organic compounds
(1-Adamantyl)diphenylmethanol
aDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Nám. T. G. Masaryka 275, Zlín 762 72, Czech Republic, and bDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University in Brno, Kamenice 5, Brno-Bohunice 625 00, Czech Republic
*Correspondence e-mail: rvicha@ft.utb.cz
In the title compound, C23H26O, the adamantane cage consists of three fused cyclohexane rings in classical chair conformations with absolute values of the C—C—C angles in the range 106.57 (11)–111.56 (12)°. The dihedral angle between the two phenyl rings is 81.38 (4)°. Although a hydroxy group is present as a conceivable donor, no hydrogen bonds are observed in the crystal structure.
Related literature
For the preparation and spectroscopic properties of the title compound, see: Vícha et al. (2006); Stetter & Rauscher (1960); Molle et al. (1984). For related structures, see: Vaissermann & Lomas (1997).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); cell CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); data reduction: CrysAlis RED; 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 Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536810021707/lh5059sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536810021707/lh5059Isup2.hkl
Title compound was isolated from a complex mixture obtained by the reaction of adamantane-1-carbonyl chloride with phenylmagnesium bromide as it has been described previously (Vícha et al., 2006). The crystal used for data collection was grown by slow cooling of a
of title compound in n-hexane.Carbon bound hydrogen atoms were positioned geometrically and refined as riding using standard SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) constraints, with their Uiso values set to 1.2Ueq of their parent atoms. The oxygen bound hydrogen atom was located in a difference Fourier map and refined isotropically.
Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); cell
CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); data reduction: CrysAlis RED (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) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: 'SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).C23H26O | F(000) = 688 |
Mr = 318.44 | Dx = 1.240 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Melting point: 400 K |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 6.5370 (12) Å | Cell parameters from 10305 reflections |
b = 17.037 (3) Å | θ = 3.1–27.1° |
c = 15.322 (2) Å | µ = 0.07 mm−1 |
β = 91.993 (14)° | T = 120 K |
V = 1705.4 (5) Å3 | Block, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.40 × 0.40 × 0.30 mm |
Kuma KM-4-CCD diffractometer | 2996 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2133 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.027 |
Detector resolution: 0.06 mm pixels mm-1 | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 3.3° |
ω scan | h = −7→7 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) | k = −20→20 |
