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Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536807045977/ci2459sup1.cif | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536807045977/ci2459Isup2.hkl |
CCDC reference: 663812
Key indicators
- Single-crystal X-ray study
- T = 296 K
- Mean (C-C) = 0.005 Å
- Disorder in main residue
- R factor = 0.048
- wR factor = 0.156
- Data-to-parameter ratio = 23.4
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Alert level B PLAT432_ALERT_2_B Short Inter X...Y Contact C2 .. Cl3 .. 3.12 Ang.
Alert level C PLAT026_ALERT_3_C Ratio Observed / Unique Reflections too Low .... 46 Perc. PLAT029_ALERT_3_C _diffrn_measured_fraction_theta_full Low ....... 0.97 PLAT042_ALERT_1_C Calc. and Rep. MoietyFormula Strings Differ .... ? PLAT062_ALERT_4_C Rescale T(min) & T(max) by ..................... 0.53 PLAT301_ALERT_3_C Main Residue Disorder ......................... 4.00 Perc. PLAT432_ALERT_2_C Short Inter X...Y Contact C6 .. Cl3 .. 3.18 Ang.
Alert level G ABSTM02_ALERT_3_G When printed, the submitted absorption T values will be replaced by the scaled T values. Since the ratio of scaled T's is identical to the ratio of reported T values, the scaling does not imply a change to the absorption corrections used in the study. Ratio of Tmax expected/reported 0.532 Tmax scaled 0.532 Tmin scaled 0.305 PLAT793_ALERT_1_G Check the Absolute Configuration of C8 = ... R PLAT793_ALERT_1_G Check the Absolute Configuration of C9 = ... R
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(2E)-1-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-3-(2-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one (3.07 g, 0.01 mole) was treated with bromine in acetic acid (30%) until the orange colour of the solution persisted (Fig.3). After stirring for half an hour, the contents were poured on to crushed ice. The resulting solid mass was collected by filtration. The compound was dried and recrystallized from ethanol. Crystals suitable for X-ray structure determination were obtained from a 1:1 mixture of ethyl acetate and methanol by slow evaporation (yield 70%; m.p. 365–369 K). Analysis found: C 44.74, H 3.58; C34H30Br2Cl4O6 requires: C 48.83, H 3.62.
H atoms were placed in calculated positions and were refined using a riding model, with C—H = 0.93–0.98 Å, and Uiso(H) = 1.19–1.56Ueq(C). The ratio of the major [Cl1 and H12] and minor [Cl3 and H2] components in the cocrystal was obtained by refinement as 0.911 (3):0.089 (3). Owing to the poor diffraction quality of the crystal, the ratio of observed to unique reflections is low (46%).
For a structurally simple group of compounds, chalcones display an impressive array of biological activities, among which antimalarial, antiprotozoal, nitric oxide inhibition and anticancer activities have been reported in the literature (Liu et al., 2003; Nielson et al., 1998; Rajas et al., 2002; Dinkova-Kostova et al., 1998). Among several organic compounds reported for non-linear optical (NLO) properties, chalcone derivatives are notable materials for their excellent blue light transmittance and good crystallizability. They provide a necessary configuration to show NLO properties, with two planar rings connected through a conjugated double bond. The substitution of a bromo group on either of the phenyl rings greatly influences the non-centrosymmetric crystal packing. The bromo group can obviously improve the molecular first-order hyperpolarizabilities and can effectively reduce dipole-dipole interactions between the molecules (Goto et al., 1991; Uchida et al., 1998; Tam et al., 1989; Indira et al., 2002; Sarojini et al., 2006). Chalcone derivatives usually have a lower melting temperature, which can be a drawback when these crystals are used in optical instruments. Chalcone dibromides usually have higher melting points and are thermally stable. The structures of chalcone dibromides viz., 2,3-dibromo-3-(4-bromo-6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)propan-1-one (Sarojini et al., 2007), 2,3-dibromo-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrophenyl)propan-1-one (Yathirajan, Mayekar et al., 2007a), 2,3-dibromo-3-(5-bromo-6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)propan-1-one (Yathirajan, Mayekar et al., 2007b), 2,3-dibromo-1-(3-bromo-2-thienyl)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)propan-1-one (Yathirajan, Vijesh et al., 2007), 2,3-dibromo-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1- phenylpropan-1-one (Butcher, Yathirajan, Anilkumar et al., 2006), 2,3-Dibromo-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-[4-(methylsulfanyl)phenyl]propan-1-one (Butcher, Yathirajan, Sarojini et al., 2006), 2-bromo-3-hydroxy-1-(4-methylphenyl)-3-[4-(methylsulfanyl)phenyl] propan-1-one (Butcher, Yathirajan, Mithun et al., 2006), 2,3-dibromo-1,3-diphenylpropan-1-one (Harrison et al., 2005) have been reported. A new chalcone dibromide, was prepared by the bromination of the chalcone, (2E)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one. The title compound, a cocrystal, was obtained, during repeated crystallization in a mixture of ethyl acetate and methanol due to the reaction of 2,3-dibromo-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propan-1-one with methanol. We report here the crystal structure of the title compound.
