organic compounds
(E)-1-(2,5-Dichloro-3-thienyl)-3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one
aDepartment of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, Scotland, bDepartment of Studies in Chemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006, India, cSeQuent Scientific Limited, New Mangalore 575 011, India, and dDepartment of Chemistry, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri 574 199, India
*Correspondence e-mail: w.harrison@abdn.ac.uk
In the title compound, C15H12Cl2O3S, the prop-2-en-1-one (enone) fragment is almost planar [C—C—C—O = 2.2 (4)°] and it subtends dihedral angles of 11.9 (2) and 11.0 (2)° with the thiophene and benzene rings, respectively. The dihedral angle between the aromatic rings is 3.47 (16)°. In the crystal, weak C—H⋯O and C—H⋯Cl interactions link the molecules, leading to R22(14), R22(24) and C(11) supramolecular motifs occurring within the three-dimensional network. Weak aromatic π–π stacking [centroid–centroid separations = 3.6823 (15) and 3.8722 (15) Å] may also help to consolidate the packing.
Related literature
For a related structure and background references, see: Jasinski et al. (2010). For reference structural data, see: Allen et al. (1987).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 1998); cell COLLECT; data reduction: DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536810035142/ng5014sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536810035142/ng5014Isup2.hkl
2,5-Dichloro-3-acetylthiophene was obtained as a gift sample from SeQuent Scientific ltd., New Mangalore, India. 1-(2,5-Dichlorothiophen-3-yl)ethanone (1.95 g, 0.01 mol) was mixed with 3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde (1.66 g, 0.01 mol) and dissolved in ethanol (30 ml). To this, 3 ml of 50% KOH was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 6 h. The resulting crude solid was filtered, washed successively with distilled water and finally recrystallized from ethanol (95%) to give the pure chalcone. Irregular yellow crystals of (I) were obtained by the slow evaporation of DMF solution (m.p.: 389–391 K).
The hydrogen atoms were geometrically placed (C—H = 0.95–0.98 Å) and refined as riding with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) or 1.5Ueq(methyl C). A rotating group model was applied to the methyl group.
Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 1998); cell
COLLECT (Nonius, 1998); data reduction: DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 ( Farrugia (1997); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).Fig. 1. View of the molecular structure of (I) showing 50% displacement ellipsoids (arbitrary spheres for the H atoms). |
C15H12Cl2O3S | F(000) = 704 |
Mr = 343.21 | Dx = 1.531 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 20728 reflections |
a = 8.9331 (2) Å | θ = 2.9–27.5° |
b = 8.9997 (2) Å | µ = 0.58 mm−1 |
c = 18.8210 (5) Å | T = 120 K |
β = 100.181 (1)° | Fragment, yellow |
V = 1489.29 (6) Å3 | 0.24 × 0.12 × 0.10 mm |
Z = 4 |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 3424 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2834 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.056 |
ω and ϕ scans | θmax = 27.6°, θmin = 3.2° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan [SADABS (Bruker, 2003) and Blessing (1995)] | h = −11→11 |
Tmin = 0.873, Tmax = 0.944 | k = −11→11 |
22032 measured reflections | l = −24→24 |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.048 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.113 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.034P)2 + 1.9239P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.10 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
3424 reflections | Δρmax = 0.72 e Å−3 |
193 parameters | Δρmin = −0.41 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.011 (2) |
C15H12Cl2O3S | V = 1489.29 (6) Å3 |
