title: trans-Ethyl-enedi-p-phenyl-ene diacetate.
abstract: The centrosymmetric title compound, C(18)H(26)O(4), was prepared in high yield from 4-acetoxy-styrene via Ru-catalysed homo-olefin metathesis. Exclusive formation of the E-configurated isomer was observed. In the crystal, a strong C-H⋯π inter-molecular inter-action links the mol-ecules together.
authors.affiliation: Department für Chemie der Universität zu Köln, Greinstrasse 4, 50939 Köln, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ritter
authors.forename: Jörg-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Neudörfl
authors.forename: Janna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Velder
authors.forename: Hans-Günther
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Schmalz