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Crystal structures of 2,6-di-bromo-4-methyl-benzo-nitrile and 2,6-di-bromo-4-methyl-phenyl isocyanide.


ABSTRACT: In the title crystals, C8H5Br2N, which are isomorphous, the steric bulk of the methyl group causes neighboring mol-ecules to become mutually inclined. This prevents the formation of planar or nearly planar sheets, which were observed in the tri-chloro and tri-bromo analogs. Instead of CN/NC?Br contacts, tetra-meric Br?Br contacts are observed. These contacts form tetra-gonally puckered sheets parallel to (001). The CN/NC and methyl groups are grouped at the peaks and troughs. Both mol-ecules lie across crystallographic mirror planes; thus, the methyl H atoms are disordered over two sets of sites with equal occupancy. The title nitrile is a redetermination. The refinement converged at R[F2 > 2?(F2)] = 0.020, whereas the original determination [Gleason & Britton, (1976 ?). Cryst. Struct. Commun.5, 229-232] had R = 0.112.

SUBMITTER: Noland WE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5730251 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Crystal structures of 2,6-di-bromo-4-methyl-benzo-nitrile and 2,6-di-bromo-4-methyl-phenyl isocyanide.

Noland Wayland E WE   Shudy Jessica E JE   Rieger Janel L JL   Tu Zoe H ZH   Tritch Kenneth J KJ  

Acta crystallographica. Section E, Crystallographic communications 20171121 Pt 12


In the title crystals, C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>5</sub>Br<sub>2</sub>N, which are isomorphous, the steric bulk of the methyl group causes neighboring mol-ecules to become mutually inclined. This prevents the formation of planar or nearly planar sheets, which were observed in the tri-chloro and tri-bromo analogs. Instead of CN/NC⋯Br contacts, tetra-meric Br⋯Br contacts are observed. These contacts form tetra-gonally puckered sheets parallel to (001). The CN/NC and methyl groups are grouped at the peaks  ...[more]

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