Crystal structure of (E)-1-(4′-methoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)-3-(3-nitrophenyl)prop-2-en-1-one
The title compound, C22H17NO4, crystallizes with two independent molecules (AandB) in the asymmetric unit. Each molecule exists as anEisomer with C—C=C—C torsion angles of −175.69 (17) and −178.41 (17)° inAandB, respectively. In moleculeA, the planes of the terminal benzene rings are twisted by an angle of 26.67 (10)°, while the biphenyl unit is non-planar, the dihedral angle between the rings being 30.81 (10)°. The dihedral angle between the nitrophenyl ring and the inner phenyl ring is 6.50 (9)°. The corresponding values in moleculeBare 60.61 (9), 31.07 (8) and 31.05 (9)°. In the crystal, molecules are arranged in a head-to-head manner, with the 3-nitrophenyl groups nearly parallel to one another. TheAandBmolecules are linked to one anotherviaC—H...O hydrogen bonds, forming chains lying parallel to (-320) and enclosingR22(10) andR22(12) ring motifs. The methoxy group in both molecules is positionally disordered with a refined occupancy ratio of 0.979 (4):0.021 (4) for moleculeAand 0.55 (4):0.45 (4) for moleculeB.