
Acta Cryst. (2011). E67, o1130 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536811013158 ]
The title compound, C16H20O4, was obtained unintentionally as the byproduct of an attempted synthesis of methyl 3-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-4-hydroxybenzoate. In the crystal, the molecules are linked by intermolecular C-H
O interactions.
A mixture of 3,4-dihydroxy methyl benzoate (1.68 g, 10 mmol) and potassium carbonate (2.76 g, 20 mmol) in acetone (50 ml) was added with a solution of cyclopropyl methyl bromide (1.35 g, 10 mmol) in acetone (50 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred at 40 °C for 18 h, and then was filtered. The filtrate was evaporated on a rotary evaporator to get the dried solid, which was then purified by flash column chromatography to obtain methyl 3-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-4-hydroxybenzoate, methyl 4-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-3-hydroxybenzoate, and the title compound methyl 3,4-bis(cyclopropylmethoxy)benzoate(Bose,et al.,2005).
Crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction were obtained through slow evaporation of a solution of the pure title compound in ethyl acetate/n-hexane (1/10 by volume).
H atoms were positioned geometrically (C—H = 0.95–1.00 Å) and refined as riding, with Uiso(H) = 1.2 Ueq of the parent atom.
Data collection: CrystalClear-SM Expert (Rigaku, 2009); cell refinement: CrystalClear-SM Expert (Rigaku, 2009); data reduction: CrystalClear-SM Expert (Rigaku, 2009); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: CrystalStructure (Rigaku, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: CrystalStructure (Rigaku, 2009).
| C16H20O4 | F(000) = 592.00 |
| Mr = 276.33 | Dx = 1.278 Mg m−3 |
| Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71075 Å |
| Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 6064 reflections |
| a = 4.9018 (8) Å | θ = 1.3–31.4° |
| b = 15.543 (2) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
| c = 18.846 (2) Å | T = 113 K |
| V = 1435.9 (3) Å3 | Prism, colorless |
| Z = 4 | 0.22 × 0.20 × 0.18 mm |
| Rigaku Saturn724 CCD diffractometer | 3300 reflections with F2 > 2.0σ(F2) |
| Detector resolution: 14.222 pixels mm-1 | Rint = 0.034 |
| ω scans | θmax = 29.1° |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (REQAB; Jacobson, 1998) | h = −6→6 |
| Tmin = 0.891, Tmax = 0.984 | k = −21→21 |
| 20068 measured reflections | l = −25→25 |
| 3852 independent reflections |
| Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.041 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
| wR(F2) = 0.114 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| S = 1.06 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0778P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| 3852 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
| 182 parameters | Δρmax = 0.57 e Å−3 |
| 0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.19 e Å−3 |
| Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
| C16H20O4 | V = 1435.9 (3) Å3 |
| Mr = 276.33 | Z = 4 |
| Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
| a = 4.9018 (8) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
| b = 15.543 (2) Å | T = 113 K |
| c = 18.846 (2) Å | 0.22 × 0.20 × 0.18 mm |
| Rigaku Saturn724 CCD diffractometer | 3852 independent reflections |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (REQAB; Jacobson, 1998) | 3300 reflections with F2 > 2.0σ(F2) |
