organic compounds
1-(2-Hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)-3-(3-methylthiophen-2-yl)prop-2-en-1-one
aDepartment of Studies in Physics, Manasagangotri, University of Mysore, Mysore 570 006, India, and bDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Manipal college of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal 576 104, India
*Correspondence e-mail: mas@physics.uni-mysore.ac.in
In the structure of the title compound, C15H14O2S, the benzene ring is nearly coplanar with the thiophene ring. The hydroxy group substituted at C2 position is in an antiperiplanar conformation with respect to the phenyl ring. The exhibits weak intramolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonding.
Related literature
For the bioactivity of related compounds, see: Ratty (1988); Sato et al. (1996); Tencate et al. (1973); Murakami et al. (1992); Gerdin & Srensso (1983); Shahidi et al.(1988); Jayashree et al. (2008); Nijveldt et al. (2001); Varma & Kinoshita (1976). For related structures, see: Jasinski et al. (2009, 2010).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection
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Refinement
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Data collection: XPRESS (MacScience, 2002); cell SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and SCALEPACK; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009) and ORTEPII (Johnson, 1976); software used to prepare material for publication: PLATON.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810017058/jh2143sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810017058/jh2143Isup2.hkl
The title compound 1-(2-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)-3-(3-methylthiophen-2-yl)prop-2-en-1-one was synthesized by dissolving 5 m mole of 5-methyl-2 hydroxyacetophenone in 15 ml of methanol taken in a conical flask, towhich 5 ml of aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide was added with stirring at room temperature. Later 5 m mole of 5-methyl-2-thiophene-carboxaldehyde was added slowly and the stirring continued for 48 hours. The mixture was then poured into ice cold water and acidified with dilute hydrochloric acid. The title compound separates as a precipitate which was collected by filtration, dried and recrystallised from methanol.
Chalcone is the basic skeleton present in all
which are important secondary plant metabolities reported to exhibit a wide range of biological activities such as anti-oxidant (Ratty, 1988), anti-bacterial (Sato et al., 1996), anti-fungal (Tencate et al., 1973), anti-cancer (Murakami et al., 1992), anti-HIV (Gerdin et al., 1983), anti-inflammatory (Shahidi et al., 1988) and inhibition of various enzymens such as aldose reductase, cycloxigenase, tyrosinkinase (Varma et al., 1976). The hydroxy group has exhibited a broad range of biological activities displaying anti-oxidant, anti-bacterials, anti-diabetic properties (Jayashree et al., 2008). The unsaturated ketone group present in is believed to be responsible for the biological activity (Nijveldt et al., 2001). In view of the importance of such compounds the title compound is synthesised and its is reported.The molecular structure of 1-(2-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)-3-(3-methylthiophen-2-yl)prop-2-en-1-one, consists of a phenyl ring and a thiophen ring attached to a propanone chain at 1,3-position. The bond lengths C7–C9, C9–O10, C9–C11, C11–C12, C12–C13 and bond angles C7–C9–O10, O10–C9–C11 are in good agreement with those of the similar compounds reported earlier (Jasinski et al., 2009; Jasinski et al., 2010). The torsion angle for C12-C13-C17-C18 is -1.71° and adopts -syn-periplanar conformation. The structure exhibits weak intramolecular hydrogen bond of the type O–H···O.
For the bioactivity of related structures, see: Ratty et al. (1988); Sato et al. (1996); Tencate et al. (1973); Murakami et al. (1992); Gerdin et al., (1983); Shahidi et al.(1988); Jayashree et al. (2008); Nijveldt et al. (2001); Varma & Kinoshita (1976). For related structures, see: Jasinski et al. (2009, 2010).
