organic compounds
2,3-Dimethoxy-5,12-tetracenequinone
aDepartment of Materials Science and Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, 2167 Shosha, Himeji, Hyogo 671-2280, Japan
*Correspondence e-mail: kitamura@eng.u-hyogo.ac.jp
The molecule of the title compound, C20H14O4, is approximately planar [maximum deviation 0.168 (2) Å]. The two methoxy groups are slightly twisted relative to the plane of the 5,12-tetracenequinone system, with twist angles of 3.3 (3) and 5.6 (2)°. All O atoms are involved in intermolecular C—H⋯O interactions and the molecules are arranged into slipped face-to-face stacks along the b axis via π–π interactions with an interplanar distance of 3.407 (2) Å.
Related literature
For general background, see: Kitamura et al. (2008). For the synthetic procedures, see: McOmie & Perry (1973); Vets et al. (2004). For another synthetic method leading to the title compound, see: Reichwagen et al. (2005).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2001); cell CrystalClear; data reduction: CrystalClear; program(s) used to solve structure: SIR2004 (Burla et al., 2005); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536809001147/gk2182sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809001147/gk2182Isup2.hkl
8,9-Dimethoxy-5,12-tetracenequinone was prepared according to the method described by McOmie & Perry (1973). Transformation of tetracenequinone into tetracene was performed using two successive LiAlH4 reductions by Vets et al. (2004). To a suspension of LiAlH4 (224 mg, 5.9 mmol) in dry THF (15 ml), 8,9-dimethoxy-5,12-tetracenequinone (479 mg, 1.5 mmol) was added under nitrogen. The mixture was refluxed for 30 min, cooled to room temperature, and 6M HCl (7 ml) was added under cooling with ice. The residue was filtered, and washed with water, MeOH, and Et2O. After drying, a yellow solid was isolated. The solid was added into a suspension of LiAlH4 (235 mg, 6.2 mmol) in dry THF (15 ml). The mixture was again refluxed for 30 min, cooled to room temperature, and 6M HCl (7 ml) was added under cooling with ice. The product was filtered, and washed with water, MeOH, and Et2O. After drying, 2,3-dimethoxytetracene was obtained (287 mg, 66%) as a yellow solid. Heating the tetracene in DMF under air and light, and then cooling the solution to room temperature resulted in deposition of brown crystals suitable for X-ray analysis.
All H atoms were positioned geometrically and refined using a riding model approximation with C—H = 0.94Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) for aromatic C—H, and C—H = 0.97Å and Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(C) for CH3.
Data collection: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2001); cell
CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2001); data reduction: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2001); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR2004 (Burla et al., 2005); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).C20H14O4 | F(000) = 664 |