| Tmin = 0.891, Tmax = 0.984 | Rint = 0.034 |
| 20068 measured reflections | θmax = 29.1° |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.041 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.114 | Δρmax = 0.57 e Å−3 |
| S = 1.06 | Δρmin = −0.19 e Å−3 |
| 3852 reflections | Absolute structure: ? |
| 182 parameters | Flack parameter: ? |
| 0 restraints | Rogers parameter: ? |
Geometry. ENTER SPECIAL DETAILS OF THE MOLECULAR GEOMETRY |
Refinement. Refinement was performed using all reflections. The weighted R-factor (wR) and goodness of fit (S) are based on F2. R-factor (gt) are based on F. The threshold expression of F2 > 2.0 σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factor (gt). |
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
| O(1) | 0.3872 (2) | 0.69719 (7) | 0.66936 (5) | 0.0321 | |
| O(2) | 0.6968 (2) | 0.59026 (7) | 0.66908 (5) | 0.0306 | |
| O(3) | 0.7825 (2) | 0.48335 (5) | 0.42141 (5) | 0.0209 | |
| O(4) | 0.4320 (2) | 0.56811 (6) | 0.34625 (4) | 0.0250 | |
| C(1) | 0.4862 (3) | 0.62225 (8) | 0.56094 (7) | 0.0192 | |
| C(2) | 0.6558 (3) | 0.56094 (8) | 0.52884 (7) | 0.0184 | |
| C(3) | 0.6319 (3) | 0.54351 (8) | 0.45719 (6) | 0.0174 | |
| C(4) | 0.4378 (3) | 0.58918 (8) | 0.41612 (7) | 0.0193 | |
| C(5) | 0.2695 (3) | 0.64967 (8) | 0.44863 (7) | 0.0213 | |
| C(6) | 0.2930 (3) | 0.66574 (8) | 0.52102 (7) | 0.0211 | |
| C(7) | 0.5139 (3) | 0.64194 (8) | 0.63788 (7) | 0.0216 | |
| C(8) | 0.7487 (4) | 0.60502 (11) | 0.74361 (7) | 0.0406 | |
| C(9) | 0.9395 (3) | 0.42507 (8) | 0.46452 (6) | 0.0199 | |
| C(10) | 1.0118 (3) | 0.34763 (8) | 0.42075 (7) | 0.0205 | |
| C(11) | 1.2662 (3) | 0.29938 (9) | 0.44212 (8) | 0.0262 | |
| C(12) | 1.2614 (3) | 0.35005 (9) | 0.37423 (7) | 0.0246 | |
| C(13) | 0.2283 (3) | 0.61039 (9) | 0.30217 (7) | 0.0302 | |
| C(14) | 0.2718 (4) | 0.57919 (10) | 0.22787 (7) | 0.0330 | |
| C(15) | 0.5052 (4) | 0.61632 (12) | 0.18752 (10) | 0.0442 | |
| C(16) | 0.2225 (4) | 0.64137 (13) | 0.16830 (8) | 0.0428 | |
| H(2) | 0.7878 | 0.5312 | 0.5565 | 0.022* | |
| H(5) | 0.1381 | 0.6800 | 0.4213 | 0.026* | |
| H(6) | 0.1765 | 0.7066 | 0.5431 | 0.025* | |
| H(8A) | 0.5750 | 0.6078 | 0.7693 | 0.049* | |
| H(8B) | 0.8469 | 0.6595 | 0.7495 | 0.049* | |
| H(8C) | 0.8593 | 0.5578 | 0.7626 | 0.049* | |
| H(9A) | 0.8319 | 0.4073 | 0.5065 | 0.024* | |
| H(9B) | 1.1078 | 0.4538 | 0.4813 | 0.024* | |
| H(10) | 0.8558 | 0.3120 | 0.4033 | 0.025* | |
| H(11A) | 1.3747 | 0.3225 | 0.4821 | 0.031* | |
| H(11B) | 1.2633 | 0.2358 | 0.4386 | 0.031* | |
| H(12A) | 1.2558 | 0.3176 | 0.3291 | 0.030* | |
| H(12B) | 1.3671 | 0.4043 | 0.3725 | 0.030* | |
| H(13A) | 0.2504 | 0.6736 | 0.3045 | 0.036* | |
| H(13B) | 0.0423 | 0.5955 | 0.3186 | 0.036* | |
| H(14) | 0.2271 | 0.5175 | 0.2183 | 0.040* | |
| H(15A) | 0.6201 | 0.6597 | 0.2118 | 0.053* | |
| H(15B) | 0.6047 | 0.5779 | 0.1546 | 0.053* | |
| H(16A) | 0.1462 | 0.6184 | 0.1235 | 0.051* | |
| H(16B) | 0.1615 | 0.7002 | 0.1807 | 0.051* |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| O(1) | 0.0398 | 0.0311 | 0.0253 | 0.0080 | 0.0001 | −0.0084 |
| O(2) | 0.0391 | 0.0348 | 0.0179 | 0.0103 | −0.0046 | −0.0070 |
| O(3) | 0.0251 | 0.0207 | 0.0170 | 0.0073 | −0.0011 | 0.0001 |
| O(4) | 0.0346 | 0.0232 | 0.0170 | 0.0084 | −0.0041 | 0.0008 |
| C(1) | 0.0205 | 0.0176 | 0.0194 | −0.0020 | 0.0025 | −0.0008 |
