organic compounds
trans-5,6-Diphenylperhydropyran-2,4-dione
aInstituto de Química e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, 57072-970 Maceió, AL, Brazil
*Correspondence e-mail: cas@qui.ufal.br
In the title compound, C17H14O3, the pyran ring adopts a boat conformation and the dihedral angle between the aromatic ring planes is 59.1 (1)°. In the intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and C—H⋯π interactions link the molecules.
Related literature
For general background, see: Yen & Chen (1995); Soler-Rivas et al. (2000). For related structures and biological activity, see: Brand-William et al. (1995); Sánchez-Moreno et al. (1998); Souza et al. (2004). For the synthesis, see: Souza (2008). For geometric analysis, see: Cremer & Pople (1975). For bond-length data, see: Allen et al. (1987).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection
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Refinement
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Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 2000); cell SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and SCALEPACK; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536809000087/bq2110sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809000087/bq2110Isup2.hkl
The trans-5, 6-diphenyltetradehydropyran-2,4-dione has showed similar antioxidant activity at the positive control, the synthetic antioxidant BHT (2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol) used as food conserving. The reduction percentage after 60 minutes to a solution of 20 nM of sample were 88% to 5,6-DPDP and 82% to BHT (Souza, 2008).The 5,6-DPDP was synthesized in one pot by preparation of the dianion of the ethyl 3-oxo-4-phenylbutanoate (NaH, n-butillithium, THF, -10° C), and alkylation reaction with benzaldehyde followed by ester hydrolysis (NaOH, H2O, 12 h, RT) and lactonization in acidic medium (HCl, H2O, 2 h, 0°C). The compound was purified by silica gel
and the crystals for x-ray diffraction studies were grown by slow evaporation from a CHCl3 solution.H atoms were located on stereochemical grounds and refined with fixed geometry, each riding on a
with C—H = [0.93 - 0.98] Å and anisotropic displacement parameter amounting to 1.5 (for Methyl-H atoms) and 1.2 (for the other H atoms) times the value of the equivalent isotropic displacement parameter of the which they are attached.The maximum and minimum residual electron density peaks were located 0.73 and 0.74 Å, from the C5 and H15 atoms respectively.Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 2000); cell
SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO and SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).Fig. 1. Projection of C17H14O3, showing the atom labelling with 50% probability displacement. | |
Fig. 2. Hydrogen interactions. |
C17H14O3 | F(000) = 560 |
Mr = 266.28 | Dx = 1.289 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P2ybc | Cell parameters from 2880 reflections |
a = 8.9940 (2) Å | θ = 1.0–27.5° |
b = 8.2310 (4) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
c = 18.9040 (8) Å | T = 295 K |
β = 101.412 (2)° | Prism, yellow |
