organic compounds
Benzhydryl phenyl sulfone
aLudwig-Maximilians-Universität, Department, Butenandtstrasse 5–13, 81377 München, Germany
*Correspondence e-mail: pemay@cup.uni-muenchen.de
In the title compound, C19H16O2S, the sulfur-bound phenyl group is approximately parallel to one of the two phenyl rings of the benzhydryl group, making a dihedral angle of 12.53 (10)°, and forms a dihedral angle of 41.25 (9)° with the other phenyl ring. In the crystal, weak C—H⋯O interactions form a two-dimensional network propagating along the bc plane.
Related literature
For background to the sulfone anion, see: da Silva Corrêa et al. (1968); Mayr et al. (2001, 2008). For a related structure, see: Li et al. (2005). For graph-set analysis of hydrogen-bond networks, see: Bernstein et al. (1995); Etter et al. (1990).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection
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Data collection: COLLECT (Hooft, 2004); cell SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and SCALEPACK; program(s) used to solve structure: SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536809050363/ds2011sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809050363/ds2011Isup2.hkl
Benzhydryl Phenyl Sulfone was obtained by heating a mixture of sodium benzenesulfinate (0.21 g, 1.3 mmol) and benzhydryl chloride (0.26 g, 1.3 mmol) in DMSO at 70 °C. After completion of the reaction (4 h), the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with water, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic phase was washed several times with water and dried (MgSO4). A viscous oil was obtained after evaporation of the solvent under reduced pressure that solidified on standing. After
(silica gel, isohexane/EtOAc = 9/1), benzhydryl phenyl sulfone was isolated as colorless solid (0.33 g, 82%). A small amount of the title compound was dissolved in ethyl acetate. The solvent was allowed to evaporate slowly at room temperature. After 2 days crystals had formed that were suitable for X-ray analysis. mp 189 °C (186–187 °C [da Silva Corrêa et al. (1968)]).All H atoms were found in difference maps. C-bonded H atoms were positioned geometrically (C—H = 1.00 Å for aliphatic, 0.95 Å for aromatic H) and treated as riding on their parent atoms [Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C)].
Data collection: COLLECT (Hooft, 2004); cell
SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO and SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: PLATON (Spek, 2009).C19H16O2S | F(000) = 648 |
Mr = 308.40 | Dx = 1.312 (1) Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, Pca21 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2c -2ac | Cell parameters from 6504 reflections |
a = 16.3250 (4) Å | θ = 3.1–27.5° |
b = 5.7979 (1) Å | µ = 0.21 mm−1 |
c = 16.4983 (4) Å | T = 200 K |
V = 1561.58 (6) Å3 | Rod, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.20 × 0.10 × 0.09 mm |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 3136 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: rotating anode | Rint = 0.027 |
MONTEL, graded multilayered X-ray optics monochromator | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 3.5° |
