Crystal structures of 2,4,6-triisopropylbenzophenone (I) and its ten derivatives have been determined: (II) 2,4,6-triisopropyl-3′-methoxybenzophenone, (III) 3′-chloroformyl-2,4,6-triisopropylbenzophenone, (IV) methyl 3-(2,4,6-triisopropylbenzoyl)benzoate, (V) 2,4,6-triisopropyl-4′-methylbenzophenone, (VI) 4′-tert-butyl-2,4,6-triisopropylbenzophenone, (VII) 2,4,6-triisopropyl-4′-methoxybenzophenone, (VIII) 4-(2,4,6-triisopropylbenzoyl)benzoic acid, (IX) 4′-chloroformyl-2,4,6-triisopropylbenzophenone, (X) methyl 4-(2,4,6-triisopropylbenzoyl)benzoate and (XI) ethyl 4-(2,4,6-triisopropylbenzoyl)benzoate. The conformations of these molecules are essentially the same. The central carbonyl moiety is approximately coplanar with the 3′- or 4′-substituted phenyl group and perpendicular to the triisopropylphenyl ring. The photostability of (IX) and (X) in the solid state is attributed to the narrow reaction cavity of the triisopropylphenylcarbonyl moiety, i.e. the intramolecular movements of isopropyl groups in the triisopropylphenyl plane toward the carbonyl C atom are suppressed by intermolecular close contacts. One of the barriers for the photocyclization of (IX) and (X) is caused by a dimeric structure in crystals through the π–π interaction, which is the result of having a polar methoxycarbonyl or chloroformyl group at position 4′ of the phenyl ring.
测定了 2,4,6-三异丙基二苯甲酮(I)及其十种衍生物的晶体结构:(II) 2,4,6-三异丙基-3′-甲氧基二苯甲酮,(III) 3′-氯甲酰-2,4,6-三异丙基二苯甲酮,(IV) 3-(2,4、(V) 2,4,6-三异丙基-4′-甲基二苯甲酮, (VI) 4′-叔丁基-2,4,6-三异丙基二苯甲酮、(VII) 2,4,6-三异丙基-4′-甲氧基二苯甲酮, (VIII) 4-(2,4,6-三异丙基苯甲酰基)苯甲酸, (IX) 4′-氯甲酰-2,4、(X) 4-(2,4,6-三异丙基苯甲酰基)苯甲酸甲酯和 (XI) 4-(2,4,6-三异丙基苯甲酰基)苯甲酸乙酯。这些分子的构象基本相同。中心羰基与 3′-或 4′-取代的苯基近似共面,与三异丙基苯环垂直。(IX)和(X)在固态下的光稳定性归因于三异丙基苯基羰基的狭窄反应腔,即三异丙基苯基平面上的异丙基向羰基 C 原子的分子内运动受到分子间紧密接触的抑制。(IX)和(X)的光环化障碍之一是晶体中的π-π相互作用造成的二聚体结构,这是在苯环的 4′位上有极性甲氧基羰基或氯甲酰基团的结果。