diene
aChemistry Division, School of Science and Humanities, VIT University, Vellore 632 014, India, and bSchool of Biotechnology, Devi Ahilya University, Indore 452 001, India
*Correspondence e-mail: ravindranath_rathore@yahoo.com
The molecule of the title compound, C18H18O2, a symmetrically phenol-substituted divinyl analog, exhibits crystallographically imposed C2 symmetry. The phenolic and divinyl planar groups intersect each other orthogonally, with a dihedral angle of 82.7 (1)°. The structure is stabilized by a short intramolecular C—H⋯O contact. The molecules are held together by C—H⋯π interactions, forming a sheet structure parallel to the (201) plane.
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The crystal structures of three analogous compounds have been published thus far (Alcock et al., 2006; Sathiyanarayanan et al., 2007, 2008). For molecular and crystal symmetry, see Yao et al. (2002); Pidcock et al. (2003); Narasegowda et al. (2005); Schmidt et al. (2006).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell APEX2 and SAINT (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and PLATON (Spek, 2003); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 and PLATON.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536807063404/bx2124sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536807063404/bx2124Isup2.hkl
One mole of 2,3-bis(iodomethyl)buta-1,3-diene in DMF was added to two moles of sodium phenoxide in DMF dropwise with cooling. The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature and poured into crushed ice. The solids were filtered and dissolved in ether. The ether extract was washed with sodium thiosulfate and 10% sodium hydroxide and finally with water. The solid product was obtained by removal of ether after drying, which was recrystallized from hexane at room temperature (m.p. 364° K).
The positions of all the H atoms were freely refined. The distances with H-atoms are in ranges:- Caromatic—H = 0.94 (1)–1.00 (2); Csp2—H = 0.98 (2)–0.99 (2); and Cmethylene—H = 0.96 (2)–1.00 (2) Å.
Previously, we had reported a benzenethiol-substituted divinyl analog, ({2-methylidene-3-[(phenylsulfanyl)methyl]but-3-en-1-yl}sulfanyl)benzene, (I), possessing a C2 point-group symmetry at the center of divinyl group. In this series, the title compound {[2-methylidene-3-(phenoxymethyl)but-3-en-1-yl]oxy}benzene, (III), is a symmetrically phenol-substituted divinyl analog and discussed in the present report. The molecular structure with atom numbering scheme is shown in Fig 1. Three similar compounds have been reported so far. They are: (a) (I) in
Pbca (Sathiyanarayanan et al., 2007); (b) 2-methylphenol-substituted divinyl analog i.e., 1-methyl-2-({2-methylidene-3-[(2-methylphenoxy)methyl] but-3-en-1-yl}oxy)benzene, (II), in P21/n (Sathiyanarayanan et al., 2008); and (c) 4-(3-hydroxy-3-methoxypropyl)phenol-substituted analog, namely, 2,3-bis(4-(2-(methoxycarbonyl)ethyl)phenoxymethyl)buta-1,3-diene, (IV), in P 21/c (Alcock et al. 2006; CCDC 277599, private communication).The molecular symmetry (C2) is retained in the crystal of (III) and the
is composed of one-half of the molecule (Z' = 1/2) as observed in (I), (II) and (IV). The database analysis has revealed that among organic molecules, there is a persistent tendency for molecular symmetry to be retained in the crystal (Yao et al., 2002), although exceptions to this general trend have also been reported even in the case of inversion center that is mostly conserved (Narasegowda et al., 2005; Schmidt et al., 2006). Recent work (Pidcock et al., 2003) has led to the conclusion that the C2 symmetry is conserved in about 60% of ther reported cases.Selected bond distances and angles are provided in Table. 1. The least square planes in (III) are defined by phenol (O1/C1—C6) and divinyl [C7/C8/C9/C7i/C8i/C9i; symmetry code (i): 1 - x, 1 - y, -z] groups. These planar groups intersect each other orthogonally [inclination angle is 82.7 (1)°], as also observed in (I). In contrast, (II) is essentially planar and in (IV), the corresponding adjacent groups are coplanar. The torsion angles describing
namely, C2—C1—O1—C7, C8—C7—O1—C1 and O1—C7—C8—C8i are trans, gauche- and trans, respectively (Table 1).Hydrogen bond parameters are provided in Table 1. The structure is stabilized by a short intermolecular contact C9—H9B···O1. (III) lacks any conventional hydrogen-bonding donors. As a result of that, the crystal packing is determined purely by weak intermolecular forces. The molecules form a sheet structure in (2 0 1) plane that are held together by C4—H4A···Cg1ii [symmetry code (ii): -x, -1/2 + y, -1/2 - z] and C9—H9A···Cg1iii [symmetry code (iii): x, 1 + y, z]. Cg1 is the centroid of (C1—C6) ring. The crystal packing view is shown in Fig. 2.
