organic compounds
(2E)-Methyl 2-(7-benzyloxy-1-naphthyl)-3-methoxyacrylate
aCollege of Pharmacy, Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan 450008, People's Republic of China, and bDepartment of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: xerz2@126.com
In the title compound, C22H20O4, the dihedral angle between the phenyl and naphthalene ring systems is 86.10 (10)°. The methoxyacrylate group is disordered over two orientations in a 0.905 (3):0.095 (3) ratio.
Related literature
For bond-length data, see: Allen et al. (1987). For a related synthesis and see: Fun et al. (2008). For general background to and applications of compounds containing aromatic rings, see: Gunatilaka (2006); Kozikowski et al. (2000). Methylene are often found in biologically active natural compounds, see: Gotthardt & Weisshuhn (1978); Shono et al. (1979).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell SAINT (Bruker, 1999); data reduction: SAINT; 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: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536810020994/zq2038sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536810020994/zq2038Isup2.hkl
Methyl 2-(7-benzyloxy-1-naphthyl)-2-oxoacetate was synthesized according with a published procedure (Fun et al., 2008). To a solution of methyl 2-(7-benzyloxy-1-naphthyl)-2-oxoacetate (4 g, 12.5 mmol) in dry THF (10 ml) was slowly added an excess of (methoxymethyl)triphenylphosphonium chloride (5.1 g, 20 mmol) in dry ether and 2.5 M butyl lithium in hexane (6 ml) under nitrogen. The mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature for 24 h, and then was quenched with dilute hydrochloric acid. The crude product was purified by
with petroleum ether - ethyl acetate (5: 1) as the to afford I as a white powder (0.5 g, 11.9%). Single crystals suitable for a X-ray analysis were obtained by slow evaporation from ethanol at room temperature for several days (m.p. 125–126°C).All H atoms were positioned geometrically and refined as riding atoms, with C—H = 0.93Å and Uiso = 1.2Ueq(C) for aromatic hydrogen atoms, with C—H = 0.97 Å and Uiso = 1.2Ueq(C) for methylene hydrogen atoms, and with C—H=0.96 Å and Uiso = 1.5Ueq(C) for methyl hydrogen atoms. The minor and major conformers could be distinguished by the disorder of the oxygen atom O2 of the carbonyl group which occupies two different sites A (bound to C19) and B (bound to C21), the refined site-occupancy factors are 0.905 (3) and 0.095 (3), respectively.
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 1999); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 1999; 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: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of (I) showing 30% probability displacement ellipsoids and the atomic numbering. |
C22H20O4 | F(000) = 736 |
Mr = 348.38 | Dx = 1.278 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Melting point = 398–399 K |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 10.996 (5) Å | Cell parameters from 7659 reflections |
b = 7.873 (5) Å | θ = 2.3–27.6° |
c = 21.417 (5) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