Mr = 318.31 | Dx = 1.431 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 4021 reflections |
a = 8.290 (3) Å | θ = 3.0–27.5° |
b = 6.9781 (19) Å | µ = 0.1 mm−1 |
c = 25.779 (8) Å | T = 223 K |
β = 97.883 (1)° | Prism, brown |
V = 1477.2 (8) Å3 | 0.5 × 0.1 × 0.05 mm |
Z = 4 |
Rigaku Mercury CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3370 independent reflections |
Radiation source: rotating-anode X-ray tube | 2773 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.033 |
Detector resolution: 14.7059 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 3.0° |
ϕ and ω scans | h = −10→10 |
Absorption correction: numerical (NUMABS; Higashi, 1999) | k = −9→5 |
Tmin = 0.988, Tmax = 0.997 | l = −33→25 |
11405 measured reflections |
Refinement on F2 | 0 restraints |
Least-squares matrix: full | H-atom parameters constrained |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.050 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0725P)2 + 0.2183P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
wR(F2) = 0.147 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
S = 1.12 | Δρmax = 0.28 e Å−3 |
3370 reflections | Δρmin = −0.18 e Å−3 |
219 parameters |
C20H14O4 | V = 1477.2 (8) Å3 |
Mr = 318.31 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.290 (3) Å | µ = 0.1 mm−1 |
b = 6.9781 (19) Å | T = 223 K |
c = 25.779 (8) Å | 0.5 × 0.1 × 0.05 mm |
β = 97.883 (1)° |
Rigaku Mercury CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3370 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: numerical (NUMABS; Higashi, 1999) | 2773 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.988, Tmax = 0.997 | Rint = 0.033 |
11405 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.050 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.147 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.12 | Δρmax = 0.28 e Å−3 |
3370 reflections | Δρmin = −0.18 e Å−3 |
219 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 | 1.00036 (17) | 0.53181 (18) | 0.14389 (6) | 0.0275 (3) | |
H1 | 1.062 | 0.5387 | 0.1773 | 0.033* | |
C2 | 1.01106 (17) | 0.67689 (19) | 0.10804 (6) | 0.0274 (3) | |
C3 | 0.91825 (18) | 0.66693 (19) | 0.05767 (6) | 0.0287 (3) | |
C4 | 0.81764 (18) | 0.51175 (19) | 0.04488 (5) | 0.0289 (3) | |
H4 | 0.7562 | 0.5042 | 0.0115 | 0.035* | |
C5 | 0.80647 (17) | 0.36535 (18) | 0.08134 (5) | 0.0259 (3) | |
C6 | 0.69108 (19) | 0.20757 (19) | 0.06595 (5) | 0.0291 (3) | |
C7 | 0.67888 (17) | 0.05220 (18) | 0.10459 (5) | 0.0255 (3) | |
C8 | 0.57670 (18) | −0.09998 (19) | 0.09083 (5) | 0.0282 (3) | |
H8 | 0.5149 | −0.103 | 0.0574 | 0.034* | |
C9 | 0.56328 (18) | −0.25179 (18) | 0.12612 (6) | 0.0268 (3) | |
C10 | 0.46090 (19) | −0.4123 (2) | 0.11233 (6) | 0.0341 (3) | |
H10 | 0.4002 | −0.4192 | 0.0788 | 0.041* | |
C11 | 0.4501 (2) | −0.5567 (2) | 0.14754 (7) | 0.0384 (4) | |
H11 | 0.3814 | −0.6619 | 0.1381 | 0.046* | |
C12 | 0.5408 (2) | −0.5489 (2) | 0.19769 (6) | 0.0386 (4) | |
