organic compounds
2-(1,3-Benzoxazol-2-ylsulfanyl)-1-phenylethanone
aChemistry Department, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran, bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and cDepartment of Chemistry, Science and Research Campus, Islamic Azad University, Poonak, Tehran, Iran
*Correspondence e-mail: loghmani_h@yahoo.com
In the title compound, C15H11NO2S, a new thio-benzoxazole derivative, the dihedral angle between the benzoxazole ring and the phenyl ring is 9.91 (9)°. An interesting feature of the is the short C⋯S [3.4858 (17) Å] contact, which is shorter than the sum of the van der Waals radii of these atoms. In the molecules are linked together by zigzag intermolecular C—H⋯N interactions into a column along the a axis. The is further stabilized by intermolecular π–π interactions [centroid–centroid = 3.8048 (10) Å].
Related literature
For applications of 2-(benzo[d]oxazol-2-ylthio)-1-phenylethanone and β-keto-sulfones in organic synthesis, see: Marco et al. (1995); Fuju et al. (1988); Ni et al. (2006). For uses of haloalkyl see: Grossert et al. (1984); Oishi et al. (1988); Antane et al. (2004). For their biological activity, see: Padmavathi et al. (2008). For bond-length data, see: Allen et al. (1987). For hydrogen-bond motifs, see: Bernstein et al. (1995).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2005); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SIR2004 (Burla et al., 2004); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL; software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
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contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809033960/at2859Isup2.hkl
Sodium carbonate (4.5 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of 2-mercaptobenzoxazole (3 mmol) in ethanol (15 mL) and water (15 mL) and stirred in room temperature for 30 min. α-Bromoacetophenone (3 mmol) was added to the reaction mixture and stirring was continued for 1h. The reaction was monitored by TLC and after 60 min. showed the complete disappearance of starting material. The reaction mixture was poured into 100 mL of 1M HCl containing 50 g of crushed ice. The product was filtered under vacuum and filtrate washed with 10 mL ice-cold ethanol and 10 mL water. Recrystalization from petrol ether and filtration gave the title compound. m.p.: 397-398 K; 1H NMR (400 MHz; CDCl3): δ 7.86-7.21 (m, 9H), 4.58 (s, 2H). 13C NMR (126 MHz; CDCl3): δ 194.1 (C═O), 164.3, 148.9, 140.8, 136.1, 132.6, 128.0, 127.8, 124.1, 122.9, 118.3, 109.6, 37.3. IR (KBr, cm-1 ): 3027, 2581, 1671 (C═O), 1593, 1492, 1447, 1382, 1326, 1291, 1230, 1182, 1025, 993, 738. Analysis calculated for C15H11NO2S: C 66.89, H 4.12, N 5.20%. Found: C 66.96, H 4.06, N 5.17%.
All of the hydrogen atoms were positioned geometrically [C—H = 0.93–0.97 Å] and refined using a riding model approximation with Uiso (H) = 1.2 Ueq (C). In the presence of sufficient
the was determined (1514 Friedel pairs).Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2005); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR2004 (Burla et al., 2004); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).C15H11NO2S | Dx = 1.400 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 269.31 | Melting point: 398 K |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 4173 reflections |
a = 4.8580 (2) Å | θ = 2.6–28.2° |
b = 14.0780 (5) Å | µ = 0.25 mm−1 |
c = 18.6840 (7) Å | T = 296 K |
V = 1277.82 (8) Å3 | Needle, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.50 × 0.10 × 0.10 mm |
F(000) = 560 |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3659 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3175 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.037 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 30.0°, θmin = 2.6° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2005) | h = −6→6 |
Tmin = 0.886, Tmax = 0.976 | k = −19→19 |
