2,3-Bis[(2-methylphenoxy)methyl]buta-1,3-diene

Abstract

The molecule of the title compound, C20H22O2, a symmetrically 2-methylphenol-substituted divinyl analog, exhibits crystallographically imposed C2 symmetry. The molecular structure is essentially planar. The structure is stabilized by a short intermolecular C—H...O contact. Cooperative C—H...π interactions generate an infinite one-dimensional chain of molecules along the a axis.