H12 | 0.5326 | −0.6492 | 0.2215 | 0.046* | |
C13 | 0.6411 (2) | −0.3969 (2) | 0.21228 (6) | 0.0344 (4) | |
H13 | 0.7013 | −0.3936 | 0.2459 | 0.041* | |
C14 | 0.65452 (17) | −0.24356 (18) | 0.17669 (6) | 0.0273 (3) | |
C15 | 0.75879 (18) | −0.08529 (19) | 0.19038 (5) | 0.0280 (3) | |
H15 | 0.8193 | −0.0794 | 0.224 | 0.034* | |
C16 | 0.77246 (16) | 0.05988 (18) | 0.15515 (5) | 0.0241 (3) | |
C17 | 0.88638 (17) | 0.22181 (18) | 0.16997 (5) | 0.0260 (3) | |
C18 | 0.89773 (17) | 0.37413 (18) | 0.13063 (5) | 0.0247 (3) | |
C19 | 1.1882 (2) | 0.8638 (2) | 0.16855 (6) | 0.0360 (4) | |
H19A | 1.1096 | 0.8696 | 0.1932 | 0.054* | |
H19B | 1.2491 | 0.9828 | 0.1699 | 0.054* | |
H19C | 1.2624 | 0.7579 | 0.1777 | 0.054* | |
C20 | 0.8334 (2) | 0.8166 (2) | −0.02447 (6) | 0.0398 (4) | |
H20A | 0.8583 | 0.7051 | −0.0444 | 0.06* | |
H20B | 0.8538 | 0.932 | −0.0435 | 0.06* | |
H20C | 0.7199 | 0.8127 | −0.0192 | 0.06* | |
O1 | 1.10487 (14) | 0.83614 (14) | 0.11692 (4) | 0.0362 (3) | |
O2 | 0.93439 (14) | 0.81632 (14) | 0.02532 (4) | 0.0378 (3) | |
O3 | 0.60656 (17) | 0.20730 (16) | 0.02332 (4) | 0.0491 (4) | |
O4 | 0.96858 (15) | 0.22784 (14) | 0.21323 (4) | 0.0401 (3) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0273 (7) | 0.0287 (7) | 0.0248 (7) | −0.0028 (5) | −0.0018 (5) | −0.0021 (5) |
C2 | 0.0268 (7) | 0.0268 (6) | 0.0283 (7) | −0.0069 (5) | 0.0027 (6) | −0.0035 (5) |
C3 | 0.0311 (8) | 0.0287 (7) | 0.0263 (7) | −0.0044 (5) | 0.0042 (6) | 0.0040 (5) |
C4 | 0.0322 (8) | 0.0306 (7) | 0.0223 (7) | −0.0061 (6) | −0.0021 (6) | 0.0023 (5) |
C5 | 0.0276 (7) | 0.0244 (6) | 0.0247 (7) | −0.0025 (5) | 0.0004 (6) | 0.0008 (5) |
C6 | 0.0352 (8) | 0.0265 (6) | 0.0234 (7) | −0.0061 (6) | −0.0035 (6) | 0.0017 (5) |
C7 | 0.0291 (7) | 0.0238 (6) | 0.0229 (7) | −0.0019 (5) | 0.0007 (6) | 0.0005 (5) |
C8 | 0.0317 (8) | 0.0269 (6) | 0.0244 (7) | −0.0037 (5) | −0.0022 (6) | 0.0007 (5) |
C9 | 0.0275 (7) | 0.0237 (6) | 0.0295 (8) | 0.0003 (5) | 0.0047 (6) | −0.0002 (5) |
C10 | 0.0355 (8) | 0.0301 (7) | 0.0364 (8) | −0.0049 (6) | 0.0033 (7) | −0.0009 (6) |
C11 | 0.0388 (9) | 0.0271 (7) | 0.0505 (10) | −0.0064 (6) | 0.0107 (7) | 0.0001 (6) |
C12 | 0.0453 (9) | 0.0287 (7) | 0.0442 (10) | 0.0007 (6) | 0.0143 (8) | 0.0117 (6) |
C13 | 0.0396 (9) | 0.0323 (7) | 0.0315 (8) | 0.0033 (6) | 0.0057 (7) | 0.0074 (6) |
C14 | 0.0293 (8) | 0.0244 (6) | 0.0286 (8) | 0.0033 (5) | 0.0059 (6) | 0.0034 (5) |
C15 | 0.0317 (8) | 0.0279 (6) | 0.0231 (7) | 0.0023 (5) | −0.0004 (6) | 0.0021 (5) |
C16 | 0.0267 (7) | 0.0217 (6) | 0.0232 (7) | 0.0017 (5) | 0.0008 (5) | −0.0005 (5) |
C17 | 0.0289 (7) | 0.0253 (6) | 0.0222 (7) | 0.0010 (5) | −0.0026 (6) | −0.0009 (5) |
C18 | 0.0261 (7) | 0.0239 (6) | 0.0234 (7) | −0.0006 (5) | 0.0009 (5) | −0.0009 (5) |
C19 | 0.0372 (9) | 0.0353 (7) | 0.0345 (8) | −0.0117 (6) | 0.0013 (7) | −0.0091 (6) |
C20 | 0.0465 (10) | 0.0386 (8) | 0.0318 (8) | −0.0136 (7) | −0.0034 (7) | 0.0106 (6) |
