organic compounds
3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate
aDepartment of Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea, and bDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea
*Correspondence e-mail: skkang@cnu.ac.kr
In the title compound, C16H16O7, the dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 82.02 (7)°. The is stabilized by intermolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, which link the molecules into a two-dimensional network.
Related literature
For details of the general background of whitening agents, see: Nerya et al. (2003); Dawley et al. (1993); Maeda et al. (1991); Lee, et al. (2007).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection
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Refinement
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Data collection: CAD-4 EXPRESS (Enraf–Nonius, 1994); cell CAD-4 EXPRESS; data reduction: XCAD4 (Harms & Wocadlo, 1995); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 1998); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX publication routines (Farrugia, 1999).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536807062009/lx2033sup1.cif
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The synthesis of the title compound started from sesamol (1 mmol) in THF and 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoyl chloride (1.2 mmol) with NaH(1.5 mmol) as a catalyst by nucleophilic acyl substitution, then the deprotection of methylenedioxy group was accomplished by treatment of Pb(OAc)4 (1.5 mmol) in refluxing benzene, which generated the intermediate alkoxylated ester. Hydrolysis of alkoxylated ester in aqueous acetic acid gave a mixture as yellowish oil. The mixture was chromatographed on silica gel (30/1 = dichloromethane/ethyl acetate) to give the title compound as light yellow solid (61.8%, m.p. 408 K). Single crystals were obtained by slow evaporation from a solution of the title compound in ethyl acetate at room temperature.
Atoms H6O and H7O of the OH group were found in a difference Fourier map and refined freely with an isotropic displacement parameter. The other H atoms were positioned geometrically and refined using a riding model, with C—H = 0.93 Å for aromatic H atoms and 0.96 Å for methyl H atoms, and with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) for aromatic and 1.5Ueq(C) for methyl H atoms.
A number of whitening agents (Nerya et al., 2003; Dawley et al., 1993; Maeda et al., 1991) are containing hydroxyl (Lee et al., 2007), aromatic, alkene, carbonyl and ether inside their structure and acting as a specific
to make the skin white by inhibiting the produce of melanin. In the course of our work on the development of new whitening agents, to complement the inadequacy of current whitening agents and maximize the inhibitory effects of melanin creation, we have synthesized the title compound. Herein we report the molecular and of 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate (Fig. 1).The 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoic acid moiety (except C15 methyl group) and a 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl ring are essentially planar, with a mean devation of 0.018 Å and 0.008 Å, respectively, from the least-squares plane defined by the ten and eght, respectively, constituent aoms. C15H3 methyl group direct toward upside in the plane(Fig. 2), and the angle of C4—O2—C15 is 116.9 (2)°. The dihedral angle between two phenyl rings is 82.02(0.07)°. The intermolecular O—H···O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into a two-dimensional network (Table 1 & Fig.2).
