organic compounds
Triphenylmethyl benzoate
aDepartment of Chemistry, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688-0002, USA, and bDepartment of Chemistry, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA 98119-1997, USA
*Correspondence e-mail: spyrig@spu.edu
The title compound, C26H20O2, has long been known, but was not structurally characterized until now. It adopts the Z conformation and the atoms comprising the ester linkage are essentially coplanar (r.m.s. deviation of 0.0234 Å). The acyl C—O bond length of 1.470 (2) Å falls within the normal range seen for of tertiary and is below the value of 1.496 Å found in tri-tert-butylmethyl 4-nitrobenzoate.
Related literature
For related structures of sterically hindered ), a 4-substituted tert-butyl benzoate (Fu et al., 2008), tri-tert-butylmethyl 4-nitrobenzoate (Cheng & Nyburg, 1978), and for of tertiary see: Allen & Kirby (1984); Schweizer & Dunitz (1982). For the synthesis, see: Blicke (1923) and for ionic field studies in solutions of the title compound, see: Velazquez et al. (2006). For additional related references on the calculated parameter and the conformations of see: (Flack, 1983) and Pawar et al. (1998).
see: phenyl benzoate (Adams & Morsi, 1976Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: CrysAlis Pro (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); cell CrysAlis Pro; data reduction: CrysAlis Pro; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S160053680902889X/zs2001sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S160053680902889X/zs2001Isup2.hkl
The title compound was synthesized by reacting trityl chloride with silver benzoate in dry benzene as outlined in the literature (Blicke, 1923). Crystals were grown by slow evaporation from benzene at 298 K. m.p. 442.5–444.15 K.
H-atoms were placed in calculated positions and allowed to ride during subsequent
with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) and C—H distances of 0.93 Å for all H atoms. The calculated parameter (Flack, 1983) and e.s.d. was meaningless with a value of 0.1 (12). For this reason, the Friedel-pair reflections were merged before the final refinement.Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXP97 (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2009).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of (I), with the atom-numbering scheme. Displacement ellipsoids for non-hydrogen atoms are drawn at the 50% probability level. |
C26H20O2 | Dx = 1.255 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 364.42 | Melting point = 440.5–444.5 K |
Orthorhombic, Pna21 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2c -2n | Cell parameters from 2913 reflections |
a = 8.9512 (4) Å | θ = 3.1–30.4° |
b = 14.9545 (5) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
c = 14.4038 (6) Å | T = 290 K |
V = 1928.10 (13) Å3 | Prism, colorless |
Z = 4 | 0.50 × 0.15 × 0.07 mm |
F(000) = 768 |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur diffractometer with an Eos CCD detector | 2664 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1879 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.022 |