V = 1371.79 (9) Å3 | 0.30 × 0.30 × 0.18 mm |
Z = 4 |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 2459 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: Enraf Nonius FR590 | Rint = 0.017 |
Horizonally mounted graphite crystal monochromator | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.3° |
Detector resolution: 9 pixels mm-1 | h = −11→11 |
CCD rotation images, thick slices scans | k = −9→10 |
5298 measured reflections | l = −24→24 |
3113 independent 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)] = 0.050 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.131 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0508P)2 + 0.3831P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3113 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
181 parameters | Δρmax = 0.19 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
C17H14O3 | V = 1371.79 (9) Å3 |
Mr = 266.28 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.9940 (2) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
b = 8.2310 (4) Å | T = 295 K |
c = 18.9040 (8) Å | 0.30 × 0.30 × 0.18 mm |
β = 101.412 (2)° |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 2459 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
5298 measured reflections | Rint = 0.017 |
3113 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.050 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.131 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.19 e Å−3 |
3113 reflections | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
181 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 | ||
C2 | 0.69397 (19) | −0.0595 (2) | 0.63794 (8) | 0.0521 (4) | |
C3 | 0.84834 (19) | 0.0134 (2) | 0.65634 (8) | 0.0560 (4) | |
H3A | 0.8717 | 0.0620 | 0.6131 | 0.067* | |
H3B | 0.9211 | −0.0730 | 0.6712 | 0.067* | |
C4 | 0.86937 (16) | 0.1403 (2) | 0.71484 (8) | 0.0476 (4) | |
C5 | 0.76480 (14) | 0.12492 (17) | 0.76852 (7) | 0.0383 (3) | |
H5 | 0.6771 | 0.1953 | 0.7515 | 0.046* | |
C6 | 0.70604 (15) | −0.05049 (17) | 0.76642 (7) | 0.0385 (3) | |
H6 | 0.7925 | −0.1246 | 0.7790 | 0.046* | |
C7 | 0.83633 (14) | 0.17992 (16) | 0.84390 (7) | 0.0385 (3) | |
C8 | 0.76586 (17) | 0.2946 (2) | 0.87924 (9) | 0.0520 (4) | |
H8 | 0.6745 | 0.3402 | 0.8562 | 0.062* | |
C9 | 0.8303 (2) | 0.3421 (2) | 0.94867 (10) | 0.0652 (5) | |
H9 | 0.7817 | 0.4189 | 0.9722 | 0.078* | |
C10 | 0.9657 (2) | 0.2763 (2) | 0.98306 (9) | 0.0631 (5) | |
H10 | 1.0094 | 0.3097 | 1.0295 | 0.076* | |
C11 | 1.03660 (18) | 0.1616 (2) | 0.94891 (9) | 0.0565 (4) | |
H11 | 1.1281 | 0.1166 | 0.9723 | 0.068* | |
C12 | 0.97190 (16) | 0.11267 (19) | 0.87959 (8) | 0.0477 (4) | |
H12 | 1.0198 | 0.0340 | 0.8567 | 0.057* | |
C13 | 0.59831 (15) | −0.07985 (17) | 0.81644 (7) | 0.0412 (3) | |
C14 | 0.46566 (19) | 0.0086 (2) | 0.80971 (12) | 0.0644 (5) | |
H14 | 0.4401 | 0.0834 | 0.7724 | 0.077* | |
C15 | 0.3711 (3) | −0.0137 (3) | 0.85803 (16) | 0.0935 (8) | |
H15 | 0.2827 | 0.0473 | 0.8535 | 0.112* | |
C16 | 0.4061 (3) | −0.1242 (4) | 0.91217 (15) | 0.1019 (10) | |
H16 | 0.3420 | −0.1378 | 0.9447 | 0.122* | |
C17 | 0.5352 (3) | −0.2153 (4) | 0.91893 (11) | 0.0967 (9) | |
H17 | 0.5583 | −0.2915 | 0.9558 | 0.116* | |
