4-(Chloromethyl)benzophenone

Abstract

Key indicators: single-crystal X-ray study; T = 293 K; mean (C-C) = 0.002 Å; R factor = 0.040; wR factor = 0.103; data-to-parameter ratio = 18.5.In the title compound {systematic name: [4-(chloromethyl)phenyl](phenyl)methanone}, C 14 H 11 ClO, the two benzene rings form a dihedral angle of 58.10 (8) . The crystal packing is stabilized by intermolecular C-HÁ Á Á interactions which link the molecules into a ribbon along the a axis. ExperimentalCrystal data C 14 H 11 ClO M r = 230.68 Monoclinic, P2 1 =n a = 7.5227 (5) Å b = 11.4535 (7) Å c = 13.5932 (7) Å = 102.694 (4) V = 1142.58 (12) Å 3 Z = 4 Mo K radiation = 0.31 mm À1 T = 293 (2) K 0.50 Â 0.23 Â 0.15 mm Data collection Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) T min = 0.861, T max = 0.955 8204 measured reflections 2678 independent reflections 1936 reflections with I > 2(I) R int = 0.024