The mean planes of the two benzene rings are twisted with a dihedral angle of 42.5 (9)° (Fig.1). In the cocrystal the major occupied chlorine atom [Cl1; 0.911 (3)] and minor occupied hydrogen atom [H2; 0.089 (3)] are located on atom C2 of the para-chlorophenyl ring while the minor occupied chlorine atom [Cl3; 0.089 (3)] and major occupied hydrogen atom [H12; 0.911 (3)] are located on atom C12 of the 4-methoxyphenyl ring. The Br1–C8–C9–C10 and C17–O3–C9–C10 torsion angles are 61.6 (3)° and -72.7 (3)°, respectively.
Crystal packing is stabilized by intermolecular C—H···O hydrogen bonding interactions between the 4-methoxyphenyl oxygen atom (O2) of the molecule at (3 - x, 2 - y, 1 - z) and atom H5A of the molecule at (x, y, z), which form cyclic centrosymmetric R22(24) dimers (Fig. 2).
For related structures, see: Harrison et al. (2005); Butcher, Yathirajan, Anilkumar et al. (2006); Butcher, Yathirajan, Sarojini et al. (2006); Butcher, Yathirajan, Mithun et al. (2006); Sarojini et al. (2007); Yathirajan, Mayekar et al. (2007a); Yathirajan, Mayekar et al. (2007b); Yathirajan, Vijesh et al. (2007). For related literature, see: Tam et al. (1989); Goto et al. (1991); Dinkova-Kostova et al. (1998); Nielson et al. (1998); Uchida et al. (1998); Liu et al. (2003); Indira et al. (2002); Rajas et al. (2002); Sarojini et al. (2006).