Detector resolution: 16.0514 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 30.4°, θmin = 3.6° |
ω scans | h = −11→6 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | k = −20→8 |
Tmin = 0.959, Tmax = 0.995 | l = −14→20 |
6656 measured reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: none |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.036 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.070 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0394P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 0.91 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
2664 reflections | Δρmax = 0.12 e Å−3 |
254 parameters | Δρmin = −0.12 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.0067 (13) |
C26H20O2 | V = 1928.10 (13) Å3 |
Mr = 364.42 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, Pna21 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.9512 (4) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
b = 14.9545 (5) Å | T = 290 K |
c = 14.4038 (6) Å | 0.50 × 0.15 × 0.07 mm |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur diffractometer with an Eos CCD detector | 2664 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 1879 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.959, Tmax = 0.995 | Rint = 0.022 |
6656 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.036 | 1 restraint |
wR(F2) = 0.070 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.91 | Δρmax = 0.12 e Å−3 |
2664 reflections | Δρmin = −0.12 e Å−3 |
254 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 > 2σ(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 | 0.09567 (13) | 0.02387 (8) | 0.19684 (8) | 0.0377 (3) | |
O2 | 0.27149 (15) | −0.04826 (9) | 0.28069 (10) | 0.0513 (3) | |
C1 | 0.23123 (18) | −0.01384 (11) | 0.20970 (13) | 0.0364 (4) | |
C2 | 0.3253 (2) | −0.00547 (11) | 0.12520 (13) | 0.0389 (4) | |
C3 | 0.2950 (2) | 0.05570 (13) | 0.05580 (13) | 0.0470 (5) | |
H3 | 0.2109 | 0.0920 | 0.0602 | 0.056* | |
C4 | 0.3891 (3) | 0.06332 (16) | −0.02053 (15) | 0.0611 (6) | |
H4 | 0.3684 | 0.1045 | −0.0671 | 0.073* | |
C5 | 0.5127 (3) | 0.0096 (2) | −0.02643 (17) | 0.0715 (7) | |
H5 | 0.5764 | 0.0146 | −0.0772 | 0.086* | |
C6 | 0.5431 (3) | −0.05147 (18) | 0.0419 (2) | 0.0729 (7) | |
H6 | 0.6267 | −0.0881 | 0.0367 | 0.087* | |
C7 | 0.4512 (2) | −0.05927 (14) | 0.11823 (16) | 0.0564 (5) | |
H7 | 0.4734 | −0.1003 | 0.1648 | 0.068* | |
C8 | −0.01225 (19) | 0.02868 (11) | 0.27363 (12) | 0.0340 (4) | |
C9 | −0.05440 (19) | −0.06734 (11) | 0.30194 (12) | 0.0352 (4) | |
C10 | −0.1514 (2) | −0.11564 (12) | 0.24597 (14) | 0.0486 (5) | |
H10 | −0.1927 | −0.0888 | 0.1937 | 0.058* | |
C11 | −0.1874 (3) | −0.20348 (13) | 0.26723 (17) | 0.0612 (6) | |
H11 | −0.2518 | −0.2353 | 0.2288 | 0.073* | |
C12 | −0.1287 (3) | −0.24365 (13) | 0.34465 (17) | 0.0589 (6) | |
H12 | −0.1538 | −0.3024 | 0.3591 | 0.071* | |
C13 | −0.0327 (2) | −0.19667 (12) | 0.40057 (16) | 0.0517 (5) | |
H13 | 0.0073 | −0.2239 | 0.4530 | 0.062* | |
C14 | 0.0052 (2) | −0.10936 (12) | 0.37983 (14) | 0.0424 (4) | |
H14 | 0.0709 | −0.0784 | 0.4182 | 0.051* | |
C15 | 0.0481 (2) | 0.08856 (11) | 0.35106 (13) | 0.0361 (4) | |