C18 | 0.6323 (2) | −0.1938 (2) | 0.87041 (9) | 0.0643 (5) | |
H18 | 0.7197 | −0.2564 | 0.8746 | 0.077* | |
O1 | 0.62369 (12) | −0.08786 (13) | 0.69346 (5) | 0.0487 (3) | |
O2 | 0.96257 (15) | 0.24604 (19) | 0.71798 (7) | 0.0767 (4) | |
O3 | 0.63076 (17) | −0.0935 (2) | 0.57795 (6) | 0.0792 (4) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C2 | 0.0651 (10) | 0.0484 (9) | 0.0431 (8) | 0.0015 (7) | 0.0113 (7) | −0.0051 (7) |
C3 | 0.0617 (9) | 0.0655 (10) | 0.0462 (8) | −0.0027 (8) | 0.0239 (7) | −0.0015 (7) |
C4 | 0.0423 (7) | 0.0550 (9) | 0.0467 (8) | −0.0069 (7) | 0.0113 (6) | 0.0061 (7) |
C5 | 0.0347 (6) | 0.0387 (7) | 0.0422 (7) | −0.0028 (5) | 0.0091 (5) | 0.0005 (6) |
C6 | 0.0368 (6) | 0.0390 (7) | 0.0393 (7) | −0.0005 (5) | 0.0065 (5) | −0.0010 (5) |
C7 | 0.0355 (6) | 0.0375 (7) | 0.0436 (7) | −0.0054 (5) | 0.0105 (5) | −0.0013 (6) |
C8 | 0.0456 (8) | 0.0520 (9) | 0.0578 (9) | 0.0054 (7) | 0.0089 (7) | −0.0089 (7) |
C9 | 0.0683 (11) | 0.0677 (11) | 0.0606 (10) | 0.0065 (9) | 0.0158 (8) | −0.0212 (9) |
C10 | 0.0674 (11) | 0.0741 (12) | 0.0456 (9) | −0.0053 (9) | 0.0054 (7) | −0.0149 (8) |
C11 | 0.0462 (8) | 0.0640 (10) | 0.0558 (9) | 0.0005 (7) | 0.0015 (7) | −0.0007 (8) |
C12 | 0.0400 (7) | 0.0506 (8) | 0.0524 (8) | 0.0012 (6) | 0.0091 (6) | −0.0066 (7) |
C13 | 0.0426 (7) | 0.0381 (7) | 0.0435 (7) | −0.0100 (5) | 0.0100 (6) | −0.0046 (6) |
C14 | 0.0544 (9) | 0.0477 (9) | 0.0998 (14) | −0.0010 (7) | 0.0365 (9) | 0.0020 (9) |
C15 | 0.0823 (14) | 0.0728 (14) | 0.147 (2) | −0.0182 (11) | 0.0759 (15) | −0.0221 (15) |
C16 | 0.113 (2) | 0.118 (2) | 0.0933 (17) | −0.0592 (18) | 0.0672 (16) | −0.0339 (16) |
C17 | 0.1149 (19) | 0.122 (2) | 0.0517 (11) | −0.0542 (18) | 0.0137 (12) | 0.0191 (12) |
C18 | 0.0620 (10) | 0.0742 (12) | 0.0529 (9) | −0.0146 (9) | 0.0023 (8) | 0.0170 (9) |
O1 | 0.0522 (6) | 0.0502 (6) | 0.0433 (6) | −0.0104 (5) | 0.0084 (4) | −0.0078 (5) |
O2 | 0.0722 (8) | 0.0922 (10) | 0.0712 (8) | −0.0402 (7) | 0.0275 (6) | −0.0053 (7) |
O3 | 0.0974 (10) | 0.0914 (10) | 0.0454 (7) | −0.0122 (8) | 0.0061 (6) | −0.0174 (7) |
C2—O3 | 1.1971 (19) | C9—C10 | 1.374 (3) |
C2—O1 | 1.3484 (19) | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
C2—C3 | 1.489 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.370 (2) |
C3—C4 | 1.506 (2) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
C3—H3A | 0.9700 | C11—C12 | 1.384 (2) |
C3—H3B | 0.9700 | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
C4—O2 | 1.2013 (19) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C4—C5 | 1.5191 (19) | C13—C18 | 1.375 (2) |
C5—C7 | 1.5122 (18) | C13—C14 | 1.382 (2) |
C5—C6 | 1.5353 (19) | C14—C15 | 1.378 (3) |
C5—H5 | 0.9800 | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C6—O1 | 1.4633 (16) | C15—C16 | 1.358 (4) |
C6—C13 | 1.5013 (18) | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C6—H6 | 0.9800 | C16—C17 | 1.367 (4) |
C7—C8 | 1.381 (2) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C7—C12 | 1.387 (2) | C17—C18 | 1.398 (3) |
C8—C9 | 1.382 (2) | C17—H17 | 0.9300 |
C8—H8 | 0.9300 | C18—H18 | 0.9300 |
O3—C2—O1 | 119.27 (16) | C10—C9—H9 | 119.9 |
O3—C2—C3 | 124.18 (16) | C8—C9—H9 | 119.9 |
