organic compounds
3-[(E)-2-Chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-yl]-N-(2-chlorophenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-1-carboxamide
aSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300160, People's Republic of China, and bSchool of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300160, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: yfany@yahoo.com
In the title compound, C15H14Cl2F3NO, synthesized by the reaction of 3-[(E)-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl]-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid and 2-chloroaniline, the aromatic ring makes a dihedral angle of 76.7 (3)° with the plane of the cyclopropane ring. In the crystal, intermolecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into chains running along the b axis.
Related literature
The title compound is an intermediate for tefluthrinn (2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-methylbenzyl(1RS,3RS)-3-[(Z)-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl]-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate), an insecticide controlling a wide range of soil insect pests, see: Punja (1981). For the preparation of the title compound, see Liu & Yan (2007). For a related structure, see: Yan et al. (2010).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrystalClear (Rigaku/MSC, 2005); cell CrystalClear; data reduction: CrystalClear; 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: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810050634/bt5407sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810050634/bt5407Isup2.hkl
The title compound was prepared according to the method of Liu & Yan (2007). The product was recrystallized from methanol and ethyl acetate (5:1) over 5 d at ambient temperature, gave colourless single crystals of (E)-3-(2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-en-1-yl)-N-(2-chlorophenyl)-2,2- dimethylcyclopropanecarboxamide, suitable for X-ray analysis.
H atoms were positioned geometrically with C—H = 0.93–0.98 Å and refined using riding model with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(carrier). The amiino H atom was located from a difference map and freely refined.
3-((E)-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2-dimethyl cyclopropanecarboxylic acid is a very important intermediate for tefluthrin, an important insecticide controlling a wide range of soil insect pests in maize, sugar beet, and other crops (Punja, 1981). The title compound may show some insecticide activity. The present X-ray
analysis was undertaken in order to study the stereochemistry and crystal packing of the title compound. The dihedral angle between the aromatic ring and the cyclopropane groug is 76.7 (3)°. An N-H···O hydrogen bond links the molecules to chains running along the b-axis.The title compound is an intermediate for tefluthrin, an insecticide controlling a wide range of soil insect pests, see: Punja (1981). For the preparation of the title compound, see Liu & Yan (2007). For a related structure, see: Yan et al. (2011).
Data collection: CrystalClear (Rigaku/MSC, 2005); cell
