organic compounds
Di-tert-butyl N-[2,6-bis(methoxymethoxy)phenyl]iminodiacetate
aMedicinal Chemistry and Drug Action, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University (Parkville Campus), 381 Royal Park Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia, and bSchool of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
*Correspondence e-mail: craig.forsyth@sci.monash.edu.au
The title molecule, C20H31NO8, has pseudo-C2 symmetry about the C—N bond, with the bis(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino group twisted from the benzene ring plane by ca 60° and the bulky tert-butoxycarbonyl (Boc) groups are orientated away from the substituted aniline group. As part of an antibacterial drug discovery programme furnishing analogues of platensimycin, we unexpectedly synthesized the bis-Boc-protected aniline.
Related literature
For the synthesis, see: Nicolaou et al. (2006)Khakham (2007). For related structures, see: Marino et al. (2002); Macleod et al. (2003). For the protection of amino groups in synthesis, see: ; Kshirsagar (2008).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell APEX2 and SAINT (Bruker, 2005); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: CIFTAB (Sheldrick, 1997).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536809009246/pv2145sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809009246/pv2145Isup2.hkl
The title compound (I) was synthesized from 2,6-bis(methoxymethoxy)aniline (Nicolaou et al., 2006) and commercially available di-tert-butyldicarbonate in the presence of a catalytic amount of 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine (DMAP), using tetrahydrofuran as solvent (Khakham, 2007). To a 50 ml round bottom flask was added 2,6-di(methoxymethoxy)aniline (0.820 g, 3.85 mmol) and di-tert-butyldicarbonate (2.51 g, 11.5 mmol) and 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine (0.120 g, 0.982 mmol) and tetrahydrofuran (15 ml). The reaction mixture was heated at reflux with stirring for 24 h, cooled then evaporated to dryness. The resulting residue was purified by flash
(1:4 ethyl acetate/hexane) and the major fractions were combined then evaporated to dryness. The title compound was recrystallized from dichloromethane-hexane as colorless needles (549 mg, 46%) suitable for X-ray diffraction. Mp 366–367 K.All H atoms for the primary molecules were initially located in the difference Fourier map but were placed in geometrically idealized positions and constrained to ride on their parent atoms with phenyl, methyl and methylene C—H distances 0.95, 0.98 and 0.99 Å, respectively and Uiso(H) = 1.5 and 1.2 times Ueq(C) for methyl and non-methyl H-atoms, respectively.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell
APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); data reduction: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: CIFTAB (Sheldrick, 1997).Fig. 1. Molecular diagram of the title compound. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level. |
C20H31NO8 | F(000) = 888 |
Mr = 413.46 | Dx = 1.263 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 15504 reflections |
