organic compounds
4-(2-Benzoylethyl)benzoic acid
aCarl A. Olson Memorial Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
*Correspondence e-mail: rogerlal@andromeda.rutgers.edu
The title compound, C16H14O3, adopts a conformation in which each is almost coplanar with its adjacent ring, while the two aromatic rings are twisted with respect to one another with a dihedral angle of 78.51 (3)°. The compound dimerizes by standard centrosymmetric hydrogen-bonded carboxyl pairing [O⋯O = 2.6218 (11) Å and O—H⋯O = 176 (2)°]. The packing includes two intermolecular C—H⋯O close contacts with the ketone group.
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2006); cell APEX2; data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: SHELXTL; software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536808019387/fl2203sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536808019387/fl2203Isup2.hkl
Methyl 4-(3-oxo-3-phenyl-1-propenyl)benzoate, purchased from Acros Organics/Fisher Scientific, Springfield, NJ, USA, was hydrogenated in ethyl acetate at atmospheric pressure and room temperature over a 5% Pd/C catalyst. The resulting reduced methyl ester, m.p. ca 365 K, was saponified by refluxing with aqueous KOH to yield (I). Crystals of X-ray quality were obtained from Et2O, m.p. 431 K. Typically for carboxyl-paired keto acids, the solid-state (KBr) and the solution infrared spectra of (I) display only slight differences in the C═O region. The former features intense absorption at 1682 cm-1 for both C═O functions; in CHCl3 solution this combined peak is seen at 1688 cm-1.
All H atoms for (I) were found in electron density difference maps. The positional parameters and the isotropic thermal parameter of the O—H were allowed to refine fully. The methylene and the phenyl Hs were placed in geometrically idealized positions and constrained to ride on their parent C atoms with C—H distances of 0.99 Å for the methylene Hs and 0.95 Å for the phenyl Hs, and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2006); cell
APEX2 (Bruker, 2006); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).C16H14O3 | F(000) = 536 |
Mr = 254.27 | Dx = 1.345 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Melting point: 431 K |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.54178 Å |
a = 7.3066 (1) Å | Cell parameters from 6862 reflections |
b = 8.7363 (1) Å | θ = 5.1–69.6° |
c = 19.6707 (3) Å | µ = 0.75 mm−1 |
β = 90.296 (1)° | T = 100 K |
V = 1255.62 (3) Å3 | Block, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.27 × 0.21 × 0.15 mm |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2250 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2122 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.024 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 69.9°, θmin = 5.5° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2001) | h = −8→7 |
Tmin = 0.871, Tmax = 0.927 | k = −10→10 |
8836 measured reflections | l = −20→23 |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.032 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
wR(F2) = 0.085 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0362P)2 + 0.5203P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.06 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
2250 reflections | Δρmax = 0.24 e Å−3 |
177 parameters | Δρmin = −0.15 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.0010 (3) |
C16H14O3 | V = 1255.62 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 254.27 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Cu Kα radiation |
a = 7.3066 (1) Å | µ = 0.75 mm−1 |
b = 8.7363 (1) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 19.6707 (3) Å | 0.27 × 0.21 × 0.15 mm |
β = 90.296 (1)° |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2250 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2001) | 2122 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.871, Tmax = 0.927 | Rint = 0.024 |