O1 | 0.0425 (7) | 0.0324 (5) | 0.0320 (6) | −0.0160 (4) | −0.0008 (5) | −0.0007 (4) |
O2 | 0.0448 (7) | 0.0347 (5) | 0.0314 (6) | −0.0160 (5) | −0.0034 (5) | 0.0090 (4) |
O3 | 0.0679 (9) | 0.0436 (6) | 0.0288 (6) | −0.0257 (6) | −0.0190 (6) | 0.0104 (5) |
O4 | 0.0514 (7) | 0.0337 (5) | 0.0294 (6) | −0.0079 (5) | −0.0149 (5) | 0.0029 (4) |
C1—C2 | 1.3818 (19) | C11—C12 | 1.405 (2) |
C1—C18 | 1.4041 (18) | C11—H11 | 0.94 |
C1—H1 | 0.94 | C12—C13 | 1.368 (2) |
C2—O1 | 1.3577 (16) | C12—H12 | 0.94 |
C2—C3 | 1.417 (2) | C13—C14 | 1.4237 (19) |
C3—O2 | 1.3530 (16) | C13—H13 | 0.94 |
C3—C4 | 1.3790 (19) | C14—C15 | 1.4170 (19) |
C4—C5 | 1.3998 (19) | C15—C16 | 1.3757 (19) |
C4—H4 | 0.94 | C15—H15 | 0.94 |
C5—C18 | 1.3881 (19) | C16—C17 | 1.4885 (18) |
C5—C6 | 1.4766 (18) | C17—O4 | 1.2254 (16) |
C6—O3 | 1.2198 (17) | C17—C18 | 1.4810 (18) |
C6—C7 | 1.4851 (18) | C19—O1 | 1.4262 (18) |
C7—C8 | 1.3743 (18) | C19—H19A | 0.97 |
C7—C16 | 1.4233 (18) | C19—H19B | 0.97 |
C8—C9 | 1.4107 (19) | C19—H19C | 0.97 |
C8—H8 | 0.94 | C20—O2 | 1.4331 (18) |
C9—C14 | 1.416 (2) | C20—H20A | 0.97 |
C9—C10 | 1.4206 (19) | C20—H20B | 0.97 |
C10—C11 | 1.368 (2) | C20—H20C | 0.97 |
C10—H10 | 0.94 | ||
C2—C1—C18 | 120.24 (12) | C13—C12—H12 | 119.6 |
C2—C1—H1 | 119.9 | C11—C12—H12 | 119.6 |
C18—C1—H1 | 119.9 | C12—C13—C14 | 120.25 (14) |
O1—C2—C1 | 125.09 (13) | C12—C13—H13 | 119.9 |
O1—C2—C3 | 114.90 (12) | C14—C13—H13 | 119.9 |
C1—C2—C3 | 120.01 (12) | C9—C14—C15 | 119.45 (12) |
O2—C3—C4 | 124.42 (13) | C9—C14—C13 | 118.93 (13) |
O2—C3—C2 | 116.09 (12) | C15—C14—C13 | 121.61 (13) |
C4—C3—C2 | 119.48 (12) | C16—C15—C14 | 120.81 (13) |
C3—C4—C5 | 120.40 (13) | C16—C15—H15 | 119.6 |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.8 | C14—C15—H15 | 119.6 |
C5—C4—H4 | 119.8 | C15—C16—C7 | 119.53 (12) |
C18—C5—C4 | 120.29 (12) | C15—C16—C17 | 119.76 (12) |
C18—C5—C6 | 122.03 (12) | C7—C16—C17 | 120.70 (12) |
C4—C5—C6 | 117.64 (12) | O4—C17—C18 | 121.27 (12) |
O3—C6—C5 | 120.94 (12) | O4—C17—C16 | 120.91 (12) |
O3—C6—C7 | 121.31 (12) | C18—C17—C16 | 117.82 (12) |
C5—C6—C7 | 117.73 (12) | C5—C18—C1 | 119.56 (12) |
C8—C7—C16 | 120.32 (12) | C5—C18—C17 | 121.15 (12) |
C8—C7—C6 | 119.16 (12) | C1—C18—C17 | 119.27 (12) |
C16—C7—C6 | 120.53 (12) | O1—C19—H19A | 109.5 |
C7—C8—C9 | 120.93 (13) | O1—C19—H19B | 109.5 |
C7—C8—H8 | 119.5 | H19A—C19—H19B | 109.5 |
C9—C8—H8 | 119.5 | O1—C19—H19C | 109.5 |
C8—C9—C14 | 118.95 (12) | H19A—C19—H19C | 109.5 |
C8—C9—C10 | 121.86 (13) | H19B—C19—H19C | 109.5 |
C14—C9—C10 | 119.19 (13) | O2—C20—H20A | 109.5 |
C11—C10—C9 | 120.42 (14) | O2—C20—H20B | 109.5 |
C11—C10—H10 | 119.8 | H20A—C20—H20B | 109.5 |
C9—C10—H10 | 119.8 | O2—C20—H20C | 109.5 |
C10—C11—C12 | 120.41 (14) | H20A—C20—H20C | 109.5 |
C10—C11—H11 | 119.8 | H20B—C20—H20C | 109.5 |
C12—C11—H11 | 119.8 | C2—O1—C19 | 117.45 (11) |
C13—C12—C11 | 120.79 (13) | C3—O2—C20 | 117.27 (11) |
C18—C1—C2—O1 | 179.31 (13) | C10—C9—C14—C13 | 0.1 (2) |
C18—C1—C2—C3 | 0.0 (2) | C12—C13—C14—C9 | −0.3 (2) |