a = 11.2544 (3) Å | θ = 2.1–26.0° |
b = 19.6759 (6) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
c = 9.8325 (3) Å | T = 123 K |
β = 93.207 (1)° | Prism, colourless |
V = 2173.90 (11) Å3 | 0.25 × 0.25 × 0.25 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker X8 APEX CCD diffractometer | 4207 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3714 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.026 |
Thin–slice ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 26.0°, θmin = 2.1° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1997) | h = −13→11 |
Tmin = 0.95, Tmax = 0.97 | k = −24→24 |
15504 measured reflections | l = −12→12 |
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)] = 0.037 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.095 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0455P)2 + 0.7413P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
4207 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
264 parameters | Δρmax = 0.25 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.22 e Å−3 |
C20H31NO8 | V = 2173.90 (11) Å3 |
Mr = 413.46 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 11.2544 (3) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
b = 19.6759 (6) Å | T = 123 K |
c = 9.8325 (3) Å | 0.25 × 0.25 × 0.25 mm |
β = 93.207 (1)° |
Bruker X8 APEX CCD diffractometer | 4207 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1997) | 3714 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.95, Tmax = 0.97 | Rint = 0.026 |
15504 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.037 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.095 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.25 e Å−3 |
4207 reflections | Δρmin = −0.22 e Å−3 |
264 parameters |
Experimental. 1H NMR (CDCl3) δ 1.45(18H, s, tert-Bu), 3.51 (6H, s, OCH3), 5.21 (4H, s, OCH2O), 6.85 (2H, d, J = 8 Hz, H3 H5), 7.21 (1H, t, J = 8 Hz, H4). 13C NMR (CDCl3) δ 27.9 (CH3), 56.0 (CH3), 82.0 (CH2), 95.0 (CH2), 108.7 (CH), 128.7 (CH), 151.5 (Cq), 162.0 (Cq). ESI MS (20 V) m/z 844 ([2M+NH4]+, 25%), 414 ([M+H]+, 26%), 358 (35%), 302 (100%), 258 (40%), 182 (39%). |
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 | 0.01820 (8) | 0.15220 (4) | 0.49516 (9) | 0.0208 (2) | |
O2 | −0.17789 (8) | 0.19162 (5) | 0.45496 (10) | 0.0239 (2) | |
O3 | 0.20418 (8) | 0.02812 (4) | 0.84955 (9) | 0.0222 (2) | |
O4 | 0.22082 (9) | −0.08991 (5) | 0.87902 (10) | 0.0275 (2) | |
O5 | 0.32175 (8) | 0.04924 (4) | 0.57699 (9) | 0.0226 (2) | |
O6 | 0.40454 (8) | 0.13528 (5) | 0.70366 (9) | 0.0215 (2) | |
O7 | 0.10556 (8) | 0.22153 (4) | 0.75269 (9) | 0.0209 (2) | |
O8 | 0.26357 (8) | 0.23752 (4) | 0.62311 (9) | 0.0189 (2) | |
N1 | 0.20550 (9) | 0.13091 (5) | 0.66923 (10) | 0.0170 (2) | |
C1 | 0.10389 (11) | 0.08748 (6) | 0.67245 (12) | 0.0169 (3) | |
C2 | 0.00578 (11) | 0.09870 (6) | 0.58212 (12) | 0.0183 (3) | |
C3 | −0.09338 (12) | 0.05666 (6) | 0.58451 (14) | 0.0224 (3) | |
H3 | −0.1612 | 0.0646 | 0.5247 | 0.027* | |
C4 | −0.09125 (12) | 0.00289 (7) | 0.67605 (14) | 0.0245 (3) | |
H4 | −0.1581 | −0.0266 | 0.6766 | 0.029* | |
