organic compounds
(2E)-1-(4-Methylphenyl)-3-(2,3,5-trichlorophenyl)prop-2-en-1-one
aPG Research Department of Physics, Rajah Serfoji Government College (Autonomous), Thanjavur 613 005, Tamil Nadu, India, bDepartment of Chemistry, Howard University, 525 College Street NW, Washington, DC 20059, USA, cSeQuent Scientific Limited, 120 A&B Baikampady Industrial Area, New Mangalore, India, and dDepartment of Chemistry, Mangalore University, Karnataka 574 199, India
*Correspondence e-mail: athiru@vsnl.net
In the title molecule, C16H11Cl3O, the dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 33.2 (1)°. The crystal packing is stabilized by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
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For the uses of et al. (2007). For related crystal structures, see: Thiruvalluvar et al. (2007a,b).
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Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); cell CrysAlis CCD; data reduction: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1990); 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: PLATON (Spek, 2003).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536807062010/lx2037sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536807062010/lx2037Isup2.hkl
To the mixture of 2,3,5-trichlorobenzaldehyde (21 g, 0.1 mol) and 4-methylacetophenone (14.7 g, 0.11 mol) in methanol (100 ml), 20% of sodium hydroxide (8 g, 0.2 mol) was added at 288–293 K, after stirring for 8 h at 303 K. Solid obtained was filtered, washed with water and dried. The product was recrystallized using ethyl acetate. Yield was 27.6 g(85%).
H atoms were positioned geometrically and allowed to ride on their parent atoms, with C—H = 0.93–0.96Å and Uiso = 1.2–1.5 times Ueq(C).
Chalcones and their derivatives show some interesting physical properties like liquid crystalline nature and nonlinear optical effect(John et al., 2007). Thiruvalluvar et al. (2007a,b) have reported related crystal structures of
As a continuation of our work on we report here the x-ray of the title molecule, C16H11Cl3O, Fig.1.The dihedral angle between the methylphenyl ring and the trichlorophenyl ring is 33.2 (1)°. The crystal packing is stabilized by C13—H13···Oi hydrogen bonds (Table 1 & Fig. 2; symmetry code as in Fig. 2)
For the uses of
see: John et al. (2007). For related crystal structures, see: Thiruvalluvar et al. (2007a,b).Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); cell
CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); data reduction: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1990); 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: PLATON (Spek, 2003).C16H11Cl3O | Dx = 1.486 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 325.60 | Melting point: 467(1) K |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 8272 reflections |
a = 7.6432 (4) Å | θ = 4.7–32.4° |
b = 10.5118 (4) Å | µ = 0.62 mm−1 |
c = 36.2356 (12) Å | T = 200 K |
V = 2911.3 (2) Å3 | Prism, colourless |
Z = 8 | 0.34 × 0.27 × 0.22 mm |
F(000) = 1328 |
Oxford Diffraction Gemini diffractometer | 5035 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2561 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.069 |