For details of the general background of whitening agents, see: Nerya et al. (2003); Dawley et al. (1993); Maeda et al. (1991); Lee, et al. (2007).
Data collection: CAD-4 EXPRESS (Enraf–Nonius, 1994); cell
CAD-4 EXPRESS (Enraf–Nonius, 1994); data reduction: XCAD4 (Harms & Wocadlo, 1995); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 1998); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX publication routines (Farrugia, 1999).C16H16O7 | F(000) = 672 |
Mr = 320.29 | Dx = 1.411 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 25 reflections |
a = 11.552 (2) Å | θ = 11.4–14.2° |
b = 12.817 (3) Å | µ = 0.11 mm−1 |
c = 10.572 (2) Å | T = 295 K |
β = 105.57 (3)° | Block, colorless |
V = 1507.9 (6) Å3 | 0.2 × 0.2 × 0.16 mm |
Z = 4 |
Enraf–Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.4° |
Non–profiled ω/2θ scans | h = 0→14 |
4251 measured reflections | k = −16→2 |
3444 independent reflections | l = −13→13 |
2176 reflections with I > 2σ(I) | 3 standard reflections every 400 reflections |
Rint = 0.030 | intensity decay: 2% |
Refinement on F2 | 0 restraints |
Least-squares matrix: full | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.050 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0489P)2 + 0.3432P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
wR(F2) = 0.126 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
S = 1.02 | Δρmax = 0.23 e Å−3 |
3444 reflections | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
219 parameters |
C16H16O7 | V = 1507.9 (6) Å3 |
Mr = 320.29 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 11.552 (2) Å | µ = 0.11 mm−1 |
b = 12.817 (3) Å | T = 295 K |
c = 10.572 (2) Å | 0.2 × 0.2 × 0.16 mm |
β = 105.57 (3)° |
Enraf–Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer | Rint = 0.030 |
4251 measured reflections | 3 standard reflections every 400 reflections |
3444 independent reflections | intensity decay: 2% |
2176 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.050 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.126 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.02 | Δρmax = 0.23 e Å−3 |
3444 reflections | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
219 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. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
O1 | −0.00088 (14) | −0.18103 (12) | 0.14141 (16) | 0.0519 (4) | |
O2 | 0.09341 (15) | −0.33144 (11) | 0.01850 (15) | 0.0509 (4) | |
O3 | 0.27941 (14) | −0.29798 (11) | −0.07081 (15) | 0.0463 (4) | |
O4 | 0.41661 (13) | 0.07744 (11) | 0.09149 (15) | 0.0434 (4) | |
O5 | 0.24027 (13) | 0.13828 (11) | 0.11272 (16) | 0.0482 (4) | |
O6 | 0.24533 (18) | 0.48003 (14) | −0.05695 (17) | 0.0619 (5) | |
H6O | 0.261 (3) | 0.541 (3) | −0.030 (3) | 0.107 (12)* | |
O7 | 0.39231 (17) | 0.54885 (12) | 0.17566 (19) | 0.0554 (5) | |
H7O | 0.448 (3) | 0.556 (2) | 0.244 (3) | 0.083 (11)* | |
C1 | 0.25245 (18) | −0.04039 (15) | 0.07245 (19) | 0.0339 (5) | |
C2 | 0.15217 (18) | −0.05794 (16) | 0.1181 (2) | 0.0374 (5) | |
H2 | 0.1214 | −0.0047 | 0.1594 | 0.045* | |
C3 | 0.09822 (18) | −0.15538 (17) | 0.1017 (2) | 0.0384 (5) | |
C4 | 0.14486 (19) | −0.23470 (15) | 0.0401 (2) | 0.0369 (5) | |
C5 | 0.24393 (19) | −0.21565 (15) | −0.00864 (19) | 0.0348 (5) | |
C6 | 0.29865 (18) | −0.11831 (15) | 0.0089 (2) | 0.0350 (5) | |
H6 | 0.3657 | −0.1054 | −0.0216 | 0.042* | |
C7 | 0.31335 (19) | 0.06225 (15) | 0.09277 (19) | 0.0353 (5) | |
C8 | 0.28605 (19) | 0.24148 (15) | 0.1316 (2) | 0.0388 (5) | |
C9 | 0.2473 (2) | 0.31040 (16) | 0.0299 (2) | 0.0421 (5) | |
H9 | 0.1966 | 0.2881 | −0.0495 | 0.05* | |
C10 | 0.28413 (19) | 0.41347 (16) | 0.0461 (2) | 0.0402 (5) | |
