organic compounds
3-Ethylsulfinyl-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodophenyl)-1-benzofuran
aDepartment of Chemistry, Dongeui University, San 24 Kaya-dong Busanjin-gu, Busan 614-714, Republic of Korea, and bDepartment of Chemistry, Pukyong National University, 599-1 Daeyeon 3-dong, Nam-gu, Busan 608-737, Republic of Korea
*Correspondence e-mail: uklee@pknu.ac.kr
In the title compound, C16H12FIO2S, the 4-iodophenyl ring is rotated slightly out of the benzofuran plane, as indicated by the dihedral angle of 11.41 (7)°. The is stabilized by an intermolecular π–π interaction between the benzene and 4-iodophenyl rings [centroid–centroid distance = 3.757 (3) Å]. The also exhibits a weak intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bond and a short I⋯O [3.2575 (16) Å] contact.
Related literature
For the pharmacological activity of benzofuran compounds, see: Aslam et al. (2006); Galal et al. (2009); Khan et al. (2005). For natural products with benzofuran rings, see: Akgul & Anil (2003); Soekamto et al. (2003). For structures of related 3-ethylsulfinyl-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-halo-1-benzofuran derivatives, see: Choi et al. (2010a,b,c). For a review of halogen bonding, see: Politzer et al. (2007).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 1998); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536810024736/is2566sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536810024736/is2566Isup2.hkl
77% 3-Chloroperoxybenzoic acid (202 mg, 0.9 mmol) was added in small portions to a stirred solution of 3-ethylsulfanyl-5-fluoro-2-(4-iodophenyl)-1-benzofuran (318 mg, 0.8 mmol) in dichloromethane (40 mL) at 273 K. After being stirred at room temperature for 4h, the mixture was washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and the organic layer was separated, dried over magnesium sulfate, filtered and concentrated at reduced pressure. The residue was purified by
(hexane–ethyl acetate, 1:1 v/v) to afford the title compound as a colorless solid [yield 78%, m.p. 434–435 K; Rf = 0.59 (hexane-ethyl acetate, 1:1 v/v)]. Single crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction were prepared by slow evaporation of a solution of the title compound in tetrahydrofuran at room temperature.All H atoms were positioned geometrically and refined using a riding model, with C—H = 0.93 Å for aryl, 0.97 Å for methylene, and 0.96 Å for methyl H atoms, and with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) for aryl and methylene H atoms, and 1.5Ueq(C) for methyl H atoms.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 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) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 1998); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).C16H12FIO2S | F(000) = 808 |
Mr = 414.22 | Dx = 1.922 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 8330 reflections |
a = 7.5384 (4) Å | θ = 2.4–27.5° |
b = 9.4104 (5) Å | µ = 2.39 mm−1 |
c = 20.3049 (9) Å | T = 173 K |
β = 96.298 (2)° | Block, colourless |
V = 1431.72 (12) Å3 | 0.24 × 0.18 × 0.16 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD diffractometer | 3265 independent reflections |
Radiation source: rotating anode | 3061 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite multilayer monochromator | Rint = 0.030 |
Detector resolution: 10.0 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.0° |
ϕ and ω scans | h = −9→9 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | k = −11→12 |
Tmin = 0.658, Tmax = 0.680 | l = −26→26 |
12915 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)] = 0.024 | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
wR(F2) = 0.062 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.13 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0234P)2 + 1.1834P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3265 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
