organic compounds
5-Methyl-2,4-bis(methylsulfanyl)tricyclo[6.2.1.02,7]undeca-4,9-diene-3,6-dione1
aChemistry Institute of the University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 748, 05508-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, bDepartment of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil, and cDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*Correspondence e-mail: edward.tiekink@gmail.com
The structure analysis of the title compound, C14H16O2S2, shows the SMe and H atoms of the bond linking the six-membered rings to be syn and also to be syn to the bridgehead –CH2– group. Each of the five-membered rings adopts an at the bridgehead –CH2– group. The dione-substituted ring adopts a folded conformation about the 1,4-C⋯C vector, with the ketone groups lying to one side. The cyclohexene ring adopts a boat conformation.
Related literature
For background to reactions of toluquinone-cyclopentadiene Diels–Alder adducts et al. (2010). For see: Cremer & Pople (1975).
with nucleophiles under heterogeneous conditions, see: von RichthofenExperimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: CrystalClear (Rigaku/MSC, 2005); cell CrystalClear; data reduction: CrystalClear; program(s) used to solve structure: PATTY in DIRDIF92 (Beurskens et al., 1992); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810015710/hg2678sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810015710/hg2678Isup2.hkl
The preparation and characterisation is as described in the literature (von Richthofen et al., 2010). The crystals were obtained by slow evaporation at 253 K from a 6:1 solution of n-hexane:ethyl acetate.
The H atoms were geometrically placed (C—H = 0.93–0.98 Å) and refined as riding with Uiso(H) = 1.2-1.5Ueq(C).
The structure of the title compound, (I), was investigated as a part of a study into the reactions of toluquinone-cyclopentadiene Diels-Alder adducts φ2 = 252.91 (16) ° for C1,C2,C5–C7, and Q2 = 0.5393 (18) Å and φ2 = 323.49 (19) ° for C2–C5,C6. The cyclohexene ring, C1–C6, adopts a boat form with ring-puckering parameters of q2 = 0.9782 (17) Å, q3 = 0.0101 (17) Å, θ = 89.41 (10) °, and φ2 = 59.60 (10) °. Finally, the C1,C6,C8–C11 dione-substituted ring adopts a folded conformation about the C8–C11 vector. The C1,C6,C9,C10 atoms define a plane [r.m.s. deviation = 0.0069 Å] with the C8 and C11 atoms lying 0.3859 (20) and 0.3099 (21) Å out of this plane, respectively; the O1 and O2 atoms lie even further out of the plane, i.e. 0.950 (3) and -0.743 (3) Å, respectively. No specific intermolecular interactions are noted in the crystal packing.
with nucleophiles under heterogeneous conditions (von Richthofen et al., 2010). The most important feature of the molecular structure, Fig. 1, is the syn relationship between the bridgehead-C7, S1 and H6 atoms; the oxo groups and double bond of the hexene residue lie to the opposite side of the molecule to these atoms. The conformation of each of the five-membered rings in (I) is an envelope on C7; the ring puckering parameters (Cremer & Pople, 1975) are Q2 = 0.6188 (18) Å andFor background to reactions of toluquinone-cyclopentadiene Diels–Alder adducts
with nucleophiles under heterogeneous conditions, see: von Richthofen et al. (2010). For see: Cremer & Pople (1975)Data collection: CrystalClear (Rigaku/MSC, 2005); cell
