organic compounds
Methyl 1-{4-[(S)-2-(methoxycarbonyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl]-3,6-dioxocyclohexa-1,4-dien-1-yl}pyrrolidine-2-carboxylate
aInstituto de Química, Departamento de Quimica Orgânica, Universidade, Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Ilha do Fundão, CT, Bloco A, Rio de Janeiro 21949-900, RJ, Brazil, bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen AB15 5NY, Scotland, cDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and dCentro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico em Saúde (CDTS), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Casa Amarela, Campus de Manguinhos, Av. Brasil 4365, 21040-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
*Correspondence e-mail: edward.tiekink@gmail.com
The complete molecule of the title diproline ester quinone, C18H22N2O6, is generated by a crystallographic twofold axis, which passes through the centre of the benzene ring. Both –CO2Me groups are orientated to the same side of the benzene ring, with the carbonyl groups pointing roughly towards each other. The conformation of the proline residue is an envelope. In the crystal, a three-dimensional network is sustained by C—H⋯O interactions involving both the quinone and carbonyl O atoms.
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For the oxidative nucleophilic addition of ). For background to mitomycin anticancer drugs, see: Tomasz (1995). For additional geometric analysis, see: Cremer & Pople (1975).
to to form aminoquinones, see: Lyons & Thomson (1953Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: COLLECT (Hooft, 1998); cell DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and COLLECT; data reduction: DENZO and COLLECT; 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, 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
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contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810027947/hb5550Isup2.hkl
Proline methyl ester hydrochloride (1.63 g, 9.8 mmol) and KOAc (1.07 g, 10.9 mmol) were mixed in MeOH (20 ml). Excess benzoquinone (1.00 g, 9.3 mmol) was added to the solution resulting in a deep-red coloured reaction. The reaction was stirred for an hour then all the volatiles were removed under reduced pressure. The crude product was solubilized in EtOAc and filtered through a plug of silica using EtOAc as
The red coloured fraction was evaporated under reduced pressure and the product chromatographed on a column of silica eluting with CH2Cl2 (removed excess benzoquinone) followed by a CH2Cl2/EtOAc gradient (9:1 V/V to 4:1 V/V). Evaporation of the product containing fractions and recrystallization from MeOH gave 0.266 g of dark-red prisms of (I) (15% yield), m.pt. 463–465 K.1H (CDCl3): δ 1.95 [2H, m]; 2.19 [2H, m]; 3.39 [1H, m]; 3.48 [1H, m]; 3.73 [3H, s]; 5.07 [1H, bs]; 5.37 [1H, bs] p.p.m. 13C (CDCl3): δ 22.0; 31.6; 51.3; 52.4; 62.9; 101.5; 148.7; 172.8; 181.2 p.p.m. IR (cm-1): 3066, 2982, 2955, 2927, 2881, 1744, 1625, 1555, 1432, 1349, 1274, 1207, 1166, 957, 833, 794. Mass (a.m.u.) abundance %: 362 (79), 331 (10), 303 (52), 276 (100), 261 (63), 243 (25), 235 (37), 217 (46), 176 (25), 122 (37).
The C-bound H atoms were geometrically placed (C–H = 0.95–1.00 Å) and refined as riding with Uiso(H) = 1.2–1.5Ueq(C). The maximum and minimum residual electron density peaks of 0.64 and 0.63 e Å-3, respectively, were located 1.59 Å and 0.85 Å from the H5b and C8 atoms, respectively. In the absence of significant
effects, 750 Friedel pairs were averaged in the final However, the was assigned on the basis of the of the L-proline starting material.Oxidative nucleophilic addition of α-amino acid derivatives to benzoquinone could yield a suitably functionalized precursor for to yield pyrroloindole a structural motif present in the mitomycin anticancer drugs (Tomasz, 1995). The title diproline ester quinone, (I), was synthesized in this context.
to results in the formation of aminoquinone products (Lyons & Thomson, 1953). As part of a study into concise methodology for the synthesis of heterocyclic systems, we envisaged that ofThe molecule of (I), Fig. 1, exists about a crystallographic 2-fold axis of symmetry passing through the centre of the benzene ring. This has the result that the two –CO2Me groups are orientated to the same side of the benzene ring. The carbonyl groups are tucked in under the benzene ring. The conformation of the proline residue is an envelope with the C5 atom lying above the plane through the remaining atoms. The conformational descriptors (Cremer & Pople, 1975) are Q(2) = 0.348 (3) Å and φ(2) = 79.3 (4) °.
The crystal packing features C—H···O contacts, Table 1. The quinone-O1 atom accepts two such interactions, one from a methylene-H and the other from a methyl-H, whereas the carbonyl-O2 accepts a quinone-H. The C—H···O interactions combine to give a 3-D network, Fig. 2.
