organic compounds
1-(5-Chloro-2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-(4-ethoxyphenyl)ethanone
aDepartment of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9ST, Scotland
*Correspondence e-mail: amzs@st-and.ac.uk
The structure of the title compound, C16H15ClO4, contains aryl rings which are inclined by 75.6 (1)° to each other. It displays intramolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonding between the 2-hydroxy and carbonyl groups, forming a six-membered ring. Furthermore, the 4-hydroxy group, acting as a hydrogen-bond donor, is bound to the O atom of the 2-hydroxy group of another molecule.
Related literature
For related literature, see: Anderson & Garner (1997); Fokialakis et al. (2004); Papoutsi et al. (2007); Anthony (2002); Barnes (1998); Barnes & Peterson (1995); Dixon & Ferreira (2002); Greenwood et al. (2000); Setchell (1998); Whalley et al. (2000). For a related structure, see: Arumugan et al. (2007).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell SMART; data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2001); 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/S1600536808030699/wn2279sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536808030699/wn2279Isup2.hkl
Boron trifluoride diethyl etherate (7.7 ml, 60.7 mmol) was added to a mixture of resorcinol (4.4 g, 30.4 mmol) and 3-chloro-4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid (4.63 g, 30.4 mmol) under a nitrogen atmosphere. The mixture was heated to reflux for 5 h, cooled to room temperature, and saturated aqueous sodium acetate (50 ml) and aqueous sodium hydrogen carbonate (40 ml) added sequentially. The mixture was extracted with diethyl ether (3 × 50 ml), dried MgSO4 and the solvent removed at reduced pressure.Column
on silica, with hexane/ethyl acetate (1:1) as eluant, gave the title compound (1) (0.47 g, 5%). 1H NMR and 13C NMR (CDCl3) of (1) as well as MS were in agreement with that in the literature (Fokialakis et al., 2004).All carbon-bound H-atoms were included in calculated positions (C—H distances are 0.98 Å for methyl H atoms, 0.99 Å for methylene H and 0.95 Å for aryl H atoms) and were refined as riding atoms with Uiso(H) = xUeq(parent atom), where x = 1.2 for methylene and aryl H atoms, 1.5 for methyl H atoms. The OH hydrogen atoms were located in a difference map and refined isotropically, subject to a distance restraint, 0.98 (1) Å.
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell
SMART (Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2001); 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).C16H15ClO4 | F(000) = 1280 |
Mr = 306.73 | Dx = 1.464 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, I2/a | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 19.255 (6) Å | Cell parameters from 306 reflections |
b = 4.6454 (15) Å | θ = 12–28° |
c = 31.109 (11) Å | µ = 0.29 mm−1 |
β = 90.519 (7)° | T = 125 K |
V = 2782.5 (16) Å3 | Prism, colourless |
Z = 8 | 0.11 × 0.03 × 0.03 mm |
Bruker SMART diffractometer | 2515 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1401 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.091 |
Detector resolution: 0.83 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 25.4°, θmin = 2.1° |
