Conformations of Bridged Diphenyls. XI. Crystal Structure of 2-(4′-Carbomethoxy-2′-nitrophenylsulfonyl)-1,3,5-trimethylbenzene

The crystal structure of 2-(4′-carbomethoxy-2′-nitrophenylsulfonyl)-1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, C17H17NO6S, has been determined by X-ray diffraction. The crystals are triclinic, a = 12.907(13), b = 7.577(5), c = 9.1808(9) A, α = 105.82(3), β = 112.81(5), γ = 93.97(4)°, with Z = 2. The integrated intensities of 3792 independent reflections were measured on a four circle diffractometer and 2985 reflections were used in the refinement to give a least-squares residual of 0.046 and a conventional R factor of 0.057.The molecule shows a twist-nitro-proximal conformation. However, the dihedral angles made by the mesityl ring and the nitro-substituted ring with the central C—S—C plane are dissimilar in contrast to the nearly equal angles found for the similarly substituted sulfinyl compound.