| C(2) | 0.0171 | 0.0187 | 0.0194 | −0.0004 | −0.0002 | −0.0003 |
| C(3) | 0.0192 | 0.0152 | 0.0178 | 0.0006 | 0.0017 | −0.0000 |
| C(4) | 0.0228 | 0.0182 | 0.0170 | −0.0013 | −0.0017 | 0.0020 |
| C(5) | 0.0222 | 0.0188 | 0.0229 | 0.0010 | −0.0014 | 0.0024 |
| C(6) | 0.0213 | 0.0185 | 0.0235 | 0.0012 | 0.0042 | −0.0012 |
| C(7) | 0.0243 | 0.0197 | 0.0208 | −0.0031 | 0.0009 | −0.0025 |
| C(8) | 0.0575 | 0.0441 | 0.0202 | 0.0155 | −0.0122 | −0.0113 |
| C(9) | 0.0213 | 0.0205 | 0.0179 | 0.0038 | −0.0004 | 0.0030 |
| C(10) | 0.0189 | 0.0203 | 0.0222 | 0.0011 | 0.0009 | 0.0013 |
| C(11) | 0.0251 | 0.0244 | 0.0291 | 0.0071 | 0.0026 | 0.0046 |
| C(12) | 0.0247 | 0.0255 | 0.0236 | 0.0017 | 0.0060 | 0.0002 |
| C(13) | 0.0337 | 0.0335 | 0.0235 | 0.0069 | −0.0052 | 0.0038 |
| C(14) | 0.0389 | 0.0350 | 0.0251 | 0.0013 | −0.0049 | 0.0053 |
| C(15) | 0.0457 | 0.0498 | 0.0371 | 0.0028 | 0.0038 | 0.0098 |
| C(16) | 0.0510 | 0.0542 | 0.0230 | 0.0148 | −0.0043 | 0.0114 |
| O(1)—C(7) | 1.2143 (17) | C(15)—C(16) | 1.484 (3) |
| O(2)—C(7) | 1.3397 (11) | C(2)—H(2) | 0.950 |
| O(2)—C(8) | 1.4458 (19) | C(5)—H(5) | 0.950 |
| O(3)—C(3) | 1.3692 (14) | C(6)—H(6) | 0.950 |
| O(3)—C(9) | 1.4397 (10) | C(8)—H(8A) | 0.980 |
| O(4)—C(4) | 1.3572 (17) | C(8)—H(8B) | 0.980 |
| O(4)—C(13) | 1.4558 (13) | C(8)—H(8C) | 0.980 |
| C(1)—C(2) | 1.4017 (18) | C(9)—H(9A) | 0.990 |
| C(1)—C(6) | 1.3856 (15) | C(9)—H(9B) | 0.990 |
| C(1)—C(7) | 1.488 (3) | C(10)—H(10) | 1.000 |
| C(2)—C(3) | 1.382 (3) | C(11)—H(11A) | 0.990 |
| C(3)—C(4) | 1.4169 (14) | C(11)—H(11B) | 0.990 |
| C(4)—C(5) | 1.3930 (18) | C(12)—H(12A) | 0.990 |
| C(5)—C(6) | 1.392 (3) | C(12)—H(12B) | 0.990 |
| C(9)—C(10) | 1.502 (2) | C(13)—H(13A) | 0.990 |
| C(10)—C(11) | 1.5098 (14) | C(13)—H(13B) | 0.990 |
| C(10)—C(12) | 1.506 (2) | C(14)—H(14) | 1.000 |
| C(11)—C(12) | 1.5026 (17) | C(15)—H(15A) | 0.990 |
| C(13)—C(14) | 1.497 (3) | C(15)—H(15B) | 0.990 |
| C(14)—C(15) | 1.490 (3) | C(16)—H(16A) | 0.990 |
| C(14)—C(16) | 1.5009 (15) | C(16)—H(16B) | 0.990 |
| O(1)···C(6) | 2.875 (2) | H(6)···C(1)viii | 3.4340 |
| O(1)···C(8) | 2.6738 (14) | H(6)···C(2)iv | 3.4221 |
| O(2)···C(2) | 2.6895 (19) | H(6)···C(4)viii | 3.4694 |
| O(3)···O(4) | 2.5873 (12) | H(6)···C(5)viii | 2.9995 |
| O(3)···C(12) | 3.2546 (14) | H(6)···C(6)viii | 2.9886 |
| O(4)···C(15) | 3.1046 (16) | H(6)···H(2)iv | 3.3350 |
| C(1)···C(4) | 2.787 (3) | H(6)···H(5)viii | 3.2433 |
| C(2)···C(5) | 2.7880 (15) | H(6)···H(5)i | 2.9456 |
| C(2)···C(9) | 2.804 (2) | H(6)···H(6)viii | 3.2354 |
| C(3)···C(6) | 2.7955 (18) | H(6)···H(6)i | 3.2354 |
| C(5)···C(13) | 2.834 (3) | H(8A)···O(3)ii | 3.2735 |
| O(1)···C(13)i | 3.468 (4) | H(8A)···C(10)ii | 2.9685 |
| O(2)···C(15)ii | 3.545 (2) | H(8A)···C(12)ii | 2.6574 |
| O(3)···C(5)iii | 3.556 (2) | H(8A)···C(14)ix | 3.4558 |
| O(3)···C(12)iv | 3.407 (2) | H(8A)···H(8C)iv | 3.5954 |
| O(4)···C(12)iv | 3.5306 (19) | H(8A)···H(10)ii | 2.8381 |
| C(2)···C(6)iii | 3.526 (3) | H(8A)···H(12A)ii | 2.2901 |
| C(3)···C(5)iii | 3.538 (3) | H(8A)···H(12B)ii | 2.9188 |
| C(5)···O(3)iv | 3.556 (3) | H(8A)···H(12B)v | 3.3617 |
| C(5)···C(3)iv | 3.538 (3) | H(8A)···H(13B)ix | 3.3436 |
| C(6)···C(2)iv | 3.526 (3) | H(8A)···H(14)ix | 2.6278 |
| C(8)···C(12)ii | 3.578 (3) | H(8A)···H(16B)i | 3.1585 |
| C(8)···C(12)v | 3.509 (7) | H(8B)···O(1)iii | 3.1047 |
| C(12)···O(3)iii | 3.407 (4) | H(8B)···C(12)v | 3.0389 |
| C(12)···O(4)iii | 3.531 (3) | H(8B)···C(16)i | 3.5151 |