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); cell refinement: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
0.91C17H15BrCl2O3·0.09C17H15BrCl2O3 | Z = 2 |
Mr = 418.09 | F(000) = 420 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.565 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 7.8013 (12) Å | Cell parameters from 3589 reflections |
b = 11.190 (2) Å | θ = 4.7–32.4° |
c = 11.438 (3) Å | µ = 2.63 mm−1 |
α = 113.88 (2)° | T = 296 K |
β = 98.649 (16)° | Block, pale yellow |
γ = 95.991 (14)° | 0.47 × 0.43 × 0.24 mm |
V = 887.4 (4) Å3 |
Oxford Diffraction Gemini R CCD diffractometer | 5156 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2377 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.028 |
Detector resolution: 10.5081 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 32.5°, θmin = 4.7° |
φ and ω scans | h = −11→11 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2007) | k = −15→16 |
Tmin = 0.574, Tmax = 1.000 | l = −16→17 |
10321 measured reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.048 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.156 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.08 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0715P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
5156 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
220 parameters | Δρmax = 0.73 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.41 e Å−3 |
0.91C17H15BrCl2O3·0.09C17H15BrCl2O3 | γ = 95.991 (14)° |
Mr = 418.09 | V = 887.4 (4) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 7.8013 (12) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 11.190 (2) Å | µ = 2.63 mm−1 |
c = 11.438 (3) Å | T = 296 K |
α = 113.88 (2)° | 0.47 × 0.43 × 0.24 mm |
β = 98.649 (16)° |
Oxford Diffraction Gemini R CCD diffractometer | 5156 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2007) | 2377 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.574, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.028 |
10321 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.048 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.156 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.08 | Δρmax = 0.73 e Å−3 |
5156 reflections | Δρmin = −0.41 e Å−3 |
220 parameters |
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. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) | |
Br1 | 0.82726 (6) | 0.94242 (4) | 0.28992 (5) | 0.0906 (2) | |
Cl1 | 0.51820 (12) | 0.64546 (13) | 0.37858 (10) | 0.0805 (4) | 0.911 (3) |
Cl2 | 0.93309 (16) | 0.61933 (11) | 0.78055 (9) | 0.0795 (3) | |
Cl3 | 1.5542 (11) | 1.1758 (9) | 0.4443 (12) | 0.070 (4) | 0.089 (3) |
O1 | 0.7642 (3) | 0.6203 (3) | 0.1876 (2) | 0.0708 (7) | |
O2 | 1.5216 (3) | 1.2295 (3) | 0.2055 (3) | 0.0773 (7) | |
O3 | 1.1774 (3) | 0.6884 (2) | 0.2033 (2) | 0.0563 (6) | |
C1 | 0.8768 (4) | 0.6819 (3) | 0.4134 (3) | 0.0482 (7) | |
C2 | 0.7306 (4) | 0.6530 (4) | 0.4590 (3) | 0.0568 (8) | |
H2 | 0.6188 | 0.6455 | 0.4120 | 0.068* | 0.089 (3) |
C3 | 0.7463 (5) | 0.6348 (3) | 0.5725 (3) | 0.0605 (8) | |
H3 | 0.6471 | 0.6162 | 0.6025 | 0.073* | |
C4 | 0.9128 (5) | 0.6449 (3) | 0.6396 (3) | 0.0533 (7) | |
