Dimethyl 2,2′-(p-phenylenedioxy)diacetate

The title compound, C12H14O6, was prepared by the Williamson reaction of 1,4-dihydroxybenzene and methyl chloroacetate with phase-transfer catalysis. The compound lies on an inversion center. The structure is stabilized by weak C—H...π interactions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Guo-wei Wang, Ling-hua Zhuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2009-02-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536809002980