CrystalClear (Rigaku/MSC, 2005); data reduction: CrystalClear (Rigaku/MSC, 2005); 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: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound, drawn with 30% probability ellipsoids. H atoms are drawn as spheres of arbitrary radius. |
C15H14Cl2F3NO | Dx = 1.431 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 352.17 | Melting point: 124 K |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 18.454 (4) Å | Cell parameters from 8396 reflections |
b = 9.3350 (19) Å | θ = 2.2–27.2° |
c = 18.981 (4) Å | µ = 0.43 mm−1 |
V = 3269.7 (11) Å3 | T = 113 K |
Z = 8 | Block, colorless |
F(000) = 1440 | 0.40 × 0.06 × 0.06 mm |
Rigaku Saturn CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3873 independent reflections |
Radiation source: rotating anode | 3325 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Confocal monochromator | Rint = 0.045 |
Detector resolution: 7.31 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.9°, θmin = 2.2° |
ω and φ scans | h = −22→24 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku/MSC, 2005) | k = −10→12 |
Tmin = 0.848, Tmax = 0.975 | l = −24→24 |
28276 measured reflections |
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)] = 0.044 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
wR(F2) = 0.115 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0648P)2 + 0.6506P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.08 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
3873 reflections | Δρmax = 0.25 e Å−3 |
206 parameters | Δρmin = −0.37 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: 0.0143 (13) |
C15H14Cl2F3NO | V = 3269.7 (11) Å3 |
Mr = 352.17 | Z = 8 |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 18.454 (4) Å | µ = 0.43 mm−1 |
b = 9.3350 (19) Å | T = 113 K |
c = 18.981 (4) Å | 0.40 × 0.06 × 0.06 mm |
Rigaku Saturn CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3873 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku/MSC, 2005) | 3325 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.848, Tmax = 0.975 | Rint = 0.045 |
28276 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.044 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.115 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.08 | Δρmax = 0.25 e Å−3 |
3873 reflections | Δρmin = −0.37 e Å−3 |
206 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 | ||
Cl1 | 0.15849 (2) | 0.37167 (5) | 0.05290 (2) | 0.03411 (15) | |
Cl2 | 0.44326 (2) | 0.57979 (5) | 0.35812 (2) | 0.03963 (16) | |
F1 | 0.08112 (7) | 0.08899 (12) | 0.07614 (7) | 0.0458 (3) | |
F2 | 0.19548 (7) | 0.06413 (12) | 0.09253 (7) | 0.0490 (3) | |
F3 | 0.12256 (7) | 0.05370 (11) | 0.18026 (6) | 0.0440 (3) | |
O1 | 0.20892 (6) | 0.32062 (12) | 0.32957 (6) | 0.0293 (3) | |
N1 | 0.28640 (7) | 0.50060 (15) | 0.35929 (7) | 0.0237 (3) | |
C1 | 0.13526 (10) | 0.12238 (19) | 0.12027 (10) | 0.0320 (4) | |
C2 | 0.14360 (8) | 0.27922 (17) | 0.13093 (8) | 0.0251 (3) | |
C3 | 0.14182 (9) | 0.34166 (18) | 0.19383 (9) | 0.0275 (3) | |
H3 | 0.1325 | 0.2838 | 0.2327 | 0.033* | |
C4 | 0.15340 (10) | 0.49437 (18) | 0.20662 (9) | 0.0313 (4) | |
H4 | 0.1598 | 0.5517 | 0.1638 | 0.038* | |
C5 | 0.19808 (9) | 0.54696 (17) | 0.27041 (9) | 0.0281 (4) | |