ϕ and ω scans | h = −22→23 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) | k = −5→5 |
Tmin = 0.983, Tmax = 0.997 | l = −37→31 |
8448 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)] = 0.049 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.101 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 0.89 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0438P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2515 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.033 |
199 parameters | Δρmax = 0.28 e Å−3 |
2 restraints | Δρmin = −0.27 e Å−3 |
C16H15ClO4 | V = 2782.5 (16) Å3 |
Mr = 306.73 | Z = 8 |
Monoclinic, I2/a | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 19.255 (6) Å | µ = 0.29 mm−1 |
b = 4.6454 (15) Å | T = 125 K |
c = 31.109 (11) Å | 0.11 × 0.03 × 0.03 mm |
β = 90.519 (7)° |
Bruker SMART diffractometer | 2515 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) | 1401 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.983, Tmax = 0.997 | Rint = 0.091 |
8448 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.049 | 2 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.101 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 0.89 | Δρmax = 0.28 e Å−3 |
2515 reflections | Δρmin = −0.27 e Å−3 |
199 parameters |
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 | ||
C1 | 0.33978 (15) | 0.7593 (6) | 0.18759 (10) | 0.0179 (7) | |
C2 | 0.39148 (16) | 0.8676 (6) | 0.21571 (10) | 0.0178 (8) | |
O2 | 0.37615 (11) | 1.0672 (4) | 0.24646 (7) | 0.0217 (5) | |
H2O | 0.3277 (6) | 1.130 (8) | 0.2439 (13) | 0.076 (14)* | |
C3 | 0.45909 (15) | 0.7723 (6) | 0.21336 (10) | 0.0189 (7) | |
H3A | 0.4931 | 0.8474 | 0.2326 | 0.023* | |
C4 | 0.47810 (16) | 0.5683 (6) | 0.18323 (10) | 0.0193 (8) | |
O4 | 0.54308 (11) | 0.4628 (5) | 0.18053 (7) | 0.0258 (6) | |
H4O | 0.5655 (16) | 0.516 (8) | 0.2078 (6) | 0.064 (13)* | |
C5 | 0.42808 (16) | 0.4638 (6) | 0.15414 (10) | 0.0195 (8) | |
Cl5 | 0.45154 (4) | 0.21806 (16) | 0.11487 (3) | 0.0265 (3) | |
C6 | 0.36084 (16) | 0.5567 (6) | 0.15684 (10) | 0.0192 (8) | |
H6A | 0.3273 | 0.4817 | 0.1373 | 0.023* | |
C7 | 0.26827 (16) | 0.8586 (6) | 0.19047 (10) | 0.0193 (8) | |
O7 | 0.25248 (11) | 1.0457 (5) | 0.21737 (7) | 0.0295 (6) | |
C8 | 0.21213 (15) | 0.7476 (6) | 0.16079 (10) | 0.0234 (8) | |
H8A | 0.2267 | 0.5604 | 0.1486 | 0.028* | |
H8B | 0.1692 | 0.7156 | 0.1774 | 0.028* | |
C9 | 0.19729 (16) | 0.9550 (6) | 0.12476 (10) | 0.0187 (8) | |
C10 | 0.24738 (17) | 1.0299 (7) | 0.09503 (11) | 0.0258 (8) | |
H10A | 0.2925 | 0.9486 | 0.0974 | 0.031* | |
C11 | 0.23309 (16) | 1.2204 (7) | 0.06193 (10) | 0.0270 (8) | |
H11A | 0.2681 | 1.2687 | 0.0419 | 0.032* | |
C12 | 0.16775 (17) | 1.3401 (7) | 0.05814 (11) | 0.0239 (8) | |
C13 | 0.11677 (16) | 1.2740 (6) | 0.08744 (10) | 0.0234 (8) | |
H13A | 0.0719 | 1.3582 | 0.0851 | 0.028* | |
C14 | 0.13229 (16) | 1.0809 (6) | 0.12065 (10) | 0.0222 (8) | |
H14A | 0.0974 | 1.0349 | 0.1409 | 0.027* | |
O12 | 0.15829 (10) | 1.5204 (5) | 0.02307 (7) | 0.0293 (6) | |
C15 | 0.09030 (16) | 1.6385 (7) | 0.01654 (11) | 0.0271 (9) | |
H15A | 0.0773 | 1.7614 | 0.0412 | 0.033* | |
H15B | 0.0556 | 1.4824 | 0.0136 | 0.033* | |
