Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, o1540 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809020960 ]
The title compound, [(2S,5R,6S,9R)-6-isopropyl-9-methyl-1,4-dioxaspiro[4.5]dec-2-yl]methyl 3,5-dinitrobenzoate, C20H26N2O8, was synthesized as part of a study of three-carbon stereochemical systems. The crystallographic assignment of the absolute stereochemistry is consistent with having started with (-)-menthone, the acetal carbon is R and the secondary alcohol is S. This brings the dinitrobenzoate into approximately the same plane as the menthyl ring and anti to the isopropyl group. Close intermolecular C=O
NO2 contacts between neighboring molecules [2.8341 (16) Å] contribute to the packing arrangement. The structure was refined as a pseudo-merohedral twin (monoclinic space group P21 emulating the orthorhombic space group C2221). Application of the twin law 100, 0
0,
0
gave a 2:1 ratio of twin moieties [refined BASF value = 0.3790 (7)].
Details on the synthesis of the title compound and its NMR spectra have been published separately. (Kiessling et al., 2009)
The structure was refined as a pseudo-merohedral twin (Monoclinic space group P21 emulating the orthorhombic space group C2221). Application of the twin law 1 0 0, 0 -1 0, -1 0 -1 gave a 2:1 ratio of twin moieties (refined BASF value 0.3790 (7)).
Hydrogen positions were calculated and refined using a riding model using the following C—H distances: methyne 1.000 Å, methylene 0.990 Å, methyl 0.980Å and aromatic 0.950 Å. The isotropic U values for the H atoms were set at 50% above that of bonded carbon for methyl H atoms and 20% above that of the bonded carbon for all other H atoms.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2008); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2008); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
| C20H26N2O8 | F(000) = 448 |
| Mr = 422.43 | Dx = 1.323 Mg m−3 |
| Monoclinic, P21 | Melting point: 368 K |
| Hall symbol: P 2yb | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.54178 Å |
| a = 9.4396 (5) Å | Cell parameters from 9947 reflections |
| b = 5.8825 (3) Å | θ = 2.3–68.2° |
| c = 19.6719 (10) Å | µ = 0.87 mm−1 |
| β = 103.923 (3)° | T = 100 K |
| V = 1060.26 (9) Å3 | Needle, colourless |
| Z = 2 | 0.38 × 0.09 × 0.02 mm |
| Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3275 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3254 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| graphite | Rint = 0.025 |
| φ and ω scans | θmax = 68.2°, θmin = 2.3° |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) | h = −11→11 |
| Tmin = 0.602, Tmax = 0.977 | k = −6→5 |
| 16481 measured reflections | l = −23→23 |
| Refinement on F2 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
