organic compounds
(2E)-1-(3-Chlorophenyl)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-one
aDepartment of Chemistry, Keene State College, 229 Main Street, Keene, NH 03435-2001, USA, bDepartment of Chemistry, Howard University, 525 College Street NW, Washington, DC 20059, USA, cDepartment of Studies in Chemistry, Mangalore University, Manalaganotri 574 199, India, and dDepartment of Studies in Chemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006, India
*Correspondence e-mail: jjasinski@keene.edu
In the title compound, C15H11ClO, the dihedral angle between the mean planes of the benzene ring and the chloro-substituted benzene ring is 48.8 (3)°. The dihedral angles between the mean plane of the prop-2-ene-1-one group and the mean planes of the 3-chlorophenyl and benzene rings are 27.0 (4) and 27.9 (3)°, respectively. In the crystal, weak intermolecular C—H⋯π-ring interactions occur.
Related literature
For background to et al. (1994); Marais et al. (2005); Poornesh et al. (2009); Ram et al. (2000); Sarojini et al. (2006); Shettigar et al. (2006, 2008); Troeberg et al. (2000). For related structures, see: Jasinski et al. (2007); Li & Su (1994).
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Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); cell CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); data reduction: CrysAlis RED; 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: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536809053458/tk2596sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809053458/tk2596Isup2.hkl
50% KOH was added to a mixture of 3-chloro acetophenone (0.01 mol) and benzaldehyde (0.01 mol) in 25 ml of ethanol (Scheme 2). The mixture was stirred for an hour at room temperature and the precipitate was collected by filtration and purified by recrystallization from ethanol. The single-crystal was grown from ethyl acetate by slow evaporation method and yield of the compound was 72% (m.p.: 354–356 K). Analytical data for C15H11ClO: Found (Calculated): C%: 74.19 (74.23); H%: 4.55 (4.57).
All of the H atoms were placed in their calculated positions and then refined using the riding model with C—H = 0.95 Å, and with Uiso(H) = 1.17–1.22Ueq(C).
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); cell
CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); data reduction: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); 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: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. Molecular structure of (I), showing the atom labeling scheme and 50% probability displacement ellipsoids. |
C15H11ClO | Z = 2 |
Mr = 242.69 | F(000) = 252 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.396 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.54184 Å |
a = 5.8388 (7) Å | Cell parameters from 3077 reflections |
b = 7.5975 (11) Å | θ = 5.9–73.8° |
c = 13.1300 (16) Å | µ = 2.74 mm−1 |
α = 83.182 (11)° | T = 110 K |
β = 89.422 (10)° | Prism, colorless |
γ = 86.662 (11)° | 0.50 × 0.32 × 0.28 mm |
V = 577.35 (13) Å3 |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur diffractometer with a Ruby (Gemini Cu) detector | 2243 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Enhance (Cu) X-ray Source | 2148 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.017 |
Detector resolution: 10.5081 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 73.8°, θmin = 5.9° |
ω scans | h = −7→5 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2007) | k = −9→9 |
Tmin = 0.541, Tmax = 1.000 | l = −16→15 |
3661 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)] = 0.036 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.099 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.02 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0647P)2 + 0.2987P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2243 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