C16 | 0.09290 (17) | 1.8138 (7) | −0.02397 (11) | 0.0336 (9) | |
H16A | 0.0472 | 1.8999 | −0.0296 | 0.050* | |
H16B | 0.1055 | 1.6894 | −0.0481 | 0.050* | |
H16C | 0.1276 | 1.9667 | −0.0207 | 0.050* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0173 (17) | 0.0189 (17) | 0.0175 (18) | −0.0018 (14) | −0.0035 (14) | 0.0016 (14) |
C2 | 0.0209 (19) | 0.0137 (16) | 0.019 (2) | −0.0004 (14) | −0.0014 (15) | 0.0023 (13) |
O2 | 0.0231 (13) | 0.0224 (12) | 0.0195 (13) | 0.0028 (10) | −0.0057 (11) | −0.0029 (10) |
C3 | 0.0188 (17) | 0.0197 (17) | 0.0181 (18) | −0.0015 (15) | −0.0058 (14) | 0.0000 (15) |
C4 | 0.0155 (17) | 0.0210 (18) | 0.021 (2) | 0.0020 (15) | −0.0025 (15) | 0.0071 (15) |
O4 | 0.0217 (13) | 0.0300 (14) | 0.0257 (15) | 0.0023 (11) | −0.0048 (11) | −0.0025 (11) |
C5 | 0.0269 (19) | 0.0146 (17) | 0.0170 (19) | −0.0009 (15) | −0.0009 (16) | 0.0008 (14) |
Cl5 | 0.0277 (5) | 0.0265 (5) | 0.0250 (5) | 0.0027 (4) | −0.0029 (4) | −0.0061 (4) |
C6 | 0.0208 (18) | 0.0156 (17) | 0.021 (2) | 0.0002 (14) | −0.0031 (15) | −0.0006 (14) |
C7 | 0.0247 (19) | 0.0157 (17) | 0.017 (2) | −0.0003 (14) | −0.0004 (16) | 0.0028 (14) |
O7 | 0.0270 (13) | 0.0342 (14) | 0.0273 (15) | 0.0057 (11) | −0.0066 (11) | −0.0070 (11) |
C8 | 0.0191 (17) | 0.0207 (18) | 0.030 (2) | −0.0013 (15) | −0.0065 (15) | 0.0011 (16) |
C9 | 0.0183 (18) | 0.0181 (18) | 0.020 (2) | −0.0014 (15) | −0.0037 (16) | −0.0024 (14) |
C10 | 0.0191 (18) | 0.031 (2) | 0.028 (2) | 0.0033 (16) | −0.0058 (17) | −0.0016 (17) |
C11 | 0.0193 (18) | 0.038 (2) | 0.024 (2) | −0.0013 (17) | 0.0011 (15) | −0.0004 (17) |
C12 | 0.029 (2) | 0.0213 (18) | 0.021 (2) | −0.0015 (15) | −0.0079 (17) | −0.0006 (15) |
C13 | 0.0203 (17) | 0.0201 (18) | 0.030 (2) | 0.0024 (15) | −0.0057 (16) | −0.0024 (16) |
C14 | 0.0222 (19) | 0.0230 (18) | 0.021 (2) | −0.0043 (15) | 0.0019 (16) | −0.0006 (15) |
O12 | 0.0236 (13) | 0.0358 (14) | 0.0285 (15) | 0.0003 (11) | −0.0052 (11) | 0.0087 (11) |
C15 | 0.0272 (19) | 0.0232 (18) | 0.031 (2) | 0.0013 (15) | −0.0077 (17) | 0.0063 (15) |
C16 | 0.035 (2) | 0.035 (2) | 0.031 (2) | 0.0023 (18) | −0.0047 (18) | 0.0049 (17) |
C1—C6 | 1.404 (4) | C9—C14 | 1.386 (4) |
C1—C2 | 1.412 (4) | C9—C10 | 1.387 (4) |
C1—C7 | 1.456 (4) | C10—C11 | 1.384 (4) |
C2—O2 | 1.366 (4) | C10—H10A | 0.9500 |
C2—C3 | 1.378 (4) | C11—C12 | 1.380 (4) |
O2—H2O | 0.9799 (11) | C11—H11A | 0.9500 |
C3—C4 | 1.385 (4) | C12—C13 | 1.380 (5) |
C3—H3A | 0.9500 | C12—O12 | 1.386 (4) |
C4—O4 | 1.347 (3) | C13—C14 | 1.398 (4) |
C4—C5 | 1.402 (4) | C13—H13A | 0.9500 |
O4—H4O | 0.9800 (11) | C14—H14A | 0.9500 |
C5—C6 | 1.368 (4) | O12—C15 | 1.432 (4) |
C5—Cl5 | 1.735 (3) | C15—C16 | 1.502 (4) |
C6—H6A | 0.9500 | C15—H15A | 0.9900 |
C7—O7 | 1.246 (4) | C15—H15B | 0.9900 |
C7—C8 | 1.506 (4) | C16—H16A | 0.9800 |
C8—C9 | 1.504 (4) | C16—H16B | 0.9800 |
C8—H8A | 0.9900 | C16—H16C | 0.9800 |
C8—H8B | 0.9900 | ||
C6—C1—C2 | 117.0 (3) | C14—C9—C8 | 120.3 (3) |
C6—C1—C7 | 122.2 (3) | C10—C9—C8 | 122.0 (3) |
C2—C1—C7 | 120.7 (3) | C11—C10—C9 | 121.5 (3) |
O2—C2—C3 | 117.7 (3) | C11—C10—H10A | 119.3 |
O2—C2—C1 | 121.3 (3) | C9—C10—H10A | 119.3 |
C3—C2—C1 | 120.9 (3) | C12—C11—C10 | 119.8 (3) |
C2—O2—H2O | 111 (2) | C12—C11—H11A | 120.1 |