The crystal structures of three analogous compounds have been published so far, see: Alcock et al., (2006); Sathiyanarayanan et al., (2007, 2008). For molecular and crystal symmetry, see Yao et al. (2002); Pidcock et al. (2003); Narasegowda et al. (2005); Schmidt et al. (2006). Cg1 is the centroid of the C1–C6 ring.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell
APEX2 andSAINT (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2004); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and PLATON (Spek, 2003); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 and PLATON.C18H18O2 | F(000) = 284 |
Mr = 266.32 | Dx = 1.256 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Melting point: 364 K |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 10.7575 (5) Å | Cell parameters from 3326 reflections |
b = 7.0750 (3) Å | θ = 3.5–29.4° |
c = 9.7939 (5) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
β = 109.180 (2)° | T = 295 K |
V = 704.03 (6) Å3 | Prism, colourless |
Z = 2 | 0.30 × 0.20 × 0.16 mm |
Bruker Kappa diffractometer | 2065 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1558 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.026 |
ω and φ–scan | θmax = 30.2°, θmin = 2.0° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2004) | h = −15→14 |
Tmin = 0.958, Tmax = 0.981 | k = −9→9 |
9151 measured reflections | l = −7→13 |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.042 | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
wR(F2) = 0.126 | All H-atom parameters refined |
S = 1.02 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.069P)2 + 0.0874P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2065 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
127 parameters | Δρmax = 0.19 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.23 e Å−3 |
C18H18O2 | V = 704.03 (6) Å3 |
Mr = 266.32 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.7575 (5) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
b = 7.0750 (3) Å | T = 295 K |
c = 9.7939 (5) Å | 0.30 × 0.20 × 0.16 mm |
β = 109.180 (2)° |
Bruker Kappa diffractometer | 2065 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2004) | 1558 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.958, Tmax = 0.981 | Rint = 0.026 |
9151 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.042 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.126 | All H-atom parameters refined |
S = 1.02 | Δρmax = 0.19 e Å−3 |
2065 reflections | Δρmin = −0.23 e Å−3 |
127 parameters |
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. Weighted least-squares planes through the starred atoms (Nardelli, Musatti, Domiano & Andreetti Ric.Sci.