organic compounds
(2-Methylphenyl)(phenyl)methanol
aDepartment of Chemistry, V. V. Puram College of Science, Bangalore 560 004, India, bDepartment of Studies in Chemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006, India, cDepartment of Studies in Chemistry, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri, 574 199, India, and dDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*Correspondence e-mail: Edward.Tiekink@gmail.com
In the title compound, C14H14O, the two benzene rings are almost orthogonal [dihedral angle = 87.78 (8) °]. The hydroxy group lies approximately in the plane of its attached benzene ring [O—C—C—C torsion angle = −17.47 (17)°], and the hydroxyl and methyl groups lie to the same side of the molecule and are gauche to each other. In the crystal, a hexameric aggregate mediated by a ring of six O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds occurs, generating an R66(12) loop.
Related literature
For general background to the use of benzhydrols, see: Ohkuma et al. (2000). For the use of the title compound in the perfume and pharmaceutical industries, see: Meguro et al. (1985). For related diphenylmethanol structures, see: Ferguson et al. (1995).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2008); 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, 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810029417/hb5570sup1.cif
contains datablocks general, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810029417/hb5570Isup2.hkl
The title compound was obtained as a gift from R. L. Fine Chemicals, Bangalore, India. Colourless blocks of (I) were obtained by the slow evaporation of its acetonitrile solution; m.pt. 369–372 K.
Carbon-bound H-atoms were placed in calculated positions (C—H 0.95 to 1.00 Å) and were included in the
in the riding model approximation, with Uiso(H) set to 1.2 to 1.5Uequiv(C). The O-bound H-atom was located in a difference Fourier map, and was refined with a distance restraint of O–H 0.84±0.01 Å; the Uiso value was freely refinedBenzhydrols are widely used as intermediates for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals (Ohkuma et al., 2000), including drugs such as diphenhydramine, orphenadrine, diphenidol and phenyltoloxamine. The crystal structures and hydrogen bonding in some diphenylmethanols have been reported (Ferguson et al., 1995). The title compound, phenyl-o-tolyl-methanol, (I), is a derivative of diphenylmethanol and it has use in the perfume and pharmaceutical industries (Meguro et al., 1985).
The molecular structure of (I), Fig. 1, features a tertiary C7 atom connected to benzene and o-tolyl rings. With reference to the benzene ring, the O1 atom is nearly co-planar as seen in the O1–C8–C9–C14 torsion angle of -17.47 (17) °. By contrast, the o-tolyl group is almost orthogonal as seen in the C1–C8–C9–C10 torsion angle of -80.12 (15) °; the dihedral angle formed between the two least-squares planes is 87.78 (8) °. While lying to the same side of the molecule, the hydroxy and methyl groups are gauche.
The crystal packing is dominated by O–H···O hydrogen bonding, Table 1. Almost planar 12-membered rings comprising six O–H···O hydrogen bonds are found, each disposed about a site of symmetry, 3, Fig. 2. The hexameric aggregates stack in columns aligned along the c axis, Fig. 3.
