Crystal structures of a series of 6-aryl-1,3-diphenyl-fulvenes.

The synthesis and crystal structures of a series of 6-aryl-fuvlenes (fulvene is 5-methyl-idene-cyclo-penta-1,3-diene) with varying methyl-ation patterns on the 6-phenyl substituent are reported, namely 6-(3-methyl-phen-yl)-1,3-di-phenyl-fulvene (CH), 6-(4-methyl-phen-yl)-1,3-di-phenyl-fulvene (CH), 6-mesityl-3-di-phenyl-fulvene (CH) and 6-(2,3,4,5,6-penta-methyl-phen-yl)-1,3-di-phenyl-fulvene (CH). The bond lengths are typical of those observed in related fulvenes. A network of C-H⋯π ring inter-actions consolidates the packing in each structure.