β = 102.493 (5)° | T = 293 K |
V = 1810.2 (15) Å3 | Block, colorless |
Z = 4 | 0.4 × 0.4 × 0.3 mm |
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 4203 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3273 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.025 |
phi and ω scans | θmax = 27.6°, θmin = 2.3° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2000) | h = −14→14 |
Tmin = 0.826, Tmax = 0.973 | k = −10→9 |
21877 measured reflections | l = −27→27 |
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)] = 0.044 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.131 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0575P)2 + 0.3948P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
4203 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.020 |
247 parameters | Δρmax = 0.19 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.17 e Å−3 |
C22H20O4 | V = 1810.2 (15) Å3 |
Mr = 348.38 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.996 (5) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
b = 7.873 (5) Å | T = 293 K |
c = 21.417 (5) Å | 0.4 × 0.4 × 0.3 mm |
β = 102.493 (5)° |
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 4203 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2000) | 3273 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.826, Tmax = 0.973 | Rint = 0.025 |
21877 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.044 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.131 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.19 e Å−3 |
4203 reflections | Δρmin = −0.17 e Å−3 |
247 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 | Occ. (<1) | |
C1 | 0.89564 (15) | 0.8419 (2) | 0.43935 (8) | 0.0617 (4) | |
H1 | 0.9075 | 0.9125 | 0.4750 | 0.074* | |
C2 | 0.9022 (2) | 0.6687 (3) | 0.44746 (13) | 0.0899 (7) | |
H2 | 0.9175 | 0.6215 | 0.4882 | 0.108* | |
C3 | 0.8857 (2) | 0.5660 (3) | 0.39409 (18) | 0.1101 (9) | |
H3 | 0.8900 | 0.4486 | 0.3991 | 0.132* | |
C4 | 0.8631 (2) | 0.6339 (3) | 0.33425 (16) | 0.1042 (8) | |
H4 | 0.8528 | 0.5629 | 0.2988 | 0.125* | |
C5 | 0.85536 (18) | 0.8070 (3) | 0.32603 (10) | 0.0768 (5) | |
H5 | 0.8392 | 0.8531 | 0.2851 | 0.092* | |
C6 | 0.87165 (13) | 0.91229 (19) | 0.37869 (7) | 0.0515 (3) | |
C7 | 0.85480 (15) | 1.1015 (2) | 0.37234 (7) | 0.0554 (4) | |
H7A | 0.7704 | 1.1295 | 0.3755 | 0.067* | |
H7B | 0.9111 | 1.1558 | 0.4079 | 0.067* | |
C8 | 0.99755 (14) | 1.19352 (19) | 0.30829 (6) | 0.0497 (3) | |
C9 | 1.00816 (16) | 1.2723 (2) | 0.25038 (7) | 0.0591 (4) | |
H9 | 0.9368 | 1.3001 | 0.2200 | 0.071* | |
C10 | 1.12174 (16) | 1.3073 (2) | 0.23908 (7) | 0.0573 (4) | |
H10 | 1.1274 | 1.3592 | 0.2008 | 0.069* | |
C11 | 1.23257 (14) | 1.26688 (17) | 0.28418 (6) | 0.0464 (3) | |
C12 | 1.22164 (13) | 1.18630 (16) | 0.34233 (6) | 0.0411 (3) | |
C13 | 1.10149 (13) | 1.15120 (17) | 0.35316 (6) | 0.0437 (3) | |
H13 | 1.0934 | 1.0991 | 0.3910 | 0.052* | |
C14 | 1.35110 (16) | 1.3059 (2) | 0.27324 (7) | 0.0563 (4) | |
H14 | 1.3578 | 1.3577 | 0.2351 | 0.068* | |
C15 | 1.45600 (16) | 1.2686 (2) | 0.31784 (7) | 0.0580 (4) | |
