1-[3-(Naphthalen-1-yl)phen­yl]naphthal­ene

Tummala, M.; Dhar, R.K.; Fronczek, F.R.; Watkins, S.F.

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1-[3-(Naphthalen-1-yl)phenyl]naphthalene †

Manorama Tummala,^a Raj K. Dhar,^a Frank R. Fronczek ^a ^* and Steven F. Watkins ^a

^aDepartment of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1804, USA
^*Correspondence e-mail: ffroncz@lsu.edu

(Received 17 January 2013; accepted 23 January 2013; online 31 January 2013)

The title compound, C₂₆H₁₈, consists of a benzene ring with meta-substituted 1-naphthalene substituents, which are essentially planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.039 and 0.027 Å). The conformation is mixed syn/anti, with equivalent torsion angles about the benzene–naphthalene bonds of 121.46 (11) and 51.58 (14)°.

Related literature

For synthesis of the title compound, see: Woods et al. (1951 ). For similar structures, see Baker et al. (1990 ); Lin & Williams (1975 ); Bart (1968 ); Wolfenden et al. (2013 ). For MM2 calculations, see: CambridgeSoft (2010 ).

Experimental

Crystal data

C₂₆H₁₈
M_r = 330.4
Triclinic, $[P \overline 1]$
a = 7.6272 (1) Å
b = 10.8453 (2) Å
c = 11.8454 (2) Å
α = 106.0798 (8)°
β = 96.2976 (8)°
γ = 108.4307 (9)°
V = 872.05 (2) Å³
Z = 2
Mo Kα radiation
μ = 0.07 mm⁻¹
T = 100 K
0.28 × 0.22 × 0.15 mm

Data collection

Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SCALEPACK; Otwinowski & Minor, 1997 ) T_min = 0.980, T_max = 0.989
11174 measured reflections
6272 independent reflections
4659 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
R_int = 0.025

Refinement

R[F² > 2σ(F²)] = 0.050
wR(F²) = 0.138
S = 1.05
6272 reflections
289 parameters
Only H-atom coordinates refined
Δρ_max = 0.36 e Å⁻³
Δρ_min = −0.25 e Å⁻³

Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 2000 ); cell refinement: SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and SCALEPACK; program(s) used to solve structure: SIR2002 (Burla et al., 2003 ); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008 ); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012 ); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 2012).

Supporting information

Crystal structure: contains datablocks global, I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813002407/tk5189sup1.cif

Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813002407/tk5189Isup2.hkl

Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813002407/tk5189Isup3.cml

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Comment top

Although the structures of p-oligophenyls have been well investigated (Baker et al., 1990, and references therein), there have been few reports of the conformational preferences of m-oligophenyls. Lin & Williams (1975) have reported the crystal structure of 1,3,5 triphenyl benzene, which serves as a model for m-polyphenyls. That structure has phenyl groups which are twisted about the benzene-benzene single bonds by torsion angles of +40.7, -37.2, and +36.1°. The crystal structure of one of the polymorphic forms of hexaphenyl benzene, reported by Bart (1968), also shows that the peripheral rings are twisted out of the central ring by about 25°. That molecule also exhibited out-of-plane distortion by bending of the exocyclic bonds. We have studied the structure of 1,3-bis(1-naphthyl)benzene for comparison of its conformation to the previous results.

Title compound I consists of a benzene ring with meta-substituted 1-naphthalenes. The benzene ring is planar (δ_r.m.s. = 0.007 Å), as are the two naphthalenes (δ_r.m.s. = 0.039 and 0.027 Å). MM2 calculations of isolated models (CambridgeSoft, 2010) reveal six conformers of I with approximately equal energies. They differ by positive or negative torsions C2—C1—C7—C8 (A1) and C2—C3—C17—C18 (A2) from the three paradigmatic conformers syn (C_2v, A1, A2 = 0, 0°), anti (C_2v, 180, 180°), and mixed (C_s, 180, 0°). The conformation of I is mixed (C₁), with A1 = 121.46 (11)° and A2 = 51.58 (14)° (MM2 yields angles of 149 and 35° for the global minimum energy conformation).

