organic compounds
3-Benzylidene-6-methoxychroman-4-one
aDepartment of Chemistry, Presidency College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, bDepartment of Chemistry, Auxilium College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, cDepartment of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 36, Tamil Nadu, India, and dDepartment of Chemistry, Valliammai Engineering College, SRM Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
*Correspondence e-mail: augustineap@gmail.com
In the title compound, C17H14O3, the dihedral angle between the phenyl ring and the benzene ring of the chromanone moiety is 67.78 (3)°. The six-membered heterocyclic ring of the chromanone moiety adopts a half-chair conformation. The structure is stabilized by weak intermolecular C—H⋯O interactions that link the molecules into inversion dimers.
Related literature
For background literature, see: Finch & Tamm (1970); Geen et al.(1996); Tietze & Gerlitzer (1997); Cremer & Pople (1975). For a related structure, see: Suresh et al. (2007).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2004); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 and PLATON (Spek, 2003).
Supporting information
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contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536808031541/fl2222Isup2.hkl
Methyl-(2Z)-2-bromo methyl-3-aryl prop-2-enoate (0.006 mole, 1.53 g) was treated with 4-methoxy phenol (0.006 mole, 0.9 ml) in the presence of potassium carbonate in acetone at reflux temperature for 3 hrs. The pure ester, 3-aryl-2-(4-methoxy)-phenoxymethylprop-2-enoate was obtained after purifying it using silica gel and
(3% ethyl acetate - hexane). Hydrolysis of this ester was carried out with KOH in aqueous 1,4–dioxane at room temperature. The reaction mixture was acidified and the precipitated acid was purified by recrystalization. Finally the acid was treated with triflouroacetic anhydride and the reaction mixture was refluxed in dichloro- methane for 1 hr. It was further purified by (silica gel-3% ethyl acetate - hexane) and the crystals used for data collection were obtained by slow evaporation from methanol.H atoms were positioned geometrically and refined using riding model,with C—H = 0.93 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) for aromatic C—H, C—H = 0.97 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) for CH2, C—H = 0.96 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.5Uiso(C) for CH3.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell
SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2004); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2003).C17H14O3 | Z = 2 |
Mr = 266.28 | F(000) = 280 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.336 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -p 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 7.2678 (2) Å | Cell parameters from 4851 reflections |
b = 8.3151 (2) Å | θ = 2.6–28.3° |
c = 11.7999 (4) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
α = 95.964 (1)° | T = 298 K |
β = 103.828 (1)° | Block, colourless |
γ = 104.042 (1)° | 0.45 × 0.42 × 0.38 mm |
V = 661.74 (3) Å3 |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3041 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2404 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.018 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 28.3°, θmin = 2.6° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 1999) | h = −8→9 |
Tmin = 0.960, Tmax = 0.966 | k = −10→11 |
8868 measured reflections | l = −15→15 |
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)] = 0.039 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.116 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.04 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0554P)2 + 0.1403P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3041 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