CrystalClear (Rigaku/MSC, 2005); data reduction: CrystalClear (Rigaku/MSC, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: PATTY in DIRDIF92 (Beurskens et al., 1992); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of (I) showing the atom-labelling scheme and displacement ellipsoids at the 50% probability level. |
C14H16O2S2 | F(000) = 592 |
Mr = 280.39 | Dx = 1.401 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 5730 reflections |
a = 9.1109 (11) Å | θ = 2.4–40.4° |
b = 17.3009 (19) Å | µ = 0.39 mm−1 |
c = 9.3746 (11) Å | T = 98 K |
β = 115.916 (2)° | Block, pale-yellow |
V = 1329.1 (3) Å3 | 0.28 × 0.18 × 0.15 mm |
Z = 4 |
Rigaku AFC12K/SATURN724 diffractometer | 3044 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2974 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.021 |
ω scans | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.4° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) | h = −11→11 |
Tmin = 0.887, Tmax = 1 | k = −22→16 |
10394 measured reflections | l = −12→12 |
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)] = 0.035 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.092 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.02 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0478P)2 + 1.0842P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3044 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
164 parameters | Δρmax = 0.53 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.36 e Å−3 |
C14H16O2S2 | V = 1329.1 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 280.39 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 9.1109 (11) Å | µ = 0.39 mm−1 |
b = 17.3009 (19) Å | T = 98 K |
c = 9.3746 (11) Å | 0.28 × 0.18 × 0.15 mm |
β = 115.916 (2)° |
Rigaku AFC12K/SATURN724 diffractometer | 3044 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) | 2974 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.887, Tmax = 1 | Rint = 0.021 |
10394 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.035 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.092 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.02 | Δρmax = 0.53 e Å−3 |
3044 reflections | Δρmin = −0.36 e Å−3 |
164 parameters |
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 > 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 | ||
S1 | 0.09559 (4) | 0.19478 (2) | 0.09496 (4) | 0.01770 (11) | |
S2 | 0.59801 (5) | 0.11808 (2) | 0.12851 (4) | 0.01903 (11) | |
O1 | 0.29429 (13) | 0.03034 (6) | 0.10133 (13) | 0.0187 (2) | |
O2 | 0.54427 (14) | 0.17201 (7) | 0.62713 (13) | 0.0217 (2) | |
C1 | 0.20518 (17) | 0.11982 (8) | 0.24056 (16) | 0.0131 (3) | |
C2 | 0.09479 (18) | 0.05593 (8) | 0.26238 (18) | 0.0166 (3) | |
H2 | 0.0093 | 0.0341 | 0.1651 | 0.020* | |
C3 | 0.21532 (18) | −0.00100 (9) | 0.37784 (19) | 0.0186 (3) | |
H3 | 0.2376 | −0.0504 | 0.3534 | 0.022* | |
C4 | 0.28332 (19) | 0.03223 (9) | 0.52005 (19) | 0.0192 (3) | |
H4 | 0.3609 | 0.0102 | 0.6129 | 0.023* | |
C5 | 0.21127 (18) | 0.11264 (9) | 0.50320 (18) | 0.0176 (3) | |
H5 | 0.2198 | 0.1368 | 0.6011 | 0.021* | |
C6 | 0.28355 (17) | 0.15956 (8) | 0.40699 (17) | 0.0143 (3) | |
H6 | 0.2405 | 0.2123 | 0.3945 | 0.017* | |