O1—C2—C3—O2 | −0.27 (19) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | −179.20 (14) |
C1—C2—C3—O2 | 179.11 (13) | C9—C14—C15—C16 | −0.1 (2) |
O1—C2—C3—C4 | −179.36 (13) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | 178.82 (13) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.0 (2) | C14—C15—C16—C7 | 0.9 (2) |
O2—C3—C4—C5 | −178.75 (14) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | −178.27 (12) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.3 (2) | C8—C7—C16—C15 | −0.6 (2) |
C3—C4—C5—C18 | −0.6 (2) | C6—C7—C16—C15 | 179.76 (13) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 177.37 (13) | C8—C7—C16—C17 | 178.55 (13) |
C18—C5—C6—O3 | 176.55 (15) | C6—C7—C16—C17 | −1.1 (2) |
C4—C5—C6—O3 | −1.3 (2) | C15—C16—C17—O4 | 0.0 (2) |
C18—C5—C6—C7 | −2.0 (2) | C7—C16—C17—O4 | −179.14 (13) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −179.93 (13) | C15—C16—C17—C18 | 179.63 (12) |
O3—C6—C7—C8 | 3.6 (2) | C7—C16—C17—C18 | 0.5 (2) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | −177.82 (13) | C4—C5—C18—C1 | 0.6 (2) |
O3—C6—C7—C16 | −176.79 (14) | C6—C5—C18—C1 | −177.27 (13) |
C5—C6—C7—C16 | 1.8 (2) | C4—C5—C18—C17 | 179.34 (13) |
C16—C7—C8—C9 | −0.5 (2) | C6—C5—C18—C17 | 1.5 (2) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | 179.12 (13) | C2—C1—C18—C5 | −0.3 (2) |
C7—C8—C9—C14 | 1.3 (2) | C2—C1—C18—C17 | −179.09 (13) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | −178.72 (13) | O4—C17—C18—C5 | 178.92 (13) |
C8—C9—C10—C11 | −179.71 (14) | C16—C17—C18—C5 | −0.7 (2) |
C14—C9—C10—C11 | 0.3 (2) | O4—C17—C18—C1 | −2.3 (2) |
C9—C10—C11—C12 | −0.4 (2) | C16—C17—C18—C1 | 178.11 (12) |
C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.2 (2) | C1—C2—O1—C19 | −5.6 (2) |
C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.1 (2) | C3—C2—O1—C19 | 173.78 (13) |
C8—C9—C14—C15 | −1.0 (2) | C4—C3—O2—C20 | 3.3 (2) |
C10—C9—C14—C15 | 179.02 (13) | C2—C3—O2—C20 | −175.73 (13) |
C8—C9—C14—C13 | −179.95 (13) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C8—H8···O3i | 0.94 | 2.30 | 3.210 (2) | 162 |
C15—H15···O4ii | 0.94 | 2.60 | 3.383 (2) | 141 |
C20—H20B···O1iii | 0.97 | 2.55 | 3.486 (2) | 162 |
C20—H20B···O2iii | 0.97 | 2.48 | 3.206 (2) | 131 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y, −z; (ii) −x+2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) −x+2, −y+2, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C20H14O4 |
Mr | 318.31 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 223 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.290 (3), 6.9781 (19), 25.779 (8) |
β (°) | 97.883 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1477.2 (8) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.1 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.5 × 0.1 × 0.05 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Rigaku Mercury CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Numerical (NUMABS; Higashi, 1999) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.988, 0.997 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 11405, 3370, 2773 |