Related literature top

For synthesis of the title compound, see: Woods et al. (1951). For similar structures, see Baker et al. (1990); Lin & Williams (1975); Bart (1968). For MM2 calculations, see: CambridgeSoft (2010).

Experimental top

The crystal was prepared by refluxing di-(α-naphthyl)-cyclohexadiene with a Pd-charcoal mixture in p-cymene for 4–5 h. After filtration, the filtrate was steam distilled. The residue was extracted with ether and recrystallized from petroleum ether (Woods et al., 1951).

Computing details top

Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 2000); cell refinement: SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO and SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR2002 (Burla et al., 2003); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 2012).

Figures top

Fig. 1. View of (I) (50% probability displacement ellipsoids)

1-[3-(Naphthalen-1-yl)phenyl]naphthalene top

Crystal data top

C₂₆H₁₈	Z = 2
M_r = 330.4	F(000) = 348
Triclinic, P1	D_x = 1.258 Mg m⁻³
Hall symbol: -P 1	Melting point: 131.5(5) K
a = 7.6272 (1) Å	Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
b = 10.8453 (2) Å	Cell parameters from 5528 reflections
c = 11.8454 (2) Å	θ = 2.6–32.6°
α = 106.0798 (8)°	µ = 0.07 mm⁻¹
β = 96.2976 (8)°	T = 100 K
γ = 108.4307 (9)°	Prism, colourless
V = 872.05 (2) Å³	0.28 × 0.22 × 0.15 mm

Data collection top

Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer	6272 independent reflections
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube	4659 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Graphite monochromator	R_int = 0.025
Detector resolution: 9 pixels mm^-1	θ_max = 32.6°, θ_min = 2.9°
ϕ and ω scans	h = −11→11
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SCALEPACK; Otwinowski & Minor, 1997)	k = −16→16
T_min = 0.980, T_max = 0.989	l = −17→17
11174 measured reflections

Refinement top

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)] = 0.050	Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
wR(F²) = 0.138	Only H-atom coordinates refined
S = 1.05	w = 1/[σ²(F_o²) + (0.0681P)² + 0.1782P] where P = (F_o² + 2F_c²)/3
6272 reflections	(Δ/σ)_max = 0.001
289 parameters	Δρ_max = 0.36 e Å⁻³
0 restraints	Δρ_min = −0.25 e Å⁻³
0 constraints

Crystal data top

C₂₆H₁₈	γ = 108.4307 (9)°
M_r = 330.4	V = 872.05 (2) Å³
Triclinic, P1	Z = 2
a = 7.6272 (1) Å	Mo Kα radiation
b = 10.8453 (2) Å	µ = 0.07 mm⁻¹
c = 11.8454 (2) Å	T = 100 K
α = 106.0798 (8)°	0.28 × 0.22 × 0.15 mm
β = 96.2976 (8)°

Data collection top

Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer	6272 independent reflections
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SCALEPACK; Otwinowski & Minor, 1997)	4659 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
T_min = 0.980, T_max = 0.989	R_int = 0.025
11174 measured reflections

Refinement top

R[F² > 2σ(F²)] = 0.050	0 restraints
wR(F²) = 0.138	Only H-atom coordinates refined
S = 1.05	Δρ_max = 0.36 e Å⁻³
6272 reflections	Δρ_min = −0.25 e Å⁻³
289 parameters

Special details top

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.