Detector resolution: 10.5081 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 32.5°, θmin = 4.7° |
φ and ω scans | h = −11→10 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2007) | k = −15→15 |
Tmin = 0.818, Tmax = 0.877 | l = −54→51 |
38087 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)] = 0.064 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.168 | H-atom parameters not refined |
S = 1.03 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0546P)2 + 3.6539P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
5035 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
181 parameters | Δρmax = 0.32 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.39 e Å−3 |
C16H11Cl3O | V = 2911.3 (2) Å3 |
Mr = 325.60 | Z = 8 |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.6432 (4) Å | µ = 0.62 mm−1 |
b = 10.5118 (4) Å | T = 200 K |
c = 36.2356 (12) Å | 0.34 × 0.27 × 0.22 mm |
Oxford Diffraction Gemini diffractometer | 5035 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2007) | 2561 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.818, Tmax = 0.877 | Rint = 0.069 |
38087 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.064 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.168 | H-atom parameters not refined |
S = 1.03 | Δρmax = 0.32 e Å−3 |
5035 reflections | Δρmin = −0.39 e Å−3 |
181 parameters |
Geometry. Bond distances, angles etc. have been calculated using the rounded fractional coordinates. All su's are estimated from the variances of the (full) variance-covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account in the estimation of distances, angles and torsion angles |
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 | ||
Cl1 | 0.04881 (12) | 0.50228 (8) | 0.19318 (2) | 0.0482 (3) | |
Cl2 | −0.10841 (14) | 0.32270 (9) | 0.25375 (2) | 0.0598 (3) | |
Cl3 | −0.06450 (13) | −0.07474 (8) | 0.16142 (2) | 0.0501 (3) | |
O | 0.2908 (3) | 0.52884 (19) | 0.06638 (5) | 0.0419 (7) | |
C1 | 0.1438 (4) | 0.3651 (3) | −0.05988 (7) | 0.0315 (8) | |
C2 | 0.2542 (4) | 0.4610 (3) | −0.04685 (8) | 0.0358 (9) | |
C3 | 0.2707 (4) | 0.4818 (3) | −0.00924 (7) | 0.0357 (9) | |
C4 | 0.1813 (3) | 0.4086 (2) | 0.01640 (7) | 0.0265 (7) | |
C5 | 0.0720 (4) | 0.3127 (3) | 0.00328 (7) | 0.0320 (8) | |
C6 | 0.0552 (4) | 0.2926 (3) | −0.03434 (7) | 0.0341 (8) | |
C7 | 0.1220 (4) | 0.3410 (3) | −0.10050 (8) | 0.0448 (10) | |
C8 | 0.0644 (3) | 0.2917 (3) | 0.14942 (7) | 0.0294 (8) | |
C9 | 0.0205 (4) | 0.3419 (3) | 0.18411 (7) | 0.0326 (8) | |
C10 | −0.0503 (4) | 0.2623 (3) | 0.21107 (7) | 0.0380 (9) | |
C11 | −0.0769 (4) | 0.1338 (3) | 0.20478 (8) | 0.0392 (9) | |
C12 | −0.0301 (4) | 0.0868 (3) | 0.17038 (7) | 0.0366 (9) | |
C13 | 0.0398 (4) | 0.1617 (3) | 0.14318 (7) | 0.0328 (8) | |
C14 | 0.2066 (4) | 0.4357 (3) | 0.05641 (7) | 0.0299 (8) | |
C15 | 0.1296 (4) | 0.3471 (3) | 0.08389 (7) | 0.0350 (9) | |
C16 | 0.1330 (4) | 0.3734 (3) | 0.11973 (7) | 0.0321 (8) | |
H2 | 0.31806 | 0.51195 | −0.06379 | 0.0429* | |
H3 | 0.34525 | 0.54801 | −0.00081 | 0.0428* | |
H5 | 0.00885 | 0.26093 | 0.02016 | 0.0385* | |