13902 measured reflections | l = −26→26 |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.040 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.093 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0487P)2 + 0.1389P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.04 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
3659 reflections | Δρmax = 0.35 e Å−3 |
172 parameters | Δρmin = −0.19 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1514 Friedel pairs |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure parameter: 0.07 (7) |
C15H11NO2S | V = 1277.82 (8) Å3 |
Mr = 269.31 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 4.8580 (2) Å | µ = 0.25 mm−1 |
b = 14.0780 (5) Å | T = 296 K |
c = 18.6840 (7) Å | 0.50 × 0.10 × 0.10 mm |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3659 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2005) | 3175 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.886, Tmax = 0.976 | Rint = 0.037 |
13902 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.040 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.093 | Δρmax = 0.35 e Å−3 |
S = 1.04 | Δρmin = −0.19 e Å−3 |
3659 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1514 Friedel pairs |
172 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: 0.07 (7) |
0 restraints |
Experimental. The low-temperature data was collected with the Oxford Cyrosystem Cobra low-temperature attachment. |
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds 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 > 2sigma(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 | ||
S1 | 0.01065 (10) | 0.44145 (3) | 0.66514 (2) | 0.02920 (11) | |
O1 | 0.3102 (3) | 0.29909 (9) | 0.71157 (6) | 0.0295 (3) | |
N1 | 0.4022 (3) | 0.33643 (10) | 0.59627 (7) | 0.0250 (3) | |
C1 | 0.5079 (4) | 0.23556 (11) | 0.68726 (8) | 0.0262 (3) | |
C2 | 0.6325 (4) | 0.16254 (14) | 0.72375 (10) | 0.0346 (4) | |
H2A | 0.5895 | 0.1480 | 0.7710 | 0.042* | |
C3 | 0.8271 (4) | 0.11206 (14) | 0.68500 (10) | 0.0366 (4) | |
H3A | 0.9193 | 0.0621 | 0.7071 | 0.044* | |
C4 | 0.8889 (4) | 0.13370 (13) | 0.61400 (10) | 0.0341 (4) | |
H4A | 1.0209 | 0.0980 | 0.5900 | 0.041* | |
C5 | 0.7576 (4) | 0.20749 (13) | 0.57839 (9) | 0.0292 (4) | |
H5A | 0.7982 | 0.2218 | 0.5310 | 0.035* | |
C6 | 0.5639 (3) | 0.25876 (12) | 0.61651 (8) | 0.0244 (3) | |
C7 | 0.2612 (3) | 0.35517 (12) | 0.65300 (8) | 0.0251 (3) | |
C8 | −0.0098 (4) | 0.47588 (12) | 0.57236 (8) | 0.0289 (3) | |
H8A | 0.1664 | 0.5008 | 0.5567 | 0.035* | |
H8B | −0.0536 | 0.4209 | 0.5432 | 0.035* | |
C9 | −0.2291 (3) | 0.55059 (12) | 0.56314 (9) | 0.0266 (3) | |
C10 | −0.2762 (4) | 0.58747 (12) | 0.48943 (9) | 0.0264 (3) | |
C11 | −0.4792 (4) | 0.65637 (12) | 0.47888 (10) | 0.0337 (4) | |
H11A | −0.5823 | 0.6780 | 0.5175 | 0.040* | |
C12 | −0.5275 (5) | 0.69250 (13) | 0.41129 (11) | 0.0396 (5) | |
H12A | −0.6630 | 0.7383 | 0.4045 | 0.048* | |
C13 | −0.3744 (4) | 0.66049 (14) | 0.35363 (11) | 0.0397 (5) | |
H13A | −0.4070 | 0.6850 | 0.3082 | 0.048* | |
C14 | −0.1733 (4) | 0.59220 (15) | 0.36330 (10) | 0.0375 (4) | |
H14A | −0.0713 | 0.5707 | 0.3244 | 0.045* | |
C15 | −0.1237 (4) | 0.55572 (14) | 0.43100 (10) | 0.0312 (4) | |
H15A | 0.0120 | 0.5099 | 0.4374 | 0.037* | |
O2 | −0.3588 (3) | 0.57915 (10) | 0.61422 (7) | 0.0390 (3) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
S1 | 0.0334 (2) | 0.0325 (2) | 0.02181 (18) | 0.0053 (2) | 0.00128 (18) | −0.00418 (15) |
O1 | 0.0362 (7) | 0.0345 (6) | 0.0179 (5) | 0.0024 (5) | 0.0020 (5) | 0.0012 (5) |
N1 | 0.0279 (7) | 0.0290 (7) | 0.0180 (6) | 0.0018 (6) | −0.0013 (5) | −0.0011 (5) |
C1 | 0.0289 (8) | 0.0297 (7) | 0.0200 (6) | −0.0035 (8) | 0.0007 (7) | 0.0003 (5) |
C2 | 0.0439 (11) | 0.0348 (9) | 0.0253 (8) | −0.0017 (8) | −0.0021 (8) | 0.0072 (7) |
C3 | 0.0413 (11) | 0.0305 (9) | 0.0381 (10) | 0.0046 (8) | −0.0074 (8) | 0.0052 (8) |
C4 | 0.0343 (9) | 0.0313 (9) | 0.0367 (10) | 0.0049 (8) | 0.0024 (8) | −0.0049 (8) |
