(2RS,3SR)-Diethyl 2,3-bis(3,4-dimethoxybenzoyl)succinate

Abstract

The title compound, C26H30O10, is the meso isomer of a 2,3‐disubstituted succinic acid derivative and has inversion symmetry. The crystal structure is stabilized by inter­molecular C—H⋯π and π–π stacking inter­actions.

Diethyl 2,3-bis(4-methoxybenzoyl)succinate

“…1,4-Diketones are versatile intermediates for the synthesis of some natural products containing cyclopentanone and furan rings (McMurry & Meiton, 1971;Ito et al, 1975Ito et al, , 1977. The structures of the 1,4-diketones (2RS,3SR)-diethyl 2,3-bis(3,4,5trimethoxybenzoyl)succinate (Meng & Wu, 2005) and (2RS,3SR)-diethyl 2,3-bis(3,4-dimethoxy-benzoyl)succinate (Wang et al, 2005) have been reported recently and shown to be meso isomers. As a continuation of our interest in this area, the structure of the title compound, (I), is presented.…”