(1S*,3R*,5S*,7S*)-4,4,8,8-Tetrachloro-1-isopropyl-5-methyltricyclo[5.1.0.03,5]octane

Abstract

The title compound, C12H16Cl4, is a derivative of the natural product 1-isopropyl-4-methylcyclohexa-1,4-diene, and represents a diastereomer with two trans-fused cyclopropane rings. Both enantiomers are present in the non-centrosymmetric polar space group Pna21. The central cyclohexane ring is planar within 0.02 (1) Å. The C atoms of dichloromethylene groups deviate from this plane by 1.19 (1) and −1.26 (1) Å, whereas the isopropyl and methyl groups are oriented more equatorially, deviating by 0.71 (1) and −0.87 (1) Å, respectively.