Tmin = 0.971, Tmax = 0.978 | l = −15→18 |
10354 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) = 0.095 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 0.93 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0571P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2996 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
221 parameters | Δρmax = 0.21 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.18 e Å−3 |
C23H26O | V = 1705.4 (5) Å3 |
Mr = 318.44 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 6.5370 (12) Å | µ = 0.07 mm−1 |
b = 17.037 (3) Å | T = 120 K |
c = 15.322 (2) Å | 0.40 × 0.40 × 0.30 mm |
β = 91.993 (14)° |
Kuma KM-4-CCD diffractometer | 2996 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) | 2133 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.971, Tmax = 0.978 | Rint = 0.027 |
10354 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.036 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.095 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 0.93 | Δρmax = 0.21 e Å−3 |
2996 reflections | Δρmin = −0.18 e Å−3 |
221 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 | 0.20822 (14) | 0.62332 (7) | 0.54962 (6) | 0.0238 (3) | |
C1 | −0.0671 (2) | 0.63609 (8) | 0.65477 (9) | 0.0192 (3) | |
C2 | −0.2658 (2) | 0.67842 (8) | 0.68106 (9) | 0.0215 (3) | |
H2A | −0.2439 | 0.7359 | 0.6801 | 0.026* | |
H2B | −0.3779 | 0.6657 | 0.6383 | 0.026* | |
C3 | −0.3275 (2) | 0.65309 (8) | 0.77314 (9) | 0.0249 (3) | |
H3 | −0.4570 | 0.6805 | 0.7881 | 0.030* | |
C4 | −0.1578 (2) | 0.67522 (9) | 0.84012 (10) | 0.0297 (4) | |
H4A | −0.1979 | 0.6597 | 0.8994 | 0.036* | |
H4B | −0.1357 | 0.7327 | 0.8396 | 0.036* | |
C5 | 0.0398 (2) | 0.63284 (9) | 0.81687 (9) | 0.0287 (4) | |
H5 | 0.1516 | 0.6474 | 0.8601 | 0.034* | |
C6 | 0.0060 (2) | 0.54372 (9) | 0.81919 (10) | 0.0326 (4) | |
H6A | 0.1342 | 0.5162 | 0.8053 | 0.039* | |
H6B | −0.0334 | 0.5275 | 0.8783 | 0.039* | |
C7 | −0.1637 (2) | 0.52169 (9) | 0.75231 (10) | 0.0275 (4) | |
H7 | −0.1866 | 0.4637 | 0.7537 | 0.033* | |
C8 | −0.0988 (2) | 0.54619 (8) | 0.66034 (9) | 0.0239 (3) | |
H8A | −0.2055 | 0.5299 | 0.6166 | 0.029* | |
H8B | 0.0301 | 0.5191 | 0.6465 | 0.029* | |
C9 | −0.3624 (2) | 0.56423 (9) | 0.77457 (10) | 0.0278 (4) | |
H9A | −0.4726 | 0.5500 | 0.7315 | 0.033* | |
H9B | −0.4054 | 0.5479 | 0.8332 | 0.033* | |
C10 | 0.1005 (2) | 0.65811 (9) | 0.72486 (9) | 0.0241 (3) | |
H10A | 0.2308 | 0.6323 | 0.7105 | 0.029* | |
H10B | 0.1228 | 0.7156 | 0.7241 | 0.029* | |
C11 | 0.0093 (2) | 0.66125 (8) | 0.56147 (9) | 0.0195 (3) | |
C12 | 0.0501 (2) | 0.75000 (8) | 0.55950 (8) | 0.0202 (3) | |
C13 | 0.2443 (2) | 0.78085 (8) | 0.57812 (9) | 0.0235 (3) | |
H13 | 0.3561 | 0.7463 | 0.5898 | 0.028* | |
C14 | 0.2764 (2) | 0.86159 (9) | 0.57982 (9) | 0.0270 (4) | |
H14 | 0.4097 | 0.8817 | 0.5925 | 0.032* | |
C15 | 0.1154 (2) | 0.91283 (9) | 0.56323 (9) | 0.0288 (4) | |
H15 | 0.1373 | 0.9679 | 0.5655 | 0.035* | |
