N,N′-Dimeth­­oxy-N,N′-di­methyl­succinamide

The title compound, C₈H₁₆N₂O₄, is a Weinreb amide that is also an important inter­mediate for the preparation of ketones and aldehydes. The molecule possesses a centre of symmetry.

Related literature

For related literature, see: Nahm & Weinreb (1981).

Experimental

Crystal data

• C₈H₁₆N₂O₄

• M_r = 204.23

• Monoclinic, P 2₁ /c

• a = 4.2645 (15) Å

• b = 11.152 (4) Å

• c = 11.165 (4) Å

• β = 98.485 (5)°

• V = 525.2 (3) ų

• Z = 2

• Mo Kα radiation

• μ = 0.10 mm⁻¹

• T = 296 (2) K

• 0.20 × 0.16 × 0.13 mm

Data collection

• Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer

• Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2001) T_min = 0.980, T_max = 0.987

• 2116 measured reflections

• 909 independent reflections

• 776 reflections with I > 2σ(I)

• R_int = 0.015

Refinement

• R[F² > 2σ(F²)] = 0.055

• wR(F²) = 0.174

• S = 1.01

• 909 reflections

• 64 parameters

• H-atom parameters constrained

• Δρ_max = 0.25 e Å⁻³

• Δρ_min = −0.24 e Å⁻³

Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell refinement: SMART; data reduction: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2001); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2003); software used to prepare material for publication: PLATON.

Supporting information

S1. Comment

The Weinreb amides are widely recognized as effective acylating agents since they react with organometallics (RM, M = MgBr, Li) to produce ketones without side products in organic synthesis, including the total synthesis of complex natural products (Nahm & Weinreb, 1981). We here reported the structure of the Weinreb amides related title compound, (I).

Compound (I), is the synthetic intermediate, whose molecule is the centrosymmetric structure (Fig.1). In the symmetric unit, the C1—O1 bond distance is 1.224 (2) Å, which displays a typical double-bond of ketone carbonyl. Whereas, the N1—C1 bond distance of 1.342 (2) Å is obviously shorter than N1—C4 of 1.445 (2) Å, indicates that amide bond N1—C1 has some proporties of double-bond.

Related literature

For related literature, see: Nahm & Weinreb (1981).

S2. Experimental

Triethylamine (25 ml, 180 mmol) was added slowly by cannulation to a stirred suspension of N,O-dimethylhydroxylamine (9.0 g, 92.25 mmol) and succinyl chloride (100 ml) in dichloromethane at 273 K under N₂. After stirring for 2 h the solution was allowed to warm to room temperature and quenched with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution (50 ml). The layers were separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with dichloromethane (2×25 ml). The combined organic extracts were washed with brine (18.5 ml), dried (MgSO₄) and evaporated under reduced pressure to give the compound (I) (7.365 g, 83%) as light brown needles. The molecule formula, C₈H₁₆N₂O₄ was established by EIMS m/z:144(M+ –N(CH₃)OCH₃). Spectroscopic analysis, ¹H NMR (400 MHz; CDCl₃-d₆) δ:3.75 (6H, s, OCH₃), 3.19 (6H, s, NCH₃) and 2.78 (4H, s, CH₂); ¹³C NMR (400 MHz; CDCl₃-d₆) δ:173.8 (C=O), 61.6 (OCH₃), 32.6 and 26.8.

S3. Refinement

H atoms were treated as riding, with C—H distances in the range of 0.96–0.97 Å, and were refined as riding with U_iso(H) =1.2U_eq(C_methylene) and U_iso(H)=1.5U_eq(C_methyl).

Computing details

Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell refinement: SMART (Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2001); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2003); software used to prepare material for publication: PLATON (Spek, 2003).

Figures

Fig. 1. The molecular structure of (I), showing the atom-labelling scheme. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level.

N,N'-Dimethoxy-N,N'-dimethylsuccinamide

Crystal data

C8H16N2O4	F(000) = 220
Mr = 204.23	Dx = 1.291 Mg m^−3
Monoclinic, P21/c	Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc	Cell parameters from 925 reflections
a = 4.2645 (15) Å	θ = 2.6–26.6°
b = 11.152 (4) Å	µ = 0.10 mm^−1
c = 11.165 (4) Å	T = 296 K
β = 98.485 (5)°	Block, yellow
V = 525.2 (3) Å^3	0.20 × 0.16 × 0.13 mm
Z = 2

Data collection

Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer	909 independent reflections
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube	776 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Graphite monochromator	Rint = 0.015
ϕ and ω scans	θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 2.6°
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2001)	h = −5→5
Tmin = 0.980, Tmax = 0.987	k = −9→13
2116 measured reflections	l = −13→11

Refinement

Refinement on F^2	Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods
Least-squares matrix: full	Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map
R[F^2 > 2σ(F^2)] = 0.055	Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
wR(F^2) = 0.174	H-atom parameters constrained
S = 1.01	w = 1/[σ^2(Fo^2) + (0.117P)^2 + 0.1547P] where P = (Fo^2 + 2Fc^2)/3
909 reflections	(Δ/σ)max < 0.001
64 parameters	Δρmax = 0.25 e Å^−3
0 restraints	Δρmin = −0.24 e Å^−3

Special details

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.

