organic compounds
Monoclinic form of 1,2,4,5-tetracyclohexylbenzene
aDepartment of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
*Correspondence e-mail: joelt@tulane.edu
The molecule of the title compound, C30H46, has a crystallographically imposed inversion center and the cyclohexyl groups are oriented with their methine H atoms pointing towards one another (H⋯H = 1.99 Å). The cyclohexyl groups adopt chair conformations. A significant C—H⋯π interaction assembles molecules into layers parallel to (100).
Related literature
For related structures, see: Mague et al. (2008a,b); Vilardo et al. (2000). For related literature, see: Koudelka et al. (1985); Saito et al. (2004); Schweiger et al. (2001).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2000); cell SAINT-Plus (Bruker 2004); data reduction: SAINT-Plus; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Bruker, 2000); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
10.1107/S160053680706758X/gk2127sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S160053680706758X/gk2127Isup2.hkl
A mixture of chlorocyclohexane (125 ml, 1.05 mol) and benzene (9 ml, 0.1 mol) in a 250 ml 3-necked flask was cooled to -40° C and mechanically stirred while anhydrous AlCl3 (6.6 g, 0.05 mol) was added in portions over a 20 min. period. The mixture was allowed to slowly warm to -15° C and the stirring continued for 2 h. The resulting yellow-orange mixture was quenched by pouring it over 800 g of ice and, after thawing, was filtered. The organic layer of the filtrate was separated off, washed several times with water and reduced to a small volume under reduced pressure. After standing for 1 week, a precipitate formed which was filtered off, washed with 10% aqueous HCl and collected by filtration to provide 16.0 g (40%) of white solid (M.p. 549–550 K, bulk sample). 1H NMR (δ, CDCl3): 1.4 (20H, br multiplet), 1.8 (20H, br multiplet),2.7 (4H, multiplet), 7.2 (2H, s). 13C NMR (δ, CDCl3): 26.59, 27.56, 34.97, 123.25, 141.8.
H-atoms were placed in calculated positions (C–H = 0.95 - 0.98 Å) and refined as riding on their carriers with isotropic displacement parameters 1.2 - 1.5 times those of the attached carbon atoms.
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2000); cell
SAINT-Plus (Bruker 2004); data reduction: SAINT-Plus (Bruker 2004); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Bruker,2000); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Bruker,2000).C30H46 | F(000) = 452 |
Mr = 406.67 | Dx = 1.113 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 6595 reflections |
a = 10.3868 (7) Å | θ = 2.7–28.3° |
b = 10.1434 (7) Å | µ = 0.06 mm−1 |
c = 11.5419 (8) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 93.314 (1)° | Block, colorless |
V = 1213.99 (14) Å3 | 0.24 × 0.21 × 0.11 mm |
Z = 2 |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2805 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2460 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.019 |
Detector resolution: 0 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.6°, θmin = 2.0° |