(1965),15(II—A),807). Equation of the plane: m1*X+m2*Y+m3*Z=d Plane 1 m1 = -0.70263(0.00094) m2 = -0.43813(0.00092) m3 = 0.56068(0.00161) D = -5.31928(0.00495) Atom d s d/s (d/s)**2 C7 * 0.0000 0.0013 0.000 0.000 C8 * 0.0000 0.0010 0.000 0.000 C9 * 0.0000 0.0013 0.000 0.000 O1 0.0945 0.0009 108.132 11692.442 ============ Sum((d/s)**2) for starred atoms 0.000 Plane 2 m1 = -0.52237(0.00027) m2 = 0.81703(0.00021) m3 = -0.24412(0.00046) D = -0.87330(0.00135) Atom d s d/s (d/s)**2 O1 * -0.0015 0.0009 - 1.703 2.900 C1 * -0.0008 0.0010 - 0.726 0.527 C2 * 0.0022 0.0012 1.889 3.567 C3 * 0.0011 0.0012 0.877 0.769 C4 * -0.0031 0.0013 - 2.359 5.563 C5 * -0.0023 0.0013 - 1.742 3.035 C6 * 0.0048 0.0012 4.058 16.471 C7 - 0.2091 0.0013 - 164.276 26986.654 ============ Sum((d/s)**2) for starred atoms 32.831 Chi-squared at 95% for 4 degrees of freedom: 9.49 The group of atoms deviates significantly from planarity Dihedral angles formed by LSQ-planes Plane - plane angle (s.u.) angle (s.u.) 1 2 82.66 (0.06) 97.34 (0.06) |
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. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
C1 | 0.27879 (10) | 0.09878 (14) | −0.21059 (11) | 0.0352 (2) | |
C2 | 0.19476 (11) | 0.00566 (16) | −0.33013 (11) | 0.0406 (3) | |
H2A | 0.2117 (13) | 0.011 (2) | −0.4223 (16) | 0.053 (4)* | |
C3 | 0.08982 (12) | −0.09532 (17) | −0.31788 (13) | 0.0453 (3) | |
H3A | 0.0324 (14) | −0.158 (2) | −0.4013 (17) | 0.056 (4)* | |
C4 | 0.06662 (13) | −0.10558 (18) | −0.18746 (14) | 0.0486 (3) | |
H4A | −0.0079 (17) | −0.176 (2) | −0.1799 (18) | 0.068 (5)* | |
C5 | 0.15010 (13) | −0.01250 (18) | −0.06949 (13) | 0.0475 (3) | |
H5A | 0.1334 (14) | −0.017 (2) | 0.0254 (17) | 0.060 (4)* | |
C6 | 0.25622 (12) | 0.09092 (16) | −0.07924 (11) | 0.0398 (3) | |
H6A | 0.3116 (13) | 0.158 (2) | 0.0011 (15) | 0.048 (3)* | |
C7 | 0.48149 (11) | 0.26949 (18) | −0.11341 (14) | 0.0445 (3) | |
H7A | 0.5603 (15) | 0.277 (2) | −0.1465 (17) | 0.064 (4)* | |
H7B | 0.5038 (14) | 0.180 (2) | −0.0351 (15) | 0.046 (3)* | |
C8 | 0.45057 (9) | 0.46076 (14) | −0.06518 (10) | 0.0344 (2) | |
O1 | 0.38019 (8) | 0.19483 (12) | −0.23461 (9) | 0.0474 (2) | |
C9 | 0.34154 (12) | 0.55102 (19) | −0.13827 (14) | 0.0472 (3) | |
H9B | 0.2789 (14) | 0.496 (2) | −0.2264 (16) | 0.053 (4)* | |
H9A | 0.3180 (16) | 0.677 (2) | −0.1096 (18) | 0.068 (5)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0346 (5) | 0.0316 (5) | 0.0387 (5) | 0.0011 (4) | 0.0112 (4) | −0.0036 (4) |
C2 | 0.0431 (6) | 0.0404 (6) | 0.0355 (5) | 0.0012 (5) | 0.0089 (4) | −0.0049 (4) |
C3 | 0.0402 (6) | 0.0406 (6) | 0.0470 (6) | −0.0019 (5) | 0.0033 (5) | −0.0059 (5) |
C4 | 0.0407 (6) | 0.0438 (7) | 0.0612 (7) | −0.0051 (5) | 0.0166 (5) | 0.0018 (5) |
C5 | 0.0531 (7) | 0.0475 (7) | 0.0459 (6) | 0.0000 (5) | 0.0215 (5) | 0.0025 (5) |
C6 | 0.0441 (6) | 0.0384 (6) | 0.0350 (5) | −0.0006 (5) | 0.0103 (4) | −0.0043 (4) |
C7 | 0.0338 (6) | 0.0431 (6) | 0.0546 (7) | −0.0031 (5) | 0.0119 (5) | −0.0096 (5) |
C8 | 0.0316 (5) | 0.0335 (5) | 0.0377 (5) | −0.0036 (4) | 0.0110 (4) | 0.0026 (4) |
O1 | 0.0453 (5) | 0.0537 (5) | 0.0464 (4) | −0.0140 (4) | 0.0194 (4) | −0.0128 (4) |
C9 | 0.0408 (6) | 0.0432 (6) | 0.0481 (6) | 0.0011 (5) | 0.0019 (5) | 0.0026 (5) |
C1—O1 | 1.3695 (13) | C5—H5A | 1.003 (16) |
C1—C6 | 1.3865 (14) | C6—H6A | 0.944 (14) |
C1—C2 | 1.3880 (14) | C7—O1 | 1.4232 (14) |
