organic compounds
3-[(E)-3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-dienyl]-5-methyl-N-nitro-1,3,5-oxadiazinan-4-imine
aDepartment of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: yangxl@cau.edu.cn
The title compound, C14H24N4O3, was synthesized by the reaction of geranyl and 3-methyl-4-nitroimino-1,3,5-oxadiazinane. In the molecules are assembled by weak intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The nitryl and the long carbon chain are located on the same side of the C=N bond due to the two weak intramolecular C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds; the configuration of the oxadiazinane is Z.
Related literature
For background literature, see: Bowers et al. (1972). For related literature, see: Yang et al. (2004); Van Oosten et al. (1990).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 2000); cell RAPID-AUTO; data reduction: CrystalStructure (Rigaku/MSC, 2000); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
10.1107/S160053680801492X/rk2083sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S160053680801492X/rk2083Isup2.hkl
To a solution of 3-methyl-N-nitro-1,3,5-oxadiazinan-4-imine (1.60 g, 10.0 mmol) dissolved in anhydrous acetonitrile (15 ml), geranyl (1.89 g, 10.1 mmol) was added. Then the reaction solution was slowly heated to reflux for 7h. After removing the solvent, the residue was purified by
on silica gel (200-300 mesh) with petroleum ether/ethylacetate (2.5:1v/v) as to obtain the title compound I. Then, 50 mg I was dissolved in 20 ml me thanol. The solution was kept at room temperature for 20 d by natural evaporation to give colorless single crystals of I, suitable for X-Ray analysis.1H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) 1.60 (s, 3H, CH3–C═C), 1.68 [s, 6H, (CH3)2C═C], 2.07~2.10 (t, J = 5.27 Hz, 4H, -CH2–CH2-), 3.05 (s, 3H, N–CH3), 4.11 (d, J = 7.26, 2H,-CH2–N), 4.09 (s, 2H, N–CH2–O), 4.12 (s, 2H, O–CH2–N), 5.03~5.18 (m, 2H, 2CH═C); Calc. for C14H24N4O3: C 56.74, H 8.16, N 18.90; found C 56.69, H 8.19, N 18.80.
The H atoms were fixed geometrically and allowed to ride on their parent atoms, with C–H = 0.93-0.97 Å, and with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq for (Caromatic and Cmethylene) or Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(Cmethyl). The intensities of equivalent reflections were merged (Rint = 0.000).
Data collection: RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 2000); cell
RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 2000); data reduction: CrystalStructure (Rigaku/MSC, 2000); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).C14H24N4O3 | F(000) = 640 |
Mr = 296.37 | Dx = 1.215 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 7693 reflections |
a = 7.9318 (16) Å | θ = 2.6–25.0° |
b = 6.6423 (13) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
c = 31.191 (7) Å | T = 293 K |
β = 99.55 (3)° | Block, colourless |
V = 1620.5 (6) Å3 | 0.60 × 0.30 × 0.08 mm |
Z = 4 |
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID IP diffractometer | 2825 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Fine-focus sealed tube | 1306 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.051 |