154 parameters | Δρmax = 0.34 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.22 e Å−3 |
C15H11ClO | γ = 86.662 (11)° |
Mr = 242.69 | V = 577.35 (13) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 5.8388 (7) Å | Cu Kα radiation |
b = 7.5975 (11) Å | µ = 2.74 mm−1 |
c = 13.1300 (16) Å | T = 110 K |
α = 83.182 (11)° | 0.50 × 0.32 × 0.28 mm |
β = 89.422 (10)° |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur diffractometer with a Ruby (Gemini Cu) detector | 2243 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2007) | 2148 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.541, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.017 |
3661 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.036 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.099 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.02 | Δρmax = 0.34 e Å−3 |
2243 reflections | Δρmin = −0.22 e Å−3 |
154 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 | ||
Cl | 0.32652 (6) | 0.68985 (5) | 0.56518 (3) | 0.02296 (15) | |
O | 0.27901 (18) | 0.72419 (15) | 0.96930 (8) | 0.0224 (3) | |
C1 | 0.5736 (2) | 0.67070 (18) | 0.84979 (11) | 0.0160 (3) | |
C2 | 0.4270 (2) | 0.69988 (18) | 0.76536 (11) | 0.0162 (3) | |
H2A | 0.2759 | 0.7510 | 0.7719 | 0.019* | |
C3 | 0.5060 (3) | 0.65289 (19) | 0.67198 (11) | 0.0165 (3) | |
C4 | 0.7258 (3) | 0.57602 (19) | 0.66031 (12) | 0.0189 (3) | |
H4A | 0.7771 | 0.5448 | 0.5956 | 0.023* | |
C5 | 0.8677 (3) | 0.54612 (19) | 0.74507 (12) | 0.0193 (3) | |
H5A | 1.0170 | 0.4916 | 0.7387 | 0.023* | |
C6 | 0.7950 (2) | 0.59463 (19) | 0.83940 (12) | 0.0177 (3) | |
H6A | 0.8955 | 0.5762 | 0.8966 | 0.021* | |
C7 | 0.4848 (3) | 0.72066 (19) | 0.95085 (11) | 0.0175 (3) | |
C8 | 0.6548 (3) | 0.7663 (2) | 1.02521 (12) | 0.0192 (3) | |
H8A | 0.8081 | 0.7850 | 1.0035 | 0.023* | |
C9 | 0.5952 (2) | 0.78129 (19) | 1.12239 (11) | 0.0170 (3) | |
H9A | 0.4423 | 0.7560 | 1.1418 | 0.020* | |
C10 | 0.7434 (2) | 0.83314 (19) | 1.20198 (11) | 0.0161 (3) | |
C11 | 0.9534 (3) | 0.90987 (19) | 1.17865 (11) | 0.0180 (3) | |
H11A | 1.0036 | 0.9293 | 1.1094 | 0.022* | |
C12 | 1.0875 (3) | 0.95730 (19) | 1.25607 (12) | 0.0194 (3) | |
H12A | 1.2287 | 1.0103 | 1.2396 | 0.023* | |
C13 | 1.0172 (3) | 0.9280 (2) | 1.35792 (12) | 0.0217 (3) | |
H13A | 1.1107 | 0.9600 | 1.4108 | 0.026* | |
C14 | 0.8103 (3) | 0.8519 (2) | 1.38218 (12) | 0.0221 (3) | |
H14A | 0.7623 | 0.8313 | 1.4517 | 0.026* | |
C15 | 0.6734 (3) | 0.80576 (19) | 1.30478 (12) | 0.0185 (3) | |
H15A | 0.5309 | 0.7552 | 1.3217 | 0.022* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Cl | 0.0222 (2) | 0.0308 (2) | 0.0164 (2) | 0.00195 (15) | −0.00390 (14) | −0.00610 (14) |
O | 0.0149 (5) | 0.0340 (6) | 0.0190 (5) | −0.0032 (4) | 0.0000 (4) | −0.0044 (4) |
C1 | 0.0171 (7) | 0.0139 (6) | 0.0173 (7) | −0.0054 (5) | 0.0001 (5) | −0.0010 (5) |
C2 | 0.0140 (7) | 0.0149 (7) | 0.0198 (7) | −0.0028 (5) | 0.0000 (5) | −0.0019 (5) |
C3 | 0.0177 (7) | 0.0173 (7) | 0.0152 (7) | −0.0036 (5) | −0.0023 (5) | −0.0031 (5) |
C4 | 0.0209 (7) | 0.0165 (7) | 0.0203 (7) | −0.0034 (5) | 0.0034 (6) | −0.0050 (6) |
C5 | 0.0145 (7) | 0.0156 (7) | 0.0277 (8) | −0.0003 (5) | 0.0009 (6) | −0.0030 (6) |
C6 | 0.0161 (7) | 0.0160 (7) | 0.0208 (7) | −0.0032 (5) | −0.0023 (5) | −0.0001 (5) |
C7 | 0.0175 (7) | 0.0168 (7) | 0.0179 (7) | −0.0030 (5) | −0.0005 (5) | −0.0002 (5) |
C8 | 0.0166 (7) | 0.0213 (7) | 0.0199 (7) | −0.0033 (6) | −0.0009 (6) | −0.0023 (6) |
C9 | 0.0143 (7) | 0.0154 (7) | 0.0212 (7) | −0.0003 (5) | −0.0004 (5) | −0.0021 (5) |
C10 | 0.0155 (7) | 0.0139 (6) | 0.0188 (7) | 0.0015 (5) | −0.0010 (5) | −0.0030 (5) |
C11 | 0.0173 (7) | 0.0175 (7) | 0.0189 (7) | −0.0001 (5) | 0.0011 (5) | −0.0024 (5) |
C12 | 0.0161 (7) | 0.0156 (7) | 0.0264 (8) | −0.0011 (5) | −0.0017 (6) | −0.0020 (6) |
C13 | 0.0228 (8) | 0.0201 (7) | 0.0227 (8) | 0.0003 (6) | −0.0064 (6) | −0.0046 (6) |
