Structure Systematics of Auxin Herbicides. XXX. The Crystal Structures of (2-Isopropylphenoxy)-acetic Acid, (4-Fluorophenoxy)acetic Acid, (2, 4-Dichloro-5-fluorophenoxy)acetic Acid and (Indol-3-ylthio)acetic Acid

The crystal structures of four analogues of the auxin herbicide series, including inactive examples, have been determined by X-ray diffraction methods. The compounds(2-isopropy1phenoxy)acetic acid (1),(4-fluorophenoxy)acetic acid (2) and(2, 4-dichloro-5-fluorophenoxy)acetic acid (3) are from the phenoxyalkanoic acid series while (indol-3-ylthio)acetic acid (4)is the sulfur analogue of the natural plant hormone indole-3-acetic acid. All examples exist as hydrogen-bonded cyclic dimers[O…O, 2.640(7), 2.62(1), 2.637(4) and 2.665(4) Å for (1)-(4), respectively]. Compounds (1) and (2) are essentially planar while compounds (3) and (4) have side chains anticlinally related to the ring systems, similar to (2, 4-dich1orophenoxy)acetic acid and to indole-3-acetic acid