organic compounds
4-Ethoxyphenyl 4-[(methoxycarbonyl)oxy]benzoate
aRaman Research Institute, C. V. Raman Avenue, Sadashivanagar, Bangalore 560 080, Karnataka, India, bDepartment of Physics, Yuvaraja's College (Constituent College), University of Mysore, Mysore 570 005, Karnataka, India, and cDepartment of Physics, Y. Y. D. Govt. First Grade College, Belur 573 115 Hassan, Karnataka, India
*Correspondence e-mail: devarajegowda@yahoo.com
In the title compound, C17H16O6, the two benzene rings form a dihedral angle of 54.95 (10)°. Only weak intermolecular interactions are present in the viz. C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and C—H⋯π interactions involving one of the benzene rings.
Related literature
For general background to methoxycarbonyl(oxy)benzoates, see Petrov (2002); Goodby et al. (1998); Castellano et al. (1971).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrysAlis PRO CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); cell CrysAlis PRO CCD; data reduction: CrysAlis PRO RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and CAMERON (Watkin et al., 1993); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810044661/fb2212sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810044661/fb2212Isup2.hkl
The 4-ethoxyphenyl 4-[(methoxycarbonyl)oxy]benzoate was synthesized according to the procedure described by Castellano et al. (1971). The crude white material was subjected to
using 60–120 mesh silica gel with ethyl acetate (1 ml) and hexane (99 ml) as an The equalled to 0.84. Single crystals, suitable for X-ray were obtained by recrystallization from pure hexane at room temperature. The yield was about 85%. M.p. 356 K.Spectral data IR (KBr) cm-1: 2924 and 2852(CH2 aliphatic), 1759(OC═O ester), 1732(C═O ester), 1604 (aryl C═C), 1462(CH aryl). Elemental analysis: Theor.: C 64.55%, H 5.10%; Found: C 65.01%, H 4.72%.
All the H atoms were observable in the difference electron density maps except for just one H from each triplet of the methyl H atoms. Nevertheless, the H atoms were situated into the idealized positions and constrained by the riding atom approximation. The constraints: Caryl—Haryl = 0.93, Cmethylene—Hmethylene = 0.97 and Cmethyl—Hmethyl = 0.96 Å. Uiso(Hmethyl) = 1.5Ueq(Cmethyl) or Uiso(Hmethylene/aryl) = 1.2Ueq(Cmethylene/aryl). In the absence of significant
effects, 1654 Friedel pairs were merged.Liquid crystals play important role in technology. Among others, uniaxial calamitic (rod-like) nematic liquid crystals are active switching ingredients for the current LCD technology. A comparative study of physico-chemical and electro-optical properties of achiral calamitic liquid crystals which terminal, bridging and lateral alkoxy groups, with the corresponding alkyl group substituents has been carried out by Petrov (2002). It is well known that the terminal alkoxy substituent does not substantially affect the
behaviour (Goodby et al., 1998). Methyl and propyl group derivatives with respect to the title compound, i. e. 4-methoxyphenyl 4-[(methoxycarbonyl)oxy]benzoate and 4-propoxyphenyl 4-[(methoxycarbonyl)oxy]benzoate, respectively, do not form liquid-crystal phase. On the other hand, the title compound with the ethyl group forms a stable (Castellano et al., 1971). With this background, we have synthesized the title compound, 4-ethoxyphenyl 4-[(methoxycarbonyl)oxy]benzoate, and herein we report its crystal structure.The π-ring electron ring interaction (Tab. 1). The packing of the molecules in the title structure is depicted in Fig. 2.
of the 4-ethoxyphenyl 4-[(methoxycarbonyl)oxy] benzoate, C17H16O6, contains just one molecule (Fig. 1). The two aromatic rings are non-coplanar; the interplanar angle between the two benzene rings (C3\C4\···\C8) and (C10\C11\···C15) equals to 54.95 (10)°. There are only weak intermolecular interactions in the structure: C—H···O hydrogen bonds (Tab. 1) as well as one C—H···For general background to methoxycarbonyl(oxy)benzoates, see Petrov (2002); Goodby et al. (1998); Castellano et al. (1971).
