Crystal structures of 2-[3,5-bis(bromomethyl)-2,4,6-triethylbenzyl]isoindoline-1,3-dione and 2-{5-(bromomethyl)-3-[(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)methyl]-2,4,6-triethylbenzyl}isoindoline-1,3-dione

The title compounds, C23H25Br2NO2 (1) and C31H29BrN2O4 (2), crystallize in the space group P21/n with two (1-A and 1-B) and one molecules, respectively, in the asymmetric unit of the cell. The molecular conformation of these compounds is stabilized by intramolecular C—H...O hydrogen bonds and C—H...N or C—H...π interactions. The crystal structure of 1 features a relatively strong Br...O=C halogen bond, which is not observed in the case of 2. Both crystal structures are characterized by the presence of C—H...Br hydrogen bonds and numerous intermolecular C—H...O hydrogen-bonding interactions.