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1-[(2E)-3-Phenylprop-2-en-1-yl]-1H-indole-2,3-dione

  • Fatima Zahrae Qachchachi,
  • Youssef Kandri Rodi,
  • Amal Haoudi,
  • El Mokhtar Essassi,
  • Frédéric Capet,
  • Hafid Zouihri

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1107/S2414314616006337
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 4
p. x160633

Abstract

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In the title compound, C17H13NO2, the indole ring is essentially planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.027 Å) and is oriented at an angle of 69.33 (7)° with respect to the phenyl ring. In the crystal, C—H...O hydrogen bonds link the molecules, forming zigzag chains propagating along the a-axis direction. Within the chains there are π–π stacking interactions [centroid–centroid distances = 3.7163 (8) and 3.7162 (8) Å] involving isatin groups of neighbouring molecules.

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