(R)-2-Benzyl-4-methyl­pentyl (R)-2-meth­oxy-2-(1-naphth­yl)propionate

Abstract

The relative configuration of the alcohol component in the title ester, C27H32O3, has been assigned as (R) from the known configuration of (R)-(−)-2-meth­oxy-2-(1-naphth­yl)propionic acid [(R)-MαNP acid]. In the crystal structure, the C atom of the methyl group of the MαNP acid lies in the extended plane of the naphthyl ring system [methyl C atom deviates from plane by 0.211 (2) Å; r.m.s. deviation of fitted atoms = 0.0187 Å] and a weak intra­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bond links the naphthyl ring system and the meth­oxy group. These structural properties are similar to those of most MαNP acid esters