Detector resolution: 9 pixels mm-1 | h = −21→21 |
CCD; rotation images; thick slices, phi/ω–scan | k = −7→6 |
11675 measured reflections | l = −21→20 |
3499 independent reflections |
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)] = 0.031 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.075 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0396P)2 + 0.2163P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.04 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
3499 reflections | Δρmax = 0.14 e Å−3 |
199 parameters | Δρmin = −0.28 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1646 Friedel pairs |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure parameter: −0.03 (6) |
C19H16O2S | V = 1561.58 (6) Å3 |
Mr = 308.40 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, Pca21 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 16.3250 (4) Å | µ = 0.21 mm−1 |
b = 5.7979 (1) Å | T = 200 K |
c = 16.4983 (4) Å | 0.20 × 0.10 × 0.09 mm |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 3136 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
11675 measured reflections | Rint = 0.027 |
3499 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.031 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.075 | Δρmax = 0.14 e Å−3 |
S = 1.04 | Δρmin = −0.28 e Å−3 |
3499 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1646 Friedel pairs |
199 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: −0.03 (6) |
1 restraint |
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 | ||
S1 | 0.06340 (2) | 0.12898 (6) | 0.26302 (3) | 0.02887 (10) | |
O1 | 0.08669 (8) | 0.1945 (2) | 0.34378 (7) | 0.0408 (3) | |
O2 | 0.03981 (7) | −0.10715 (19) | 0.24877 (8) | 0.0384 (3) | |
C1 | −0.01788 (10) | 0.3229 (3) | 0.23092 (10) | 0.0276 (3) | |
H1 | 0.0034 | 0.4820 | 0.2409 | 0.033* | |
C2 | −0.03155 (9) | 0.3073 (3) | 0.14009 (10) | 0.0272 (3) | |
C3 | −0.06491 (11) | 0.1160 (3) | 0.10143 (11) | 0.0347 (4) | |
H3 | −0.0816 | −0.0139 | 0.1324 | 0.042* | |
C4 | −0.07391 (11) | 0.1141 (3) | 0.01781 (12) | 0.0405 (4) | |
H4 | −0.0964 | −0.0180 | −0.0080 | 0.049* | |
C5 | −0.05082 (12) | 0.2999 (4) | −0.02807 (12) | 0.0428 (4) | |
H5 | −0.0576 | 0.2970 | −0.0853 | 0.051* | |
C6 | −0.01740 (12) | 0.4927 (4) | 0.00955 (13) | 0.0451 (5) | |
H6 | −0.0008 | 0.6218 | −0.0218 | 0.054* | |
C7 | −0.00847 (11) | 0.4955 (3) | 0.09276 (11) | 0.0363 (4) | |
H7 | 0.0138 | 0.6283 | 0.1182 | 0.044* | |
C8 | −0.09145 (10) | 0.2969 (3) | 0.28610 (9) | 0.0304 (4) | |
C9 | −0.14154 (12) | 0.1021 (3) | 0.28814 (12) | 0.0431 (4) | |
H9 | −0.1290 | −0.0274 | 0.2551 | 0.052* | |
C10 | −0.20970 (13) | 0.0971 (4) | 0.33832 (13) | 0.0500 (5) | |
H10 | −0.2444 | −0.0343 | 0.3383 | 0.060* | |
C11 | −0.22748 (13) | 0.2805 (4) | 0.38811 (13) | 0.0531 (5) | |
H11 | −0.2740 | 0.2751 | 0.4227 | 0.064* | |
C12 | −0.17763 (14) | 0.4719 (4) | 0.38771 (14) | 0.0547 (5) | |
H12 | −0.1895 | 0.5985 | 0.4223 | 0.066* | |
C13 | −0.10994 (12) | 0.4802 (3) | 0.33668 (11) | 0.0406 (4) | |
H13 | −0.0760 | 0.6133 | 0.3365 | 0.049* | |
C14 | 0.14411 (10) | 0.2005 (3) | 0.19613 (10) | 0.0292 (3) | |
C15 | 0.18653 (11) | 0.4044 (3) | 0.20890 (12) | 0.0407 (4) | |