H6 | −0.01996 | 0.22678 | −0.04280 | 0.0409* | |
H7A | 0.19620 | 0.26939 | −0.10791 | 0.0671* | |
H7B | 0.15616 | 0.41717 | −0.11433 | 0.0671* | |
H7C | −0.00066 | 0.32072 | −0.10576 | 0.0671* | |
H11 | −0.12525 | 0.08011 | 0.22323 | 0.0470* | |
H13 | 0.07160 | 0.12530 | 0.12013 | 0.0393* | |
H15 | 0.07694 | 0.27026 | 0.07569 | 0.0420* | |
H16 | 0.18438 | 0.45194 | 0.12686 | 0.0385* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Cl1 | 0.0641 (6) | 0.0425 (4) | 0.0379 (4) | 0.0013 (4) | 0.0016 (4) | −0.0104 (3) |
Cl2 | 0.0763 (7) | 0.0702 (6) | 0.0328 (4) | −0.0083 (5) | 0.0172 (4) | −0.0141 (4) |
Cl3 | 0.0708 (6) | 0.0372 (4) | 0.0422 (4) | −0.0073 (4) | 0.0041 (4) | 0.0009 (3) |
O | 0.0503 (14) | 0.0385 (12) | 0.0370 (10) | −0.0092 (10) | −0.0045 (10) | −0.0030 (9) |
C1 | 0.0329 (15) | 0.0324 (14) | 0.0292 (13) | 0.0067 (12) | 0.0021 (11) | −0.0019 (11) |
C2 | 0.0360 (16) | 0.0353 (15) | 0.0361 (14) | −0.0053 (13) | 0.0051 (13) | 0.0031 (12) |
C3 | 0.0342 (16) | 0.0341 (15) | 0.0387 (15) | −0.0083 (13) | −0.0009 (13) | 0.0007 (12) |
C4 | 0.0259 (13) | 0.0239 (13) | 0.0296 (12) | 0.0032 (11) | −0.0010 (11) | 0.0021 (10) |
C5 | 0.0340 (15) | 0.0293 (14) | 0.0328 (13) | −0.0049 (12) | 0.0030 (12) | 0.0046 (11) |
C6 | 0.0349 (16) | 0.0326 (14) | 0.0347 (14) | −0.0054 (13) | −0.0023 (12) | −0.0026 (11) |
C7 | 0.0472 (19) | 0.057 (2) | 0.0302 (14) | 0.0024 (17) | 0.0017 (14) | −0.0040 (14) |
C8 | 0.0274 (14) | 0.0352 (14) | 0.0255 (12) | 0.0041 (12) | −0.0020 (11) | −0.0007 (10) |
C9 | 0.0338 (15) | 0.0332 (14) | 0.0309 (13) | 0.0025 (12) | −0.0027 (12) | −0.0054 (11) |
C10 | 0.0411 (17) | 0.0489 (18) | 0.0241 (12) | −0.0014 (15) | 0.0030 (12) | −0.0066 (12) |
C11 | 0.0407 (17) | 0.0488 (18) | 0.0280 (14) | −0.0054 (15) | 0.0003 (12) | 0.0007 (12) |
C12 | 0.0435 (18) | 0.0376 (16) | 0.0286 (13) | −0.0007 (14) | −0.0025 (12) | −0.0012 (11) |
C13 | 0.0360 (15) | 0.0373 (15) | 0.0250 (12) | 0.0038 (13) | −0.0008 (12) | −0.0007 (11) |
C14 | 0.0287 (14) | 0.0282 (14) | 0.0329 (13) | 0.0030 (12) | −0.0029 (11) | −0.0006 (11) |
C15 | 0.0437 (17) | 0.0291 (14) | 0.0323 (14) | −0.0019 (13) | −0.0021 (13) | −0.0014 (11) |
C16 | 0.0333 (15) | 0.0316 (14) | 0.0314 (14) | 0.0022 (12) | −0.0006 (12) | −0.0022 (11) |
Cl1—C9 | 1.731 (3) | C10—C11 | 1.385 (4) |
Cl2—C10 | 1.730 (3) | C11—C12 | 1.388 (4) |
Cl3—C12 | 1.749 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.370 (4) |
O—C14 | 1.226 (4) | C14—C15 | 1.485 (4) |
C1—C2 | 1.397 (4) | C15—C16 | 1.328 (4) |
C1—C6 | 1.377 (4) | C2—H2 | 0.9500 |
C1—C7 | 1.503 (4) | C3—H3 | 0.9500 |
C2—C3 | 1.386 (4) | C5—H5 | 0.9500 |
C3—C4 | 1.386 (4) | C6—H6 | 0.9500 |
C4—C5 | 1.393 (4) | C7—H7A | 0.9800 |
C4—C14 | 1.490 (4) | C7—H7B | 0.9800 |
C5—C6 | 1.385 (4) | C7—H7C | 0.9800 |
C8—C9 | 1.404 (4) | C11—H11 | 0.9500 |
C8—C13 | 1.398 (4) | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
C8—C16 | 1.473 (4) | C15—H15 | 0.9500 |
C9—C10 | 1.396 (4) | C16—H16 | 0.9500 |
Cl1···Cl2 | 3.1344 (12) | C6···H3x | 2.9400 |
Cl2···C9i | 3.627 (3) | C13···H7Axi | 3.0100 |
Cl2···Cl1 | 3.1344 (12) | C13···H15 | 2.7100 |
Cl2···Cl3ii | 3.5154 (11) | C14···H6viii | 2.7400 |
