
Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, o484-o485 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809003602 ]
The crystal structure of the title compound, C16H12O5, is stabilized by C-H
O hydrogen bonds and C=O
interactions;
-
interactions are also present. With respective average deviations from planarity of 0.003 (2) and 0.002 (1) Å, the xanthone and ester fragments are oriented at an angle of 2.8 (2)° with respect to each other. The mean planes of the xanthone skeleton lie either parallel to each other or are inclined at an angle of 85.5 (2)° in the crystal structure.
7-Methoxy-9-oxo-9H-xanthene-2-carboxylatic acid methyl ester was synthesized by three steps. First, in a nucleophilic substitution of 4-methoxyphenol and 4-bromoisophthalic acid, to yield 4-(4-methoxyphenoxy)isophthalic acid, by refluxing 45 min in N,N-dimethylformamide with potassium carbonate, sodium iodide and activated Cu-bronze. In the next reaction, called intramolecular Friedel–Crafts acylation was synthesized 7-methoxy-9-oxo-9H-xanthene-2-carboxylatic acid (Geertsema et al., 2006). In last step 7-methoxy-9-oxo-9H-xanthene-2-carboxylatic acid was esterified with methanol by refluxing in thionyl chloride in 45 min and then treated with mixture of methanol and triethylamine in room temperature by 12 h with catalytic amount of 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP). The crude product was dissolved in small amount of anhydrous methanol to obtain single crystals suitable for X-ray analysis by slow evaporation of methanol solution at 298 K.
All H atoms were positioned geometrically and refined using a riding model, with C—H = 0.93 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) for aromatic, and with C—H = 0.96 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(C) for methyl groups.
Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2008); cell refinement: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2008); data reduction: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2008); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEPII (Johnson, 1976); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2003).
| C16H12O5 | F(000) = 592.0 |
| Mr = 284.26 | Dx = 1.404 Mg m−3 |
| Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
| Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 2126 reflections |
| a = 4.7709 (4) Å | θ = 3.0–25.0° |
| b = 10.5375 (8) Å | µ = 0.11 mm−1 |
| c = 26.7854 (19) Å | T = 295 K |
| β = 93.266 (7)° | Needle, white |
| V = 1344.40 (18) Å3 | 0.2 × 0.04 × 0.04 mm |
| Z = 4 |
| Oxford Diffraction Ruby CCD diffractometer | 2366 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: Enhance (Mo) X-ray Source | 1051 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| graphite | Rint = 0.086 |
| Detector resolution: 10.4002 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 3.0° |
| ω scans | h = −5→5 |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2008) | k = −12→12 |
| Tmin = 0.994, Tmax = 0.997 | l = −31→31 |
| 23842 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)] = 0.038 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
