2,5-Bis(methoxymethyl)-1,4-dioctyloxybenzene.

The title molecule, C26H46O4, has symmetry. The non-H atoms of the octyloxy and methoxymethyl chains are almost coplanar with the benzene ring. There are weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds and C—H...π-ring interactions in the structure. The molecules are loosely packed in the structure. The unit-cell volume is 20% larger than is expected from the empirical rule pertinent to organic compounds, which states that the unit-cell volume (Å3) is approximately equal to the number of non-H atoms in the unit cell multiplied by 18. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]