H15 | 0.1739 | 0.5002 | 0.2539 | 0.049* | |
C16 | 0.24784 (12) | 0.4662 (3) | 0.15468 (14) | 0.0479 (5) | |
H16 | 0.2775 | 0.6055 | 0.1623 | 0.057* | |
C17 | 0.26549 (12) | 0.3259 (4) | 0.09010 (13) | 0.0503 (5) | |
H17 | 0.3075 | 0.3691 | 0.0532 | 0.060* | |
C18 | 0.22315 (13) | 0.1231 (4) | 0.07798 (14) | 0.0517 (5) | |
H18 | 0.2364 | 0.0267 | 0.0333 | 0.062* | |
C19 | 0.16122 (12) | 0.0598 (3) | 0.13093 (12) | 0.0403 (4) | |
H19 | 0.1311 | −0.0782 | 0.1224 | 0.048* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
S1 | 0.03180 (18) | 0.02898 (18) | 0.02584 (18) | 0.00027 (14) | −0.00044 (18) | 0.00176 (17) |
O1 | 0.0447 (7) | 0.0530 (8) | 0.0247 (6) | 0.0025 (6) | −0.0042 (5) | 0.0005 (5) |
O2 | 0.0408 (6) | 0.0273 (6) | 0.0471 (9) | −0.0006 (4) | 0.0029 (6) | 0.0047 (5) |
C1 | 0.0315 (8) | 0.0251 (8) | 0.0263 (8) | −0.0019 (6) | 0.0000 (7) | −0.0014 (6) |
C2 | 0.0257 (7) | 0.0301 (8) | 0.0258 (8) | 0.0028 (6) | 0.0008 (6) | 0.0011 (6) |
C3 | 0.0384 (9) | 0.0357 (9) | 0.0301 (9) | −0.0062 (7) | −0.0017 (7) | −0.0001 (7) |
C4 | 0.0394 (9) | 0.0507 (11) | 0.0312 (10) | −0.0053 (8) | −0.0032 (8) | −0.0060 (8) |
C5 | 0.0423 (10) | 0.0597 (12) | 0.0262 (9) | 0.0046 (9) | −0.0005 (8) | 0.0006 (8) |
C6 | 0.0561 (13) | 0.0471 (11) | 0.0321 (9) | 0.0014 (9) | 0.0063 (9) | 0.0098 (7) |
C7 | 0.0440 (10) | 0.0316 (9) | 0.0334 (9) | −0.0002 (7) | 0.0045 (7) | 0.0013 (7) |
C8 | 0.0327 (8) | 0.0324 (8) | 0.0261 (9) | 0.0015 (6) | −0.0017 (6) | 0.0028 (6) |
C9 | 0.0433 (10) | 0.0450 (11) | 0.0410 (11) | −0.0093 (8) | 0.0040 (8) | −0.0017 (8) |
C10 | 0.0403 (10) | 0.0638 (13) | 0.0460 (12) | −0.0138 (9) | 0.0040 (9) | 0.0146 (10) |
C11 | 0.0409 (10) | 0.0738 (14) | 0.0445 (12) | 0.0098 (10) | 0.0133 (9) | 0.0159 (11) |
C12 | 0.0575 (13) | 0.0597 (13) | 0.0470 (12) | 0.0113 (10) | 0.0174 (10) | −0.0022 (10) |
C13 | 0.0465 (10) | 0.0412 (10) | 0.0340 (10) | 0.0044 (8) | 0.0048 (8) | −0.0049 (8) |
C14 | 0.0270 (8) | 0.0333 (8) | 0.0273 (8) | 0.0008 (6) | −0.0026 (7) | 0.0016 (7) |
C15 | 0.0384 (10) | 0.0429 (10) | 0.0409 (11) | −0.0064 (8) | −0.0044 (8) | −0.0039 (8) |
C16 | 0.0340 (9) | 0.0507 (11) | 0.0589 (13) | −0.0111 (9) | −0.0065 (9) | 0.0088 (10) |
C17 | 0.0320 (9) | 0.0683 (13) | 0.0505 (12) | 0.0027 (9) | 0.0089 (9) | 0.0144 (10) |
C18 | 0.0466 (11) | 0.0625 (13) | 0.0459 (12) | 0.0048 (9) | 0.0128 (10) | −0.0074 (10) |
C19 | 0.0402 (9) | 0.0394 (9) | 0.0414 (11) | 0.0016 (8) | 0.0045 (8) | −0.0056 (8) |
S1—O1 | 1.4366 (13) | C9—C10 | 1.387 (3) |
S1—O2 | 1.4415 (12) | C9—H9 | 0.9500 |
S1—C14 | 1.7681 (17) | C10—C11 | 1.374 (3) |
S1—C1 | 1.8180 (16) | C10—H10 | 0.9500 |
C1—C8 | 1.514 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.376 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.518 (2) | C11—H11 | 0.9500 |
C1—H1 | 1.0000 | C12—C13 | 1.390 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.390 (2) | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
C2—C7 | 1.394 (2) | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
C3—C4 | 1.387 (3) | C14—C19 | 1.379 (2) |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C14—C15 | 1.386 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.369 (3) | C15—C16 | 1.389 (3) |