C5 | 0.00498 (12) | −0.00910 (6) | 0.76637 (14) | 0.0228 (3) | |
H5 | 0.0042 | −0.0461 | 0.8283 | 0.027* | |
C6 | 0.10309 (11) | 0.03395 (6) | 0.76507 (12) | 0.0188 (3) | |
C7 | −0.07663 (12) | 0.16675 (7) | 0.39715 (13) | 0.0223 (3) | |
H7A | −0.0489 | 0.2006 | 0.3315 | 0.027* | |
H7B | −0.0976 | 0.1247 | 0.3459 | 0.027* | |
C8 | −0.15998 (14) | 0.25694 (7) | 0.51580 (17) | 0.0344 (4) | |
H8A | −0.1033 | 0.2531 | 0.5948 | 0.052* | |
H8B | −0.2360 | 0.2744 | 0.5452 | 0.052* | |
H8C | −0.1284 | 0.2882 | 0.4492 | 0.052* | |
C9 | 0.21192 (14) | −0.02718 (7) | 0.94256 (13) | 0.0283 (3) | |
H9A | 0.2824 | −0.0206 | 1.0061 | 0.034* | |
H9B | 0.1405 | −0.0271 | 0.9969 | 0.034* | |
C10 | 0.32667 (13) | −0.09618 (8) | 0.80655 (16) | 0.0331 (3) | |
H10A | 0.3254 | −0.0626 | 0.7328 | 0.050* | |
H10B | 0.3310 | −0.1420 | 0.7681 | 0.050* | |
H10C | 0.3962 | −0.0882 | 0.8690 | 0.050* | |
C11 | 0.31523 (11) | 0.10078 (6) | 0.64174 (12) | 0.0174 (3) | |
C12 | 0.18617 (11) | 0.20088 (6) | 0.68888 (11) | 0.0159 (2) | |
C13 | 0.52977 (12) | 0.11794 (7) | 0.67929 (14) | 0.0246 (3) | |
C14 | 0.55807 (14) | 0.04678 (8) | 0.73059 (17) | 0.0376 (4) | |
H14A | 0.5129 | 0.0136 | 0.6741 | 0.056* | |
H14B | 0.5362 | 0.0427 | 0.8253 | 0.056* | |
H14C | 0.6434 | 0.0380 | 0.7255 | 0.056* | |
C15 | 0.59817 (13) | 0.17074 (9) | 0.76495 (17) | 0.0393 (4) | |
H15A | 0.5830 | 0.1640 | 0.8612 | 0.059* | |
H15B | 0.5721 | 0.2163 | 0.7365 | 0.059* | |
H15C | 0.6835 | 0.1659 | 0.7524 | 0.059* | |
C16 | 0.55154 (13) | 0.12683 (9) | 0.53009 (15) | 0.0351 (4) | |
H16A | 0.5067 | 0.0923 | 0.4767 | 0.053* | |
H16B | 0.6367 | 0.1217 | 0.5165 | 0.053* | |
H16C | 0.5253 | 0.1722 | 0.5003 | 0.053* | |
C17 | 0.26643 (12) | 0.31241 (6) | 0.63900 (13) | 0.0200 (3) | |
C18 | 0.15042 (12) | 0.34337 (7) | 0.58381 (13) | 0.0238 (3) | |
H18A | 0.1360 | 0.3304 | 0.4881 | 0.036* | |
H18B | 0.1551 | 0.3930 | 0.5910 | 0.036* | |
H18C | 0.0851 | 0.3267 | 0.6366 | 0.036* | |
C19 | 0.36707 (13) | 0.33176 (7) | 0.54976 (16) | 0.0295 (3) | |
H19A | 0.3453 | 0.3197 | 0.4549 | 0.044* | |
H19B | 0.4395 | 0.3073 | 0.5804 | 0.044* | |
H19C | 0.3813 | 0.3808 | 0.5563 | 0.044* | |
C20 | 0.29631 (14) | 0.33007 (7) | 0.78745 (14) | 0.0310 (3) | |
H20A | 0.3721 | 0.3088 | 0.8174 | 0.047* | |
H20B | 0.2332 | 0.3133 | 0.8434 | 0.047* | |
H20C | 0.3029 | 0.3795 | 0.7973 | 0.047* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0161 (5) | 0.0216 (5) | 0.0245 (5) | −0.0008 (4) | −0.0005 (4) | 0.0046 (4) |
O2 | 0.0167 (5) | 0.0224 (5) | 0.0325 (5) | 0.0018 (4) | 0.0003 (4) | −0.0031 (4) |
O3 | 0.0259 (5) | 0.0183 (5) | 0.0222 (4) | 0.0018 (4) | −0.0017 (4) | 0.0016 (3) |
O4 | 0.0336 (6) | 0.0189 (5) | 0.0300 (5) | 0.0040 (4) | 0.0022 (4) | 0.0032 (4) |
O5 | 0.0207 (5) | 0.0203 (5) | 0.0269 (5) | 0.0022 (4) | 0.0023 (4) | −0.0058 (4) |
O6 | 0.0128 (5) | 0.0250 (5) | 0.0265 (5) | 0.0006 (4) | −0.0003 (4) | −0.0060 (4) |
O7 | 0.0225 (5) | 0.0181 (4) | 0.0227 (4) | 0.0014 (4) | 0.0074 (4) | −0.0008 (3) |
O8 | 0.0200 (5) | 0.0143 (4) | 0.0227 (4) | −0.0020 (3) | 0.0056 (4) | −0.0010 (3) |
