organic compounds
[3,5-Bis(benzyloxy)phenyl]methanol
aSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: chm_zhuph@ujn.edu.cn
In the title compound, C21H20O3, the two terminal phenyl rings are each approximately perpendicular to the central benzene ring, making dihedral angles of 84.40 (16) and 75.12 (15)°. The H atom of the hydroxy group is disordered over two positions with equal occupancies. The molecules are linked by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a chain along the a axis.
Related literature
For related compounds, see: Rheiner & Seebach (1999); Pan et al. (2005); Xiao et al. (2007). For the synthesis, see: Hawker & Fréchet (1990).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT-Plus; 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.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536809010757/is2400sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809010757/is2400Isup2.hkl
Benzylbromide (10.0 g, 58 mmol), 3,5-dihydroxybenzyl alcohol (4.10 g, 129 mmol), 18-crown-6-ether (1.54 g, 5.8 mmol) and potassium carbonate (16 g, 578.6 mmol) were suspended in 500 ml of 2-butanone under nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture was heated under reflux for 48 h. Upon completion of the reaction, the solvent was evaporated and the water and dichloromethanewere added to the residue. Conventional workup and purification by silica-gel
(eluent: dichloromethane) yielded 5.6 g of the title compound (60%) as a white needle (Hawker & Fréchet, 1990). Single crystals suitable for X-ray study were grown by diffusion method [dichloromethane/n-hexane (1:4 v/v)] at room temperature.H atoms bound to carbon were refined using a riding model, with C—H = 0.93 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq (C) for aromatic atoms, and C—H = 0.97 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq (C) for methylene atoms. The H atom of the OH group was found to be disordered over two positions with approximately equal occupancies from a difference Fourier map. The positions were then constrained, with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(O), and with equal occupancies.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell
SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2004); 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).Fig. 1. The molecular structure, with atom labels and 25% probability displacement ellipsoids for non-H atoms. |
C21H20O3 | Z = 2 |
Mr = 320.37 | F(000) = 340 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.249 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 4.8555 (6) Å | Cell parameters from 1252 reflections |
b = 12.2442 (18) Å | θ = 2.5–23.9° |
c = 15.017 (2) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
α = 74.049 (1)° | T = 298 K |
β = 83.293 (1)° | Needle, colorless |
γ = 89.733 (2)° | 0.46 × 0.16 × 0.15 mm |
V = 852.2 (2) Å3 |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2909 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1563 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.035 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 1.4° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) | h = −5→5 |
Tmin = 0.963, Tmax = 0.988 | k = −14→13 |