Data collection: XPRESS (MacScience, 2002); cell
SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO and SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009) and ORTEPII (Johnson, 1976); software used to prepare material for publication: PLATON (Spek, 2009).Fig. 1. Crystal structure of the title compound with 50% probability displacement ellipsoids. |
C15H14O2S | F(000) = 1088 |
Mr = 258.33 | Dx = 1.291 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 4360 reflections |
a = 13.6680 (12) Å | θ = 3.2–25.0° |
b = 13.3750 (8) Å | µ = 0.23 mm−1 |
c = 14.5410 (14) Å | T = 293 K |
V = 2658.2 (4) Å3 | Rectangular, orange |
Z = 8 | 0.27 × 0.25 × 0.23 mm |
MacScience DIPLabo 32001 diffractometer | 1742 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.016 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 3.2° |
Detector resolution: 10.0 pixels mm-1 | h = −15→16 |
ω scans | k = −15→15 |
4360 measured reflections | l = −17→17 |
2335 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)] = 0.058 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.182 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.1131P)2 + 0.2932P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.07 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
2335 reflections | Δρmax = 0.24 e Å−3 |
166 parameters | Δρmin = −0.35 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.009975 |
C15H14O2S | V = 2658.2 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 258.33 | Z = 8 |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 13.6680 (12) Å | µ = 0.23 mm−1 |
b = 13.3750 (8) Å | T = 293 K |
c = 14.5410 (14) Å | 0.27 × 0.25 × 0.23 mm |
MacScience DIPLabo 32001 diffractometer | 1742 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
4360 measured reflections | Rint = 0.016 |
2335 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.058 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.182 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.07 | Δρmax = 0.24 e Å−3 |
2335 reflections | Δρmin = −0.35 e Å−3 |
166 parameters |
Geometry. Bond distances, angles etc. have been calculated using the rounded fractional coordinates. All su's are estimated from the variances of the (full) variance-covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account in the estimation of distances, angles and torsion angles |
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 | ||
S14 | 0.03308 (6) | 0.63213 (6) | 0.34076 (5) | 0.0917 (3) | |
O1 | −0.30633 (16) | 0.21283 (14) | 0.47357 (17) | 0.1086 (9) | |
O10 | −0.14602 (14) | 0.28250 (13) | 0.41732 (14) | 0.0902 (7) | |
C2 | −0.32536 (19) | 0.3053 (2) | 0.5061 (2) | 0.0824 (9) | |
C3 | −0.4133 (2) | 0.3227 (3) | 0.5511 (2) | 0.0998 (11) | |
C4 | −0.4358 (2) | 0.4136 (3) | 0.5850 (2) | 0.0968 (13) | |
C5 | −0.37207 (18) | 0.4947 (2) | 0.57621 (16) | 0.0817 (9) | |
C6 | −0.28521 (17) | 0.47858 (19) | 0.53026 (16) | 0.0714 (8) | |
C7 | −0.25907 (16) | 0.38552 (17) | 0.49421 (16) | 0.0681 (8) | |
C8 | −0.3971 (2) | 0.5955 (3) | 0.6154 (2) | 0.1067 (14) | |
