Powder X-ray investigation of 4,4′-diisocyano-3,3′-dimethylbiphenyl

The title compound, C16H12N2, was investigated in a powder diffraction study and its structure refined utilizing the Rietveld Method. The molecule has approximate C2 symmetry. The dihedral angle between the rings is 25.6 (7)°. The crystal packing is consolidated by weak C—H...C[tr...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud Al-Ktaifani, Mwaffak Rukiah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2013-03-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536813004315
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Summary:The title compound, C16H12N2, was investigated in a powder diffraction study and its structure refined utilizing the Rietveld Method. The molecule has approximate C2 symmetry. The dihedral angle between the rings is 25.6 (7)°. The crystal packing is consolidated by weak C—H...C[triple-bond]N hydrogen-bond-like contacts, which lead to the formation of a three-dimensional network. Further stabilization of the crystal structure is achived by weak non-covalent π–π interactions between aromatic rings, with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.839 (8) Å.
ISSN:1600-5368