Mr = 343.21 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.9331 (2) Å | µ = 0.58 mm−1 |
b = 8.9997 (2) Å | T = 120 K |
c = 18.8210 (5) Å | 0.24 × 0.12 × 0.10 mm |
β = 100.181 (1)° |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 3424 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan [SADABS (Bruker, 2003) and Blessing (1995)] | 2834 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.873, Tmax = 0.944 | Rint = 0.056 |
22032 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.048 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.113 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.10 | Δρmax = 0.72 e Å−3 |
3424 reflections | Δρmin = −0.41 e Å−3 |
193 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 | ||
C1 | 0.4943 (3) | 0.2226 (3) | 0.72975 (12) | 0.0218 (5) | |
C2 | 0.5681 (3) | 0.2506 (3) | 0.67246 (14) | 0.0253 (5) | |
H2 | 0.6632 | 0.2050 | 0.6705 | 0.030* | |
C3 | 0.5013 (3) | 0.3471 (3) | 0.61723 (14) | 0.0273 (5) | |
H3 | 0.5512 | 0.3644 | 0.5774 | 0.033* | |
C4 | 0.3644 (3) | 0.4175 (3) | 0.61939 (13) | 0.0248 (5) | |
C5 | 0.2908 (3) | 0.3901 (3) | 0.67817 (13) | 0.0227 (5) | |
H5 | 0.1977 | 0.4388 | 0.6809 | 0.027* | |
C6 | 0.3533 (3) | 0.2927 (3) | 0.73192 (12) | 0.0207 (5) | |
C7 | 0.2948 (3) | 0.5123 (3) | 0.55890 (14) | 0.0269 (5) | |
H7 | 0.3459 | 0.5142 | 0.5187 | 0.032* | |
C8 | 0.1686 (3) | 0.5971 (3) | 0.55235 (13) | 0.0232 (5) | |
H8 | 0.1154 | 0.6027 | 0.5918 | 0.028* | |
C9 | 0.1115 (3) | 0.6799 (3) | 0.48719 (13) | 0.0230 (5) | |
C10 | −0.0865 (3) | 0.8706 (3) | 0.43372 (13) | 0.0217 (5) | |
C11 | −0.0291 (3) | 0.7698 (3) | 0.48589 (12) | 0.0213 (5) | |
C12 | −0.1241 (3) | 0.7591 (3) | 0.53941 (13) | 0.0265 (5) | |
H12 | −0.1035 | 0.6955 | 0.5803 | 0.032* | |
C13 | −0.2457 (3) | 0.8490 (3) | 0.52538 (14) | 0.0298 (6) | |
C14 | 0.6852 (3) | 0.0533 (3) | 0.78546 (16) | 0.0382 (7) | |
H14A | 0.7073 | −0.0128 | 0.8274 | 0.057* | |
H14B | 0.7672 | 0.1264 | 0.7875 | 0.057* | |
H14C | 0.6776 | −0.0053 | 0.7411 | 0.057* | |
C15 | 0.1441 (3) | 0.3186 (3) | 0.79360 (15) | 0.0317 (6) | |
H15A | 0.1087 | 0.2819 | 0.8368 | 0.047* | |
H15B | 0.0709 | 0.2905 | 0.7505 | 0.047* | |
H15C | 0.1532 | 0.4270 | 0.7960 | 0.047* | |
O1 | 0.5440 (2) | 0.1289 (2) | 0.78610 (9) | 0.0284 (4) | |
O2 | 0.28886 (19) | 0.25494 (19) | 0.78990 (9) | 0.0265 (4) | |
O3 | 0.1727 (2) | 0.6738 (2) | 0.43354 (10) | 0.0417 (5) | |
S1 | −0.25196 (7) | 0.95280 (7) | 0.44816 (4) | 0.02811 (19) | |
Cl1 | −0.01562 (8) | 0.92675 (7) | 0.35926 (3) | 0.03212 (19) | |
Cl2 | −0.38786 (8) | 0.86816 (11) | 0.57543 (4) | 0.0513 (3) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0237 (11) | 0.0212 (12) | 0.0189 (11) | −0.0020 (9) | −0.0004 (9) | −0.0012 (9) |
C2 | 0.0203 (11) | 0.0268 (13) | 0.0298 (13) | −0.0032 (10) | 0.0076 (10) | −0.0045 (10) |
C3 | 0.0309 (13) | 0.0281 (13) | 0.0250 (13) | −0.0083 (11) | 0.0105 (10) | 0.0000 (10) |
C4 | 0.0299 (13) | 0.0216 (12) | 0.0238 (12) | −0.0040 (10) | 0.0073 (10) | 0.0007 (10) |
C5 | 0.0266 (12) | 0.0204 (12) | 0.0213 (12) | −0.0007 (9) | 0.0050 (10) | −0.0023 (9) |
C6 | 0.0256 (11) | 0.0190 (11) | 0.0182 (11) | −0.0033 (9) | 0.0056 (9) | −0.0021 (9) |
C7 | 0.0264 (12) | 0.0298 (14) | 0.0260 (13) | −0.0011 (10) | 0.0084 (10) | 0.0025 (10) |
C8 | 0.0204 (11) | 0.0237 (12) | 0.0267 (12) | 0.0006 (9) | 0.0074 (10) | −0.0039 (10) |
C9 | 0.0220 (11) | 0.0271 (13) | 0.0208 (12) | 0.0034 (10) | 0.0062 (9) | −0.0009 (10) |
C10 | 0.0195 (11) | 0.0242 (12) | 0.0211 (12) | 0.0005 (9) | 0.0025 (9) | −0.0032 (9) |
C11 | 0.0213 (11) | 0.0247 (12) | 0.0180 (11) | 0.0003 (9) | 0.0040 (9) | −0.0030 (9) |
C12 | 0.0261 (12) | 0.0357 (14) | 0.0181 (12) | 0.0048 (11) | 0.0051 (10) | −0.0003 (10) |
C13 | 0.0265 (12) | 0.0410 (15) | 0.0232 (13) | 0.0034 (11) | 0.0077 (10) | −0.0050 (11) |
C14 | 0.0296 (14) | 0.0439 (17) | 0.0400 (16) | 0.0158 (12) | 0.0033 (12) | 0.0039 (13) |