| wR(F2) = 0.092 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| S = 0.81 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0471P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| 2366 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
| 193 parameters | Δρmax = 0.13 e Å−3 |
| 0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.13 e Å−3 |
| C16H12O5 | V = 1344.40 (18) Å3 |
| Mr = 284.26 | Z = 4 |
| Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
| a = 4.7709 (4) Å | µ = 0.11 mm−1 |
| b = 10.5375 (8) Å | T = 295 K |
| c = 26.7854 (19) Å | 0.2 × 0.04 × 0.04 mm |
| β = 93.266 (7)° |
| Oxford Diffraction Ruby CCD diffractometer | 2366 independent reflections |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2008) | 1051 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Tmin = 0.994, Tmax = 0.997 | Rint = 0.086 |
| 23842 measured reflections | θmax = 25.0° |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.038 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.092 | Δρmax = 0.13 e Å−3 |
| S = 0.81 | Δρmin = −0.13 e Å−3 |
| 2366 reflections | Absolute structure: ? |
| 193 parameters | Flack parameter: ? |
| 0 restraints | Rogers parameter: ? |
Experimental. CrysAlis RED, Version 1.171.32.15 (Oxford Diffraction Ltd., 2008) Empirical absorption correction using spherical harmonics, implemented in SCALE3 ABSPACK scaling algorithm. |
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 | ||
| C1 | 0.4869 (4) | 0.3741 (2) | 0.37390 (8) | 0.0507 (6) | |
| H1 | 0.4950 | 0.4005 | 0.3409 | 0.061* | |
| C2 | 0.6568 (4) | 0.4321 (2) | 0.41017 (8) | 0.0531 (6) | |
| C3 | 0.6434 (5) | 0.3912 (2) | 0.45962 (9) | 0.0678 (7) | |
| H3 | 0.7584 | 0.4289 | 0.4846 | 0.081* | |
| C4 | 0.4634 (5) | 0.2964 (3) | 0.47187 (9) | 0.0735 (7) | |
| H4 | 0.4548 | 0.2703 | 0.5049 | 0.088* | |
| C5 | −0.2272 (5) | −0.0083 (2) | 0.43087 (9) | 0.0742 (7) | |
| H5 | −0.2221 | −0.0287 | 0.4647 | 0.089* | |
| C6 | −0.4064 (5) | −0.0705 (2) | 0.39752 (9) | 0.0723 (7) | |
| H6 | −0.5229 | −0.1337 | 0.4089 | 0.087* | |
| C7 | −0.4169 (4) | −0.0408 (2) | 0.34712 (9) | 0.0570 (6) | |
| C8 | −0.2448 (4) | 0.0520 (2) | 0.33022 (8) | 0.0506 (6) | |
| H8 | −0.2514 | 0.0723 | 0.2964 | 0.061* | |
| C9 | 0.1240 (4) | 0.2157 (2) | 0.34601 (8) | 0.0485 (5) | |
| O10 | 0.1221 (3) | 0.14529 (15) | 0.44927 (5) | 0.0685 (5) | |
| C11 | 0.3026 (4) | 0.2770 (2) | 0.38514 (7) | 0.0469 (5) | |
| C12 | 0.2945 (4) | 0.2399 (2) | 0.43445 (8) | 0.0567 (6) | |
| C13 | −0.0592 (4) | 0.1163 (2) | 0.36375 (7) | 0.0459 (5) | |
| C14 | −0.0538 (4) | 0.0853 (2) | 0.41369 (8) | 0.0567 (6) | |
| C15 | 0.8493 (5) | 0.5368 (2) | 0.39863 (10) | 0.0616 (6) | |
| O16 | 0.9949 (4) | 0.59309 (17) | 0.42912 (7) | 0.0897 (6) | |
| O17 | 0.8478 (3) | 0.56064 (15) | 0.34987 (6) | 0.0748 (5) | |
| C18 | 1.0307 (5) | 0.6610 (2) | 0.33454 (10) | 0.0877 (8) | |
| H18A | 0.9931 | 0.6783 | 0.2996 | 0.132* | |
| H18B | 1.2228 | 0.6352 | 0.3403 | 0.132* | |
| H18C | 0.9978 | 0.7362 | 0.3536 | 0.132* | |
| O19 | −0.6050 (3) | −0.10926 (15) | 0.31785 (6) | 0.0734 (5) | |
| C20 | −0.6235 (5) | −0.0814 (3) | 0.26581 (9) | 0.0837 (8) | |
| H20A | −0.7623 | −0.1351 | 0.2493 | 0.126* | |
| H20B | −0.4446 | −0.0962 | 0.2522 | 0.126* | |