C14 | 0.0268 (8) | 0.0221 (8) | 0.0171 (7) | 0.0001 (6) | 0.0010 (6) | −0.0027 (6) |
C15 | 0.0172 (7) | 0.0166 (7) | 0.0220 (8) | −0.0010 (5) | 0.0029 (6) | −0.0032 (6) |
Cl—C3 | 1.7452 (15) | C8—H8A | 0.9500 |
O—C7 | 1.2226 (19) | C9—C10 | 1.467 (2) |
C1—C2 | 1.396 (2) | C9—H9A | 0.9500 |
C1—C6 | 1.397 (2) | C10—C15 | 1.402 (2) |
C1—C7 | 1.502 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.404 (2) |
C2—C3 | 1.385 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.383 (2) |
C2—H2A | 0.9500 | C11—H11A | 0.9500 |
C3—C4 | 1.393 (2) | C12—C13 | 1.391 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.383 (2) | C12—H12A | 0.9500 |
C4—H4A | 0.9500 | C13—C14 | 1.387 (2) |
C5—C6 | 1.389 (2) | C13—H13A | 0.9500 |
C5—H5A | 0.9500 | C14—C15 | 1.389 (2) |
C6—H6A | 0.9500 | C14—H14A | 0.9500 |
C7—C8 | 1.483 (2) | C15—H15A | 0.9500 |
C8—C9 | 1.335 (2) | ||
C2—C1—C6 | 120.12 (14) | C7—C8—H8A | 119.6 |
C2—C1—C7 | 118.15 (13) | C8—C9—C10 | 126.15 (14) |
C6—C1—C7 | 121.73 (13) | C8—C9—H9A | 116.9 |
C3—C2—C1 | 118.72 (13) | C10—C9—H9A | 116.9 |
C3—C2—H2A | 120.6 | C15—C10—C11 | 118.75 (13) |
C1—C2—H2A | 120.6 | C15—C10—C9 | 119.08 (13) |
C2—C3—C4 | 121.96 (13) | C11—C10—C9 | 122.18 (13) |
C2—C3—Cl | 119.50 (11) | C12—C11—C10 | 120.27 (14) |
C4—C3—Cl | 118.54 (11) | C12—C11—H11A | 119.9 |
C5—C4—C3 | 118.53 (14) | C10—C11—H11A | 119.9 |
C5—C4—H4A | 120.7 | C11—C12—C13 | 120.46 (14) |
C3—C4—H4A | 120.7 | C11—C12—H12A | 119.8 |
C4—C5—C6 | 120.91 (14) | C13—C12—H12A | 119.8 |
C4—C5—H5A | 119.5 | C14—C13—C12 | 119.92 (14) |
C6—C5—H5A | 119.5 | C14—C13—H13A | 120.0 |
C5—C6—C1 | 119.74 (14) | C12—C13—H13A | 120.0 |
C5—C6—H6A | 120.1 | C13—C14—C15 | 119.97 (14) |
C1—C6—H6A | 120.1 | C13—C14—H14A | 120.0 |
O—C7—C8 | 122.19 (14) | C15—C14—H14A | 120.0 |
O—C7—C1 | 120.25 (13) | C14—C15—C10 | 120.63 (14) |
C8—C7—C1 | 117.56 (13) | C14—C15—H15A | 119.7 |
C9—C8—C7 | 120.80 (14) | C10—C15—H15A | 119.7 |
C9—C8—H8A | 119.6 | ||
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.3 (2) | O—C7—C8—C9 | 12.5 (2) |
C7—C1—C2—C3 | −179.41 (12) | C1—C7—C8—C9 | −168.11 (14) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.7 (2) | C7—C8—C9—C10 | −177.12 (13) |
C1—C2—C3—Cl | −179.48 (10) | C8—C9—C10—C15 | −166.17 (15) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.1 (2) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | 14.0 (2) |
Cl—C3—C4—C5 | −179.76 (11) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | 0.0 (2) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −1.2 (2) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 179.79 (13) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 1.6 (2) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.6 (2) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −0.8 (2) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −0.5 (2) |
C7—C1—C6—C5 | 178.26 (12) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | −0.2 (2) |
C2—C1—C7—O | 26.0 (2) | C13—C14—C15—C10 | 0.9 (2) |
C6—C1—C7—O | −153.08 (14) | C11—C10—C15—C14 | −0.7 (2) |
C2—C1—C7—C8 | −153.42 (13) | C9—C10—C15—C14 | 179.46 (13) |
C6—C1—C7—C8 | 27.50 (19) |
Cg1 is the centroid of the C1–C6 ring and Cg2 is the centroid of the C10–C15 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C2—H2A···Cg2i | 0.95 | 2.90 | 3.5541 (16) | 127 |
C5—H5A···Cg2ii | 0.95 | 2.90 | 3.5338 (17) | 125 |
C12—H12A···Cg1iii | 0.95 | 2.92 | 3.6040 (17) | 130 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+2, −z+2; (ii) −x+2, −y+1, −z+2; (iii) −x+2, −y+2, −z+2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C15H11ClO |
Mr | 242.69 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 110 |
a, b, c (Å) | 5.8388 (7), 7.5975 (11), 13.1300 (16) |
α, β, γ (°) | 83.182 (11), 89.422 (10), 86.662 (11) |