C7 | 0.03709 (19) | 0.09835 (9) | 0.37360 (19) | 0.0201 (3) | |
H7A | −0.0213 | 0.1458 | 0.3281 | 0.024* | |
H7B | −0.0269 | 0.0657 | 0.4092 | 0.024* | |
C8 | 0.32628 (17) | 0.08718 (8) | 0.18602 (16) | 0.0136 (3) | |
C9 | 0.48477 (17) | 0.12970 (8) | 0.23722 (17) | 0.0136 (3) | |
C10 | 0.55309 (17) | 0.16556 (8) | 0.38032 (17) | 0.0142 (3) | |
C11 | 0.46773 (17) | 0.16467 (8) | 0.48354 (17) | 0.0146 (3) | |
C12 | 0.71871 (18) | 0.20233 (9) | 0.44683 (18) | 0.0183 (3) | |
H12A | 0.8009 | 0.1631 | 0.4907 | 0.027* | |
H12B | 0.7286 | 0.2383 | 0.5285 | 0.027* | |
H12C | 0.7327 | 0.2291 | 0.3639 | 0.027* | |
C13 | 0.4452 (2) | 0.11235 (10) | −0.07521 (18) | 0.0232 (3) | |
H13A | 0.4978 | 0.1060 | −0.1436 | 0.035* | |
H13B | 0.3819 | 0.1590 | −0.1028 | 0.035* | |
H13C | 0.3749 | 0.0690 | −0.0873 | 0.035* | |
C14 | −0.0177 (2) | 0.13994 (10) | −0.08395 (19) | 0.0257 (3) | |
H14A | −0.0803 | 0.1746 | −0.1689 | 0.039* | |
H14B | −0.0898 | 0.1047 | −0.0668 | 0.039* | |
H14C | 0.0568 | 0.1114 | −0.1112 | 0.039* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
S1 | 0.01849 (19) | 0.01411 (19) | 0.01702 (18) | 0.00254 (13) | 0.00454 (15) | 0.00180 (13) |
S2 | 0.0191 (2) | 0.0247 (2) | 0.01740 (19) | −0.00085 (14) | 0.01171 (15) | −0.00128 (14) |
O1 | 0.0216 (5) | 0.0166 (5) | 0.0186 (5) | −0.0013 (4) | 0.0093 (4) | −0.0041 (4) |
O2 | 0.0207 (6) | 0.0295 (6) | 0.0137 (5) | −0.0047 (4) | 0.0064 (4) | −0.0031 (4) |
C1 | 0.0132 (6) | 0.0120 (6) | 0.0127 (6) | 0.0011 (5) | 0.0045 (5) | 0.0013 (5) |
C2 | 0.0148 (7) | 0.0163 (7) | 0.0189 (7) | −0.0022 (5) | 0.0075 (6) | 0.0001 (5) |
C3 | 0.0212 (7) | 0.0136 (7) | 0.0245 (7) | 0.0008 (5) | 0.0133 (6) | 0.0039 (6) |
C4 | 0.0212 (7) | 0.0180 (7) | 0.0210 (7) | 0.0010 (6) | 0.0116 (6) | 0.0046 (6) |
C5 | 0.0186 (7) | 0.0195 (7) | 0.0178 (7) | −0.0001 (5) | 0.0109 (6) | 0.0007 (6) |
C6 | 0.0160 (7) | 0.0146 (6) | 0.0140 (6) | −0.0005 (5) | 0.0079 (5) | −0.0011 (5) |
C7 | 0.0175 (7) | 0.0208 (7) | 0.0254 (8) | 0.0011 (6) | 0.0126 (6) | 0.0026 (6) |
C8 | 0.0154 (7) | 0.0130 (6) | 0.0119 (6) | 0.0011 (5) | 0.0054 (5) | 0.0026 (5) |
C9 | 0.0149 (6) | 0.0133 (6) | 0.0141 (6) | 0.0010 (5) | 0.0076 (5) | 0.0014 (5) |
C10 | 0.0143 (6) | 0.0127 (6) | 0.0155 (6) | 0.0006 (5) | 0.0065 (5) | 0.0011 (5) |
C11 | 0.0172 (7) | 0.0122 (6) | 0.0145 (6) | −0.0014 (5) | 0.0070 (6) | −0.0014 (5) |
C12 | 0.0156 (7) | 0.0204 (7) | 0.0191 (7) | −0.0034 (5) | 0.0078 (6) | −0.0018 (6) |
C13 | 0.0317 (9) | 0.0263 (8) | 0.0146 (7) | 0.0017 (7) | 0.0130 (7) | 0.0011 (6) |
C14 | 0.0246 (8) | 0.0248 (8) | 0.0178 (7) | 0.0020 (6) | 0.0001 (6) | −0.0012 (6) |
S1—C14 | 1.8071 (17) | C5—H5 | 0.9800 |
S1—C1 | 1.8304 (14) | C6—C11 | 1.512 (2) |
S2—C9 | 1.7500 (14) | C6—H6 | 0.9800 |
S2—C13 | 1.8086 (17) | C7—H7A | 0.9700 |
O1—C8 | 1.2167 (18) | C7—H7B | 0.9700 |
O2—C11 | 1.2223 (18) | C8—C9 | 1.5003 (19) |
C1—C8 | 1.5135 (19) | C9—C10 | 1.357 (2) |
C1—C6 | 1.5630 (19) | C10—C11 | 1.4830 (19) |
C1—C2 | 1.5668 (19) | C10—C12 | 1.4994 (19) |
C2—C3 | 1.520 (2) | C12—H12A | 0.9600 |
C2—C7 | 1.543 (2) | C12—H12B | 0.9600 |
C2—H2 | 0.9800 | C12—H12C | 0.9600 |
C3—C4 | 1.330 (2) | C13—H13A | 0.9600 |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C13—H13B | 0.9600 |
C4—C5 | 1.517 (2) | C13—H13C | 0.9600 |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C14—H14A | 0.9600 |