| C(12)···C(8)vi | 3.578 (5) | H(8B)···H(10)ii | 3.0967 |
| C(12)···C(8)vii | 3.509 (5) | H(8B)···H(12A)ii | 3.3323 |
| C(13)···O(1)viii | 3.468 (3) | H(8B)···H(12A)v | 2.4836 |
| C(15)···O(2)vi | 3.545 (3) | H(8B)···H(12B)v | 2.8849 |
| C(15)···C(16)iii | 3.556 (4) | H(8B)···H(13A)i | 2.8266 |
| C(16)···C(15)iv | 3.556 (3) | H(8B)···H(14)ii | 3.5027 |
| O(1)···H(6) | 2.5982 | H(8B)···H(15A)i | 3.1979 |
| O(1)···H(8A) | 2.5145 | H(8B)···H(16B)i | 2.7043 |
| O(1)···H(8B) | 2.7752 | H(8C)···O(3)ii | 3.1385 |
| O(2)···H(2) | 2.3550 | H(8C)···O(4)ii | 2.7133 |
| O(3)···H(2) | 2.6517 | H(8C)···C(12)v | 3.1519 |
| O(3)···H(10) | 2.7092 | H(8C)···C(13)ii | 3.3878 |
| O(3)···H(12B) | 3.2512 | H(8C)···C(14)ii | 2.8694 |
| O(4)···H(5) | 2.6652 | H(8C)···C(15)ii | 3.1254 |
| O(4)···H(14) | 2.7276 | H(8C)···H(8A)iii | 3.5954 |
| O(4)···H(15A) | 3.0496 | H(8C)···H(10)ii | 3.4987 |
| C(1)···H(5) | 3.2624 | H(8C)···H(12A)v | 2.9798 |
| C(2)···H(6) | 3.2736 | H(8C)···H(12B)v | 2.5373 |
| C(2)···H(9A) | 2.5735 | H(8C)···H(13B)ix | 3.2663 |
| C(2)···H(9B) | 2.9122 | H(8C)···H(14)ix | 3.2138 |
| C(3)···H(5) | 3.2890 | H(8C)···H(14)ii | 2.4852 |
| C(3)···H(9A) | 2.5109 | H(8C)···H(15A)ii | 3.5154 |
| C(3)···H(9B) | 2.7551 | H(8C)···H(15B)ii | 2.9371 |
| C(4)···H(2) | 3.2784 | H(9A)···C(11)iv | 3.4606 |
| C(4)···H(6) | 3.2707 | H(9A)···C(11)x | 3.3711 |
| C(4)···H(13A) | 2.6440 | H(9A)···C(15)ii | 3.5231 |
| C(4)···H(13B) | 2.6731 | H(9A)···H(11A)iv | 2.6402 |
| C(5)···H(13A) | 2.7429 | H(9A)···H(11A)x | 3.5855 |
| C(5)···H(13B) | 2.8201 | H(9A)···H(11B)x | 2.4769 |
| C(6)···H(2) | 3.2707 | H(9A)···H(12B)iv | 3.4008 |
| C(7)···H(2) | 2.6681 | H(9A)···H(15B)ii | 2.8173 |
| C(7)···H(6) | 2.6334 | H(9A)···H(16A)ix | 3.2426 |
| C(7)···H(8A) | 2.5499 | H(9A)···H(16A)ii | 3.4014 |
| C(7)···H(8B) | 2.6766 | H(9B)···O(3)iii | 3.5250 |
| C(7)···H(8C) | 3.1783 | H(9B)···O(4)iii | 3.4870 |
| C(9)···H(2) | 2.5055 | H(9B)···C(1)iii | 3.5419 |
| C(9)···H(11A) | 2.6830 | H(9B)···C(2)iii | 3.2847 |
| C(9)···H(11B) | 3.3775 | H(9B)···C(3)iii | 2.9578 |
| C(9)···H(12A) | 3.4221 | H(9B)···C(4)iii | 2.9243 |
| C(9)···H(12B) | 2.7392 | H(9B)···C(5)iii | 3.2049 |
| C(11)···H(9A) | 2.9697 | H(9B)···C(6)iii | 3.4973 |
| C(11)···H(9B) | 2.6293 | H(9B)···H(15B)ii | 3.4627 |
| C(12)···H(9A) | 3.3820 | H(9B)···H(16A)ii | 3.1460 |
| C(12)···H(9B) | 2.6912 | H(10)···C(8)vi | 3.3147 |
| C(13)···H(5) | 2.5315 | H(10)···C(11)iv | 2.9874 |
| C(13)···H(15A) | 2.6793 | H(10)···C(11)x | 3.4165 |
| C(13)···H(15B) | 3.3759 | H(10)···C(12)iv | 3.0231 |
| C(13)···H(16A) | 3.3933 | H(10)···C(16)xi | 3.0002 |
| C(13)···H(16B) | 2.7007 | H(10)···H(8A)vi | 2.8381 |
| C(15)···H(13A) | 2.6862 | H(10)···H(8B)vi | 3.0967 |
| C(15)···H(13B) | 3.3697 | H(10)···H(8C)vi | 3.4987 |
| C(16)···H(13A) | 2.6193 | H(10)···H(11A)iv | 2.7913 |
| C(16)···H(13B) | 3.0514 | H(10)···H(11A)x | 3.0070 |
| H(2)···H(9A) | 2.1545 | H(10)···H(11B)iv | 3.2057 |
| H(2)···H(9B) | 2.4315 | H(10)···H(11B)x | 3.1032 |
| H(5)···H(6) | 2.3396 | H(10)···H(12A)iv | 3.2582 |
| H(5)···H(13A) | 2.2709 | H(10)···H(12B)iv | 2.8516 |
| H(5)···H(13B) | 2.3861 | H(10)···H(16A)xi | 3.0514 |
| H(9A)···H(10) | 2.4474 | H(10)···H(16B)xi | 2.3527 |
| H(9A)···H(11A) | 3.0045 | H(11A)···O(3)iii | 3.3990 |
| H(9B)···H(10) | 2.9237 | H(11A)···C(9)iii | 3.2119 |
| H(9B)···H(11A) | 2.4243 | H(11A)···C(10)iii | 3.3530 |
| H(9B)···H(11B) | 3.5652 | H(11A)···C(10)xii | 3.2863 |