For general background to the use of benzhydrols, see: Ohkuma et al. (2000). For the use of the title compound in the perfume and pharmaceutical industries, see: Meguro et al. (1985). For related diphenylmethanol structures, see: Ferguson et al. (1995).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2008); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2008); 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).C14H14O | Dx = 1.218 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 198.25 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Trigonal, R3 | Cell parameters from 2551 reflections |
Hall symbol: -R 3 | θ = 2.8–28.3° |
a = 23.013 (2) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
c = 10.6067 (11) Å | T = 100 K |
V = 4864.8 (7) Å3 | Block, colourless |
Z = 18 | 0.40 × 0.35 × 0.30 mm |
F(000) = 1908 |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD diffractometer | 2475 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2022 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.026 |
ω scans | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 1.8° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −28→28 |
Tmin = 0.971, Tmax = 0.978 | k = −29→14 |
6286 measured reflections | l = −13→13 |
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)] = 0.045 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.121 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.08 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0533P)2 + 4.2609P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2475 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
141 parameters | Δρmax = 0.43 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Δρmin = −0.30 e Å−3 |
C14H14O | Z = 18 |
Mr = 198.25 | Mo Kα radiation |
Trigonal, R3 | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
a = 23.013 (2) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 10.6067 (11) Å | 0.40 × 0.35 × 0.30 mm |
V = 4864.8 (7) Å3 |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD diffractometer | 2475 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 2022 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.971, Tmax = 0.978 | Rint = 0.026 |
6286 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.045 | 1 restraint |
wR(F2) = 0.121 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.08 | Δρmax = 0.43 e Å−3 |
2475 reflections | Δρmin = −0.30 e Å−3 |
141 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 | 0.13170 (5) | 0.08915 (5) | 0.01453 (9) | 0.0229 (2) | |
H1 | 0.1201 (9) | 0.0483 (5) | 0.0010 (18) | 0.043 (5)* | |
C1 | 0.20865 (7) | 0.19098 (7) | 0.11187 (14) | 0.0237 (3) | |
C2 | 0.18864 (8) | 0.21209 (7) | 0.21715 (15) | 0.0306 (3) | |
H2 | 0.1637 | 0.1808 | 0.2816 | 0.037* | |
C3 | 0.20471 (9) | 0.27864 (8) | 0.22928 (18) | 0.0417 (4) | |
H3 | 0.1911 | 0.2930 | 0.3018 | 0.050* | |
C4 | 0.24081 (9) | 0.32372 (8) | 0.1346 (2) | 0.0495 (5) | |
H4 | 0.2523 | 0.3694 | 0.1423 | 0.059* | |
C5 | 0.26018 (8) | 0.30288 (8) | 0.0295 (2) | 0.0433 (5) | |
H5 | 0.2847 | 0.3344 | −0.0349 | 0.052* | |
C6 | 0.24463 (7) | 0.23669 (7) | 0.01529 (16) | 0.0321 (4) | |
C7 | 0.26458 (8) | 0.21578 (9) | −0.10289 (17) | 0.0422 (4) | |
H7A | 0.2878 | 0.2545 | −0.1591 | 0.063* | |
H7B | 0.2244 | 0.1806 | −0.1450 | 0.063* | |
H7C | 0.2946 | 0.1984 | −0.0819 | 0.063* | |
C8 | 0.18897 (6) | 0.11780 (6) | 0.09612 (12) | 0.0206 (3) | |
H8 | 0.2264 | 0.1162 | 0.0515 | 0.025* | |
C9 | 0.17524 (6) | 0.07865 (6) | 0.21775 (12) | 0.0183 (3) | |
C10 | 0.22851 (7) | 0.08429 (7) | 0.28925 (13) | 0.0247 (3) | |
H10 | 0.2733 | 0.1148 | 0.2642 | 0.030* | |
C11 | 0.21660 (7) | 0.04561 (7) | 0.39708 (14) | 0.0276 (3) | |
H11 | 0.2533 | 0.0500 | 0.4457 | 0.033* | |
C12 | 0.15144 (7) | 0.00071 (7) | 0.43395 (13) | 0.0247 (3) | |
H12 | 0.1433 | −0.0263 | 0.5069 | 0.030* | |
