organic compounds
2-Acetyl-3,5,5,9-tetramethyl-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-benzocyclohepten-7-one
aLaboratoire de Chimie Biomoleculaire, Substances Naturelles et Réactivite', URAC16, Université Cadi Ayyad, Faculté des Sciences Semlalia, BP 2390, Bd My Abdellah, 40000 Marrakech, Morocco, and bLaboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, 205 route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse Cedex 04, France
*Correspondence e-mail: elassaba@gmail.com
The title compound, C17H22O2, was semi-synthesized from a mixture of α-atlantone (Z) and α-atlantone (E), which were isolated from the essential oil of the Atlas cedar (cedrus atlantica). The molecule consists of fused six- and seven-membered rings. The seven-membered ring is in a screw-boat conformation.
Related literature
For the isolation of α-atlantone (Z) and its isomer α-atlantone (E), see: Plattier & Teisseire (1974). For the reactivity of these see: Loughzail et al. (2009); Mazoir et al. (2009). For the isolation and reactivity of aryl-himachalene, see: Son Bredenberg & Erdtman (1961); Daunis et al. (1981) For puckerint parameters, see: Cremer & Pople (1975).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010); cell CrysAlis PRO; data reduction: CrysAlis PRO; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810050610/lh5174sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810050610/lh5174Isup2.hkl
In a reactor equipped with a stirring stick, containing 2 g (9,30 mmol) of 2-methyl-6-(4-methylphenyl) hept-2-en-4-one; 1,2 g of
(AlCl3) and 30 ml of dichloromethane, we added drop wise with vigorous stirring 1 ml of acetyl chloride. The reaction mixture is heated to 323K in a water bath for one hour. After cooling, the reaction mixture was poured into 20 ml of iced water supplemented with 4 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid. The reaction mixture was extracted three times with 20 ml of dichloromethane. The organic phases are combined, dried and evaporated under vacuum. on silica gel of the residue obtained with hexane-ethyl acetate (98/2) as allowed us to isolate the pure 4-acethyl-aryl-himachal-9-one. The title compound was recrystallized in hexane.All H atoms were fixed geometrically and treated as riding with C—H = 0.96 Å (methyl), 0.97 Å (methylene), 0.93Å (aromatic), 0.98Å (methine) with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) or Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(methyl).
α-Atlantone (Z) and α-atlantone (E) are the two isomeric sesquiterpene which are constituents of the essential oil of Cedrus atlantica (3%) (Plattier & Teisseire 1974). The reactivity of these has been studied by our team (Loughzail et al., 2009; Mazoir et al., 2009) in order to prepare products with high added value used in the cosmetics industry or in pharmacology. In the same context, we have synthesized the title compound (4-acethyl-arylhimachal-9-one) from a mixture of two isomers α- atlatones. The action of one equivalent of chloride cethyl in the presence of the AlCl3 on 2-methyl-6-(4-methylphenyl)hept-2-en-4-one, which was obtained from the mixture of two α- atlantones isomers (Mazoir et al., 2009) led to a yield of 35% at 4-acethyl-aryl-himachal-9-one, a derivative of the aryl-himachalene (Son Bredenberg & Erdtman, 1961; Daunis et al., 1981). The structure of this new derivative of aryl-himachalene was determined by 1H, 13C NMR spectral analysis and and confirmed by its single-crystal X-ray structure. The molecular structure of the title compound is shown in Fig.1. The benzene ring is essentially planar, whereas the seven-membered ring displays a screw boat conformation as indicated by Cremer & Pople (1975) puckering parameters QT = 0.9688 (2) Å and θ = 71.57 (10)°, φ2 = 168.10 (11)° and φ3 = -6.36 (4)°.
For the isolation of α-atlantone (Z) and its isomer α-atlantone (E), see: Plattier & Teisseire (1974). For the reactivity of these see: Loughzail et al. (2009); Mazoir et al. (2009). For the isolation and reactivity of aryl-himachalene, see: Son Bredenberg & Erdtman (1961); Daunis et al. (1981) For puckerint parameters, see: Cremer & Pople (1975).