For the oxidative nucleophilic addition of
to to form aminoquinones, see: Lyons & Thomson (1953). For background to mitomycin anticancer drugs, see: Tomasz (1995). For additional geometric analysis, see: Cremer & Pople (1975).Data collection: COLLECT (Hooft, 1998); cell
DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and COLLECT (Hooft, 1998); data reduction: DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and COLLECT (Hooft, 1998); 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, 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).C18H22N2O6 | F(000) = 384 |
Mr = 362.38 | Dx = 1.334 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, C2 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: C 2y | Cell parameters from 1107 reflections |
a = 11.4728 (5) Å | θ = 2.9–27.5° |
b = 7.1556 (4) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
c = 11.7882 (7) Å | T = 120 K |
β = 111.230 (3)° | Prism, dark-red |
V = 902.07 (8) Å3 | 0.24 × 0.12 × 0.08 mm |
Z = 2 |
Nonius KappaCCD area-detector diffractometer | 1114 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Enraf Nonius FR591 rotating anode | 1008 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
10 cm confocal mirrors monochromator | Rint = 0.034 |
Detector resolution: 9.091 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 3.4° |
φ and ω scans | h = −14→14 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2007) | k = −8→9 |
Tmin = 0.896, Tmax = 1.000 | l = −15→15 |
6840 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)] = 0.038 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.136 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.23 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0929P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
1114 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
119 parameters | Δρmax = 0.64 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Δρmin = −0.63 e Å−3 |
C18H22N2O6 | V = 902.07 (8) Å3 |
Mr = 362.38 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, C2 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 11.4728 (5) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
b = 7.1556 (4) Å | T = 120 K |
c = 11.7882 (7) Å | 0.24 × 0.12 × 0.08 mm |
β = 111.230 (3)° |
Nonius KappaCCD area-detector diffractometer | 1114 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2007) | 1008 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.896, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.034 |
6840 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.038 | 1 restraint |
wR(F2) = 0.136 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.23 | Δρmax = 0.64 e Å−3 |
1114 reflections | Δρmin = −0.63 e Å−3 |
119 parameters |
Geometry. All s.u.'s (except the s.u. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell s.u.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of s.u.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between s.u.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell s.u.'s is used for estimating s.u.'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 > 2σ(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 | 0.08333 (15) | 0.9788 (3) | 0.24336 (14) | 0.0259 (4) | |
O2 | 0.27854 (17) | 1.2823 (3) | 0.25151 (17) | 0.0334 (5) | |
O3 | 0.34432 (18) | 1.1322 (4) | 0.43176 (16) | 0.0417 (6) | |
N1 | 0.25815 (18) | 0.9487 (3) | 0.12794 (16) | 0.0218 (5) | |
C1 | 0.0437 (2) | 0.9680 (4) | 0.1309 (2) | 0.0201 (5) | |
C2 | 0.1346 (2) | 0.9582 (4) | 0.06419 (19) | 0.0195 (5) | |
C3 | 0.0870 (2) | 0.9607 (4) | −0.06108 (19) | 0.0211 (5) | |
H3 | 0.1438 | 0.9574 | −0.1029 | 0.025* | |
C4 | 0.3199 (2) | 0.9490 (4) | 0.2607 (2) | 0.0251 (5) | |
H4 | 0.2809 | 0.8534 | 0.2977 | 0.030* | |
C5 | 0.4542 (2) | 0.8929 (4) | 0.2793 (2) | 0.0297 (6) | |