C5 | 1.0618 (5) | 0.6736 (3) | 0.5984 (3) | 0.0596 (8) | |
H5 | 1.1734 | 0.6803 | 0.6453 | 0.072* | |
C6 | 1.0414 (4) | 0.6920 (3) | 0.4858 (3) | 0.0555 (8) | |
H6 | 1.1413 | 0.7120 | 0.4571 | 0.067* | |
C7 | 0.8632 (4) | 0.6976 (3) | 0.2893 (3) | 0.0528 (7) | |
C8 | 0.9821 (4) | 0.8176 (3) | 0.2949 (3) | 0.0521 (7) | |
H8 | 1.0686 | 0.8582 | 0.3782 | 0.063* | |
C9 | 1.0791 (4) | 0.7814 (3) | 0.1826 (3) | 0.0474 (7) | |
H9 | 0.9942 | 0.7374 | 0.0987 | 0.057* | |
C10 | 1.1983 (4) | 0.9004 (3) | 0.1866 (3) | 0.0508 (7) | |
C11 | 1.3367 (5) | 0.9743 (4) | 0.2907 (3) | 0.0606 (9) | |
H11 | 1.3590 | 0.9505 | 0.3598 | 0.073* | |
C12 | 1.4431 (5) | 1.0832 (4) | 0.2943 (4) | 0.0651 (9) | |
H12 | 1.5350 | 1.1326 | 0.3659 | 0.078* | 0.911 (3) |
C13 | 1.4126 (4) | 1.1185 (3) | 0.1917 (3) | 0.0557 (8) | |
C14 | 1.2783 (5) | 1.0437 (4) | 0.0851 (4) | 0.0631 (9) | |
H14 | 1.2590 | 1.0654 | 0.0144 | 0.076* | |
C15 | 1.1711 (4) | 0.9348 (3) | 0.0838 (3) | 0.0546 (8) | |
H15 | 1.0797 | 0.8848 | 0.0120 | 0.065* | |
C16 | 1.4996 (6) | 1.2684 (5) | 0.1019 (5) | 0.0880 (13) | |
H16A | 1.5773 | 1.3512 | 0.1274 | 0.132* | |
H16B | 1.3798 | 1.2789 | 0.0818 | 0.132* | |
H16C | 1.5270 | 1.2015 | 0.0260 | 0.132* | |
C17 | 1.2483 (6) | 0.6162 (4) | 0.0951 (3) | 0.0718 (10) | |
H17A | 1.2922 | 0.5437 | 0.1065 | 0.108* | |
H17B | 1.3430 | 0.6735 | 0.0884 | 0.108* | |
H17C | 1.1581 | 0.5820 | 0.0168 | 0.108* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Br1 | 0.1155 (4) | 0.0796 (3) | 0.1043 (4) | 0.0536 (3) | 0.0558 (3) | 0.0469 (3) |
Cl1 | 0.0448 (5) | 0.1334 (11) | 0.0698 (7) | 0.0109 (6) | 0.0141 (4) | 0.0504 (7) |
Cl2 | 0.1141 (8) | 0.0807 (7) | 0.0548 (5) | 0.0195 (6) | 0.0207 (5) | 0.0388 (5) |
Cl3 | 0.038 (5) | 0.041 (5) | 0.107 (9) | −0.013 (4) | −0.009 (5) | 0.022 (5) |
O1 | 0.0804 (17) | 0.0758 (17) | 0.0433 (13) | −0.0065 (13) | 0.0120 (12) | 0.0181 (12) |
O2 | 0.0675 (16) | 0.0766 (18) | 0.102 (2) | −0.0017 (13) | 0.0239 (14) | 0.0537 (16) |
O3 | 0.0771 (15) | 0.0559 (13) | 0.0543 (13) | 0.0260 (11) | 0.0272 (11) | 0.0340 (11) |
C1 | 0.0504 (17) | 0.0484 (17) | 0.0520 (17) | 0.0136 (13) | 0.0217 (14) | 0.0229 (14) |
C2 | 0.0487 (17) | 0.070 (2) | 0.0563 (19) | 0.0089 (15) | 0.0155 (14) | 0.0304 (17) |
C3 | 0.066 (2) | 0.065 (2) | 0.062 (2) | 0.0114 (17) | 0.0291 (17) | 0.0328 (17) |
C4 | 0.066 (2) | 0.0515 (18) | 0.0498 (17) | 0.0136 (15) | 0.0212 (15) | 0.0252 (14) |
C5 | 0.061 (2) | 0.060 (2) | 0.068 (2) | 0.0163 (16) | 0.0141 (16) | 0.0358 (18) |
C6 | 0.0552 (19) | 0.0548 (18) | 0.065 (2) | 0.0116 (15) | 0.0243 (16) | 0.0302 (16) |
C7 | 0.0585 (19) | 0.0526 (18) | 0.0530 (18) | 0.0177 (15) | 0.0235 (15) | 0.0223 (15) |
C8 | 0.066 (2) | 0.0511 (18) | 0.0401 (15) | 0.0113 (15) | 0.0147 (14) | 0.0185 (14) |
C9 | 0.0609 (18) | 0.0501 (17) | 0.0349 (15) | 0.0118 (15) | 0.0129 (13) | 0.0206 (13) |
C10 | 0.0539 (18) | 0.0575 (19) | 0.0533 (18) | 0.0174 (15) | 0.0183 (15) | 0.0318 (16) |
C11 | 0.070 (2) | 0.066 (2) | 0.0474 (18) | 0.0082 (18) | 0.0003 (17) | 0.0309 (17) |
C12 | 0.066 (2) | 0.065 (2) | 0.065 (2) | 0.0034 (18) | 0.0036 (18) | 0.0328 (18) |
C13 | 0.0523 (18) | 0.0565 (19) | 0.065 (2) | 0.0113 (16) | 0.0214 (17) | 0.0291 (17) |
