Studies in crystal engineering: topochemical photodimerization and structure of <i>p</i>-chlorobenzylidene-<scp>DL</scp>-piperitone
作者:P. Venugopalan、K. Venkatesan
DOI:10.1107/s0108768190007029
日期:1990.12.1
3-(p-Chlorophenylvinyl)-6-isopropyl-2-cyclohexen-1-one, C17H19ClO, M(r) = 274.7, triclinic, P1BAR, a = 6.636 (1), b = 10.537 (2), c = 10.811 (3)-angstrom, alpha = 95.31 (2), beta = 92.60 (2), gamma = 100.66 (2)-degrees, V = 738.2 (2)-angstrom-3, Z = 2, D(m) = 1.23, D(x) = 1.236 Mg m-3, Cu K-alpha, lambda = 1.5418-angstrom, mu = 2.09 mm-1, F(000) = 292, T = 298 K, R = 0.050 for 2220 observed reflections. The title compound undergoes a topochemical photodimerization giving an anti head-to-tail dimer instead of the syn head-to-head dimer expected on the basis of the ability of the chloro group to steer beta-type packing. There are no significant Cl...Cl intermolecular interactions. Possible reasons for the observed alpha-type packing of benzylidenepiperitones are advanced. The low dimer yield is also rationalized.