| Least-squares matrix: full | H-atom parameters constrained |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.018 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0245P)2 + 0.0832P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| wR(F2) = 0.045 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
| S = 1.06 | Δρmax = 0.10 e Å−3 |
| 3275 reflections | Δρmin = −0.11 e Å−3 |
| 276 parameters | Extinction correction: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
| 1 restraint | Extinction coefficient: 0.0009 (2) |
| Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1131 Friedel pairs |
| Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map | Flack parameter: 0.03 (13) |
| C20H26N2O8 | V = 1060.26 (9) Å3 |
| Mr = 422.43 | Z = 2 |
| Monoclinic, P21 | Cu Kα radiation |
| a = 9.4396 (5) Å | µ = 0.87 mm−1 |
| b = 5.8825 (3) Å | T = 100 K |
| c = 19.6719 (10) Å | 0.38 × 0.09 × 0.02 mm |
| β = 103.923 (3)° |
| Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3275 independent reflections |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) | 3254 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Tmin = 0.602, Tmax = 0.977 | Rint = 0.025 |
| 16481 measured reflections | θmax = 68.2° |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.018 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.045 | Δρmax = 0.10 e Å−3 |
| S = 1.06 | Δρmin = −0.11 e Å−3 |
| 3275 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1131 Friedel pairs |
| 276 parameters | Flack parameter: 0.03 (13) |
| 1 restraint |
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. The structure was refined as a pseudo-merohedral twin (monoclinic space group P21 emulating orthorhombic space group C2221); Twin law 1 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 1 0 - 1; Refined ratio (BASF) 0.3790 (7). Hydrogen positions were calculated and refined using a riding model using the following C—H distances: methyne 1.000 Å, methylene 0.990 Å, methyl 0.980Å and aromatic 0.950 Å. The isotropic U values for the H atoms were set at 50% above that of bonded carbon for methyl H atoms and 20% above that of the bonded carbon for all other H atoms. |
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
| O1 | 0.72662 (12) | −0.12929 (19) | 0.71101 (5) | 0.0258 (3) | |
| C2 | 0.81610 (17) | −0.1291 (3) | 0.78046 (7) | 0.0227 (3) | |
| H2 | 0.9171 | −0.1783 | 0.7796 | 0.027* | |
| C3 | 0.81810 (17) | 0.1200 (3) | 0.80073 (8) | 0.0222 (3) | |
| H3A | 0.7329 | 0.1589 | 0.8196 | 0.027* | |
| H3B | 0.9088 | 0.1591 | 0.8359 | 0.027* | |
| O4 | 0.81137 (12) | 0.23300 (19) | 0.73591 (5) | 0.0227 (2) | |
| C5 | 0.72348 (19) | 0.0946 (3) | 0.68212 (8) | 0.0232 (3) | |
| C6 | 0.78923 (18) | 0.0943 (3) | 0.61799 (8) | 0.0266 (4) | |
| H6 | 0.7245 | −0.0053 | 0.5824 | 0.032* | |
| C7 | 0.7763 (2) | 0.3330 (3) | 0.58613 (8) | 0.0329 (4) | |
| H7A | 0.8359 | 0.4400 | 0.6202 | 0.039* | |
| H7B | 0.8154 | 0.3319 | 0.5437 | 0.039* | |
