Synthesis, crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of naphthalene-2,3-diyl bis(3-benzyloxy)benzoate

Abstract

In the title compound, C38H28O6, the dihedral angles between the naphthalene ring system and its pendant benzyloxy rings A and B are 88.05 (7) and 80.84 (7)°, respectively. The dihedral angles between the A and B rings and their attached phenyl rings are 49.15 (8) and 80.78 (8)°, respectively. In the extended structure, the molecules are linked by weak C—H...O and C—H...π hydrogen bonds, and π–π stacking interactions, which variously generate C(11) chains and R 2 2(12) loops as part of a three-dimensional network. The Hirshfeld surface [fingerprint contributions = H...H (42.3%), C...H/H...C (40.3%) and O...H/H...O (15.7%)] and intermolecular interaction energies are reported, with dispersion (E dis = −428.6 kJ mol−1) being the major contributor.