H5A | 0.5139 | 0.9458 | 0.3559 | 0.036* | |
H5B | 0.4635 | 0.7552 | 0.2815 | 0.036* | |
C6 | 0.4758 (2) | 0.9750 (5) | 0.1691 (2) | 0.0291 (6) | |
H6A | 0.5411 | 0.9044 | 0.1508 | 0.035* | |
H6B | 0.5013 | 1.1078 | 0.1830 | 0.035* | |
C7 | 0.3489 (2) | 0.9556 (4) | 0.0660 (2) | 0.0236 (5) | |
H7A | 0.3324 | 1.0638 | 0.0101 | 0.028* | |
H7B | 0.3454 | 0.8397 | 0.0190 | 0.028* | |
C8 | 0.3099 (2) | 1.1413 (4) | 0.3104 (2) | 0.0261 (6) | |
C9 | 0.3358 (4) | 1.3085 (7) | 0.4894 (3) | 0.0656 (12) | |
H9A | 0.3767 | 1.4069 | 0.4595 | 0.098* | |
H9B | 0.3772 | 1.2966 | 0.5778 | 0.098* | |
H9C | 0.2476 | 1.3409 | 0.4698 | 0.098* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0265 (8) | 0.0356 (11) | 0.0146 (7) | −0.0001 (8) | 0.0063 (6) | 0.0006 (8) |
O2 | 0.0369 (10) | 0.0308 (11) | 0.0359 (10) | −0.0014 (9) | 0.0174 (8) | −0.0048 (9) |
O3 | 0.0396 (11) | 0.0594 (14) | 0.0204 (9) | 0.0108 (11) | 0.0040 (8) | −0.0119 (10) |
N1 | 0.0203 (9) | 0.0265 (11) | 0.0177 (9) | 0.0016 (9) | 0.0057 (7) | −0.0024 (9) |
C1 | 0.0233 (10) | 0.0196 (11) | 0.0180 (9) | 0.0033 (10) | 0.0082 (8) | 0.0030 (10) |
C2 | 0.0225 (10) | 0.0185 (11) | 0.0174 (10) | 0.0002 (11) | 0.0071 (8) | −0.0006 (10) |
C3 | 0.0232 (10) | 0.0234 (11) | 0.0186 (10) | −0.0013 (10) | 0.0097 (8) | −0.0033 (10) |
C4 | 0.0224 (11) | 0.0328 (14) | 0.0175 (10) | 0.0019 (12) | 0.0041 (8) | −0.0005 (11) |
C5 | 0.0265 (12) | 0.0330 (14) | 0.0256 (12) | 0.0064 (11) | 0.0046 (9) | −0.0003 (11) |
C6 | 0.0219 (11) | 0.0326 (14) | 0.0309 (12) | −0.0004 (11) | 0.0072 (9) | −0.0011 (12) |
C7 | 0.0219 (11) | 0.0255 (12) | 0.0247 (10) | 0.0023 (11) | 0.0100 (8) | −0.0003 (11) |
C8 | 0.0175 (11) | 0.0380 (15) | 0.0215 (11) | 0.0021 (11) | 0.0055 (8) | −0.0045 (11) |
C9 | 0.064 (2) | 0.088 (3) | 0.0364 (16) | 0.017 (2) | 0.0078 (15) | −0.034 (2) |
O1—C1 | 1.238 (3) | C4—C5 | 1.530 (3) |
O2—C8 | 1.203 (4) | C4—H4 | 1.0000 |
O3—C8 | 1.341 (3) | C5—C6 | 1.525 (4) |
O3—C9 | 1.453 (5) | C5—H5A | 0.9900 |
N1—C2 | 1.345 (3) | C5—H5B | 0.9900 |
N1—C4 | 1.466 (3) | C6—C7 | 1.528 (3) |
N1—C7 | 1.473 (3) | C6—H6A | 0.9900 |
C1—C3i | 1.426 (3) | C6—H6B | 0.9900 |
C1—C2 | 1.518 (3) | C7—H7A | 0.9900 |
C2—C3 | 1.377 (3) | C7—H7B | 0.9900 |
C3—C1i | 1.426 (3) | C9—H9A | 0.9800 |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C9—H9B | 0.9800 |
C4—C8 | 1.516 (4) | C9—H9C | 0.9800 |
C8—O3—C9 | 114.4 (3) | C4—C5—H5B | 110.9 |
C2—N1—C4 | 126.92 (18) | H5A—C5—H5B | 109.0 |
C2—N1—C7 | 120.87 (18) | C5—C6—C7 | 103.91 (19) |
C4—N1—C7 | 111.96 (18) | C5—C6—H6A | 111.0 |
O1—C1—C3i | 121.5 (2) | C7—C6—H6A | 111.0 |
O1—C1—C2 | 120.2 (2) | C5—C6—H6B | 111.0 |
C3i—C1—C2 | 118.3 (2) | C7—C6—H6B | 111.0 |
N1—C2—C3 | 121.90 (19) | H6A—C6—H6B | 109.0 |
N1—C2—C1 | 119.72 (19) | N1—C7—C6 | 104.46 (19) |
C3—C2—C1 | 118.4 (2) | N1—C7—H7A | 110.9 |
C2—C3—C1i | 123.07 (19) | C6—C7—H7A | 110.9 |
C2—C3—H3 | 118.5 | N1—C7—H7B | 110.9 |
C1i—C3—H3 | 118.5 | C6—C7—H7B | 110.9 |
N1—C4—C8 | 109.8 (2) | H7A—C7—H7B | 108.9 |
N1—C4—C5 | 102.97 (18) | O2—C8—O3 | 124.5 (3) |
C8—C4—C5 | 113.3 (2) | O2—C8—C4 | 126.0 (2) |
N1—C4—H4 | 110.2 | O3—C8—C4 | 109.5 (2) |
C8—C4—H4 | 110.2 | O3—C9—H9A | 109.5 |
C5—C4—H4 | 110.2 | O3—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
C6—C5—C4 | 104.1 (2) | H9A—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5A | 110.9 | O3—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5A | 110.9 | H9A—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5B | 110.9 | H9B—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C4—N1—C2—C3 | 178.7 (3) | C7—N1—C4—C5 | −17.7 (3) |
C7—N1—C2—C3 | 4.9 (4) | N1—C4—C5—C6 | 32.4 (3) |
C4—N1—C2—C1 | −0.9 (4) | C8—C4—C5—C6 | −86.2 (2) |
C7—N1—C2—C1 | −174.7 (2) | C4—C5—C6—C7 | −35.3 (3) |
O1—C1—C2—N1 | 4.5 (4) | C2—N1—C7—C6 | 170.6 (2) |