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).C17H22O2 | F(000) = 560 |
Mr = 258.35 | Dx = 1.223 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 2855 reflections |
a = 7.7996 (6) Å | θ = 3.5–29.3° |
b = 18.3702 (10) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
c = 9.9357 (6) Å | T = 180 K |
β = 99.616 (7)° | Needle, colourless |
V = 1403.59 (16) Å3 | 0.6 × 0.25 × 0.10 mm |
Z = 4 |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Eos Gemini ultra diffractometer | 2196 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.054 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 26.4°, θmin = 3.5° |
Detector resolution: 16.1978 pixels mm-1 | h = −9→9 |
φ and ω scans | k = −22→22 |
14554 measured reflections | l = −12→13 |
2855 independent 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)] = 0.052 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.145 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.08 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0729P)2 + 0.4506P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2855 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
177 parameters | Δρmax = 0.61 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.29 e Å−3 |
C17H22O2 | V = 1403.59 (16) Å3 |
Mr = 258.35 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.7996 (6) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
b = 18.3702 (10) Å | T = 180 K |
c = 9.9357 (6) Å | 0.6 × 0.25 × 0.10 mm |
β = 99.616 (7)° |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Eos Gemini ultra diffractometer | 2196 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
14554 measured reflections | Rint = 0.054 |
2855 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.052 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.145 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.08 | Δρmax = 0.61 e Å−3 |
2855 reflections | Δρmin = −0.29 e Å−3 |
177 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 | 0.3403 (2) | 0.13187 (7) | 0.19877 (15) | 0.0192 (3) | |
C3 | 0.3247 (2) | 0.09640 (8) | −0.04316 (15) | 0.0205 (3) | |
C4 | 0.2676 (2) | 0.02663 (8) | −0.01250 (15) | 0.0204 (3) | |
C5 | 0.2523 (2) | 0.01136 (8) | 0.12259 (16) | 0.0230 (3) | |
H5 | 0.2154 | −0.0350 | 0.1424 | 0.028* | |
C6 | 0.2887 (2) | 0.06101 (8) | 0.23016 (15) | 0.0217 (3) | |
C2 | 0.3584 (2) | 0.14604 (8) | 0.06319 (15) | 0.0207 (3) | |
H2 | 0.3958 | 0.1922 | 0.0430 | 0.025* | |
C13 | 0.2253 (2) | −0.03137 (9) | −0.11877 (16) | 0.0261 (4) | |
C14 | 0.1717 (2) | −0.10595 (9) | −0.07708 (18) | 0.0298 (4) | |
H14C | 0.1449 | −0.1363 | −0.1565 | 0.045* | |
H14B | 0.0710 | −0.1017 | −0.0338 | 0.045* | |
H14A | 0.2653 | −0.1273 | −0.0145 | 0.045* | |
C10 | 0.3481 (2) | 0.18511 (9) | 0.44504 (16) | 0.0279 (4) | |
H10A | 0.4307 | 0.1503 | 0.4920 | 0.034* | |
H10B | 0.3653 | 0.2309 | 0.4940 | 0.034* | |