8836 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.032 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.085 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.06 | Δρmax = 0.24 e Å−3 |
2250 reflections | Δρmin = −0.15 e Å−3 |
177 parameters |
Experimental. 'crystal mounted on cryoloop using Paratone-N' |
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. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
O1 | −0.51626 (11) | 0.00590 (9) | 0.20479 (4) | 0.0244 (2) | |
C1 | 0.20287 (16) | 0.31711 (13) | 0.39461 (6) | 0.0183 (2) | |
O2 | 0.49306 (11) | 0.35014 (10) | 0.44785 (4) | 0.0225 (2) | |
C2 | 0.01509 (16) | 0.34231 (13) | 0.40114 (6) | 0.0201 (3) | |
H2 | −0.0289 | 0.4121 | 0.4343 | 0.024* | |
C3 | −0.10693 (16) | 0.26552 (14) | 0.35930 (6) | 0.0209 (3) | |
H3 | −0.2345 | 0.2828 | 0.3643 | 0.025* | |
O3 | 0.27242 (12) | 0.52180 (10) | 0.46838 (4) | 0.0237 (2) | |
H3A | 0.363 (3) | 0.565 (3) | 0.4988 (12) | 0.078 (7)* | |
C4 | −0.04556 (16) | 0.16284 (13) | 0.30981 (6) | 0.0192 (3) | |
C5 | 0.14214 (16) | 0.13923 (13) | 0.30362 (6) | 0.0198 (3) | |
H5 | 0.1863 | 0.0702 | 0.2702 | 0.024* | |
C6 | 0.26570 (16) | 0.21514 (13) | 0.34560 (6) | 0.0197 (3) | |
H6 | 0.3933 | 0.1975 | 0.3409 | 0.024* | |
C7 | −0.18159 (16) | 0.08144 (13) | 0.26458 (6) | 0.0215 (3) | |
H7A | −0.2732 | 0.0288 | 0.2932 | 0.026* | |
H7B | −0.1170 | 0.0028 | 0.2376 | 0.026* | |
C8 | −0.27993 (16) | 0.19232 (14) | 0.21631 (6) | 0.0214 (3) | |
H8A | −0.3053 | 0.2887 | 0.2410 | 0.026* | |
H8B | −0.1973 | 0.2171 | 0.1781 | 0.026* | |
C9 | −0.45757 (16) | 0.13083 (13) | 0.18776 (6) | 0.0199 (3) | |
C10 | −0.56580 (16) | 0.23037 (14) | 0.14032 (6) | 0.0206 (3) | |
C11 | −0.74205 (17) | 0.18477 (15) | 0.12200 (6) | 0.0238 (3) | |
H11 | −0.7893 | 0.0907 | 0.1386 | 0.029* | |
C12 | −0.84914 (18) | 0.27529 (16) | 0.07976 (6) | 0.0279 (3) | |
H12 | −0.9689 | 0.2432 | 0.0673 | 0.033* | |
C13 | −0.78050 (18) | 0.41321 (16) | 0.05569 (6) | 0.0290 (3) | |
H13 | −0.8538 | 0.4756 | 0.0268 | 0.035* | |
C14 | −0.60602 (18) | 0.46002 (15) | 0.07354 (6) | 0.0272 (3) | |
H14 | −0.5598 | 0.5546 | 0.0571 | 0.033* | |
C15 | −0.49839 (17) | 0.36867 (14) | 0.11544 (6) | 0.0232 (3) | |
H15 | −0.3781 | 0.4006 | 0.1272 | 0.028* | |
C16 | 0.33506 (15) | 0.39769 (13) | 0.43939 (5) | 0.0184 (3) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0238 (5) | 0.0218 (4) | 0.0277 (5) | −0.0025 (3) | −0.0032 (3) | 0.0005 (3) |
C1 | 0.0207 (6) | 0.0181 (5) | 0.0162 (5) | 0.0004 (4) | −0.0022 (4) | 0.0026 (4) |
O2 | 0.0187 (5) | 0.0262 (5) | 0.0224 (4) | 0.0019 (3) | −0.0038 (3) | −0.0036 (3) |
C2 | 0.0225 (6) | 0.0205 (6) | 0.0172 (6) | 0.0024 (4) | 0.0000 (4) | −0.0012 (4) |
C3 | 0.0176 (6) | 0.0234 (6) | 0.0216 (6) | 0.0010 (4) | −0.0012 (4) | −0.0001 (5) |
O3 | 0.0227 (5) | 0.0231 (4) | 0.0254 (4) | 0.0016 (3) | −0.0040 (3) | −0.0072 (3) |
C4 | 0.0223 (6) | 0.0184 (6) | 0.0169 (6) | −0.0008 (4) | −0.0031 (4) | 0.0019 (4) |
C5 | 0.0238 (6) | 0.0189 (6) | 0.0168 (5) | 0.0024 (4) | −0.0006 (4) | −0.0007 (4) |
C6 | 0.0185 (6) | 0.0213 (6) | 0.0192 (6) | 0.0019 (4) | −0.0012 (4) | 0.0013 (4) |
C7 | 0.0224 (6) | 0.0206 (6) | 0.0214 (6) | 0.0000 (5) | −0.0034 (4) | −0.0025 (5) |
C8 | 0.0219 (6) | 0.0223 (6) | 0.0200 (6) | −0.0021 (5) | −0.0031 (4) | −0.0005 (5) |
C9 | 0.0207 (6) | 0.0213 (6) | 0.0177 (6) | 0.0004 (4) | 0.0011 (4) | −0.0045 (4) |
C10 | 0.0223 (6) | 0.0237 (6) | 0.0157 (5) | 0.0006 (5) | −0.0007 (4) | −0.0045 (5) |
C11 | 0.0249 (7) | 0.0267 (6) | 0.0199 (6) | −0.0022 (5) | −0.0017 (5) | −0.0023 (5) |
C12 | 0.0243 (7) | 0.0366 (7) | 0.0228 (6) | 0.0008 (5) | −0.0054 (5) | −0.0038 (5) |
C13 | 0.0334 (7) | 0.0332 (7) | 0.0205 (6) | 0.0073 (6) | −0.0068 (5) | −0.0006 (5) |
C14 | 0.0359 (7) | 0.0248 (6) | 0.0210 (6) | −0.0002 (5) | −0.0018 (5) | 0.0009 (5) |
C15 | 0.0252 (7) | 0.0249 (6) | 0.0196 (6) | −0.0014 (5) | −0.0023 (5) | −0.0029 (5) |
C16 | 0.0200 (6) | 0.0198 (6) | 0.0153 (5) | 0.0001 (4) | 0.0000 (4) | 0.0021 (4) |