186 parameters | Δρmax = 0.25 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.23 e Å−3 |
C17H14O3 | γ = 104.042 (1)° |
Mr = 266.28 | V = 661.74 (3) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 7.2678 (2) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 8.3151 (2) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
c = 11.7999 (4) Å | T = 298 K |
α = 95.964 (1)° | 0.45 × 0.42 × 0.38 mm |
β = 103.828 (1)° |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3041 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 1999) | 2404 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.960, Tmax = 0.966 | Rint = 0.018 |
8868 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.039 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.116 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.25 e Å−3 |
3041 reflections | Δρmin = −0.23 e Å−3 |
186 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 | −0.38800 (18) | 0.42099 (15) | 0.12980 (11) | 0.0357 (3) | |
C2 | −0.49675 (19) | 0.45875 (16) | 0.20631 (12) | 0.0413 (3) | |
H2 | −0.4480 | 0.5584 | 0.2610 | 0.050* | |
C3 | −0.6764 (2) | 0.34969 (18) | 0.20189 (13) | 0.0469 (3) | |
H3 | −0.7484 | 0.3771 | 0.2527 | 0.056* | |
C4 | −0.7491 (2) | 0.20056 (18) | 0.12250 (14) | 0.0499 (3) | |
H4 | −0.8689 | 0.1265 | 0.1205 | 0.060* | |
C5 | −0.6433 (2) | 0.16181 (18) | 0.04615 (13) | 0.0526 (4) | |
H5 | −0.6916 | 0.0606 | −0.0069 | 0.063* | |
C6 | −0.4668 (2) | 0.27146 (17) | 0.04756 (12) | 0.0448 (3) | |
H6 | −0.3995 | 0.2458 | −0.0066 | 0.054* | |
C7 | −0.19833 (18) | 0.53387 (16) | 0.12988 (12) | 0.0384 (3) | |
C8 | −0.04981 (18) | 0.62292 (15) | 0.22311 (11) | 0.0366 (3) | |
C9 | 0.12813 (18) | 0.73207 (16) | 0.20106 (11) | 0.0375 (3) | |
C10 | 0.47891 (18) | 0.89529 (15) | 0.29540 (11) | 0.0370 (3) | |
H10 | 0.4781 | 0.9476 | 0.2294 | 0.044* | |
C11 | 0.64996 (18) | 0.92856 (15) | 0.38626 (11) | 0.0390 (3) | |
C12 | 0.65136 (19) | 0.84577 (17) | 0.48305 (12) | 0.0439 (3) | |
H12 | 0.7679 | 0.8659 | 0.5429 | 0.053* | |
C13 | 0.4833 (2) | 0.73495 (18) | 0.49135 (12) | 0.0439 (3) | |
H13 | 0.4862 | 0.6800 | 0.5562 | 0.053* | |
C14 | −0.03927 (19) | 0.62083 (18) | 0.35174 (11) | 0.0427 (3) | |
H14A | −0.0509 | 0.7271 | 0.3874 | 0.051* | |
H14B | −0.1486 | 0.5319 | 0.3584 | 0.051* | |
C15 | 0.30664 (17) | 0.78222 (14) | 0.30322 (10) | 0.0336 (3) | |
C16 | 0.30814 (18) | 0.70497 (15) | 0.40210 (11) | 0.0362 (3) | |
C17 | 0.8268 (3) | 1.1358 (3) | 0.29888 (18) | 0.0764 (6) | |
H17A | 0.8124 | 1.0644 | 0.2261 | 0.115* | |
H17B | 0.9493 | 1.2225 | 0.3186 | 0.115* | |
H17C | 0.7195 | 1.1861 | 0.2896 | 0.115* | |
O1 | 0.13097 (14) | 0.77364 (14) | 0.10531 (9) | 0.0566 (3) | |
O2 | 0.14409 (13) | 0.59397 (12) | 0.41471 (8) | 0.0454 (2) | |
O3 | 0.82540 (14) | 1.03993 (13) | 0.38987 (9) | 0.0540 (3) | |
H7 | −0.175 (2) | 0.5435 (19) | 0.0546 (15) | 0.051 (4)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0311 (6) | 0.0373 (6) | 0.0357 (6) | 0.0073 (5) | 0.0046 (5) | 0.0092 (5) |
C2 | 0.0344 (6) | 0.0382 (6) | 0.0475 (7) | 0.0079 (5) | 0.0088 (5) | 0.0016 (5) |
C3 | 0.0365 (7) | 0.0516 (8) | 0.0538 (8) | 0.0108 (6) | 0.0158 (6) | 0.0100 (6) |
C4 | 0.0349 (7) | 0.0470 (7) | 0.0587 (9) | −0.0018 (6) | 0.0082 (6) | 0.0122 (6) |
C5 | 0.0497 (8) | 0.0431 (7) | 0.0504 (8) | −0.0009 (6) | 0.0048 (6) | −0.0030 (6) |
C6 | 0.0426 (7) | 0.0480 (7) | 0.0384 (7) | 0.0072 (6) | 0.0091 (5) | 0.0016 (5) |
C7 | 0.0339 (6) | 0.0423 (6) | 0.0378 (6) | 0.0081 (5) | 0.0092 (5) | 0.0087 (5) |
C8 | 0.0310 (6) | 0.0403 (6) | 0.0380 (6) | 0.0084 (5) | 0.0097 (5) | 0.0074 (5) |
C9 | 0.0321 (6) | 0.0423 (6) | 0.0353 (6) | 0.0069 (5) | 0.0071 (5) | 0.0079 (5) |
C10 | 0.0331 (6) | 0.0381 (6) | 0.0375 (6) | 0.0086 (5) | 0.0064 (5) | 0.0066 (5) |