C14 | 0.070 (2) | 0.076 (2) | 0.069 (2) | 0.021 (2) | 0.0254 (19) | 0.051 (2) |
C15 | 0.064 (2) | 0.058 (2) | 0.0446 (17) | 0.0087 (16) | 0.0082 (14) | 0.0258 (15) |
C16 | 0.102 (3) | 0.084 (3) | 0.103 (3) | 0.013 (2) | 0.047 (3) | 0.058 (3) |
C17 | 0.100 (3) | 0.068 (2) | 0.059 (2) | 0.035 (2) | 0.036 (2) | 0.0279 (18) |
Br1—C8 | 1.952 (3) | C8—C9 | 1.523 (4) |
Cl1—C2 | 1.746 (3) | C8—H8 | 0.98 |
Cl2—C4 | 1.736 (3) | C9—C10 | 1.523 (4) |
Cl3—C12 | 1.641 (11) | C9—H9 | 0.98 |
O1—C7 | 1.213 (4) | C10—C15 | 1.372 (4) |
O2—C13 | 1.368 (4) | C10—C11 | 1.377 (5) |
O2—C16 | 1.412 (5) | C11—C12 | 1.383 (5) |
O3—C17 | 1.407 (4) | C11—H11 | 0.93 |
O3—C9 | 1.427 (4) | C12—C13 | 1.379 (5) |
C1—C2 | 1.383 (4) | C12—H12 | 0.93 |
C1—C6 | 1.386 (4) | C13—C14 | 1.375 (5) |
C1—C7 | 1.490 (4) | C14—C15 | 1.398 (5) |
C2—C3 | 1.383 (5) | C14—H14 | 0.93 |
C2—H2 | 0.93 | C15—H15 | 0.93 |
C3—C4 | 1.374 (5) | C16—H16A | 0.96 |
C3—H3 | 0.93 | C16—H16B | 0.96 |
C4—C5 | 1.374 (5) | C16—H16C | 0.96 |
C5—C6 | 1.373 (5) | C17—H17A | 0.96 |
C5—H5 | 0.93 | C17—H17B | 0.96 |
C6—H6 | 0.93 | C17—H17C | 0.96 |
C7—C8 | 1.523 (5) | ||
C13—O2—C16 | 118.3 (3) | C10—C9—H9 | 110.0 |
C17—O3—C9 | 112.8 (2) | C8—C9—H9 | 110.0 |
C2—C1—C6 | 117.6 (3) | C15—C10—C11 | 118.4 (3) |
C2—C1—C7 | 122.8 (3) | C15—C10—C9 | 120.1 (3) |
C6—C1—C7 | 119.6 (3) | C11—C10—C9 | 121.5 (3) |
C1—C2—C3 | 121.8 (3) | C10—C11—C12 | 121.2 (3) |
C1—C2—Cl1 | 120.9 (2) | C10—C11—H11 | 119.4 |
C3—C2—Cl1 | 117.2 (2) | C12—C11—H11 | 119.4 |
C1—C2—H2 | 119.1 | C13—C12—C11 | 119.9 (3) |
C3—C2—H2 | 119.1 | C13—C12—Cl3 | 127.8 (5) |
C4—C3—C2 | 118.1 (3) | C11—C12—Cl3 | 109.9 (5) |
C4—C3—H3 | 121.0 | C13—C12—H12 | 120.0 |
C2—C3—H3 | 121.0 | C11—C12—H12 | 120.0 |
C3—C4—C5 | 122.2 (3) | O2—C13—C14 | 124.5 (3) |
C3—C4—Cl2 | 118.3 (2) | O2—C13—C12 | 115.7 (3) |
C5—C4—Cl2 | 119.5 (3) | C14—C13—C12 | 119.8 (3) |
C6—C5—C4 | 118.1 (3) | C13—C14—C15 | 119.4 (3) |
C6—C5—H5 | 120.9 | C13—C14—H14 | 120.3 |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.9 | C15—C14—H14 | 120.3 |
C5—C6—C1 | 122.2 (3) | C10—C15—C14 | 121.2 (3) |
C5—C6—H6 | 118.9 | C10—C15—H15 | 119.4 |
C1—C6—H6 | 118.9 | C14—C15—H15 | 119.4 |
O1—C7—C1 | 123.1 (3) | O2—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
O1—C7—C8 | 120.5 (3) | O2—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C1—C7—C8 | 116.4 (3) | H16A—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C7—C8—C9 | 112.5 (3) | O2—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C7—C8—Br1 | 105.6 (2) | H16A—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C9—C8—Br1 | 111.3 (2) | H16B—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C7—C8—H8 | 109.1 | O3—C17—H17A | 109.5 |
C9—C8—H8 | 109.1 | O3—C17—H17B | 109.5 |
Br1—C8—H8 | 109.1 | H17A—C17—H17B | 109.5 |
O3—C9—C10 | 112.0 (3) | O3—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
O3—C9—C8 | 101.5 (2) | H17A—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
C10—C9—C8 | 113.2 (2) | H17B—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
O3—C9—H9 | 110.0 | ||
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 0.1 (5) | C7—C8—C9—O3 | −60.0 (3) |
C7—C1—C2—C3 | 178.0 (3) | Br1—C8—C9—O3 | −178.24 (19) |
