Methyl 3,5-bis(cyclohexylmethoxy)-benzoate

In the title compound, C22H32O4, the atoms of the methyl ester group and the alkoxy O atoms are all coplanar with the central aromatic ring, with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.008 angstrom. Bonds to the methylene and cyclohexyl groups are also very close to this plane, so that the molecule is essentially flat, apart from the cyclohexyl groups. The mean planes through the cyclohexyl groups are tilted by 30.08 (9) and 36.14 (7)degrees with respect to the central aromatic ring. In the crystal, pairs of molecules linked by C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds form planar units which are stacked along the a axis, with an average interplanar distance of 3.549 (2) angstrom. Stacking appears to be stabilized by further weak C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds.