Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, o3681 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807037403 ]
The title compound, C15H25Cl, was semi-synthesized from natural essential oils of Cedrus atlantica. The stereochemistry has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The asymmetric unit contains two chemically identical molecules. Each is built up from two fused six- and seven-membered rings. In both molecules, the six-membered ring has a perfect chair conformation, whereas the seven-membered ring displays a twist-chair conformation. In one molecule, the seven-membered ring is partially disordered with a site-occupancy ratio of 0.52:0.48.
1 g (4.16 mmol) of compound (A) was dissolved in 15 ml of methanol. The mixture was heated until total dissolution, and then left resting at 0°C for 1 h. All this allowed us, after filtering under reduced pressure, to prepare (1S,3R,6S)-3-chloro-trans-himachalene, (I) in 84% yield. Suitable crystals were obtained by evaporation of a hexane solution at 277 K. m.p. = 325–326 K (hexane); Spectroscopic analysis: 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3) δ (p.p.m.):1.63 (3H12, s), 4.65, 4.67 (Ha-13, Hb-13, 2 s), 0.80, 0.90 (3H14, 3H15, 2 s); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ (p.p.m.): 47.9 (C-1), 43.0 (C-2), 72.0 (C-3), 42.9 (C-4), 24.4 (C-5), 43.3 (C-6), 155.9 (C-7), 41.5 (C-8), 32.9 (C-9), 31.7 (C-10) 43.4 (C-11), 34.7 (C-12), 110.5 (C-13), 30.2 (C-14), 22.3 (C-15).
All H atoms were fixed geometrically and treated as riding with C—H = 0.99 Å (CH2), 1.0 Å(CH) or 0.98 Å (CH3) with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(CH, CH2) or Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(CH3).
Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2006); cell refinement: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2006); data reduction: CrysAlis RED; program(s) used to solve structure: SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996) and ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
| C15H25Cl | F000 = 1056 |
| Mr = 240.80 | Dx = 1.134 Mg m−3 |
| Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation λ = 0.71073 Å |
| Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 3489 reflections |
| a = 6.0470 (2) Å | θ = 2.7–32.1º |
| b = 15.7158 (7) Å | µ = 0.25 mm−1 |
| c = 29.6845 (12) Å | T = 180 (2) K |
| V = 2821.02 (19) Å3 | Prism, colourless |
| Z = 8 | 0.65 × 0.24 × 0.21 mm |
| Oxford Diffraction CCD Xcalibur diffractometer | 6222 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3666 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Monochromator: graphite | Rint = 0.047 |
| Detector resolution: 8.2632 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.1º |
| T = 180(2) K | θmin = 2.7º |
| ω and φ scans | h = −7→5 |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2006) | k = −20→20 |
| Tmin = 0.756, Tmax = 1.000 | l = −38→38 |
| 23369 measured reflections |
| Refinement on F2 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
| Least-squares matrix: full | H-atom parameters constrained |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.044 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0662P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| wR(F2) = 0.132 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
| S = 1.01 | Δρmax = 0.41 e Å−3 |
| 6222 reflections | Δρmin = −0.39 e Å−3 |
| 294 parameters | Extinction correction: none |
| 15 restraints | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), based on 2652 Friedel pairs |
| Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Flack parameter: −0.11 (7) |
| Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
| C15H25Cl | V = 2821.02 (19) Å3 |
| Mr = 240.80 | Z = 8 |
| Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα |
| a = 6.0470 (2) Å | µ = 0.25 mm−1 |
| b = 15.7158 (7) Å | T = 180 (2) K |
| c = 29.6845 (12) Å | 0.65 × 0.24 × 0.21 mm |
| Oxford Diffraction CCD Xcalibur diffractometer | 6222 independent reflections |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2006) | 3666 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Tmin = 0.756, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.047 |
| 23369 measured reflections |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.044 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.132 | Δρmax = 0.41 e Å−3 |
| S = 1.01 | Δρmin = −0.39 e Å−3 |
| 6222 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), based on 2652 Friedel pairs |
| 294 parameters | Flack parameter: −0.11 (7) |
| 15 restraints |
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) | |
| Cl2 | 0.17012 (12) | −0.00184 (5) | 0.82920 (3) | 0.0474 (2) | |
| C1 | 0.5574 (5) | 0.12081 (18) | 0.87157 (9) | 0.0324 (7) | |
| H1 | 0.4003 | 0.1220 | 0.8820 | 0.039* | |
| C2 | 0.5564 (5) | 0.08395 (17) | 0.82356 (9) | 0.0340 (7) | |
| H21 | 0.4669 | 0.1220 | 0.8042 | 0.041* | |
| H22 | 0.7098 | 0.0852 | 0.8119 | 0.041* | |
| C3 | 0.4693 (4) | −0.00486 (19) | 0.81847 (10) | 0.0341 (7) | |
| C4 | 0.5669 (5) | −0.06490 (19) | 0.85311 (10) | 0.0394 (8) | |
| H41 | 0.7214 | −0.0782 | 0.8446 | 0.047* | |
| H42 | 0.4822 | −0.1188 | 0.8528 | 0.047* | |
| C5 | 0.5647 (5) | −0.02863 (17) | 0.90055 (10) | 0.0383 (8) | |
| H51 | 0.6399 | −0.0686 | 0.9213 | 0.046* | |
| H52 | 0.4099 | −0.0220 | 0.9108 | 0.046* | |
| C6 | 0.6811 (5) | 0.05764 (18) | 0.90211 (9) | 0.0335 (7) | |
| H6 | 0.8301 | 0.0490 | 0.8882 | 0.040* | |
| C7 | 0.7212 (6) | 0.0838 (2) | 0.95016 (11) | 0.0456 (9) | |
| C8 | 0.5674 (8) | 0.1440 (2) | 0.97280 (11) | 0.0621 (11) | |
| H81 | 0.5793 | 0.1370 | 1.0059 | 0.075* | |
| H82 | 0.4135 | 0.1306 | 0.9639 | 0.075* | |
| C9 | 0.6195 (10) | 0.2348 (2) | 0.96037 (12) | 0.0794 (14) | |
| H91 | 0.5466 | 0.2727 | 0.9825 | 0.095* | |
| H92 | 0.7810 | 0.2434 | 0.9633 | 0.095* | |
| C10 | 0.5521 (7) | 0.2611 (2) | 0.91505 (12) | 0.0606 (11) | |
| H10A | 0.5904 | 0.3221 | 0.9119 | 0.073* | |
| H10B | 0.3889 | 0.2571 | 0.9137 | 0.073* | |
| C11 | 0.6439 (5) | 0.21461 (19) | 0.87306 (10) | 0.0369 (7) | |
| C12 | 0.4969 (6) | −0.0370 (2) | 0.77094 (10) | 0.0480 (9) | |
| H12A | 0.4188 | 0.0010 | 0.7501 | 0.072* | |
| H12B | 0.4353 | −0.0945 | 0.7686 | 0.072* | |
| H12C | 0.6544 | −0.0383 | 0.7632 | 0.072* | |
| C13 | 0.8968 (8) | 0.0533 (2) | 0.97185 (13) | 0.0701 (12) | |
| H13A | 0.9248 | 0.0700 | 1.0021 | 0.084* | |
| H13B | 0.9941 | 0.0148 | 0.9571 | 0.084* | |
| C14 | 0.5492 (6) | 0.2663 (2) | 0.83362 (12) | 0.0525 (9) | |
| H14A | 0.5889 | 0.3264 | 0.8373 | 0.079* | |
| H14B | 0.3878 | 0.2607 | 0.8332 | 0.079* | |
| H14C | 0.6104 | 0.2450 | 0.8052 | 0.079* | |
| C15 | 0.8931 (5) | 0.2188 (2) | 0.87064 (13) | 0.0588 (10) | |
| H15A | 0.9445 | 0.1878 | 0.8440 | 0.088* | |
| H15B | 0.9565 | 0.1928 | 0.8977 | 0.088* | |
| H15C | 0.9400 | 0.2783 | 0.8686 | 0.088* | |
| Cl1A | 0.61711 (12) | 0.71053 (6) | 0.79807 (3) | 0.0478 (2) | |
| C2A | 1.0131 (5) | 0.73751 (18) | 0.83943 (9) | 0.0317 (7) | |
| H2A1 | 0.9427 | 0.7910 | 0.8496 | 0.038* | |
| H2A2 | 1.1734 | 0.7487 | 0.8361 | 0.038* | |
| C3A | 0.9197 (4) | 0.7146 (2) | 0.79321 (9) | 0.0367 (7) | |
| C4A | 0.9978 (5) | 0.6273 (2) | 0.77819 (10) | 0.0448 (9) | |
| H4A1 | 0.9157 | 0.6106 | 0.7507 | 0.054* | |
| H4A2 | 1.1567 | 0.6305 | 0.7703 | 0.054* | |
| C5A | 0.9659 (6) | 0.5603 (2) | 0.81364 (10) | 0.0464 (9) | |
| H5A1 | 1.0302 | 0.5061 | 0.8029 | 0.056* | |
| H5A2 | 0.8056 | 0.5513 | 0.8185 | 0.056* | |
| C6A | 1.0739 (5) | 0.58486 (18) | 0.85846 (10) | 0.0371 (8) | |
| H6A | 1.2356 | 0.5927 | 0.8528 | 0.044* | |
| C7A | 1.0477 (6) | 0.5107 (2) | 0.89092 (12) | 0.0518 (9) | |
| C8A | 0.8830 (13) | 0.5086 (7) | 0.9265 (2) | 0.0495 (10) | 0.52 |
| H8A1 | 0.8651 | 0.4490 | 0.9367 | 0.059* | 0.52 |
| H8A2 | 0.7396 | 0.5274 | 0.9138 | 0.059* | 0.52 |
| C9A | 0.9364 (13) | 0.5634 (4) | 0.9670 (2) | 0.0495 (10) | 0.52 |
| H9A1 | 0.8307 | 0.5491 | 0.9913 | 0.059* | 0.52 |
| H9A2 | 1.0861 | 0.5481 | 0.9778 | 0.059* | 0.52 |
| C10A | 0.9295 (12) | 0.6582 (4) | 0.9596 (2) | 0.0495 (10) | 0.52 |
| H10C | 0.9698 | 0.6856 | 0.9885 | 0.059* | 0.52 |
| H10D | 0.7737 | 0.6736 | 0.9534 | 0.059* | 0.52 |
| C11A | 1.0726 (5) | 0.70010 (18) | 0.92240 (9) | 0.0325 (7) | |
| C14A | 1.3124 (11) | 0.6824 (4) | 0.9264 (3) | 0.0462 (13) | 0.52 |
| H14D | 1.3924 | 0.7134 | 0.9028 | 0.069* | 0.52 |
| H14E | 1.3385 | 0.6212 | 0.9229 | 0.069* | 0.52 |
| H14F | 1.3649 | 0.7010 | 0.9560 | 0.069* | 0.52 |
| C15A | 1.0291 (11) | 0.7947 (5) | 0.9304 (3) | 0.0462 (13) | 0.52 |
| H15D | 1.0688 | 0.8094 | 0.9614 | 0.069* | 0.52 |
| H15E | 0.8720 | 0.8069 | 0.9254 | 0.069* | 0.52 |
