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Facile Preparation of (2Z,4E)-Dienamides by the Olefination of Electron-deficient Alkenes with Allyl Acetate
Published on: June 21, 2017
Ethyl 2-[4-(2-chloro-benzo-yl)-2,6-di-methyl-phen-oxy]ethano-ate
Abstract:
The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(19)H(19)ClO(4), contains two independent mol-ecules. The dihedral angles between the benzene rings are 63.41 (8) and 61.41 (9)°. Adjacent mol-ecules of different types are inter-connected in pairs through π-π inter-actions between their central benzene rings [centroid-centroid separation = 3.801 (2) Å, inter-planar spacing = 3.605 (2) Å, centroid shift = 1.204 (2) Å]. Finally, C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link these dimers into bilayers parallel to (100).
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