C5 | 0.0322 (9) | 0.0335 (9) | 0.0219 (8) | −0.0007 (8) | 0.0020 (7) | −0.0034 (7) |
C6 | 0.0283 (9) | 0.0263 (8) | 0.0185 (7) | −0.0028 (6) | −0.0038 (6) | −0.0009 (6) |
C7 | 0.0276 (8) | 0.0279 (8) | 0.0198 (7) | −0.0024 (7) | −0.0030 (6) | −0.0012 (6) |
C8 | 0.0290 (8) | 0.0332 (8) | 0.0243 (7) | 0.0037 (8) | 0.0008 (8) | 0.0017 (6) |
C9 | 0.0253 (8) | 0.0227 (7) | 0.0316 (8) | −0.0029 (7) | 0.0008 (6) | −0.0021 (7) |
C10 | 0.0251 (8) | 0.0221 (8) | 0.0322 (9) | −0.0040 (6) | −0.0028 (7) | 0.0011 (6) |
C11 | 0.0319 (9) | 0.0282 (8) | 0.0409 (9) | 0.0010 (8) | −0.0054 (8) | −0.0018 (7) |
C12 | 0.0377 (11) | 0.0300 (9) | 0.0512 (11) | 0.0011 (9) | −0.0159 (10) | 0.0046 (8) |
C13 | 0.0438 (11) | 0.0370 (10) | 0.0383 (10) | −0.0096 (9) | −0.0134 (8) | 0.0083 (8) |
C14 | 0.0359 (10) | 0.0449 (11) | 0.0317 (9) | −0.0048 (9) | −0.0024 (8) | 0.0045 (8) |
C15 | 0.0287 (8) | 0.0335 (9) | 0.0313 (8) | 0.0005 (8) | −0.0023 (7) | 0.0035 (8) |
O2 | 0.0440 (8) | 0.0376 (7) | 0.0355 (7) | 0.0095 (6) | 0.0076 (6) | −0.0020 (6) |
S1—C7 | 1.7343 (17) | C8—C9 | 1.507 (2) |
S1—C8 | 1.8028 (16) | C8—H8A | 0.9700 |
O1—C7 | 1.3704 (19) | C8—H8B | 0.9700 |
O1—C1 | 1.389 (2) | C9—O2 | 1.212 (2) |
N1—C7 | 1.290 (2) | C9—C10 | 1.489 (2) |
N1—C6 | 1.398 (2) | C10—C15 | 1.393 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.374 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.397 (3) |
C1—C6 | 1.389 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.381 (2) |
C2—C3 | 1.387 (3) | C11—H11A | 0.9300 |
C2—H2A | 0.9300 | C12—C13 | 1.385 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.394 (3) | C12—H12A | 0.9300 |
C3—H3A | 0.9300 | C13—C14 | 1.383 (3) |
C4—C5 | 1.389 (3) | C13—H13A | 0.9300 |
C4—H4A | 0.9300 | C14—C15 | 1.386 (3) |
C5—C6 | 1.383 (2) | C14—H14A | 0.9300 |
C5—H5A | 0.9300 | C15—H15A | 0.9300 |
C7—S1—C8 | 95.81 (8) | S1—C8—H8A | 109.7 |
C7—O1—C1 | 103.29 (12) | C9—C8—H8B | 109.7 |
C7—N1—C6 | 103.67 (14) | S1—C8—H8B | 109.7 |
C2—C1—O1 | 128.62 (15) | H8A—C8—H8B | 108.2 |
C2—C1—C6 | 124.18 (18) | O2—C9—C10 | 122.17 (16) |
O1—C1—C6 | 107.20 (14) | O2—C9—C8 | 120.60 (16) |
C1—C2—C3 | 115.13 (17) | C10—C9—C8 | 117.23 (14) |
C1—C2—H2A | 122.4 | C15—C10—C11 | 119.18 (16) |
C3—C2—H2A | 122.4 | C15—C10—C9 | 122.08 (16) |
C2—C3—C4 | 122.13 (18) | C11—C10—C9 | 118.74 (16) |
C2—C3—H3A | 118.9 | C12—C11—C10 | 120.30 (18) |
C4—C3—H3A | 118.9 | C12—C11—H11A | 119.8 |
C5—C4—C3 | 121.36 (18) | C10—C11—H11A | 119.9 |
C5—C4—H4A | 119.3 | C11—C12—C13 | 120.01 (18) |
C3—C4—H4A | 119.3 | C11—C12—H12A | 120.0 |
C6—C5—C4 | 117.13 (16) | C13—C12—H12A | 120.0 |
C6—C5—H5A | 121.4 | C14—C13—C12 | 120.29 (18) |
C4—C5—H5A | 121.4 | C14—C13—H13A | 119.9 |
C5—C6—C1 | 120.06 (16) | C12—C13—H13A | 119.9 |
C5—C6—N1 | 130.61 (15) | C13—C14—C15 | 119.98 (19) |
C1—C6—N1 | 109.33 (15) | C13—C14—H14A | 120.0 |
N1—C7—O1 | 116.50 (15) | C15—C14—H14A | 120.0 |
N1—C7—S1 | 128.59 (13) | C14—C15—C10 | 120.25 (17) |
O1—C7—S1 | 114.90 (11) | C14—C15—H15A | 119.9 |
C9—C8—S1 | 109.67 (12) | C10—C15—H15A | 119.9 |
C9—C8—H8A | 109.7 | ||
C7—O1—C1—C2 | −179.71 (19) | C1—O1—C7—S1 | 178.11 (12) |
C7—O1—C1—C6 | 0.52 (17) | C8—S1—C7—N1 | 8.41 (18) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −178.94 (17) | C8—S1—C7—O1 | −170.44 (13) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 0.8 (3) | C7—S1—C8—C9 | 177.42 (12) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.5 (3) | S1—C8—C9—O2 | 0.7 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.0 (3) | S1—C8—C9—C10 | −179.75 (13) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.3 (3) | O2—C9—C10—C15 | 178.88 (17) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 0.0 (2) | C8—C9—C10—C15 | −0.7 (2) |
C4—C5—C6—N1 | 179.14 (16) | O2—C9—C10—C11 | −0.8 (3) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −0.5 (3) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | 179.60 (16) |
O1—C1—C6—C5 | 179.26 (15) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | 0.0 (3) |
C2—C1—C6—N1 | −179.86 (17) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 179.69 (17) |