C4—H4 | 0.9500 | C15—H15 | 0.9500 |
C5—C6 | 1.390 (3) | C16—C17 | 1.371 (3) |
C5—H5 | 0.9500 | C16—H16 | 0.9500 |
C6—C7 | 1.381 (3) | C17—C18 | 1.378 (3) |
C6—H6 | 0.9500 | C17—H17 | 0.9500 |
C7—H7 | 0.9500 | C18—C19 | 1.386 (3) |
C8—C13 | 1.385 (2) | C18—H18 | 0.9500 |
C8—C9 | 1.395 (3) | C19—H19 | 0.9500 |
O1—S1—O2 | 118.23 (7) | C10—C9—C8 | 120.08 (19) |
O1—S1—C14 | 108.64 (8) | C10—C9—H9 | 120.0 |
O2—S1—C14 | 108.67 (8) | C8—C9—H9 | 120.0 |
O1—S1—C1 | 107.45 (8) | C11—C10—C9 | 120.67 (19) |
O2—S1—C1 | 110.16 (7) | C11—C10—H10 | 119.7 |
C14—S1—C1 | 102.53 (8) | C9—C10—H10 | 119.7 |
C8—C1—C2 | 118.10 (14) | C10—C11—C12 | 119.74 (19) |
C8—C1—S1 | 110.02 (11) | C10—C11—H11 | 120.1 |
C2—C1—S1 | 110.99 (11) | C12—C11—H11 | 120.1 |
C8—C1—H1 | 105.6 | C11—C12—C13 | 120.05 (19) |
C2—C1—H1 | 105.6 | C11—C12—H12 | 120.0 |
S1—C1—H1 | 105.6 | C13—C12—H12 | 120.0 |
C3—C2—C7 | 118.25 (15) | C8—C13—C12 | 120.79 (18) |
C3—C2—C1 | 123.92 (15) | C8—C13—H13 | 119.6 |
C7—C2—C1 | 117.83 (14) | C12—C13—H13 | 119.6 |
C4—C3—C2 | 120.27 (16) | C19—C14—C15 | 121.46 (17) |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.9 | C19—C14—S1 | 119.94 (13) |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.9 | C15—C14—S1 | 118.53 (13) |
C5—C4—C3 | 120.94 (18) | C14—C15—C16 | 118.82 (18) |
C5—C4—H4 | 119.5 | C14—C15—H15 | 120.6 |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.5 | C16—C15—H15 | 120.6 |
C4—C5—C6 | 119.59 (18) | C17—C16—C15 | 119.91 (18) |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.2 | C17—C16—H16 | 120.0 |
C6—C5—H5 | 120.2 | C15—C16—H16 | 120.0 |
C7—C6—C5 | 119.67 (18) | C16—C17—C18 | 120.89 (19) |
C7—C6—H6 | 120.2 | C16—C17—H17 | 119.6 |
C5—C6—H6 | 120.2 | C18—C17—H17 | 119.6 |
C6—C7—C2 | 121.27 (17) | C17—C18—C19 | 120.03 (19) |
C6—C7—H7 | 119.4 | C17—C18—H18 | 120.0 |
C2—C7—H7 | 119.4 | C19—C18—H18 | 120.0 |
C13—C8—C9 | 118.64 (17) | C14—C19—C18 | 118.88 (18) |
C13—C8—C1 | 117.33 (15) | C14—C19—H19 | 120.6 |
C9—C8—C1 | 124.03 (15) | C18—C19—H19 | 120.6 |
O1—S1—C1—C8 | −61.76 (13) | C13—C8—C9—C10 | 1.9 (3) |
O2—S1—C1—C8 | 68.31 (13) | C1—C8—C9—C10 | −177.35 (17) |
C14—S1—C1—C8 | −176.16 (11) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | −1.8 (3) |
O1—S1—C1—C2 | 165.65 (11) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 0.6 (3) |
O2—S1—C1—C2 | −64.28 (13) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.5 (3) |
C14—S1—C1—C2 | 51.25 (12) | C9—C8—C13—C12 | −0.9 (3) |
C8—C1—C2—C3 | −59.0 (2) | C1—C8—C13—C12 | 178.46 (18) |
S1—C1—C2—C3 | 69.33 (18) | C11—C12—C13—C8 | −0.3 (3) |
C8—C1—C2—C7 | 121.61 (17) | O1—S1—C14—C19 | 144.32 (14) |
S1—C1—C2—C7 | −110.03 (15) | O2—S1—C14—C19 | 14.45 (16) |
C7—C2—C3—C4 | 0.6 (3) | C1—S1—C14—C19 | −102.16 (15) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −178.76 (17) | O1—S1—C14—C15 | −38.52 (16) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.5 (3) | O2—S1—C14—C15 | −168.39 (13) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.4 (3) | C1—S1—C14—C15 | 75.01 (15) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −0.5 (3) | C19—C14—C15—C16 | −0.3 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—C2 | 0.7 (3) | S1—C14—C15—C16 | −177.45 (15) |
