Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of (E)-2-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzylidene)-3,4-dihydronaphthalen-1(2H)-one

Abstract

A novel chalcone, C20H20O, derived from benzylidenetetralone, was synthesized via Claissen–Schmidt condensation between tetralone and 2,4,6-trimethylbenzaldehyde. In the crystal, molecules are linked by C—H...O hydrogen bonds, producing R22(20) and R24(12) ring motifs. In addition, weak C—H...π and π-stacking interactions are observed. The intermolecular interactions were investigated using Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots, revealing that the most important contributions for the crystal packing are from H...H (66.0%), H...C/ C...H (22.3%), H...O/O...H (9.3%), and C...C (2.4%) interactions. Shape-index plots show π–π stacking interactions and the curvedness plots show flat surface patches characteristic of planar stacking.

Keywords

• chalcone
• crystal structure
• hydrogen bond
• Hirshfeld surface analysis