Acta Crystallographica Section E (May 2008)

2,3-Dimethylphenyl benzoate

  • Hartmut Fuess,
  • K. S. Babitha,
  • Sabine Foro,
  • B. Thimme Gowda

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1107/s160053680800963x
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 64, no. 5
pp. o844 – o844

Abstract

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The structure of the title compound (23DMPBA), C15H14O2, resembles those of phenyl benzoate (PBA), 3-methylphenyl benzoate (3MePBA), 2,6-dichlorophenyl benzoate (26DCPBA) and other aryl benzoates, with similar bond parameters. The dihedral angle between the benzene and benzoyl rings in 23DMPBA is 87.36 (6)°, compared with values of 55.7° in PBA, 79.61 (6)° in 3MePBA and 75.75 (10)° in 26DCPBA. The molecules in 23DMPBA are packed into a chain-like structure in the direction of the a axis.