Synthesis, crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of naphthalene-2,3-diyl bis-(3-benz-yl-oxy)benzoate.

In the title compound, C ₃₈ H ₂₈ O ₆ , the dihedral angles between the naphthalene ring system and its pendant benz-yloxy 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 mol-ecules are linked by weak C-H⋯O and C-H⋯π hydrogen bonds, and π-π stacking inter-actions, 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 inter-molecular inter-action energies are reported, with dispersion ( E _dis = -428.6 kJ mol ^-1 ) being the major contributor.
(© Anil Kumar et al. 2023.)