C2—C3—C4 | 120.8 (3) | C10—C11—H11A | 120.1 |
C2—C3—H3A | 119.6 | C11—C12—C13 | 120.5 (3) |
C4—C3—H3A | 119.6 | C11—C12—O12 | 115.1 (3) |
O4—C4—C3 | 122.8 (3) | C13—C12—O12 | 124.4 (3) |
O4—C4—C5 | 117.8 (3) | C12—C13—C14 | 118.8 (3) |
C3—C4—C5 | 119.3 (3) | C12—C13—H13A | 120.6 |
C4—O4—H4O | 105 (2) | C14—C13—H13A | 120.6 |
C6—C5—C4 | 119.7 (3) | C9—C14—C13 | 121.7 (3) |
C6—C5—Cl5 | 120.2 (2) | C9—C14—H14A | 119.1 |
C4—C5—Cl5 | 120.0 (2) | C13—C14—H14A | 119.1 |
C5—C6—C1 | 122.2 (3) | C12—O12—C15 | 117.2 (3) |
C5—C6—H6A | 118.9 | O12—C15—C16 | 106.8 (3) |
C1—C6—H6A | 118.9 | O12—C15—H15A | 110.4 |
O7—C7—C1 | 119.9 (3) | C16—C15—H15A | 110.4 |
O7—C7—C8 | 118.2 (3) | O12—C15—H15B | 110.4 |
C1—C7—C8 | 121.9 (3) | C16—C15—H15B | 110.4 |
C9—C8—C7 | 111.6 (2) | H15A—C15—H15B | 108.6 |
C9—C8—H8A | 109.3 | C15—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
C7—C8—H8A | 109.3 | C15—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C9—C8—H8B | 109.3 | H16A—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C7—C8—H8B | 109.3 | C15—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
H8A—C8—H8B | 108.0 | H16A—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C14—C9—C10 | 117.7 (3) | H16B—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C6—C1—C2—O2 | 179.5 (3) | C2—C1—C7—C8 | 179.8 (3) |
C7—C1—C2—O2 | 0.3 (4) | O7—C7—C8—C9 | 78.3 (4) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −1.4 (4) | C1—C7—C8—C9 | −100.0 (3) |
C7—C1—C2—C3 | 179.4 (3) | C7—C8—C9—C14 | −117.3 (3) |
O2—C2—C3—C4 | 179.4 (3) | C7—C8—C9—C10 | 61.9 (4) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.2 (5) | C14—C9—C10—C11 | −0.9 (5) |
C2—C3—C4—O4 | −178.1 (3) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | 179.8 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 1.6 (5) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 0.1 (5) |
O4—C4—C5—C6 | 177.4 (3) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.8 (5) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −2.3 (5) | C10—C11—C12—O12 | −177.9 (3) |
O4—C4—C5—Cl5 | −2.6 (4) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −0.8 (5) |
C3—C4—C5—Cl5 | 177.6 (2) | O12—C12—C13—C14 | 177.8 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 1.1 (5) | C10—C9—C14—C13 | 0.9 (5) |
Cl5—C5—C6—C1 | −178.8 (2) | C8—C9—C14—C13 | −179.8 (3) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 0.7 (5) | C12—C13—C14—C9 | −0.1 (5) |
C7—C1—C6—C5 | 179.9 (3) | C11—C12—O12—C15 | 176.9 (3) |
C6—C1—C7—O7 | −177.6 (3) | C13—C12—O12—C15 | −1.7 (4) |
C2—C1—C7—O7 | 1.5 (4) | C12—O12—C15—C16 | −177.7 (3) |
C6—C1—C7—C8 | 0.6 (4) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O2—H2O···O7 | 0.98 (1) | 1.71 (3) | 2.542 (3) | 141 (3) |
O4—H4O···O2i | 0.98 (1) | 1.82 (1) | 2.784 (3) | 167 (3) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H15ClO4 |
Mr | 306.73 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, I2/a |
Temperature (K) | 125 |
a, b, c (Å) | 19.255 (6), 4.6454 (15), 31.109 (11) |
β (°) | 90.519 (7) |
V (Å3) | 2782.5 (16) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.29 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.11 × 0.03 × 0.03 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.983, 0.997 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 8448, 2515, 1401 |
