Crystal and molecular structure of trichloro benzyl methyl carbinyl acetate (C₁₀H₉O₂Cl₃)

Abstract

The crystal structure of trichloro benzyl methyl carbinyl acetate has been determined by X‐ray analysis. The compound crystallises in the monoclinic crystal system with the space group P21/a, with cell parameters a = 12.821(1) Å, b = 7.735(2) Å, c = 13.304(2) Å, β = 1117.15(1)°. The structure has been solved by direct methods and refined up to R = 0.064. The six membered benzene ring is planar with maximum deviation 0.0048 Å for the C(3) atom. The molecules are held together by van der Waals interactions.