| H(9B)···H(12B) | 2.5324 | H(11A)···C(11)xii | 3.0519 |
| H(10)···H(11A) | 2.9497 | H(11A)···C(16)ii | 3.5854 |
| H(10)···H(11B) | 2.4153 | H(11A)···H(9A)iii | 2.6402 |
| H(10)···H(12A) | 2.4108 | H(11A)···H(9A)xii | 3.5855 |
| H(10)···H(12B) | 2.9459 | H(11A)···H(10)iii | 2.7913 |
| H(11A)···H(12A) | 2.9435 | H(11A)···H(10)xii | 3.0070 |
| H(11A)···H(12B) | 2.4248 | H(11A)···H(11A)x | 3.3981 |
| H(11B)···H(12A) | 2.4247 | H(11A)···H(11A)xii | 3.3981 |
| H(11B)···H(12B) | 2.9436 | H(11A)···H(11B)x | 3.4694 |
| H(13A)···H(14) | 2.9227 | H(11A)···H(11B)xii | 2.5855 |
| H(13A)···H(15A) | 2.5272 | H(11A)···H(16A)ii | 2.8206 |
| H(13A)···H(16A) | 3.5547 | H(11B)···C(9)xii | 3.2146 |
| H(13A)···H(16B) | 2.4089 | H(11B)···C(10)xii | 3.1923 |
| H(13B)···H(14) | 2.4211 | H(11B)···C(11)x | 3.3599 |
| H(13B)···H(16B) | 3.1209 | H(11B)···C(11)xii | 3.3805 |
| H(14)···H(15A) | 2.9345 | H(11B)···C(15)xiii | 3.2233 |
| H(14)···H(15B) | 2.3983 | H(11B)···C(16)xi | 3.4476 |
| H(14)···H(16A) | 2.4103 | H(11B)···C(16)xiii | 3.5454 |
| H(14)···H(16B) | 2.9445 | H(11B)···H(9A)xii | 2.4769 |
| H(15A)···H(16A) | 2.9283 | H(11B)···H(10)iii | 3.2057 |
| H(15A)···H(16B) | 2.4063 | H(11B)···H(10)xii | 3.1032 |
| H(15B)···H(16A) | 2.4063 | H(11B)···H(11A)x | 2.5855 |
| H(15B)···H(16B) | 2.9283 | H(11B)···H(11A)xii | 3.4694 |
| O(1)···H(5)i | 2.8414 | H(11B)···H(11B)x | 3.3990 |
| O(1)···H(8B)iv | 3.1047 | H(11B)···H(11B)xii | 3.3990 |
| O(1)···H(12A)ii | 3.0988 | H(11B)···H(15A)xiii | 3.1240 |
| O(1)···H(13A)i | 2.7280 | H(11B)···H(15B)xiii | 3.0867 |
| O(1)···H(13B)i | 3.3183 | H(11B)···H(16A)xi | 2.9551 |
| O(1)···H(14)ix | 3.5071 | H(11B)···H(16B)xi | 3.1149 |
| O(1)···H(15A)viii | 3.4180 | H(12A)···O(1)vi | 3.0988 |
| O(1)···H(16B)i | 3.5118 | H(12A)···C(8)vi | 3.1867 |
| O(2)···H(14)ix | 2.8256 | H(12A)···C(8)vii | 3.1528 |
| O(2)···H(14)ii | 3.4119 | H(12A)···C(15)xiii | 3.3551 |
| O(2)···H(15B)ii | 2.8026 | H(12A)···H(8A)vi | 2.2901 |
| O(3)···H(5)iii | 3.5191 | H(12A)···H(8B)vi | 3.3323 |
| O(3)···H(8A)vi | 3.2735 | H(12A)···H(8B)vii | 2.4836 |
| O(3)···H(8C)vi | 3.1385 | H(12A)···H(8C)vii | 2.9798 |
| O(3)···H(9B)iv | 3.5250 | H(12A)···H(10)iii | 3.2582 |
| O(3)···H(11A)iv | 3.3990 | H(12A)···H(15A)xiii | 2.6428 |
| O(3)···H(12B)iv | 2.5506 | H(12A)···H(16B)xi | 2.7473 |
| O(3)···H(13B)iii | 2.9009 | H(12A)···H(16B)xiii | 3.3943 |
| O(4)···H(8C)vi | 2.7133 | H(12B)···O(3)iii | 2.5506 |
| O(4)···H(9B)iv | 3.4870 | H(12B)···O(4)iii | 2.6136 |
| O(4)···H(12B)iv | 2.6136 | H(12B)···C(3)iii | 2.9854 |
| O(4)···H(13B)iii | 3.0664 | H(12B)···C(4)iii | 3.0090 |
| C(1)···H(5)i | 3.1796 | H(12B)···C(8)vii | 3.0774 |
| C(1)···H(6)i | 3.4340 | H(12B)···C(9)iii | 3.3140 |
| C(1)···H(9B)iv | 3.5419 | H(12B)···C(10)iii | 3.4040 |
| C(2)···H(6)iii | 3.4221 | H(12B)···C(13)iii | 3.5333 |
| C(2)···H(9B)iv | 3.2847 | H(12B)···H(8A)vi | 2.9188 |
| C(2)···H(15B)ii | 3.4133 | H(12B)···H(8A)vii | 3.3617 |
| C(3)···H(5)iii | 3.3346 | H(12B)···H(8B)vii | 2.8849 |
| C(3)···H(9B)iv | 2.9578 | H(12B)···H(8C)vii | 2.5373 |
| C(3)···H(12B)iv | 2.9854 | H(12B)···H(9A)iii | 3.4008 |
| C(3)···H(13B)iii | 3.3947 | H(12B)···H(10)iii | 2.8516 |
| C(4)···H(6)i | 3.4694 | H(12B)···H(13B)iii | 3.5216 |
| C(4)···H(9B)iv | 2.9243 | H(12B)···H(14)iii | 3.4659 |
| C(4)···H(12B)iv | 3.0090 | H(13A)···O(1)viii | 2.7280 |
| C(4)···H(13B)iii | 3.4883 | H(13A)···C(7)viii | 3.2771 |
| C(5)···H(6)i | 2.9995 | H(13A)···C(8)viii | 3.5579 |