| C8 | 0.6194 (2) | 0.4149 (4) | 0.56676 (8) | 0.0365 (4) | |
| H8A | 0.5619 | 0.3166 | 0.5293 | 0.044* | |
| H8B | 0.6163 | 0.5717 | 0.5482 | 0.044* | |
| C9 | 0.54978 (19) | 0.4117 (3) | 0.62943 (8) | 0.0308 (4) | |
| H9 | 0.6041 | 0.5223 | 0.6649 | 0.037* | |
| C10 | 0.56642 (18) | 0.1768 (3) | 0.66303 (8) | 0.0270 (4) | |
| H10A | 0.5289 | 0.1811 | 0.7059 | 0.032* | |
| H10B | 0.5063 | 0.0670 | 0.6302 | 0.032* | |
| C11 | 0.3900 (2) | 0.4850 (4) | 0.60923 (11) | 0.0461 (5) | |
| H11A | 0.3347 | 0.3813 | 0.5736 | 0.069* | |
| H11B | 0.3831 | 0.6400 | 0.5904 | 0.069* | |
| H11C | 0.3497 | 0.4809 | 0.6507 | 0.069* | |
| C12 | 0.9428 (2) | −0.0117 (4) | 0.63175 (9) | 0.0344 (4) | |
| H12 | 0.9459 | −0.1414 | 0.6649 | 0.041* | |
| C13 | 0.9717 (2) | −0.1084 (4) | 0.56378 (9) | 0.0400 (5) | |
| H13A | 0.9693 | 0.0152 | 0.5301 | 0.060* | |
| H13B | 0.8964 | −0.2206 | 0.5439 | 0.060* | |
| H13C | 1.0678 | −0.1814 | 0.5740 | 0.060* | |
| C14 | 1.0663 (2) | 0.1510 (5) | 0.66460 (13) | 0.0633 (8) | |
| H14A | 1.1582 | 0.0664 | 0.6782 | 0.095* | |
| H14B | 1.0452 | 0.2222 | 0.7061 | 0.095* | |
| H14C | 1.0748 | 0.2687 | 0.6306 | 0.095* | |
| C15 | 0.75391 (17) | −0.2914 (3) | 0.82456 (8) | 0.0241 (3) | |
| H15A | 0.7341 | −0.4403 | 0.8007 | 0.029* | |
| H15B | 0.8241 | −0.3148 | 0.8703 | 0.029* | |
| O16 | 0.61928 (12) | −0.19409 (19) | 0.83493 (5) | 0.0219 (3) | |
| C17 | 0.55649 (16) | −0.3039 (3) | 0.87874 (7) | 0.0204 (3) | |
| C18 | 0.43170 (16) | −0.1728 (3) | 0.89389 (7) | 0.0195 (3) | |
| C19 | 0.36462 (15) | −0.2611 (3) | 0.94374 (7) | 0.0207 (3) | |
| H19 | 0.3984 | −0.3989 | 0.9673 | 0.025* | |
| C20 | 0.24814 (16) | −0.1456 (3) | 0.95844 (7) | 0.0196 (3) | |
| C21 | 0.19642 (16) | 0.0567 (3) | 0.92634 (7) | 0.0197 (3) | |
| H21 | 0.1167 | 0.1350 | 0.9373 | 0.024* | |
| C22 | 0.26696 (16) | 0.1397 (3) | 0.87730 (8) | 0.0203 (3) | |
| C23 | 0.38314 (16) | 0.0311 (3) | 0.86020 (8) | 0.0196 (3) | |
| H23 | 0.4288 | 0.0936 | 0.8264 | 0.024* | |
| O24 | 0.59532 (12) | −0.4860 (2) | 0.90476 (6) | 0.0267 (3) | |
| N25 | 0.21586 (14) | 0.3563 (2) | 0.84164 (6) | 0.0219 (3) | |
| O26 | 0.28039 (12) | 0.4291 (2) | 0.79908 (5) | 0.0270 (3) | |
| O27 | 0.11232 (11) | 0.4517 (2) | 0.85721 (6) | 0.0275 (3) | |
| N28 | 0.17654 (13) | −0.2454 (3) | 1.01017 (6) | 0.0222 (3) | |
| O29 | 0.07569 (12) | −0.1400 (2) | 1.02463 (6) | 0.0299 (3) | |
| O30 | 0.22049 (12) | −0.4300 (2) | 1.03556 (6) | 0.0271 (3) |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| O1 | 0.0394 (6) | 0.0178 (6) | 0.0215 (5) | −0.0057 (5) | 0.0101 (5) | −0.0007 (4) |
| C2 | 0.0236 (7) | 0.0238 (9) | 0.0229 (7) | 0.0038 (7) | 0.0097 (6) | 0.0018 (7) |
| C3 | 0.0224 (7) | 0.0251 (10) | 0.0197 (7) | −0.0025 (7) | 0.0061 (6) | −0.0017 (7) |
| O4 | 0.0302 (5) | 0.0196 (6) | 0.0189 (5) | −0.0046 (5) | 0.0068 (4) | −0.0012 (5) |
| C5 | 0.0325 (8) | 0.0158 (9) | 0.0218 (7) | −0.0054 (7) | 0.0075 (7) | −0.0010 (6) |