O1—C9 | 1.2202 (14) | C7—H7A | 0.9900 |
C1—C6 | 1.3923 (16) | C7—H7B | 0.9900 |
C1—C2 | 1.3961 (17) | C8—C9 | 1.5104 (16) |
C1—C16 | 1.4818 (15) | C8—H8A | 0.9900 |
O2—C16 | 1.2373 (14) | C8—H8B | 0.9900 |
C2—C3 | 1.3837 (16) | C9—C10 | 1.4983 (16) |
C2—H2 | 0.9500 | C10—C11 | 1.3936 (17) |
C3—C4 | 1.3992 (16) | C10—C15 | 1.3944 (17) |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C11—C12 | 1.3861 (18) |
O3—C16 | 1.3088 (14) | C11—H11 | 0.9500 |
O3—H3A | 0.97 (2) | C12—C13 | 1.389 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.3928 (17) | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
C4—C7 | 1.5087 (15) | C13—C14 | 1.3825 (19) |
C5—C6 | 1.3889 (16) | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
C5—H5 | 0.9500 | C14—C15 | 1.3885 (17) |
C6—H6 | 0.9500 | C14—H14 | 0.9500 |
C7—C8 | 1.5326 (16) | C15—H15 | 0.9500 |
C6—C1—C2 | 119.49 (11) | C9—C8—H8B | 108.8 |
C6—C1—C16 | 119.96 (10) | C7—C8—H8B | 108.8 |
C2—C1—C16 | 120.55 (10) | H8A—C8—H8B | 107.7 |
C3—C2—C1 | 119.95 (10) | O1—C9—C10 | 120.34 (11) |
C3—C2—H2 | 120.0 | O1—C9—C8 | 121.24 (11) |
C1—C2—H2 | 120.0 | C10—C9—C8 | 118.36 (10) |
C2—C3—C4 | 121.12 (11) | C11—C10—C15 | 118.98 (11) |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.4 | C11—C10—C9 | 118.63 (11) |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.4 | C15—C10—C9 | 122.36 (11) |
C16—O3—H3A | 110.8 (13) | C12—C11—C10 | 120.66 (12) |
C5—C4—C3 | 118.36 (10) | C12—C11—H11 | 119.7 |
C5—C4—C7 | 121.64 (10) | C10—C11—H11 | 119.7 |
C3—C4—C7 | 120.00 (10) | C11—C12—C13 | 119.70 (12) |
C6—C5—C4 | 120.97 (11) | C11—C12—H12 | 120.1 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.5 | C13—C12—H12 | 120.1 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.5 | C14—C13—C12 | 120.27 (12) |
C5—C6—C1 | 120.11 (11) | C14—C13—H13 | 119.9 |
C5—C6—H6 | 119.9 | C12—C13—H13 | 119.9 |
C1—C6—H6 | 119.9 | C13—C14—C15 | 119.96 (12) |
C4—C7—C8 | 111.89 (9) | C13—C14—H14 | 120.0 |
C4—C7—H7A | 109.2 | C15—C14—H14 | 120.0 |
C8—C7—H7A | 109.2 | C14—C15—C10 | 120.42 (12) |
C4—C7—H7B | 109.2 | C14—C15—H15 | 119.8 |
C8—C7—H7B | 109.2 | C10—C15—H15 | 119.8 |
H7A—C7—H7B | 107.9 | O2—C16—O3 | 123.21 (10) |
C9—C8—C7 | 113.88 (10) | O2—C16—C1 | 121.69 (10) |
C9—C8—H8A | 108.8 | O3—C16—C1 | 115.10 (10) |
C7—C8—H8A | 108.8 | ||
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 0.34 (17) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | −170.32 (10) |
C16—C1—C2—C3 | −179.56 (10) | O1—C9—C10—C15 | −175.08 (11) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.39 (17) | C8—C9—C10—C15 | 7.87 (16) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.11 (17) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | −0.05 (18) |
C2—C3—C4—C7 | −179.60 (10) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 178.20 (10) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.22 (17) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −0.32 (18) |
C7—C4—C5—C6 | 179.93 (10) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.20 (19) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.27 (17) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 0.29 (19) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −0.01 (17) | C13—C14—C15—C10 | −0.67 (18) |
C16—C1—C6—C5 | 179.89 (10) | C11—C10—C15—C14 | 0.55 (17) |
C5—C4—C7—C8 | −112.51 (12) | C9—C10—C15—C14 | −177.64 (10) |
C3—C4—C7—C8 | 67.19 (14) | C6—C1—C16—O2 | −19.53 (16) |
C4—C7—C8—C9 | −160.20 (10) | C2—C1—C16—O2 | 160.37 (11) |
C7—C8—C9—O1 | 2.55 (16) | C6—C1—C16—O3 | 160.00 (10) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | 179.57 (9) | C2—C1—C16—O3 | −20.10 (15) |
O1—C9—C10—C11 | 6.72 (16) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O3—H3A···O2i | 0.97 (2) | 1.66 (2) | 2.6218 (11) | 176 (2) |
C5—H5···O1ii | 0.95 | 2.59 | 3.3786 (14) | 140 |
C8—H8A···O1iii | 0.99 | 2.54 | 3.4864 (14) | 160 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) x+1, y, z; (iii) −x−1, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H14O3 |
