Thevenet, Damien

2010, Thevenet, Damien, Neier, Reinhard, Sereda, Olha, Neels, Antonia, Stoeckli-Evans, Helen

The centrosymmetric title compound, C(18)H(28)I(2)O(2), crystallized in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/c with the alkyl chains having extended all-trans conformations, similar to those in the centrosymmetric bromo analogue [Li et al. (2008 (black right triangle)). Acta Cryst. E64, o1930] that crystallized in the triclinic space group P. The difference between the two structures lies in the orientation of the two alkyl chains with respect to the C(aromatic)-O bond. In the title compound, the O-C(alk-yl)-C(alk-yl)-C(alk-yl) torsion angle is 55.8 (5)°, while in the bromo analogue this angle is -179.1 (2)°. In the title compound, the C-atoms of the alkyl chain are almost coplanar [maximum deviation of 0.052 (5) Å] and this mean plane is inclined to the benzene ring by 50.3 (3)°. In the bromo-analogue, these two mean planes are almost coplanar, making a dihedral angle of 4.1 (2)°. Another difference between the crystal structures of the two compounds is that in the title compound there are no halide(midline ellipsis)halide inter-actions. Instead, symmetry-related mol-ecules are linked via C-H(midline ellipsis)? contacts, forming a two-dimensional network.

2010, Thevenet, Damien, Neier, Reinhard, Sereda, Olha, Neels, Antonia, Stoeckli-Evans, Helen

The centrosym. title compd., C18H28I2O2, crystd. in the monoclinic space group P21/c with the alkyl chains having extended all-trans conformations, similar to those in the centrosym. bromo analog that crystd. in the triclinic space group P?1. The difference between the 2 structures lies in the orientation of the 2 alkyl chains with respect to the C(arom.)-O bond. In the title compd., the O-Calkyl-Calkyl-Calkyl torsion angle is 55.8(5)°, while in the bromo analog this angle is -179.1(2)°. In the title compd., the C-atoms of the alkyl chain are almost coplanar [max. deviation of 0.052(5) Å] and this mean plane is inclined to the benzene ring by 50.3(3)°. In the bromo-analog, these 2 mean planes are almost coplanar, making a dihedral angle of 4.1(2)°. Another difference between the crystal structures of the 2 compds. is that in the title compd. there are no halide...halide interactions. Instead, symmetry-related mols. are linked via C-H...? contacts, forming a 2D network. Crystal data: monoclinic, P21/n, a = 9.441(9), b = 7.8455(6), c = 13.457(2) Å, ? = 92.148(12)°, Z = 2, 1216 obsd. reflections with I > 2(I), 101 refined parameters, R[F2 > 2?(F2)] = 0.029, wR(F2) = 0.055. [on SciFinder(R)]