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); cell
CrysAlis PRO CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and CAMERON (Watkin et al., 1993); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).Fig. 1. The title molecule with the displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level. The H atoms are shown as spheres of arbitrary radii. | |
Fig. 2. A view of the structure along the axis a. |
C17H16O6 | F(000) = 664 |
Mr = 316.30 | Dx = 1.339 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, Cc | Melting point: 356 K |
Hall symbol: C -2yc | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 11.7397 (5) Å | Cell parameters from 1797 reflections |
b = 16.9703 (6) Å | θ = 2.4–27.5° |
c = 7.9324 (3) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
β = 96.949 (4)° | T = 293 K |
V = 1568.73 (11) Å3 | Plate, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.22 × 0.15 × 0.12 mm |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur diffractometer | 1797 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Enhance (Mo) X-ray Source | 1092 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.038 |
Detector resolution: 16.0839 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.4° |
ω scans | h = −14→15 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) | k = −21→21 |
Tmin = 0.982, Tmax = 0.988 | l = −10→10 |
8839 measured reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.035 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.085 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0418P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 0.98 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
1797 reflections | Δρmax = 0.13 e Å−3 |
211 parameters | Δρmin = −0.11 e Å−3 |
2 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) |
62 constraints | Extinction coefficient: 0.0052 (7) |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
C17H16O6 | V = 1568.73 (11) Å3 |
Mr = 316.30 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, Cc | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 11.7397 (5) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
b = 16.9703 (6) Å | T = 293 K |
c = 7.9324 (3) Å | 0.22 × 0.15 × 0.12 mm |
β = 96.949 (4)° |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur diffractometer | 1797 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) | 1092 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.982, Tmax = 0.988 | Rint = 0.038 |
8839 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.035 | 2 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.085 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.98 | Δρmax = 0.13 e Å−3 |
1797 reflections | Δρmin = −0.11 e Å−3 |
211 parameters |
Experimental. CrysAlisPro, Oxford Diffraction (2010), Empirical absorption correction using spherical harmonics, implemented in SCALE3 ABSPACK scaling algorithm. |
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 | ||
O1 | 0.75904 (19) | 0.40401 (15) | 0.0153 (3) | 0.0827 (7) | |
O2 | 0.5908 (2) | 0.34329 (14) | 0.0242 (3) | 0.0794 (7) | |
O3 | 0.68466 (18) | 0.40619 (14) | 0.2481 (3) | 0.0749 (6) | |
O4 | 0.3150 (2) | 0.27835 (12) | 0.7091 (3) | 0.0812 (7) | |
O5 | 0.3405 (2) | 0.40346 (11) | 0.7901 (3) | 0.0681 (6) | |
O6 | 0.03480 (19) | 0.39014 (13) | 1.2645 (3) | 0.0725 (6) | |
C1 | 0.7605 (3) | 0.3799 (3) | −0.1598 (5) | 0.0961 (12) | |
H1A | 0.8087 | 0.4149 | −0.2145 | 0.144* | |
H1B | 0.6839 | 0.3815 | −0.2180 | 0.144* | |
H1C | 0.7898 | 0.3271 | −0.1629 | 0.144* | |
C2 | 0.6705 (3) | 0.37896 (19) | 0.0872 (4) | 0.0630 (8) | |
C3 | 0.5995 (3) | 0.3876 (2) | 0.3513 (3) | 0.0604 (8) | |