C16 | 0.1604 (2) | 0.15027 (12) | 0.33333 (15) | 0.0480 (5) | |
H16 | 0.2058 | 0.1517 | 0.2753 | 0.058* | |
C17 | 0.2052 (3) | 0.20958 (14) | 0.40161 (19) | 0.0649 (7) | |
H17 | 0.2819 | 0.2499 | 0.3894 | 0.078* | |
C18 | 0.1379 (3) | 0.20969 (14) | 0.48721 (18) | 0.0672 (7) | |
H18 | 0.1681 | 0.2501 | 0.5326 | 0.081* | |
C19 | 0.0260 (3) | 0.14994 (15) | 0.50529 (16) | 0.0622 (6) | |
H19 | −0.0203 | 0.1500 | 0.5631 | 0.075* | |
C20 | −0.0189 (2) | 0.08948 (13) | 0.43834 (13) | 0.0481 (5) | |
H20 | −0.0947 | 0.0489 | 0.4517 | 0.058* | |
C21 | −0.14691 (19) | 0.07741 (10) | 0.23019 (12) | 0.0364 (4) | |
C22 | −0.1388 (2) | 0.12181 (13) | 0.14637 (15) | 0.0545 (5) | |
H22 | −0.0505 | 0.1205 | 0.1124 | 0.065* | |
C23 | −0.2611 (3) | 0.16830 (15) | 0.11242 (19) | 0.0677 (7) | |
H23 | −0.2539 | 0.1981 | 0.0559 | 0.081* | |
C24 | −0.3917 (2) | 0.17089 (13) | 0.1609 (2) | 0.0619 (6) | |
H24 | −0.4733 | 0.2022 | 0.1377 | 0.074* | |
C25 | −0.4017 (2) | 0.12700 (15) | 0.24394 (18) | 0.0601 (6) | |
H25 | −0.4905 | 0.1284 | 0.2774 | 0.072* | |
C26 | −0.2805 (2) | 0.08062 (13) | 0.27826 (16) | 0.0512 (5) | |
H26 | −0.2889 | 0.0510 | 0.3348 | 0.061* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0315 (6) | 0.0499 (6) | 0.0316 (6) | 0.0018 (5) | 0.0016 (5) | 0.0073 (6) |
O2 | 0.0433 (7) | 0.0647 (8) | 0.0459 (8) | 0.0086 (6) | −0.0012 (7) | 0.0170 (7) |
C1 | 0.0318 (9) | 0.0397 (8) | 0.0377 (10) | −0.0005 (7) | 0.0008 (8) | 0.0045 (8) |
C2 | 0.0331 (9) | 0.0452 (9) | 0.0385 (10) | −0.0048 (8) | −0.0011 (8) | −0.0075 (9) |
C3 | 0.0390 (11) | 0.0613 (12) | 0.0407 (11) | −0.0085 (9) | −0.0003 (8) | 0.0032 (10) |
C4 | 0.0582 (15) | 0.0878 (15) | 0.0373 (11) | −0.0193 (12) | 0.0025 (11) | 0.0017 (12) |
C5 | 0.0568 (15) | 0.109 (2) | 0.0482 (13) | −0.0211 (14) | 0.0167 (12) | −0.0187 (15) |
C6 | 0.0523 (15) | 0.0930 (18) | 0.0732 (17) | 0.0105 (13) | 0.0152 (13) | −0.0237 (15) |
C7 | 0.0464 (12) | 0.0656 (12) | 0.0572 (13) | 0.0076 (10) | 0.0028 (11) | −0.0081 (11) |
C8 | 0.0313 (9) | 0.0397 (9) | 0.0310 (9) | 0.0004 (7) | 0.0020 (7) | 0.0017 (8) |
C9 | 0.0339 (9) | 0.0363 (8) | 0.0352 (10) | −0.0007 (7) | 0.0051 (8) | −0.0005 (8) |
C10 | 0.0560 (12) | 0.0483 (10) | 0.0414 (11) | −0.0051 (10) | −0.0024 (9) | −0.0026 (9) |
C11 | 0.0712 (15) | 0.0511 (12) | 0.0611 (15) | −0.0175 (10) | 0.0012 (12) | −0.0137 (12) |
C12 | 0.0751 (15) | 0.0384 (10) | 0.0633 (13) | −0.0080 (10) | 0.0131 (12) | 0.0023 (11) |
C13 | 0.0594 (13) | 0.0429 (10) | 0.0529 (13) | 0.0007 (9) | 0.0052 (10) | 0.0099 (10) |
C14 | 0.0442 (11) | 0.0415 (9) | 0.0416 (10) | −0.0015 (8) | 0.0012 (8) | 0.0026 (9) |
C15 | 0.0369 (10) | 0.0333 (8) | 0.0380 (10) | 0.0033 (7) | −0.0080 (8) | 0.0034 (8) |
C16 | 0.0545 (12) | 0.0409 (9) | 0.0488 (12) | −0.0062 (8) | −0.0097 (10) | 0.0058 (9) |
C17 | 0.0739 (16) | 0.0410 (10) | 0.0798 (18) | −0.0098 (10) | −0.0277 (14) | 0.0023 (12) |
C18 | 0.0845 (18) | 0.0490 (11) | 0.0682 (17) | 0.0092 (12) | −0.0348 (14) | −0.0176 (12) |
C19 | 0.0716 (16) | 0.0685 (15) | 0.0465 (12) | 0.0149 (13) | −0.0105 (11) | −0.0109 (12) |
C20 | 0.0520 (12) | 0.0501 (11) | 0.0421 (11) | 0.0020 (9) | −0.0028 (9) | −0.0037 (10) |