C13 | 0.09838 (7) | −0.00461 (7) | 0.36404 (13) | 0.0229 (3) | |
H13 | 0.0536 | −0.0350 | 0.3894 | 0.027* | |
C14 | 0.11032 (7) | 0.03426 (6) | 0.25682 (13) | 0.0207 (3) | |
H14 | 0.0735 | 0.0304 | 0.2095 | 0.025* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0260 (5) | 0.0200 (5) | 0.0247 (5) | 0.0130 (4) | −0.0060 (4) | −0.0017 (4) |
C1 | 0.0180 (6) | 0.0186 (6) | 0.0340 (8) | 0.0087 (5) | −0.0060 (5) | 0.0017 (5) |
C2 | 0.0317 (8) | 0.0235 (7) | 0.0397 (9) | 0.0161 (6) | −0.0096 (6) | −0.0041 (6) |
C3 | 0.0449 (10) | 0.0297 (8) | 0.0577 (11) | 0.0241 (8) | −0.0221 (8) | −0.0149 (8) |
C4 | 0.0386 (10) | 0.0164 (7) | 0.0895 (15) | 0.0106 (7) | −0.0297 (10) | −0.0038 (8) |
C5 | 0.0261 (8) | 0.0226 (8) | 0.0717 (13) | 0.0051 (6) | −0.0108 (8) | 0.0127 (8) |
C6 | 0.0162 (6) | 0.0257 (7) | 0.0487 (10) | 0.0062 (6) | −0.0050 (6) | 0.0106 (7) |
C7 | 0.0275 (8) | 0.0477 (10) | 0.0491 (10) | 0.0171 (8) | 0.0090 (7) | 0.0230 (8) |
C8 | 0.0190 (6) | 0.0213 (6) | 0.0239 (7) | 0.0118 (5) | −0.0006 (5) | 0.0022 (5) |
C9 | 0.0205 (6) | 0.0158 (6) | 0.0209 (6) | 0.0107 (5) | −0.0001 (5) | −0.0007 (5) |
C10 | 0.0188 (6) | 0.0233 (7) | 0.0301 (7) | 0.0091 (5) | −0.0017 (5) | 0.0023 (5) |
C11 | 0.0246 (7) | 0.0302 (8) | 0.0289 (8) | 0.0144 (6) | −0.0055 (6) | 0.0027 (6) |
C12 | 0.0301 (7) | 0.0228 (7) | 0.0234 (7) | 0.0148 (6) | −0.0001 (5) | 0.0027 (5) |
C13 | 0.0220 (7) | 0.0217 (6) | 0.0237 (7) | 0.0100 (5) | 0.0020 (5) | −0.0008 (5) |
C14 | 0.0193 (6) | 0.0218 (6) | 0.0230 (7) | 0.0118 (5) | −0.0014 (5) | −0.0016 (5) |
O1—C8 | 1.4323 (16) | C7—H7B | 0.9800 |
O1—H1 | 0.852 (9) | C7—H7C | 0.9800 |
C1—C2 | 1.385 (2) | C8—C9 | 1.5137 (18) |
C1—C6 | 1.404 (2) | C8—H8 | 1.0000 |
C1—C8 | 1.5188 (18) | C9—C14 | 1.3862 (18) |
C2—C3 | 1.390 (2) | C9—C10 | 1.3911 (18) |
C2—H2 | 0.9500 | C10—C11 | 1.390 (2) |
C3—C4 | 1.383 (3) | C10—H10 | 0.9500 |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C11—C12 | 1.386 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.373 (3) | C11—H11 | 0.9500 |
C4—H4 | 0.9500 | C12—C13 | 1.3806 (19) |
C5—C6 | 1.388 (2) | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
C5—H5 | 0.9500 | C13—C14 | 1.3868 (19) |
C6—C7 | 1.495 (3) | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
C7—H7A | 0.9800 | C14—H14 | 0.9500 |
C8—O1—H1 | 108.5 (13) | O1—C8—C9 | 111.77 (10) |
C2—C1—C6 | 120.03 (13) | O1—C8—C1 | 105.81 (10) |
C2—C1—C8 | 120.69 (13) | C9—C8—C1 | 115.10 (11) |
C6—C1—C8 | 119.20 (13) | O1—C8—H8 | 108.0 |
C1—C2—C3 | 120.59 (16) | C9—C8—H8 | 108.0 |
C1—C2—H2 | 119.7 | C1—C8—H8 | 108.0 |
C3—C2—H2 | 119.7 | C14—C9—C10 | 118.73 (12) |
C4—C3—C2 | 119.23 (18) | C14—C9—C8 | 121.37 (12) |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.4 | C10—C9—C8 | 119.81 (11) |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.4 | C11—C10—C9 | 120.43 (13) |
C5—C4—C3 | 120.38 (15) | C11—C10—H10 | 119.8 |
C5—C4—H4 | 119.8 | C9—C10—H10 | 119.8 |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.8 | C12—C11—C10 | 120.20 (13) |
C4—C5—C6 | 121.39 (17) | C12—C11—H11 | 119.9 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.3 | C10—C11—H11 | 119.9 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.3 | C13—C12—C11 | 119.60 (13) |
C5—C6—C1 | 118.37 (16) | C13—C12—H12 | 120.2 |
C5—C6—C7 | 119.48 (15) | C11—C12—H12 | 120.2 |
C1—C6—C7 | 122.12 (14) | C12—C13—C14 | 120.14 (13) |
C6—C7—H7A | 109.5 | C12—C13—H13 | 119.9 |
C6—C7—H7B | 109.5 | C14—C13—H13 | 119.9 |
H7A—C7—H7B | 109.5 | C9—C14—C13 | 120.89 (12) |
C6—C7—H7C | 109.5 | C9—C14—H14 | 119.6 |
H7A—C7—H7C | 109.5 | C13—C14—H14 | 119.6 |
H7B—C7—H7C | 109.5 | ||
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −1.0 (2) | C6—C1—C8—C9 | 157.52 (12) |