C4 | 0.5405 (3) | 0.44911 (18) | 0.4107 (4) | 0.0610 (8) | |
H4 | 0.5522 | 0.5002 | 0.3743 | 0.073* | |
C5 | 0.4636 (2) | 0.43453 (17) | 0.5251 (4) | 0.0587 (8) | |
H5 | 0.4253 | 0.4763 | 0.5693 | 0.070* | |
C6 | 0.4428 (2) | 0.35787 (17) | 0.5747 (3) | 0.0523 (7) | |
C7 | 0.5019 (3) | 0.29643 (17) | 0.5101 (4) | 0.0610 (8) | |
H7 | 0.4877 | 0.2449 | 0.5415 | 0.073* | |
C8 | 0.5816 (3) | 0.31082 (18) | 0.3996 (4) | 0.0653 (8) | |
H8 | 0.6224 | 0.2696 | 0.3583 | 0.078* | |
C9 | 0.3606 (2) | 0.34004 (17) | 0.6952 (4) | 0.0549 (7) | |
C10 | 0.2640 (3) | 0.39527 (16) | 0.9136 (4) | 0.0577 (8) | |
C11 | 0.1571 (3) | 0.42874 (17) | 0.8805 (4) | 0.0639 (8) | |
H11 | 0.1354 | 0.4534 | 0.7769 | 0.077* | |
C12 | 0.0830 (3) | 0.42581 (17) | 0.9999 (4) | 0.0620 (8) | |
H12 | 0.0105 | 0.4482 | 0.9774 | 0.074* | |
C13 | 0.1157 (3) | 0.38941 (16) | 1.1553 (4) | 0.0530 (7) | |
C14 | 0.2230 (3) | 0.35663 (17) | 1.1868 (4) | 0.0635 (8) | |
H14 | 0.2455 | 0.3323 | 1.2905 | 0.076* | |
C15 | 0.2983 (3) | 0.35972 (17) | 1.0643 (4) | 0.0628 (8) | |
H15 | 0.3712 | 0.3377 | 1.0855 | 0.075* | |
C16 | 0.0587 (3) | 0.3503 (2) | 1.4190 (5) | 0.0816 (10) | |
H16A | 0.1238 | 0.3744 | 1.4868 | 0.098* | |
H16B | 0.0773 | 0.2957 | 1.3989 | 0.098* | |
C17 | −0.0464 (3) | 0.3550 (2) | 1.5115 (5) | 0.0886 (12) | |
H17A | −0.0310 | 0.3294 | 1.6198 | 0.133* | |
H17B | −0.1097 | 0.3294 | 1.4454 | 0.133* | |
H17C | −0.0654 | 0.4093 | 1.5281 | 0.133* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0645 (15) | 0.1165 (18) | 0.0703 (16) | −0.0045 (12) | 0.0212 (12) | −0.0007 (14) |
O2 | 0.0704 (15) | 0.1012 (17) | 0.0680 (14) | −0.0119 (13) | 0.0132 (12) | −0.0162 (13) |
O3 | 0.0674 (15) | 0.0997 (16) | 0.0590 (14) | −0.0168 (11) | 0.0135 (11) | −0.0106 (12) |
O4 | 0.1030 (17) | 0.0546 (13) | 0.0918 (16) | −0.0184 (11) | 0.0355 (13) | −0.0090 (11) |
O5 | 0.0850 (15) | 0.0569 (12) | 0.0676 (14) | −0.0092 (11) | 0.0297 (12) | −0.0046 (11) |
O6 | 0.0739 (15) | 0.0778 (14) | 0.0674 (15) | −0.0020 (11) | 0.0156 (12) | 0.0002 (12) |
C1 | 0.085 (3) | 0.138 (3) | 0.071 (2) | 0.009 (2) | 0.033 (2) | −0.009 (2) |
C2 | 0.053 (2) | 0.075 (2) | 0.062 (2) | 0.0094 (17) | 0.0106 (17) | −0.0008 (18) |
C3 | 0.058 (2) | 0.075 (2) | 0.0478 (19) | −0.0021 (15) | 0.0066 (15) | 0.0024 (16) |
C4 | 0.079 (2) | 0.0527 (17) | 0.0517 (17) | −0.0014 (15) | 0.0077 (16) | 0.0049 (14) |
C5 | 0.0702 (19) | 0.0516 (18) | 0.0547 (19) | 0.0049 (14) | 0.0093 (16) | −0.0020 (14) |
C6 | 0.0586 (18) | 0.0494 (18) | 0.0479 (18) | 0.0016 (13) | 0.0025 (15) | 0.0032 (13) |
C7 | 0.0687 (19) | 0.0477 (17) | 0.067 (2) | 0.0072 (14) | 0.0084 (16) | 0.0037 (14) |
C8 | 0.073 (2) | 0.064 (2) | 0.0593 (18) | 0.0156 (15) | 0.0096 (16) | −0.0022 (15) |
C9 | 0.0625 (18) | 0.0454 (17) | 0.0558 (18) | 0.0004 (14) | 0.0033 (15) | −0.0005 (14) |
C10 | 0.066 (2) | 0.0492 (17) | 0.061 (2) | −0.0088 (14) | 0.0169 (16) | −0.0036 (14) |
C11 | 0.079 (2) | 0.0572 (17) | 0.0544 (19) | 0.0038 (16) | 0.0036 (17) | 0.0043 (13) |
C12 | 0.0573 (18) | 0.0614 (17) | 0.067 (2) | 0.0067 (14) | 0.0057 (16) | −0.0013 (15) |
C13 | 0.0556 (18) | 0.0513 (17) | 0.0528 (19) | −0.0075 (13) | 0.0094 (15) | −0.0069 (14) |
C14 | 0.071 (2) | 0.068 (2) | 0.0498 (18) | −0.0017 (16) | 0.0004 (16) | 0.0023 (15) |
C15 | 0.0602 (18) | 0.0637 (18) | 0.064 (2) | 0.0005 (14) | 0.0072 (16) | 0.0007 (16) |
C16 | 0.093 (3) | 0.087 (2) | 0.066 (2) | −0.003 (2) | 0.016 (2) | 0.000 (2) |
C17 | 0.090 (3) | 0.110 (3) | 0.071 (2) | −0.017 (2) | 0.031 (2) | −0.003 (2) |
O1—C2 | 1.315 (4) | C6—C9 | 1.470 (4) |
O1—C1 | 1.450 (4) | C7—C8 | 1.378 (4) |
O2—C2 | 1.174 (4) | C7—H7 | 0.9300 |