C16 | −0.0776 (2) | 0.88315 (9) | 0.54334 (10) | 0.0292 (4) | |
H16 | −0.1885 | 0.9180 | 0.5315 | 0.035* | |
C17 | −0.1100 (2) | 0.80241 (8) | 0.54063 (9) | 0.0247 (3) | |
H17 | −0.2426 | 0.7827 | 0.5258 | 0.030* | |
C18 | −0.1246 (2) | 0.64101 (8) | 0.47894 (9) | 0.0211 (3) | |
C19 | −0.0360 (2) | 0.65919 (8) | 0.39898 (9) | 0.0245 (3) | |
H19 | 0.0992 | 0.6797 | 0.3993 | 0.029* | |
C20 | −0.1413 (2) | 0.64783 (8) | 0.31960 (9) | 0.0274 (4) | |
H20 | −0.0782 | 0.6610 | 0.2666 | 0.033* | |
C21 | −0.3378 (2) | 0.61734 (9) | 0.31742 (10) | 0.0292 (4) | |
H21 | −0.4101 | 0.6092 | 0.2633 | 0.035* | |
C22 | −0.4266 (2) | 0.59892 (9) | 0.39521 (10) | 0.0308 (4) | |
H22 | −0.5614 | 0.5780 | 0.3943 | 0.037* | |
C23 | −0.3220 (2) | 0.61044 (9) | 0.47534 (9) | 0.0263 (4) | |
H23 | −0.3865 | 0.5972 | 0.5280 | 0.032* | |
H1O | 0.191 (3) | 0.5765 (11) | 0.5483 (11) | 0.048 (6)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0194 (5) | 0.0248 (7) | 0.0275 (6) | 0.0000 (4) | 0.0027 (4) | 0.0009 (5) |
C1 | 0.0199 (7) | 0.0181 (8) | 0.0197 (8) | 0.0010 (6) | −0.0001 (6) | 0.0011 (6) |
C2 | 0.0228 (8) | 0.0205 (8) | 0.0212 (8) | 0.0009 (6) | 0.0012 (6) | 0.0013 (6) |
C3 | 0.0262 (8) | 0.0255 (8) | 0.0232 (8) | 0.0028 (6) | 0.0053 (6) | 0.0020 (6) |
C4 | 0.0374 (9) | 0.0331 (9) | 0.0189 (8) | −0.0015 (7) | 0.0059 (7) | 0.0013 (7) |
C5 | 0.0303 (9) | 0.0349 (9) | 0.0204 (8) | −0.0023 (7) | −0.0042 (7) | 0.0039 (7) |
C6 | 0.0335 (9) | 0.0373 (10) | 0.0272 (9) | 0.0060 (7) | 0.0029 (7) | 0.0131 (7) |
C7 | 0.0314 (9) | 0.0193 (8) | 0.0322 (9) | 0.0004 (6) | 0.0048 (7) | 0.0063 (6) |
C8 | 0.0232 (8) | 0.0215 (8) | 0.0270 (8) | 0.0010 (6) | 0.0023 (6) | 0.0012 (6) |
C9 | 0.0291 (9) | 0.0281 (9) | 0.0265 (9) | −0.0014 (6) | 0.0054 (7) | 0.0056 (7) |
C10 | 0.0227 (8) | 0.0265 (9) | 0.0229 (8) | −0.0006 (6) | −0.0015 (6) | 0.0021 (6) |
C11 | 0.0175 (7) | 0.0206 (8) | 0.0204 (8) | 0.0013 (6) | 0.0009 (6) | 0.0000 (6) |
C12 | 0.0245 (8) | 0.0215 (8) | 0.0146 (7) | −0.0016 (6) | 0.0019 (6) | 0.0002 (6) |
C13 | 0.0255 (8) | 0.0264 (9) | 0.0185 (8) | −0.0014 (6) | −0.0003 (6) | 0.0015 (6) |
C14 | 0.0321 (9) | 0.0304 (9) | 0.0185 (8) | −0.0098 (7) | −0.0004 (6) | −0.0005 (6) |
C15 | 0.0441 (10) | 0.0206 (8) | 0.0218 (8) | −0.0056 (7) | 0.0035 (7) | −0.0001 (6) |
C16 | 0.0370 (9) | 0.0233 (9) | 0.0274 (9) | 0.0032 (7) | 0.0023 (7) | 0.0042 (6) |
C17 | 0.0253 (8) | 0.0244 (9) | 0.0244 (8) | −0.0011 (6) | 0.0011 (6) | 0.0029 (6) |
C18 | 0.0252 (8) | 0.0173 (8) | 0.0208 (8) | 0.0013 (6) | −0.0003 (6) | −0.0018 (6) |
C19 | 0.0273 (8) | 0.0216 (8) | 0.0247 (8) | −0.0017 (6) | 0.0027 (6) | 0.0007 (6) |
C20 | 0.0401 (9) | 0.0236 (8) | 0.0187 (8) | 0.0016 (7) | 0.0032 (7) | 0.0003 (6) |
C21 | 0.0357 (9) | 0.0302 (9) | 0.0214 (8) | 0.0010 (7) | −0.0048 (7) | −0.0038 (7) |
C22 | 0.0283 (9) | 0.0337 (9) | 0.0300 (9) | −0.0060 (7) | −0.0035 (7) | −0.0048 (7) |
C23 | 0.0261 (8) | 0.0297 (9) | 0.0231 (8) | −0.0033 (7) | 0.0025 (6) | −0.0009 (6) |
O1—C11 | 1.4693 (16) | C9—H9B | 0.9900 |
