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The title compound, C26H8Cl10, was synthesized by high-pressure solvothermal reaction between sodium and carbon tetrachloride. The four fused benzene rings are twisted due to the steric repulsion of overcrowded Cl atoms.

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Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536801010066/ob6051sup1.cif
Contains datablocks global, I

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Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536801010066/ob6051Isup2.hkl
Contains datablock I

CCDC reference: 146317

Key indicators

  • Single-crystal X-ray study
  • T = 293 K
  • Mean [sigma](C-C) = 0.008 Å
  • R factor = 0.066
  • wR factor = 0.124
  • Data-to-parameter ratio = 13.5

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ABSTM_02 Alert C The ratio of expected to reported Tmax/Tmin(RR') is < 0.90 Tmin and Tmax reported: 0.489 0.710 Tmin' and Tmax expected: 0.613 0.710 RR' = 0.798 Please check that your absorption correction is appropriate. RINTA_01 Alert C The value of Rint is greater than 0.10 Rint given 0.101
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Comment top

In order to explore the formation mechanisms of fullerenes by means of trapping a macro amount of fullerene intermediates during their formation, i.e. fullerene fragment molecules, from a discharge system, several methods, such as discharge in liquid chloroform (Huang et al., 1997), glow discharge (Xie et al., 1998) and microwave discharge (Xie et al., 1999), have been developed in our research group in recent years. Using these approaches, a series of perchlorinated fullerene fragments, such as perchlorofluoanthene, C16Cl10, decachlorocoranulene, C20Cl10, have been obtained. Recently, a new perchlorinated compound, (I), was synthesized by solvothermal reaction, another novel approach developed by our group.

Compound (I) is an interesting molecule as its structure is similar to perchlorobenzofluoanthene, C18Cl10, one of the fullerene fragment molecules. On the other hand, (I) is a potential candidate for the study of non-bonding molecular-orbital properties (Murata et al., 1974), other candidates being 6-methyl-6H-benzo[cd]pyrene, 6-methoxycarbonyl-6H-benzo[cd]pyrene and 6-mesyloxyl-6H-benzo[cd]pyrene (Hara & Yamamoto, 1980), which have been synthesized as parent hydrocarbons of benzo[cd]pyrenyl system.

As shown in Fig. 1, four fused benzo rings are twisted due to the steric repulsion of overcrowded Cl atoms. The tolyl group is almost perpendicular to the skeleton plane of the compound. This perpendicular tail tolyl helps to pack the molecules in the crystals.

Experimental top

An appropriate amount of sodium was placed in a stainless-steel autoclave and the autoclave was filled with carbon tetrachloride up to 75% of the total volume. The autoclave was maintained at 573 K for over 40 h and then allowed to cool to room temperature. A dark solid product was collected and extracted with toluene. The extraction was washed with 1 M HCl and then water. The solution was seperated with neutral Al2O3 column chromatography, using cyclohexane as eluant. The first yellow fraction was collected and analyzed with mass spectra. The molecular peak appears at mass charge ratio of 670. It can be concluded that the molecule contains ten Cl atoms from the chlorine isotope distribution pattern of the molecular peak. Crystals of (I) were obtained from the fraction solution. The melting point is 541 K. The other characterizations of (I): mass spectrum for molecular ion peak, m/z: 670; 1H NMR spectral data (500 MHz, CD3Cl): 7.021, 7.005 (d, aromatic protons, 2H); 6.931, 6.915 (d, aromatic protons, 2H);6.553 (s, methenyl, 1H); 2.202 (s, methyl, 3H).

Computing details top

Data collection: SMART1000 (Bruker, 1998); cell refinement: SMART1000; data reduction: SMART1000; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: SMART1000; software used to prepare material for publication: SMART1000.