O3—C2 | 1.349 (4) | C8—H8 | 0.9300 |
O3—C3 | 1.403 (3) | C10—C15 | 1.356 (4) |
O4—C9 | 1.187 (3) | C10—C11 | 1.373 (4) |
O5—C9 | 1.350 (3) | C11—C12 | 1.362 (4) |
O5—C10 | 1.414 (3) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
O6—C13 | 1.361 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.390 (4) |
O6—C16 | 1.398 (4) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C1—H1A | 0.9600 | C13—C14 | 1.373 (4) |
C1—H1B | 0.9600 | C14—C15 | 1.391 (4) |
C1—H1C | 0.9600 | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C3—C4 | 1.368 (4) | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C3—C8 | 1.381 (4) | C16—C17 | 1.512 (5) |
C4—C5 | 1.378 (4) | C16—H16A | 0.9700 |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C16—H16B | 0.9700 |
C5—C6 | 1.389 (4) | C17—H17A | 0.9600 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C17—H17B | 0.9600 |
C6—C7 | 1.385 (4) | C17—H17C | 0.9600 |
C2—O1—C1 | 115.2 (3) | O4—C9—C6 | 125.5 (3) |
C2—O3—C3 | 117.4 (2) | O5—C9—C6 | 111.8 (2) |
C9—O5—C10 | 118.4 (2) | C15—C10—C11 | 121.3 (3) |
C13—O6—C16 | 118.2 (3) | C15—C10—O5 | 120.6 (3) |
O1—C1—H1A | 109.5 | C11—C10—O5 | 118.0 (3) |
O1—C1—H1B | 109.5 | C12—C11—C10 | 119.8 (3) |
H1A—C1—H1B | 109.5 | C12—C11—H11 | 120.1 |
O1—C1—H1C | 109.5 | C10—C11—H11 | 120.1 |
H1A—C1—H1C | 109.5 | C11—C12—C13 | 120.1 (3) |
H1B—C1—H1C | 109.5 | C11—C12—H12 | 119.9 |
O2—C2—O1 | 127.8 (3) | C13—C12—H12 | 119.9 |
O2—C2—O3 | 125.4 (3) | O6—C13—C14 | 125.7 (3) |
O1—C2—O3 | 106.7 (3) | O6—C13—C12 | 114.9 (3) |
C4—C3—C8 | 121.6 (3) | C14—C13—C12 | 119.4 (3) |
C4—C3—O3 | 117.1 (3) | C13—C14—C15 | 120.3 (3) |
C8—C3—O3 | 121.2 (3) | C13—C14—H14 | 119.9 |
C3—C4—C5 | 119.3 (3) | C15—C14—H14 | 119.9 |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.4 | C10—C15—C14 | 119.1 (3) |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.4 | C10—C15—H15 | 120.5 |
C4—C5—C6 | 120.4 (3) | C14—C15—H15 | 120.5 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.8 | O6—C16—C17 | 108.1 (3) |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.8 | O6—C16—H16A | 110.1 |
C7—C6—C5 | 119.2 (3) | C17—C16—H16A | 110.1 |
C7—C6—C9 | 118.9 (3) | O6—C16—H16B | 110.1 |
C5—C6—C9 | 121.9 (2) | C17—C16—H16B | 110.1 |
C8—C7—C6 | 120.7 (3) | H16A—C16—H16B | 108.4 |
C8—C7—H7 | 119.6 | C16—C17—H17A | 109.5 |
C6—C7—H7 | 119.6 | C16—C17—H17B | 109.5 |
C7—C8—C3 | 118.8 (3) | H17A—C17—H17B | 109.5 |
C7—C8—H8 | 120.6 | C16—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
C3—C8—H8 | 120.6 | H17A—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
O4—C9—O5 | 122.7 (3) | H17B—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
C1—O1—C2—O2 | −4.3 (5) | C5—C6—C9—O4 | 158.2 (3) |
C1—O1—C2—O3 | 179.3 (3) | C7—C6—C9—O5 | 158.5 (3) |
C3—O3—C2—O2 | 2.9 (5) | C5—C6—C9—O5 | −20.9 (3) |
C3—O3—C2—O1 | 179.4 (3) | C9—O5—C10—C15 | 77.9 (3) |
C2—O3—C3—C4 | −117.8 (3) | C9—O5—C10—C11 | −106.2 (3) |
C2—O3—C3—C8 | 66.3 (4) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | −0.7 (4) |
C8—C3—C4—C5 | 1.8 (4) | O5—C10—C11—C12 | −176.5 (2) |
O3—C3—C4—C5 | −174.0 (3) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.4 (4) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −2.4 (4) | C16—O6—C13—C14 | −4.1 (4) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 1.1 (4) | C16—O6—C13—C12 | 176.0 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C9 | −179.5 (3) | C11—C12—C13—O6 | 179.9 (2) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | 0.8 (4) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.0 (4) |
C9—C6—C7—C8 | −178.6 (3) | O6—C13—C14—C15 | −180.0 (2) |
C6—C7—C8—C3 | −1.5 (5) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | −0.1 (4) |