V (Å3) | 577.35 (13) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Cu Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 2.74 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.50 × 0.32 × 0.28 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur diffractometer with a Ruby (Gemini Cu) detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2007) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.541, 1.000 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 3661, 2243, 2148 |
Rint | 0.017 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.623 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.036, 0.099, 1.02 |
No. of reflections | 2243 |
No. of parameters | 154 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.34, −0.22 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2007), CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97) (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Cg1 is the centroid of the C1–C6 ring and Cg2 is the centroid of the C10–C15 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C2—H2A···Cg2i | 0.95 | 2.90 | 3.5541 (16) | 127 |
C5—H5A···Cg2ii | 0.95 | 2.90 | 3.5338 (17) | 125 |
C12—H12A···Cg1iii | 0.95 | 2.92 | 3.6040 (17) | 130 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+2, −z+2; (ii) −x+2, −y+1, −z+2; (iii) −x+2, −y+2, −z+2. |
Acknowledgements
KV thanks the UGC for the sanction of a Junior Research Fellowship and for a SAP Chemical grant. RJB acknowledges the NSF MRI program (grant No. CHE-0619278) for funds to purchase an X-ray diffractometer.
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Chalcones are known as the precursors of all flavonoid type natural products in biosynthesis (Marais et al., 2005). Chalcones exhibit various biological activities like insecticidal, antimicrobial, antichinoviral, antipicorniviral and bacteriostatic properties. Azachalcones, the derivatives of chalcones with an annular nitrogen atom in the phenyl ring, were reported to have a wide range of biological activities, such as antibacterial, antituberculostatic and anti-inflammatory. An important feature of chalcones are their ability to act as activated unsaturated systems in conjugated addition of carbanions in presence of suitable basic catalysts. Many chalcones have been described for their high antimalarial activity, probably as a result of Michael addition of nucleophilic species to the double bond of the enone (Troeberg et al., 2000; Ram et al., 2000). Licochalcone A, isolated from Chinese liquorice roots, has been reported as being highly effective in chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum strains in a [3H] hypoxanthine uptake assay (Chen et al., 1994). Chalcones are also finding applications as organic non-linear optical materials (NLO) due to their good SHG conversion efficiencies (Sarojini et al., 2006). Recently, non-linear optical studies on a few chalcones and their derivatives were reported (Poornesh et al., 2009; Shettigar et al., 2006; 2008). In continuation with our studies of chalcones (Jasinski et al., 2007) and their derivatives and owing to the importance of these flavanoid analogs, the title chalcone, (I), was synthesized and its crystal structure reported herein.
The title compound, (I), is a chalcone with 3-chlorophenyl and benzene rings bonded at the opposite ends of a propenone group, the biologically active region (Fig.1). The dihedral angle between mean planes of the benzene and chloro substituted benzene rings is 48.8 (3)° as compared to 14.3 (7)° in the 4-chloro benzene analogue compound (Li & Su, 1994). The angles between the mean plane of the prop-2-ene-1-one group and the mean planes of the 3-chlorophenyl and benzene rings are 27.0 (4)° and 27.9 (3)°, respectively, as compared to 19.4 (2)° and 11.9 (9)° in the aforementioned 4-chloro benzene compound. While no classical hydrogen bonds are present, weak intermolecular C–H···π-ring interactions are observed which contribute to the stability of crystal packing (Table 1).