O1—C2—C3 | 116.55 (13) | C11—C10—C9 | 120.03 (16) |
C2—C3—C4 | 115.28 (13) | C11—C10—H10 | 120.0 |
C2—C3—H3A | 108.5 | C9—C10—H10 | 120.0 |
C4—C3—H3A | 108.5 | C10—C11—C12 | 119.91 (15) |
C2—C3—H3B | 108.5 | C10—C11—H11 | 120.0 |
C4—C3—H3B | 108.5 | C12—C11—H11 | 120.0 |
H3A—C3—H3B | 107.5 | C11—C12—C7 | 120.60 (14) |
O2—C4—C3 | 121.58 (14) | C11—C12—H12 | 119.7 |
O2—C4—C5 | 123.07 (15) | C7—C12—H12 | 119.7 |
C3—C4—C5 | 115.35 (12) | C18—C13—C14 | 119.27 (15) |
C7—C5—C4 | 113.59 (11) | C18—C13—C6 | 120.03 (14) |
C7—C5—C6 | 112.70 (11) | C14—C13—C6 | 120.69 (14) |
C4—C5—C6 | 108.47 (11) | C15—C14—C13 | 120.3 (2) |
C7—C5—H5 | 107.2 | C15—C14—H14 | 119.9 |
C4—C5—H5 | 107.2 | C13—C14—H14 | 119.9 |
C6—C5—H5 | 107.2 | C16—C15—C14 | 120.5 (2) |
O1—C6—C13 | 106.88 (10) | C16—C15—H15 | 119.8 |
O1—C6—C5 | 109.24 (11) | C14—C15—H15 | 119.8 |
C13—C6—C5 | 113.39 (11) | C15—C16—C17 | 120.2 (2) |
O1—C6—H6 | 109.1 | C15—C16—H16 | 119.9 |
C13—C6—H6 | 109.1 | C17—C16—H16 | 119.9 |
C5—C6—H6 | 109.1 | C16—C17—C18 | 119.9 (2) |
C8—C7—C12 | 118.76 (13) | C16—C17—H17 | 120.0 |
C8—C7—C5 | 120.68 (13) | C18—C17—H17 | 120.0 |
C12—C7—C5 | 120.54 (13) | C13—C18—C17 | 119.8 (2) |
C7—C8—C9 | 120.43 (15) | C13—C18—H18 | 120.1 |
C7—C8—H8 | 119.8 | C17—C18—H18 | 120.1 |
C9—C8—H8 | 119.8 | C2—O1—C6 | 118.00 (11) |
C10—C9—C8 | 120.25 (16) | ||
O3—C2—C3—C4 | 141.51 (18) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 0.3 (3) |
O1—C2—C3—C4 | −38.6 (2) | C10—C11—C12—C7 | 0.6 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—O2 | −153.41 (17) | C8—C7—C12—C11 | −1.0 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 26.3 (2) | C5—C7—C12—C11 | −179.25 (14) |
O2—C4—C5—C7 | −33.0 (2) | O1—C6—C13—C18 | 119.45 (14) |
C3—C4—C5—C7 | 147.27 (13) | C5—C6—C13—C18 | −120.13 (15) |
O2—C4—C5—C6 | −159.12 (16) | O1—C6—C13—C14 | −61.63 (17) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 21.12 (17) | C5—C6—C13—C14 | 58.80 (18) |
C7—C5—C6—O1 | 173.61 (10) | C18—C13—C14—C15 | 2.1 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—O1 | −59.72 (13) | C6—C13—C14—C15 | −176.85 (17) |
C7—C5—C6—C13 | 54.54 (15) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | −0.9 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C13 | −178.80 (11) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | −0.5 (4) |
C4—C5—C7—C8 | 126.23 (15) | C15—C16—C17—C18 | 0.6 (4) |
C6—C5—C7—C8 | −109.89 (15) | C14—C13—C18—C17 | −1.9 (3) |
C4—C5—C7—C12 | −55.59 (18) | C6—C13—C18—C17 | 176.99 (16) |
C6—C5—C7—C12 | 68.29 (16) | C16—C17—C18—C13 | 0.6 (3) |
C12—C7—C8—C9 | 0.5 (2) | O3—C2—O1—C6 | 177.79 (15) |
C5—C7—C8—C9 | 178.72 (15) | C3—C2—O1—C6 | −2.1 (2) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | 0.4 (3) | C13—C6—O1—C2 | 175.37 (12) |
C8—C9—C10—C11 | −0.9 (3) | C5—C6—O1—C2 | 52.33 (16) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C6—H6···O2i | 0.98 | 2.44 | 3.380 (2) | 161 |
C17—H17···O3ii | 0.93 | 2.46 | 3.351 (3) | 160 |
C3—H3B···Cg1i | 0.97 | 2.98 | 3.681 (2) | 131 |
C5—H5···Cg2iii | 0.98 | 2.96 | 3.830 (2) | 149 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (ii) x, −y−1/2, z+1/2; (iii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+3/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C17H14O3 |