| H15F | 1.1185 | 0.8285 | 0.9095 | 0.069* | 0.52 |
| C1A | 0.9818 (5) | 0.67051 (17) | 0.87616 (9) | 0.0287 (7) | |
| H1A | 0.8187 | 0.6627 | 0.8799 | 0.034* | |
| C8B | 0.8358 (14) | 0.5152 (7) | 0.9182 (3) | 0.0495 (10) | 0.48 |
| H8B1 | 0.7978 | 0.4578 | 0.9296 | 0.059* | 0.48 |
| H8B2 | 0.7132 | 0.5349 | 0.8987 | 0.059* | 0.48 |
| C9B | 0.8644 (13) | 0.5785 (5) | 0.9593 (3) | 0.0495 (10) | 0.48 |
| H9B1 | 0.7345 | 0.6168 | 0.9598 | 0.059* | 0.48 |
| H9B2 | 0.8606 | 0.5445 | 0.9874 | 0.059* | 0.48 |
| C10B | 1.0686 (13) | 0.6326 (4) | 0.9603 (2) | 0.0495 (10) | 0.48 |
| H10E | 1.2002 | 0.5956 | 0.9574 | 0.059* | 0.48 |
| H10F | 1.0776 | 0.6618 | 0.9898 | 0.059* | 0.48 |
| C14B | 1.3206 (12) | 0.7264 (5) | 0.9206 (3) | 0.0462 (13) | 0.48 |
| H14G | 1.3760 | 0.7349 | 0.9513 | 0.069* | 0.48 |
| H14H | 1.3356 | 0.7795 | 0.9035 | 0.069* | 0.48 |
| H14I | 1.4063 | 0.6815 | 0.9058 | 0.069* | 0.48 |
| C15B | 0.9445 (12) | 0.7763 (5) | 0.9386 (3) | 0.0462 (13) | 0.48 |
| H15G | 1.0012 | 0.7942 | 0.9681 | 0.069* | 0.48 |
| H15H | 0.7877 | 0.7614 | 0.9414 | 0.069* | 0.48 |
| H15I | 0.9611 | 0.8230 | 0.9170 | 0.069* | 0.48 |
| C12A | 0.9693 (6) | 0.7850 (2) | 0.75919 (11) | 0.0520 (9) | |
| H12D | 1.1293 | 0.7885 | 0.7543 | 0.078* | |
| H12E | 0.9152 | 0.8395 | 0.7709 | 0.078* | |
| H12F | 0.8953 | 0.7722 | 0.7306 | 0.078* | |
| C13A | 1.1925 (9) | 0.4474 (2) | 0.88913 (15) | 0.0889 (16) | |
| H13C | 1.1861 | 0.4028 | 0.9107 | 0.107* | |
| H13D | 1.3026 | 0.4467 | 0.8663 | 0.107* |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| Cl2 | 0.0276 (4) | 0.0498 (5) | 0.0649 (5) | −0.0004 (4) | 0.0030 (4) | −0.0004 (4) |
| C1 | 0.0256 (16) | 0.0303 (16) | 0.0412 (17) | 0.0049 (14) | 0.0028 (14) | 0.0051 (14) |
| C2 | 0.0289 (16) | 0.0327 (16) | 0.0403 (17) | 0.0018 (14) | 0.0020 (14) | 0.0068 (14) |
| C3 | 0.0228 (14) | 0.0345 (16) | 0.0449 (17) | 0.0037 (15) | 0.0040 (13) | 0.0004 (15) |
| C4 | 0.0344 (18) | 0.0306 (16) | 0.0532 (19) | 0.0034 (15) | 0.0054 (16) | −0.0015 (15) |
| C5 | 0.0431 (19) | 0.0285 (16) | 0.0432 (18) | 0.0067 (15) | 0.0044 (16) | 0.0083 (14) |
| C6 | 0.0263 (15) | 0.0369 (17) | 0.0372 (16) | 0.0071 (15) | 0.0050 (14) | 0.0029 (14) |
| C7 | 0.051 (2) | 0.0402 (19) | 0.046 (2) | 0.0000 (17) | −0.0070 (18) | 0.0090 (16) |
| C8 | 0.094 (3) | 0.051 (2) | 0.041 (2) | 0.010 (2) | 0.013 (2) | −0.0008 (17) |
| C9 | 0.127 (4) | 0.053 (2) | 0.059 (3) | 0.018 (3) | 0.013 (3) | −0.005 (2) |
| C10 | 0.077 (3) | 0.0359 (19) | 0.068 (2) | −0.003 (2) | −0.007 (2) | −0.0039 (18) |
| C11 | 0.0292 (16) | 0.0320 (16) | 0.0495 (18) | 0.0028 (15) | 0.0000 (15) | 0.0026 (15) |
| C12 | 0.051 (2) | 0.047 (2) | 0.0461 (19) | 0.0050 (18) | 0.0036 (18) | −0.0039 (16) |
| C13 | 0.089 (3) | 0.060 (2) | 0.061 (2) | 0.010 (3) | −0.026 (2) | 0.002 (2) |
| C14 | 0.056 (2) | 0.0362 (18) | 0.065 (2) | −0.0034 (17) | −0.003 (2) | 0.0113 (17) |
| C15 | 0.0369 (19) | 0.044 (2) | 0.096 (3) | −0.0079 (18) | −0.005 (2) | 0.011 (2) |
| Cl1A | 0.0273 (4) | 0.0734 (6) | 0.0428 (4) | 0.0024 (4) | −0.0038 (4) | −0.0059 (4) |
| C2A | 0.0239 (15) | 0.0372 (16) | 0.0340 (16) | −0.0006 (13) | 0.0011 (13) | −0.0088 (13) |
| C3A | 0.0222 (14) | 0.054 (2) | 0.0334 (16) | −0.0012 (16) | 0.0013 (13) | −0.0075 (16) |
| C4A | 0.0354 (18) | 0.062 (2) | 0.0371 (17) | 0.0020 (18) | 0.0024 (16) | −0.0217 (17) |
| C5A | 0.044 (2) | 0.0458 (19) | 0.049 (2) | −0.0010 (17) | −0.0041 (16) | −0.0180 (17) |
| C6A | 0.0301 (17) | 0.0368 (18) | 0.0442 (18) | 0.0043 (15) | 0.0017 (15) | −0.0124 (15) |
| C7A | 0.062 (2) | 0.0309 (18) | 0.062 (2) | 0.0065 (19) | −0.026 (2) | −0.0100 (17) |
| C8A | 0.051 (3) | 0.056 (2) | 0.0415 (17) | −0.005 (2) | −0.0182 (18) | 0.0160 (15) |
| C9A | 0.051 (3) | 0.056 (2) | 0.0415 (17) | −0.005 (2) | −0.0182 (18) | 0.0160 (15) |
| C10A | 0.051 (3) | 0.056 (2) | 0.0415 (17) | −0.005 (2) | −0.0182 (18) | 0.0160 (15) |
| C11A | 0.0317 (16) | 0.0375 (17) | 0.0283 (15) | 0.0021 (15) | −0.0019 (13) | −0.0042 (13) |
| C14A | 0.037 (2) | 0.050 (3) | 0.051 (2) | 0.011 (3) | −0.0151 (18) | −0.023 (2) |
| C15A | 0.037 (2) | 0.050 (3) | 0.051 (2) | 0.011 (3) | −0.0151 (18) | −0.023 (2) |
| C1A | 0.0210 (14) | 0.0341 (16) | 0.0310 (15) | 0.0010 (13) | 0.0014 (13) | −0.0045 (13) |
| C8B | 0.051 (3) | 0.056 (2) | 0.0415 (17) | −0.005 (2) | −0.0182 (18) | 0.0160 (15) |
| C9B | 0.051 (3) | 0.056 (2) | 0.0415 (17) | −0.005 (2) | −0.0182 (18) | 0.0160 (15) |
| C10B | 0.051 (3) | 0.056 (2) | 0.0415 (17) | −0.005 (2) | −0.0182 (18) | 0.0160 (15) |
| C14B | 0.037 (2) | 0.050 (3) | 0.051 (2) | 0.011 (3) | −0.0151 (18) | −0.023 (2) |
| C15B | 0.037 (2) | 0.050 (3) | 0.051 (2) | 0.011 (3) | −0.0151 (18) | −0.023 (2) |
| C12A | 0.044 (2) | 0.071 (2) | 0.0409 (19) | 0.000 (2) | 0.0039 (16) | 0.0043 (18) |
| C13A | 0.129 (4) | 0.050 (2) | 0.087 (3) | 0.035 (3) | −0.033 (3) | −0.014 (2) |
| Cl2—C3 | 1.838 (3) | C4A—H4A2 | 0.9900 |
| C1—C2 | 1.538 (4) | C5A—C6A | 1.531 (4) |
| C1—C6 | 1.538 (4) | C5A—H5A1 | 0.9900 |
| C1—C11 | 1.565 (4) | C5A—H5A2 | 0.9900 |
| C1—H1 | 1.0000 | C6A—C7A | 1.521 (4) |
| C2—C3 | 1.499 (4) | C6A—C1A | 1.549 (4) |
| C2—H21 | 0.9900 | C6A—H6A | 1.0000 |
| C2—H22 | 0.9900 | C7A—C13A | 1.326 (5) |
| C3—C12 | 1.508 (4) | C7A—C8A | 1.451 (9) |
| C3—C4 | 1.515 (4) | C7A—C8B | 1.518 (10) |
| C4—C5 | 1.519 (4) | C8A—C9A | 1.515 (8) |
| C4—H41 | 0.9900 | C8A—H8A1 | 0.9900 |
| C4—H42 | 0.9900 | C8A—H8A2 | 0.9900 |
| C5—C6 | 1.528 (4) | C9A—C10A | 1.507 (9) |
| C5—H51 | 0.9900 | C9A—H9A1 | 0.9900 |
| C5—H52 | 0.9900 | C9A—H9A2 | 0.9900 |
| C6—C7 | 1.504 (4) | C10A—C11A | 1.549 (7) |
| C6—H6 | 1.0000 | C10A—H10C | 0.9900 |
| C7—C13 | 1.331 (5) | C10A—H10D | 0.9900 |
| C7—C8 | 1.488 (5) | C11A—C14A | 1.481 (7) |
| C8—C9 | 1.507 (5) | C11A—C15B | 1.506 (8) |