N1 | 0.0135 (5) | 0.0146 (5) | 0.0230 (5) | 0.0002 (4) | 0.0017 (4) | −0.0006 (4) |
C1 | 0.0150 (6) | 0.0138 (6) | 0.0222 (6) | −0.0001 (5) | 0.0047 (5) | −0.0026 (5) |
C2 | 0.0176 (7) | 0.0157 (6) | 0.0219 (6) | 0.0022 (5) | 0.0050 (5) | −0.0013 (5) |
C3 | 0.0150 (7) | 0.0208 (6) | 0.0314 (7) | 0.0007 (5) | 0.0024 (5) | −0.0028 (5) |
C4 | 0.0177 (7) | 0.0174 (6) | 0.0394 (8) | −0.0031 (5) | 0.0102 (6) | −0.0032 (5) |
C5 | 0.0251 (7) | 0.0142 (6) | 0.0302 (7) | 0.0006 (5) | 0.0114 (6) | 0.0019 (5) |
C6 | 0.0203 (7) | 0.0159 (6) | 0.0205 (6) | 0.0038 (5) | 0.0042 (5) | −0.0032 (5) |
C7 | 0.0195 (7) | 0.0260 (7) | 0.0210 (6) | 0.0024 (5) | −0.0016 (5) | −0.0002 (5) |
C8 | 0.0310 (9) | 0.0256 (7) | 0.0462 (9) | 0.0045 (6) | −0.0015 (7) | −0.0094 (6) |
C9 | 0.0428 (9) | 0.0222 (7) | 0.0197 (6) | 0.0051 (6) | 0.0017 (6) | 0.0033 (5) |
C10 | 0.0296 (8) | 0.0281 (8) | 0.0415 (8) | 0.0070 (6) | 0.0001 (6) | −0.0030 (6) |
C11 | 0.0158 (7) | 0.0188 (6) | 0.0175 (6) | 0.0001 (5) | 0.0020 (5) | 0.0025 (5) |
C12 | 0.0170 (6) | 0.0156 (6) | 0.0149 (5) | −0.0004 (5) | −0.0011 (5) | −0.0001 (4) |
C13 | 0.0123 (7) | 0.0344 (8) | 0.0269 (7) | 0.0022 (5) | 0.0004 (5) | −0.0017 (6) |
C14 | 0.0230 (8) | 0.0432 (9) | 0.0461 (9) | 0.0101 (7) | −0.0037 (7) | 0.0073 (7) |
C15 | 0.0194 (8) | 0.0537 (10) | 0.0445 (9) | −0.0062 (7) | −0.0029 (7) | −0.0104 (8) |
C16 | 0.0192 (8) | 0.0569 (10) | 0.0295 (8) | −0.0030 (7) | 0.0037 (6) | 0.0026 (7) |
C17 | 0.0243 (7) | 0.0125 (6) | 0.0235 (6) | −0.0036 (5) | 0.0021 (5) | −0.0007 (5) |
C18 | 0.0275 (8) | 0.0195 (6) | 0.0249 (6) | 0.0018 (5) | 0.0046 (5) | 0.0037 (5) |
C19 | 0.0261 (8) | 0.0219 (7) | 0.0413 (8) | −0.0044 (6) | 0.0085 (6) | 0.0039 (6) |
C20 | 0.0412 (9) | 0.0235 (7) | 0.0275 (7) | −0.0060 (6) | −0.0066 (6) | −0.0038 (6) |
O1—C2 | 1.3683 (15) | C8—H8C | 0.9800 |
O1—C7 | 1.4264 (15) | C9—H9A | 0.9900 |
O2—C7 | 1.3907 (16) | C9—H9B | 0.9900 |
O2—C8 | 1.4272 (16) | C10—H10A | 0.9800 |
O3—C6 | 1.3754 (16) | C10—H10B | 0.9800 |
O3—C9 | 1.4210 (15) | C10—H10C | 0.9800 |
O4—C9 | 1.3894 (16) | C13—C16 | 1.5109 (19) |
O4—C10 | 1.4272 (18) | C13—C14 | 1.516 (2) |
O5—C11 | 1.2017 (15) | C13—C15 | 1.519 (2) |
O6—C11 | 1.3317 (15) | C14—H14A | 0.9800 |
O6—C13 | 1.4825 (16) | C14—H14B | 0.9800 |
O7—C12 | 1.2023 (15) | C14—H14C | 0.9800 |
O8—C12 | 1.3266 (15) | C15—H15A | 0.9800 |
O8—C17 | 1.4820 (14) | C15—H15B | 0.9800 |
N1—C12 | 1.4088 (15) | C15—H15C | 0.9800 |
N1—C11 | 1.4096 (16) | C16—H16A | 0.9800 |
N1—C1 | 1.4292 (16) | C16—H16B | 0.9800 |
C1—C6 | 1.3928 (17) | C16—H16C | 0.9800 |
C1—C2 | 1.3954 (18) | C17—C18 | 1.5136 (19) |
C2—C3 | 1.3903 (18) | C17—C19 | 1.5195 (18) |
C3—C4 | 1.3884 (19) | C17—C20 | 1.5196 (18) |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C18—H18A | 0.9800 |
C4—C5 | 1.382 (2) | C18—H18B | 0.9800 |
C4—H4 | 0.9500 | C18—H18C | 0.9800 |
C5—C6 | 1.3923 (18) | C19—H19A | 0.9800 |
C5—H5 | 0.9500 | C19—H19B | 0.9800 |
C7—H7A | 0.9900 | C19—H19C | 0.9800 |
C7—H7B | 0.9900 | C20—H20A | 0.9800 |
C8—H8A | 0.9800 | C20—H20B | 0.9800 |
C8—H8B | 0.9800 | C20—H20C | 0.9800 |
C2—O1—C7 | 118.55 (10) | O6—C11—N1 | 110.18 (10) |
