“…Data collection: X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2001); cell refinement: X-AREA; data reduction: X-AREA; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1990); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: XP in SHELXTL-Plus (Sheldrick, 1991); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 and PLATON (Spek, 2003). Knowledge of the configuration and conformation of the title compound, (I), is necessary to understand its behaviour in dipolar-1,3 cycloaddition reactions (Badri et al, 1999;Bennani et al, 2002). To confirm the E configuration of the acyclic C═C double bond and the axial position of the isopropyl group an X-ray structure determination was carried out.…”