C21 | 0.0317 (9) | 0.0365 (8) | 0.0410 (11) | −0.0018 (7) | −0.0039 (8) | −0.0017 (8) |
C22 | 0.0417 (11) | 0.0644 (11) | 0.0574 (13) | 0.0009 (10) | −0.0059 (10) | 0.0180 (12) |
C23 | 0.0558 (14) | 0.0701 (13) | 0.0771 (17) | 0.0055 (11) | −0.0182 (13) | 0.0245 (13) |
C24 | 0.0489 (13) | 0.0501 (11) | 0.0866 (18) | 0.0090 (9) | −0.0288 (13) | −0.0054 (13) |
C25 | 0.0361 (11) | 0.0703 (13) | 0.0739 (16) | 0.0085 (10) | −0.0039 (11) | −0.0200 (13) |
C26 | 0.0400 (10) | 0.0628 (12) | 0.0508 (12) | 0.0055 (9) | 0.0001 (10) | −0.0017 (11) |
O1—C1 | 1.351 (2) | C13—C14 | 1.382 (3) |
O1—C8 | 1.470 (2) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
O2—C1 | 1.200 (2) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C1—C2 | 1.486 (2) | C15—C16 | 1.389 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.382 (3) | C15—C20 | 1.393 (3) |
C2—C7 | 1.388 (3) | C16—C17 | 1.384 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.390 (3) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C17—C18 | 1.373 (4) |
C4—C5 | 1.370 (4) | C17—H17 | 0.9300 |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C18—C19 | 1.367 (3) |
C5—C6 | 1.369 (4) | C18—H18 | 0.9300 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C19—C20 | 1.382 (3) |
C6—C7 | 1.378 (3) | C19—H19 | 0.9300 |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | C20—H20 | 0.9300 |
C7—H7 | 0.9300 | C21—C22 | 1.380 (3) |
C8—C15 | 1.529 (2) | C21—C26 | 1.383 (3) |
C8—C9 | 1.540 (2) | C22—C23 | 1.386 (3) |
C8—C21 | 1.541 (2) | C22—H22 | 0.9300 |
C9—C10 | 1.388 (3) | C23—C24 | 1.362 (3) |
C9—C14 | 1.392 (3) | C23—H23 | 0.9300 |
C10—C11 | 1.387 (3) | C24—C25 | 1.368 (3) |
C10—H10 | 0.9300 | C24—H24 | 0.9300 |
C11—C12 | 1.372 (3) | C25—C26 | 1.379 (3) |
C11—H11 | 0.9300 | C25—H25 | 0.9300 |
C12—C13 | 1.371 (3) | C26—H26 | 0.9300 |
C12—H12 | 0.9300 | ||
C1—O1—C8 | 120.50 (13) | C12—C13—H13 | 119.6 |
O2—C1—O1 | 124.44 (16) | C14—C13—H13 | 119.6 |
O2—C1—C2 | 124.32 (15) | C13—C14—C9 | 120.44 (19) |
O1—C1—C2 | 111.22 (15) | C13—C14—H14 | 119.8 |
C3—C2—C7 | 119.40 (19) | C9—C14—H14 | 119.8 |
C3—C2—C1 | 122.47 (17) | C16—C15—C20 | 118.12 (17) |
C7—C2—C1 | 118.09 (18) | C16—C15—C8 | 120.72 (17) |
C2—C3—C4 | 120.5 (2) | C20—C15—C8 | 120.79 (16) |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.8 | C17—C16—C15 | 120.3 (2) |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.8 | C17—C16—H16 | 119.8 |
C5—C4—C3 | 119.4 (2) | C15—C16—H16 | 119.8 |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.3 | C18—C17—C16 | 120.8 (2) |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.3 | C18—C17—H17 | 119.6 |
C6—C5—C4 | 120.4 (2) | C16—C17—H17 | 119.6 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.8 | C19—C18—C17 | 119.5 (2) |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.8 | C19—C18—H18 | 120.3 |
C5—C6—C7 | 120.8 (2) | C17—C18—H18 | 120.3 |
C5—C6—H6 | 119.6 | C18—C19—C20 | 120.5 (2) |
C7—C6—H6 | 119.6 | C18—C19—H19 | 119.7 |
C6—C7—C2 | 119.5 (2) | C20—C19—H19 | 119.7 |
C6—C7—H7 | 120.2 | C19—C20—C15 | 120.7 (2) |
C2—C7—H7 | 120.2 | C19—C20—H20 | 119.6 |
O1—C8—C15 | 110.20 (13) | C15—C20—H20 | 119.6 |