| C(5)···H(9B)iv | 3.2049 | H(13A)···H(8B)viii | 2.8266 |
| C(6)···H(2)iv | 3.3092 | H(13A)···H(15A)iv | 3.5566 |
| C(6)···H(5)i | 3.1287 | H(13B)···O(1)viii | 3.3183 |
| C(6)···H(6)i | 2.9886 | H(13B)···O(3)iv | 2.9009 |
| C(6)···H(9B)iv | 3.4973 | H(13B)···O(4)iv | 3.0664 |
| C(7)···H(5)i | 3.0449 | H(13B)···C(3)iv | 3.3947 |
| C(7)···H(13A)i | 3.2771 | H(13B)···C(4)iv | 3.4883 |
| C(7)···H(14)ix | 3.1360 | H(13B)···H(8A)xiv | 3.3436 |
| C(8)···H(10)ii | 3.3147 | H(13B)···H(8C)xiv | 3.2663 |
| C(8)···H(12A)ii | 3.1867 | H(13B)···H(12B)iv | 3.5216 |
| C(8)···H(12A)v | 3.1528 | H(13B)···H(15A)iv | 3.0552 |
| C(8)···H(12B)v | 3.0774 | H(14)···O(1)xiv | 3.5071 |
| C(8)···H(13A)i | 3.5579 | H(14)···O(2)xiv | 2.8256 |
| C(8)···H(14)ix | 3.0483 | H(14)···O(2)vi | 3.4119 |
| C(8)···H(14)ii | 3.2335 | H(14)···C(7)xiv | 3.1360 |
| C(8)···H(15B)ii | 3.3790 | H(14)···C(8)xiv | 3.0483 |
| C(8)···H(16B)i | 3.3736 | H(14)···C(8)vi | 3.2335 |
| C(9)···H(11A)iv | 3.2119 | H(14)···H(8A)xiv | 2.6278 |
| C(9)···H(11B)x | 3.2146 | H(14)···H(8B)vi | 3.5027 |
| C(9)···H(12B)iv | 3.3140 | H(14)···H(8C)xiv | 3.2138 |
| C(9)···H(15B)ii | 3.5885 | H(14)···H(8C)vi | 2.4852 |
| C(10)···H(8A)vi | 2.9685 | H(14)···H(12B)iv | 3.4659 |
| C(10)···H(11A)iv | 3.3530 | H(14)···H(15B)iv | 3.4109 |
| C(10)···H(11A)x | 3.2863 | H(15A)···O(1)i | 3.4180 |
| C(10)···H(11B)x | 3.1923 | H(15A)···C(12)xv | 3.4231 |
| C(10)···H(12B)iv | 3.4040 | H(15A)···C(13)iii | 3.5184 |
| C(10)···H(16B)xi | 3.1033 | H(15A)···C(14)iii | 3.4443 |
| C(11)···H(9A)iii | 3.4606 | H(15A)···C(16)iii | 3.0775 |
| C(11)···H(9A)xii | 3.3711 | H(15A)···H(8B)viii | 3.1979 |
| C(11)···H(10)iii | 2.9874 | H(15A)···H(8C)vi | 3.5154 |
| C(11)···H(10)xii | 3.4165 | H(15A)···H(11B)xv | 3.1240 |
| C(11)···H(11A)x | 3.0519 | H(15A)···H(12A)xv | 2.6428 |
| C(11)···H(11B)x | 3.3805 | H(15A)···H(13A)iii | 3.5566 |
| C(11)···H(11B)xii | 3.3599 | H(15A)···H(13B)iii | 3.0552 |
| C(11)···H(16B)xi | 3.4832 | H(15A)···H(16A)iii | 3.1351 |
| C(12)···H(8A)vi | 2.6574 | H(15A)···H(16B)iii | 2.7897 |
| C(12)···H(8B)vii | 3.0389 | H(15B)···O(2)vi | 2.8026 |
| C(12)···H(8C)vii | 3.1519 | H(15B)···C(2)vi | 3.4133 |
| C(12)···H(10)iii | 3.0231 | H(15B)···C(8)vi | 3.3790 |
| C(12)···H(15A)xiii | 3.4231 | H(15B)···C(9)vi | 3.5885 |
| C(12)···H(16B)xi | 3.2856 | H(15B)···C(14)iii | 3.5496 |
| C(13)···H(8C)vi | 3.3878 | H(15B)···C(16)iii | 3.1951 |
| C(13)···H(12B)iv | 3.5333 | H(15B)···H(2)vi | 2.5642 |
| C(13)···H(15A)iv | 3.5184 | H(15B)···H(8C)vi | 2.9371 |
| C(14)···H(8A)xiv | 3.4558 | H(15B)···H(9A)vi | 2.8173 |
| C(14)···H(8C)vi | 2.8694 | H(15B)···H(9B)vi | 3.4627 |
| C(14)···H(15A)iv | 3.4443 | H(15B)···H(11B)xv | 3.0867 |
| C(14)···H(15B)iv | 3.5496 | H(15B)···H(14)iii | 3.4109 |
| C(15)···H(2)vi | 3.5201 | H(15B)···H(16A)iii | 2.7897 |
| C(15)···H(8C)vi | 3.1254 | H(15B)···H(16B)iii | 3.3623 |
| C(15)···H(9A)vi | 3.5231 | H(16A)···C(15)iv | 3.3656 |
| C(15)···H(11B)xv | 3.2233 | H(16A)···H(2)xiv | 3.3954 |
| C(15)···H(12A)xv | 3.3551 | H(16A)···H(9A)xiv | 3.2426 |
| C(15)···H(16A)iii | 3.3656 | H(16A)···H(9A)vi | 3.4014 |
| C(15)···H(16B)iii | 3.4736 | H(16A)···H(9B)vi | 3.1460 |
| C(16)···H(8B)viii | 3.5151 | H(16A)···H(10)xvi | 3.0514 |
| C(16)···H(10)xvi | 3.0002 | H(16A)···H(11A)vi | 2.8206 |
| C(16)···H(11A)vi | 3.5854 | H(16A)···H(11B)xvi | 2.9551 |
| C(16)···H(11B)xvi | 3.4476 | H(16A)···H(15A)iv | 3.1351 |