C7—O2—C8 | 112.86 (11) | O7—C12—O8 | 127.29 (11) |
C6—O3—C9 | 118.13 (10) | O7—C12—N1 | 121.92 (11) |
C9—O4—C10 | 112.61 (11) | O8—C12—N1 | 110.71 (10) |
C11—O6—C13 | 120.59 (10) | O6—C13—C16 | 109.73 (11) |
C12—O8—C17 | 120.00 (9) | O6—C13—C14 | 110.04 (11) |
C12—N1—C11 | 125.51 (10) | C16—C13—C14 | 112.79 (13) |
C12—N1—C1 | 116.83 (10) | O6—C13—C15 | 102.12 (11) |
C11—N1—C1 | 117.61 (10) | C16—C13—C15 | 110.76 (13) |
C6—C1—C2 | 120.13 (11) | C14—C13—C15 | 110.89 (13) |
C6—C1—N1 | 120.07 (11) | C13—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
C2—C1—N1 | 119.80 (11) | C13—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
O1—C2—C3 | 125.34 (12) | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
O1—C2—C1 | 114.49 (11) | C13—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C1 | 120.17 (12) | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C4—C3—C2 | 118.65 (12) | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.7 | C13—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.7 | C13—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C5—C4—C3 | 122.09 (12) | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C5—C4—H4 | 119.0 | C13—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.0 | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C4—C5—C6 | 118.93 (12) | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.5 | C13—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5 | 120.5 | C13—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
O3—C6—C5 | 124.99 (11) | H16A—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
O3—C6—C1 | 115.00 (11) | C13—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C1 | 120.01 (12) | H16A—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
O2—C7—O1 | 113.19 (10) | H16B—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
O2—C7—H7A | 108.9 | O8—C17—C18 | 110.43 (10) |
O1—C7—H7A | 108.9 | O8—C17—C19 | 101.58 (10) |
O2—C7—H7B | 108.9 | C18—C17—C19 | 110.37 (11) |
O1—C7—H7B | 108.9 | O8—C17—C20 | 109.33 (10) |
H7A—C7—H7B | 107.8 | C18—C17—C20 | 113.10 (11) |
O2—C8—H8A | 109.5 | C19—C17—C20 | 111.43 (12) |
O2—C8—H8B | 109.5 | C17—C18—H18A | 109.5 |
H8A—C8—H8B | 109.5 | C17—C18—H18B | 109.5 |
O2—C8—H8C | 109.5 | H18A—C18—H18B | 109.5 |
H8A—C8—H8C | 109.5 | C17—C18—H18C | 109.5 |
H8B—C8—H8C | 109.5 | H18A—C18—H18C | 109.5 |
O4—C9—O3 | 113.22 (10) | H18B—C18—H18C | 109.5 |
O4—C9—H9A | 108.9 | C17—C19—H19A | 109.5 |
O3—C9—H9A | 108.9 | C17—C19—H19B | 109.5 |
O4—C9—H9B | 108.9 | H19A—C19—H19B | 109.5 |
O3—C9—H9B | 108.9 | C17—C19—H19C | 109.5 |
H9A—C9—H9B | 107.7 | H19A—C19—H19C | 109.5 |
O4—C10—H10A | 109.5 | H19B—C19—H19C | 109.5 |
O4—C10—H10B | 109.5 | C17—C20—H20A | 109.5 |
H10A—C10—H10B | 109.5 | C17—C20—H20B | 109.5 |
O4—C10—H10C | 109.5 | H20A—C20—H20B | 109.5 |
H10A—C10—H10C | 109.5 | C17—C20—H20C | 109.5 |
H10B—C10—H10C | 109.5 | H20A—C20—H20C | 109.5 |
O5—C11—O6 | 127.26 (12) | H20B—C20—H20C | 109.5 |
O5—C11—N1 | 122.45 (11) | ||
C2—C1—N1—C12 | 57.65 (15) | C6—C1—N1—C11 | 59.68 (15) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C20H31NO8 |
Mr | 413.46 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 123 |