4355 measured reflections | l = −17→17 |
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)] = 0.057 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.168 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.99 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0808P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2909 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
217 parameters | Δρmax = 0.37 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.21 e Å−3 |
C21H20O3 | γ = 89.733 (2)° |
Mr = 320.37 | V = 852.2 (2) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 4.8555 (6) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 12.2442 (18) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
c = 15.017 (2) Å | T = 298 K |
α = 74.049 (1)° | 0.46 × 0.16 × 0.15 mm |
β = 83.293 (1)° |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2909 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) | 1563 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.963, Tmax = 0.988 | Rint = 0.035 |
4355 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.057 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.168 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.99 | Δρmax = 0.37 e Å−3 |
2909 reflections | Δρmin = −0.21 e Å−3 |
217 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. |
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 | Occ. (<1) | |
O1 | 0.7476 (4) | 0.54725 (14) | 0.18038 (12) | 0.0568 (6) | |
O2 | 0.7536 (4) | 0.14526 (14) | 0.29783 (13) | 0.0635 (6) | |
O3 | 1.2666 (5) | 0.48874 (17) | 0.45678 (15) | 0.0789 (7) | |
H3 | 1.3738 | 0.4982 | 0.4970 | 0.095* | 0.50 |
H3' | 1.1026 | 0.4958 | 0.4828 | 0.095* | 0.50 |
C1 | 0.8253 (5) | 0.4491 (2) | 0.24052 (17) | 0.0426 (6) | |
C2 | 0.7487 (5) | 0.34076 (19) | 0.23990 (17) | 0.0453 (7) | |
H2A | 0.6341 | 0.3299 | 0.1974 | 0.054* | |
C3 | 0.8453 (6) | 0.2488 (2) | 0.30348 (18) | 0.0464 (7) | |
C4 | 1.0120 (6) | 0.2635 (2) | 0.36729 (18) | 0.0480 (7) | |
H4A | 1.0747 | 0.2007 | 0.4098 | 0.058* | |
C5 | 1.0871 (5) | 0.3729 (2) | 0.36817 (17) | 0.0425 (6) | |
C6 | 0.9927 (5) | 0.4648 (2) | 0.30581 (17) | 0.0438 (7) | |
H6A | 1.0402 | 0.5379 | 0.3069 | 0.053* | |
C7 | 0.5903 (6) | 0.5371 (2) | 0.10822 (18) | 0.0533 (7) | |
H7A | 0.4095 | 0.5024 | 0.1351 | 0.064* | |
H7B | 0.6854 | 0.4897 | 0.0729 | 0.064* | |
C8 | 0.5585 (6) | 0.6536 (2) | 0.04585 (18) | 0.0496 (7) | |
C9 | 0.7312 (7) | 0.6937 (3) | −0.0356 (2) | 0.0754 (10) | |
H9A | 0.8676 | 0.6473 | −0.0528 | 0.090* | |
C10 | 0.7059 (10) | 0.8012 (3) | −0.0920 (3) | 0.0962 (13) | |
H10A | 0.8263 | 0.8274 | −0.1467 | 0.115* | |
C11 | 0.5067 (10) | 0.8696 (3) | −0.0687 (3) | 0.0908 (12) | |
H11A | 0.4883 | 0.9422 | −0.1076 | 0.109* | |
C12 | 0.3331 (9) | 0.8312 (3) | 0.0124 (3) | 0.1023 (13) | |
H12A | 0.1982 | 0.8781 | 0.0297 | 0.123* | |
C13 | 0.3587 (8) | 0.7224 (3) | 0.0687 (2) | 0.0794 (10) | |
H13A | 0.2372 | 0.6959 | 0.1232 | 0.095* | |
C14 | 0.8719 (7) | 0.0468 (2) | 0.3518 (2) | 0.0680 (9) | |
H14A | 0.8331 | 0.0422 | 0.4176 | 0.082* | |
H14B | 1.0716 | 0.0501 | 0.3354 | 0.082* | |
C15 | 0.7497 (7) | −0.0552 (2) | 0.3328 (2) | 0.0557 (8) | |
C16 | 0.8521 (8) | −0.0914 (3) | 0.2569 (2) | 0.0772 (10) | |