Detector resolution: 10.00 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 1.3° |
ω scans | h = 0→9 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) | k = −7→0 |
Tmin = 0.943, Tmax = 0.993 | l = −37→35 |
2825 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)] = 0.047 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.153 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.84 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0843P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2825 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.014 |
194 parameters | Δρmax = 0.28 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.30 e Å−3 |
C14H24N4O3 | V = 1620.5 (6) Å3 |
Mr = 296.37 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.9318 (16) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
b = 6.6423 (13) Å | T = 293 K |
c = 31.191 (7) Å | 0.60 × 0.30 × 0.08 mm |
β = 99.55 (3)° |
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID IP diffractometer | 2825 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) | 1306 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.943, Tmax = 0.993 | Rint = 0.051 |
2825 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.047 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.153 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.84 | Δρmax = 0.28 e Å−3 |
2825 reflections | Δρmin = −0.30 e Å−3 |
194 parameters |
Geometry. All s.u.'s (except the s.u. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell s.u.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of s.u.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between s.u.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell s.u.'s is used for estimating s.u.'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. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
O1 | −0.0768 (3) | 0.9179 (3) | 0.82543 (8) | 0.0604 (7) | |
O2 | −0.2995 (3) | 1.0170 (4) | 0.85187 (8) | 0.0670 (7) | |
O3 | −0.1951 (2) | 0.2689 (3) | 0.74730 (7) | 0.0512 (6) | |
N1 | −0.2308 (3) | 0.9002 (4) | 0.82899 (8) | 0.0459 (7) | |
N2 | −0.3292 (3) | 0.7617 (4) | 0.80698 (8) | 0.0453 (7) | |
N3 | −0.1290 (3) | 0.4939 (4) | 0.80512 (8) | 0.0414 (6) | |
N4 | −0.3001 (3) | 0.6021 (4) | 0.74324 (8) | 0.0392 (6) | |
C1 | −0.2455 (3) | 0.6227 (4) | 0.78538 (9) | 0.0362 (7) | |
C2 | −0.0594 (4) | 0.3511 (5) | 0.77744 (10) | 0.0472 (8) | |
H2a | 0.0212 | 0.4183 | 0.7621 | 0.057* | |
H2b | 0.0004 | 0.2445 | 0.7950 | 0.057* | |
C3 | −0.2672 (4) | 0.4183 (5) | 0.71928 (10) | 0.0501 (9) | |
H3a | −0.3739 | 0.3699 | 0.7027 | 0.060* | |
H3b | −0.1907 | 0.4502 | 0.6990 | 0.060* | |
C4 | −0.4042 (4) | 0.7564 (5) | 0.71773 (10) | 0.0560 (9) | |
H4a | −0.3882 | 0.7482 | 0.6879 | 0.084* | |
H4b | −0.3700 | 0.8871 | 0.7291 | 0.084* | |
H4c | −0.5225 | 0.7348 | 0.7195 | 0.084* | |
C5 | −0.0734 (3) | 0.4762 (5) | 0.85230 (9) | 0.0439 (8) | |
H5a | −0.1016 | 0.3433 | 0.8619 | 0.053* | |
H5b | −0.1332 | 0.5747 | 0.8672 | 0.053* | |
C6 | 0.1153 (4) | 0.5098 (5) | 0.86376 (10) | 0.0474 (8) | |
H6 | 0.1567 | 0.6275 | 0.8532 | 0.057* | |