C11 | 0.3860 (2) | 0.19632 (8) | 0.29825 (16) | 0.0244 (4) | |
C7 | 0.2791 (2) | 0.03531 (9) | 0.37574 (16) | 0.0279 (4) | |
H7 | 0.3916 | 0.0462 | 0.4322 | 0.033* | |
C8 | 0.1391 (2) | 0.07785 (9) | 0.43676 (17) | 0.0294 (4) | |
H13A | 0.0269 | 0.0690 | 0.3805 | 0.035* | |
H13B | 0.1342 | 0.0586 | 0.5270 | 0.035* | |
C12 | 0.3533 (3) | 0.12064 (9) | −0.18269 (17) | 0.0296 (4) | |
H12C | 0.4006 | 0.1690 | −0.1770 | 0.044* | |
H12B | 0.2445 | 0.1203 | −0.2443 | 0.044* | |
H12A | 0.4332 | 0.0880 | −0.2156 | 0.044* | |
C9 | 0.1675 (2) | 0.15840 (9) | 0.44834 (17) | 0.0304 (4) | |
C15 | 0.2465 (3) | −0.04610 (9) | 0.38933 (18) | 0.0344 (4) | |
H15B | 0.1345 | −0.0583 | 0.3384 | 0.052* | |
H15A | 0.2495 | −0.0581 | 0.4838 | 0.052* | |
H15C | 0.3349 | −0.0731 | 0.3544 | 0.052* | |
C16 | 0.2815 (3) | 0.26390 (9) | 0.23925 (19) | 0.0398 (5) | |
H16A | 0.3121 | 0.2761 | 0.1523 | 0.060* | |
H16B | 0.3081 | 0.3042 | 0.3008 | 0.060* | |
H16C | 0.1593 | 0.2534 | 0.2280 | 0.060* | |
C17 | 0.5811 (3) | 0.21235 (11) | 0.3114 (2) | 0.0401 (5) | |
H17A | 0.6462 | 0.1694 | 0.3420 | 0.060* | |
H17B | 0.6121 | 0.2509 | 0.3762 | 0.060* | |
H17C | 0.6072 | 0.2268 | 0.2242 | 0.060* | |
O1 | 0.0495 (2) | 0.19936 (8) | 0.45978 (19) | 0.0569 (5) | |
O2 | 0.2338 (2) | −0.01978 (7) | −0.23812 (13) | 0.0451 (4) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0204 (8) | 0.0162 (6) | 0.0213 (7) | 0.0013 (6) | 0.0047 (6) | −0.0012 (5) |
C3 | 0.0206 (8) | 0.0216 (7) | 0.0201 (7) | 0.0008 (6) | 0.0053 (6) | 0.0008 (6) |
C4 | 0.0216 (8) | 0.0197 (7) | 0.0206 (7) | 0.0009 (6) | 0.0056 (6) | −0.0023 (6) |
C5 | 0.0305 (9) | 0.0162 (7) | 0.0246 (8) | −0.0016 (6) | 0.0110 (6) | −0.0008 (6) |
C6 | 0.0284 (8) | 0.0181 (7) | 0.0207 (7) | −0.0003 (6) | 0.0100 (6) | −0.0007 (6) |
C2 | 0.0233 (8) | 0.0158 (7) | 0.0240 (8) | −0.0002 (6) | 0.0065 (6) | 0.0019 (5) |
C13 | 0.0299 (9) | 0.0236 (7) | 0.0255 (8) | 0.0000 (6) | 0.0065 (7) | −0.0034 (6) |
C14 | 0.0380 (10) | 0.0216 (8) | 0.0309 (9) | −0.0030 (7) | 0.0088 (8) | −0.0075 (6) |
C10 | 0.0407 (10) | 0.0212 (7) | 0.0209 (8) | 0.0002 (7) | 0.0023 (7) | −0.0041 (6) |
C11 | 0.0336 (9) | 0.0166 (7) | 0.0231 (8) | −0.0007 (6) | 0.0056 (7) | −0.0023 (6) |
C7 | 0.0406 (10) | 0.0226 (7) | 0.0227 (8) | −0.0006 (7) | 0.0118 (7) | −0.0004 (6) |
C8 | 0.0383 (10) | 0.0308 (9) | 0.0215 (8) | −0.0040 (7) | 0.0118 (7) | −0.0031 (6) |
C12 | 0.0415 (10) | 0.0265 (8) | 0.0225 (8) | −0.0031 (7) | 0.0104 (7) | 0.0019 (6) |
C9 | 0.0420 (11) | 0.0297 (8) | 0.0218 (8) | 0.0067 (7) | 0.0115 (7) | −0.0022 (6) |
C15 | 0.0477 (11) | 0.0278 (8) | 0.0305 (9) | 0.0021 (8) | 0.0150 (8) | 0.0045 (7) |
C16 | 0.0705 (14) | 0.0206 (8) | 0.0293 (9) | 0.0125 (8) | 0.0109 (9) | −0.0009 (7) |
C17 | 0.0399 (11) | 0.0412 (10) | 0.0392 (10) | −0.0167 (9) | 0.0065 (8) | −0.0103 (8) |