Rint | 0.091 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.604 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.049, 0.101, 0.89 |
No. of reflections | 2515 |
No. of parameters | 199 |
No. of restraints | 2 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.28, −0.27 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2001), SAINT (Bruker, 2001), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O2—H2O···O7 | 0.98 (1) | 1.71 (3) | 2.542 (3) | 141 (3) |
O4—H4O···O2i | 0.98 (1) | 1.821 (9) | 2.784 (3) | 167 (3) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2. |
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Phytoestrogens, in particular the soy isoflavones such as daidzein and genistein, have positive impact on human health (Setchell, 1998; Barnes, 1998 and Dixon & Ferreira, 2002). High consumption of soy products has been associated with a low incidence of hormone-dependent cancers (Barnes & Peterson, 1995), the symptom alleviation of menopause (Greenwood et al., 2000) and protection against osteoporosis (Anderson & Garner, 1997) as well as cardiovascular disease (Anthony, 2002). Consequently, there is growing interest in using phytoestrogens and synthetic derivatives for the chemoprevention and therapy of these diseases.
One of the synthetic routes to daidzein and its derivatives is via the Freidel-Crafts reaction of resorcinol and phenylacetic acid catalysed by boron trifluoride etherate (Whalley, et al., 2000), giving the deoxybenzoin intermediate. In the preparation of 5-chlorodaidzein, 1-(5-chloro-2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-ethanone (2) was obtained (yield 77%) from the coupling of 5-cholororesorcinol with 4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid in boron trifluoride etherate. Surprisingly, the title compound, 1-(5-chloro-2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-(4-ethoxyphenyl)-ethanone (1), was also isolated in small amount (5% yield). Boron trifluoride proves to be such a strong Lewis acid, it not only catalyses the Freidel-Crafts reaction, but also activates the diethyl ether and makes it an electrophile. From the position of ethylation, it can be concluded that (1) is formed from the attack of (2) via 4-hydroxyphenyl to the α-position of the actived diethyl ether, because the 4-OH of the benzyl ring is more nucleophilic than the 2-OH and the 4-OH in the other phenyl ring which bears the electron-withdrawing carbonyl group. (1) has been previously synthesized as the major product from 5-chlororesorcinol and 4-ethoxyphenylacetic acid (Fokialakis et al. 2004). The deoxybenzoin shows some estrogenic activity like daidzein (Fokialakis et al., 2004; Papoutsi et al., 2007).
The molecular structure of (1) is conformationally similar to that of deoxyanisoin, MeOC6H4C(O)CH2C6H4OMe. (Arumugan et al. 2007) with statistically invariant C═O and C—C bond lengths and very similar backbone torsion angles, though C4—O4 in 1 appears to be marginally shorter at 1.347 (3) Å than in deoxyanisoin at 1.378 (1) Å; this may be a consequence of the neighbouring chloro substituent in (1).