organic compounds
3-(1-Naphthyl)-N-phenyloxirane-2-carboxamide
aCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637002, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: kangtairan@yahoo.com.cn
In the title compound, C19H15NO2, the molecule adopts a syn configuration with the naphthalene and N-phenylformamide units located on the same side of the epoxy ring. The epoxy ring makes dihedral angles of 58.73 (9) and 65.18 (9)°, respectively, with the naphthalene ring system and the benzene ring. Intermolecular N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonding is present in the crystal structure.
Related literature
For background to the use of epoxide-containing compounds as building blocks in the synthesis of biologically active compounds, see: Porter & Skidmore (2000); Shing et al. (2006); Watanabe et al. (1998). For related structures, see: He (2009); He & Chen (2009); He et al. (2009).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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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: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
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contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809048752/xu2678Isup2.hkl
2-Chloro-N-phenylacetamide (0.085 g, 0.5 mmol) and potassium hydroxide (0.056 g, 1.0 mmol) were dissolved in chloroform (4 ml). To the solution was added 1-naphthaldehyde (0.094 g, 0.6 mmol) at 298 K, the solution was stirred for 6 h and removal of solvent under reduced pressure, the residue was purified through
Colourless single crystals of (I) were obtained by recrystallization from an ethyl acetate solution.Imine H atom was located in a difference Fourier map and refined isotropically, with restrains of N—H = 0.84±1 Å. The carbon-bound hydrogen atoms were placed in calculated positions with C—H = 0.93–0.98 Å, and refined using a riding model with Uiso(H) =1.2Ueq(C). In the absence of significant
effects, Friedel pairs were merged.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: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of (I) with 30% probability displacement ellipsoids (arbitrary spheres for H atoms). |
C19H15NO2 | F(000) = 608 |
Mr = 289.32 | Dx = 1.245 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.54184 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 9381 reflections |
a = 6.6289 (1) Å | θ = 3.8–72.1° |
b = 10.0350 (1) Å | µ = 0.65 mm−1 |
c = 23.2033 (3) Å | T = 290 K |
V = 1543.51 (3) Å3 | Block, colorless |
Z = 4 | 0.40 × 0.36 × 0.30 mm |
Oxford Diffraction Gemini S Ultra diffractometer | 1783 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Enhance Ultra (Cu) X-ray Source | 1641 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Mirror monochromator | Rint = 0.031 |
Detector resolution: 15.9149 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 72.3°, θmin = 3.8° |
ω scans | h = −6→8 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) | k = −12→12 |
Tmin = 0.782, Tmax = 0.829 | l = −26→28 |
13761 measured reflections |
