Crystal structure of 2-[bis(benzylsulfanyl)methyl]-6-methoxyphenol

Abstract

The title compound, C 22 H 22 O 2 S 2 , 1, represents an example of an ortho-vanillinbased functionalized dithioether, which could be useful as a potential chelating ligand or bridging ligand for coordination chemistry. This dithioacetal 1 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbca. The phenyl rings of the benzyl groups and that of the vanillin unit form dihedral angles of 35.38 (6) and 79.77 (6) , respectively. The crystal structure, recorded at 100 K, displays both weak intramolecular O-HÁ Á ÁO and intermolecular O-HÁ Á ÁS hydrogen bonding. research communications Acta Cryst. (2020). E76, 484-487 Raghuvanshi et al. C 22 H 22 O 2 S 2 487 supporting information sup-1 Acta Cryst. (2020). E76, 484-487 supporting information Acta Cryst.Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2016); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2016); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2016); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXT (Sheldrick, 2015a); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL (Sheldrick, 2015b); molecular graphics: OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009).