Crystal Structure of Methyl 2-(Benzyloxy)benzoate

JASINSKI Jerry P., BUTCHER Ray J., SWAMY M. T., YATHIRAJAN H. S., MOHANA K. N., NARAYANA B.

doi:10.2116/analscix.24.x273

Crystal Structure of Methyl 2-(Benzyloxy)benzoate

JASINSKI Jerry P.

Department of Chemistry, Keene State College
BUTCHER Ray J.

Department of Chemistry, Howard University
SWAMY M. T.

Department of Studies in Chemistry, University of Mysore
YATHIRAJAN H. S.

Department of Studies in Chemistry, University of Mysore
MOHANA K. N.

Department of Studies in Chemistry, University of Mysore
NARAYANA B.

Department of Studies in Chemistry, Mangalore University

説明

The title compound, C₁₅H₁₄O₃, crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with unit-cell parameters a = 12.8201(9), b = 12.3985(11), c = 7.6257(6)Å, β = 90.930(9)°, Z = 4. The dihedral angle between the mean planes of the methyl-2benzoate ring and the benzyloxy ring is 8.0(2)°. Intermolecular hydrogen-bonding C-H…O interactions and π-π stacking interactions between nearby benzoate rings influence the twist angle between these two groups, and help to stabilize the crystal packing in the unit cell.