Figures top
[Figure 1] Fig. 1. The molecular structure of (I) showing 50% probability displacement ellipsoids.
(I) top
Crystal data top
C26H8Cl10Dx = 1.803 Mg m3
Mr = 674.82Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Tetragonal, I41/aCell parameters from 25 reflections
a = 27.0286 (4) Åθ = 7.5–15°
c = 13.6117 (5) ŵ = 1.14 mm1
V = 9944.0 (4) Å3T = 293 K
Z = 16Prism, yellow
F(000) = 53440.42 × 0.32 × 0.30 mm
Data collection top
CCD area-detector
diffractometer
4384 independent reflections
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube2147 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Graphite monochromatorRint = 0.101
ω–2θ scansθmax = 25.0°, θmin = 1.5°
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Blessing, 1995)
h = 1832
Tmin = 0.489, Tmax = 0.710k = 1332
11159 measured reflectionsl = 1216
Refinement top
Refinement on F2Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods
Least-squares matrix: fullSecondary atom site location: difference Fourier map
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.066Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
wR(F2) = 0.125H-atom parameters constrained
S = 1.05 w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0278P)2 + 1.2293P]
where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
4384 reflections(Δ/σ)max < 0.001
325 parametersΔρmax = 0.34 e Å3
0 restraintsΔρmin = 0.32 e Å3
Crystal data top
C26H8Cl10Z = 16
Mr = 674.82Mo Kα radiation
Tetragonal, I41/aµ = 1.14 mm1
a = 27.0286 (4) ÅT = 293 K
c = 13.6117 (5) Å0.42 × 0.32 × 0.30 mm
V = 9944.0 (4) Å3
Data collection top
CCD area-detector
diffractometer
4384 independent reflections
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Blessing, 1995)
2147 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Tmin = 0.489, Tmax = 0.710Rint = 0.101
11159 measured reflections
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.0660 restraints
wR(F2) = 0.125H-atom parameters constrained
S = 1.05Δρmax = 0.34 e Å3
4384 reflectionsΔρmin = 0.32 e Å3
325 parameters
Special details top

Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes.

Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors. R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger.

