(+/-)-6-tert-butyl-8-hydroxymethyl-2-phenyl-4H-1,3-benzodioxin and 2,2,2',2',6,6'-hexamethyl-8,8'-methylenebis(4H-1,3-benzodioxin)

Acta Crystallogr C. 2002 Nov;58(Pt 11):o649-51. doi: 10.1107/s0108270102017481. Epub 2002 Oct 22.

Abstract

Two compounds containing 1,3-benzodioxin groups are reported, namely (+/-)-6-tert-butyl-8-hydroxymethyl-2-phenyl-4H-1,3-benzodioxin, C(19)H(22)O(3), (I), and 2,2,2',2',6,6'-hexamethyl-8,8'-methylenebis(4H-1,3-benzodioxin), C(23)H(28)O(4), (II). The hydroxy groups of neighbouring molecules in (I) are hydrogen bonded to each other, giving rise to double-row chains. The molecule in (II) adopts a 'butterfly' conformation, with the O atoms in distal positions. In both compounds, the dioxin rings are in distorted half-chair conformations.