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)] = 0.032 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.093 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.08 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0641P)2 + 0.0314P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
1783 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
203 parameters | Δρmax = 0.08 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.13 e Å−3 |
C19H15NO2 | V = 1543.51 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 289.32 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Cu Kα radiation |
a = 6.6289 (1) Å | µ = 0.65 mm−1 |
b = 10.0350 (1) Å | T = 290 K |
c = 23.2033 (3) Å | 0.40 × 0.36 × 0.30 mm |
Oxford Diffraction Gemini S Ultra diffractometer | 1783 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) | 1641 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.782, Tmax = 0.829 | Rint = 0.031 |
13761 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.032 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.093 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.08 | Δρmax = 0.08 e Å−3 |
1783 reflections | Δρmin = −0.13 e Å−3 |
203 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 | ||
O1 | 1.20270 (19) | 0.10810 (12) | 0.82723 (5) | 0.0681 (3) | |
O2 | 1.0096 (2) | 0.38001 (11) | 0.74225 (7) | 0.0738 (4) | |
N1 | 0.8951 (2) | 0.16688 (13) | 0.74912 (6) | 0.0534 (3) | |
H4 | 0.926 (3) | 0.092 (2) | 0.7622 (8) | 0.065 (5)* | |
C1 | 0.3564 (3) | 0.1625 (3) | 0.65510 (8) | 0.0820 (6) | |
H1 | 0.2376 | 0.1592 | 0.6339 | 0.098* | |
C2 | 0.4104 (3) | 0.0578 (2) | 0.68938 (9) | 0.0750 (5) | |
H2 | 0.3275 | −0.0168 | 0.6917 | 0.090* | |
C3 | 0.5874 (3) | 0.06219 (17) | 0.72067 (8) | 0.0619 (4) | |
H3 | 0.6224 | −0.0090 | 0.7443 | 0.074* | |
C4 | 0.7135 (2) | 0.17226 (15) | 0.71700 (6) | 0.0521 (3) | |
C5 | 0.6590 (3) | 0.27941 (19) | 0.68282 (8) | 0.0659 (4) | |
H5 | 0.7411 | 0.3543 | 0.6804 | 0.079* | |
C6 | 0.4786 (3) | 0.2728 (2) | 0.65216 (9) | 0.0806 (6) | |
H6 | 0.4402 | 0.3445 | 0.6292 | 0.097* | |
C7 | 1.0258 (2) | 0.26612 (14) | 0.75961 (7) | 0.0523 (3) | |
C8 | 1.2046 (2) | 0.23071 (15) | 0.79612 (7) | 0.0558 (4) | |
H8 | 1.3359 | 0.2573 | 0.7805 | 0.067* | |
C9 | 1.1896 (2) | 0.23005 (17) | 0.85940 (8) | 0.0597 (4) | |
H9 | 1.3135 | 0.2555 | 0.8797 | 0.072* | |
C10 | 0.9999 (3) | 0.25565 (18) | 0.89182 (7) | 0.0588 (4) | |
C11 | 0.8539 (3) | 0.1600 (2) | 0.89662 (8) | 0.0738 (5) | |
H11 | 0.8689 | 0.0791 | 0.8776 | 0.089* | |
C12 | 0.6808 (3) | 0.1835 (3) | 0.93030 (9) | 0.0855 (7) | |
H12 | 0.5819 | 0.1181 | 0.9330 | 0.103* | |
C13 | 0.6567 (3) | 0.2994 (3) | 0.95855 (9) | 0.0854 (7) | |
H13 | 0.5414 | 0.3127 | 0.9807 | 0.103* | |
C14 | 0.8028 (3) | 0.4013 (2) | 0.95534 (7) | 0.0718 (5) | |
C15 | 0.9780 (3) | 0.38002 (19) | 0.92061 (7) | 0.0587 (4) | |
C16 | 1.1212 (3) | 0.4825 (2) | 0.91701 (8) | 0.0690 (4) | |
H16 | 1.2345 | 0.4710 | 0.8939 | 0.083* | |
C17 | 1.0979 (4) | 0.5988 (3) | 0.94673 (10) | 0.0880 (6) | |
H17 | 1.1938 | 0.6659 | 0.9432 | 0.106* | |
C18 | 0.9322 (5) | 0.6176 (3) | 0.98222 (11) | 0.1012 (8) | |
H18 | 0.9205 | 0.6956 | 1.0036 | 0.121* | |
C19 | 0.7874 (4) | 0.5231 (3) | 0.98595 (9) | 0.0927 (7) | |