C3i—C1—C2—N1 | −174.4 (2) | C4—N1—C7—C6 | −4.1 (3) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −175.1 (2) | C5—C6—C7—N1 | 24.3 (3) |
C3i—C1—C2—C3 | 6.1 (3) | C9—O3—C8—O2 | 2.6 (4) |
N1—C2—C3—C1i | 179.1 (3) | C9—O3—C8—C4 | −178.7 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—C1i | −1.4 (3) | N1—C4—C8—O2 | −13.2 (3) |
C2—N1—C4—C8 | −71.0 (3) | C5—C4—C8—O2 | 101.3 (3) |
C7—N1—C4—C8 | 103.3 (2) | N1—C4—C8—O3 | 168.10 (19) |
C2—N1—C4—C5 | 168.0 (2) | C5—C4—C8—O3 | −77.4 (2) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, y, −z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C3—H3···O2ii | 0.95 | 2.56 | 3.400 (3) | 147 |
C5—H5b···O1iii | 0.99 | 2.54 | 3.407 (3) | 146 |
C9—H9b···O1iv | 0.98 | 2.38 | 3.186 (4) | 139 |
Symmetry codes: (ii) −x+1/2, y−1/2, −z; (iii) x+1/2, y−1/2, z; (iv) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C18H22N2O6 |
Mr | 362.38 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, C2 |
Temperature (K) | 120 |
a, b, c (Å) | 11.4728 (5), 7.1556 (4), 11.7882 (7) |
β (°) | 111.230 (3) |
V (Å3) | 902.07 (8) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.24 × 0.12 × 0.08 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Nonius KappaCCD area-detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2007) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.896, 1.000 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 6840, 1114, 1008 |
Rint | 0.034 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.650 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.038, 0.136, 1.23 |
No. of reflections | 1114 |
No. of parameters | 119 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.64, −0.63 |
Computer programs: DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and COLLECT (Hooft, 1998), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C3—H3···O2i | 0.95 | 2.56 | 3.400 (3) | 147 |
C5—H5b···O1ii | 0.99 | 2.54 | 3.407 (3) | 146 |
C9—H9b···O1iii | 0.98 | 2.38 | 3.186 (4) | 139 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1/2, y−1/2, −z; (ii) x+1/2, y−1/2, z; (iii) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z+1. |
Footnotes
‡Additional correspondence author, e-mail: j.wardell@abdn.ac.uk.
Acknowledgements
The use of the EPSRC X-ray crystallographic service at the University of Southampton, England, and the valuable assistance of the staff there is gratefully acknowledged. JLW acknowledges support from CAPES (Brazil), and SJG thanks CNPq and FAPERJ (Brazil) for financial support.
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Oxidative nucleophilic addition of amines to quinones results in the formation of aminoquinone products (Lyons & Thomson, 1953). As part of a study into concise methodology for the synthesis of heterocyclic systems, we envisaged that oxidative addition of α-amino acid derivatives to benzoquinone could yield a suitably functionalized precursor for cyclization to yield pyrroloindole quinones, a structural motif present in the mitomycin anticancer drugs (Tomasz, 1995). The title diproline ester quinone, (I), was synthesized in this context.
The molecule of (I), Fig. 1, exists about a crystallographic 2-fold axis of symmetry passing through the centre of the benzene ring. This has the result that the two –CO2Me groups are orientated to the same side of the benzene ring. The carbonyl groups are tucked in under the benzene ring. The conformation of the proline residue is an envelope with the C5 atom lying above the plane through the remaining atoms. The conformational descriptors (Cremer & Pople, 1975) are Q(2) = 0.348 (3) Å and φ(2) = 79.3 (4) °.
The crystal packing features C—H···O contacts, Table 1. The quinone-O1 atom accepts two such interactions, one from a methylene-H and the other from a methyl-H, whereas the carbonyl-O2 accepts a quinone-H. The C—H···O interactions combine to give a 3-D network, Fig. 2.