C11 | 0.35900 (18) | 0.44546 (15) | 0.1663 (2) | 0.0383 (5) | |
C12 | 0.3939 (2) | 0.37553 (18) | 0.2672 (2) | 0.0441 (5) | |
H12 | 0.4424 | 0.3978 | 0.3478 | 0.053* | |
C13 | 0.3579 (2) | 0.27155 (17) | 0.2510 (2) | 0.0444 (5) | |
H13 | 0.382 | 0.224 | 0.3194 | 0.053* | |
C14 | −0.0468 (2) | −0.1053 (2) | 0.2138 (2) | 0.0520 (6) | |
H14A | 0.0153 | −0.0851 | 0.2901 | 0.078* | |
H14B | −0.1131 | −0.1346 | 0.2405 | 0.078* | |
H14C | −0.0737 | −0.0452 | 0.1596 | 0.078* | |
C15 | 0.0859 (2) | −0.38926 (18) | 0.1315 (3) | 0.0591 (7) | |
H15A | 0.1518 | −0.3706 | 0.2048 | 0.089* | |
H15B | 0.0893 | −0.4626 | 0.1141 | 0.089* | |
H15C | 0.0115 | −0.3735 | 0.1514 | 0.089* | |
C16 | 0.3815 (2) | −0.28499 (19) | −0.1210 (3) | 0.0572 (7) | |
H16A | 0.3659 | −0.2304 | −0.1855 | 0.086* | |
H16B | 0.3971 | −0.349 | −0.1606 | 0.086* | |
H16C | 0.4502 | −0.2668 | −0.0505 | 0.086* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0493 (9) | 0.0470 (9) | 0.0685 (11) | −0.0157 (8) | 0.0314 (8) | −0.0152 (8) |
O2 | 0.0682 (11) | 0.0364 (8) | 0.0530 (9) | −0.0229 (8) | 0.0249 (8) | −0.0078 (7) |
O3 | 0.0567 (10) | 0.0310 (8) | 0.0592 (9) | −0.0067 (7) | 0.0293 (8) | −0.0079 (7) |
O4 | 0.0393 (9) | 0.0319 (8) | 0.0603 (10) | −0.0038 (7) | 0.0155 (7) | −0.0008 (7) |
O5 | 0.0411 (8) | 0.0249 (7) | 0.0802 (12) | −0.0018 (7) | 0.0189 (8) | −0.0017 (7) |
O6 | 0.0868 (14) | 0.0336 (9) | 0.0539 (11) | −0.0055 (9) | −0.0011 (9) | 0.0021 (8) |
O7 | 0.0614 (11) | 0.0327 (9) | 0.0638 (11) | −0.0104 (8) | 0.0026 (9) | −0.0078 (8) |
C1 | 0.0359 (11) | 0.0267 (10) | 0.0374 (11) | −0.0018 (9) | 0.0069 (9) | 0.0021 (9) |
C2 | 0.0389 (11) | 0.0303 (10) | 0.0433 (12) | −0.0017 (9) | 0.0112 (9) | −0.0036 (9) |
C3 | 0.0375 (11) | 0.0394 (12) | 0.0395 (12) | −0.0068 (9) | 0.0123 (10) | −0.0023 (10) |
C4 | 0.0434 (12) | 0.0304 (11) | 0.0357 (11) | −0.0090 (9) | 0.0086 (9) | −0.0013 (9) |
C5 | 0.0426 (12) | 0.0277 (10) | 0.0345 (11) | −0.0003 (9) | 0.0110 (9) | 0.0001 (9) |
C6 | 0.0350 (11) | 0.0305 (10) | 0.0408 (12) | −0.0022 (9) | 0.0124 (9) | 0.0043 (9) |
C7 | 0.0381 (12) | 0.0283 (10) | 0.0379 (11) | −0.0007 (9) | 0.0075 (9) | 0.0026 (9) |
C8 | 0.0370 (11) | 0.0251 (10) | 0.0575 (14) | −0.0007 (9) | 0.0182 (10) | −0.0037 (10) |
C9 | 0.0418 (12) | 0.0322 (11) | 0.0489 (13) | −0.0027 (10) | 0.0066 (10) | −0.0087 (10) |
C10 | 0.0445 (12) | 0.0290 (11) | 0.0457 (13) | 0.0012 (9) | 0.0096 (10) | −0.0008 (10) |
C11 | 0.0381 (11) | 0.0278 (10) | 0.0494 (13) | −0.0009 (9) | 0.0124 (10) | −0.0085 (10) |
C12 | 0.0439 (12) | 0.0441 (13) | 0.0420 (12) | −0.0013 (10) | 0.0074 (10) | −0.0054 (10) |
C13 | 0.0477 (13) | 0.0381 (12) | 0.0487 (13) | 0.0031 (10) | 0.0150 (11) | 0.0049 (10) |
C14 | 0.0499 (13) | 0.0566 (15) | 0.0554 (15) | −0.0032 (12) | 0.0241 (12) | −0.0083 (12) |
C15 | 0.0704 (17) | 0.0391 (13) | 0.0760 (18) | −0.0060 (12) | 0.0340 (15) | 0.0078 (13) |
C16 | 0.0606 (16) | 0.0463 (14) | 0.0754 (17) | −0.0061 (12) | 0.0369 (14) | −0.0136 (13) |
O1—C3 | 1.361 (2) | C5—C6 | 1.388 (3) |
O1—C14 | 1.424 (3) | C6—H6 | 0.93 |
O2—C4 | 1.367 (2) | C8—C13 | 1.366 (3) |
O2—C15 | 1.428 (3) | C8—C9 | 1.371 (3) |
O3—C5 | 1.363 (2) | C9—C10 | 1.384 (3) |
O3—C16 | 1.427 (3) | C9—H9 | 0.93 |
O4—C7 | 1.212 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.393 (3) |
O5—C7 | 1.343 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.369 (3) |
O5—C8 | 1.419 (2) | C12—C13 | 1.393 (3) |
O6—C10 | 1.362 (3) | C12—H12 | 0.93 |
O6—H6O | 0.83 (3) | C13—H13 | 0.93 |
O7—C11 | 1.376 (2) | C14—H14A | 0.96 |
O7—H7O | 0.84 (3) | C14—H14B | 0.96 |
C1—C2 | 1.388 (3) | C14—H14C | 0.96 |
C1—C6 | 1.388 (3) | C15—H15A | 0.96 |
C1—C7 | 1.480 (3) | C15—H15B | 0.96 |
C2—C3 | 1.386 (3) | C15—H15C | 0.96 |