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/Ueq
Cl10.44280 (6)0.77467 (6)0.13873 (14)0.0593 (5)
Cl20.40668 (6)0.77314 (6)0.34579 (13)0.0574 (5)
Cl30.34681 (7)0.71158 (6)0.48574 (13)0.0625 (5)
Cl40.23640 (6)0.69274 (6)0.51023 (12)0.0584 (5)
Cl50.17302 (5)0.66057 (6)0.33452 (12)0.0488 (5)
Cl60.14928 (6)0.65079 (6)0.02836 (13)0.0508 (5)
Cl70.18900 (6)0.67100 (7)0.23623 (13)0.0637 (5)
Cl80.29831 (7)0.69385 (6)0.27097 (13)0.0666 (6)
Cl90.39512 (7)0.65844 (7)0.18139 (14)0.0752 (6)
Cl100.45723 (6)0.69054 (7)0.00900 (14)0.0660 (6)
C10.3954 (2)0.7349 (2)0.1695 (5)0.0380 (17)
C20.3772 (2)0.7357 (2)0.2613 (5)0.0388 (16)
C30.3106 (2)0.70698 (19)0.3809 (4)0.0373 (16)
C40.2616 (2)0.6943 (2)0.3944 (4)0.0355 (15)
C50.2331 (2)0.6795 (2)0.3137 (5)0.0350 (16)
C60.2242 (2)0.65339 (18)0.1379 (4)0.0296 (14)
C70.2119 (2)0.6641 (2)0.0435 (5)0.0354 (15)
C80.2291 (2)0.6723 (2)0.1382 (5)0.0429 (17)
C90.2794 (2)0.6800 (2)0.1533 (4)0.0421 (17)
C100.3655 (2)0.6821 (2)0.0790 (5)0.0426 (17)
C110.3935 (2)0.6962 (2)0.0010 (5)0.0434 (17)
C120.3715 (2)0.7079 (2)0.0914 (5)0.0333 (15)
C130.3310 (2)0.71196 (19)0.2853 (4)0.0319 (15)
C140.2528 (2)0.67773 (19)0.2203 (5)0.0310 (15)
C150.2421 (2)0.66741 (19)0.0375 (4)0.0322 (15)
C160.3119 (2)0.6813 (2)0.0728 (5)0.0383 (16)
C170.2925 (2)0.67929 (19)0.0232 (4)0.0331 (15)
C180.3220 (2)0.69307 (18)0.1062 (4)0.0307 (15)
C190.3018 (2)0.69459 (18)0.2052 (4)0.0287 (14)
C200.2269 (2)0.5971 (2)0.1490 (4)0.0322 (15)
C210.1845 (2)0.5686 (2)0.1584 (5)0.0467 (18)
C220.1872 (2)0.5176 (2)0.1676 (5)0.0488 (19)
C230.2327 (3)0.4936 (2)0.1687 (5)0.0483 (18)
C240.2745 (2)0.5224 (2)0.1605 (5)0.0498 (18)
C250.2716 (2)0.5726 (2)0.1500 (4)0.0406 (17)
C260.2353 (3)0.4378 (2)0.1787 (5)0.079 (3)
H6A0.18940.66340.14350.035*
H22A0.15830.49920.17300.059*
H21A0.15370.58390.15850.056*
H24A0.30540.50730.16210.060*
H25A0.30070.59080.14340.049*
H26A0.26930.42750.17820.118*
H26B0.22020.42800.23950.118*
H26C0.21810.42270.12490.118*
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
Cl10.0422 (10)0.0609 (12)0.0750 (15)0.0132 (9)0.0051 (9)0.0051 (10)
Cl20.0592 (11)0.0577 (11)0.0551 (13)0.0102 (9)0.0136 (9)0.0139 (10)
Cl30.0760 (13)0.0727 (12)0.0387 (12)0.0092 (10)0.0194 (10)0.0008 (10)
Cl40.0767 (13)0.0668 (12)0.0316 (11)0.0012 (10)0.0079 (9)0.0009 (9)
Cl50.0407 (10)0.0620 (11)0.0435 (11)0.0056 (8)0.0081 (8)0.0073 (9)
Cl60.0439 (10)0.0561 (11)0.0525 (12)0.0011 (8)0.0130 (9)0.0079 (9)
Cl70.0745 (13)0.0764 (13)0.0404 (12)0.0019 (11)0.0241 (10)0.0024 (10)
Cl80.0931 (15)0.0762 (13)0.0305 (11)0.0084 (11)0.0000 (10)0.0078 (10)
Cl90.0700 (13)0.1053 (16)0.0503 (14)0.0032 (12)0.0205 (11)0.0156 (12)
Cl100.0401 (10)0.0869 (14)0.0709 (15)0.0007 (10)0.0141 (10)0.0158 (11)
C10.028 (4)0.035 (4)0.051 (5)0.001 (3)0.001 (3)0.001 (3)
C20.039 (4)0.035 (4)0.043 (5)0.002 (3)0.010 (3)0.004 (3)
C30.053 (4)0.030 (4)0.029 (4)0.003 (3)0.015 (3)0.002 (3)
C40.054 (4)0.034 (4)0.018 (4)0.006 (3)0.002 (3)0.000 (3)
C50.034 (4)0.037 (4)0.034 (4)0.000 (3)0.001 (3)0.007 (3)
C60.028 (3)0.030 (3)0.031 (4)0.002 (3)0.003 (3)0.004 (3)
C70.038 (4)0.030 (4)0.038 (5)0.000 (3)0.006 (3)0.001 (3)
C80.063 (5)0.035 (4)0.031 (5)0.006 (3)0.018 (4)0.003 (3)
C90.064 (5)0.040 (4)0.022 (4)0.000 (4)0.000 (4)0.002 (3)
C100.051 (5)0.043 (4)0.033 (5)0.001 (3)0.015 (4)0.001 (3)
C110.044 (4)0.045 (4)0.041 (5)0.000 (3)0.000 (4)0.000 (4)