191 parameters | Δρmax = 0.53 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.78 e Å−3 |
C16H12FIO2S | V = 1431.72 (12) Å3 |
Mr = 414.22 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.5384 (4) Å | µ = 2.39 mm−1 |
b = 9.4104 (5) Å | T = 173 K |
c = 20.3049 (9) Å | 0.24 × 0.18 × 0.16 mm |
β = 96.298 (2)° |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD diffractometer | 3265 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | 3061 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.658, Tmax = 0.680 | Rint = 0.030 |
12915 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.024 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.062 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.13 | Δρmax = 0.53 e Å−3 |
3265 reflections | Δρmin = −0.78 e Å−3 |
191 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 > 2sigma(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 | ||
I | 0.410489 (19) | 0.499975 (13) | 0.189463 (7) | 0.02345 (7) | |
S | 0.10698 (7) | 0.80859 (5) | 0.50166 (2) | 0.01980 (11) | |
F | 0.07034 (19) | 0.56507 (16) | 0.76127 (6) | 0.0317 (3) | |
O1 | 0.27247 (19) | 0.40664 (15) | 0.52431 (7) | 0.0203 (3) | |
O2 | −0.0186 (2) | 0.85501 (17) | 0.54905 (8) | 0.0283 (3) | |
C1 | 0.1851 (3) | 0.6367 (2) | 0.52771 (10) | 0.0183 (4) | |
C2 | 0.1707 (3) | 0.5743 (2) | 0.59203 (10) | 0.0184 (4) | |
C3 | 0.1180 (3) | 0.6214 (2) | 0.65229 (10) | 0.0210 (4) | |
H3 | 0.0824 | 0.7147 | 0.6583 | 0.025* | |
C4 | 0.1218 (3) | 0.5224 (2) | 0.70199 (11) | 0.0227 (4) | |
C5 | 0.1728 (3) | 0.3806 (2) | 0.69609 (11) | 0.0246 (4) | |
H5 | 0.1710 | 0.3185 | 0.7316 | 0.030* | |
C6 | 0.2257 (3) | 0.3339 (2) | 0.63685 (11) | 0.0234 (4) | |
H6 | 0.2605 | 0.2403 | 0.6311 | 0.028* | |
C7 | 0.2246 (3) | 0.4326 (2) | 0.58651 (10) | 0.0191 (4) | |
C8 | 0.2457 (3) | 0.5318 (2) | 0.48905 (10) | 0.0181 (4) | |
C9 | 0.3111 (3) | 0.9094 (2) | 0.52147 (11) | 0.0242 (4) | |
H9A | 0.4062 | 0.8643 | 0.5006 | 0.029* | |
H9B | 0.2944 | 1.0041 | 0.5030 | 0.029* | |
C10 | 0.3674 (3) | 0.9214 (3) | 0.59512 (11) | 0.0296 (5) | |
H10A | 0.2726 | 0.9633 | 0.6164 | 0.044* | |
H10B | 0.4720 | 0.9799 | 0.6025 | 0.044* | |
H10C | 0.3934 | 0.8285 | 0.6132 | 0.044* | |
C11 | 0.2883 (3) | 0.5241 (2) | 0.42083 (11) | 0.0185 (4) | |
C12 | 0.3152 (3) | 0.3921 (2) | 0.39142 (10) | 0.0215 (4) | |
H12 | 0.3078 | 0.3092 | 0.4159 | 0.026* | |
C13 | 0.3528 (3) | 0.3837 (2) | 0.32607 (11) | 0.0229 (4) | |
H13 | 0.3720 | 0.2957 | 0.3072 | 0.028* | |
C14 | 0.3616 (3) | 0.5066 (2) | 0.28903 (11) | 0.0199 (4) | |
C15 | 0.3361 (3) | 0.6385 (2) | 0.31721 (11) | 0.0233 (4) | |
H15 | 0.3432 | 0.7209 | 0.2923 | 0.028* | |
C16 | 0.3001 (3) | 0.6469 (2) | 0.38255 (11) | 0.0234 (4) | |
H16 | 0.2834 | 0.7354 | 0.4013 | 0.028* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
I | 0.02965 (10) | 0.02541 (10) | 0.01641 (9) | −0.00231 (5) | 0.00756 (6) | −0.00183 (4) |
S | 0.0218 (2) | 0.0183 (2) | 0.0192 (2) | 0.00129 (18) | 0.00201 (18) | 0.00248 (18) |
F | 0.0415 (8) | 0.0402 (8) | 0.0148 (6) | 0.0028 (6) | 0.0099 (5) | 0.0013 (5) |
O1 | 0.0263 (7) | 0.0193 (7) | 0.0158 (7) | 0.0016 (6) | 0.0041 (6) | 0.0012 (5) |
O2 | 0.0297 (8) | 0.0282 (8) | 0.0282 (8) | 0.0049 (7) | 0.0091 (7) | 0.0018 (7) |
C1 | 0.0197 (9) | 0.0178 (9) | 0.0173 (9) | 0.0000 (7) | 0.0016 (7) | 0.0018 (7) |
C2 | 0.0177 (9) | 0.0188 (10) | 0.0184 (9) | −0.0002 (7) | 0.0012 (7) | 0.0009 (8) |
C3 | 0.0220 (10) | 0.0239 (10) | 0.0173 (9) | 0.0010 (8) | 0.0034 (8) | −0.0009 (8) |
C4 | 0.0232 (10) | 0.0305 (11) | 0.0149 (10) | −0.0011 (8) | 0.0050 (8) | −0.0007 (8) |
C5 | 0.0273 (10) | 0.0264 (11) | 0.0200 (10) | −0.0012 (9) | 0.0022 (8) | 0.0078 (8) |
C6 | 0.0264 (10) | 0.0206 (10) | 0.0230 (10) | 0.0005 (8) | 0.0018 (8) | 0.0033 (8) |