| C6 | 0.0348 (9) | 0.0263 (10) | 0.0196 (7) | −0.0092 (8) | 0.0083 (7) | −0.0040 (7) |
| C7 | 0.0457 (11) | 0.0308 (11) | 0.0237 (7) | −0.0144 (8) | 0.0114 (7) | 0.0002 (8) |
| C8 | 0.0484 (11) | 0.0313 (11) | 0.0249 (8) | −0.0089 (9) | −0.0011 (7) | 0.0060 (7) |
| C9 | 0.0340 (9) | 0.0238 (11) | 0.0299 (8) | −0.0050 (8) | −0.0013 (7) | 0.0004 (7) |
| C10 | 0.0279 (8) | 0.0261 (10) | 0.0266 (7) | −0.0081 (7) | 0.0057 (6) | −0.0018 (7) |
| C11 | 0.0405 (11) | 0.0406 (14) | 0.0503 (11) | 0.0012 (10) | −0.0023 (9) | 0.0048 (10) |
| C12 | 0.0388 (10) | 0.0405 (12) | 0.0272 (8) | −0.0038 (9) | 0.0144 (8) | −0.0053 (8) |
| C13 | 0.0560 (12) | 0.0388 (12) | 0.0327 (8) | −0.0020 (10) | 0.0253 (9) | 0.0000 (8) |
| C14 | 0.0360 (11) | 0.093 (2) | 0.0638 (13) | −0.0085 (12) | 0.0177 (10) | −0.0370 (15) |
| C15 | 0.0248 (8) | 0.0232 (10) | 0.0266 (7) | 0.0072 (7) | 0.0110 (6) | 0.0023 (7) |
| O16 | 0.0232 (5) | 0.0213 (7) | 0.0236 (5) | 0.0020 (4) | 0.0102 (4) | 0.0035 (5) |
| C17 | 0.0229 (7) | 0.0205 (9) | 0.0169 (6) | −0.0020 (6) | 0.0034 (6) | −0.0026 (6) |
| C18 | 0.0196 (7) | 0.0211 (9) | 0.0172 (6) | −0.0025 (6) | 0.0031 (6) | −0.0007 (6) |
| C19 | 0.0204 (8) | 0.0217 (9) | 0.0181 (6) | −0.0002 (7) | 0.0007 (6) | 0.0010 (6) |
| C20 | 0.0200 (7) | 0.0222 (9) | 0.0163 (6) | −0.0051 (7) | 0.0036 (5) | −0.0024 (6) |
| C21 | 0.0162 (7) | 0.0218 (9) | 0.0208 (7) | −0.0004 (6) | 0.0037 (5) | −0.0041 (6) |
| C22 | 0.0203 (7) | 0.0193 (9) | 0.0198 (6) | −0.0037 (6) | 0.0019 (6) | −0.0015 (6) |
| C23 | 0.0206 (7) | 0.0202 (9) | 0.0184 (7) | −0.0032 (6) | 0.0052 (6) | −0.0010 (6) |
| O24 | 0.0283 (6) | 0.0241 (7) | 0.0291 (5) | 0.0049 (5) | 0.0100 (5) | 0.0089 (5) |
| N25 | 0.0209 (6) | 0.0193 (8) | 0.0236 (6) | −0.0027 (6) | 0.0017 (5) | −0.0011 (6) |
| O26 | 0.0296 (6) | 0.0245 (7) | 0.0277 (5) | −0.0002 (5) | 0.0083 (5) | 0.0060 (5) |
| O27 | 0.0217 (5) | 0.0223 (7) | 0.0379 (6) | 0.0024 (5) | 0.0060 (5) | 0.0005 (5) |
| N28 | 0.0194 (6) | 0.0283 (9) | 0.0186 (6) | −0.0040 (6) | 0.0043 (5) | −0.0008 (6) |
| O29 | 0.0245 (6) | 0.0357 (7) | 0.0328 (5) | 0.0008 (6) | 0.0137 (5) | 0.0043 (6) |
| O30 | 0.0278 (6) | 0.0276 (7) | 0.0263 (5) | −0.0007 (5) | 0.0074 (5) | 0.0068 (5) |
| O1—C2 | 1.4230 (17) | C12—C13 | 1.537 (2) |
| O1—C5 | 1.432 (2) | C12—H12 | 1.0000 |
| C2—C15 | 1.501 (2) | C13—H13A | 0.9800 |
| C2—C3 | 1.518 (2) | C13—H13B | 0.9800 |
| C2—H2 | 1.0000 | C13—H13C | 0.9800 |
| C3—O4 | 1.4259 (18) | C14—H14A | 0.9800 |
| C3—H3A | 0.9900 | C14—H14B | 0.9800 |
| C3—H3B | 0.9900 | C14—H14C | 0.9800 |
| O4—C5 | 1.4310 (19) | C15—O16 | 1.4523 (18) |
| C5—C10 | 1.518 (2) | C15—H15A | 0.9900 |
| C5—C6 | 1.534 (2) | C15—H15B | 0.9900 |
| C6—C7 | 1.531 (3) | O16—C17 | 1.3257 (19) |
| C6—C12 | 1.541 (2) | C17—O24 | 1.206 (2) |
| C6—H6 | 1.0000 | C17—C18 | 1.497 (2) |
| C7—C8 | 1.517 (3) | C18—C19 | 1.390 (2) |