| C8—H81 | 0.9900 | C11A—C15A | 1.528 (7) |
| C8—H82 | 0.9900 | C11A—C10B | 1.547 (6) |
| C9—C10 | 1.465 (5) | C11A—C1A | 1.550 (4) |
| C9—H91 | 0.9900 | C11A—C14B | 1.557 (8) |
| C9—H92 | 0.9900 | C14A—H14D | 0.9800 |
| C10—C11 | 1.548 (4) | C14A—H14E | 0.9800 |
| C10—H10A | 0.9900 | C14A—H14F | 0.9800 |
| C10—H10B | 0.9900 | C15A—H15D | 0.9800 |
| C11—C15 | 1.510 (4) | C15A—H15E | 0.9800 |
| C11—C14 | 1.536 (4) | C15A—H15F | 0.9800 |
| C12—H12A | 0.9800 | C1A—H1A | 1.0000 |
| C12—H12B | 0.9800 | C8B—C9B | 1.583 (9) |
| C12—H12C | 0.9800 | C8B—H8B1 | 0.9900 |
| C13—H13A | 0.9500 | C8B—H8B2 | 0.9900 |
| C13—H13B | 0.9500 | C9B—C10B | 1.500 (10) |
| C14—H14A | 0.9800 | C9B—H9B1 | 0.9900 |
| C14—H14B | 0.9800 | C9B—H9B2 | 0.9900 |
| C14—H14C | 0.9800 | C10B—H10E | 0.9900 |
| C15—H15A | 0.9800 | C10B—H10F | 0.9900 |
| C15—H15B | 0.9800 | C14B—H14G | 0.9800 |
| C15—H15C | 0.9800 | C14B—H14H | 0.9800 |
| Cl1A—C3A | 1.837 (3) | C14B—H14I | 0.9800 |
| C2A—C3A | 1.527 (4) | C15B—H15G | 0.9800 |
| C2A—C1A | 1.528 (4) | C15B—H15H | 0.9800 |
| C2A—H2A1 | 0.9900 | C15B—H15I | 0.9800 |
| C2A—H2A2 | 0.9900 | C12A—H12D | 0.9800 |
| C3A—C4A | 1.518 (4) | C12A—H12E | 0.9800 |
| C3A—C12A | 1.527 (4) | C12A—H12F | 0.9800 |
| C4A—C5A | 1.501 (4) | C13A—H13C | 0.9500 |
| C4A—H4A1 | 0.9900 | C13A—H13D | 0.9500 |
| C2—C1—C6 | 107.8 (2) | C4A—C5A—H5A2 | 109.2 |
| C2—C1—C11 | 112.5 (2) | C6A—C5A—H5A2 | 109.2 |
| C6—C1—C11 | 115.4 (2) | H5A1—C5A—H5A2 | 107.9 |
| C2—C1—H1 | 106.9 | C7A—C6A—C5A | 108.3 (2) |
| C6—C1—H1 | 106.9 | C7A—C6A—C1A | 114.4 (2) |
| C11—C1—H1 | 106.9 | C5A—C6A—C1A | 111.1 (2) |
| C3—C2—C1 | 116.4 (2) | C7A—C6A—H6A | 107.6 |
| C3—C2—H21 | 108.2 | C5A—C6A—H6A | 107.6 |
| C1—C2—H21 | 108.2 | C1A—C6A—H6A | 107.6 |
| C3—C2—H22 | 108.2 | C13A—C7A—C8A | 117.7 (5) |
| C1—C2—H22 | 108.2 | C13A—C7A—C8B | 127.9 (6) |
| H21—C2—H22 | 107.3 | C8A—C7A—C8B | 14.9 (5) |
| C2—C3—C12 | 111.5 (3) | C13A—C7A—C6A | 118.8 (4) |
| C2—C3—C4 | 112.0 (2) | C8A—C7A—C6A | 123.3 (5) |
| C12—C3—C4 | 112.5 (3) | C8B—C7A—C6A | 113.0 (5) |
| C2—C3—Cl2 | 107.7 (2) | C7A—C8A—C9A | 114.8 (6) |
| C12—C3—Cl2 | 106.2 (2) | C7A—C8A—H8A1 | 108.6 |
| C4—C3—Cl2 | 106.4 (2) | C9A—C8A—H8A1 | 108.6 |
| C3—C4—C5 | 113.1 (2) | C7A—C8A—H8A2 | 108.6 |
| C3—C4—H41 | 109.0 | C9A—C8A—H8A2 | 108.6 |
| C5—C4—H41 | 109.0 | H8A1—C8A—H8A2 | 107.6 |
| C3—C4—H42 | 109.0 | C10A—C9A—C8A | 116.1 (6) |
| C5—C4—H42 | 109.0 | C10A—C9A—H9A1 | 108.3 |
| H41—C4—H42 | 107.8 | C8A—C9A—H9A1 | 108.3 |
| C4—C5—C6 | 110.9 (2) | C10A—C9A—H9A2 | 108.3 |
| C4—C5—H51 | 109.5 | C8A—C9A—H9A2 | 108.3 |
| C6—C5—H51 | 109.5 | H9A1—C9A—H9A2 | 107.4 |
| C4—C5—H52 | 109.5 | C9A—C10A—C11A | 120.6 (6) |
| C6—C5—H52 | 109.5 | C9A—C10A—H10C | 107.2 |
| H51—C5—H52 | 108.0 | C11A—C10A—H10C | 107.2 |
| C7—C6—C5 | 110.2 (2) | C9A—C10A—H10D | 107.2 |
| C7—C6—C1 | 117.5 (2) | C11A—C10A—H10D | 107.2 |