Cl3···Cl2iii | 3.5154 (11) | C15···H5 | 2.6500 |
Cl3···C7iv | 3.592 (3) | C15···H13 | 2.7100 |
Cl1···H16 | 2.6700 | H2···H7B | 2.4200 |
Cl3···H7Aiv | 2.9900 | H3···O | 2.4800 |
O···C13v | 3.372 (3) | H3···C3vii | 2.9700 |
O···H3 | 2.4800 | H3···H3vii | 2.5700 |
O···H16 | 2.4700 | H3···C5v | 2.8600 |
O···H13v | 2.4300 | H3···C6v | 2.9400 |
O···H15v | 2.7500 | H5···C15 | 2.6500 |
C1···C14vi | 3.402 (4) | H5···H15 | 2.0800 |
C3···C3vii | 3.589 (4) | H6···H7C | 2.4900 |
C3···C5vi | 3.402 (4) | H6···C4xi | 2.8600 |
C4···C5vi | 3.583 (4) | H6···C14xi | 2.7400 |
C4···C4vi | 3.576 (3) | H7A···C13viii | 3.0100 |
C5···C4vi | 3.583 (4) | H7A···Cl3iv | 2.9900 |
C5···C3vi | 3.402 (4) | H7B···H2 | 2.4200 |
C6···C14vi | 3.578 (4) | H7C···H6 | 2.4900 |
C7···Cl3iv | 3.592 (3) | H13···C15 | 2.7100 |
C7···C13viii | 3.548 (4) | H13···H15 | 2.2200 |
C9···Cl2ix | 3.627 (3) | H13···Ox | 2.4300 |
C13···Ox | 3.372 (3) | H15···C5 | 2.6600 |
C13···C7xi | 3.548 (4) | H15···C13 | 2.7100 |
C14···C6vi | 3.578 (4) | H15···H5 | 2.0800 |
C14···C1vi | 3.402 (4) | H15···H13 | 2.2200 |
C3···H3vii | 2.9700 | H15···Ox | 2.7500 |
C4···H6viii | 2.8600 | H16···Cl1 | 2.6700 |
C5···H15 | 2.6600 | H16···O | 2.4700 |
C5···H3x | 2.8600 | ||
C2—C1—C6 | 118.0 (2) | C4—C14—C15 | 118.8 (2) |
C2—C1—C7 | 121.3 (3) | C14—C15—C16 | 121.2 (3) |
C6—C1—C7 | 120.7 (3) | C8—C16—C15 | 125.9 (3) |
C1—C2—C3 | 120.1 (3) | C1—C2—H2 | 120.00 |
C2—C3—C4 | 121.8 (3) | C3—C2—H2 | 120.00 |
C3—C4—C5 | 117.9 (2) | C2—C3—H3 | 119.00 |
C3—C4—C14 | 118.8 (2) | C4—C3—H3 | 119.00 |
C5—C4—C14 | 123.3 (2) | C4—C5—H5 | 120.00 |
C4—C5—C6 | 120.1 (3) | C6—C5—H5 | 120.00 |
C1—C6—C5 | 122.1 (3) | C1—C6—H6 | 119.00 |
C9—C8—C13 | 118.7 (3) | C5—C6—H6 | 119.00 |
C9—C8—C16 | 121.3 (3) | C1—C7—H7A | 109.00 |
C13—C8—C16 | 120.0 (2) | C1—C7—H7B | 109.00 |
Cl1—C9—C8 | 120.4 (2) | C1—C7—H7C | 109.00 |
Cl1—C9—C10 | 120.0 (2) | H7A—C7—H7B | 109.00 |
C8—C9—C10 | 119.6 (3) | H7A—C7—H7C | 109.00 |
Cl2—C10—C9 | 120.4 (2) | H7B—C7—H7C | 109.00 |
Cl2—C10—C11 | 117.9 (2) | C10—C11—H11 | 121.00 |
C9—C10—C11 | 121.8 (3) | C12—C11—H11 | 121.00 |
C10—C11—C12 | 117.2 (3) | C8—C13—H13 | 120.00 |
Cl3—C12—C11 | 118.3 (2) | C12—C13—H13 | 120.00 |
Cl3—C12—C13 | 118.9 (2) | C14—C15—H15 | 119.00 |
C11—C12—C13 | 122.8 (3) | C16—C15—H15 | 119.00 |
C8—C13—C12 | 119.9 (3) | C8—C16—H16 | 117.00 |
O—C14—C4 | 120.5 (2) | C15—C16—H16 | 117.00 |
O—C14—C15 | 120.8 (2) | ||
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.7 (5) | C9—C8—C13—C12 | 1.6 (4) |
C7—C1—C2—C3 | 179.5 (3) | C16—C8—C13—C12 | −177.6 (3) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 0.4 (5) | C9—C8—C16—C15 | −158.6 (3) |
C7—C1—C6—C5 | −179.8 (3) | C13—C8—C16—C15 | 20.6 (4) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.7 (5) | Cl1—C9—C10—Cl2 | −0.6 (4) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.4 (4) | Cl1—C9—C10—C11 | 179.3 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C14 | 179.5 (3) | C8—C9—C10—Cl2 | −179.0 (2) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.1 (4) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | 0.8 (5) |
C14—C4—C5—C6 | −179.8 (3) | Cl2—C10—C11—C12 | 179.8 (2) |