C9 | −0.16789 (18) | 0.36901 (17) | 0.44277 (16) | 0.0692 (8) | |
C11 | −0.10438 (16) | 0.45228 (18) | 0.41721 (15) | 0.0685 (8) | |
C12 | −0.02561 (16) | 0.43481 (19) | 0.36459 (17) | 0.0702 (8) | |
C13 | 0.04379 (16) | 0.5047 (2) | 0.32810 (16) | 0.0724 (8) | |
C15 | 0.1358 (3) | 0.6508 (3) | 0.2772 (2) | 0.1040 (12) | |
C16 | 0.1769 (2) | 0.5658 (3) | 0.2486 (2) | 0.0996 (13) | |
C17 | 0.12548 (19) | 0.4798 (2) | 0.27636 (17) | 0.0830 (9) | |
C18 | 0.1554 (2) | 0.3751 (3) | 0.2526 (2) | 0.1080 (14) | |
H1 | −0.25310 | 0.21280 | 0.44750 | 0.1630* | |
H3 | −0.45760 | 0.27050 | 0.55800 | 0.1200* | |
H4 | −0.49520 | 0.42260 | 0.61500 | 0.1160* | |
H6 | −0.24220 | 0.53190 | 0.52300 | 0.0860* | |
H8A | −0.35680 | 0.64560 | 0.58720 | 0.1600* | |
H8B | −0.38590 | 0.59510 | 0.68060 | 0.1600* | |
H8C | −0.46470 | 0.61010 | 0.60350 | 0.1600* | |
H11 | −0.11840 | 0.51680 | 0.43720 | 0.0820* | |
H12 | −0.01450 | 0.36810 | 0.34970 | 0.0840* | |
H15 | 0.16080 | 0.71380 | 0.26380 | 0.1250* | |
H16 | 0.23380 | 0.56360 | 0.21360 | 0.1200* | |
H18A | 0.14980 | 0.33340 | 0.30610 | 0.1620* | |
H18B | 0.22200 | 0.37500 | 0.23160 | 0.1620* | |
H18C | 0.11370 | 0.34980 | 0.20490 | 0.1620* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
S14 | 0.1046 (6) | 0.0844 (6) | 0.0861 (6) | −0.0070 (3) | 0.0065 (4) | 0.0020 (3) |
O1 | 0.0995 (14) | 0.0704 (12) | 0.156 (2) | −0.0136 (9) | −0.0070 (13) | 0.0142 (12) |
O10 | 0.0902 (12) | 0.0694 (11) | 0.1110 (14) | 0.0007 (9) | 0.0016 (10) | −0.0092 (9) |
C2 | 0.0757 (14) | 0.0763 (16) | 0.0953 (18) | −0.0082 (12) | −0.0099 (13) | 0.0177 (14) |
C3 | 0.0765 (17) | 0.104 (2) | 0.119 (2) | −0.0175 (16) | −0.0017 (16) | 0.0356 (19) |
C4 | 0.0715 (16) | 0.125 (3) | 0.094 (2) | −0.0003 (16) | 0.0098 (14) | 0.0259 (19) |
C5 | 0.0724 (14) | 0.106 (2) | 0.0666 (14) | 0.0062 (13) | 0.0035 (11) | 0.0083 (13) |
C6 | 0.0704 (13) | 0.0763 (15) | 0.0676 (13) | −0.0012 (11) | −0.0008 (10) | 0.0029 (11) |
C7 | 0.0659 (13) | 0.0703 (14) | 0.0681 (13) | −0.0029 (10) | −0.0056 (10) | 0.0109 (11) |
C8 | 0.103 (2) | 0.124 (3) | 0.093 (2) | 0.0186 (18) | 0.0217 (17) | −0.0114 (19) |
C9 | 0.0698 (13) | 0.0652 (14) | 0.0725 (14) | 0.0004 (10) | −0.0066 (11) | 0.0009 (11) |
C11 | 0.0684 (13) | 0.0682 (14) | 0.0688 (13) | −0.0007 (10) | 0.0007 (10) | −0.0006 (11) |
C12 | 0.0714 (14) | 0.0743 (15) | 0.0650 (13) | 0.0034 (10) | −0.0034 (11) | 0.0013 (11) |
C13 | 0.0704 (13) | 0.0843 (17) | 0.0624 (13) | 0.0039 (11) | −0.0001 (10) | 0.0043 (11) |
C15 | 0.110 (2) | 0.112 (2) | 0.090 (2) | −0.0278 (19) | 0.0034 (17) | 0.0192 (18) |
C16 | 0.0887 (19) | 0.130 (3) | 0.0801 (17) | −0.0134 (18) | 0.0133 (14) | 0.0117 (17) |
C17 | 0.0744 (14) | 0.106 (2) | 0.0685 (14) | 0.0040 (13) | 0.0009 (11) | 0.0094 (14) |
C18 | 0.093 (2) | 0.125 (3) | 0.106 (2) | 0.0234 (18) | 0.0195 (18) | 0.0011 (19) |
S14—C13 | 1.721 (3) | C15—C16 | 1.335 (5) |
S14—C15 | 1.699 (4) | C16—C17 | 1.407 (5) |
O1—C2 | 1.350 (3) | C17—C18 | 1.499 (5) |
O10—C9 | 1.251 (3) | C3—H3 | 0.9300 |
O1—H1 | 0.8200 | C4—H4 | 0.9300 |