Mr | 266.28 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 295 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.9940 (2), 8.2310 (4), 18.9040 (8) |
β (°) | 101.412 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1371.79 (9) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.09 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.30 × 0.18 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 5298, 3113, 2459 |
Rint | 0.017 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.649 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.050, 0.131, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 3113 |
No. of parameters | 181 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.19, −0.20 |
Computer programs: COLLECT (Nonius, 2000), DENZO and SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C6—H6···O2i | 0.98 | 2.44 | 3.380 (2) | 161 |
C17—H17···O3ii | 0.93 | 2.46 | 3.351 (3) | 160 |
C3—H3B···Cg1i | 0.97 | 2.9747 | 3.681 (2) | 131 |
C5—H5···Cg2iii | 0.98 | 2.9552 | 3.830 (2) | 149 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (ii) x, −y−1/2, z+1/2; (iii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+3/2. |
Acknowledgements
This work has received partial support from CNPq, CAPES, FAPEAL, IM-INOFAR and FINEP.
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The free radicals generated in bioorganic redoxi processes induce oxidative damage in various components of the cells (e.g., lipids, proteins and nucleic acids) and their play a significant role in the development of life-limiting chronic diseases such as cancer, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, rheumatism, cataracts and other (Yen & Chen, 1995; Soler-Rivas et al.,2000). The dihydropyran-2,4-diones exhibit structural features present bin many biologically active natural products possessing important pharmacological activities (Brand-William et al.,1995; Sánchez-Moreno et al.,1998). As part of our continuing studies aimed at ascertaining the biological activity of this class, the title compound was synthetized (Souza, 2008) and its antioxidant activity analyzed in vitro, by measuring the decrease in absorbance at 515 nm that occurred when the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl radical (DPPH) was reduced by the antioxidant. The spectrophotometric assay was used to determine the radical scavenging activity (Souza et al.,2004).
The ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) representation of the title compound (5,6-DPDP) is showing in (Fig. 1). Bond lengths and angles are in good agreement with the expected values reported in the literature (Allen et al., 1987). The pirane ring adopts a boat conformation and the calculated puckering parameters are: q2 = 0.624 (1) Å, q3 = 0.121 (1) Å, QT = 0.636 (1) Å, θ = 79.0 (1)° and ϕ = 287.5 (1)° (Cremer & Pople, 1975). The dihedral angle between planes passing through atoms C7—C12 and C13—C18 of the aromatic rings is 59.1 (1) °. In the crystal packing, molecules interact through two intermolecular C–H···O hydrogen bonds and two C—H···.π interactions, Fig. 2 and Table 1.