C2—H2 | 0.93 | C16—H16A | 0.96 |
C3—C4 | 1.391 (3) | C16—H16B | 0.96 |
C4—C5 | 1.397 (3) | C16—H16C | 0.96 |
C3—O1—C14 | 117.83 (17) | C10—C9—H9 | 120.2 |
C4—O2—C15 | 116.87 (18) | O6—C10—C9 | 118.3 (2) |
C5—O3—C16 | 118.32 (16) | O6—C10—C11 | 122.40 (19) |
C7—O5—C8 | 118.20 (16) | C9—C10—C11 | 119.3 (2) |
C10—O6—H6O | 109 (2) | C12—C11—O7 | 123.8 (2) |
C11—O7—H7O | 108 (2) | C12—C11—C10 | 119.94 (19) |
C2—C1—C6 | 121.14 (18) | O7—C11—C10 | 116.3 (2) |
C2—C1—C7 | 120.15 (18) | C11—C12—C13 | 121.0 (2) |
C6—C1—C7 | 118.70 (18) | C11—C12—H12 | 119.5 |
C3—C2—C1 | 119.46 (19) | C13—C12—H12 | 119.5 |
C3—C2—H2 | 120.3 | C8—C13—C12 | 118.1 (2) |
C1—C2—H2 | 120.3 | C8—C13—H13 | 120.9 |
O1—C3—C2 | 124.49 (19) | C12—C13—H13 | 120.9 |
O1—C3—C4 | 115.54 (18) | O1—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
C2—C3—C4 | 119.97 (19) | O1—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
O2—C4—C3 | 122.36 (19) | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
O2—C4—C5 | 117.33 (19) | O1—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C3—C4—C5 | 120.22 (18) | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
O3—C5—C6 | 125.10 (18) | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
O3—C5—C4 | 115.13 (17) | O2—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
C6—C5—C4 | 119.77 (18) | O2—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C1—C6—C5 | 119.39 (19) | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C1—C6—H6 | 120.3 | O2—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6 | 120.3 | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
O4—C7—O5 | 123.18 (18) | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
O4—C7—C1 | 124.89 (19) | O3—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
O5—C7—C1 | 111.93 (17) | O3—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C13—C8—C9 | 122.2 (2) | H16A—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C13—C8—O5 | 120.3 (2) | O3—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C9—C8—O5 | 117.3 (2) | H16A—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C8—C9—C10 | 119.5 (2) | H16B—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C8—C9—H9 | 120.2 | ||
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 0.9 (3) | C8—O5—C7—O4 | 0.8 (3) |
C7—C1—C2—C3 | −178.15 (18) | C8—O5—C7—C1 | −179.03 (18) |
C14—O1—C3—C2 | −5.1 (3) | C2—C1—C7—O4 | 158.2 (2) |
C14—O1—C3—C4 | 175.30 (19) | C6—C1—C7—O4 | −21.0 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—O1 | −179.38 (19) | C2—C1—C7—O5 | −22.1 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.2 (3) | C6—C1—C7—O5 | 158.83 (18) |
C15—O2—C4—C3 | −60.4 (3) | C7—O5—C8—C13 | −79.4 (3) |
C15—O2—C4—C5 | 123.0 (2) | C7—O5—C8—C9 | 105.9 (2) |
O1—C3—C4—O2 | 1.2 (3) | C13—C8—C9—C10 | 1.8 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—O2 | −178.35 (19) | O5—C8—C9—C10 | 176.44 (19) |
O1—C3—C4—C5 | 177.74 (18) | C8—C9—C10—O6 | 179.3 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −1.9 (3) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | −0.7 (3) |
C16—O3—C5—C6 | 0.8 (3) | O6—C10—C11—C12 | 179.1 (2) |
C16—O3—C5—C4 | −178.79 (19) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | −0.9 (3) |
O2—C4—C5—O3 | −1.2 (3) | O6—C10—C11—O7 | −0.1 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—O3 | −177.91 (18) | C9—C10—C11—O7 | 179.9 (2) |
O2—C4—C5—C6 | 179.11 (19) | O7—C11—C12—C13 | −179.4 (2) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 2.4 (3) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 1.5 (3) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −0.3 (3) | C9—C8—C13—C12 | −1.3 (3) |
C7—C1—C6—C5 | 178.76 (18) | O5—C8—C13—C12 | −175.74 (19) |