O1—C8—C9 | 108.33 (13) | C22—C21—C26 | 117.85 (18) |
C15—C8—C9 | 116.08 (14) | C22—C21—C8 | 122.77 (16) |
O1—C8—C21 | 103.39 (13) | C26—C21—C8 | 119.32 (16) |
C15—C8—C21 | 107.19 (12) | C21—C22—C23 | 120.5 (2) |
C9—C8—C21 | 110.90 (13) | C21—C22—H22 | 119.7 |
C10—C9—C14 | 118.24 (16) | C23—C22—H22 | 119.7 |
C10—C9—C8 | 119.00 (15) | C24—C23—C22 | 120.8 (2) |
C14—C9—C8 | 122.71 (16) | C24—C23—H23 | 119.6 |
C11—C10—C9 | 120.7 (2) | C22—C23—H23 | 119.6 |
C11—C10—H10 | 119.7 | C23—C24—C25 | 119.4 (2) |
C9—C10—H10 | 119.7 | C23—C24—H24 | 120.3 |
C12—C11—C10 | 120.3 (2) | C25—C24—H24 | 120.3 |
C12—C11—H11 | 119.8 | C24—C25—C26 | 120.2 (2) |
C10—C11—H11 | 119.8 | C24—C25—H25 | 119.9 |
C13—C12—C11 | 119.56 (18) | C26—C25—H25 | 119.9 |
C13—C12—H12 | 120.2 | C25—C26—C21 | 121.2 (2) |
C11—C12—H12 | 120.2 | C25—C26—H26 | 119.4 |
C12—C13—C14 | 120.7 (2) | C21—C26—H26 | 119.4 |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C26H20O2 |
Mr | 364.42 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pna21 |
Temperature (K) | 290 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.9512 (4), 14.9545 (5), 14.4038 (6) |
V (Å3) | 1928.10 (13) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.08 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.50 × 0.15 × 0.07 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur diffractometer with an Eos CCD detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.959, 0.995 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 6656, 2664, 1879 |
Rint | 0.022 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.713 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.036, 0.070, 0.91 |
No. of reflections | 2664 |
No. of parameters | 254 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.12, −0.12 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXP97 (Sheldrick, 2008), publCIF (Westrip, 2009).
Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge the National Science Foundation for their generous support (NSF-CAREER grant to RES, CHE-0846680).
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In light of our investigations into the use of the title compound as a probe of the ionic fields present in LiClO4-Et2O solutions, (Velazquez et al., 2006), we prepared and crystallized triphenylmethyl benzoate, (I). The title compound adopts the Z-conformation (Pawar et al. 1998) with the C2—C1—O1—C8 dihedral angle being 3.5 (1)° and the phenyl ring exhibiting a slight twist of 17.6 (2)° with respect to the ester group. The atoms comprising the ester linkage, C2, C1, O2, O1 and C8, are essentially coplanar. The acyl C—O bond length of 1.470 (2) Å falls within the normal range as seen for the esters of tertiary alcohols (Allen & Kirby, 1984; Schweizer & Dunitz, 1982) and is well below the value of 1.496 Å in tri-tert-butylmethyl 4-nitrobenzoate (Cheng & Nyburg, 1978). The C1—O1—C8 bond angle is 120.50 (13)°, midway between the 118.3° observed in phenyl benzoate (Adams & Morsi, 1976) and the 122.9° seen in a 4-substituted tert-butyl benzoate (Fu et al. 2008), and is consistent with those noted for the esters of tertiary alcohols (Schweizer & Dunitz, 1982).