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å²) top

	x	y	z	U_iso*/U_eq
C1	0.82582 (14)	0.47008 (10)	0.81621 (9)	0.01484 (18)
C2	0.69555 (14)	0.50351 (10)	0.74916 (9)	0.01559 (18)
H2	0.5744 (18)	0.4321 (13)	0.7006 (12)	0.019*
C3	0.73683 (14)	0.63687 (10)	0.74479 (9)	0.01583 (18)
C4	0.91076 (15)	0.73893 (10)	0.81138 (9)	0.0186 (2)
H4	0.9414 (19)	0.8349 (14)	0.8107 (13)	0.022*
C5	1.04081 (15)	0.70701 (11)	0.87862 (9)	0.0192 (2)
H5	1.159 (2)	0.7783 (14)	0.9277 (13)	0.023*
C6	0.99993 (14)	0.57264 (10)	0.87979 (9)	0.01680 (19)
H6	1.0961 (19)	0.5510 (13)	0.9275 (12)	0.02*
C7	0.78015 (13)	0.32634 (10)	0.81691 (9)	0.01449 (18)
C8	0.89726 (15)	0.25621 (11)	0.77886 (10)	0.01835 (19)
H8	1.013 (2)	0.3032 (14)	0.7538 (13)	0.022*
C9	0.85267 (16)	0.11697 (11)	0.77163 (10)	0.0213 (2)
H9	0.939 (2)	0.0692 (15)	0.7408 (14)	0.026*
C10	0.69203 (16)	0.04918 (10)	0.80376 (10)	0.0200 (2)
H10	0.658 (2)	−0.0494 (14)	0.7972 (13)	0.024*
C11	0.57133 (14)	0.11841 (10)	0.84745 (9)	0.01646 (19)
C12	0.40719 (16)	0.05083 (11)	0.88491 (10)	0.0216 (2)
H12	0.380 (2)	−0.0479 (15)	0.8764 (13)	0.026*
C13	0.29543 (16)	0.11944 (12)	0.93179 (11)	0.0241 (2)
H13	0.183 (2)	0.0731 (15)	0.9603 (13)	0.029*
C14	0.34088 (16)	0.25987 (11)	0.94264 (10)	0.0217 (2)
H14	0.261 (2)	0.3096 (14)	0.9777 (13)	0.026*
C15	0.49569 (14)	0.32721 (10)	0.90471 (9)	0.01736 (19)
H15	0.5279 (19)	0.4277 (14)	0.9140 (13)	0.021*
C16	0.61575 (14)	0.25913 (9)	0.85565 (9)	0.01443 (18)
C17	0.59275 (14)	0.66850 (10)	0.67417 (9)	0.01692 (19)
C18	0.41114 (16)	0.63294 (12)	0.69381 (11)	0.0235 (2)
H18	0.378 (2)	0.5841 (15)	0.7523 (14)	0.028*
C19	0.27133 (17)	0.66524 (14)	0.63265 (12)	0.0287 (3)
H19	0.139 (2)	0.6350 (16)	0.6469 (14)	0.034*
C20	0.31553 (16)	0.73679 (13)	0.55434 (11)	0.0247 (2)
H20	0.216 (2)	0.7599 (15)	0.5088 (14)	0.03*
C21	0.49962 (15)	0.77453 (10)	0.53030 (9)	0.01804 (19)
C22	0.54657 (16)	0.84667 (11)	0.44775 (9)	0.0201 (2)
H22	0.4519 (19)	0.8779 (14)	0.4119 (13)	0.024*
C23	0.71984 (16)	0.87506 (11)	0.41886 (10)	0.0220 (2)
H23	0.751 (2)	0.9230 (14)	0.3557 (14)	0.026*
C24	0.85601 (16)	0.83222 (11)	0.47117 (10)	0.0215 (2)
H24	0.983 (2)	0.8506 (15)	0.4477 (13)	0.026*
C25	0.81667 (15)	0.76545 (11)	0.55395 (10)	0.01813 (19)
H25	0.9135 (19)	0.7354 (14)	0.5896 (13)	0.022*
C26	0.63915 (14)	0.73646 (10)	0.58754 (9)	0.01580 (18)

