Crystal structures of 4-(2/3-methoxyphenoxy)phthalonitrile

Abstract

The syntheses and crystal structures are reported of 4-phenoxy-substituted phthalonitriles with methoxy groups in the ortho- and meta-positions of the terminal benzene rings, respectively, namely, 4-(2-methoxyphenoxy)phthalonitrile and 4-(3-methoxyphenoxy)phthalonitrile, both C15H10N2O2. The https://journals.iucr.org/e/issues/2023/03/00/molecular structure was determined using the single-crystal X-ray diffraction method. It is shown that short contacts play a more decisive role in the molecular packing compared to van der Waals interactions.

Keywords

• x-ray crystal structure
• methoxy-phenoxyphthalonitriles
• hydrogen bonds