C2—C3 | 1.3741 (17) | C7—C8 | 1.5060 (15) |
C2—H2A | 0.979 (15) | C7—H7A | 1.003 (16) |
C3—C4 | 1.3816 (18) | C7—H7B | 0.961 (15) |
C3—H3A | 0.958 (16) | C8—C9 | 1.3206 (16) |
C4—C5 | 1.3759 (18) | C8—C8i | 1.476 (2) |
C4—H4A | 0.967 (17) | C9—H9B | 0.983 (15) |
C5—C6 | 1.3854 (17) | C9—H9A | 0.991 (17) |
O1—C1—C6 | 124.85 (9) | C5—C6—H6A | 121.1 (8) |
O1—C1—C2 | 115.18 (9) | C1—C6—H6A | 119.8 (8) |
C6—C1—C2 | 119.97 (10) | O1—C7—C8 | 114.05 (10) |
C3—C2—C1 | 119.95 (10) | O1—C7—H7A | 104.4 (9) |
C3—C2—H2A | 120.5 (8) | C8—C7—H7A | 110.4 (9) |
C1—C2—H2A | 119.6 (8) | O1—C7—H7B | 110.1 (8) |
C2—C3—C4 | 120.75 (11) | C8—C7—H7B | 111.3 (8) |
C2—C3—H3A | 119.1 (9) | H7A—C7—H7B | 106.1 (13) |
C4—C3—H3A | 120.2 (9) | C9—C8—C8i | 123.11 (13) |
C5—C4—C3 | 119.00 (11) | C9—C8—C7 | 120.85 (10) |
C5—C4—H4A | 120.8 (10) | C8i—C8—C7 | 116.03 (11) |
C3—C4—H4A | 120.2 (10) | C1—O1—C7 | 118.41 (9) |
C4—C5—C6 | 121.34 (11) | C8—C9—H9B | 121.1 (8) |
C4—C5—H5A | 119.8 (9) | C8—C9—H9A | 123.0 (10) |
C6—C5—H5A | 118.9 (9) | H9B—C9—H9A | 115.9 (13) |
C5—C6—C1 | 118.99 (10) | ||
O1—C1—C2—C3 | 179.90 (10) | C2—C1—C6—C5 | 0.74 (17) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.46 (16) | O1—C7—C8—C9 | −4.17 (16) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.00 (17) | C6—C1—O1—C7 | 9.79 (16) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.18 (19) | C2—C1—O1—C7 | −170.59 (10) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.11 (19) | C8—C7—O1—C1 | −84.83 (13) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.57 (18) | O1—C7—C8—C8i | 176.68 (10) |
O1—C1—C6—C5 | −179.66 (10) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C9—H9B···O1 | 0.98 (2) | 2.41 (2) | 2.770 (2) | 101 (1) |
C4—H4A···Cg1ii | 0.97 (2) | 2.92 (2) | 3.727 (2) | 142 (1) |
C9—H9A···Cg1iii | 0.99 (2) | 2.73 (2) | 3.591 (1) | 146 (1) |
Symmetry codes: (ii) −x, y−1/2, −z−1/2; (iii) x, y+1, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C18H18O2 |
Mr | 266.32 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 295 |
a, b, c (Å) | 10.7575 (5), 7.0750 (3), 9.7939 (5) |
β (°) | 109.180 (2) |
V (Å3) | 704.03 (6) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.08 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.20 × 0.16 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker Kappa |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2004) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.958, 0.981 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 9151, 2065, 1558 |
Rint | 0.026 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.708 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.042, 0.126, 1.02 |
No. of reflections | 2065 |
No. of parameters | 127 |
H-atom treatment | All H-atom parameters refined |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.19, −0.23 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004), APEX2 andSAINT (Bruker, 2004), SAINT (Bruker, 2004), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and PLATON (Spek, 2003), SHELXL97 and PLATON.
