Crystal structure of 4-[(3-methyl-but-3-eno-yl)-oxy]phenyl 4-n-hexyl-oxybenzoate.

Abstract

The structure of the title compound, C₂₃H₂₆O₅ or CH₂=C(CH₃)-C(O)O-C₆H₄-O(O)C-C₆H₄-OC₆H₁₃, has been determined. The mol-ecule is non-planar and the dihedral angle between the phenyl rings is 50.72 (4)°. The crystal packing differs from those typical for mesogenic compounds. Only a weak directional inter-action of the C-H⋯O type combines mol-ecules in endless chains running along the a axis.