Synthesis and structure of benzyl 4-{[4-(hex-yloxy)benzo-yl]-oxy}benzoate.

In the title compound, C27H28O5, the aromatic ring of the 4-hexyl-oxybenzoyl moiety and the central benzoate ring are twisted relative to one another, subtending a dihedral angle of 39.7 (2)°. The pendant benzyl aromatic ring is nearly orthogonal to the central benzoate ring, forming a dihedral angle of 89.3 (2)°. The hex-yloxy chain adopts an extended, approximately all-anti conformation and two short intra-molecular C-H⋯O contacts are observed. In the extended structure, C-H⋯π inter-actions help to consolidate the packing. Hirshfeld surface analysis and the corresponding two-dimensional fingerprint plots indicate that H⋯H contacts constitute the largest contribution to the crystal surface, accounting for 55.4%, followed by C⋯H/H⋯C contacts (22.9%) and O⋯H/H⋯O contacts (16.3%).