forthcoming articles

The structure of the title compound completes structural characterization for the family of methyl-2-nitro­aniline isomers. Bond lengths and angles conform to reported values in other methyl-2-nitro­aniline structures, except for the large angle [36.82 (4)°] formed between the phenyl ring and nitro group mean planes, which is due to steric crowding by the neighboring methyl group

The title compound, C₂₀H₁₉F₃O₄, crystallizes with two independent mol­ecules with similar geometry. In both mol­ecules the tetra­hydro­pyran, cyclo­hexene and cyclo­hexane rings of the xanthene moiety adopt half-chair, half-boat and chair conformations, respectively.

The asymmetric unit of the title 3-(4-methyl­phen­yl)-5-phenyl-1,2-thia­zole compound comprises two independent mol­ecules with nearly planar geometries. No classical hydrogen bonds are found in the crystal structure.