C15 | 0.0320 (13) | 0.0358 (15) | 0.0307 (14) | 0.0038 (11) | 0.0152 (11) | −0.0037 (11) |
O1 | 0.0297 (9) | 0.0313 (10) | 0.0242 (9) | 0.0095 (8) | 0.0045 (7) | 0.0036 (7) |
O2 | 0.0308 (9) | 0.0277 (9) | 0.0230 (9) | 0.0043 (7) | 0.0106 (7) | 0.0036 (7) |
O3 | 0.0426 (11) | 0.0582 (14) | 0.0277 (10) | 0.0238 (10) | 0.0159 (9) | 0.0103 (9) |
S1 | 0.0233 (3) | 0.0303 (4) | 0.0296 (3) | 0.0064 (3) | 0.0016 (2) | −0.0019 (3) |
Cl1 | 0.0378 (4) | 0.0324 (4) | 0.0278 (3) | −0.0019 (3) | 0.0102 (3) | 0.0059 (3) |
Cl2 | 0.0363 (4) | 0.0820 (6) | 0.0411 (4) | 0.0219 (4) | 0.0215 (3) | 0.0036 (4) |
C1—O1 | 1.367 (3) | C9—C11 | 1.491 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.383 (3) | C10—C11 | 1.368 (3) |
C1—C6 | 1.415 (3) | C10—Cl1 | 1.713 (2) |
C2—C3 | 1.404 (4) | C10—S1 | 1.717 (2) |
C2—H2 | 0.9500 | C11—C12 | 1.430 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.385 (4) | C12—C13 | 1.343 (4) |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
C4—C5 | 1.405 (3) | C13—Cl2 | 1.718 (3) |
C4—C7 | 1.470 (3) | C13—S1 | 1.720 (3) |
C5—C6 | 1.380 (3) | C14—O1 | 1.435 (3) |
C5—H5 | 0.9500 | C14—H14A | 0.9800 |
C6—O2 | 1.364 (3) | C14—H14B | 0.9800 |
C7—C8 | 1.348 (3) | C14—H14C | 0.9800 |
C7—H7 | 0.9500 | C15—O2 | 1.427 (3) |
C8—C9 | 1.448 (3) | C15—H15A | 0.9800 |
C8—H8 | 0.9500 | C15—H15B | 0.9800 |
C9—O3 | 1.231 (3) | C15—H15C | 0.9800 |
O1—C1—C2 | 125.7 (2) | C11—C10—Cl1 | 129.58 (18) |
O1—C1—C6 | 114.9 (2) | C11—C10—S1 | 113.31 (18) |
C2—C1—C6 | 119.4 (2) | Cl1—C10—S1 | 117.10 (14) |
C1—C2—C3 | 119.4 (2) | C10—C11—C12 | 110.9 (2) |
C1—C2—H2 | 120.3 | C10—C11—C9 | 125.4 (2) |
C3—C2—H2 | 120.3 | C12—C11—C9 | 123.7 (2) |
C4—C3—C2 | 121.5 (2) | C13—C12—C11 | 112.4 (2) |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.2 | C13—C12—H12 | 123.8 |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.2 | C11—C12—H12 | 123.8 |
C3—C4—C5 | 118.8 (2) | C12—C13—Cl2 | 127.1 (2) |
C3—C4—C7 | 119.9 (2) | C12—C13—S1 | 113.43 (19) |
C5—C4—C7 | 121.3 (2) | Cl2—C13—S1 | 119.47 (16) |
C6—C5—C4 | 120.3 (2) | O1—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.9 | O1—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.9 | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
O2—C6—C5 | 124.9 (2) | O1—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
O2—C6—C1 | 114.6 (2) | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C1 | 120.6 (2) | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C8—C7—C4 | 129.2 (2) | O2—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
C8—C7—H7 | 115.4 | O2—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C4—C7—H7 | 115.4 | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C7—C8—C9 | 122.1 (2) | O2—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C7—C8—H8 | 118.9 | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C9—C8—H8 | 118.9 | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
O3—C9—C8 | 122.1 (2) | C1—O1—C14 | 116.9 (2) |
O3—C9—C11 | 120.4 (2) | C6—O2—C15 | 116.97 (19) |
C8—C9—C11 | 117.5 (2) | C10—S1—C13 | 89.97 (12) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | 178.3 (2) | S1—C10—C11—C12 | 0.2 (3) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.5 (4) | Cl1—C10—C11—C9 | −2.3 (4) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 1.3 (4) | S1—C10—C11—C9 | 179.10 (19) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.5 (4) | O3—C9—C11—C10 | −12.1 (4) |
C2—C3—C4—C7 | −177.2 (2) | C8—C9—C11—C10 | 170.1 (2) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −1.1 (4) | O3—C9—C11—C12 | 166.6 (3) |
C7—C4—C5—C6 | 175.6 (2) | C8—C9—C11—C12 | −11.1 (4) |
C4—C5—C6—O2 | −177.8 (2) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.4 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 1.9 (4) | C9—C11—C12—C13 | −178.6 (2) |
O1—C1—C6—O2 | −0.3 (3) | C11—C12—C13—Cl2 | 179.3 (2) |
C2—C1—C6—O2 | 178.7 (2) | C11—C12—C13—S1 | −0.8 (3) |
