2,5-Dimethoxy-3,4,6-trimethylbenzaldehyde

Abstract

In the molecule of the title compound, C12H16O3, the methyl and aldehyde substituents are disordered over four inversion-related C atoms on the benzene ring with an occupancy ratio of 0.75:0.25. The crystal structure features weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds and C—H...π contacts between a methoxy/methyl group and the benzene ring.

Keywords

• crystal structure
• 2,5-dimethoxy-3,4,6-trimethylbenzaldehyde
• disorder
• hydrogen bonds