Diethyl 4,4'-(3,6-dioxaoctane-1,8-diyl­dioxy)dibenzoate

The title compound, C₂₄H₃₀O₈, was obtained by reaction of ethyl 4-hy­droxy­benzoate with 1,2-dichloro­ethane. The mol­ecule occupies a crystallographic inversion center, with its central ethyl­ene bridge in an anti conformation. The other ethyl­ene bridge has a gauche conformation, with the corresponding O-C-C-O torsion angle being 74.2 (1)°. The benzene rings are almost coplanar with the adjacent eth­oxy­carbonyl groups, with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.078 Å.