C7 | 0.0196 (9) | 0.0204 (10) | 0.0175 (9) | −0.0008 (8) | 0.0026 (8) | −0.0007 (8) |
C8 | 0.0177 (9) | 0.0187 (9) | 0.0177 (10) | −0.0010 (7) | 0.0010 (8) | 0.0023 (8) |
C9 | 0.0254 (10) | 0.0225 (10) | 0.0252 (11) | −0.0049 (8) | 0.0048 (9) | 0.0014 (8) |
C10 | 0.0294 (11) | 0.0307 (12) | 0.0283 (12) | −0.0051 (9) | 0.0015 (9) | −0.0041 (9) |
C11 | 0.0165 (9) | 0.0230 (10) | 0.0163 (10) | 0.0000 (7) | 0.0026 (7) | −0.0002 (8) |
C12 | 0.0264 (10) | 0.0209 (10) | 0.0179 (10) | 0.0010 (8) | 0.0055 (8) | 0.0017 (8) |
C13 | 0.0278 (10) | 0.0201 (10) | 0.0211 (10) | 0.0022 (8) | 0.0042 (8) | −0.0021 (8) |
C14 | 0.0206 (10) | 0.0249 (11) | 0.0144 (10) | −0.0008 (7) | 0.0026 (8) | −0.0017 (7) |
C15 | 0.0314 (11) | 0.0201 (10) | 0.0189 (10) | −0.0003 (8) | 0.0050 (8) | 0.0030 (8) |
C16 | 0.0321 (11) | 0.0199 (10) | 0.0192 (10) | 0.0009 (8) | 0.0067 (8) | −0.0023 (8) |
I—C14 | 2.095 (2) | C6—H6 | 0.9300 |
I—O2i | 3.2575 (16) | C8—C11 | 1.458 (3) |
S—O2 | 1.4876 (17) | C9—C10 | 1.513 (3) |
S—C1 | 1.782 (2) | C9—H9A | 0.9700 |
S—C9 | 1.815 (2) | C9—H9B | 0.9700 |
F—C4 | 1.365 (3) | C10—H10A | 0.9600 |
O1—C7 | 1.373 (2) | C10—H10B | 0.9600 |
O1—C8 | 1.381 (2) | C10—H10C | 0.9600 |
C1—C8 | 1.370 (3) | C11—C16 | 1.401 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.447 (3) | C11—C12 | 1.403 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.399 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.389 (3) |
C2—C7 | 1.402 (3) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C3—C4 | 1.372 (3) | C13—C14 | 1.385 (3) |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C4—C5 | 1.397 (3) | C14—C15 | 1.389 (3) |
C5—C6 | 1.380 (3) | C15—C16 | 1.385 (3) |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C6—C7 | 1.380 (3) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C14—I—O2i | 153.53 (6) | C10—C9—H9A | 108.9 |
O2—S—C1 | 106.72 (9) | S—C9—H9A | 108.9 |
O2—S—C9 | 106.71 (10) | C10—C9—H9B | 108.9 |
C1—S—C9 | 99.45 (10) | S—C9—H9B | 108.9 |
C7—O1—C8 | 106.66 (15) | H9A—C9—H9B | 107.7 |
C8—C1—C2 | 106.71 (18) | C9—C10—H10A | 109.5 |
C8—C1—S | 127.16 (16) | C9—C10—H10B | 109.5 |
C2—C1—S | 125.55 (15) | H10A—C10—H10B | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C7 | 118.95 (18) | C9—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C1 | 135.82 (19) | H10A—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C7—C2—C1 | 105.23 (17) | H10B—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C4—C3—C2 | 116.3 (2) | C16—C11—C12 | 118.3 (2) |
C4—C3—H3 | 121.9 | C16—C11—C8 | 121.35 (19) |
C2—C3—H3 | 121.9 | C12—C11—C8 | 120.38 (19) |
F—C4—C3 | 117.6 (2) | C13—C12—C11 | 120.73 (19) |
F—C4—C5 | 117.6 (2) | C13—C12—H12 | 119.6 |
C3—C4—C5 | 124.7 (2) | C11—C12—H12 | 119.6 |
C6—C5—C4 | 119.2 (2) | C14—C13—C12 | 119.9 (2) |
C6—C5—H5 | 120.4 | C14—C13—H13 | 120.1 |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.4 | C12—C13—H13 | 120.1 |
C5—C6—C7 | 116.9 (2) | C13—C14—C15 | 120.4 (2) |
C5—C6—H6 | 121.5 | C13—C14—I | 121.53 (15) |
C7—C6—H6 | 121.5 | C15—C14—I | 118.10 (15) |
O1—C7—C6 | 125.48 (19) | C16—C15—C14 | 119.7 (2) |
O1—C7—C2 | 110.53 (17) | C16—C15—H15 | 120.1 |
C6—C7—C2 | 123.98 (19) | C14—C15—H15 | 120.1 |
C1—C8—O1 | 110.86 (18) | C15—C16—C11 | 121.0 (2) |
C1—C8—C11 | 134.61 (19) | C15—C16—H16 | 119.5 |
O1—C8—C11 | 114.53 (18) | C11—C16—H16 | 119.5 |
C10—C9—S | 113.40 (16) | ||
O2—S—C1—C8 | 153.69 (18) | C2—C1—C8—O1 | −0.4 (2) |
C9—S—C1—C8 | −95.6 (2) | S—C1—C8—O1 | −171.94 (14) |
O2—S—C1—C2 | −16.3 (2) | C2—C1—C8—C11 | −179.9 (2) |
C9—S—C1—C2 | 94.44 (18) | S—C1—C8—C11 | 8.6 (4) |
C8—C1—C2—C3 | −179.7 (2) | C7—O1—C8—C1 | 1.0 (2) |
S—C1—C2—C3 | −8.0 (3) | C7—O1—C8—C11 | −179.43 (17) |
C8—C1—C2—C7 | −0.3 (2) | O2—S—C9—C10 | 42.74 (19) |
S—C1—C2—C7 | 171.38 (15) | C1—S—C9—C10 | −68.02 (18) |
C7—C2—C3—C4 | −0.6 (3) | C1—C8—C11—C16 | 11.3 (4) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 178.7 (2) | O1—C8—C11—C16 | −168.10 (19) |
