Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications (Nov 2015)
Crystal structure of (2E)-1-(1-benzofuran-2-yl)-3-(2-bromophenyl)prop-2-en-1-one monohydrate
Abstract
The title compound, C17H11BrO2·H2O, crystallizes as a monohydrate in the chiral orthorhombic space group P212121, and has non-linear optical (NLO) properties. The molecule has an E conformation about the C=C bond and is relatively planar with the benzofuran and bromophenyl rings being inclined to one another by 10.60 (14)°. In the crystal, the water molecule is linked to the organic molecule by O—H...O hydrogen bonds, forming an R22(7) ring motif while C—H...O hydrogen bonds lead to the formation of helices along the b-axis direction.
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