ω scans | h = −13→13 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2002) | k = −13→13 |
Tmin = 0.975, Tmax = 0.993 | l = −14→14 |
10421 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)] = 0.046 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.126 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0727P)2 + 0.3565P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2805 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
136 parameters | Δρmax = 0.39 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.21 e Å−3 |
C30H46 | V = 1213.99 (14) Å3 |
Mr = 406.67 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.3868 (7) Å | µ = 0.06 mm−1 |
b = 10.1434 (7) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 11.5419 (8) Å | 0.24 × 0.21 × 0.11 mm |
β = 93.314 (1)° |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2805 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2002) | 2460 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.975, Tmax = 0.993 | Rint = 0.019 |
10421 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.046 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.126 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.39 e Å−3 |
2805 reflections | Δρmin = −0.21 e Å−3 |
136 parameters |
Experimental. The diffraction data were collected in three sets of 606 frames (ω scans, 0.3°/scan) at ϕ settings of 0, 120 and 240°. |
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. H-atoms were placed in calculated positions (C—H = 0.95 - 0.98 Å) and included as riding contributions with isotropic displacement parameters 1.2 - 1.5 times those of the attached carbon atoms. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
C1 | 0.62897 (10) | −0.01942 (10) | 0.04453 (8) | 0.0136 (2) | |
C2 | 0.57336 (10) | 0.10675 (10) | 0.04764 (9) | 0.0144 (2) | |
C3 | 0.44681 (10) | 0.12214 (10) | 0.00191 (9) | 0.0152 (2) | |
H3 | 0.4101 | 0.2079 | 0.0025 | 0.018* | |
C4 | 0.64402 (10) | 0.22668 (10) | 0.09843 (9) | 0.0147 (2) | |
H4 | 0.7248 | 0.1947 | 0.1408 | 0.018* | |
C5 | 0.56481 (11) | 0.30053 (11) | 0.18625 (10) | 0.0202 (2) | |
H5A | 0.4827 | 0.3308 | 0.1472 | 0.024* | |
H5B | 0.5438 | 0.2396 | 0.2494 | 0.024* | |
C6 | 0.63818 (11) | 0.41900 (11) | 0.23785 (10) | 0.0207 (3) | |
H6A | 0.5833 | 0.4663 | 0.2915 | 0.025* | |
H6B | 0.7165 | 0.3882 | 0.2829 | 0.025* | |
C7 | 0.67666 (12) | 0.51267 (11) | 0.14301 (10) | 0.0225 (3) | |
H7A | 0.7280 | 0.5861 | 0.1783 | 0.027* | |
H7B | 0.5981 | 0.5506 | 0.1034 | 0.027* | |
C8 | 0.75542 (11) | 0.44235 (12) | 0.05420 (10) | 0.0228 (3) | |
H8A | 0.8390 | 0.4141 | 0.0918 | 0.027* | |
H8B | 0.7734 | 0.5043 | −0.0092 | 0.027* | |
C9 | 0.68369 (11) | 0.32171 (11) | 0.00324 (9) | 0.0185 (2) | |
H9A | 0.7399 | 0.2747 | −0.0495 | 0.022* | |
H9B | 0.6057 | 0.3512 | −0.0429 | 0.022* | |
C10 | 0.76656 (9) | −0.04649 (10) | 0.09169 (9) | 0.0142 (2) | |
H10 | 0.8166 | 0.0370 | 0.0840 | 0.017* | |
C11 | 0.83559 (10) | −0.15393 (11) | 0.02505 (10) | 0.0194 (2) | |
H11A | 0.7864 | −0.2374 | 0.0283 | 0.023* | |
H11B | 0.8383 | −0.1277 | −0.0574 | 0.023* | |