O1—H1O | 0.806 (18) | C10—H10A | 0.9900 |
C1—C8 | 1.5482 (19) | C10—H10B | 0.9900 |
C1—C2 | 1.5507 (18) | C11—C12 | 1.5357 (19) |
C1—C10 | 1.5535 (18) | C11—C18 | 1.5513 (19) |
C1—C11 | 1.5895 (18) | C12—C13 | 1.3942 (18) |
C2—C3 | 1.5425 (18) | C12—C17 | 1.3986 (19) |
C2—H2A | 0.9900 | C13—C14 | 1.3915 (19) |
C2—H2B | 0.9900 | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
C3—C9 | 1.531 (2) | C14—C15 | 1.384 (2) |
C3—C4 | 1.532 (2) | C14—H14 | 0.9500 |
C3—H3 | 1.0000 | C15—C16 | 1.383 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.532 (2) | C15—H15 | 0.9500 |
C4—H4A | 0.9900 | C16—C17 | 1.392 (2) |
C4—H4B | 0.9900 | C16—H16 | 0.9500 |
C5—C6 | 1.535 (2) | C17—H17 | 0.9500 |
C5—C10 | 1.5393 (19) | C18—C23 | 1.3906 (19) |
C5—H5 | 1.0000 | C18—C19 | 1.4079 (19) |
C6—C7 | 1.530 (2) | C19—C20 | 1.3901 (19) |
C6—H6A | 0.9900 | C19—H19 | 0.9500 |
C6—H6B | 0.9900 | C20—C21 | 1.385 (2) |
C7—C9 | 1.536 (2) | C20—H20 | 0.9500 |
C7—C8 | 1.5434 (19) | C21—C22 | 1.380 (2) |
C7—H7 | 1.0000 | C21—H21 | 0.9500 |
C8—H8A | 0.9900 | C22—C23 | 1.399 (2) |
C8—H8B | 0.9900 | C22—H22 | 0.9500 |
C9—H9A | 0.9900 | C23—H23 | 0.9500 |
C11—O1—H1O | 108.3 (13) | C3—C9—H9B | 109.7 |
C8—C1—C2 | 109.33 (11) | C7—C9—H9B | 109.7 |
C8—C1—C10 | 107.05 (11) | H9A—C9—H9B | 108.2 |
C2—C1—C10 | 106.57 (11) | C5—C10—C1 | 111.56 (12) |
C8—C1—C11 | 111.29 (10) | C5—C10—H10A | 109.3 |
C2—C1—C11 | 113.60 (11) | C1—C10—H10A | 109.3 |
C10—C1—C11 | 108.69 (11) | C5—C10—H10B | 109.3 |
C3—C2—C1 | 110.83 (11) | C1—C10—H10B | 109.3 |
C3—C2—H2A | 109.5 | H10A—C10—H10B | 108.0 |
C1—C2—H2A | 109.5 | O1—C11—C12 | 105.98 (11) |
C3—C2—H2B | 109.5 | O1—C11—C18 | 106.15 (10) |
C1—C2—H2B | 109.5 | C12—C11—C18 | 107.24 (10) |
H2A—C2—H2B | 108.1 | O1—C11—C1 | 107.44 (10) |
C9—C3—C4 | 109.77 (12) | C12—C11—C1 | 110.09 (10) |
C9—C3—C2 | 109.48 (11) | C18—C11—C1 | 119.16 (11) |
C4—C3—C2 | 109.72 (12) | C13—C12—C17 | 118.12 (13) |
C9—C3—H3 | 109.3 | C13—C12—C11 | 121.66 (12) |
C4—C3—H3 | 109.3 | C17—C12—C11 | 120.21 (12) |
C2—C3—H3 | 109.3 | C14—C13—C12 | 120.80 (14) |
C3—C4—C5 | 108.96 (12) | C14—C13—H13 | 119.6 |
C3—C4—H4A | 109.9 | C12—C13—H13 | 119.6 |
C5—C4—H4A | 109.9 | C15—C14—C13 | 120.47 (14) |
C3—C4—H4B | 109.9 | C15—C14—H14 | 119.8 |
C5—C4—H4B | 109.9 | C13—C14—H14 | 119.8 |
H4A—C4—H4B | 108.3 | C16—C15—C14 | 119.45 (14) |
C4—C5—C6 | 109.72 (12) | C16—C15—H15 | 120.3 |
C4—C5—C10 | 109.11 (12) | C14—C15—H15 | 120.3 |
C6—C5—C10 | 109.86 (12) | C15—C16—C17 | 120.31 (14) |
C4—C5—H5 | 109.4 | C15—C16—H16 | 119.8 |
C6—C5—H5 | 109.4 | C17—C16—H16 | 119.8 |
C10—C5—H5 | 109.4 | C16—C17—C12 | 120.82 (13) |
C7—C6—C5 | 109.20 (12) | C16—C17—H17 | 119.6 |
C7—C6—H6A | 109.8 | C12—C17—H17 | 119.6 |
C5—C6—H6A | 109.8 | C23—C18—C19 | 117.20 (13) |
C7—C6—H6B | 109.8 | C23—C18—C11 | 127.72 (13) |
C5—C6—H6B | 109.8 | C19—C18—C11 | 115.02 (12) |
H6A—C6—H6B | 108.3 | C20—C19—C18 | 121.63 (14) |
C6—C7—C9 | 109.53 (12) | C20—C19—H19 | 119.2 |
C6—C7—C8 | 109.22 (12) | C18—C19—H19 | 119.2 |