| H20C | −0.6760 | 0.0058 | 0.2609 | 0.126* | |
| O21 | 0.1291 (3) | 0.24526 (14) | 0.30176 (5) | 0.0657 (5) |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| C1 | 0.0541 (13) | 0.0547 (16) | 0.0427 (13) | 0.0009 (12) | −0.0024 (11) | −0.0013 (11) |
| C2 | 0.0517 (13) | 0.0553 (16) | 0.0518 (15) | −0.0049 (11) | −0.0025 (11) | −0.0058 (12) |
| C3 | 0.0741 (15) | 0.0794 (19) | 0.0481 (16) | −0.0117 (14) | −0.0139 (11) | −0.0116 (14) |
| C4 | 0.0851 (17) | 0.087 (2) | 0.0471 (14) | −0.0246 (16) | −0.0071 (13) | 0.0017 (14) |
| C5 | 0.0855 (16) | 0.084 (2) | 0.0519 (15) | −0.0292 (15) | −0.0047 (13) | 0.0166 (14) |
| C6 | 0.0777 (16) | 0.0703 (19) | 0.0681 (19) | −0.0229 (14) | −0.0016 (14) | 0.0133 (15) |
| C7 | 0.0565 (13) | 0.0599 (16) | 0.0535 (15) | −0.0049 (13) | −0.0053 (11) | 0.0004 (13) |
| C8 | 0.0532 (12) | 0.0517 (15) | 0.0464 (13) | −0.0031 (11) | −0.0022 (11) | −0.0001 (11) |
| C9 | 0.0491 (13) | 0.0508 (15) | 0.0449 (14) | 0.0006 (11) | −0.0036 (11) | 0.0031 (12) |
| O10 | 0.0800 (10) | 0.0808 (13) | 0.0429 (9) | −0.0254 (9) | −0.0104 (8) | 0.0102 (8) |
| C11 | 0.0475 (12) | 0.0498 (15) | 0.0427 (13) | −0.0023 (11) | −0.0027 (10) | 0.0012 (11) |
| C12 | 0.0584 (13) | 0.0629 (17) | 0.0476 (14) | −0.0139 (13) | −0.0063 (11) | 0.0007 (12) |
| C13 | 0.0470 (12) | 0.0466 (14) | 0.0436 (14) | 0.0005 (11) | −0.0022 (10) | 0.0020 (11) |
| C14 | 0.0617 (14) | 0.0596 (17) | 0.0473 (15) | −0.0124 (12) | −0.0087 (11) | 0.0037 (12) |
| C15 | 0.0620 (15) | 0.0620 (18) | 0.0598 (17) | −0.0037 (13) | −0.0044 (12) | −0.0063 (15) |
| O16 | 0.1020 (13) | 0.0906 (14) | 0.0742 (12) | −0.0367 (11) | −0.0143 (10) | −0.0106 (11) |
| O17 | 0.0865 (11) | 0.0729 (13) | 0.0641 (12) | −0.0294 (10) | −0.0039 (9) | 0.0052 (9) |
| C18 | 0.0935 (18) | 0.078 (2) | 0.092 (2) | −0.0274 (16) | 0.0074 (15) | 0.0129 (16) |
| O19 | 0.0772 (10) | 0.0744 (12) | 0.0671 (12) | −0.0265 (9) | −0.0081 (8) | −0.0049 (9) |
| C20 | 0.0931 (18) | 0.102 (2) | 0.0549 (17) | −0.0282 (16) | −0.0058 (13) | −0.0135 (15) |
| O21 | 0.0744 (10) | 0.0781 (12) | 0.0432 (9) | −0.0200 (8) | −0.0084 (7) | 0.0105 (8) |
| C1—C2 | 1.373 (3) | C9—O21 | 1.227 (2) |
| C1—C11 | 1.394 (3) | C9—C13 | 1.461 (3) |
| C1—H1 | 0.9300 | C9—C11 | 1.462 (3) |
| C2—C3 | 1.398 (3) | O10—C12 | 1.366 (2) |
| C2—C15 | 1.480 (3) | O10—C14 | 1.386 (2) |
| C3—C4 | 1.369 (3) | C11—C12 | 1.380 (3) |
| C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C13—C14 | 1.376 (3) |
| C4—C12 | 1.384 (3) | C15—O16 | 1.199 (2) |
| C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C15—O17 | 1.330 (3) |
| C5—C6 | 1.368 (3) | O17—C18 | 1.446 (3) |
| C5—C14 | 1.383 (3) | C18—H18A | 0.9600 |
| C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C18—H18B | 0.9600 |
| C6—C7 | 1.384 (3) | C18—H18C | 0.9600 |
| C6—H6 | 0.9300 | O19—C20 | 1.422 (3) |
| C7—O19 | 1.364 (2) | C20—H20A | 0.9600 |
| C7—C8 | 1.370 (3) | C20—H20B | 0.9600 |
| C8—C13 | 1.400 (3) | C20—H20C | 0.9600 |
| C8—H8 | 0.9300 | ||
| C2—C1—C11 | 121.9 (2) | C12—C11—C9 | 120.9 (2) |
| C2—C1—H1 | 119.1 | C1—C11—C9 | 121.22 (19) |
| C11—C1—H1 | 119.1 | O10—C12—C11 | 122.33 (19) |
| C1—C2—C3 | 118.4 (2) | O10—C12—C4 | 116.0 (2) |
| C1—C2—C15 | 122.2 (2) | C11—C12—C4 | 121.6 (2) |