C7 | 0.2293 (4) | 0.3932 (5) | 0.88694 (10) | 0.0499 (8) | |
C8 | 0.4169 (4) | 0.4518 (6) | 0.89472 (10) | 0.0608 (10) | |
H8a | 0.4835 | 0.3403 | 0.8864 | 0.073* | |
H8b | 0.4328 | 0.5654 | 0.8763 | 0.073* | |
C9 | 0.4840 (4) | 0.5072 (7) | 0.94162 (11) | 0.0740 (11) | |
H9a | 0.4240 | 0.6254 | 0.9494 | 0.089* | |
H9b | 0.4615 | 0.3976 | 0.9604 | 0.089* | |
C10 | 0.6736 (4) | 0.5496 (6) | 0.94863 (11) | 0.0624 (10) | |
H10 | 0.7444 | 0.4383 | 0.9483 | 0.075* | |
C11 | 0.7505 (4) | 0.7241 (6) | 0.95516 (10) | 0.0597 (9) | |
C12 | 0.9427 (5) | 0.7390 (6) | 0.96099 (13) | 0.0838 (13) | |
H12a | 0.9742 | 0.8405 | 0.9419 | 0.126* | |
H12b | 0.9892 | 0.6117 | 0.9542 | 0.126* | |
H12c | 0.9870 | 0.7744 | 0.9906 | 0.126* | |
C13 | 0.6634 (6) | 0.9221 (6) | 0.95783 (15) | 0.0974 (14) | |
H13a | 0.7091 | 0.9870 | 0.9848 | 0.146* | |
H13b | 0.5430 | 0.9007 | 0.9565 | 0.146* | |
H13c | 0.6824 | 1.0058 | 0.9340 | 0.146* | |
C14 | 0.1868 (5) | 0.2002 (6) | 0.90720 (13) | 0.0861 (14) | |
H14a | 0.2656 | 0.0975 | 0.9016 | 0.129* | |
H14b | 0.0725 | 0.1605 | 0.8950 | 0.129* | |
H14c | 0.1950 | 0.2183 | 0.9380 | 0.129* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0374 (12) | 0.0485 (14) | 0.0951 (18) | −0.0067 (11) | 0.0103 (12) | −0.0033 (13) |
O2 | 0.0714 (16) | 0.0645 (16) | 0.0645 (15) | 0.0175 (13) | 0.0094 (12) | −0.0191 (13) |
O3 | 0.0433 (12) | 0.0422 (12) | 0.0677 (14) | −0.0059 (11) | 0.0082 (11) | −0.0098 (12) |
N1 | 0.0461 (17) | 0.0434 (16) | 0.0465 (16) | 0.0077 (14) | 0.0025 (13) | 0.0017 (14) |
N2 | 0.0296 (13) | 0.0510 (16) | 0.0534 (16) | 0.0058 (13) | 0.0011 (12) | −0.0096 (14) |
N3 | 0.0336 (13) | 0.0400 (14) | 0.0478 (15) | 0.0059 (12) | −0.0012 (11) | −0.0038 (13) |
N4 | 0.0296 (12) | 0.0432 (15) | 0.0435 (15) | −0.0001 (11) | 0.0027 (11) | −0.0017 (13) |
C1 | 0.0183 (14) | 0.0412 (18) | 0.0479 (19) | −0.0034 (13) | 0.0021 (13) | 0.0002 (15) |
C2 | 0.0379 (18) | 0.0395 (18) | 0.062 (2) | 0.0052 (15) | 0.0016 (15) | −0.0042 (17) |
C3 | 0.0330 (17) | 0.061 (2) | 0.056 (2) | −0.0053 (16) | 0.0070 (15) | −0.0113 (19) |
C4 | 0.0399 (17) | 0.074 (2) | 0.0498 (19) | 0.0089 (18) | −0.0048 (15) | 0.0077 (18) |
C5 | 0.0368 (16) | 0.0465 (19) | 0.0465 (18) | −0.0003 (15) | 0.0014 (14) | 0.0047 (16) |
C6 | 0.0393 (17) | 0.0513 (19) | 0.0485 (18) | −0.0036 (16) | −0.0022 (14) | 0.0069 (17) |
C7 | 0.0458 (18) | 0.056 (2) | 0.0440 (18) | 0.0006 (17) | −0.0053 (14) | −0.0021 (17) |
C8 | 0.0424 (18) | 0.082 (3) | 0.053 (2) | 0.0028 (18) | −0.0071 (16) | 0.0019 (19) |
C9 | 0.053 (2) | 0.108 (3) | 0.056 (2) | −0.015 (2) | −0.0043 (17) | −0.010 (2) |
C10 | 0.046 (2) | 0.072 (3) | 0.065 (2) | −0.0023 (19) | −0.0049 (17) | −0.008 (2) |
C11 | 0.057 (2) | 0.066 (3) | 0.053 (2) | 0.000 (2) | −0.0002 (17) | −0.0038 (19) |
C12 | 0.059 (2) | 0.097 (3) | 0.091 (3) | −0.022 (2) | 0.002 (2) | −0.011 (3) |
C13 | 0.100 (3) | 0.084 (3) | 0.105 (4) | 0.010 (3) | 0.008 (3) | −0.007 (3) |
C14 | 0.078 (3) | 0.067 (3) | 0.097 (3) | −0.005 (2) | −0.032 (2) | 0.027 (2) |
O1—N1 | 1.251 (3) | C6—H6 | 0.9300 |
O2—N1 | 1.240 (3) | C7—C14 | 1.493 (5) |
O3—C3 | 1.382 (3) | C7—C8 | 1.518 (4) |
