Unusually long cooperative chain of seven hydrogen bonds. An alternative packing type for symmetrical phenols.
Conformational flexibility in a symmetrical tris-phenol leads to close packed structures that are also characterised by an extended though finite cooperative chain of hydrogen bonds.
School of Chemistry, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500 046, India.
Praveen K
PK
Thallapally
Amy K
AK
Katz
H L
HL
Carrell
Gautam R
GR
Desiraju
D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry*
D010636:Phenols