a, b, c (Å) | 11.2544 (3), 19.6759 (6), 9.8325 (3) |
β (°) | 93.207 (1) |
V (Å3) | 2173.90 (11) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.25 × 0.25 × 0.25 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker X8 APEX CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1997) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.95, 0.97 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 15504, 4207, 3714 |
Rint | 0.026 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.617 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.037, 0.095, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 4207 |
No. of parameters | 264 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.25, −0.22 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), X-SEED (Barbour, 2001), CIFTAB (Sheldrick, 1997).
Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge support from Monash University and the Australian Research Council.
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Protection of amino functionalities utilizing bulky tert-butylcarboxy groups is a common synthetic strategy in drug dicovery research programmes (Kshirsagar, 2008). Typically, mono-substituted derivatives are formed from reactions of anilines and di-tert-butyldicarbonate, with di-substitution generally inhibited by the poorer nucleophilic character of the intermediate secondary carbamate. In the current example, reaction of 2,6-bis(methoxymethoxy)aniline with the di-tert-butyldicarbonate gave 2-[bis(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-1,3-bis(methoxymethoxy)benzene (I) in good yield. Surprisingly NMR spectra showed no evidence of restricted rotation of the tert-butoxycarbonyl groups in solution. The solid state structure showed a pseudo C2 symmetric molecule with the two methoxymethoxy arms of the benzene nucleus forming an S-shaped configuration. The bis(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino fragment is twisted from the aromatic ring plane with the torsion angles C2—C1—N1—C12 57.7 (2) °; C6—C1—N1—C11 59.7 (2) ° smaller than for an analogous bis Boc aniline di-tert-butyl(2-(2-((4-methylphenyl)thio)-5-oxo-3-(3-oxohexyl) tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)phenyl)imidocarbonate (II) (73.6 °, 93.3 °) Marino et al. 2002), but larger than those observed for mono-protected anilines (e.g. 36.3 (3) ° in 2-(2'-N-tert-butoxycarbonyl)phenyl-1,3-dithiane (Macleod et al. 2003). The bulky tert-butoxycarbonyl groups are orientated away from the aniline group in I and II in contrast to the only other bis(tert-butoxycarbonyl)aniline structure, 2-(2'(N,N'-bis(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino)phenyl-1,3-dithiane, in which the carbonyl groups point away from the aromatic ring (Macleod et al. 2003). No significant interactions between molecules of the title compound were observed (closest contact O7···H7a(#1) 2.474 Å, #1 x, 1/2 - y, 1/2 + z) and the observed configuration presumably derives from the steric repulsion between the ortho methoxymethoxy substitutents of the analine and the bulky tert-butoxycarbonyl groups.