Diethyl 2-(triphenyl­meth­yl)malonate

In the title compound, C26H26O4, steric crowding of the Ph3C– group with the –CH(CO2Et)2 unit leads to a long C—C bond [1.585 (2) Å]. One of the two ethyl groups is disordered over two sites in a 60:40 ratio.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yuan, Xian-You, Zhang, Min, Ng, Seik Weng
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2008
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3257068/