C11 | 0.0297 (6) | 0.0386 (6) | 0.0444 (7) | 0.0081 (5) | 0.0059 (5) | 0.0025 (5) |
C12 | 0.0347 (7) | 0.0539 (8) | 0.0385 (7) | 0.0150 (6) | 0.0006 (5) | 0.0039 (6) |
C13 | 0.0413 (7) | 0.0551 (8) | 0.0352 (6) | 0.0154 (6) | 0.0067 (5) | 0.0111 (5) |
C14 | 0.0321 (6) | 0.0548 (8) | 0.0392 (7) | 0.0076 (6) | 0.0114 (5) | 0.0059 (6) |
C15 | 0.0298 (6) | 0.0357 (6) | 0.0334 (6) | 0.0087 (5) | 0.0067 (5) | 0.0032 (4) |
C16 | 0.0334 (6) | 0.0401 (6) | 0.0349 (6) | 0.0101 (5) | 0.0100 (5) | 0.0047 (5) |
C17 | 0.0437 (9) | 0.0871 (13) | 0.0821 (13) | −0.0091 (9) | 0.0049 (8) | 0.0372 (10) |
O1 | 0.0392 (5) | 0.0764 (7) | 0.0416 (5) | −0.0049 (5) | 0.0035 (4) | 0.0223 (5) |
O2 | 0.0369 (5) | 0.0580 (6) | 0.0403 (5) | 0.0077 (4) | 0.0104 (4) | 0.0173 (4) |
O3 | 0.0305 (5) | 0.0574 (6) | 0.0614 (6) | −0.0006 (4) | −0.0003 (4) | 0.0152 (5) |
C1—C2 | 1.3932 (18) | C10—C11 | 1.3805 (17) |
C1—C6 | 1.3978 (17) | C10—C15 | 1.4007 (17) |
C1—C7 | 1.4671 (17) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
C2—C3 | 1.3830 (19) | C11—O3 | 1.3704 (15) |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C11—C12 | 1.3927 (19) |
C3—C4 | 1.378 (2) | C12—C13 | 1.371 (2) |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C4—C5 | 1.377 (2) | C13—C16 | 1.3938 (17) |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C5—C6 | 1.377 (2) | C14—O2 | 1.4434 (16) |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C14—H14A | 0.9700 |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | C14—H14B | 0.9700 |
C7—C8 | 1.3412 (17) | C15—C16 | 1.3883 (17) |
C7—H7 | 0.950 (16) | C16—O2 | 1.3693 (15) |
C8—C9 | 1.4846 (18) | C17—O3 | 1.403 (2) |
C8—C14 | 1.5036 (18) | C17—H17A | 0.9600 |
C9—O1 | 1.2187 (15) | C17—H17B | 0.9600 |
C9—C15 | 1.4818 (16) | C17—H17C | 0.9600 |
C2—C1—C6 | 118.20 (12) | O3—C11—C10 | 124.75 (12) |
C2—C1—C7 | 122.70 (11) | O3—C11—C12 | 115.45 (11) |
C6—C1—C7 | 119.07 (12) | C10—C11—C12 | 119.80 (12) |
C3—C2—C1 | 120.72 (12) | C13—C12—C11 | 120.93 (12) |
C3—C2—H2 | 119.6 | C13—C12—H12 | 119.5 |
C1—C2—H2 | 119.6 | C11—C12—H12 | 119.5 |
C4—C3—C2 | 120.26 (13) | C12—C13—C16 | 119.70 (12) |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.9 | C12—C13—H13 | 120.1 |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.9 | C16—C13—H13 | 120.1 |
C5—C4—C3 | 119.63 (13) | O2—C14—C8 | 111.15 (10) |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.2 | O2—C14—H14A | 109.4 |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.2 | C8—C14—H14A | 109.4 |
C6—C5—C4 | 120.64 (13) | O2—C14—H14B | 109.4 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.7 | C8—C14—H14B | 109.4 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.7 | H14A—C14—H14B | 108.0 |
C5—C6—C1 | 120.49 (13) | C16—C15—C10 | 120.07 (11) |
C5—C6—H6 | 119.8 | C16—C15—C9 | 119.69 (11) |
C1—C6—H6 | 119.8 | C10—C15—C9 | 119.96 (11) |
C8—C7—C1 | 128.33 (12) | O2—C16—C15 | 122.60 (11) |
C8—C7—H7 | 115.3 (9) | O2—C16—C13 | 117.53 (11) |
C1—C7—H7 | 116.4 (9) | C15—C16—C13 | 119.83 (12) |
C7—C8—C9 | 118.66 (11) | O3—C17—H17A | 109.5 |
C7—C8—C14 | 126.65 (12) | O3—C17—H17B | 109.5 |
C9—C8—C14 | 114.65 (10) | H17A—C17—H17B | 109.5 |
O1—C9—C15 | 121.81 (11) | O3—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
O1—C9—C8 | 123.09 (11) | H17A—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
C15—C9—C8 | 115.06 (11) | H17B—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
C11—C10—C15 | 119.58 (12) | C16—O2—C14 | 113.85 (10) |
C11—C10—H10 | 120.2 | C11—O3—C17 | 117.35 (11) |
C15—C10—H10 | 120.2 | ||
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 0.93 (19) | C11—C12—C13—C16 | −0.3 (2) |
C7—C1—C2—C3 | 179.01 (12) | C7—C8—C14—O2 | 129.37 (13) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.9 (2) | C9—C8—C14—O2 | −48.50 (15) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −1.0 (2) | C11—C10—C15—C16 | 0.33 (18) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.7 (2) | C11—C10—C15—C9 | −173.63 (11) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 2.6 (2) | O1—C9—C15—C16 | −166.84 (12) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −2.7 (2) | C8—C9—C15—C16 | 10.83 (17) |