| C7—H7A | 0.9900 | C18—C23 | 1.393 (2) |
| C7—H7B | 0.9900 | C19—C20 | 1.381 (2) |
| C8—C9 | 1.530 (2) | C19—H19 | 0.9500 |
| C8—H8A | 0.9900 | C20—C21 | 1.380 (2) |
| C8—H8B | 0.9900 | C20—N28 | 1.4726 (19) |
| C9—C10 | 1.523 (3) | C21—C22 | 1.386 (2) |
| C9—C11 | 1.526 (3) | C21—H21 | 0.9500 |
| C9—H9 | 1.0000 | C22—C23 | 1.379 (2) |
| C10—H10A | 0.9900 | C22—N25 | 1.478 (2) |
| C10—H10B | 0.9900 | C23—H23 | 0.9500 |
| C11—H11A | 0.9800 | N25—O26 | 1.2253 (17) |
| C11—H11B | 0.9800 | N25—O27 | 1.2280 (17) |
| C11—H11C | 0.9800 | N28—O30 | 1.2254 (18) |
| C12—C14 | 1.526 (3) | N28—O29 | 1.2256 (18) |
| C2—O1—C5 | 109.35 (12) | H11A—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
| O1—C2—C15 | 109.28 (13) | H11B—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
| O1—C2—C3 | 102.70 (13) | C14—C12—C13 | 108.84 (16) |
| C15—C2—C3 | 116.37 (13) | C14—C12—C6 | 114.26 (18) |
| O1—C2—H2 | 109.4 | C13—C12—C6 | 110.70 (15) |
| C15—C2—H2 | 109.4 | C14—C12—H12 | 107.6 |
| C3—C2—H2 | 109.4 | C13—C12—H12 | 107.6 |
| O4—C3—C2 | 102.72 (12) | C6—C12—H12 | 107.6 |
| O4—C3—H3A | 111.2 | C12—C13—H13A | 109.5 |
| C2—C3—H3A | 111.2 | C12—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
| O4—C3—H3B | 111.2 | H13A—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
| C2—C3—H3B | 111.2 | C12—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
| H3A—C3—H3B | 109.1 | H13A—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
| C3—O4—C5 | 106.81 (11) | H13B—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
| O4—C5—O1 | 106.07 (11) | C12—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
| O4—C5—C10 | 111.08 (13) | C12—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
| O1—C5—C10 | 108.47 (14) | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
| O4—C5—C6 | 109.35 (13) | C12—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
| O1—C5—C6 | 110.57 (14) | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
| C10—C5—C6 | 111.17 (13) | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
| C7—C6—C5 | 109.12 (14) | O16—C15—C2 | 107.91 (13) |
| C7—C6—C12 | 114.98 (15) | O16—C15—H15A | 110.1 |
| C5—C6—C12 | 113.93 (14) | C2—C15—H15A | 110.1 |
| C7—C6—H6 | 106.0 | O16—C15—H15B | 110.1 |
| C5—C6—H6 | 106.0 | C2—C15—H15B | 110.1 |
| C12—C6—H6 | 106.0 | H15A—C15—H15B | 108.4 |
| C8—C7—C6 | 111.77 (15) | C17—O16—C15 | 116.25 (13) |
| C8—C7—H7A | 109.3 | O24—C17—O16 | 124.84 (15) |
| C6—C7—H7A | 109.3 | O24—C17—C18 | 123.15 (14) |
| C8—C7—H7B | 109.3 | O16—C17—C18 | 112.00 (14) |
| C6—C7—H7B | 109.3 | C19—C18—C23 | 120.27 (14) |
| H7A—C7—H7B | 107.9 | C19—C18—C17 | 117.49 (15) |
| C7—C8—C9 | 112.11 (14) | C23—C18—C17 | 122.24 (13) |
| C7—C8—H8A | 109.2 | C20—C19—C18 | 118.97 (15) |
| C9—C8—H8A | 109.2 | C20—C19—H19 | 120.5 |
| C7—C8—H8B | 109.2 | C18—C19—H19 | 120.5 |
| C9—C8—H8B | 109.2 | C21—C20—C19 | 122.72 (14) |
| H8A—C8—H8B | 107.9 | C21—C20—N28 | 119.29 (14) |