H16A | 0.9985 | −0.0510 | 0.2158 | 0.093* | |
C17 | 0.7416 (8) | −0.1859 (3) | 0.2410 (3) | 0.0869 (11) | |
H17A | 0.8147 | −0.2090 | 0.1893 | 0.104* | |
C18 | 0.5285 (9) | −0.2461 (3) | 0.2992 (3) | 0.0790 (11) | |
H18A | 0.4561 | −0.3106 | 0.2880 | 0.095* | |
C19 | 0.4214 (8) | −0.2119 (3) | 0.3736 (3) | 0.0840 (11) | |
H19A | 0.2732 | −0.2526 | 0.4136 | 0.101* | |
C20 | 0.5308 (7) | −0.1165 (3) | 0.3910 (2) | 0.0724 (9) | |
H20A | 0.4552 | −0.0937 | 0.4427 | 0.087* | |
C21 | 1.2750 (6) | 0.3847 (2) | 0.43799 (19) | 0.0533 (7) | |
H21C | 1.2243 | 0.3258 | 0.4958 | 0.064* | |
H21A | 1.4641 | 0.3721 | 0.4148 | 0.064* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0814 (15) | 0.0381 (10) | 0.0525 (11) | −0.0110 (9) | −0.0322 (10) | −0.0052 (9) |
O2 | 0.0863 (16) | 0.0319 (10) | 0.0791 (14) | 0.0001 (9) | −0.0387 (12) | −0.0149 (9) |
O3 | 0.0913 (17) | 0.0735 (14) | 0.0969 (17) | 0.0106 (12) | −0.0500 (14) | −0.0495 (13) |
C1 | 0.0504 (17) | 0.0370 (14) | 0.0399 (14) | −0.0060 (12) | −0.0073 (12) | −0.0090 (12) |
C2 | 0.0548 (18) | 0.0405 (15) | 0.0447 (15) | −0.0049 (12) | −0.0162 (13) | −0.0141 (12) |
C3 | 0.0544 (18) | 0.0364 (14) | 0.0529 (16) | −0.0019 (12) | −0.0106 (14) | −0.0179 (13) |
C4 | 0.0553 (18) | 0.0407 (15) | 0.0521 (16) | 0.0023 (12) | −0.0168 (14) | −0.0156 (13) |
C5 | 0.0382 (15) | 0.0501 (16) | 0.0421 (14) | −0.0022 (12) | −0.0080 (12) | −0.0166 (13) |
C6 | 0.0480 (17) | 0.0412 (15) | 0.0451 (14) | −0.0094 (12) | −0.0073 (13) | −0.0162 (12) |
C7 | 0.067 (2) | 0.0495 (17) | 0.0465 (15) | −0.0089 (14) | −0.0208 (14) | −0.0128 (13) |
C8 | 0.0575 (19) | 0.0477 (16) | 0.0469 (16) | −0.0056 (14) | −0.0173 (14) | −0.0139 (13) |
C9 | 0.090 (3) | 0.064 (2) | 0.064 (2) | −0.0044 (18) | 0.0077 (19) | −0.0125 (18) |
C10 | 0.131 (4) | 0.074 (3) | 0.065 (2) | −0.018 (2) | 0.002 (2) | 0.005 (2) |
C11 | 0.114 (3) | 0.060 (2) | 0.087 (3) | −0.006 (2) | −0.039 (3) | 0.010 (2) |
C12 | 0.109 (3) | 0.073 (3) | 0.112 (3) | 0.023 (2) | −0.015 (3) | −0.002 (2) |
C13 | 0.082 (3) | 0.073 (2) | 0.070 (2) | 0.014 (2) | −0.0027 (18) | 0.0004 (18) |
C14 | 0.097 (3) | 0.0410 (16) | 0.073 (2) | 0.0056 (16) | −0.0391 (18) | −0.0153 (15) |
C15 | 0.072 (2) | 0.0330 (15) | 0.0616 (19) | 0.0019 (14) | −0.0210 (16) | −0.0064 (14) |
C16 | 0.088 (3) | 0.059 (2) | 0.086 (2) | −0.0220 (18) | 0.009 (2) | −0.0278 (18) |
C17 | 0.093 (3) | 0.072 (2) | 0.109 (3) | −0.006 (2) | −0.003 (2) | −0.050 (2) |
C18 | 0.092 (3) | 0.0474 (19) | 0.102 (3) | −0.0107 (19) | −0.037 (2) | −0.019 (2) |
C19 | 0.084 (3) | 0.069 (2) | 0.088 (3) | −0.028 (2) | −0.020 (2) | 0.001 (2) |
C20 | 0.081 (3) | 0.070 (2) | 0.065 (2) | 0.0024 (19) | −0.0113 (19) | −0.0148 (18) |
C21 | 0.0524 (18) | 0.0574 (17) | 0.0596 (18) | 0.0020 (14) | −0.0189 (14) | −0.0267 (15) |
O1—C1 | 1.371 (3) | C10—C11 | 1.354 (5) |
O1—C7 | 1.429 (3) | C10—H10A | 0.9300 |
O2—C3 | 1.374 (3) | C11—C12 | 1.365 (5) |
O2—C14 | 1.416 (3) | C11—H11A | 0.9300 |
O3—C21 | 1.378 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.381 (5) |
O3—H3 | 0.8727 | C12—H12A | 0.9300 |
O3—H3' | 0.8599 | C13—H13A | 0.9300 |
C1—C2 | 1.382 (3) | C14—C15 | 1.496 (4) |
C1—C6 | 1.396 (3) | C14—H14A | 0.9700 |
C2—C3 | 1.381 (3) | C14—H14B | 0.9700 |
C2—H2A | 0.9300 | C15—C16 | 1.372 (4) |