O1—C1—C6—N1 | −0.08 (18) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.0 (3) |
C7—N1—C6—C5 | −179.68 (17) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.2 (3) |
C7—N1—C6—C1 | −0.43 (18) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | −0.2 (3) |
C6—N1—C7—O1 | 0.83 (19) | C13—C14—C15—C10 | 0.1 (3) |
C6—N1—C7—S1 | −178.00 (13) | C11—C10—C15—C14 | 0.0 (3) |
C1—O1—C7—N1 | −0.89 (19) | C9—C10—C15—C14 | −179.73 (17) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C5—H5A···N1i | 0.93 | 2.56 | 3.395 (2) | 149 |
Symmetry code: (i) x+1/2, −y+1/2, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C15H11NO2S |
Mr | 269.31 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, P212121 |
Temperature (K) | 296 |
a, b, c (Å) | 4.8580 (2), 14.0780 (5), 18.6840 (7) |
V (Å3) | 1277.82 (8) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.25 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.50 × 0.10 × 0.10 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2005) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.886, 0.976 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 13902, 3659, 3175 |
Rint | 0.037 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.703 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.040, 0.093, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 3659 |
No. of parameters | 172 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.35, −0.19 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 1514 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | 0.07 (7) |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005), SAINT (Bruker, 2005), SIR2004 (Burla et al., 2004), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C5—H5A···N1i | 0.93 | 2.56 | 3.395 (2) | 148.8 |
Symmetry code: (i) x+1/2, −y+1/2, −z+1. |
Footnotes
‡Additional corresponding author, e-mail: zsrkk@yahoo.com. Thomson Reuters ResearcherID: A-5471-2009.
Acknowledgements
We thank the University of Isfahan and the University of Malaya for supporting this work.
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2-(Benzo[d]oxazol-2-ylthio)-1-phenylethanone is of great importance in organic synthesis and β-Keto-sulfones are a very important group of intermediates as they are precursors for Michael and Knoevenagel reactions and are used in the preparation of acetylenes, allenes, chalcones, vinyl sulfones, polyfunctionalized 4H-pyrans and ketones (Marco et al., 1995; Fuju et al., 1988; Ni et al., 2006). In addition, β-keto-sulfones can be converted into optically active β-hydroxy-sulfones, halomethyl sulfones and dihalomethyl sulfones. Halomethyl sulfones and dihalomethyl sulfones are very good α-carbanion stabilizing substituents and precursors for the preparation of alkenes, aziridines, epoxides, and β-hydroxy-sulfones. Haloalkyl sulfones are useful in preventing aquatic organisms from attaching to fishing nets and ship hulls (Grossert et al., 1984; Oishi et al., 1988; Antane et al., 2004). They also possess other biological properties such as herbicidal, bactericidal antifungal and insecticidal. Recently sulfone-linked heterocycles were prepared and have been showed antimicrobial activity (Padmavathi et al., 2008). We prepared this compound as a precursor for synthesis of gem-difluoromethylene- containing heterocycle.
In the molecule of the title compound, (Fig. 1), a new thio-benzoxazole derivative, the dihedral angle between the benzoxazole ring and the phenyl ring is 9.91 (9)°. The interesting feature of the crystal structure is the short C6···S1i [3.4858 (17) Å; (i) -1 + x, y, z] contact which is shorter than the sum of the van der Waals radii of these atoms. In the crystal structure, the molecules are linked together by a zig-zag intermolecular C—H···N interactions (Table 1) which packed into a column along the a axis (Fig. 2). The crystal structure is further stabilized by the intramolecular π–π interactions [Cg1···Cg2i = 3.8048 (10) Å].