H5 | 0.2278 | 0.6318 | 0.2611 | 0.034* | |
C6 | 0.11674 (10) | 0.57294 (18) | 0.26648 (10) | 0.0346 (4) | |
C7 | 0.06647 (10) | 0.4966 (2) | 0.31580 (12) | 0.0456 (5) | |
H7A | 0.0198 | 0.4862 | 0.2940 | 0.068* | |
H7B | 0.0616 | 0.5510 | 0.3585 | 0.068* | |
H7C | 0.0858 | 0.4037 | 0.3266 | 0.068* | |
C8 | 0.09538 (13) | 0.7269 (2) | 0.24999 (14) | 0.0590 (7) | |
H8A | 0.0491 | 0.7279 | 0.2269 | 0.089* | |
H8B | 0.1311 | 0.7692 | 0.2197 | 0.089* | |
H8C | 0.0925 | 0.7807 | 0.2930 | 0.089* | |
C9 | 0.23019 (8) | 0.44437 (16) | 0.32159 (8) | 0.0232 (3) | |
C10 | 0.33010 (8) | 0.42237 (17) | 0.40673 (8) | 0.0236 (3) | |
C11 | 0.30110 (10) | 0.31756 (19) | 0.45095 (9) | 0.0316 (4) | |
H11 | 0.2515 | 0.3001 | 0.4505 | 0.038* | |
C12 | 0.34543 (11) | 0.2394 (2) | 0.49541 (11) | 0.0416 (5) | |
H12 | 0.3253 | 0.1699 | 0.5246 | 0.050* | |
C13 | 0.41935 (11) | 0.2637 (2) | 0.49691 (11) | 0.0418 (5) | |
H13 | 0.4489 | 0.2092 | 0.5262 | 0.050* | |
C14 | 0.44927 (10) | 0.3692 (2) | 0.45467 (10) | 0.0342 (4) | |
H14 | 0.4988 | 0.3872 | 0.4560 | 0.041* | |
C15 | 0.40456 (9) | 0.44771 (17) | 0.41045 (8) | 0.0269 (3) | |
H1 | 0.2974 (11) | 0.583 (2) | 0.3510 (11) | 0.032 (5)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Cl1 | 0.0350 (2) | 0.0409 (3) | 0.0265 (2) | −0.00101 (17) | 0.00151 (16) | 0.00143 (16) |
Cl2 | 0.0316 (2) | 0.0479 (3) | 0.0394 (3) | −0.01434 (18) | 0.00113 (18) | 0.0092 (2) |
F1 | 0.0431 (7) | 0.0421 (6) | 0.0521 (7) | −0.0071 (5) | −0.0118 (5) | −0.0169 (5) |
F2 | 0.0400 (6) | 0.0392 (7) | 0.0680 (8) | 0.0103 (5) | 0.0079 (6) | −0.0207 (6) |
F3 | 0.0638 (8) | 0.0226 (5) | 0.0454 (6) | −0.0048 (5) | 0.0009 (6) | −0.0010 (5) |
O1 | 0.0333 (6) | 0.0187 (6) | 0.0361 (6) | −0.0026 (4) | −0.0067 (5) | 0.0029 (5) |
N1 | 0.0257 (7) | 0.0187 (7) | 0.0266 (7) | −0.0020 (5) | −0.0024 (5) | 0.0029 (5) |
C1 | 0.0296 (9) | 0.0295 (9) | 0.0369 (9) | 0.0017 (7) | −0.0015 (7) | −0.0092 (7) |
C2 | 0.0225 (7) | 0.0246 (8) | 0.0281 (7) | 0.0002 (6) | −0.0006 (6) | 0.0002 (6) |
C3 | 0.0323 (8) | 0.0223 (8) | 0.0279 (8) | 0.0016 (6) | −0.0043 (6) | 0.0002 (6) |
C4 | 0.0443 (10) | 0.0204 (8) | 0.0292 (8) | −0.0010 (7) | −0.0113 (7) | −0.0002 (6) |
C5 | 0.0339 (9) | 0.0186 (7) | 0.0318 (8) | −0.0012 (6) | −0.0089 (7) | 0.0004 (6) |
C6 | 0.0380 (10) | 0.0258 (9) | 0.0401 (10) | 0.0094 (7) | −0.0186 (8) | −0.0117 (7) |
C7 | 0.0307 (9) | 0.0539 (13) | 0.0521 (12) | 0.0106 (9) | −0.0046 (8) | −0.0234 (10) |
C8 | 0.0721 (15) | 0.0283 (10) | 0.0766 (16) | 0.0212 (10) | −0.0477 (13) | −0.0202 (10) |
C9 | 0.0243 (7) | 0.0195 (7) | 0.0257 (7) | 0.0034 (6) | −0.0004 (6) | −0.0026 (6) |
C10 | 0.0232 (8) | 0.0250 (8) | 0.0225 (7) | 0.0012 (6) | −0.0010 (6) | −0.0002 (6) |
C11 | 0.0300 (8) | 0.0332 (9) | 0.0316 (8) | −0.0042 (7) | −0.0022 (7) | 0.0078 (7) |
C12 | 0.0437 (11) | 0.0382 (11) | 0.0429 (10) | −0.0058 (8) | −0.0092 (8) | 0.0168 (8) |
C13 | 0.0429 (10) | 0.0370 (10) | 0.0454 (10) | 0.0061 (8) | −0.0147 (9) | 0.0081 (8) |
C14 | 0.0251 (8) | 0.0380 (10) | 0.0394 (9) | 0.0038 (7) | −0.0053 (7) | −0.0040 (8) |
C15 | 0.0273 (8) | 0.0263 (8) | 0.0270 (8) | −0.0014 (6) | 0.0014 (6) | −0.0015 (6) |
Cl1—C2 | 1.7360 (17) | C6—C7 | 1.498 (3) |