C6—C1—C2—Cl1 | 177.1 (3) | C7—C8—C9—C10 | 179.8 (2) |
C7—C1—C2—Cl1 | −5.0 (5) | Br1—C8—C9—C10 | 61.6 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.6 (5) | O3—C9—C10—C15 | 125.6 (3) |
Cl1—C2—C3—C4 | −177.8 (3) | C8—C9—C10—C15 | −120.4 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.7 (5) | O3—C9—C10—C11 | −53.1 (4) |
C2—C3—C4—Cl2 | −178.9 (3) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | 60.8 (4) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.2 (5) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | 2.0 (5) |
Cl2—C4—C5—C6 | 179.4 (3) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | −179.2 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.4 (5) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −0.8 (6) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 0.4 (5) | C10—C11—C12—Cl3 | 162.9 (5) |
C7—C1—C6—C5 | −177.6 (3) | C16—O2—C13—C14 | −2.2 (5) |
C2—C1—C7—O1 | −46.6 (5) | C16—O2—C13—C12 | 178.3 (4) |
C6—C1—C7—O1 | 131.3 (3) | C11—C12—C13—O2 | 178.4 (3) |
C2—C1—C7—C8 | 133.7 (3) | Cl3—C12—C13—O2 | 17.8 (7) |
C6—C1—C7—C8 | −48.4 (4) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −1.1 (5) |
O1—C7—C8—C9 | −47.3 (4) | Cl3—C12—C13—C14 | −161.6 (6) |
C1—C7—C8—C9 | 132.4 (3) | O2—C13—C14—C15 | −177.7 (3) |
O1—C7—C8—Br1 | 74.2 (3) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 1.8 (5) |
C1—C7—C8—Br1 | −106.1 (2) | C11—C10—C15—C14 | −1.3 (5) |
C17—O3—C9—C10 | −72.7 (3) | C9—C10—C15—C14 | 179.9 (3) |
C17—O3—C9—C8 | 166.3 (3) | C13—C14—C15—C10 | −0.6 (5) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C5—H5···O2i | 0.93 | 2.54 | 3.446 (4) | 163 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+3, −y+2, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | 0.91C17H15BrCl2O3·0.09C17H15BrCl2O3 |
Mr | 418.09 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 296 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.8013 (12), 11.190 (2), 11.438 (3) |
α, β, γ (°) | 113.88 (2), 98.649 (16), 95.991 (14) |
V (Å3) | 887.4 (4) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 2.63 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.47 × 0.43 × 0.24 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Gemini R CCD |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2007) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.574, 1.000 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 10321, 5156, 2377 |
Rint | 0.028 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.756 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.048, 0.156, 1.08 |
No. of reflections | 5156 |
No. of parameters | 220 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.73, −0.41 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C5—H5···O2i | 0.93 | 2.54 | 3.446 (4) | 163 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+3, −y+2, −z+1. |