C2—C7 | 1.415 (3) | C6—H6 | 0.9300 |
C2—C3 | 1.388 (4) | C8—H8A | 0.9600 |
C3—C4 | 1.348 (5) | C8—H8B | 0.9600 |
C4—C5 | 1.397 (4) | C8—H8C | 0.9600 |
C5—C6 | 1.379 (3) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
C5—C8 | 1.503 (5) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C6—C7 | 1.397 (3) | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C7—C9 | 1.470 (3) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C9—C11 | 1.460 (3) | C18—H18A | 0.9600 |
C11—C12 | 1.341 (3) | C18—H18B | 0.9600 |
C12—C13 | 1.434 (3) | C18—H18C | 0.9600 |
C13—C17 | 1.387 (3) | ||
C13—S14—C15 | 90.98 (16) | C2—C3—H3 | 119.00 |
C2—O1—H1 | 109.00 | C4—C3—H3 | 119.00 |
O1—C2—C7 | 121.9 (2) | C3—C4—H4 | 119.00 |
C3—C2—C7 | 119.0 (3) | C5—C4—H4 | 119.00 |
O1—C2—C3 | 119.1 (3) | C5—C6—H6 | 119.00 |
C2—C3—C4 | 121.4 (3) | C7—C6—H6 | 119.00 |
C3—C4—C5 | 121.7 (3) | C5—C8—H8A | 109.00 |
C4—C5—C6 | 117.4 (3) | C5—C8—H8B | 109.00 |
C4—C5—C8 | 121.3 (2) | C5—C8—H8C | 109.00 |
C6—C5—C8 | 121.3 (2) | H8A—C8—H8B | 110.00 |
C5—C6—C7 | 122.8 (2) | H8A—C8—H8C | 109.00 |
C2—C7—C6 | 117.8 (2) | H8B—C8—H8C | 109.00 |
C6—C7—C9 | 122.8 (2) | C9—C11—H11 | 120.00 |
C2—C7—C9 | 119.4 (2) | C12—C11—H11 | 120.00 |
O10—C9—C11 | 119.2 (2) | C11—C12—H12 | 116.00 |
C7—C9—C11 | 121.3 (2) | C13—C12—H12 | 116.00 |
O10—C9—C7 | 119.5 (2) | S14—C15—H15 | 123.00 |
C9—C11—C12 | 119.3 (2) | C16—C15—H15 | 124.00 |
C11—C12—C13 | 129.0 (2) | C15—C16—H16 | 123.00 |
S14—C13—C12 | 123.37 (18) | C17—C16—H16 | 123.00 |
C12—C13—C17 | 125.2 (2) | C17—C18—H18A | 110.00 |
S14—C13—C17 | 111.37 (19) | C17—C18—H18B | 109.00 |
S14—C15—C16 | 113.1 (3) | C17—C18—H18C | 110.00 |
C15—C16—C17 | 113.4 (3) | H18A—C18—H18B | 109.00 |
C13—C17—C18 | 124.7 (2) | H18A—C18—H18C | 109.00 |
C16—C17—C18 | 124.1 (2) | H18B—C18—H18C | 109.00 |
C13—C17—C16 | 111.2 (2) | ||
C15—S14—C13—C12 | −177.8 (2) | C2—C7—C9—C11 | 170.9 (2) |
C15—S14—C13—C17 | 0.4 (2) | C6—C7—C9—C11 | −7.2 (4) |
C13—S14—C15—C16 | −0.7 (3) | C2—C7—C9—O10 | −6.3 (4) |
O1—C2—C7—C6 | 180.0 (2) | C6—C7—C9—O10 | 175.6 (2) |
C3—C2—C7—C6 | 1.1 (4) | O10—C9—C11—C12 | 2.1 (3) |
C3—C2—C7—C9 | −177.1 (2) | C7—C9—C11—C12 | −175.2 (2) |
O1—C2—C7—C9 | 1.8 (4) | C9—C11—C12—C13 | 177.0 (2) |
O1—C2—C3—C4 | 179.9 (3) | C11—C12—C13—S14 | −4.3 (4) |
C7—C2—C3—C4 | −1.3 (4) | C11—C12—C13—C17 | 177.8 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.3 (5) | S14—C13—C17—C16 | 0.0 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C8 | −179.1 (3) | C12—C13—C17—C16 | 178.1 (2) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.8 (4) | C12—C13—C17—C18 | −1.7 (4) |
C8—C5—C6—C7 | 179.0 (2) | S14—C13—C17—C18 | −179.8 (2) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −0.9 (4) | S14—C15—C16—C17 | 0.8 (4) |
C5—C6—C7—C2 | −0.1 (4) | C15—C16—C17—C13 | −0.5 (4) |
C5—C6—C7—C9 | 178.1 (2) | C15—C16—C17—C18 | 179.4 (3) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C15H14O2S |
Mr | 258.33 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pbca |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 13.6680 (12), 13.3750 (8), 14.5410 (14) |