C2—C3—C4—F | −179.70 (18) | C1—C8—C11—C12 | −167.4 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.4 (3) | O1—C8—C11—C12 | 13.2 (3) |
F—C4—C5—C6 | −179.96 (19) | C16—C11—C12—C13 | 0.1 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.8 (4) | C8—C11—C12—C13 | 178.88 (19) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 0.0 (3) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −0.9 (3) |
C8—O1—C7—C6 | 177.8 (2) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 1.1 (3) |
C8—O1—C7—C2 | −1.2 (2) | C12—C13—C14—I | −178.22 (16) |
C5—C6—C7—O1 | −179.99 (19) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | −0.6 (4) |
C5—C6—C7—C2 | −1.1 (3) | I—C14—C15—C16 | 178.77 (17) |
C3—C2—C7—O1 | −179.52 (17) | C14—C15—C16—C11 | −0.2 (3) |
C1—C2—C7—O1 | 1.0 (2) | C12—C11—C16—C15 | 0.4 (3) |
C3—C2—C7—C6 | 1.4 (3) | C8—C11—C16—C15 | −178.3 (2) |
C1—C2—C7—C6 | −178.09 (19) |
Symmetry code: (i) x+1/2, −y+3/2, z−1/2. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C9—H9B···O2ii | 0.97 | 2.59 | 3.337 (3) | 134 |
Symmetry code: (ii) −x, −y+2, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H12FIO2S |
Mr | 414.22 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 173 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.5384 (4), 9.4104 (5), 20.3049 (9) |
β (°) | 96.298 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1431.72 (12) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 2.39 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.24 × 0.18 × 0.16 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEXII CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.658, 0.680 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 12915, 3265, 3061 |
Rint | 0.030 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.649 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.024, 0.062, 1.13 |
No. of reflections | 3265 |
No. of parameters | 191 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.53, −0.78 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009), SAINT (Bruker, 2009), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 1998).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C9—H9B···O2i | 0.97 | 2.59 | 3.337 (3) | 133.8 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y+2, −z+1. |
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Compounds involving a benzofuran moiety show potent pharmacological properties such as antifungal (Aslam et al., 2006), antitumor and antiviral (Galal et al., 2009), antimicrobial (Khan et al., 2005) activities. These compounds occur widely in nature (Akgul & Anil, 2003; Soekamto et al., 2003). As a part of our ongoing studies of the substituent effect on the solid state structures of 3-ethylsulfinyl-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-halo-1-benzofuran analogues (Choi et al., 2010a,b,c), we report the crystal structure of the title compound (Fig. 1).
The benzofuran unit is essentially planar, with a mean deviation of 0.011 (2)Å from the least-squares plane defined by the nine constituent atoms. The dihedral angle formed by the benzofuran plane and the 4-iodophenyl ring is 11.41 (7)°. The crystal packing (Fig. 2) is stabilized by aromatic π–π interactions between the benzene and the 4-iodophenyl rings of the neighbouring molecules, with a Cg1···Cg2iii distance of 3.757 (3) Å (Cg1 and Cg2 are the centroids of the C2–C7 benzene ring and the C11–C16 4-iodophenyl ring, respectively). The molecular packing (Fig. 2) is further stabilized by a weak intermolecular C—H···O hydrogen bond between the methylene H atom of the ethyl group and the oxygen of the S═O unit, with a C9—H9B···O2i (Table 1). The crystal packing (Fig. 2) also exhibits an I···O halogen bonding between the iodine and the oxygen of the S═O unit [I···O2ii = 3.2575 (16) Å; C14—I···O2ii = 153.53 (6)°] (Politzer et al., 2007).