C12 | 0.97328 (10) | −0.17627 (12) | 0.07605 (10) | 0.0225 (3) | |
H12A | 1.0137 | −0.2487 | 0.0335 | 0.027* | |
H12B | 1.0249 | −0.0954 | 0.0661 | 0.027* | |
C13 | 0.97401 (11) | −0.21099 (11) | 0.20452 (11) | 0.0223 (3) | |
H13A | 1.0641 | −0.2210 | 0.2361 | 0.027* | |
H13B | 0.9293 | −0.2961 | 0.2140 | 0.027* | |
C14 | 0.90724 (11) | −0.10416 (12) | 0.27195 (10) | 0.0211 (3) | |
H14A | 0.9570 | −0.0211 | 0.2689 | 0.025* | |
H14B | 0.9049 | −0.1309 | 0.3543 | 0.025* | |
C15 | 0.76953 (10) | −0.08069 (11) | 0.22168 (9) | 0.0176 (2) | |
H15A | 0.7303 | −0.0076 | 0.2643 | 0.021* | |
H15B | 0.7174 | −0.1609 | 0.2327 | 0.021* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0136 (5) | 0.0149 (5) | 0.0123 (4) | −0.0003 (4) | −0.0001 (4) | 0.0019 (4) |
C2 | 0.0159 (5) | 0.0138 (5) | 0.0134 (5) | −0.0014 (4) | −0.0002 (4) | 0.0003 (4) |
C3 | 0.0167 (5) | 0.0126 (5) | 0.0161 (5) | 0.0017 (4) | −0.0004 (4) | 0.0011 (4) |
C4 | 0.0148 (5) | 0.0121 (5) | 0.0169 (5) | −0.0006 (4) | −0.0022 (4) | −0.0004 (4) |
C5 | 0.0215 (5) | 0.0203 (5) | 0.0192 (5) | −0.0063 (4) | 0.0045 (4) | −0.0042 (4) |
C6 | 0.0224 (5) | 0.0199 (5) | 0.0198 (5) | −0.0033 (4) | 0.0025 (4) | −0.0067 (4) |
C7 | 0.0268 (6) | 0.0135 (5) | 0.0267 (6) | −0.0019 (4) | −0.0032 (5) | −0.0019 (4) |
C8 | 0.0267 (6) | 0.0217 (6) | 0.0203 (5) | −0.0103 (5) | 0.0022 (4) | 0.0002 (4) |
C9 | 0.0194 (5) | 0.0192 (5) | 0.0171 (5) | −0.0044 (4) | 0.0017 (4) | −0.0018 (4) |
C10 | 0.0127 (5) | 0.0132 (5) | 0.0164 (5) | 0.0001 (4) | −0.0013 (4) | 0.0004 (4) |
C11 | 0.0153 (5) | 0.0216 (5) | 0.0208 (5) | 0.0024 (4) | −0.0012 (4) | −0.0041 (4) |
C12 | 0.0139 (5) | 0.0243 (6) | 0.0291 (6) | 0.0034 (4) | 0.0008 (4) | −0.0051 (5) |
C13 | 0.0150 (5) | 0.0189 (5) | 0.0321 (6) | 0.0022 (4) | −0.0052 (4) | 0.0022 (5) |
C14 | 0.0178 (5) | 0.0249 (6) | 0.0198 (5) | 0.0013 (4) | −0.0045 (4) | 0.0022 (4) |
C15 | 0.0148 (5) | 0.0209 (5) | 0.0167 (5) | 0.0023 (4) | −0.0011 (4) | 0.0024 (4) |
C1—C3i | 1.3941 (14) | C8—H8B | 0.9900 |
C1—C2 | 1.4053 (14) | C9—H9A | 0.9900 |
C1—C10 | 1.5245 (13) | C9—H9B | 0.9900 |
C2—C3 | 1.3967 (14) | C10—C11 | 1.5353 (14) |
C2—C4 | 1.5207 (14) | C10—C15 | 1.5384 (14) |
C3—C1i | 1.3941 (14) | C10—H10 | 1.0000 |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C11—C12 | 1.5316 (14) |
C4—C9 | 1.5357 (14) | C11—H11A | 0.9900 |
C4—C5 | 1.5368 (14) | C11—H11B | 0.9900 |
C4—H4 | 1.0000 | C12—C13 | 1.5237 (17) |
C5—C6 | 1.5255 (15) | C12—H12A | 0.9900 |
C5—H5A | 0.9900 | C12—H12B | 0.9900 |
C5—H5B | 0.9900 | C13—C14 | 1.5243 (16) |
C6—C7 | 1.5203 (16) | C13—H13A | 0.9900 |
C6—H6A | 0.9900 | C13—H13B | 0.9900 |
C6—H6B | 0.9900 | C14—C15 | 1.5308 (14) |
C7—C8 | 1.5250 (17) | C14—H14A | 0.9900 |
C7—H7A | 0.9900 | C14—H14B | 0.9900 |
C7—H7B | 0.9900 | C15—H15A | 0.9900 |
C8—C9 | 1.5322 (15) | C15—H15B | 0.9900 |
C8—H8A | 0.9900 | ||
C3i—C1—C2 | 117.82 (9) | C4—C9—H9A | 109.3 |
C3i—C1—C10 | 119.96 (9) | C8—C9—H9B | 109.3 |
C2—C1—C10 | 122.21 (9) | C4—C9—H9B | 109.3 |
C3—C2—C1 | 118.12 (9) | H9A—C9—H9B | 107.9 |
C3—C2—C4 | 118.62 (9) | C1—C10—C11 | 113.85 (8) |
