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Crystal structure of bis-(prop-2-yn-1-yl) 5-nitro-isophthalate
K S Ezhilarasi1, Sivasamy Selvarani2, Perumal Rajakumar2
1PG and Research Department of Physics, Queen Mary's College, Chennai-4, Tamilnadu, India.
Abstract:
The whole mol-ecule of the title compound, C14H9NO6, is generated by twofold rotation symmetry; the twofold axis bis-ects the nitro group and the benzene ring. The nitro group is inclined to the benzene ring by 14.42 (9)°. The prop-2-yn-1-yl groups are inclined to the benzene ring by 13 (2)° and to each other by 24 (3)°; one directed above the plane of the benzene ring and the other below. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked via pairs of C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming inversion dimers with an R 2 (2)(18) ring motif. The dimers are linked by further C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming sheets lying parallel to (100).
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