H15 | 1.5338 | 1.2961 | 0.3103 | 0.070* | |
C16 | 1.44661 (14) | 1.18867 (19) | 0.37519 (7) | 0.0513 (3) | |
H16 | 1.5189 | 1.1635 | 0.4053 | 0.062* | |
C17 | 1.33331 (13) | 1.14669 (16) | 0.38795 (6) | 0.0421 (3) | |
C18 | 1.32816 (12) | 1.06687 (17) | 0.45059 (6) | 0.0431 (3) | |
C19 | 1.28723 (12) | 0.89191 (18) | 0.45565 (6) | 0.0457 (3) | |
H19 | 1.2753 | 0.8435 | 0.4935 | 0.055* | 0.095 (3) |
O2A | 1.26989 (13) | 0.82617 (16) | 0.50464 (5) | 0.0647 (4) | 0.905 (3) |
C20 | 1.22339 (19) | 0.6374 (2) | 0.39907 (9) | 0.0704 (5) | |
H20A | 1.2762 | 0.5730 | 0.4323 | 0.106* | |
H20B | 1.2236 | 0.5868 | 0.3583 | 0.106* | |
H20C | 1.1400 | 0.6380 | 0.4060 | 0.106* | |
C21 | 1.36400 (13) | 1.15235 (19) | 0.50605 (6) | 0.0495 (3) | |
H21 | 1.3621 | 1.0975 | 0.5443 | 0.059* | 0.905 (3) |
O2B | 1.3729 (13) | 1.076 (2) | 0.5625 (5) | 0.084 (5) | 0.095 (3) |
C22 | 1.43189 (19) | 1.3923 (3) | 0.56949 (8) | 0.0780 (5) | |
H22A | 1.3574 | 1.4053 | 0.5855 | 0.117* | |
H22B | 1.4680 | 1.5019 | 0.5659 | 0.117* | |
H22C | 1.4902 | 1.3228 | 0.5984 | 0.117* | |
O1 | 0.87669 (10) | 1.16997 (16) | 0.31413 (5) | 0.0632 (3) | |
O3 | 1.26886 (10) | 0.80927 (12) | 0.39999 (5) | 0.0546 (3) | |
O4 | 1.40199 (12) | 1.31265 (15) | 0.50759 (5) | 0.0662 (3) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0605 (9) | 0.0539 (9) | 0.0707 (10) | 0.0037 (7) | 0.0145 (8) | 0.0037 (8) |
C2 | 0.0809 (13) | 0.0625 (12) | 0.1244 (19) | 0.0085 (10) | 0.0181 (12) | 0.0259 (12) |
C3 | 0.0878 (16) | 0.0439 (11) | 0.194 (3) | 0.0031 (10) | 0.0207 (18) | −0.0089 (16) |
C4 | 0.0886 (15) | 0.0765 (15) | 0.140 (2) | 0.0046 (12) | 0.0081 (15) | −0.0512 (16) |
C5 | 0.0719 (11) | 0.0777 (13) | 0.0778 (12) | 0.0062 (9) | 0.0099 (9) | −0.0239 (10) |
C6 | 0.0437 (7) | 0.0521 (8) | 0.0597 (8) | 0.0019 (6) | 0.0135 (6) | −0.0058 (7) |
C7 | 0.0574 (8) | 0.0559 (9) | 0.0572 (8) | 0.0078 (7) | 0.0216 (7) | 0.0049 (7) |
C8 | 0.0570 (8) | 0.0514 (8) | 0.0415 (7) | 0.0089 (6) | 0.0122 (6) | 0.0052 (6) |
C9 | 0.0684 (10) | 0.0673 (10) | 0.0396 (7) | 0.0144 (8) | 0.0074 (7) | 0.0125 (7) |
C10 | 0.0792 (11) | 0.0581 (9) | 0.0362 (7) | 0.0076 (8) | 0.0160 (7) | 0.0133 (6) |
C11 | 0.0671 (9) | 0.0404 (7) | 0.0332 (6) | −0.0003 (6) | 0.0144 (6) | 0.0016 (5) |
C12 | 0.0587 (8) | 0.0342 (6) | 0.0314 (6) | 0.0007 (5) | 0.0118 (5) | −0.0012 (5) |
C13 | 0.0580 (8) | 0.0413 (7) | 0.0332 (6) | 0.0042 (6) | 0.0129 (5) | 0.0055 (5) |
C14 | 0.0783 (10) | 0.0531 (9) | 0.0423 (7) | −0.0088 (7) | 0.0238 (7) | 0.0048 (6) |
C15 | 0.0643 (9) | 0.0628 (10) | 0.0515 (8) | −0.0155 (8) | 0.0223 (7) | −0.0018 (7) |
C16 | 0.0568 (8) | 0.0534 (8) | 0.0438 (7) | −0.0064 (7) | 0.0111 (6) | −0.0024 (6) |
C17 | 0.0571 (8) | 0.0377 (6) | 0.0326 (6) | −0.0025 (6) | 0.0119 (5) | −0.0024 (5) |
C18 | 0.0478 (7) | 0.0468 (7) | 0.0341 (6) | 0.0029 (6) | 0.0079 (5) | 0.0027 (5) |
C19 | 0.0497 (7) | 0.0477 (8) | 0.0396 (6) | 0.0056 (6) | 0.0092 (5) | 0.0053 (6) |
O2A | 0.0923 (10) | 0.0599 (8) | 0.0444 (7) | −0.0086 (6) | 0.0204 (6) | 0.0093 (5) |
C20 | 0.0862 (12) | 0.0485 (9) | 0.0765 (11) | −0.0104 (8) | 0.0171 (9) | −0.0040 (8) |
C21 | 0.0541 (8) | 0.0563 (9) | 0.0373 (6) | 0.0015 (7) | 0.0080 (6) | 0.0019 (6) |