C5—C7 | 1.540 (2) | C14—H14B | 0.9600 |
C5—C6 | 1.557 (2) | C14—H14C | 0.9600 |
C14—S1—C1 | 102.96 (7) | C2—C7—H7A | 112.9 |
C9—S2—C13 | 104.11 (7) | C5—C7—H7B | 112.9 |
C8—C1—C6 | 114.76 (11) | C2—C7—H7B | 112.9 |
C8—C1—C2 | 112.65 (11) | H7A—C7—H7B | 110.3 |
C6—C1—C2 | 102.67 (11) | O1—C8—C9 | 121.85 (13) |
C8—C1—S1 | 104.66 (9) | O1—C8—C1 | 121.33 (13) |
C6—C1—S1 | 107.16 (9) | C9—C8—C1 | 116.80 (12) |
C2—C1—S1 | 115.16 (10) | C10—C9—C8 | 120.12 (13) |
C3—C2—C7 | 100.40 (12) | C10—C9—S2 | 119.71 (11) |
C3—C2—C1 | 104.19 (11) | C8—C9—S2 | 119.17 (10) |
C7—C2—C1 | 100.39 (11) | C9—C10—C11 | 119.70 (13) |
C3—C2—H2 | 116.5 | C9—C10—C12 | 123.26 (13) |
C7—C2—H2 | 116.5 | C11—C10—C12 | 116.91 (12) |
C1—C2—H2 | 116.5 | O2—C11—C10 | 120.53 (13) |
C4—C3—C2 | 107.98 (13) | O2—C11—C6 | 120.63 (13) |
C4—C3—H3 | 126.0 | C10—C11—C6 | 118.73 (12) |
C2—C3—H3 | 126.0 | C10—C12—H12A | 109.5 |
C3—C4—C5 | 107.54 (14) | C10—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
C3—C4—H4 | 126.2 | H12A—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
C5—C4—H4 | 126.2 | C10—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C4—C5—C7 | 100.65 (12) | H12A—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C4—C5—C6 | 105.37 (12) | H12B—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C7—C5—C6 | 100.23 (12) | S2—C13—H13A | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5 | 116.1 | S2—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C7—C5—H5 | 116.1 | H13A—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5 | 116.1 | S2—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C11—C6—C5 | 114.71 (12) | H13A—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C11—C6—C1 | 115.31 (11) | H13B—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C1 | 102.97 (11) | S1—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
C11—C6—H6 | 107.8 | S1—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6 | 107.8 | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C1—C6—H6 | 107.8 | S1—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C5—C7—C2 | 94.11 (11) | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C5—C7—H7A | 112.9 | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C14—S1—C1—C8 | 67.48 (11) | C3—C2—C7—C5 | 48.84 (12) |
C14—S1—C1—C6 | −170.26 (10) | C1—C2—C7—C5 | −57.84 (12) |
C14—S1—C1—C2 | −56.77 (12) | C6—C1—C8—O1 | 148.85 (13) |
C8—C1—C2—C3 | 55.85 (15) | C2—C1—C8—O1 | 31.83 (18) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −68.13 (13) | S1—C1—C8—O1 | −93.99 (14) |
S1—C1—C2—C3 | 175.78 (10) | C6—C1—C8—C9 | −33.00 (17) |
C8—C1—C2—C7 | 159.48 (12) | C2—C1—C8—C9 | −150.01 (12) |
C6—C1—C2—C7 | 35.50 (13) | S1—C1—C8—C9 | 84.16 (12) |
S1—C1—C2—C7 | −80.59 (12) | O1—C8—C9—C10 | −148.32 (14) |
C7—C2—C3—C4 | −32.22 (15) | C1—C8—C9—C10 | 33.53 (19) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 71.40 (15) | O1—C8—C9—S2 | 20.23 (19) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.54 (16) | C1—C8—C9—S2 | −157.91 (10) |
C3—C4—C5—C7 | 33.23 (15) | C13—S2—C9—C10 | −153.96 (12) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −70.61 (15) | C13—S2—C9—C8 | 37.43 (13) |
C4—C5—C6—C11 | −59.34 (15) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | −2.0 (2) |