| C10—C9—C11 | 111.20 (15) | C19—C20—N28 | 117.99 (15) |
| C10—C9—C8 | 109.96 (15) | C20—C21—C22 | 116.46 (14) |
| C11—C9—C8 | 112.06 (15) | C20—C21—H21 | 121.8 |
| C10—C9—H9 | 107.8 | C22—C21—H21 | 121.8 |
| C11—C9—H9 | 107.8 | C23—C22—C21 | 123.38 (15) |
| C8—C9—H9 | 107.8 | C23—C22—N25 | 118.12 (13) |
| C5—C10—C9 | 112.88 (14) | C21—C22—N25 | 118.50 (13) |
| C5—C10—H10A | 109.0 | C22—C23—C18 | 118.20 (14) |
| C9—C10—H10A | 109.0 | C22—C23—H23 | 120.9 |
| C5—C10—H10B | 109.0 | C18—C23—H23 | 120.9 |
| C9—C10—H10B | 109.0 | O26—N25—O27 | 124.54 (14) |
| H10A—C10—H10B | 107.8 | O26—N25—C22 | 117.82 (13) |
| C9—C11—H11A | 109.5 | O27—N25—C22 | 117.64 (12) |
| C9—C11—H11B | 109.5 | O30—N28—O29 | 124.03 (13) |
| H11A—C11—H11B | 109.5 | O30—N28—C20 | 117.93 (13) |
| C9—C11—H11C | 109.5 | O29—N28—C20 | 118.03 (14) |
| C5—O1—C2—C15 | 145.19 (13) | C5—C6—C12—C13 | 153.37 (16) |
| C5—O1—C2—C3 | 21.05 (15) | O1—C2—C15—O16 | −70.24 (16) |
| O1—C2—C3—O4 | −33.31 (15) | C3—C2—C15—O16 | 45.44 (18) |
| C15—C2—C3—O4 | −152.61 (12) | C2—C15—O16—C17 | −173.43 (12) |
| C2—C3—O4—C5 | 33.85 (16) | C15—O16—C17—O24 | −7.2 (2) |
| C3—O4—C5—O1 | −21.48 (16) | C15—O16—C17—C18 | 171.59 (12) |
| C3—O4—C5—C10 | 96.20 (14) | O24—C17—C18—C19 | 4.1 (2) |
| C3—O4—C5—C6 | −140.74 (14) | O16—C17—C18—C19 | −174.70 (13) |
| C2—O1—C5—O4 | −0.87 (16) | O24—C17—C18—C23 | −176.18 (15) |
| C2—O1—C5—C10 | −120.27 (13) | O16—C17—C18—C23 | 5.01 (19) |
| C2—O1—C5—C6 | 117.59 (14) | C23—C18—C19—C20 | 1.0 (2) |
| O4—C5—C6—C7 | −66.69 (17) | C17—C18—C19—C20 | −179.32 (13) |
| O1—C5—C6—C7 | 176.87 (13) | C18—C19—C20—C21 | −1.0 (2) |
| C10—C5—C6—C7 | 56.32 (18) | C18—C19—C20—N28 | 178.53 (13) |
| O4—C5—C6—C12 | 63.30 (19) | C19—C20—C21—C22 | 0.6 (2) |
| O1—C5—C6—C12 | −53.14 (19) | N28—C20—C21—C22 | −178.93 (13) |
| C10—C5—C6—C12 | −173.69 (15) | C20—C21—C22—C23 | −0.1 (2) |
| C5—C6—C7—C8 | −56.89 (18) | C20—C21—C22—N25 | −179.81 (12) |
| C12—C6—C7—C8 | 173.69 (14) | C21—C22—C23—C18 | 0.2 (2) |
| C6—C7—C8—C9 | 56.6 (2) | N25—C22—C23—C18 | 179.83 (13) |
| C7—C8—C9—C10 | −53.50 (19) | C19—C18—C23—C22 | −0.6 (2) |
| C7—C8—C9—C11 | −177.71 (18) | C17—C18—C23—C22 | 179.73 (14) |
| O4—C5—C10—C9 | 65.68 (16) | C23—C22—N25—O26 | −0.60 (19) |
| O1—C5—C10—C9 | −178.11 (12) | C21—C22—N25—O26 | 179.08 (14) |
| C6—C5—C10—C9 | −56.33 (18) | C23—C22—N25—O27 | 179.99 (13) |
| C11—C9—C10—C5 | 178.43 (15) | C21—C22—N25—O27 | −0.33 (19) |
| C8—C9—C10—C5 | 53.72 (17) | C21—C20—N28—O30 | 176.82 (13) |
| C7—C6—C12—C14 | 43.7 (2) | C19—C20—N28—O30 | −2.68 (19) |
| C5—C6—C12—C14 | −83.3 (2) | C21—C20—N28—O29 | −2.41 (19) |
| C7—C6—C12—C13 | −79.62 (19) | C19—C20—N28—O29 | 178.08 (13) |
We would like to thank the Mansfield University Foundation for supporting this research.