H19 | 0.6752 | 0.5383 | 1.0091 | 0.111* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0674 (7) | 0.0523 (6) | 0.0846 (7) | 0.0119 (6) | −0.0146 (6) | −0.0057 (5) |
O2 | 0.0694 (7) | 0.0412 (6) | 0.1109 (10) | −0.0041 (6) | −0.0195 (7) | 0.0016 (6) |
N1 | 0.0506 (7) | 0.0396 (6) | 0.0700 (7) | −0.0001 (5) | −0.0054 (6) | −0.0003 (6) |
C1 | 0.0604 (10) | 0.1084 (17) | 0.0771 (11) | 0.0011 (11) | −0.0134 (9) | −0.0229 (12) |
C2 | 0.0523 (9) | 0.0768 (12) | 0.0960 (13) | −0.0071 (9) | 0.0031 (9) | −0.0250 (11) |
C3 | 0.0518 (8) | 0.0524 (8) | 0.0814 (10) | −0.0007 (7) | 0.0049 (7) | −0.0099 (8) |
C4 | 0.0486 (8) | 0.0488 (7) | 0.0590 (8) | 0.0025 (7) | 0.0020 (6) | −0.0085 (6) |
C5 | 0.0660 (10) | 0.0609 (9) | 0.0707 (9) | −0.0014 (8) | −0.0075 (8) | 0.0042 (8) |
C6 | 0.0768 (12) | 0.0928 (14) | 0.0722 (11) | 0.0095 (12) | −0.0161 (10) | 0.0058 (10) |
C7 | 0.0491 (8) | 0.0411 (7) | 0.0666 (8) | 0.0019 (6) | −0.0003 (7) | −0.0092 (6) |
C8 | 0.0455 (7) | 0.0464 (7) | 0.0754 (9) | 0.0041 (7) | −0.0016 (7) | −0.0099 (7) |
C9 | 0.0476 (8) | 0.0591 (8) | 0.0725 (9) | 0.0031 (7) | −0.0106 (7) | −0.0094 (7) |
C10 | 0.0505 (8) | 0.0687 (9) | 0.0571 (8) | 0.0000 (8) | −0.0086 (7) | 0.0031 (7) |
C11 | 0.0653 (10) | 0.0803 (12) | 0.0757 (10) | −0.0129 (10) | −0.0124 (9) | 0.0083 (10) |
C12 | 0.0612 (11) | 0.1093 (17) | 0.0859 (13) | −0.0194 (13) | −0.0057 (10) | 0.0263 (13) |
C13 | 0.0564 (11) | 0.131 (2) | 0.0693 (10) | 0.0054 (12) | 0.0082 (9) | 0.0238 (12) |
C14 | 0.0595 (10) | 0.1020 (14) | 0.0539 (8) | 0.0149 (11) | 0.0018 (7) | 0.0095 (9) |
C15 | 0.0531 (8) | 0.0723 (10) | 0.0505 (7) | 0.0054 (8) | −0.0034 (6) | 0.0030 (7) |
C16 | 0.0660 (10) | 0.0751 (11) | 0.0658 (9) | −0.0003 (9) | −0.0002 (8) | −0.0080 (9) |
C17 | 0.0988 (16) | 0.0799 (13) | 0.0853 (12) | −0.0038 (13) | −0.0017 (12) | −0.0181 (11) |
C18 | 0.120 (2) | 0.1003 (17) | 0.0831 (13) | 0.0244 (18) | 0.0033 (14) | −0.0278 (13) |
C19 | 0.0897 (15) | 0.1226 (19) | 0.0658 (10) | 0.0355 (16) | 0.0118 (11) | −0.0050 (12) |
O1—C8 | 1.4266 (19) | C9—C10 | 1.488 (2) |
O1—C9 | 1.436 (2) | C9—H9 | 0.9800 |
O2—C7 | 1.217 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.367 (3) |
N1—C7 | 1.342 (2) | C10—C15 | 1.423 (2) |
N1—C4 | 1.417 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.408 (3) |
N1—H4 | 0.84 (2) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
C1—C2 | 1.365 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.345 (4) |
C1—C6 | 1.373 (3) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C1—H1 | 0.9300 | C13—C14 | 1.410 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.381 (3) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C14—C19 | 1.417 (4) |
C3—C4 | 1.388 (2) | C14—C15 | 1.429 (2) |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C15—C16 | 1.402 (3) |
C4—C5 | 1.384 (2) | C16—C17 | 1.364 (3) |
C5—C6 | 1.393 (3) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C17—C18 | 1.386 (4) |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | C17—H17 | 0.9300 |
C7—C8 | 1.499 (2) | C18—C19 | 1.352 (4) |
C8—C9 | 1.472 (2) | C18—H18 | 0.9300 |
C8—H8 | 0.9800 | C19—H19 | 0.9300 |
C8—O1—C9 | 61.87 (10) | O1—C9—H9 | 114.9 |