| C(16)···H(11B)xv | 3.5454 | H(16A)···H(15B)iv | 2.7897 |
| C(16)···H(15A)iv | 3.0775 | H(16B)···O(1)viii | 3.5118 |
| C(16)···H(15B)iv | 3.1951 | H(16B)···C(8)viii | 3.3736 |
| H(2)···C(6)iii | 3.3092 | H(16B)···C(10)xvi | 3.1033 |
| H(2)···C(15)ii | 3.5201 | H(16B)···C(11)xvi | 3.4832 |
| H(2)···H(6)iii | 3.3350 | H(16B)···C(12)xvi | 3.2856 |
| H(2)···H(15B)ii | 2.5642 | H(16B)···C(15)iv | 3.4736 |
| H(2)···H(16A)ix | 3.3954 | H(16B)···H(8A)viii | 3.1585 |
| H(5)···O(1)viii | 2.8414 | H(16B)···H(8B)viii | 2.7043 |
| H(5)···O(3)iv | 3.5191 | H(16B)···H(10)xvi | 2.3527 |
| H(5)···C(1)viii | 3.1796 | H(16B)···H(11B)xvi | 3.1149 |
| H(5)···C(3)iv | 3.3346 | H(16B)···H(12A)xvi | 2.7473 |
| H(5)···C(6)viii | 3.1287 | H(16B)···H(12A)xv | 3.3943 |
| H(5)···C(7)viii | 3.0449 | H(16B)···H(15A)iv | 2.7897 |
| H(5)···H(6)viii | 2.9456 | H(16B)···H(15B)iv | 3.3623 |
| H(5)···H(6)i | 3.2433 | ||
| C(7)—O(2)—C(8) | 116.68 (12) | H(8A)—C(8)—H(8B) | 109.475 |
| C(3)—O(3)—C(9) | 116.11 (9) | H(8A)—C(8)—H(8C) | 109.468 |
| C(4)—O(4)—C(13) | 117.33 (10) | H(8B)—C(8)—H(8C) | 109.472 |
| C(2)—C(1)—C(6) | 120.17 (12) | O(3)—C(9)—H(9A) | 109.948 |
| C(2)—C(1)—C(7) | 120.42 (11) | O(3)—C(9)—H(9B) | 109.953 |
| C(6)—C(1)—C(7) | 119.40 (11) | C(10)—C(9)—H(9A) | 109.961 |
| C(1)—C(2)—C(3) | 120.30 (12) | C(10)—C(9)—H(9B) | 109.956 |
| O(3)—C(3)—C(2) | 124.69 (11) | H(9A)—C(9)—H(9B) | 108.328 |
| O(3)—C(3)—C(4) | 115.80 (10) | C(9)—C(10)—H(10) | 116.366 |
| C(2)—C(3)—C(4) | 119.50 (11) | C(11)—C(10)—H(10) | 116.367 |
| O(4)—C(4)—C(3) | 115.03 (11) | C(12)—C(10)—H(10) | 116.375 |
| O(4)—C(4)—C(5) | 125.26 (12) | C(10)—C(11)—H(11A) | 117.777 |
| C(3)—C(4)—C(5) | 119.71 (12) | C(10)—C(11)—H(11B) | 117.773 |
| C(4)—C(5)—C(6) | 120.21 (12) | C(12)—C(11)—H(11A) | 117.769 |
| C(1)—C(6)—C(5) | 120.09 (12) | C(12)—C(11)—H(11B) | 117.772 |
| O(1)—C(7)—O(2) | 123.48 (12) | H(11A)—C(11)—H(11B) | 114.909 |
| O(1)—C(7)—C(1) | 125.10 (12) | C(10)—C(12)—H(12A) | 117.744 |
| O(2)—C(7)—C(1) | 111.42 (11) | C(10)—C(12)—H(12B) | 117.746 |
| O(3)—C(9)—C(10) | 108.69 (9) | C(11)—C(12)—H(12A) | 117.745 |
| C(9)—C(10)—C(11) | 116.52 (11) | C(11)—C(12)—H(12B) | 117.747 |
| C(9)—C(10)—C(12) | 119.44 (11) | H(12A)—C(12)—H(12B) | 114.871 |
| C(11)—C(10)—C(12) | 59.78 (9) | O(4)—C(13)—H(13A) | 110.344 |
| C(10)—C(11)—C(12) | 59.97 (9) | O(4)—C(13)—H(13B) | 110.344 |
| C(10)—C(12)—C(11) | 60.25 (9) | C(14)—C(13)—H(13A) | 110.360 |
| O(4)—C(13)—C(14) | 106.85 (12) | C(14)—C(13)—H(13B) | 110.358 |
| C(13)—C(14)—C(15) | 117.46 (14) | H(13A)—C(13)—H(13B) | 108.585 |
| C(13)—C(14)—C(16) | 117.91 (14) | C(13)—C(14)—H(14) | 116.594 |
| C(15)—C(14)—C(16) | 59.51 (12) | C(15)—C(14)—H(14) | 116.598 |
| C(14)—C(15)—C(16) | 60.61 (12) | C(16)—C(14)—H(14) | 116.603 |
| C(14)—C(16)—C(15) | 59.89 (12) | C(14)—C(15)—H(15A) | 117.706 |
| C(1)—C(2)—H(2) | 119.856 | C(14)—C(15)—H(15B) | 117.711 |
| C(3)—C(2)—H(2) | 119.846 | C(16)—C(15)—H(15A) | 117.702 |
| C(4)—C(5)—H(5) | 119.900 | C(16)—C(15)—H(15B) | 117.720 |
| C(6)—C(5)—H(5) | 119.892 | H(15A)—C(15)—H(15B) | 114.826 |
| C(1)—C(6)—H(6) | 119.947 | C(14)—C(16)—H(16A) | 117.785 |
| C(5)—C(6)—H(6) | 119.960 | C(14)—C(16)—H(16B) | 117.794 |
| O(2)—C(8)—H(8A) | 109.469 | C(15)—C(16)—H(16A) | 117.781 |
| O(2)—C(8)—H(8B) | 109.474 | C(15)—C(16)—H(16B) | 117.788 |
| O(2)—C(8)—H(8C) | 109.470 | H(16A)—C(16)—H(16B) | 114.905 |
| C(8)—O(2)—C(7)—O(1) | −2.4 (2) | C(2)—C(3)—C(4)—O(4) | 179.31 (11) |