O2B | 0.084 (9) | 0.134 (14) | 0.030 (6) | 0.019 (9) | 0.008 (5) | 0.004 (7) |
C22 | 0.0847 (12) | 0.0914 (14) | 0.0562 (10) | −0.0192 (10) | 0.0114 (8) | −0.0297 (9) |
O1 | 0.0549 (6) | 0.0787 (8) | 0.0559 (6) | 0.0109 (5) | 0.0117 (5) | 0.0176 (5) |
O3 | 0.0762 (7) | 0.0432 (5) | 0.0462 (5) | −0.0023 (5) | 0.0168 (5) | −0.0016 (4) |
O4 | 0.0954 (9) | 0.0593 (7) | 0.0424 (6) | −0.0142 (6) | 0.0114 (5) | −0.0093 (5) |
C1—C2 | 1.375 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.417 (2) |
C1—C6 | 1.384 (2) | C12—C17 | 1.4285 (19) |
C1—H1 | 0.9300 | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C2—C3 | 1.380 (4) | C14—C15 | 1.361 (2) |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C3—C4 | 1.361 (4) | C15—C16 | 1.404 (2) |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C4—C5 | 1.375 (3) | C16—C17 | 1.372 (2) |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C5—C6 | 1.380 (2) | C17—C18 | 1.4936 (17) |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C18—C21 | 1.3477 (19) |
C6—C7 | 1.504 (2) | C18—C19 | 1.460 (2) |
C7—O1 | 1.4255 (17) | C19—O3 | 1.3345 (16) |
C7—H7A | 0.9700 | C19—H19 | 0.9300 |
C7—H7B | 0.9700 | C20—O3 | 1.441 (2) |
C8—C13 | 1.366 (2) | C20—H20A | 0.9600 |
C8—O1 | 1.3741 (19) | C20—H20B | 0.9600 |
C8—C9 | 1.414 (2) | C20—H20C | 0.9600 |
C9—C10 | 1.351 (2) | C21—O4 | 1.328 (2) |
C9—H9 | 0.9300 | C21—H21 | 0.9300 |
C10—C11 | 1.418 (2) | C22—O4 | 1.4388 (18) |
C10—H10 | 0.9300 | C22—H22A | 0.9600 |
C11—C14 | 1.407 (2) | C22—H22B | 0.9600 |
C11—C12 | 1.4258 (17) | C22—H22C | 0.9600 |
C2—C1—C6 | 120.64 (19) | C8—C13—C12 | 120.35 (12) |
C2—C1—H1 | 119.7 | C8—C13—H13 | 119.8 |
C6—C1—H1 | 119.7 | C12—C13—H13 | 119.8 |
C1—C2—C3 | 118.9 (2) | C15—C14—C11 | 120.73 (13) |
C1—C2—H2 | 120.6 | C15—C14—H14 | 119.6 |
C3—C2—H2 | 120.6 | C11—C14—H14 | 119.6 |
C4—C3—C2 | 121.0 (2) | C14—C15—C16 | 119.95 (14) |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.5 | C14—C15—H15 | 120.0 |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.5 | C16—C15—H15 | 120.0 |
C3—C4—C5 | 120.2 (2) | C17—C16—C15 | 121.60 (14) |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.9 | C17—C16—H16 | 119.2 |
C5—C4—H4 | 119.9 | C15—C16—H16 | 119.2 |
C4—C5—C6 | 119.8 (2) | C16—C17—C12 | 119.62 (12) |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.1 | C16—C17—C18 | 119.51 (12) |
C6—C5—H5 | 120.1 | C12—C17—C18 | 120.81 (11) |
C5—C6—C1 | 119.45 (17) | C21—C18—C19 | 116.21 (12) |
C5—C6—C7 | 121.96 (16) | C21—C18—C17 | 121.38 (13) |
C1—C6—C7 | 118.43 (14) | C19—C18—C17 | 122.39 (11) |
O1—C7—C6 | 114.39 (13) | O3—C19—C18 | 112.53 (11) |
O1—C7—H7A | 108.7 | O3—C19—H19 | 123.7 |
C6—C7—H7A | 108.7 | C18—C19—H19 | 123.7 |
O1—C7—H7B | 108.7 | O3—C20—H20A | 109.5 |
C6—C7—H7B | 108.7 | O3—C20—H20B | 109.5 |
H7A—C7—H7B | 107.6 | H20A—C20—H20B | 109.5 |
C13—C8—O1 | 125.56 (12) | O3—C20—H20C | 109.5 |
C13—C8—C9 | 120.59 (14) | H20A—C20—H20C | 109.5 |
O1—C8—C9 | 113.83 (13) | H20B—C20—H20C | 109.5 |
C10—C9—C8 | 120.10 (14) | O4—C21—C18 | 121.81 (13) |
C10—C9—H9 | 120.0 | O4—C21—H21 | 119.1 |
C8—C9—H9 | 120.0 | C18—C21—H21 | 119.1 |