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The title structure was synthesized as part of a study of 3-carbon stereochemical moieties, specifically tri-substituted glycerol. Here menthone serves as a chiral auxiliary, freezing two carbons into a specific stereochemistry and influencing the stereochemistry of the third owing to the steric bulk of the menthone.
The starting material, glycerol menthonide, was originally prepared as an additive to spearmint gum by reaction of menthone with glycerol under acid catalysis. (Greenberg, 1999) No further chemical analysis of the menthonide has been reported in the literature.
Glycerol menthonide exists in as many as six isomers which are difficult to separate. However, conversion of the hydroxy group to an ester by reaction with 4-bromobenzoyl chloride yields a mixture of esters that are separable by flash chromatography.
One stereochemically pure ester was hydrolyzed back to the free alcohol then converted to the 3,5-dinitrobenzoate. The crystallographic assignment of the absolute stereochemistry is consistent with having started with (-)-menthone, and provides the stereochemistry of the acetal carbon and the esterified secondary alcohol of the glycerol chain. Specifically, the acetal carbon, C5, is R and the secondary alcohol, C2, is S. This brings the dinitrobenzoate into approximately the same plane as the menthyl ring and anti to the isopropyl group.
There is a close contact between the carbonyl oxygen, O25, and one of the nitro groups on a 21 screw-related molecule, specifically N28 in the molecule at (1 - x, -0.5, 2 - z). The orientation of the carbonyl group is nearly perpendicular to the plane of the nitro group and the O25 ··· N28 distance is 2.8341 (16) Å. A search of the Cambridge Structural Database (Allen, 2002) for intermolecular C=O ··· NO2-benzene groups found 360 observations for C=O ··· NO2 distances of 3.07 or less. Of these, only seventeen observations were shorter than that reported here, and each of these had a similar perpendicular orientation. The simplest structure in this set is that of 3-nitrophthalic acid (Glidewell et al., 2003) wherein the C=O ··· NO2 distance was reported as 2.807 (2) Å, which the authors attributed to the electrostatic interaction between the partially negative oxygen of the carbonyl and the partially positive nitrogen of the nitro group and analogous to the short intermolecular C=O ··· C=O contacts frequently found between carbonyl groups.
In a study (Allen, et al., 1998) of these intermolecular C=O ··· C=O interactions based on a combination of a detailed analysis of structures from the Cambridge Structural Database as well as ab initio molecular-orbital calculations the authors conclude that, although these intermolecular forces are only a fraction of that of hydrogen bonds, they are significant contributors to the stabilization of the solid state structures. It appears a similar argument could be made for C=O ··· NO2 interactions.