Crystal structure of 3-[4-(1-methyl-eth-yl)phen-yl]-1-(naphthalen-2-yl)prop-2-en-1-one.

ABSTRACT: The title compound, C22H20O, was synthesized by reacting 4-iso-propyl-benzaldehyde with 2-acetonaphtone by aldolic condensation under Claisen-Schmidt conditions. The mol-ecule consists of a naphthalene group and a benzene ring with a pendant isopropyl moiety, both rings bound by a propenone linker. The naphthalene ring system is almost planar [maximum deviation from the least-squares plane = 0.026?(10)?Å] and subtends a dihedral angle of 52.31?(4)° with the benzene ring. The propenone linker, in turn, deviates slightly more from planarity [maximum deviation = 0.125?(18)?Å] and has its least-squares plane oriented midway the former two, at 25.62?(6) and 28.02?(5)° from the naphthalene ring system and the benzene ring, respectively. Finally, the isopropyl group presents its CC2 plane almost perpendicular to the benzene ring, at 85.30?(4)°. No significant hydrogen bonding or ?-? stacking inter-actions are found in the crystal structure.

SUBMITTER: Assia S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4186083 | biostudies-other | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other