C7—N1—C4 | 127.99 (14) | C8—C9—H9 | 114.9 |
C7—N1—H4 | 116.1 (15) | C10—C9—H9 | 114.9 |
C4—N1—H4 | 115.8 (15) | C11—C10—C15 | 120.32 (16) |
C2—C1—C6 | 119.65 (18) | C11—C10—C9 | 121.23 (17) |
C2—C1—H1 | 120.2 | C15—C10—C9 | 118.36 (15) |
C6—C1—H1 | 120.2 | C10—C11—C12 | 120.3 (2) |
C1—C2—C3 | 120.29 (19) | C10—C11—H11 | 119.8 |
C1—C2—H2 | 119.9 | C12—C11—H11 | 119.8 |
C3—C2—H2 | 119.9 | C13—C12—C11 | 120.8 (2) |
C2—C3—C4 | 120.33 (18) | C13—C12—H12 | 119.6 |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.8 | C11—C12—H12 | 119.6 |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.8 | C12—C13—C14 | 121.31 (19) |
C5—C4—C3 | 119.75 (15) | C12—C13—H13 | 119.3 |
C5—C4—N1 | 123.56 (15) | C14—C13—H13 | 119.3 |
C3—C4—N1 | 116.68 (14) | C13—C14—C19 | 123.3 (2) |
C4—C5—C6 | 118.67 (18) | C13—C14—C15 | 118.65 (19) |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.7 | C19—C14—C15 | 118.0 (2) |
C6—C5—H5 | 120.7 | C16—C15—C10 | 123.11 (16) |
C1—C6—C5 | 121.3 (2) | C16—C15—C14 | 118.30 (18) |
C1—C6—H6 | 119.4 | C10—C15—C14 | 118.59 (17) |
C5—C6—H6 | 119.4 | C17—C16—C15 | 121.4 (2) |
O2—C7—N1 | 125.45 (15) | C17—C16—H16 | 119.3 |
O2—C7—C8 | 118.66 (14) | C15—C16—H16 | 119.3 |
N1—C7—C8 | 115.89 (13) | C16—C17—C18 | 120.5 (2) |
O1—C8—C9 | 59.38 (10) | C16—C17—H17 | 119.8 |
O1—C8—C7 | 118.91 (13) | C18—C17—H17 | 119.8 |
C9—C8—C7 | 120.76 (13) | C19—C18—C17 | 120.4 (2) |
O1—C8—H8 | 115.4 | C19—C18—H18 | 119.8 |
C9—C8—H8 | 115.4 | C17—C18—H18 | 119.8 |
C7—C8—H8 | 115.4 | C18—C19—C14 | 121.4 (2) |
O1—C9—C8 | 58.75 (10) | C18—C19—H19 | 119.3 |
O1—C9—C10 | 117.46 (15) | C14—C19—H19 | 119.3 |
C8—C9—C10 | 124.10 (14) | ||
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.4 (3) | O1—C9—C10—C15 | −175.59 (13) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.8 (3) | C8—C9—C10—C15 | −106.34 (18) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 1.5 (2) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | −0.3 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—N1 | −178.11 (15) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 176.26 (16) |
C7—N1—C4—C5 | 11.2 (2) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −0.5 (3) |
C7—N1—C4—C3 | −169.22 (16) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.2 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.9 (3) | C12—C13—C14—C19 | −177.7 (2) |
N1—C4—C5—C6 | 178.69 (16) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 0.8 (3) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 1.0 (3) | C11—C10—C15—C16 | −179.42 (17) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.4 (3) | C9—C10—C15—C16 | 4.0 (2) |
C4—N1—C7—O2 | −0.7 (3) | C11—C10—C15—C14 | 1.2 (2) |
C4—N1—C7—C8 | 179.01 (13) | C9—C10—C15—C14 | −175.40 (14) |
C9—O1—C8—C7 | −110.62 (15) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | 179.15 (17) |
O2—C7—C8—O1 | 165.96 (15) | C19—C14—C15—C16 | −2.3 (2) |
N1—C7—C8—O1 | −13.7 (2) | C13—C14—C15—C10 | −1.5 (2) |
O2—C7—C8—C9 | 96.3 (2) | C19—C14—C15—C10 | 177.07 (16) |
N1—C7—C8—C9 | −83.36 (18) | C10—C15—C16—C17 | −177.89 (18) |
C8—O1—C9—C10 | 115.07 (16) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | 1.5 (3) |