O1—C1—C6—C5 | 179.9 (2) | C2—C1—O1—C14 | 0.1 (4) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −1.1 (3) | C6—C1—O1—C14 | 178.9 (2) |
C3—C4—C7—C8 | −175.4 (3) | C5—C6—O2—C15 | 1.8 (3) |
C5—C4—C7—C8 | 8.0 (4) | C1—C6—O2—C15 | −178.0 (2) |
C4—C7—C8—C9 | −177.4 (2) | C11—C10—S1—C13 | −0.5 (2) |
C7—C8—C9—O3 | 2.2 (4) | Cl1—C10—S1—C13 | −179.29 (16) |
C7—C8—C9—C11 | 179.9 (2) | C12—C13—S1—C10 | 0.7 (2) |
Cl1—C10—C11—C12 | 178.78 (19) | Cl2—C13—S1—C10 | −179.34 (18) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C3—H3···O3i | 0.95 | 2.53 | 3.227 (3) | 130 |
C12—H12···O1ii | 0.95 | 2.55 | 3.441 (3) | 157 |
C14—H14A···O3iii | 0.98 | 2.53 | 3.474 (3) | 161 |
C15—H15B···Cl1iv | 0.98 | 2.82 | 3.647 (3) | 142 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z+3/2; (iii) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (iv) −x, −y+1, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C15H12Cl2O3S |
Mr | 343.21 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 120 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.9331 (2), 8.9997 (2), 18.8210 (5) |
β (°) | 100.181 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1489.29 (6) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.58 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.24 × 0.12 × 0.10 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan [SADABS (Bruker, 2003) and Blessing (1995)] |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.873, 0.944 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 22032, 3424, 2834 |
Rint | 0.056 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.651 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.048, 0.113, 1.10 |
No. of reflections | 3424 |
No. of parameters | 193 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.72, −0.41 |
Computer programs: COLLECT (Nonius, 1998), DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 ( Farrugia (1997), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C3—H3···O3i | 0.95 | 2.53 | 3.227 (3) | 130 |
C12—H12···O1ii | 0.95 | 2.55 | 3.441 (3) | 157 |
C14—H14A···O3iii | 0.98 | 2.53 | 3.474 (3) | 161 |
C15—H15B···Cl1iv | 0.98 | 2.82 | 3.647 (3) | 142 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z+3/2; (iii) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (iv) −x, −y+1, −z+1. |
Acknowledgements
CSC thanks the University of Mysore for providing research facilities. HSY thanks the University of Mysore for sanctioning sabbatical leave.
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The title compound, (I), (Fig. 1), was prepared as part of our ongoing structural studies (Jasinski et al., 2010) of chalcone-like compounds, in which substituted aromatic ring systems are linked by a prop-2-en-1-one bridge.
The prop-2-en-1-one fragment in (I) is almost planar [C7—C8—C9—O3 = 2.2 (4)°] and it subtends dihedral angles of 11.9 (2) and 11.0 (2)° with the thiophene and benzene rings, respectively. The dihedral angle between the aromatic rings is 3.47 (16)°. The carbon atoms of the methoxy groups are close to co-planar with their attached benzene ring [displacements of 0.033 (5) and 0.100 (5)Å for C14 and C15, respectively]. Otherwise, the bond lengths for (I) fall within their expected ranges (Allen et al., 1987) and are similar to those in a related structure (Jasinski et al., 2010).
In the crystal, three weak C—H···O and one C—H···Cl interactions (Table 1) link the molecules. Considered individually, they generate the following motifs: the C3—H3 bond generates inversion dimers containing R22(14) rings, whereas the C12—H12 bond leads to C(11) chains propagating in [010]. The methyl-H bonds lead to inversion-generated R22(24) loops (for C15—H15B) and C(11) chains (for C14—H14A). Taken together, these four interactions generate a three-dimensional network. Weak aromatic π-π stacking [centroid-centroid separations = 3.6823 (15) and 3.8722 (15) Å] may also help to consolidate the packing.