1,8-Dibenzoyl-2,7-dimethoxy-naphthalene

Abstract

The mol-ecule of the title compound, C(26)H(20)O(4), is located on a twofold rotation axis. The two benzoyl groups are situated in an anti orientation. The dihedral angle between the mean planes of the phenyl ring and the naphthalene ring system is 80.25 (6)°. The phenyl and carbonyl groups in each benzoyl group are almost coplanar. The mol-ecular packing is stabilized by weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds and a π-π stacking inter-action between the phenyl rings [centroid-centroid and inter-planar distances of 3.6383 (10) and 3.294 Å, respectively].

Fig. 1.

Molecular structure of (I), with the atom-labeling scheme and displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level. The symbol "_2" refers to symmetry code: -x, y, -z+1/2.

Fig. 2.

A partial packing diagram of the title compound, viewed down the b axis. The dashed lines indicate hydrogen bonds (blue dashed lines) and π—π stacking interactions (green dashed lines).