C1—C2—C4 | 123.26 (9) | C1—C10—C15 | 110.75 (8) |
C1i—C3—C2 | 124.04 (10) | C11—C10—C15 | 110.17 (9) |
C1i—C3—H3 | 118.0 | C1—C10—H10 | 107.3 |
C2—C3—H3 | 118.0 | C11—C10—H10 | 107.3 |
C2—C4—C9 | 111.71 (8) | C15—C10—H10 | 107.3 |
C2—C4—C5 | 112.29 (8) | C12—C11—C10 | 111.42 (9) |
C9—C4—C5 | 110.00 (9) | C12—C11—H11A | 109.3 |
C2—C4—H4 | 107.5 | C10—C11—H11A | 109.3 |
C9—C4—H4 | 107.5 | C12—C11—H11B | 109.3 |
C5—C4—H4 | 107.5 | C10—C11—H11B | 109.3 |
C6—C5—C4 | 111.54 (9) | H11A—C11—H11B | 108.0 |
C6—C5—H5A | 109.3 | C13—C12—C11 | 111.12 (9) |
C4—C5—H5A | 109.3 | C13—C12—H12A | 109.4 |
C6—C5—H5B | 109.3 | C11—C12—H12A | 109.4 |
C4—C5—H5B | 109.3 | C13—C12—H12B | 109.4 |
H5A—C5—H5B | 108.0 | C11—C12—H12B | 109.4 |
C7—C6—C5 | 110.94 (9) | H12A—C12—H12B | 108.0 |
C7—C6—H6A | 109.5 | C12—C13—C14 | 110.84 (9) |
C5—C6—H6A | 109.5 | C12—C13—H13A | 109.5 |
C7—C6—H6B | 109.5 | C14—C13—H13A | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6B | 109.5 | C12—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
H6A—C6—H6B | 108.0 | C14—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C6—C7—C8 | 111.42 (9) | H13A—C13—H13B | 108.1 |
C6—C7—H7A | 109.3 | C13—C14—C15 | 111.09 (9) |
C8—C7—H7A | 109.3 | C13—C14—H14A | 109.4 |
C6—C7—H7B | 109.3 | C15—C14—H14A | 109.4 |
C8—C7—H7B | 109.3 | C13—C14—H14B | 109.4 |
H7A—C7—H7B | 108.0 | C15—C14—H14B | 109.4 |
C7—C8—C9 | 111.33 (9) | H14A—C14—H14B | 108.0 |
C7—C8—H8A | 109.4 | C14—C15—C10 | 111.74 (9) |
C9—C8—H8A | 109.4 | C14—C15—H15A | 109.3 |
C7—C8—H8B | 109.4 | C10—C15—H15A | 109.3 |
C9—C8—H8B | 109.4 | C14—C15—H15B | 109.3 |
H8A—C8—H8B | 108.0 | C10—C15—H15B | 109.3 |
C8—C9—C4 | 111.80 (9) | H15A—C15—H15B | 107.9 |
C8—C9—H9A | 109.3 | ||
C3i—C1—C2—C3 | −1.33 (16) | C7—C8—C9—C4 | −54.77 (12) |
C10—C1—C2—C3 | 179.74 (9) | C2—C4—C9—C8 | −179.76 (9) |
C3i—C1—C2—C4 | 178.54 (9) | C5—C4—C9—C8 | 54.84 (12) |
C10—C1—C2—C4 | −0.39 (15) | C3i—C1—C10—C11 | 34.20 (13) |
C1—C2—C3—C1i | 1.42 (17) | C2—C1—C10—C11 | −146.89 (10) |
C4—C2—C3—C1i | −178.46 (9) | C3i—C1—C10—C15 | −90.60 (11) |
C3—C2—C4—C9 | −73.47 (12) | C2—C1—C10—C15 | 88.31 (12) |
C1—C2—C4—C9 | 106.67 (11) | C1—C10—C11—C12 | 179.78 (9) |
C3—C2—C4—C5 | 50.66 (12) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | −55.11 (12) |
C1—C2—C4—C5 | −129.21 (10) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 56.53 (13) |
C2—C4—C5—C6 | 178.97 (9) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −56.64 (13) |
C9—C4—C5—C6 | −55.96 (12) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 56.22 (12) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 56.89 (12) | C13—C14—C15—C10 | −55.83 (12) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | −56.00 (12) | C1—C10—C15—C14 | −178.25 (9) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | 54.96 (12) | C11—C10—C15—C14 | 54.90 (12) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y, −z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C6—H6A···Cgii | 0.99 | 2.62 | 3.520 (2) | 150 |
Symmetry code: (ii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C30H46 |