O3—C2 | 1.416 (3) | C8—C9 | 1.517 (4) |
N1—N2 | 1.323 (3) | C8—H8a | 0.9700 |
N2—C1 | 1.376 (3) | C8—H8b | 0.9700 |
N3—C1 | 1.333 (3) | C9—C10 | 1.510 (4) |
N3—C2 | 1.452 (4) | C9—H9a | 0.9700 |
N3—C5 | 1.469 (4) | C9—H9b | 0.9700 |
N4—C1 | 1.321 (3) | C10—C11 | 1.310 (5) |
N4—C4 | 1.465 (4) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
N4—C3 | 1.477 (4) | C11—C13 | 1.494 (5) |
C2—H2a | 0.9700 | C11—C12 | 1.508 (5) |
C2—H2b | 0.9700 | C12—H12a | 0.9600 |
C3—H3a | 0.9700 | C12—H12b | 0.9600 |
C3—H3b | 0.9700 | C12—H12c | 0.9600 |
C4—H4a | 0.9600 | C13—H13a | 0.9600 |
C4—H4b | 0.9600 | C13—H13b | 0.9600 |
C4—H4c | 0.9600 | C13—H13c | 0.9600 |
C5—C6 | 1.496 (4) | C14—H14a | 0.9600 |
C5—H5a | 0.9700 | C14—H14b | 0.9600 |
C5—H5b | 0.9700 | C14—H14c | 0.9600 |
C6—C7 | 1.313 (4) | ||
C3—O3—C2 | 109.4 (2) | C5—C6—H6 | 116.1 |
O2—N1—O1 | 121.4 (3) | C6—C7—C14 | 123.8 (3) |
O2—N1—N2 | 117.2 (3) | C6—C7—C8 | 120.3 (3) |
O1—N1—N2 | 121.3 (3) | C14—C7—C8 | 115.9 (3) |
N1—N2—C1 | 115.5 (2) | C9—C8—C7 | 113.2 (3) |
C1—N3—C2 | 116.6 (2) | C9—C8—H8a | 108.9 |
C1—N3—C5 | 125.7 (2) | C7—C8—H8a | 108.9 |
C2—N3—C5 | 117.6 (2) | C9—C8—H8b | 108.9 |
C1—N4—C4 | 122.0 (2) | C7—C8—H8b | 108.9 |
C1—N4—C3 | 122.2 (2) | H8a—C8—H8b | 107.8 |
C4—N4—C3 | 115.7 (2) | C10—C9—C8 | 111.5 (3) |
N4—C1—N3 | 118.7 (3) | C10—C9—H9a | 109.3 |
N4—C1—N2 | 116.8 (2) | C8—C9—H9a | 109.3 |
N3—C1—N2 | 123.9 (3) | C10—C9—H9b | 109.3 |
O3—C2—N3 | 108.9 (2) | C8—C9—H9b | 109.3 |
O3—C2—H2a | 109.9 | H9a—C9—H9b | 108.0 |
N3—C2—H2a | 109.9 | C11—C10—C9 | 127.9 (4) |
O3—C2—H2b | 109.9 | C11—C10—H10 | 116.0 |
N3—C2—H2b | 109.9 | C9—C10—H10 | 116.0 |
H2a—C2—H2b | 108.3 | C10—C11—C13 | 125.4 (3) |
O3—C3—N4 | 111.3 (2) | C10—C11—C12 | 120.8 (3) |
O3—C3—H3a | 109.4 | C13—C11—C12 | 113.7 (3) |
N4—C3—H3a | 109.4 | C11—C12—H12a | 109.5 |
O3—C3—H3b | 109.4 | C11—C12—H12b | 109.5 |
N4—C3—H3b | 109.4 | H12a—C12—H12b | 109.5 |
H3a—C3—H3b | 108.0 | C11—C12—H12c | 109.5 |
N4—C4—H4a | 109.5 | H12a—C12—H12c | 109.5 |
N4—C4—H4b | 109.5 | H12b—C12—H12c | 109.5 |
H4a—C4—H4b | 109.5 | C11—C13—H13a | 109.5 |
N4—C4—H4c | 109.5 | C11—C13—H13b | 109.5 |
H4a—C4—H4c | 109.5 | H13a—C13—H13b | 109.5 |
H4b—C4—H4c | 109.5 | C11—C13—H13c | 109.5 |
N3—C5—C6 | 110.5 (2) | H13a—C13—H13c | 109.5 |
N3—C5—H5a | 109.6 | H13b—C13—H13c | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5a | 109.6 | C7—C14—H14a | 109.5 |
N3—C5—H5b | 109.6 | C7—C14—H14b | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5b | 109.6 | H14a—C14—H14b | 109.5 |
H5a—C5—H5b | 108.1 | C7—C14—H14c | 109.5 |
C7—C6—C5 | 127.9 (3) | H14a—C14—H14c | 109.5 |
C7—C6—H6 | 116.1 | H14b—C14—H14c | 109.5 |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C2—H2B···O1i | 0.97 | 2.48 | 3.257 (4) | 136 |
C3—H3A···N2ii | 0.97 | 2.43 | 3.336 (4) | 155 |
C3—H3B···O1iii | 0.97 | 2.38 | 3.264 (4) | 151 |
C5—H5B···N1 | 0.97 | 2.53 | 3.117 (4) | 119 |
C5—H5B···N2 | 0.97 | 2.55 | 2.960 (4) | 105 |
C13—H13C···O2iv | 0.96 | 2.59 | 3.425 (5) | 145 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y−1, z; (ii) −x−1, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (iii) −x, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (iv) x+1, y, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C14H24N4O3 |