C3—C2—C7—C6 | −0.7 (3) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | −0.2 (3) |
C1—C2—C7—C6 | 178.68 (17) | C15—C16—C17—C18 | 0.0 (3) |
C2—C1—C8—C13 | −120.05 (16) | C16—C17—C18—C19 | 0.7 (3) |
S1—C1—C8—C13 | 111.14 (15) | C15—C14—C19—C18 | 1.0 (3) |
C2—C1—C8—C9 | 59.2 (2) | S1—C14—C19—C18 | 178.09 (15) |
S1—C1—C8—C9 | −69.59 (19) | C17—C18—C19—C14 | −1.2 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C1—H1···O2i | 1.00 | 2.46 | 3.449 (2) | 171 |
C4—H4···O1ii | 0.95 | 2.66 | 3.390 (2) | 134 |
C7—H7···O2i | 0.95 | 2.68 | 3.543 (2) | 152 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y+1, z; (ii) −x, −y, z−1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C19H16O2S |
Mr | 308.40 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pca21 |
Temperature (K) | 200 |
a, b, c (Å) | 16.3250 (4), 5.7979 (1), 16.4983 (4) |
V (Å3) | 1561.58 (6) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.21 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.20 × 0.10 × 0.09 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 11675, 3499, 3136 |
Rint | 0.027 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.649 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.031, 0.075, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 3499 |
No. of parameters | 199 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.14, −0.28 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 1646 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | −0.03 (6) |
Computer programs: COLLECT (Hooft, 2004), DENZO and SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997), SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006), PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C1—H1···O2i | 1.00 | 2.46 | 3.449 (2) | 171 |
C4—H4···O1ii | 0.95 | 2.66 | 3.390 (2) | 134 |
C7—H7···O2i | 0.95 | 2.68 | 3.543 (2) | 152 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y+1, z; (ii) −x, −y, z−1/2. |
Acknowledgements
The authors thank Professor Peter Klüfers for generous allocation of diffractometer time.
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During our studies on the ambident reactivity of the phenylsulfinate anion we used diarylcarbenium ions (Ar2CH+) as reference electrophiles [Mayr et al. (2001, 2008)] and, hence, obtained the title compound from a reaction of sodium benzenesulfinate with benzhydryl chloride (Ph2CHCl) in dimethyl sulfoxide.
The asymmetric unit of the title compound contains one complete molecule, which is shown in Figure 1. The sulfur-bound phenyl group is approximately parallel to one of the two phenyl rings of the benzhydryl group with an dihedral angle of 12.53 (10)°. The other one forms a dihedral angle of 41.25 (9)° with the phenyl group bound to the sulfur atom.
Three weak C–H···O interactions are found (Table 1) which lead to the formation of a two-dimensional network that propagates along the bc plane (Fig. 2). Contacts of this type have been described for a structure of a related sulfone [Li et al. (2005)]. In terms of graph-set analysis [Bernstein et al. (1995), Etter et al. (1990)], the descriptors on the unitary level are C11(4) for the H1···O2 interaction, C11(6) for the H7···O2 interaction, and C11(7) for the H4···O1 interaction.