(4Z,6Z)-4,6-Bis(4-methoxybenzylidene)-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxan-5-one

Abstract

The title compound, C22H22O5, crystallizes with two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit, both of which possess pseudo-Cs symmetry. The central 1,3-dioxanone rings have envelope conformations, with the C atom bearing the two methyl groups at the flap. The benzene rings of the methoxybenzylidene units, attached in the 4- and 6-positions on the central 1,3-dioxanone rings, are tilted in the same direction with dihedral angles varying between 8.2 (1) and 18.1 (1)°. The crystal packing is influenced by π-stacking interactions of the parallel displaced type [centroid–centroid distance of 3.723 (1) Å for molecule 1 and 3.884 (1) Å for molecule 2, with ring slippages of 1.432 and 1.613 Å, respectively] and the T-shaped type, with the long molecular axes all aligned along [010].