Rint | 0.033 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.649 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.050, 0.147, 1.12 |
No. of reflections | 3370 |
No. of parameters | 219 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.28, −0.18 |
Computer programs: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2001), SIR2004 (Burla et al., 2005), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C8—H8···O3i | 0.94 | 2.30 | 3.210 (2) | 162 |
C15—H15···O4ii | 0.94 | 2.60 | 3.383 (2) | 141 |
C20—H20B···O1iii | 0.97 | 2.55 | 3.486 (2) | 162 |
C20—H20B···O2iii | 0.97 | 2.48 | 3.206 (2) | 131 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y, −z; (ii) −x+2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) −x+2, −y+2, −z. |
Acknowledgements
We thank the Instrument Center of the Institute for Molecular Science for the X-ray structural analysis. This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid (No. 20550128) for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan.
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Although the title compound (I) was already synthesized (Reichwagen et al., 2005), the X-ray structre was not reported. We prepared 2,3-dimethoxytetracene from 8,9-dimethoxy-5,12-tetracenequinone (McOmie & Perry, 1973), and attemped to perform the X-ray analysis of crystals made by recrystallization from a hot DMF solution under air and light. The analysis revealed that the molecule was not as expected 2,3-dimethoxytetracene but the title compound. Quinones have a weak dipole moment along the molecular long axis and are expected to take a antiparallel arrangement with respect to one another. The latter propensity may lead to the formation of face-to-face π-overlap along the stacking direction (Kitamura et al., 2008).
The molecular structure is shown in Fig. 1. The molecule is approximately planar. The displacements of atoms O1, O2, O3, O4, C19, and C20 relative to the plane of the tetracene framework are -0.025 (1), -0.022 (1), -0.092 (1), 0.029 (1), -0.168 (2), and -0.113 (2) Å, respectively. The torsion angles of the two methoxy groups are -5.6 (2)° for C1—C2—O1—C19 and 3.3 (3)° for C4—C3—O2—C20, displaying that the Cmethyl—O bonds are directed along the molecular short axis.
In the crystal structure, the molecules are linked through intermolecular C—H···O hydrogen bonds between the methoxy groups as well as between the tetracene groups (Table 1, Fig. 2). Interestingly, along the stacking direction, not antiparallel but just slipped π-π stacking can be found. The interplanar distance is 3.407 (2) Å. The dipole moment of (I) was calculated by MO calculations (B3LYP/6–31G*), which afforded an estimation of 0.01 debye. Thus, (I) is a non-polar molecule. Therefore, it seems reasonably to conclude that the electrostatic property can determine either an antiparallel or a non-antiparallel arrangement.