| C3—C2—C15 | 119.4 (2) | C14—C13—C8 | 119.0 (2) |
| C4—C3—C2 | 121.0 (2) | C14—C13—C9 | 120.5 (2) |
| C4—C3—H3 | 119.5 | C8—C13—C9 | 120.44 (19) |
| C2—C3—H3 | 119.5 | C13—C14—C5 | 121.0 (2) |
| C3—C4—C12 | 119.2 (2) | C13—C14—O10 | 122.5 (2) |
| C3—C4—H4 | 120.4 | C5—C14—O10 | 116.5 (2) |
| C12—C4—H4 | 120.4 | O16—C15—O17 | 123.1 (2) |
| C6—C5—C14 | 119.2 (2) | O16—C15—C2 | 124.7 (2) |
| C6—C5—H5 | 120.4 | O17—C15—C2 | 112.2 (2) |
| C14—C5—H5 | 120.4 | C15—O17—C18 | 116.59 (19) |
| C5—C6—C7 | 121.0 (2) | O17—C18—H18A | 109.5 |
| C5—C6—H6 | 119.5 | O17—C18—H18B | 109.5 |
| C7—C6—H6 | 119.5 | H18A—C18—H18B | 109.5 |
| O19—C7—C8 | 125.1 (2) | O17—C18—H18C | 109.5 |
| O19—C7—C6 | 115.3 (2) | H18A—C18—H18C | 109.5 |
| C8—C7—C6 | 119.6 (2) | H18B—C18—H18C | 109.5 |
| C7—C8—C13 | 120.2 (2) | C7—O19—C20 | 117.16 (17) |
| C7—C8—H8 | 119.9 | O19—C20—H20A | 109.5 |
| C13—C8—H8 | 119.9 | O19—C20—H20B | 109.5 |
| O21—C9—C13 | 122.78 (19) | H20A—C20—H20B | 109.5 |
| O21—C9—C11 | 122.5 (2) | O19—C20—H20C | 109.5 |
| C13—C9—C11 | 114.73 (19) | H20A—C20—H20C | 109.5 |
| C12—O10—C14 | 118.97 (16) | H20B—C20—H20C | 109.5 |
| C12—C11—C1 | 117.8 (2) | ||
| C11—C1—C2—C3 | 0.3 (3) | C3—C4—C12—C11 | −0.1 (4) |
| C11—C1—C2—C15 | −178.91 (19) | C7—C8—C13—C14 | −0.3 (3) |
| C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.6 (3) | C7—C8—C13—C9 | −179.76 (19) |
| C15—C2—C3—C4 | 178.6 (2) | O21—C9—C13—C14 | 178.94 (19) |
| C2—C3—C4—C12 | 0.6 (4) | C11—C9—C13—C14 | −0.7 (3) |
| C14—C5—C6—C7 | −0.2 (4) | O21—C9—C13—C8 | −1.6 (3) |
| C5—C6—C7—O19 | −179.7 (2) | C11—C9—C13—C8 | 178.67 (18) |
| C5—C6—C7—C8 | 0.2 (4) | C8—C13—C14—C5 | 0.3 (3) |
| O19—C7—C8—C13 | −179.99 (19) | C9—C13—C14—C5 | 179.7 (2) |
| C6—C7—C8—C13 | 0.1 (3) | C8—C13—C14—O10 | −179.42 (18) |
| C2—C1—C11—C12 | 0.1 (3) | C9—C13—C14—O10 | 0.0 (3) |
| C2—C1—C11—C9 | −179.66 (19) | C6—C5—C14—C13 | −0.1 (4) |
| O21—C9—C11—C12 | −179.0 (2) | C6—C5—C14—O10 | 179.7 (2) |
| C13—C9—C11—C12 | 0.7 (3) | C12—O10—C14—C13 | 0.8 (3) |
| O21—C9—C11—C1 | 0.8 (3) | C12—O10—C14—C5 | −178.9 (2) |
| C13—C9—C11—C1 | −179.53 (17) | C1—C2—C15—O16 | 177.5 (2) |
| C14—O10—C12—C11 | −0.8 (3) | C3—C2—C15—O16 | −1.7 (4) |
| C14—O10—C12—C4 | 179.6 (2) | C1—C2—C15—O17 | −3.8 (3) |
| C1—C11—C12—O10 | −179.70 (17) | C3—C2—C15—O17 | 177.05 (19) |
| C9—C11—C12—O10 | 0.1 (3) | O16—C15—O17—C18 | −0.8 (3) |
| C1—C11—C12—C4 | −0.2 (3) | C2—C15—O17—C18 | −179.59 (18) |
| C9—C11—C12—C4 | 179.6 (2) | C8—C7—O19—C20 | −0.2 (3) |
| C3—C4—C12—O10 | 179.4 (2) | C6—C7—O19—C20 | 179.7 (2) |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| C3—H3···O16i | 0.93 | 2.54 | 3.362 (3) | 147 |
| C20—H20A···O21ii | 0.96 | 2.50 | 3.454 (3) | 173 |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) −x−1, y−1/2, −z+1/2. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| C3—H3···O16i | 0.93 | 2.54 | 3.362 (3) | 147 |
| C20—H20A···O21ii | 0.96 | 2.50 | 3.454 (3) | 173 |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) −x−1, y−1/2, −z+1/2. |
| CgI | CgJ | Cg···Cg | Dihedral angle | Interplanar distance | Offset |
| A | Ciii | 3.549 (1) | 0.8 | 3.420 (1) | 1.068 (1) |
| B | Aiii | 3.583 (1) | 0.1 | 3.454 (1) | 0.953 (1) |
| B | Ciii | 3.772 (1) | 0.8 | 3.455 (1) | 1.525 (1) |