| C5—C6—C1 | 109.3 (2) | H10C—C10A—H10D | 106.8 |
| C7—C6—H6 | 106.4 | C14A—C11A—C15B | 128.8 (5) |
| C5—C6—H6 | 106.4 | C14A—C11A—C15A | 109.8 (4) |
| C1—C6—H6 | 106.4 | C15B—C11A—C15A | 24.2 (4) |
| C13—C7—C8 | 120.6 (3) | C14A—C11A—C10B | 80.1 (5) |
| C13—C7—C6 | 119.3 (3) | C15B—C11A—C10B | 107.7 (5) |
| C8—C7—C6 | 120.1 (3) | C15A—C11A—C10B | 123.4 (5) |
| C7—C8—C9 | 111.2 (3) | C14A—C11A—C10A | 114.2 (5) |
| C7—C8—H81 | 109.4 | C15B—C11A—C10A | 79.8 (4) |
| C9—C8—H81 | 109.4 | C15A—C11A—C10A | 101.9 (4) |
| C7—C8—H82 | 109.4 | C10B—C11A—C10A | 35.1 (3) |
| C9—C8—H82 | 109.4 | C14A—C11A—C1A | 111.2 (3) |
| H81—C8—H82 | 108.0 | C15B—C11A—C1A | 109.9 (4) |
| C10—C9—C8 | 115.7 (4) | C15A—C11A—C1A | 111.6 (4) |
| C10—C9—H91 | 108.4 | C10B—C11A—C1A | 115.7 (3) |
| C8—C9—H91 | 108.4 | C10A—C11A—C1A | 107.8 (3) |
| C10—C9—H92 | 108.4 | C14A—C11A—C14B | 27.0 (3) |
| C8—C9—H92 | 108.4 | C15B—C11A—C14B | 107.2 (5) |
| H91—C9—H92 | 107.4 | C15A—C11A—C14B | 85.0 (4) |
| C9—C10—C11 | 120.4 (3) | C10B—C11A—C14B | 102.9 (4) |
| C9—C10—H10A | 107.2 | C10A—C11A—C14B | 132.5 (5) |
| C11—C10—H10A | 107.2 | C1A—C11A—C14B | 113.0 (4) |
| C9—C10—H10B | 107.2 | C11A—C14A—H14D | 109.5 |
| C11—C10—H10B | 107.2 | C11A—C14A—H14E | 109.5 |
| H10A—C10—H10B | 106.9 | C11A—C14A—H14F | 109.5 |
| C15—C11—C14 | 108.2 (3) | C11A—C15A—H15D | 109.5 |
| C15—C11—C10 | 112.1 (3) | C11A—C15A—H15E | 109.5 |
| C14—C11—C10 | 103.3 (3) | C11A—C15A—H15F | 109.5 |
| C15—C11—C1 | 111.9 (3) | C2A—C1A—C6A | 108.2 (2) |
| C14—C11—C1 | 110.6 (2) | C2A—C1A—C11A | 112.4 (2) |
| C10—C11—C1 | 110.3 (2) | C6A—C1A—C11A | 115.7 (2) |
| C3—C12—H12A | 109.5 | C2A—C1A—H1A | 106.7 |
| C3—C12—H12B | 109.5 | C6A—C1A—H1A | 106.7 |
| H12A—C12—H12B | 109.5 | C11A—C1A—H1A | 106.7 |
| C3—C12—H12C | 109.5 | C7A—C8B—C9B | 110.4 (6) |
| H12A—C12—H12C | 109.5 | C7A—C8B—H8B1 | 109.6 |
| H12B—C12—H12C | 109.5 | C9B—C8B—H8B1 | 109.6 |
| C7—C13—H13A | 120.0 | C7A—C8B—H8B2 | 109.6 |
| C7—C13—H13B | 120.0 | C9B—C8B—H8B2 | 109.6 |
| H13A—C13—H13B | 120.0 | H8B1—C8B—H8B2 | 108.1 |
| C11—C14—H14A | 109.5 | C10B—C9B—C8B | 117.5 (7) |
| C11—C14—H14B | 109.5 | C10B—C9B—H9B1 | 107.9 |
| H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 | C8B—C9B—H9B1 | 107.9 |
| C11—C14—H14C | 109.5 | C10B—C9B—H9B2 | 107.9 |
| H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 | C8B—C9B—H9B2 | 107.9 |
| H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 | H9B1—C9B—H9B2 | 107.2 |
| C11—C15—H15A | 109.5 | C9B—C10B—C11A | 112.8 (5) |
| C11—C15—H15B | 109.5 | C9B—C10B—H10E | 109.0 |
| H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 | C11A—C10B—H10E | 109.0 |
| C11—C15—H15C | 109.5 | C9B—C10B—H10F | 109.0 |
| H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 | C11A—C10B—H10F | 109.0 |
| H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 | H10E—C10B—H10F | 107.8 |