Mr | 254.27 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.3066 (1), 8.7363 (1), 19.6707 (3) |
β (°) | 90.296 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1255.62 (3) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Cu Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.75 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.27 × 0.21 × 0.15 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2001) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.871, 0.927 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 8836, 2250, 2122 |
Rint | 0.024 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.609 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.032, 0.085, 1.06 |
No. of reflections | 2250 |
No. of parameters | 177 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.24, −0.15 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2006), SAINT (Bruker, 2005), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O3—H3A···O2i | 0.97 (2) | 1.66 (2) | 2.6218 (11) | 176 (2) |
C5—H5···O1ii | 0.95 | 2.59 | 3.3786 (14) | 140 |
C8—H8A···O1iii | 0.99 | 2.54 | 3.4864 (14) | 160 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) x+1, y, z; (iii) −x−1, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
Acknowledgements
HWT is grateful to Professor Gree Loober Spoog for helpful consultations. The authors acknowledge support by NSF–CRIF grant No. 0443538.
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Our X-ray study of ketocarboxylic acids seeks to uncover the structural features governing the choice among the five known keto–acid hydrogen-bonding modes. One major determinant is the availability of centrosymmetry, such that carboxyl dimerization, overall the commonest type of aggregation, is rare among single enantiomers. A second important influence is molecular flexibility, as reflected by the number of fully rotatable bonds in the molecule, with dimerization becoming less common as structural or conformational rigidity increases. In this context, the title molecule (I) is relatively flexible, containing four fully rotatable bonds in addition to the carboxyl.
Fig. 1 shows the asymmetric unit for (I) with its numbering. A principal feature is the near coplanarity of the two carbonyl-bearing functional groups with their respective benzene rings, permitting strong conjugation. The phenone's dihedral angle is 7.83 (8)° (C8—C9—C10—O1 versus C10—C11—C12—C13—C14—C15) and that for the carboxylic acid is 19.92 (6)° (C1—C16—O2—O3 versus C1—C2—C3—C4—C5—C6). The connecting alkyl chain, however, is not maximally staggered, the C4—C7—C8—C9 torsion being -160.20 (10)° rather than 180°. The two separate aromatic rings lie at a mutual dihedral angle of 78.51 (3)°.
Carboxyl dimers often display complete or partial averaging of C—O bond lengths and C—C—O angles due to disorder; however, no significant averaging is observed in (I), where these lengths and angles are similar to those in other highly ordered carboxyl situations (Borthwick, 1980).
Fig. 2 shows the packing arrangement for (I), typical for acids that are either racemic or, as with (I), achiral but capable of forming conformational racemates. Centrosymmetric dimers with two different orientations are centered at 1/2,1/2,1/2 and 1/2,0,0 in the chosen cell. The eight-membered carboxyl dimer of one orientational type lies close to the phenone aromatic ring in a dimer of the second type and nearly parallel to it [dihedral angle = 6.38 (7)°]. The normal distance from the centroid of this ring to the carboxyl-dimer plane = 3.472 Å and the intermolecular acid-to-ketone O═C···C═O distance = 3.3508 (15) Å.
Two intermolecular C—H···O═C close contacts were found in the packing, linking the ketone (O1) to H8A and to H5 in separate neighboring molecules (Table 1). These contacts lie within the 2.6 Å range we routinely survey for non-bonded dipolar packing interactions (Steiner, 1997).