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X-ray diffraction study of p-(alkoxybenzylidene)-p'-toluidines: Crystal and molecular structure of C{sub 10}H{sub 21}O-C{sub 6}H{sub 4}-CH=N-C{sub 6}H{sub 4}-CH{sub 3}

Journal Article · · Crystallography Reports
 [1];  [2]
  1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry (Russian Federation)
  2. Ivanovo State University, Faculty of Chemistry and Biology (Russian Federation)
The crystal and molecular structure of p-(decaoxybenzylidene)-p'-toluidine C{sub 10}H{sub 21}O-C{sub 6}H{sub 4}-CH=N-C{sub 6}H{sub 4}-CH{sub 3} is studied. The molecule is nearly planar. In the crystal packing, loose regions formed by aliphatic fragments of molecules alternate with pseudostacks of aromatic fragments of molecules that are related by the centers of symmetry. The stacks are built of dimers, in which molecules are linked by {pi}-stacking interactions between benzene rings. There are no weak directional interactions between dimers in a stack. The presence of a single structure-forming element in the crystal, namely, the {pi}-stacking interactions in the dimers, along with the similarity of the crystal packing to that of the C{sub 8}H{sub 17}O-homologue, which forms a nematic mesophase on melting, indicate that the crystals under study should exhibit nematic properties.
OSTI ID:
22051246
Journal Information:
Crystallography Reports, Journal Name: Crystallography Reports Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 55; ISSN 1063-7745; ISSN CYSTE3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English