C7—C8—C9—O1 | 107.55 (15) | C15—C16—C17—C18 | 1.1 (4) |
O1—C8—C9—C10 | −103.91 (18) | C16—C17—C18—C19 | −2.7 (4) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | 3.6 (2) | C17—C18—C19—C14 | 1.8 (4) |
O1—C9—C10—C11 | 7.8 (2) | C13—C14—C19—C18 | 179.2 (2) |
C8—C9—C10—C11 | 77.1 (2) | C15—C14—C19—C18 | 0.7 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H4···O2i | 0.84 (2) | 2.17 (2) | 2.954 (1) | 155.7 (18) |
C5—H5···O1ii | 0.93 | 2.58 | 3.431 (2) | 153 (1) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (ii) −x+2, y+1/2, −z+3/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C19H15NO2 |
Mr | 289.32 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, P212121 |
Temperature (K) | 290 |
a, b, c (Å) | 6.6289 (1), 10.0350 (1), 23.2033 (3) |
V (Å3) | 1543.51 (3) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Cu Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.65 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.40 × 0.36 × 0.30 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Gemini S Ultra diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.782, 0.829 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 13761, 1783, 1641 |
Rint | 0.031 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.618 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.032, 0.093, 1.08 |
No. of reflections | 1783 |
No. of parameters | 203 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.08, −0.13 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H4···O2i | 0.84 (2) | 2.17 (2) | 2.954 (1) | 155.7 (18) |
C5—H5···O1ii | 0.93 | 2.58 | 3.431 (2) | 152.5 (3) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (ii) −x+2, y+1/2, −z+3/2. |
Acknowledgements
The diffraction data were collected at the Centre for Testing and Analysis, Sichuan University. We are grateful for financial support from China West Normal University (No 412374).
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α,β-Epoxides are very important building blocks for the synthesis of complex molecules, in particular, of biologically active compounds (Porter & Skidmore, 2000; Shing et al., 2006; Watanabe et al., 1998). Various effective systems have been developed over the years for the preparation of α,β-epoxides. The most common approach to access these molecules is the epoxidation of α,β-unsaturatd carbonyl compound. As a part of our interest in the synthsis of epoxides ring systems, we synthesis the title compound by using Darzens reaction. We report herein the crystal structure of the title compound.
The molecular structure of (I) is shown in Fig. 1. Bond lengths and angles in (I) are normal. In the molecular, the 1-naphthyl ring with the phenyl ring adopts a cis configuration about the epoxides ring. The dihedral angle between the phenyl ring and the 1-naphthyl ring is 77.79 (4)°, O1/C8/C9 epoxide ring makes dihedral angles of 58.73 (9)° and 65.18 (9)° with the 1-naphthyl ring and phenyl ring, respectively. These values are very similar to those observed in related structures (He, 2009; He & Chen, 2009; He et al., 2009). The crystal packing is stabilized by N—H···0 and C—H···0 hydrogen bonding (Table 1).