C8—C1—C2—C3 | −177.73 (13) | O1—C8—C9—C14 | −17.47 (17) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.3 (2) | C1—C8—C9—C14 | 103.27 (14) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.4 (2) | O1—C8—C9—C10 | 159.14 (12) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.3 (2) | C1—C8—C9—C10 | −80.12 (15) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.4 (2) | C14—C9—C10—C11 | 0.6 (2) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 177.76 (15) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | −176.11 (12) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 1.0 (2) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 0.4 (2) |
C8—C1—C6—C5 | 177.84 (13) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −1.0 (2) |
C2—C1—C6—C7 | −177.07 (14) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.7 (2) |
C8—C1—C6—C7 | −0.3 (2) | C10—C9—C14—C13 | −0.92 (19) |
C2—C1—C8—O1 | 98.25 (14) | C8—C9—C14—C13 | 175.72 (12) |
C6—C1—C8—O1 | −78.54 (14) | C12—C13—C14—C9 | 0.3 (2) |
C2—C1—C8—C9 | −25.70 (17) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1···O1i | 0.85 (1) | 1.85 (1) | 2.6967 (10) | 174 (2) |
Symmetry code: (i) y, −x+y, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C14H14O |
Mr | 198.25 |
Crystal system, space group | Trigonal, R3 |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, c (Å) | 23.013 (2), 10.6067 (11) |
V (Å3) | 4864.8 (7) |
Z | 18 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.08 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.40 × 0.35 × 0.30 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEX CCD |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.971, 0.978 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 6286, 2475, 2022 |
Rint | 0.026 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.650 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.045, 0.121, 1.08 |
No. of reflections | 2475 |
No. of parameters | 141 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.43, −0.30 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008), SAINT (Bruker, 2008), 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 |
O1—H1···O1i | 0.852 (9) | 1.848 (9) | 2.6967 (10) | 174.1 (19) |
Symmetry code: (i) y, −x+y, −z. |
Footnotes
‡Additional correspondence author, e-mail: yathirajan@hotmail.com.
Acknowledgements
HSY thanks the University of Mysore for research facilities and for sabbatical leave. BPS thanks R. L. Fine Chemicals for the gift of the title compound. The authors are also grateful to the University of Malaya for support of the crystallographic facility.
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Benzhydrols are widely used as intermediates for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals (Ohkuma et al., 2000), including drugs such as diphenhydramine, orphenadrine, diphenidol and phenyltoloxamine. The crystal structures and hydrogen bonding in some diphenylmethanols have been reported (Ferguson et al., 1995). The title compound, phenyl-o-tolyl-methanol, (I), is a derivative of diphenylmethanol and it has use in the perfume and pharmaceutical industries (Meguro et al., 1985).
The molecular structure of (I), Fig. 1, features a tertiary C7 atom connected to benzene and o-tolyl rings. With reference to the benzene ring, the O1 atom is nearly co-planar as seen in the O1–C8–C9–C14 torsion angle of -17.47 (17) °. By contrast, the o-tolyl group is almost orthogonal as seen in the C1–C8–C9–C10 torsion angle of -80.12 (15) °; the dihedral angle formed between the two least-squares planes is 87.78 (8) °. While lying to the same side of the molecule, the hydroxy and methyl groups are gauche.
The crystal packing is dominated by O–H···O hydrogen bonding, Table 1. Almost planar 12-membered rings comprising six O–H···O hydrogen bonds are found, each disposed about a site of symmetry, 3, Fig. 2. The hexameric aggregates stack in columns aligned along the c axis, Fig. 3.