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Ų)

	x	y	z	Uiso*/Ueq
O1	0.2198 (3)	0.51856 (11)	0.21773 (11)	0.0633 (4)
O2	0.4066 (3)	0.76550 (10)	0.05213 (10)	0.0498 (3)
N1	0.3748 (4)	0.69395 (13)	0.15260 (12)	0.0525 (4)
C1	0.2269 (4)	0.58794 (14)	0.13325 (15)	0.0434 (4)
C2	0.0721 (4)	0.56191 (14)	0.00580 (15)	0.0452 (4)
H2A	0.2289	0.5689	−0.0485	0.054*
H2B	−0.0920	0.6210	−0.0183	0.054*
C3	0.2116 (5)	0.87038 (16)	0.0512 (2)	0.0643 (6)
H3A	0.2351	0.9186	−0.0181	0.096*
H3B	0.2754	0.9159	0.1237	0.096*
H3C	−0.0061	0.8468	0.0475	0.096*
C4	0.5720 (5)	0.72712 (18)	0.26424 (17)	0.0616 (5)
H4A	0.5347	0.6728	0.3274	0.092*
H4B	0.5214	0.8073	0.2861	0.092*
H4C	0.7910	0.7232	0.2535	0.092*

Atomic displacement parameters (Ų)

	U^11	U^22	U^33	U^12	U^13	U^23
O1	0.0974 (10)	0.0429 (6)	0.0457 (7)	−0.0074 (6)	−0.0023 (6)	0.0066 (5)
O2	0.0637 (7)	0.0412 (6)	0.0458 (7)	−0.0059 (5)	0.0127 (5)	0.0014 (5)
N1	0.0754 (9)	0.0421 (7)	0.0376 (8)	−0.0108 (7)	0.0004 (7)	−0.0014 (6)
C1	0.0550 (9)	0.0329 (7)	0.0413 (9)	0.0029 (6)	0.0035 (7)	0.0003 (7)
C2	0.0568 (9)	0.0341 (8)	0.0425 (9)	−0.0008 (7)	0.0003 (7)	−0.0004 (7)
C3	0.0740 (12)	0.0423 (10)	0.0760 (13)	−0.0006 (8)	0.0094 (10)	0.0030 (9)
C4	0.0767 (12)	0.0605 (11)	0.0445 (10)	−0.0137 (9)	−0.0015 (9)	−0.0093 (9)

Geometric parameters (Å, º)

O1—C1	1.2238 (19)	C2—H2B	0.9700
O2—N1	1.3994 (18)	C3—H3A	0.9600
O2—C3	1.434 (2)	C3—H3B	0.9600
N1—C1	1.342 (2)	C3—H3C	0.9600
N1—C4	1.445 (2)	C4—H4A	0.9600
C1—C2	1.506 (2)	C4—H4B	0.9600
C2—C2^i	1.510 (3)	C4—H4C	0.9600
C2—H2A	0.9700
N1—O2—C3	110.25 (13)	O2—C3—H3A	109.5
C1—N1—O2	118.16 (13)	O2—C3—H3B	109.5
C1—N1—C4	124.34 (15)	H3A—C3—H3B	109.5
O2—N1—C4	115.63 (14)	O2—C3—H3C	109.5
O1—C1—N1	119.82 (15)	H3A—C3—H3C	109.5
O1—C1—C2	123.31 (15)	H3B—C3—H3C	109.5
N1—C1—C2	116.87 (14)	N1—C4—H4A	109.5
C1—C2—C2^i	111.95 (17)	N1—C4—H4B	109.5
C1—C2—H2A	109.2	H4A—C4—H4B	109.5
C2^i—C2—H2A	109.2	N1—C4—H4C	109.5
C1—C2—H2B	109.2	H4A—C4—H4C	109.5
C2^i—C2—H2B	109.2	H4B—C4—H4C	109.5
H2A—C2—H2B	107.9
C3—O2—N1—C1	110.95 (17)	O2—N1—C1—C2	−7.3 (2)
C3—O2—N1—C4	−83.94 (19)	C4—N1—C1—C2	−171.05 (17)
O2—N1—C1—O1	173.52 (15)	O1—C1—C2—C2^i	−3.6 (3)
C4—N1—C1—O1	9.8 (3)	N1—C1—C2—C2^i	177.24 (18)

Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y+1, −z.