The supramolecular structures of oximes: an update and the crystal structure of 1,3-diphenyl-propan-2-one oxime

Abstract

The crystal structure of 1,3-diphenyl-propan-2-one oxime, C₁₅H₁₅NO, is described. The compound crystallises in the monoclinic space group C2/c. Centrosymmetrically related molecules are linked to form R₂² (6) dimers. An update, since 2003, of a systematic analysis of the hydrogen bonding patterns in oxime structures with and without competitive O-H...A type acceptors (an acceptor other than the nitrogen of the oxime) functional group is made, taking into account their moieties. The majority of these oximes form dimeric, R₂² (6), structures but R₃³ (8) and R₄⁴ (12) were also found. C3 chains which were classically claimed as the usual oxime H-bond pattern were rarely observed. They are mostly found in aldoxime structures.