Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 2-[(4-Methylbenzoyloxy)-5-methylphenyl]-phenyl methanone

Abstract

The title compound was synthesized and the structure was investigated by X-ray methods. The compound crystallizes in monoclinic crystal class in the space group P2₁/n with cell parameters a = 8.6040(5)Å, b = 16.0630(19)Å, c = 12.9530(15)Å, β = 96.455(7)° and Z = 4. The structure exhibits an intermolecular hydrogen bond of the type C-H…O. The carbonyl group bond lengths of ketone and ester are slightly different.