2,2-Bis(4-butoxyphenyl)-1,1,1-trichloroethane

In the structure of the title compound C22H27Cl302, which is the p-butoxyphenyl analogue of the insecticidally active p-methoxyphenyl compound methoxychlor, the dihedral angle between the two phenyl rings is 79.61(11)deg. Present also in the structure is an intramolecular aromatic C-H...Cl interaction [3.361(2)Ang].

1,1,1-Trichloro-2,2-bis(4-ethoxyphenyl)ethane

In the title compound, C18H19Cl3O2, which is the 4-ethoxyphenyl analogue of the insecticidally active 4-methoxyphenyl compound methoxychlor, the dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 60.38(13)deg. An intramolecular aromatic C-H...Cl interaction is present.