Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of a chalcone derivative: (E)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(4-nitrophenyl)prop-2-en-1-one

Abstract

The molecular structure of the title chalcone derivative, C15H10FNO3, is nearly planar and the molecule adopts a trans configuration with respect to the C=C double bond. The nitro group is nearly coplanar with the attached benzene ring, which is nearly parallel to the second benzene ring. In the crystal, molecules are connected by pairs of weak intermolecular C—H...O hydrogen bonds into inversion dimers. The dimers are further linked by another C—H...O hydrogen bond and a C—H...F hydrogen bond into sheets parallel to (104). π–π interactions occur between the sheets, with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.8860 (11) Å. Hirshfeld surface analysis was used to investigate and quantify the intermolecular interactions.

Keywords

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