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Spatial Separation of Molecular Conformers and Clusters
Published on: January 9, 2014
Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of (E)-2-{[(2-iodo-phen-yl)imino]-meth-yl}-6-methyl-phenol
Sevgi Kansiz1, Tuggan Agar2, Necmi Dege3
1Samsun University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Fundamental Sciences, 55420, Samsun, Turkey.
Abstract:
The title compound, C14H12INO, was synthesized by condensation of 2-hy-droxy-3-methyl-benzaldehyde and 2-iodo-aniline, and crystallizes in the ortho-rhom-bic space group P212121. The 2-iodo-phenyl and benzene rings are twisted with respect to each other, making a dihedral angle of 31.38 (2)°. The mol-ecular structure is stabilized by an O-H⋯N hydrogen bond, forming an S(6) ring motif. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by C-H⋯π inter-actions, resulting in the formation of sheets along the a-axis direction. Within the sheets, very weak π-π stacking inter-actions lead to additional stabilization. The Hirshfeld surface analysis and fingerprint plots reveal that the crystal structure is dominated by H⋯H (37.1%) and C⋯H (30.1%) contacts. Hydrogen bonding and van der Waals inter-actions are the dominant inter-actions in the crystal packing. The crystal studied was refined as a two-component inversion twin.
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