Atomic displacement parameters (Å²) top

	U¹¹	U²²	U³³	U¹²	U¹³	U²³
C1	0.0164 (4)	0.0144 (4)	0.0145 (4)	0.0052 (3)	0.0046 (3)	0.0059 (3)
C2	0.0164 (4)	0.0139 (4)	0.0158 (4)	0.0050 (3)	0.0026 (3)	0.0049 (3)
C3	0.0181 (4)	0.0162 (4)	0.0149 (4)	0.0068 (3)	0.0050 (3)	0.0065 (3)
C4	0.0229 (5)	0.0152 (4)	0.0176 (5)	0.0046 (4)	0.0059 (4)	0.0072 (4)
C5	0.0195 (5)	0.0178 (4)	0.0166 (5)	0.0007 (4)	0.0028 (4)	0.0074 (4)
C6	0.0160 (4)	0.0188 (4)	0.0152 (4)	0.0041 (3)	0.0030 (3)	0.0079 (3)
C7	0.0153 (4)	0.0141 (4)	0.0137 (4)	0.0051 (3)	0.0016 (3)	0.0048 (3)
C8	0.0185 (5)	0.0197 (4)	0.0188 (5)	0.0089 (4)	0.0047 (4)	0.0068 (4)
C9	0.0251 (5)	0.0205 (5)	0.0217 (5)	0.0134 (4)	0.0046 (4)	0.0062 (4)
C10	0.0262 (5)	0.0152 (4)	0.0192 (5)	0.0098 (4)	0.0019 (4)	0.0054 (4)
C11	0.0197 (5)	0.0131 (4)	0.0150 (4)	0.0044 (3)	0.0010 (3)	0.0050 (3)
C12	0.0237 (5)	0.0169 (4)	0.0217 (5)	0.0023 (4)	0.0036 (4)	0.0089 (4)
C13	0.0213 (5)	0.0239 (5)	0.0247 (5)	0.0024 (4)	0.0066 (4)	0.0106 (4)
C14	0.0205 (5)	0.0236 (5)	0.0218 (5)	0.0078 (4)	0.0076 (4)	0.0078 (4)
C15	0.0189 (5)	0.0163 (4)	0.0175 (5)	0.0067 (4)	0.0047 (4)	0.0059 (4)
C16	0.0158 (4)	0.0134 (4)	0.0134 (4)	0.0049 (3)	0.0014 (3)	0.0046 (3)
C17	0.0193 (4)	0.0163 (4)	0.0178 (5)	0.0086 (4)	0.0052 (4)	0.0066 (4)
C18	0.0218 (5)	0.0307 (5)	0.0265 (6)	0.0132 (4)	0.0112 (4)	0.0159 (5)
C19	0.0212 (5)	0.0429 (7)	0.0334 (6)	0.0174 (5)	0.0124 (5)	0.0205 (5)
C20	0.0235 (5)	0.0332 (6)	0.0253 (6)	0.0175 (5)	0.0068 (4)	0.0127 (5)
C21	0.0207 (5)	0.0182 (4)	0.0162 (4)	0.0100 (4)	0.0023 (4)	0.0044 (4)
C22	0.0250 (5)	0.0188 (4)	0.0165 (5)	0.0099 (4)	0.0000 (4)	0.0049 (4)
C23	0.0264 (5)	0.0209 (5)	0.0176 (5)	0.0062 (4)	0.0018 (4)	0.0087 (4)
C24	0.0219 (5)	0.0233 (5)	0.0208 (5)	0.0072 (4)	0.0060 (4)	0.0103 (4)
C25	0.0190 (5)	0.0191 (4)	0.0193 (5)	0.0086 (4)	0.0052 (4)	0.0087 (4)
C26	0.0183 (4)	0.0143 (4)	0.0158 (4)	0.0073 (3)	0.0037 (3)	0.0048 (3)

Geometric parameters (Å, º) top

C1—C6	1.3966 (14)	C13—C14	1.4157 (16)
C1—C2	1.4013 (13)	C13—H13	0.992 (15)
C1—C7	1.4886 (13)	C14—C15	1.3720 (15)
C2—C3	1.3966 (13)	C14—H14	0.988 (15)
C2—H2	0.984 (13)	C15—C16	1.4241 (14)
C3—C4	1.4019 (14)	C15—H15	1.010 (13)
C3—C17	1.4902 (14)	C17—C18	1.3799 (15)
C4—C5	1.3909 (15)	C17—C26	1.4337 (14)
C4—H4	0.995 (13)	C18—C19	1.4113 (16)
C5—C6	1.3949 (14)	C18—H18	0.990 (15)
C5—H5	0.973 (14)	C19—C20	1.3704 (17)
C6—H6	1.001 (13)	C19—H19	1.007 (16)
C7—C8	1.3811 (14)	C20—C21	1.4174 (16)
C7—C16	1.4309 (14)	C20—H20	1.016 (15)
C8—C9	1.4144 (15)	C21—C22	1.4212 (15)
C8—H8	0.991 (14)	C21—C26	1.4272 (13)
C9—C10	1.3690 (16)	C22—C23	1.3634 (16)
C9—H9	0.999 (15)	C22—H22	0.992 (14)
C10—C11	1.4161 (15)	C23—C24	1.4149 (15)
C10—H10	0.996 (14)	C23—H23	1.031 (15)
C11—C12	1.4223 (15)	C24—C25	1.3771 (14)
C11—C16	1.4273 (13)	C24—H24	1.010 (15)
C12—C13	1.3656 (17)	C25—C26	1.4173 (14)
C12—H12	0.998 (14)	C25—H25	0.995 (14)