C7—C1—C6—C5 | 179.18 (12) | O1—C9—C15—C10 | 7.14 (19) |
C2—C1—C7—C8 | 41.2 (2) | C8—C9—C15—C10 | −175.19 (10) |
C6—C1—C7—C8 | −140.74 (14) | C10—C15—C16—O2 | 179.75 (11) |
C1—C7—C8—C9 | −178.86 (12) | C9—C15—C16—O2 | −6.28 (18) |
C1—C7—C8—C14 | 3.3 (2) | C10—C15—C16—C13 | −2.59 (18) |
C7—C8—C9—O1 | 16.3 (2) | C9—C15—C16—C13 | 171.39 (11) |
C14—C8—C9—O1 | −165.66 (13) | C12—C13—C16—O2 | −179.65 (11) |
C7—C8—C9—C15 | −161.35 (11) | C12—C13—C16—C15 | 2.57 (19) |
C14—C8—C9—C15 | 16.71 (16) | C15—C16—O2—C14 | −27.22 (16) |
C15—C10—C11—O3 | −178.13 (11) | C13—C16—O2—C14 | 155.06 (11) |
C15—C10—C11—C12 | 1.94 (18) | C8—C14—O2—C16 | 53.73 (14) |
O3—C11—C12—C13 | 178.09 (12) | C10—C11—O3—C17 | 5.0 (2) |
C10—C11—C12—C13 | −2.0 (2) | C12—C11—O3—C17 | −175.11 (15) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C6—H6···O1i | 0.93 | 2.53 | 3.4293 (18) | 163 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y+1, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C17H14O3 |
Mr | 266.28 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 298 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.2678 (2), 8.3151 (2), 11.7999 (4) |
α, β, γ (°) | 95.964 (1), 103.828 (1), 104.042 (1) |
V (Å3) | 661.74 (3) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.09 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.45 × 0.42 × 0.38 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 1999) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.960, 0.966 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 8868, 3041, 2404 |
Rint | 0.018 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.667 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.039, 0.116, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 3041 |
No. of parameters | 186 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.25, −0.23 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004), SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2004), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2003).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C6—H6···O1i | 0.93 | 2.53 | 3.4293 (18) | 163 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y+1, −z. |
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The chroman-4-one (2,3-dihydro-4-oxo-4H-1-benzopyran) ring system occupies an important position among oxygen heterocyclics and features in a wide variety of compounds of biological and medicinal interest (Finch & Tamm, 1970). Many biologically active natural products containing a chroman ring system have been synthesized via 2-substituted chroman-4-one intermediates including alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) (Geen et al., 1996). 3-arylidene-4-chromanones have also been isolated as natural products belonging to the class of compounds called homoisoflavonoids(Tietze & Gerlitzer, 1997).
The geometric parameters in the title compound agree with values reported for a similar structure (Suresh et al., 2007). The dihedral angle between the benzene ring of the chromanone moiety and the phenyl ring is 67.78 (3)°. The Chromanone moiety is fused with a six membered heterocyclic ring and the study of torsion angles, asymmetry parameters and least-square plane calculations shows that the chromanone adopts a half chair conformation with a deviation of C14 from the C8/C9/C15/C16/O2 plane by 0.616 (4) Å, Q2= 0.4053 (14) Å, Q3= -0.2052 (13)Å, and QT=0.4543 (14)Å (Cremer &Pople, (1975). The structure is stabilized by weak intermolecular C—H···O interaction that link the molecules into pairs around a center (Table 1). No other short intermolecular interactions were found.