Synthesis, crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis, and DFT studies of 2-bromo-4,6-bis(dibromoacetyl)resorcinol

The synthesis and crystal structure of 2-bromo-4,6-bis(dibromoacetyl)resorcinol, I, was reported. In the title compound, I, crystalized in the triclinic crystal system with Pi space group. The two carbon and the oxygen atom of the acetyl groups (atoms C7, C8, O3, and C9, C10, O4) are nearly co-planar with the central phenyl ring. Intramolecular O-H & BULL;& BULL;& BULL;O, C-H & BULL;& BULL;& BULL;Br, and intermolecular C-H & BULL;& BULL;& BULL;Br/O interactions, two non-bonded contacts (Br5 & BULL;& BULL;& BULL;Br3 and O4 & BULL;& BULL;& BULL;C8) and & pi;-& pi; stacking interaction are stabilized the crystal packing of the title compound. Intermolecular interactions that exist in the title compound, I, are quantified with the aid of PIXEL and Hirshfeld surface (HS) analysis and the decomposed fingerprint (FP) plots. The FP plot reveals that the Br & BULL;& BULL;& BULL;Br contacts are comparably higher than the other contacts in the title crystal structure. Furthermore, the theoretical density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed at the M062X/cc-PVTZ level of theory. The experimental geometry parameters of the title molecule are compared with the geometry of the optimized molecule in the gas phase. The chemical reactivity and charge transfer properties of the title compound were calculated from the HOMO and LUMO energy. In addition, the molecular electrostatic potential map was generated at their crystal structure geometry and quantitatively analyzed.

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The synthesis and crystal structure of 2-bromo-4,6-bis(dibromoacetyl)resorcinol were reported, and the crystal belongs to the triclinic crystal system with Pi space group. The compound showed various intramolecular and intermolecular interactions, including O-H⋯O, C-H⋯Br/O, and Br⋯Br contacts. The crystal packing was stabilized by these interactions and π-π stacking. The molecular interactions were quantified using PIXEL and Hirshfeld surface analysis, and the Br⋯Br contacts were found to be relatively higher.