For a structurally simple group of compounds, chalcones display an impressive array of biological activities, among which antimalarial, antiprotozoal, nitric oxide inhibition and anticancer activities have been reported in the literature (Liu et al., 2003; Nielson et al., 1998; Rajas et al., 2002; Dinkova-Kostova et al., 1998). Among several organic compounds reported for non-linear optical (NLO) properties, chalcone derivatives are notable materials for their excellent blue light transmittance and good crystallizability. They provide a necessary configuration to show NLO properties, with two planar rings connected through a conjugated double bond. The substitution of a bromo group on either of the phenyl rings greatly influences the non-centrosymmetric crystal packing. The bromo group can obviously improve the molecular first-order hyperpolarizabilities and can effectively reduce dipole-dipole interactions between the molecules (Goto et al., 1991; Uchida et al., 1998; Tam et al., 1989; Indira et al., 2002; Sarojini et al., 2006). Chalcone derivatives usually have a lower melting temperature, which can be a drawback when these crystals are used in optical instruments. Chalcone dibromides usually have higher melting points and are thermally stable. The structures of chalcone dibromides viz., 2,3-dibromo-3-(4-bromo-6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)propan-1-one (Sarojini et al., 2007), 2,3-dibromo-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(4,5-dimethoxy-2-nitrophenyl)propan-1-one (Yathirajan, Mayekar et al., 2007a), 2,3-dibromo-3-(5-bromo-6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)propan-1-one (Yathirajan, Mayekar et al., 2007b), 2,3-dibromo-1-(3-bromo-2-thienyl)-3-(4-fluorophenyl)propan-1-one (Yathirajan, Vijesh et al., 2007), 2,3-dibromo-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1- phenylpropan-1-one (Butcher, Yathirajan, Anilkumar et al., 2006), 2,3-Dibromo-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-[4-(methylsulfanyl)phenyl]propan-1-one (Butcher, Yathirajan, Sarojini et al., 2006), 2-bromo-3-hydroxy-1-(4-methylphenyl)-3-[4-(methylsulfanyl)phenyl] propan-1-one (Butcher, Yathirajan, Mithun et al., 2006), 2,3-dibromo-1,3-diphenylpropan-1-one (Harrison et al., 2005) have been reported. A new chalcone dibromide, was prepared by the bromination of the chalcone, (2E)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one. The title compound, a cocrystal, was obtained, during repeated crystallization in a mixture of ethyl acetate and methanol due to the reaction of 2,3-dibromo-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propan-1-one with methanol. We report here the crystal structure of the title compound.
The mean planes of the two benzene rings are twisted with a dihedral angle of 42.5 (9)° (Fig.1). In the cocrystal the major occupied chlorine atom [Cl1; 0.911 (3)] and minor occupied hydrogen atom [H2; 0.089 (3)] are located on atom C2 of the para-chlorophenyl ring while the minor occupied chlorine atom [Cl3; 0.089 (3)] and major occupied hydrogen atom [H12; 0.911 (3)] are located on atom C12 of the 4-methoxyphenyl ring. The Br1–C8–C9–C10 and C17–O3–C9–C10 torsion angles are 61.6 (3)° and -72.7 (3)°, respectively.
Crystal packing is stabilized by intermolecular C—H···O hydrogen bonding interactions between the 4-methoxyphenyl oxygen atom (O2) of the molecule at (3 - x, 2 - y, 1 - z) and atom H5A of the molecule at (x, y, z), which form cyclic centrosymmetric R22(24) dimers (Fig. 2).