Cl2—C15 | 1.7368 (17) | C6—C8 | 1.523 (3) |
F1—C1 | 1.340 (2) | C7—H7A | 0.9600 |
F2—C1 | 1.345 (2) | C7—H7B | 0.9600 |
F3—C1 | 1.328 (2) | C7—H7C | 0.9600 |
O1—C9 | 1.2294 (19) | C8—H8A | 0.9600 |
N1—C9 | 1.365 (2) | C8—H8B | 0.9600 |
N1—C10 | 1.412 (2) | C8—H8C | 0.9600 |
N1—H1 | 0.81 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.396 (2) |
C1—C2 | 1.486 (2) | C10—C15 | 1.396 (2) |
C2—C3 | 1.329 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.383 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.462 (2) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C12—C13 | 1.383 (3) |
C4—C6 | 1.512 (3) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C4—C5 | 1.545 (2) | C13—C14 | 1.385 (3) |
C4—H4 | 0.9800 | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C5—C9 | 1.487 (2) | C14—C15 | 1.387 (2) |
C5—C6 | 1.522 (2) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C5—H5 | 0.9800 | ||
C9—N1—C10 | 124.70 (14) | C6—C7—H7A | 109.5 |
C9—N1—H1 | 117.0 (15) | C6—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
C10—N1—H1 | 118.1 (15) | H7A—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
F3—C1—F1 | 106.98 (15) | C6—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
F3—C1—F2 | 106.64 (15) | H7A—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
F1—C1—F2 | 106.10 (14) | H7B—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
F3—C1—C2 | 112.16 (14) | C6—C8—H8A | 109.5 |
F1—C1—C2 | 113.04 (15) | C6—C8—H8B | 109.5 |
F2—C1—C2 | 111.48 (15) | H8A—C8—H8B | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C1 | 123.50 (16) | C6—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—Cl1 | 123.52 (13) | H8A—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
C1—C2—Cl1 | 112.95 (12) | H8B—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
C2—C3—C4 | 124.99 (16) | O1—C9—N1 | 122.64 (14) |
C2—C3—H3 | 117.5 | O1—C9—C5 | 123.94 (14) |
C4—C3—H3 | 117.5 | N1—C9—C5 | 113.42 (13) |
C3—C4—C6 | 122.17 (16) | C11—C10—C15 | 117.76 (15) |
C3—C4—C5 | 121.21 (14) | C11—C10—N1 | 121.81 (15) |
C6—C4—C5 | 59.72 (11) | C15—C10—N1 | 120.43 (14) |
C3—C4—H4 | 114.3 | C12—C11—C10 | 120.65 (16) |
C6—C4—H4 | 114.3 | C12—C11—H11 | 119.7 |
C5—C4—H4 | 114.3 | C10—C11—H11 | 119.7 |
C9—C5—C6 | 121.83 (15) | C13—C12—C11 | 120.64 (18) |
C9—C5—C4 | 121.32 (14) | C13—C12—H12 | 119.7 |
C6—C5—C4 | 59.07 (11) | C11—C12—H12 | 119.7 |
C9—C5—H5 | 114.5 | C12—C13—C14 | 119.84 (17) |
C6—C5—H5 | 114.5 | C12—C13—H13 | 120.1 |
C4—C5—H5 | 114.5 | C14—C13—H13 | 120.1 |
C7—C6—C4 | 121.05 (15) | C13—C14—C15 | 119.29 (17) |
C7—C6—C5 | 120.27 (15) | C13—C14—H14 | 120.4 |
C4—C6—C5 | 61.21 (11) | C15—C14—H14 | 120.4 |
C7—C6—C8 | 114.65 (18) | C14—C15—C10 | 121.78 (16) |
C4—C6—C8 | 114.78 (18) | C14—C15—Cl2 | 118.48 (13) |
C5—C6—C8 | 114.56 (17) | C10—C15—Cl2 | 119.74 (13) |
F3—C1—C2—C3 | 2.9 (2) | C9—C5—C6—C8 | 144.09 (17) |
F1—C1—C2—C3 | 123.98 (18) | C4—C5—C6—C8 | −105.95 (19) |
F2—C1—C2—C3 | −116.59 (19) | C10—N1—C9—O1 | 5.5 (2) |
F3—C1—C2—Cl1 | −178.82 (11) | C10—N1—C9—C5 | −174.29 (14) |
F1—C1—C2—Cl1 | −57.75 (18) | C6—C5—C9—O1 | 50.0 (2) |
F2—C1—C2—Cl1 | 61.67 (17) | C4—C5—C9—O1 | −20.8 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 176.79 (16) | C6—C5—C9—N1 | −130.28 (15) |
