tert-Butyl 2-(4-nitrophenoxy)acetate

Abstract

In the title mol­ecule, C12H15NO5, the nitro­phen­oxy portion is approximately planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.034 Å) and makes an angle of 84.8 (1)° with respect to the –CH2–C(=O)–O–C fragment. In the crystal, π–π stacking is observed between nearly parallel benzene rings of adjacent mol­ecules, the centroid–centroid distance being 3.6806 (10) Å. Weak inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonding is present in the crystal structure.

Ethyl 2-(4-nitrophenoxy)acetate

“…In (I) ( Fig. 1), all bond lengths and angles are normal and correspond to those observed in tert-butyl 2-(4-nitrophenoxy)acetate (Ali et al, 2011). Atom C10 deviates at 0.830 6 (Table 1) link the molecules into layers parallel to bc plane.…”

“…For the structure of tert-butyl 2-(4-nitrophenoxy)acetate, see: Ali et al (2011). For general background to ferroelectric organics, see: Fu et al (2009); Ye et al (2006).…”