The Synthesis and X-Ray Crystal Structure of t-Butyldimethylsilyl 2-[4-{4-(Hex-5-enyloxy)-phenylazo} phenyl]ethyl Ether

Abstract

t-Butyldimethylsilyl 2-[4-{4-(hex-5-enyloxy)phenylazo}phenyl]ethyl ether (1) was synthesized on route to a polysiloxane system with azobenzene pendent groups. Compound (1) produced clear, orange-coloured crystals (space group P ^-1 with aa6·346(2), b 7·602(2),c 28·706(8) Å, α 89·84(2), β 85·17(2), γ 72· 29(2)°, Z 2) which allowed the structure to be determined by X-ray diffraction.