C3—C4 | 1.372 (3) | C15—C20 | 1.374 (4) |
C4—C5 | 1.394 (3) | C16—C17 | 1.369 (4) |
C4—H4A | 0.9300 | C16—H16A | 0.9300 |
C5—C6 | 1.367 (3) | C17—C18 | 1.349 (5) |
C5—C21 | 1.503 (3) | C17—H17A | 0.9300 |
C6—H6A | 0.9300 | C18—C19 | 1.347 (5) |
C7—C8 | 1.494 (4) | C18—H18A | 0.9300 |
C7—H7A | 0.9700 | C19—C20 | 1.387 (4) |
C7—H7B | 0.9700 | C19—H19A | 0.9300 |
C8—C13 | 1.358 (4) | C20—H20A | 0.9300 |
C8—C9 | 1.369 (4) | C21—H21C | 0.9700 |
C9—C10 | 1.370 (5) | C21—H21A | 0.9700 |
C9—H9A | 0.9300 | ||
C1—O1—C7 | 117.82 (18) | C10—C11—H11A | 120.3 |
C3—O2—C14 | 117.6 (2) | C12—C11—H11A | 120.3 |
C21—O3—H3 | 116.4 | C11—C12—C13 | 119.7 (4) |
C21—O3—H3' | 107.9 | C11—C12—H12A | 120.1 |
H3—O3—H3' | 103.4 | C13—C12—H12A | 120.1 |
O1—C1—C2 | 124.7 (2) | C8—C13—C12 | 121.0 (3) |
O1—C1—C6 | 115.0 (2) | C8—C13—H13A | 119.5 |
C2—C1—C6 | 120.3 (2) | C12—C13—H13A | 119.5 |
C3—C2—C1 | 118.9 (2) | O2—C14—C15 | 108.6 (2) |
C3—C2—H2A | 120.6 | O2—C14—H14A | 110.0 |
C1—C2—H2A | 120.6 | C15—C14—H14A | 110.0 |
C4—C3—O2 | 124.6 (2) | O2—C14—H14B | 110.0 |
C4—C3—C2 | 121.2 (2) | C15—C14—H14B | 110.0 |
O2—C3—C2 | 114.1 (2) | H14A—C14—H14B | 108.4 |
C3—C4—C5 | 119.7 (2) | C16—C15—C20 | 117.6 (3) |
C3—C4—H4A | 120.1 | C16—C15—C14 | 121.4 (3) |
C5—C4—H4A | 120.1 | C20—C15—C14 | 121.0 (3) |
C6—C5—C4 | 119.8 (2) | C17—C16—C15 | 120.9 (3) |
C6—C5—C21 | 122.4 (2) | C17—C16—H16A | 119.5 |
C4—C5—C21 | 117.8 (2) | C15—C16—H16A | 119.5 |
C5—C6—C1 | 120.1 (2) | C18—C17—C16 | 121.0 (4) |
C5—C6—H6A | 119.9 | C18—C17—H17A | 119.5 |
C1—C6—H6A | 119.9 | C16—C17—H17A | 119.5 |
O1—C7—C8 | 108.02 (19) | C19—C18—C17 | 119.4 (3) |
O1—C7—H7A | 110.1 | C19—C18—H18A | 120.3 |
C8—C7—H7A | 110.1 | C17—C18—H18A | 120.3 |
O1—C7—H7B | 110.1 | C18—C19—C20 | 120.4 (3) |
C8—C7—H7B | 110.1 | C18—C19—H19A | 119.8 |
H7A—C7—H7B | 108.4 | C20—C19—H19A | 119.8 |
C13—C8—C9 | 118.4 (3) | C15—C20—C19 | 120.6 (3) |
C13—C8—C7 | 120.9 (3) | C15—C20—H20A | 119.7 |
C9—C8—C7 | 120.8 (3) | C19—C20—H20A | 119.7 |
C8—C9—C10 | 120.9 (3) | O3—C21—C5 | 114.2 (2) |
C8—C9—H9A | 119.6 | O3—C21—H21C | 108.7 |
C10—C9—H9A | 119.6 | C5—C21—H21C | 108.7 |
C11—C10—C9 | 120.5 (4) | O3—C21—H21A | 108.7 |
C11—C10—H10A | 119.8 | C5—C21—H21A | 108.7 |
C9—C10—H10A | 119.8 | H21C—C21—H21A | 107.6 |
C10—C11—C12 | 119.5 (4) | ||
C7—O1—C1—C2 | −4.0 (4) | C7—C8—C9—C10 | −178.8 (3) |
C7—O1—C1—C6 | 176.2 (2) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | −0.7 (6) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | 178.9 (2) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 0.9 (6) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −1.3 (4) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −1.3 (6) |
C14—O2—C3—C4 | −10.0 (4) | C9—C8—C13—C12 | −1.3 (5) |
C14—O2—C3—C2 | 171.7 (2) | C7—C8—C13—C12 | 178.3 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.7 (4) | C11—C12—C13—C8 | 1.6 (6) |
C1—C2—C3—O2 | 179.1 (2) | C3—O2—C14—C15 | −178.2 (2) |
O2—C3—C4—C5 | −178.4 (2) | O2—C14—C15—C16 | 83.4 (4) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.3 (4) | O2—C14—C15—C20 | −96.8 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.4 (4) | C20—C15—C16—C17 | −0.9 (5) |
C3—C4—C5—C21 | −178.7 (2) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | 178.9 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −1.0 (4) | C15—C16—C17—C18 | 0.2 (6) |