O3—C5—C6—C1 | 179.05 (18) | C11—C12—C13—C8 | −0.4 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −1.3 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O6—H6O···O3i | 0.83 (3) | 2.13 (4) | 2.882 (2) | 150 (3) |
O7—H7O···O4ii | 0.84 (3) | 2.02 (3) | 2.855 (3) | 179 (3) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y+1, z; (ii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H16O7 |
Mr | 320.29 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 295 |
a, b, c (Å) | 11.552 (2), 12.817 (3), 10.572 (2) |
β (°) | 105.57 (3) |
V (Å3) | 1507.9 (6) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.11 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.2 × 0.2 × 0.16 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Enraf–Nonius CAD-4 |
Absorption correction | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 4251, 3444, 2176 |
Rint | 0.030 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.649 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.050, 0.126, 1.02 |
No. of reflections | 3444 |
No. of parameters | 219 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.23, −0.20 |
Computer programs: CAD-4 EXPRESS (Enraf–Nonius, 1994), XCAD4 (Harms & Wocadlo, 1995), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 1998), WinGX publication routines (Farrugia, 1999).
O1—C3 | 1.361 (2) | O5—C8 | 1.419 (2) |
O2—C4 | 1.367 (2) | O6—C10 | 1.362 (3) |
O3—C5 | 1.363 (2) | O6—H6O | 0.83 (3) |
O4—C7 | 1.212 (2) | O7—C11 | 1.376 (2) |
O5—C7 | 1.343 (2) | O7—H7O | 0.84 (3) |
C3—O1—C14 | 117.83 (17) | O4—C7—O5 | 123.18 (18) |
C4—O2—C15 | 116.87 (18) | O5—C7—C1 | 111.93 (17) |
C5—O3—C16 | 118.32 (16) | O6—C10—C9 | 118.3 (2) |
C7—O5—C8 | 118.20 (16) | O7—C11—C10 | 116.3 (2) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O6—H6O···O3i | 0.83 (3) | 2.13 (4) | 2.882 (2) | 150 (3) |
O7—H7O···O4ii | 0.84 (3) | 2.02 (3) | 2.855 (3) | 179 (3) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y+1, z; (ii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
Acknowledgements
X-ray data were collected at the Center for Research Facilities in Chungnam National University. This work was partially supported by the New Universities for Regional Innovation fund (05-Na-A-01) from the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Department, Republic of Korea.
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A number of whitening agents (Nerya et al., 2003; Dawley et al., 1993; Maeda et al., 1991) are containing hydroxyl (Lee et al., 2007), aromatic, alkene, carbonyl and ether inside their structure and acting as a specific functional group to make the skin white by inhibiting the produce of melanin. In the course of our work on the development of new whitening agents, to complement the inadequacy of current whitening agents and maximize the inhibitory effects of melanin creation, we have synthesized the title compound. Herein we report the molecular and crystal structure of 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate (Fig. 1).
The 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoic acid moiety (except C15 methyl group) and a 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl ring are essentially planar, with a mean devation of 0.018 Å and 0.008 Å, respectively, from the least-squares plane defined by the ten and eght, respectively, constituent aoms. C15H3 methyl group direct toward upside in the plane(Fig. 2), and the angle of C4—O2—C15 is 116.9 (2)°. The dihedral angle between two phenyl rings is 82.02(0.07)°. The intermolecular O—H···O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into a two-dimensional network (Table 1 & Fig.2).