C120.031 (4)0.036 (4)0.032 (4)0.001 (3)0.001 (3)0.003 (3)
C130.040 (4)0.027 (3)0.029 (4)0.002 (3)0.007 (3)0.001 (3)
C140.030 (4)0.025 (3)0.039 (5)0.009 (3)0.003 (3)0.004 (3)
C150.039 (4)0.029 (3)0.028 (4)0.006 (3)0.002 (3)0.001 (3)
C160.054 (4)0.033 (4)0.028 (4)0.003 (3)0.005 (4)0.000 (3)
C170.042 (4)0.031 (3)0.026 (4)0.002 (3)0.004 (3)0.002 (3)
C180.036 (4)0.022 (3)0.034 (4)0.001 (3)0.005 (3)0.002 (3)
C190.036 (4)0.023 (3)0.027 (4)0.005 (3)0.008 (3)0.002 (3)
C200.032 (4)0.032 (3)0.033 (4)0.003 (3)0.003 (3)0.008 (3)
C210.039 (4)0.050 (5)0.051 (5)0.002 (4)0.004 (3)0.005 (4)
C220.047 (5)0.052 (5)0.048 (5)0.029 (4)0.004 (4)0.007 (4)
C230.072 (5)0.039 (4)0.034 (5)0.007 (4)0.010 (4)0.000 (3)
C240.050 (4)0.050 (5)0.049 (5)0.004 (4)0.009 (4)0.001 (4)
C250.042 (4)0.035 (4)0.044 (5)0.002 (3)0.004 (3)0.003 (3)
C260.131 (7)0.036 (4)0.069 (6)0.005 (4)0.027 (5)0.003 (4)
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Cl1—C11.725 (6)C10—C111.358 (8)
Cl2—C21.727 (6)C10—C161.450 (8)
Cl3—C31.736 (6)C11—C121.428 (8)
Cl4—C41.718 (6)C12—C181.410 (7)
Cl5—C51.725 (6)C13—C191.426 (7)
Cl6—C71.742 (6)C14—C191.415 (7)
Cl7—C81.720 (6)C15—C171.414 (7)
Cl8—C91.722 (6)C16—C171.410 (8)
Cl9—C101.730 (6)C17—C181.432 (7)
Cl10—C111.732 (6)C18—C191.456 (7)
C1—C21.343 (8)C20—C251.378 (7)
C1—C121.441 (8)C20—C211.388 (7)
C2—C131.441 (7)C21—C221.386 (7)
C3—C41.379 (7)C21—H21A0.9300
C3—C131.420 (8)C22—C231.390 (8)
C4—C51.401 (7)C22—H22A0.9300
C5—C141.380 (7)C23—C241.376 (8)
C6—C151.498 (7)C23—C261.515 (7)
C6—C141.513 (7)C24—C251.367 (7)
C6—C201.530 (7)C24—H24A0.9300
C6—H6A0.9800C25—H25A0.9300
C7—C151.375 (7)C26—H26A0.9600
C7—C81.388 (8)C26—H26B0.9600
C8—C91.390 (8)C26—H26C0.9600
C9—C161.406 (8)
C2—C1—C12122.0 (5)C5—C14—C19118.9 (5)
C2—C1—Cl1119.2 (5)C5—C14—C6120.1 (5)
C12—C1—Cl1118.0 (5)C19—C14—C6120.7 (5)
C1—C2—C13121.4 (5)C7—C15—C17118.5 (6)
C1—C2—Cl2117.4 (5)C7—C15—C6121.5 (5)
C13—C2—Cl2120.7 (5)C17—C15—C6119.7 (5)
C4—C3—C13121.3 (5)C9—C16—C17119.2 (6)
C4—C3—Cl3116.7 (5)C9—C16—C10125.5 (6)
C13—C3—Cl3121.8 (5)C17—C16—C10115.2 (6)
C3—C4—C5119.7 (5)C16—C17—C15119.7 (6)
C3—C4—Cl4120.6 (5)C16—C17—C18120.9 (5)
C5—C4—Cl4119.6 (5)C15—C17—C18119.2 (6)
C14—C5—C4121.3 (5)C12—C18—C17119.3 (6)
C14—C5—Cl5120.3 (5)C12—C18—C19118.8 (5)
C4—C5—Cl5118.3 (5)C17—C18—C19121.8 (5)
C15—C6—C14113.6 (5)C14—C19—C13120.9 (6)
C15—C6—C20109.0 (4)C14—C19—C18118.5 (5)
C14—C6—C20109.5 (4)C13—C19—C18120.5 (5)
C15—C6—H6A108.2C25—C20—C21117.2 (5)
C14—C6—H6A108.2C25—C20—C6121.4 (5)
C20—C6—H6A108.2C21—C20—C6121.4 (5)
C15—C7—C8122.3 (6)C22—C21—C20121.1 (5)
C15—C7—Cl6119.7 (5)C22—C21—H21A119.4
C8—C7—Cl6118.0 (5)C20—C21—H21A119.4
C7—C8—C9119.3 (6)C21—C22—C23120.8 (6)
C7—C8—Cl7120.4 (5)C21—C22—H22A119.6
C9—C8—Cl7120.2 (5)C23—C22—H22A119.6
C8—C9—C16120.0 (6)C24—C23—C22117.5 (6)
C8—C9—Cl8117.5 (5)C24—C23—C26122.2 (6)
C16—C9—Cl8122.2 (5)C22—C23—C26120.4 (6)
C11—C10—C16121.1 (6)C25—C24—C23121.6 (6)
C11—C10—Cl9118.4 (5)C25—C24—H24A119.2
C16—C10—Cl9120.2 (5)C23—C24—H24A119.2
C10—C11—C12121.2 (6)C24—C25—C20121.9 (6)
C10—C11—Cl10118.8 (5)C24—C25—H25A119.1
C12—C11—Cl10119.3 (5)C20—C25—H25A119.1
C18—C12—C11117.3 (5)C23—C26—H26A109.5
C18—C12—C1117.6 (6)C23—C26—H26B109.5
C11—C12—C1125.1 (6)H26A—C26—H26B109.5
C3—C13—C19117.0 (5)C23—C26—H26C109.5
C3—C13—C2125.9 (6)H26A—C26—H26C109.5
C19—C13—C2117.0 (6)H26B—C26—H26C109.5

Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formulaC26H8Cl10
Mr674.82
Crystal system, space groupTetragonal, I41/a
Temperature (K)293
a, c (Å)27.0286 (4), 13.6117 (5)
V3)9944.0 (4)
Z16
Radiation typeMo Kα
µ (mm1)1.14
Crystal size (mm)0.42 × 0.32 × 0.30
Data collection
DiffractometerCCD area-detector
diffractometer
Absorption correctionMulti-scan
(SADABS; Blessing, 1995)
Tmin, Tmax0.489, 0.710
No. of measured, independent and
observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections
11159, 4384, 2147
Rint0.101
(sin θ/λ)max1)0.596
Refinement
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S 0.066, 0.125, 1.05
No. of reflections4384
No. of parameters325
H-atom treatmentH-atom parameters constrained
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å3)0.34, 0.32

Computer programs: SMART1000 (Bruker, 1998), SMART1000, SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997).

Selected geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Cl1—C11.725 (6)C2—C131.441 (7)
Cl2—C21.727 (6)C3—C131.420 (8)
Cl4—C41.718 (6)C6—C151.498 (7)
Cl5—C51.725 (6)C6—C141.513 (7)
Cl6—C71.742 (6)C6—C201.530 (7)
Cl7—C81.720 (6)C11—C121.428 (8)
Cl8—C91.722 (6)C12—C181.410 (7)
Cl9—C101.730 (6)C13—C191.426 (7)
Cl10—C111.732 (6)C17—C181.432 (7)
C1—C121.441 (8)C18—C191.456 (7)
C2—C1—C12122.0 (5)C14—C6—C20109.5 (4)
C2—C1—Cl1119.2 (5)C18—C12—C11117.3 (5)
C12—C1—Cl1118.0 (5)C18—C12—C1117.6 (6)
C1—C2—C13121.4 (5)C11—C12—C1125.1 (6)
C1—C2—Cl2117.4 (5)C5—C14—C19118.9 (5)
C13—C2—Cl2120.7 (5)C5—C14—C6120.1 (5)
C15—C6—C14113.6 (5)C19—C14—C6120.7 (5)
C15—C6—C20109.0 (4)
 

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