| C3A—C2A—C1A | 115.7 (2) | C11A—C14B—H14G | 109.5 |
| C3A—C2A—H2A1 | 108.4 | C11A—C14B—H14H | 109.5 |
| C1A—C2A—H2A1 | 108.4 | H14G—C14B—H14H | 109.5 |
| C3A—C2A—H2A2 | 108.4 | C11A—C14B—H14I | 109.5 |
| C1A—C2A—H2A2 | 108.4 | H14G—C14B—H14I | 109.5 |
| H2A1—C2A—H2A2 | 107.4 | H14H—C14B—H14I | 109.5 |
| C4A—C3A—C2A | 111.2 (2) | C11A—C15B—H15G | 109.5 |
| C4A—C3A—C12A | 113.5 (2) | C11A—C15B—H15H | 109.5 |
| C2A—C3A—C12A | 110.6 (2) | H15G—C15B—H15H | 109.5 |
| C4A—C3A—Cl1A | 107.5 (2) | C11A—C15B—H15I | 109.5 |
| C2A—C3A—Cl1A | 107.83 (19) | H15G—C15B—H15I | 109.5 |
| C12A—C3A—Cl1A | 105.9 (2) | H15H—C15B—H15I | 109.5 |
| C5A—C4A—C3A | 112.8 (2) | C3A—C12A—H12D | 109.5 |
| C5A—C4A—H4A1 | 109.0 | C3A—C12A—H12E | 109.5 |
| C3A—C4A—H4A1 | 109.0 | H12D—C12A—H12E | 109.5 |
| C5A—C4A—H4A2 | 109.0 | C3A—C12A—H12F | 109.5 |
| C3A—C4A—H4A2 | 109.0 | H12D—C12A—H12F | 109.5 |
| H4A1—C4A—H4A2 | 107.8 | H12E—C12A—H12F | 109.5 |
| C4A—C5A—C6A | 112.2 (3) | C7A—C13A—H13C | 120.0 |
| C4A—C5A—H5A1 | 109.2 | C7A—C13A—H13D | 120.0 |
| C6A—C5A—H5A1 | 109.2 | H13C—C13A—H13D | 120.0 |
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The isolated sesquiterpenes of Cedrus atlantica essential oils were the subject of hemisynthesis in order to prepare chlorinated sesquiterpenoid compounds (El Jamili et al., 2002; Dakir et al., 2004) in good yield. Indeed, these compounds were tested, using the food poisoning technique, for their potential antifungal activity against the phytopathogen Botrytis cinerea (Daoubi et al., 2005). Other molecules containing chlorine atom induces stalk-cell differentiation during development of Dictystelium discoideum (Kav et al., 1992).
We were interested in the study on the reactivity of compound (A) (Ourhriss et al., 2007) which has two chlorine atoms at different positions, 3 and 7 (Fig. 1). The dehydrohalogenation of (A) gave, after heating at reflux in methanol, the title compound (I) with high chemoselectivity. 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy did not make it possible to identify the exact structure of this product. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis allowed us to elucidate its configuration and to identify (I) as (1S,3R,6S)-3-chloro-trans-himachalene.
The molecule is built up from two fused six-membered and seven-membered rings (Fig. 2). The six membered ring has a perfect chair conformation as indicated by the total puckering amplitude QT= 0.560 (3) Å[0.546 (3) Å] and spherical polar angle θ=168.4 (3)° [174.1 (3)°] with φ= 117 (2)°[121 (3)°] whereas the seven-membered ring in the non disordered molecule displays a twist-chair conformation with QT= 0.807 (7) Å, θ= 36.7 (7)°, φ2= −179.8 (5)° and φ3= 120.8 (3)° (Cremer & Pople, 1975).
Owing to the presence of the Cl atom, the absolute configuration could be fully confirmed to be C1(S), C3(R) and C6(S) (Flack, 1983).