C6—C1—C2	119.05 (9)	C15—C14—C13	120.27 (10)
C6—C1—C7	120.75 (9)	C15—C14—H14	119.9 (8)
C2—C1—C7	120.18 (8)	C13—C14—H14	119.8 (8)
C3—C2—C1	121.27 (9)	C14—C15—C16	121.25 (9)
C3—C2—H2	118.1 (7)	C14—C15—H15	119.6 (8)
C1—C2—H2	120.5 (7)	C16—C15—H15	119.1 (8)
C2—C3—C4	118.73 (9)	C15—C16—C11	118.13 (9)
C2—C3—C17	119.48 (9)	C15—C16—C7	122.94 (9)
C4—C3—C17	121.74 (9)	C11—C16—C7	118.92 (9)
C5—C4—C3	120.47 (9)	C18—C17—C26	119.33 (9)
C5—C4—H4	119.7 (8)	C18—C17—C3	119.14 (9)
C3—C4—H4	119.8 (8)	C26—C17—C3	121.53 (9)
C4—C5—C6	120.26 (9)	C17—C18—C19	121.38 (10)
C4—C5—H5	120.7 (8)	C17—C18—H18	119.4 (8)
C6—C5—H5	119.0 (8)	C19—C18—H18	119.3 (9)
C5—C6—C1	120.18 (9)	C20—C19—C18	120.19 (11)
C5—C6—H6	119.3 (8)	C20—C19—H19	120.4 (9)
C1—C6—H6	120.5 (7)	C18—C19—H19	119.4 (9)
C8—C7—C16	119.38 (9)	C19—C20—C21	120.53 (10)
C8—C7—C1	119.62 (9)	C19—C20—H20	121.2 (9)
C16—C7—C1	121.00 (8)	C21—C20—H20	118.2 (9)
C7—C8—C9	121.24 (10)	C20—C21—C22	121.15 (9)
C7—C8—H8	119.6 (8)	C20—C21—C26	119.53 (9)
C9—C8—H8	119.1 (8)	C22—C21—C26	119.29 (9)
C10—C9—C8	120.22 (10)	C23—C22—C21	121.06 (9)
C10—C9—H9	121.2 (8)	C23—C22—H22	119.8 (8)
C8—C9—H9	118.6 (8)	C21—C22—H22	119.1 (8)
C9—C10—C11	120.51 (9)	C22—C23—C24	119.94 (10)
C9—C10—H10	120.8 (8)	C22—C23—H23	120.9 (8)
C11—C10—H10	118.7 (8)	C24—C23—H23	119.1 (8)
C10—C11—C12	121.23 (9)	C25—C24—C23	120.38 (10)
C10—C11—C16	119.64 (9)	C25—C24—H24	119.7 (8)
C12—C11—C16	119.13 (9)	C23—C24—H24	119.9 (8)
C13—C12—C11	121.13 (10)	C24—C25—C26	121.10 (9)
C13—C12—H12	122.3 (8)	C24—C25—H25	119.5 (8)
C11—C12—H12	116.6 (8)	C26—C25—H25	119.4 (8)
C12—C13—C14	120.05 (10)	C25—C26—C21	118.13 (9)
C12—C13—H13	121.2 (9)	C25—C26—C17	123.00 (9)
C14—C13—H13	118.8 (8)	C21—C26—C17	118.85 (9)