Cl1—C2—C3—C4 | −1.3 (2) | C4—C5—C9—N1 | 159.01 (15) |
C2—C3—C4—C6 | 148.84 (17) | C9—N1—C10—C11 | −38.7 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −139.55 (18) | C9—N1—C10—C15 | 141.04 (16) |
C3—C4—C5—C9 | −0.7 (3) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | −1.7 (3) |
C6—C4—C5—C9 | 110.81 (18) | N1—C10—C11—C12 | 178.02 (17) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −111.54 (19) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.0 (3) |
C3—C4—C6—C7 | 0.1 (2) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 1.4 (3) |
C5—C4—C6—C7 | −109.91 (18) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | −1.1 (3) |
C3—C4—C6—C5 | 109.97 (17) | C13—C14—C15—C10 | −0.7 (3) |
C3—C4—C6—C8 | −144.45 (17) | C13—C14—C15—Cl2 | 179.85 (14) |
C5—C4—C6—C8 | 105.58 (17) | C11—C10—C15—C14 | 2.0 (2) |
C9—C5—C6—C7 | 1.2 (2) | N1—C10—C15—C14 | −177.69 (15) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 111.14 (18) | C11—C10—C15—Cl2 | −178.50 (13) |
C9—C5—C6—C4 | −109.96 (17) | N1—C10—C15—Cl2 | 1.8 (2) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···O1i | 0.81 (2) | 2.26 (2) | 3.0415 (19) | 162 (2) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1/2, y+1/2, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C15H14Cl2F3NO |
Mr | 352.17 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pbca |
Temperature (K) | 113 |
a, b, c (Å) | 18.454 (4), 9.3350 (19), 18.981 (4) |
V (Å3) | 3269.7 (11) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.43 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.40 × 0.06 × 0.06 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Rigaku Saturn CCD area-detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku/MSC, 2005) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.848, 0.975 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 28276, 3873, 3325 |
Rint | 0.045 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.657 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.044, 0.115, 1.08 |
No. of reflections | 3873 |
No. of parameters | 206 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.25, −0.37 |
Computer programs: CrystalClear (Rigaku/MSC, 2005), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···O1i | 0.81 (2) | 2.26 (2) | 3.0415 (19) | 162 (2) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1/2, y+1/2, z. |
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation (No. 20376059) and Tianjin Polytechnic University
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3-((E)-2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoroprop-1-enyl)-2,2-dimethyl cyclopropanecarboxylic acid is a very important intermediate for tefluthrin, an important insecticide controlling a wide range of soil insect pests in maize, sugar beet, and other crops (Punja, 1981). The title compound may show some insecticide activity. The present X-ray crystal structure analysis was undertaken in order to study the stereochemistry and crystal packing of the title compound. The dihedral angle between the aromatic ring and the cyclopropane groug is 76.7 (3)°. An N-H···O hydrogen bond links the molecules to chains running along the b-axis.