C7—C5—C6—C11 | −163.48 (12) | S2—C9—C10—C11 | −170.46 (10) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 66.75 (14) | C8—C9—C10—C12 | 173.67 (13) |
C7—C5—C6—C1 | −37.39 (13) | S2—C9—C10—C12 | 5.2 (2) |
C8—C1—C6—C11 | 4.20 (17) | C9—C10—C11—O2 | 155.13 (14) |
C2—C1—C6—C11 | 126.78 (12) | C12—C10—C11—O2 | −20.8 (2) |
S1—C1—C6—C11 | −111.53 (11) | C9—C10—C11—C6 | −28.7 (2) |
C8—C1—C6—C5 | −121.50 (12) | C12—C10—C11—C6 | 155.42 (13) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 1.07 (13) | C5—C6—C11—O2 | −38.17 (19) |
S1—C1—C6—C5 | 122.77 (10) | C1—C6—C11—O2 | −157.58 (14) |
C4—C5—C7—C2 | −49.33 (13) | C5—C6—C11—C10 | 145.63 (13) |
C6—C5—C7—C2 | 58.61 (12) | C1—C6—C11—C10 | 26.22 (18) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C14H16O2S2 |
Mr | 280.39 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 98 |
a, b, c (Å) | 9.1109 (11), 17.3009 (19), 9.3746 (11) |
β (°) | 115.916 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1329.1 (3) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.39 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.28 × 0.18 × 0.15 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Rigaku AFC12K/SATURN724 |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.887, 1 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 10394, 3044, 2974 |
Rint | 0.021 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.650 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.035, 0.092, 1.02 |
No. of reflections | 3044 |
No. of parameters | 164 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.53, −0.36 |
Computer programs: CrystalClear (Rigaku/MSC, 2005), PATTY in DIRDIF92 (Beurskens et al., 1992), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Footnotes
1Additional correspondence author, e-mail: cldvitta@iq.usp.br.
Acknowledgements
We thank FAPESP, CAPES, and CNPq (306532/2009–3 to JZ-S) for financial support.
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The structure of the title compound, (I), was investigated as a part of a study into the reactions of toluquinone-cyclopentadiene Diels-Alder adducts epoxides with nucleophiles under heterogeneous conditions (von Richthofen et al., 2010). The most important feature of the molecular structure, Fig. 1, is the syn relationship between the bridgehead-C7, S1 and H6 atoms; the oxo groups and double bond of the hexene residue lie to the opposite side of the molecule to these atoms. The conformation of each of the five-membered rings in (I) is an envelope on C7; the ring puckering parameters (Cremer & Pople, 1975) are Q2 = 0.6188 (18) Å and φ2 = 252.91 (16) ° for C1,C2,C5–C7, and Q2 = 0.5393 (18) Å and φ2 = 323.49 (19) ° for C2–C5,C6. The cyclohexene ring, C1–C6, adopts a boat form with ring-puckering parameters of q2 = 0.9782 (17) Å, q3 = 0.0101 (17) Å, θ = 89.41 (10) °, and φ2 = 59.60 (10) °. Finally, the C1,C6,C8–C11 dione-substituted ring adopts a folded conformation about the C8–C11 vector. The C1,C6,C9,C10 atoms define a plane [r.m.s. deviation = 0.0069 Å] with the C8 and C11 atoms lying 0.3859 (20) and 0.3099 (21) Å out of this plane, respectively; the O1 and O2 atoms lie even further out of the plane, i.e. 0.950 (3) and -0.743 (3) Å, respectively. No specific intermolecular interactions are noted in the crystal packing.