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Different supramolecular interactions mediated by Br atoms in the crystal structures of three anisole derivatives
Author(s) -
Nestler Robert,
Schwarzer Anke,
Gruber Tobias
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
acta crystallographica section c
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 2053-2296
DOI - 10.1107/s2053229618001997
Subject(s) - anisole , supramolecular chemistry , crystal (programming language) , crystallography , chemistry , crystal structure , stereochemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , computer science , catalysis , programming language
Three anisole building blocks featuring bis(hydroxymethyl) or bis(bromomethyl) pendants have been analyzed with regard to their molecular structures and packing behaviour. The compounds are ethyl 3,5‐bis(hydroxymethyl)‐4‐methoxybenzoate, C 12 H 16 O 5 , (I), [5‐bromo‐3‐(hydroxymethyl)‐2‐methoxyphenyl]methanol [or 4‐bromo‐2,6‐bis(hydroxymethyl)anisole], C 9 H 11 BrO 3 , (II), and 5‐bromo‐1,3‐bis(bromomethyl)‐2‐methoxybenzene [or 4‐bromo‐2,6‐bis(bromomethyl)anisole], C 9 H 9 Br 3 O, (III). A typical supramolecular pattern involved C—H…π interactions generating molecular stacks, while π–π interactions were only observed in the absence of bromine, indicating a striking influence on the distances between adjacent aromatic moieties. When comparing bis(hydroxymethyl) compound (II) with bis(bromomethyl) compound (III), we found that the strong O—H…O hydrogen bonds in a zigzag arrangement in the first are replaced by C—H…Br interactions in the second without a change in the general packing.