Mr | 296.37 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.9318 (16), 6.6423 (13), 31.191 (7) |
β (°) | 99.55 (3) |
V (Å3) | 1620.5 (6) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.09 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.60 × 0.30 × 0.08 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID IP diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.943, 0.993 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 2825, 2825, 1306 |
Rint | 0.051 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.595 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.047, 0.153, 0.84 |
No. of reflections | 2825 |
No. of parameters | 194 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.28, −0.30 |
Computer programs: RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 2000), CrystalStructure (Rigaku/MSC, 2000), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C2—H2B···O1i | 0.97 | 2.48 | 3.257 (4) | 136 |
C3—H3A···N2ii | 0.97 | 2.43 | 3.336 (4) | 155 |
C3—H3B···O1iii | 0.97 | 2.38 | 3.264 (4) | 151 |
C5—H5B···N1 | 0.97 | 2.53 | 3.117 (4) | 119 |
C5—H5B···N2 | 0.97 | 2.55 | 2.960 (4) | 105 |
C13—H13C···O2iv | 0.96 | 2.59 | 3.425 (5) | 145 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y−1, z; (ii) −x−1, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (iii) −x, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (iv) x+1, y, z. |
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (grant No. 2003CB 114400), the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (grant No. 2006 A A10A209) and the `11th Five-Year Plan' Scientific and Technological Support Project on Pesticide Development Engineering (grant No. 2006BAE01A01). The authors acknowledge Shi-Wei Zhang for carrying out the X-ray diffraction at the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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E-b-farnesene (EBF), the primary component of aphides alarm pheromone, not only stimulate the movement of aphid (Bowers et al., 1972), but also possess the acute activity to many economically aphid species at a dose of 100 ng/aphid (Van Oosten et al., 1990). However, EBF is limited in field application due to its high volatility, readily air oxidation and degradation under field conditions. In order to improve its chemical stability and biological efficacy, the pharmacophore of neonicotinoids was introduced to substitute the conjugated double bond of EBF (Yang et al., 2004). The title compound (I), in which 3-methyl-5-(E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienyl connect to N-nitro-1,3,5-oxadiazinan-4-imine instead of the conjugated double bond, was synthesized as EBF analogue with potent insecticidal activity. To study the further structure-activity relationship, we reported here its molecular and crystal structure. The molecular structure showed Z-isomer by the interaction forces of weak intramolecular C5–H5b···N1 and C5–H5b···N2 hydrogen bonds (Fig. 1). The compound was assembled by four weak intermolecular hydrogen bonds (Fig. 2 and Table 1).