V (Å3) | 2658.2 (4) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.23 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.27 × 0.25 × 0.23 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | MacScience DIPLabo 32001 |
Absorption correction | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 4360, 2335, 1742 |
Rint | 0.016 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.595 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.058, 0.182, 1.07 |
No. of reflections | 2335 |
No. of parameters | 166 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.24, −0.35 |
Computer programs: XPRESS (MacScience, 2002), DENZO and SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), PLATON (Spek, 2009) and ORTEPII (Johnson, 1976), PLATON (Spek, 2009).
S14—C13 | 1.721 (3) | O1—C2 | 1.350 (3) |
S14—C15 | 1.699 (4) | O10—C9 | 1.251 (3) |
C13—S14—C15 | 90.98 (16) | O10—C9—C7 | 119.5 (2) |
O1—C2—C7 | 121.9 (2) | S14—C13—C12 | 123.37 (18) |
O1—C2—C3 | 119.1 (3) | S14—C13—C17 | 111.37 (19) |
O10—C9—C11 | 119.2 (2) | S14—C15—C16 | 113.1 (3) |
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to the Department of Science and Technology and the Government of India (project SP/I2/FOO/93) and the University of Mysore for financial assistance. The authors duly acknowledge Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences for providing facilities to carry out the synthetic work.
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Chalcone is the basic skeleton present in all flavonoids, which are important secondary plant metabolities reported to exhibit a wide range of biological activities such as anti-oxidant (Ratty, 1988), anti-bacterial (Sato et al., 1996), anti-fungal (Tencate et al., 1973), anti-cancer (Murakami et al., 1992), anti-HIV (Gerdin et al., 1983), anti-inflammatory (Shahidi et al., 1988) and inhibition of various enzymens such as aldose reductase, cycloxigenase, tyrosinkinase (Varma et al., 1976). The hydroxy group has exhibited a broad range of biological activities displaying anti-oxidant, anti-bacterials, anti-diabetic properties (Jayashree et al., 2008). The unsaturated ketone group present in chalcones is believed to be responsible for the biological activity (Nijveldt et al., 2001). In view of the importance of such compounds the title compound is synthesised and its crystal structure is reported.
The molecular structure of 1-(2-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)-3-(3-methylthiophen-2-yl)prop-2-en-1-one, consists of a phenyl ring and a thiophen ring attached to a propanone chain at 1,3-position. The bond lengths C7–C9, C9–O10, C9–C11, C11–C12, C12–C13 and bond angles C7–C9–O10, O10–C9–C11 are in good agreement with those of the similar compounds reported earlier (Jasinski et al., 2009; Jasinski et al., 2010). The torsion angle for C12-C13-C17-C18 is -1.71° and adopts -syn-periplanar conformation. The structure exhibits weak intramolecular hydrogen bond of the type O–H···O.