| Symmetry code: (iii) 1 + x, y, z. CgA, CgB and CgC are the centroids of the C9/O10/C11–C14, C1–C4/C12/C11 and C5–C8/C13/C14 rings, respectively. The dihedral angle is that between the planes of the rings CgI and CgJ. The interplanar distance is the perpendicular distance of CgI from ring J. The offset is the perpendicular distance of ring I from ring J. |
| X | I | J | I···J | X···J | X-I···J |
| C15 | O16 | CgBiii | 3.564 (2) | 3.689 (2) | 86.4 (1) |
| Symmetry codes: (iii) 1 + x, y, z. Notes: CgB is the centroid of the C1–C4/C12/C11 ring. |
This work was supported by Funds for Science in 2008 as a Research Project (No. BW-8000-5-0453-8).
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Xanthones represent a structurally diverse group of natural products with a broad range of biological activities. The unsubstituted xanthones have not been discovered in nature but its numerous derivatives have been isolated from representatives of higher plants, lichens, and lower fungi (Denisova-Dyatlova & Glyzin, 1982). Many naturally occurring xanthones as well as their synthetic derivatives described in numerous scientific publications exploit wide spectrum of biological activities: anti-allergic (Pfister et al., 1972), anti-inflammatory (Librowski et al., 2005), antitumor (Ito et al., 2003), antimicrobial (Fukai et al., 2005), cardiovascular (Chen et al., 1993), antimalarial (Gopalakrishnan et al., 1997) and antifungal activity (Ignatushchenko et al., 2000). The biological activity and the features responsible for the activity of xanthones largely depends on their structures. It is know that the 7-substituted xanthone-2-carboxylic acids and their esters show anti-allergic activity, which depends on the substituted groups (Pfister et al., 1980).
In the molecule of the title compound (Fig. 1) the bond lengths and angles characterizing the geometry of the xanthone skeleton are typical for this group compounds (Evans et al., 2004; Shi et al., 2004; Macias et al., 2001).
With respective average deviations from planarity of 0.003 (2) and 0.002 (1) Å, the xanthone and ester fragment are oriented at 2.8 (2)° to each other. The methoxy group lies nearly in the mean plane of the xanthone skeleton; the dihedral angles between the mean planes xanthone skeleton and delineated by atoms C7/O19/C20 are equal 0.7 (2)°. The mean planes of the xanthone skeleton lie either parallel or are inclined at an angle of 85.5 (2)° in the lattice.
In the crystal structure, weak intermolecular C—H···O hydrogen bonds (Table 1, Fig. 2) link the molecules, forming layers. The central ring A and the lateral rings B and C are involved in multidirectional π–π interactions and link layers between themselves (Table 2, Fig. 3). The O16(carboxyl) atom is involved in weak C—O···π interactions directed toward the lateral aromatic ring (ring B) (Table 3, Fig. 3).
All the interactions demonstrated were found by PLATON (Spek, 2003). The C—H···O (Bianchi et al., 2004; Steiner, 1999) interactions exhibit a hydrogen-bond-type nature. The C—O(carbonyl)···π interactions (Santos-Contreras et al., 2007), and also π–π interactions (Hunter & Sanders, 1990) should be of an attractive nature.