C1—O1 | 1.3695 (13) | C8—C9 | 1.3206 (16) |
C7—O1 | 1.4232 (14) | C8—C8i | 1.476 (2) |
C7—C8 | 1.5060 (15) | ||
O1—C1—C2 | 115.18 (9) | C8i—C8—C7 | 116.03 (11) |
O1—C7—C8 | 114.05 (10) | C1—O1—C7 | 118.41 (9) |
C9—C8—C7 | 120.85 (10) | ||
C2—C1—O1—C7 | −170.59 (10) | O1—C7—C8—C8i | 176.68 (10) |
C8—C7—O1—C1 | −84.83 (13) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C9—H9B···O1 | 0.98 (2) | 2.41 (2) | 2.770 (2) | 101 (1) |
C4—H4A···Cg1ii | 0.97 (2) | 2.92 (2) | 3.727 (2) | 142 (1) |
C9—H9A···Cg1iii | 0.99 (2) | 2.73 (2) | 3.591 (1) | 146 (1) |
Symmetry codes: (ii) −x, y−1/2, −z−1/2; (iii) x, y+1, z. |
Acknowledgements
We thank the DRDO, India, for financial support (Grant No. ERIP/ER/0403461/M/01). RSR acknowledges the Science & Engineering Research Council (DST), Government of India, for providing a Fast-Track grant and the Bioinformatics Center of the School of Biotechnology, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, India, for the use of computational facilities.
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Previously, we had reported a benzenethiol-substituted divinyl analog, ({2-methylidene-3-[(phenylsulfanyl)methyl]but-3-en-1-yl}sulfanyl)benzene, (I), possessing a C2 point-group symmetry at the center of divinyl group. In this series, the title compound {[2-methylidene-3-(phenoxymethyl)but-3-en-1-yl]oxy}benzene, (III), is a symmetrically phenol-substituted divinyl analog and discussed in the present report. The molecular structure with atom numbering scheme is shown in Fig 1. Three similar compounds have been reported so far. They are: (a) (I) in space group Pbca (Sathiyanarayanan et al., 2007); (b) 2-methylphenol-substituted divinyl analog i.e., 1-methyl-2-({2-methylidene-3-[(2-methylphenoxy)methyl] but-3-en-1-yl}oxy)benzene, (II), in space group P21/n (Sathiyanarayanan et al., 2008); and (c) 4-(3-hydroxy-3-methoxypropyl)phenol-substituted analog, namely, 2,3-bis(4-(2-(methoxycarbonyl)ethyl)phenoxymethyl)buta-1,3-diene, (IV), in space group P 21/c (Alcock et al. 2006; CCDC 277599, private communication).
The molecular symmetry (C2) is retained in the crystal of (III) and the asymmetric unit is composed of one-half of the molecule (Z' = 1/2) as observed in (I), (II) and (IV). The database analysis has revealed that among organic molecules, there is a persistent tendency for molecular symmetry to be retained in the crystal (Yao et al., 2002), although exceptions to this general trend have also been reported even in the case of inversion center that is mostly conserved (Narasegowda et al., 2005; Schmidt et al., 2006). Recent work (Pidcock et al., 2003) has led to the conclusion that the C2 point group symmetry is conserved in about 60% of ther reported cases.
Selected bond distances and angles are provided in Table. 1. The least square planes in (III) are defined by phenol (O1/C1—C6) and divinyl [C7/C8/C9/C7i/C8i/C9i; symmetry code (i): 1 - x, 1 - y, -z] groups. These planar groups intersect each other orthogonally [inclination angle is 82.7 (1)°], as also observed in (I). In contrast, (II) is essentially planar and in (IV), the corresponding adjacent groups are coplanar. The torsion angles describing molecular conformation namely, C2—C1—O1—C7, C8—C7—O1—C1 and O1—C7—C8—C8i are trans, gauche- and trans, respectively (Table 1).
Hydrogen bond parameters are provided in Table 1. The structure is stabilized by a short intermolecular contact C9—H9B···O1. (III) lacks any conventional hydrogen-bonding donors. As a result of that, the crystal packing is determined purely by weak intermolecular forces. The molecules form a sheet structure in (2 0 1) plane that are held together by C4—H4A···Cg1ii [symmetry code (ii): -x, -1/2 + y, -1/2 - z] and C9—H9A···Cg1iii [symmetry code (iii): x, 1 + y, z]. Cg1 is the centroid of (C1—C6) ring. The crystal packing view is shown in Fig. 2.