C21—C5—C6—C1 | 178.1 (2) | C16—C17—C18—C19 | 0.6 (6) |
O1—C1—C6—C5 | −178.8 (2) | C17—C18—C19—C20 | −0.7 (5) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 1.5 (4) | C16—C15—C20—C19 | 0.8 (5) |
C1—O1—C7—C8 | −173.7 (2) | C14—C15—C20—C19 | −179.0 (3) |
O1—C7—C8—C13 | −82.1 (3) | C18—C19—C20—C15 | 0.0 (5) |
O1—C7—C8—C9 | 97.5 (3) | C6—C5—C21—O3 | 21.5 (4) |
C13—C8—C9—C10 | 0.9 (5) | C4—C5—C21—O3 | −159.4 (2) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O3—H3···O3i | 0.87 | 1.98 | 2.791 (4) | 155 |
O3—H3′···O3ii | 0.86 | 1.95 | 2.805 (5) | 179 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C21H20O3 |
Mr | 320.37 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 298 |
a, b, c (Å) | 4.8555 (6), 12.2442 (18), 15.017 (2) |
α, β, γ (°) | 74.049 (1), 83.293 (1), 89.733 (2) |
V (Å3) | 852.2 (2) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.08 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.46 × 0.16 × 0.15 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.963, 0.988 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 4355, 2909, 1563 |
Rint | 0.035 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.595 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.057, 0.168, 0.99 |
No. of reflections | 2909 |
No. of parameters | 217 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.37, −0.21 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004), SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2004), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O3—H3···O3i | 0.87 | 1.98 | 2.791 (4) | 155 |
O3—H3'···O3ii | 0.86 | 1.95 | 2.805 (5) | 179 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1. |
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by Shandong Province (2007BS02016) and the Key Subject Research Foundation of Shandong Province (XTD 0705).
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Dendrimers are three-dimensional hyperbranched macromolecules that provide well defined nanoscopic objects at the single molecular level. Recent studies on dendritic macromolecules have extended the scope of research from synthesis to applications for catalysts, photoactive and electronic materials, medicinal and biomedical materials, and other functional materials. As a part of our structural investigations on dendritic macromolecules, the single-crystal X-ray diffraction study on the title compound was carried out.
In the title compound, the bond lengths and angles are within the normal ranges. Each unit cell of the title compound contains two molecules like other analogues reported before (Pan et al., 2005; Rheiner & Seebach, 1999; Xiao et al., 2007). It is worth noting that the dihedral angles between the central benzene ring and the two peripheral phenyl rings are 84.40 (16) and 75.12 (15)°. Probably because of the effects of substitution of the central benzene ring, the dihedral angels of the title compound are different from ones reported (Xiao et al., 2007). The O—CH2 bonds lie in the plane of the central phenyl ring and adopt a syn, anti conformation (Pan et al., 2005). The crystal structure is stabilized by intermolecular hydrogen bonds.