C3—C4—C14—O | 7.2 (4) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 0.0 (5) |
C3—C4—C14—C15 | −172.1 (3) | C10—C11—C12—Cl3 | −179.3 (2) |
C5—C4—C14—O | −172.9 (3) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.0 (5) |
C5—C4—C14—C15 | 7.8 (4) | Cl3—C12—C13—C8 | 178.4 (2) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.1 (5) | C11—C12—C13—C8 | −0.9 (5) |
C13—C8—C9—Cl1 | 179.9 (2) | O—C14—C15—C16 | 7.5 (5) |
C13—C8—C9—C10 | −1.6 (4) | C4—C14—C15—C16 | −173.2 (3) |
C16—C8—C9—Cl1 | −0.9 (4) | C14—C15—C16—C8 | −178.6 (3) |
C16—C8—C9—C10 | 177.6 (3) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1/2, y, −z+1/2; (ii) −x, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) −x, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (iv) −x, −y, −z; (v) −x+1/2, y+1/2, z; (vi) −x, −y+1, −z; (vii) −x+1, −y+1, −z; (viii) x+1/2, −y+1/2, −z; (ix) x+1/2, y, −z+1/2; (x) −x+1/2, y−1/2, z; (xi) x−1/2, −y+1/2, −z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C13—H13···Ox | 0.95 | 2.43 | 3.372 (3) | 169 |
Symmetry code: (x) −x+1/2, y−1/2, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H11Cl3O |
Mr | 325.60 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pbca |
Temperature (K) | 200 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.6432 (4), 10.5118 (4), 36.2356 (12) |
V (Å3) | 2911.3 (2) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.62 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.34 × 0.27 × 0.22 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Gemini |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2007) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.818, 0.877 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 38087, 5035, 2561 |
Rint | 0.069 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.756 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.064, 0.168, 1.03 |
No. of reflections | 5035 |
No. of parameters | 181 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters not refined |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.32, −0.39 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2007), CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1990), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 1998), PLATON (Spek, 2003).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C13—H13···Oi | 0.95 | 2.43 | 3.372 (3) | 169 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1/2, y−1/2, z. |
Acknowledgements
RJB acknowledges the NSF–MRI program for funding to purchase the X-ray CCD diffractometer.
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Chalcones and their derivatives show some interesting physical properties like liquid crystalline nature and nonlinear optical effect(John et al., 2007). Thiruvalluvar et al. (2007a,b) have reported related crystal structures of chalcones. As a continuation of our work on chalcones, we report here the x-ray crystal structure of the title molecule, C16H11Cl3O, Fig.1.
The dihedral angle between the methylphenyl ring and the trichlorophenyl ring is 33.2 (1)°. The crystal packing is stabilized by C13—H13···Oi hydrogen bonds (Table 1 & Fig. 2; symmetry code as in Fig. 2)