Racemic tricarbonyl[7-methoxy-2-(η6-phenyl)chromane]chromium(0)

Abstract

In the title compound, [Cr(C16H16O2)(CO)3], the Cr0 atom of the Cr(CO)3 unit is coordinated to the phenyl ring of the flavan ligand in an η6 mode, with a normal arene-to-metal distance. The Cr(CO)3 unit exhibits a three-legged piano-stool conformation, while the dihydropyran ring displays a distorted envelope configuration. The phenyl ring is twisted away from the fused ring system by 25.5 (2)°. The methoxy group is almost coplanar with the phenyl ring [CMe—O—Car—Car torsion angle = 8.46 (2)°]. The crystal packing is stabilized by intermolecular C—H...O interactions.