| C(8)—O(2)—C(7)—C(1) | 177.99 (12) | C(2)—C(3)—C(4)—C(5) | −1.41 (19) |
| C(3)—O(3)—C(9)—C(10) | 160.99 (10) | O(4)—C(4)—C(5)—C(6) | 179.71 (12) |
| C(9)—O(3)—C(3)—C(2) | 11.35 (17) | C(3)—C(4)—C(5)—C(6) | 0.52 (20) |
| C(9)—O(3)—C(3)—C(4) | −167.98 (11) | C(4)—C(5)—C(6)—C(1) | 0.69 (20) |
| C(4)—O(4)—C(13)—C(14) | 177.72 (12) | O(3)—C(9)—C(10)—C(11) | 153.94 (11) |
| C(13)—O(4)—C(4)—C(3) | 177.39 (11) | O(3)—C(9)—C(10)—C(12) | 85.31 (14) |
| C(13)—O(4)—C(4)—C(5) | −1.83 (19) | C(9)—C(10)—C(11)—C(12) | −110.19 (13) |
| C(2)—C(1)—C(6)—C(5) | −1.01 (19) | C(9)—C(10)—C(12)—C(11) | 105.34 (13) |
| C(6)—C(1)—C(2)—C(3) | 0.09 (19) | C(11)—C(10)—C(12)—C(11) | 0.0 |
| C(2)—C(1)—C(7)—O(1) | 175.66 (13) | C(12)—C(10)—C(11)—C(12) | 0.0 |
| C(2)—C(1)—C(7)—O(2) | −4.76 (17) | C(10)—C(11)—C(12)—C(10) | 0.0 |
| C(7)—C(1)—C(2)—C(3) | −179.24 (12) | O(4)—C(13)—C(14)—C(15) | −76.77 (16) |
| C(6)—C(1)—C(7)—O(1) | −3.7 (2) | O(4)—C(13)—C(14)—C(16) | −144.94 (14) |
| C(6)—C(1)—C(7)—O(2) | 175.90 (12) | C(13)—C(14)—C(15)—C(16) | −107.83 (16) |
| C(7)—C(1)—C(6)—C(5) | 178.33 (12) | C(13)—C(14)—C(16)—C(15) | 107.08 (17) |
| C(1)—C(2)—C(3)—O(3) | −178.20 (12) | C(15)—C(14)—C(16)—C(15) | 0.0 |
| C(1)—C(2)—C(3)—C(4) | 1.11 (19) | C(16)—C(14)—C(15)—C(16) | 0.0 |
| O(3)—C(3)—C(4)—O(4) | −1.31 (17) | C(14)—C(15)—C(16)—C(14) | 0.0 |
| O(3)—C(3)—C(4)—C(5) | 177.96 (11) |
| Symmetry codes: (i) x+1/2, −y+3/2, −z+1; (ii) −x+3/2, −y+1, z+1/2; (iii) x+1, y, z; (iv) x−1, y, z; (v) −x+5/2, −y+1, z+1/2; (vi) −x+3/2, −y+1, z−1/2; (vii) −x+5/2, −y+1, z−1/2; (viii) x−1/2, −y+3/2, −z+1; (ix) −x+1/2, −y+1, z+1/2; (x) x−1/2, −y+1/2, −z+1; (xi) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (xii) x+1/2, −y+1/2, −z+1; (xiii) −x+2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (xiv) −x+1/2, −y+1, z−1/2; (xv) −x+2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (xvi) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| C12—H12B···O3iii | 0.99 | 2.55 | 3.4073 (18) | 145 |
| Symmetry codes: (iii) x+1, y, z. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| C12—H12B···O3i | 0.99 | 2.55 | 3.4073 (18) | 145 |
| Symmetry codes: (i) x+1, y, z. |
This research was supported by the Tianjin Medical University Science Foundation (2009ky16) and a China Postdoctoral Science Foundation funded project (20100480655).
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Roflumilast is an effective phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor (PDE4 inhibitor), which can be used in the treatment of asthma, inflammation, bronchitis, allergy and other disorders related to immune system, heart and kidney. During the development of our own PDE4 inhibitors, roflumilast was synthesized as the positive control in the bioactivity screening, and the title compound,methyl 3,4-bis(cyclopropylmethoxy)benzoate, was a byproduct during preparation of the intermediate methyl 3-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-4-hydroxybenzoate.The crystallographic analysis of the title compound is done to confirm the chemical structure of the title compound. In the title compound, all bond lengths and angles are normal and in a good agreement with those reported previously (Hou, et al., 2010). In the crystal structure, the hydroxy groups are involved in the formation of intermolecular C—H···O hydrogen bonds(Tab 1), which link the molecules related by translation along axis b into one-dimensional chains.