C9—C10—C11 | 121.59 (13) | O4—C22—H22A | 109.5 |
C9—C10—H10 | 119.2 | O4—C22—H22B | 109.5 |
C11—C10—H10 | 119.2 | H22A—C22—H22B | 109.5 |
C14—C11—C10 | 121.88 (13) | O4—C22—H22C | 109.5 |
C14—C11—C12 | 119.91 (13) | H22A—C22—H22C | 109.5 |
C10—C11—C12 | 118.20 (13) | H22B—C22—H22C | 109.5 |
C13—C12—C11 | 119.17 (12) | C8—O1—C7 | 118.70 (11) |
C13—C12—C17 | 122.65 (11) | C19—O3—C20 | 117.07 (12) |
C11—C12—C17 | 118.17 (12) | C21—O4—C22 | 116.43 (13) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C22H20O4 |
Mr | 348.38 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 10.996 (5), 7.873 (5), 21.417 (5) |
β (°) | 102.493 (5) |
V (Å3) | 1810.2 (15) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.09 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.4 × 0.4 × 0.3 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2000) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.826, 0.973 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 21877, 4203, 3273 |
Rint | 0.025 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.653 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.044, 0.131, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 4203 |
No. of parameters | 247 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.19, −0.17 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2001), SAINT (Bruker, 1999), SAINT (Bruker, 1999, SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
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Ether compounds containing aromatic rings are present in many bioactivity compounds and are useful intermediates in organic synthesis (Kozikowski et al., 2000; Gunatilaka, 2006). Methylene carbonyl compounds have been studied extensively in recent years, since they are not only useful as synthetic intermediates but also often found in biologically active natural compounds (Gotthardt et al., 1978; Shono et al., 1979). Here we report the synthesis and the crystal structure of the title compound C22H20O4, namely (E)-methyl 2-(7-(benzyloxy)naphthalen-1-yl)-3-methoxyacrylate (I).
In the crystal structure, the molecule of (I) adopts two different conformations according to the relative position of the methoxyacrylate group. The minor and major conformers could be distinguished by the disorder of the oxygen atom O2 of the carbonyl group which occupies two different sites A (bound to C19) and B (bound to C21), the refined site-occupancy factors are 0.905 (3) and 0.095 (3), respectively. The naphthalene and benzene rings are essentially planar with r.m.s. deviations of 0.0036 (14) Å and 0.0001 (3) Å, respectively. The phenyl ring is almost perpendicular to the naphthalene ring, the dihedral angle between them is 86.10 (10)°, which is different from that in methyl 2-(7-benzyloxy-1-naphthyl)-2-oxoacetate, of 43.78 (7)° (Fun et al., 2008). The dihedral angle between the mean plane of the methoxyvinyl and methoxycarbonyl groups is only 6.47 (18)°. The latter long and almost planar substituent plays an important role in the whole folded conformation of (I). Nevertheless, no classic hydrogen bonds were found in the crystal structure.