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Title Synthesis of some cyclopentenones and crystal structure of 4-hydroxy-3,4-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-5,5-dimethyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one
Type JournalPaper
Keywords Aldol condensation, Cyclopentenone, Hydrogen bonds, X-ray structure determination
Abstract Sodium-hydroxide-catalyzed condensation of di-p-methyl- and di-p-methoxybenzil with acetone derivatives was investigated in methanol. Di- and trisubstituted products were obtained as cyclopentenones, while tetraaryl-substituted systems were isolated as cyclopentadienones. The structures of the products were identified by elemental analysis, infrared (IR), nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR), and mass spectroscopy. The solid-state structure of 4-hydroxy-3,4-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-5,5-dimethyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one was further studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The title compound crystallizes in an orthorhombic space group and intermolecular O–HO and C–HO hydrogen bonds stabilize the crystal lattice.
Researchers Mohammad Rajabi (Not In First Six Researchers), Samira Bourghani (Fifth Researcher), Akram Ashouri (Fourth Researcher), Omid Arazi (Third Researcher), Mohsen Mousavi (Second Researcher), Katayoun Marjani (First Researcher)