Mr | 406.67 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 10.3868 (7), 10.1434 (7), 11.5419 (8) |
β (°) | 93.314 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1213.99 (14) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.06 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.24 × 0.21 × 0.11 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2002) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.975, 0.993 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 10421, 2805, 2460 |
Rint | 0.019 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.652 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.046, 0.126, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 2805 |
No. of parameters | 136 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.39, −0.21 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2000), SAINT-Plus (Bruker 2004), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997), SHELXTL (Bruker,2000).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C6—H6A···Cgi | 0.99 | 2.62 | 3.520 (2) | 150 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
Acknowledgements
We thank the Chemistry Department of Tulane University for support of the X-ray laboratory, and the Louisiana Board of Regents through the Louisiana Educational Quality Support Fund [grant LEQSF (2003–2003)-ENH-TR-67] for the purchase of the APEX diffractometer.
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Poly(cyclohexyl)benzenes have been used in the synthesis of a variety of sterically bulky protecting groups (Koudelka et al., 1985); Saito et al., 2004; Vilardo et al., 2000; Schweiger et al., 2001). Crystallization of 1,2,4,5-tetracylohexylbenzene (C30H46) from hot methylcyclohexane forms colorless needle-shaped crystals together with a smaller quantity having a distinctly different block-shaped morphology. The latter is monoclinic with the molecule having crystallographically imposed centrosymmetry. The cyclohexyl rings adopt the chair conformation and are oriented with their methine hydrogen atoms pointed towards one another (H···H distance 1.99 Å). This contrasts with the structure of 1-bromo-2,4,6-tricyclohexylbenzene (Mague et al., 2008b) where the methine hydrogen atoms of the meta-disposed cyclohexyl groups point towards the intervening ring substituent. This is presumably to minimize intramolecular contacts between the ortho-disposed cyclohexyl rings. Indeed, there are very few close contacts involving these substituents, the shortest being H4···H10 (1.99 Å), H3···H5a (2.18 Å) and H3···H11a' (2.07 Å). The plane defined by the atoms C5, C6, C8, C9 ("seat" of the chair) is inclined to the plane of the aromatic ring by 79.0 (2)° while that for the other cyclohexyl ring (C11, C12, C14, C15) is inclined at an angle of only 61.7 (2)°. A significant C—H···π interaction occurs between C6—H6A and the center of gravity (Cg) of the aromatic ring in the molecule at 1 - x, 1/2 + y, 0.5 - z where the H—Cg distance is 2.62 Å and the C—H···Cg angle is 150°. This interaction forms layers of molecules parallel to (100) at approximately x = 0.5.