C9—C7—C8 | 109.67 (11) | C21—C20—C19 | 120.27 (14) |
C6—C7—H7 | 109.5 | C21—C20—H20 | 119.9 |
C9—C7—H7 | 109.5 | C19—C20—H20 | 119.9 |
C8—C7—H7 | 109.5 | C22—C21—C20 | 118.85 (14) |
C7—C8—C1 | 111.07 (11) | C22—C21—H21 | 120.6 |
C7—C8—H8A | 109.4 | C20—C21—H21 | 120.6 |
C1—C8—H8A | 109.4 | C21—C22—C23 | 121.22 (14) |
C7—C8—H8B | 109.4 | C21—C22—H22 | 119.4 |
C1—C8—H8B | 109.4 | C23—C22—H22 | 119.4 |
H8A—C8—H8B | 108.0 | C18—C23—C22 | 120.82 (14) |
C3—C9—C7 | 109.63 (12) | C18—C23—H23 | 119.6 |
C3—C9—H9A | 109.7 | C22—C23—H23 | 119.6 |
C7—C9—H9A | 109.7 |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C23H26O |
Mr | 318.44 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 120 |
a, b, c (Å) | 6.5370 (12), 17.037 (3), 15.322 (2) |
β (°) | 91.993 (14) |
V (Å3) | 1705.4 (5) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.07 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.40 × 0.40 × 0.30 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Kuma KM-4-CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.971, 0.978 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 10354, 2996, 2133 |
Rint | 0.027 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.595 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.036, 0.095, 0.93 |
No. of reflections | 2996 |
No. of parameters | 221 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.21, −0.18 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2009), CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008), 'SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).
Acknowledgements
The financial support of this work by the Czech Ministry of Education, project No. MSM 7088352101, and by the Tomas Bata Foundation is gratefully acknowledged.
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Adamantane derivatives are well known primarily for their unusual virustatic effect. Nevertheless, the scope of the biological activity of adamantane derivatives is much wider and novel compounds are prepared and tested steadily. The title tertiary alcohol was isolated as unwanted by-product accompanying 1-adamantyl phenyl ketone when no catalyst was employed. The molecule of title compound (Fig. 1) consists of two phenyl rings and an adamantane cage bound to a carbon atom to form a strained tertiary alcohol. Both phenyl rings (C12–C17 and C18–C23) are essentially planar with the maximum deviation from the best planes being 0.0110 (14) Å for C17 and 0.0027 (14) Å for C19. The angle between best planes of these rings is 81.38 (4)°. Both rings are slightly deformed in the plane owing to steric hindrance of the bulky adamantane moiety. The torsion angles describing arrangement of two phenyl rings and the adamantane cage C2—C1—C11—C12 and C1—C11—C12—C13 are -59.06 (14)° and -93.57 (15)°, respectively. Although a hydroxy group is present as a conceivable H-donor, no H-bonds were observed in crystal packing (see Fig. 2). The distance between the closest adjacent O-atoms is 5.2050 (17) Å.