C4—C3—C8—C7 | 0.1 (4) | C11—C10—C15—C14 | 0.6 (4) |
O3—C3—C8—C7 | 175.8 (3) | O5—C10—C15—C14 | 176.3 (2) |
C10—O5—C9—O4 | 1.5 (4) | C13—C14—C15—C10 | −0.2 (4) |
C10—O5—C9—C6 | −179.3 (2) | C13—O6—C16—C17 | −176.2 (3) |
C7—C6—C9—O4 | −22.4 (4) |
Cg1 is the centroid of the benzene ring C2,C4–C8. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C16—H16B···O2i | 0.97 | 2.56 | 3.399 (4) | 145 |
C1—H1B···Cg1ii | 0.96 | 2.99 | 3.853 (4) | 151 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1/2, −y+1/2, z+3/2; (ii) x, y, z−1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C17H16O6 |
Mr | 316.30 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, Cc |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 11.7397 (5), 16.9703 (6), 7.9324 (3) |
β (°) | 96.949 (4) |
V (Å3) | 1568.73 (11) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.22 × 0.15 × 0.12 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.982, 0.988 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 8839, 1797, 1092 |
Rint | 0.038 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.650 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.035, 0.085, 0.98 |
No. of reflections | 1797 |
No. of parameters | 211 |
No. of restraints | 2 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.13, −0.11 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2009), CrysAlis PRO RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and CAMERON (Watkin et al., 1993), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Cg1 is the centroid of the benzene ring C2,C4–C8. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C16—H16B···O2i | 0.97 | 2.56 | 3.399 (4) | 145 |
C1—H1B···Cg1ii | 0.96 | 2.99 | 3.853 (4) | 151 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1/2, −y+1/2, z+3/2; (ii) x, y, z−1. |
Acknowledgements
The authors thank Professor T. N. Guru Row and Mr Venkatesha R. Hathwar, Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, for their help with the data collection.
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Liquid crystals play important role in technology. Among others, uniaxial calamitic (rod-like) nematic liquid crystals are active switching ingredients for the current LCD technology. A comparative study of physico-chemical and electro-optical properties of achiral calamitic liquid crystals which terminal, bridging and lateral alkoxy groups, with the corresponding alkyl group substituents has been carried out by Petrov (2002). It is well known that the terminal alkoxy substituent does not substantially affect the mesophase behaviour (Goodby et al., 1998). Methyl and propyl group derivatives with respect to the title compound, i. e. 4-methoxyphenyl 4-[(methoxycarbonyl)oxy]benzoate and 4-propoxyphenyl 4-[(methoxycarbonyl)oxy]benzoate, respectively, do not form liquid-crystal phase. On the other hand, the title compound with the ethyl group forms a stable nematic phase (Castellano et al., 1971). With this background, we have synthesized the title compound, 4-ethoxyphenyl 4-[(methoxycarbonyl)oxy]benzoate, and herein we report its crystal structure.
The asymmetric unit of the 4-ethoxyphenyl 4-[(methoxycarbonyl)oxy] benzoate, C17H16O6, contains just one molecule (Fig. 1). The two aromatic rings are non-coplanar; the interplanar angle between the two benzene rings (C3\C4\···\C8) and (C10\C11\···C15) equals to 54.95 (10)°. There are only weak intermolecular interactions in the structure: C—H···O hydrogen bonds (Tab. 1) as well as one C—H···π-ring electron ring interaction (Tab. 1). The packing of the molecules in the title structure is depicted in Fig. 2.