C6—C1—C2—C3	0.09 (15)	C12—C11—C16—C7	−179.48 (9)
C7—C1—C2—C3	−178.50 (9)	C8—C7—C16—C15	175.10 (9)
C1—C2—C3—C4	−1.45 (15)	C1—C7—C16—C15	−5.35 (15)
C1—C2—C3—C17	−178.88 (9)	C8—C7—C16—C11	−3.52 (14)
C2—C3—C4—C5	1.18 (15)	C1—C7—C16—C11	176.03 (9)
C17—C3—C4—C5	178.55 (10)	C2—C3—C17—C18	51.58 (14)
C3—C4—C5—C6	0.46 (16)	C4—C3—C17—C18	−125.77 (12)
C4—C5—C6—C1	−1.86 (16)	C2—C3—C17—C26	−129.21 (11)
C2—C1—C6—C5	1.58 (15)	C4—C3—C17—C26	53.44 (14)
C7—C1—C6—C5	−179.85 (10)	C26—C17—C18—C19	−1.65 (17)
C6—C1—C7—C8	−57.09 (13)	C3—C17—C18—C19	177.57 (11)
C2—C1—C7—C8	121.46 (11)	C17—C18—C19—C20	−1.89 (19)
C6—C1—C7—C16	123.36 (11)	C18—C19—C20—C21	2.44 (19)
C2—C1—C7—C16	−58.08 (13)	C19—C20—C21—C22	178.91 (11)
C16—C7—C8—C9	3.27 (15)	C19—C20—C21—C26	0.53 (17)
C1—C7—C8—C9	−176.28 (9)	C20—C21—C22—C23	−175.72 (10)
C7—C8—C9—C10	−0.69 (16)	C26—C21—C22—C23	2.66 (15)
C8—C9—C10—C11	−1.62 (16)	C21—C22—C23—C24	0.14 (16)
C9—C10—C11—C12	−177.93 (10)	C22—C23—C24—C25	−1.92 (17)
C9—C10—C11—C16	1.29 (15)	C23—C24—C25—C26	0.83 (17)
C10—C11—C12—C13	177.18 (10)	C24—C25—C26—C21	1.96 (15)
C16—C11—C12—C13	−2.04 (16)	C24—C25—C26—C17	−179.34 (10)
C11—C12—C13—C14	0.68 (17)	C20—C21—C26—C25	174.76 (10)
C12—C13—C14—C15	0.87 (17)	C22—C21—C26—C25	−3.65 (14)
C13—C14—C15—C16	−1.04 (16)	C20—C21—C26—C17	−4.00 (14)
C14—C15—C16—C11	−0.33 (15)	C22—C21—C26—C17	177.59 (9)
C14—C15—C16—C7	−178.95 (10)	C18—C17—C26—C25	−174.15 (10)
C10—C11—C16—C15	−177.40 (9)	C3—C17—C26—C25	6.64 (15)
C12—C11—C16—C15	1.83 (14)	C18—C17—C26—C21	4.54 (15)
C10—C11—C16—C7	1.28 (14)	C3—C17—C26—C21	−174.67 (9)

Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formula	C₂₆H₁₈
M_r	330.4
Crystal system, space group	Triclinic, P1
Temperature (K)	100
a, b, c (Å)	7.6272 (1), 10.8453 (2), 11.8454 (2)
α, β, γ (°)	106.0798 (8), 96.2976 (8), 108.4307 (9)
V (Å³)	872.05 (2)
Z	2
Radiation type	Mo Kα
µ (mm⁻¹)	0.07
Crystal size (mm)	0.28 × 0.22 × 0.15

Data collection
Diffractometer	Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer
Absorption correction	Multi-scan (SCALEPACK; Otwinowski & Minor, 1997)
T_min, T_max	0.980, 0.989
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections	11174, 6272, 4659
R_int	0.025
(sin θ/λ)_max (Å⁻¹)	0.758

Refinement
R[F² > 2σ(F²)], wR(F²), S	0.050, 0.138, 1.05
No. of reflections	6272
No. of parameters	289
H-atom treatment	Only H-atom coordinates refined
Δρ_max, Δρ_min (e Å⁻³)	0.36, −0.25

Computer programs: COLLECT (Nonius, 2000), DENZO and SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997), SIR2002 (Burla et al., 2003), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012), WinGX (Farrugia, 2012).

Footnotes

†CAS 103068–16–2.

Acknowledgements

The purchase of the diffractometer was made possible by grant No. LEQSF(1999–2000)-ESH-TR-13, administered by the Louisiana Board of Regents.

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