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Protocol for the Synthesis of Ortho-trifluoromethoxylated Aniline Derivatives
Published on: January 19, 2016
(Z)-3-o-Tolyl-3-(p-tol-yloxy)acrylonitrile
Li Zhou1, Chuan-Hu Wang, Mi Zhou
1Department of Applied Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Bengbu College, Bengbu 233030, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
The title compound, C(17)H(15)NO, exists in a Z conformation. The dihedral angle between the O-bonded benzene ring and the vinyl plane is 80.97 (18)° while the dihedral angle between the rings is 80.06 (10)°. In the crystal structure, no classical hydrogen bonds occur.
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