O1 | 0.0600 (10) | 0.0397 (8) | 0.0797 (12) | 0.0175 (7) | 0.0368 (9) | −0.0021 (7) |
O2 | 0.0778 (11) | 0.0364 (7) | 0.0217 (6) | −0.0148 (7) | 0.0099 (6) | −0.0065 (5) |
C1—C2 | 1.402 (2) | C11—C17 | 1.534 (3) |
C1—C6 | 1.412 (2) | C11—C16 | 1.546 (2) |
C1—C11 | 1.545 (2) | C7—C15 | 1.527 (2) |
C3—C2 | 1.387 (2) | C7—C8 | 1.547 (2) |
C3—C4 | 1.407 (2) | C7—H7 | 0.9800 |
C3—C12 | 1.508 (2) | C8—C9 | 1.498 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.396 (2) | C8—H13A | 0.9700 |
C4—C13 | 1.498 (2) | C8—H13B | 0.9700 |
C5—C6 | 1.398 (2) | C12—H12C | 0.9600 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C12—H12B | 0.9600 |
C6—C7 | 1.535 (2) | C12—H12A | 0.9600 |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C9—O1 | 1.209 (2) |
C13—O2 | 1.217 (2) | C15—H15B | 0.9600 |
C13—C14 | 1.510 (2) | C15—H15A | 0.9600 |
C14—H14C | 0.9600 | C15—H15C | 0.9600 |
C14—H14B | 0.9600 | C16—H16A | 0.9600 |
C14—H14A | 0.9600 | C16—H16B | 0.9600 |
C10—C9 | 1.497 (3) | C16—H16C | 0.9600 |
C10—C11 | 1.549 (2) | C17—H17A | 0.9600 |
C10—H10A | 0.9700 | C17—H17B | 0.9600 |
C10—H10B | 0.9700 | C17—H17C | 0.9600 |
C2—C1—C6 | 117.47 (13) | C15—C7—C6 | 114.81 (13) |
C2—C1—C11 | 115.01 (12) | C15—C7—C8 | 108.73 (14) |
C6—C1—C11 | 127.49 (13) | C6—C7—C8 | 111.27 (13) |
C2—C3—C4 | 117.42 (13) | C15—C7—H7 | 107.2 |
C2—C3—C12 | 117.90 (14) | C6—C7—H7 | 107.2 |
C4—C3—C12 | 124.68 (14) | C8—C7—H7 | 107.2 |
C5—C4—C3 | 118.18 (13) | C9—C8—C7 | 115.09 (14) |
C5—C4—C13 | 119.40 (13) | C9—C8—H13A | 108.5 |
C3—C4—C13 | 122.41 (13) | C7—C8—H13A | 108.5 |
C4—C5—C6 | 124.41 (14) | C9—C8—H13B | 108.5 |
C4—C5—H5 | 117.8 | C7—C8—H13B | 108.5 |
C6—C5—H5 | 117.8 | H13A—C8—H13B | 107.5 |
C5—C6—C1 | 117.48 (13) | C3—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C7 | 118.96 (13) | C3—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
C1—C6—C7 | 123.50 (13) | H12C—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C1 | 124.97 (14) | C3—C12—H12A | 109.5 |
C3—C2—H2 | 117.5 | H12C—C12—H12A | 109.5 |
C1—C2—H2 | 117.5 | H12B—C12—H12A | 109.5 |
O2—C13—C4 | 121.39 (15) | O1—C9—C10 | 122.13 (16) |
O2—C13—C14 | 119.23 (14) | O1—C9—C8 | 121.14 (18) |
C4—C13—C14 | 119.37 (14) | C10—C9—C8 | 116.73 (15) |
C13—C14—H14C | 109.5 | C7—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C13—C14—H14B | 109.5 | C7—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
H14C—C14—H14B | 109.5 | H15B—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
C13—C14—H14A | 109.5 | C7—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
H14C—C14—H14A | 109.5 | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
H14B—C14—H14A | 109.5 | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C9—C10—C11 | 113.10 (14) | C11—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
C9—C10—H10A | 109.0 | C11—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C11—C10—H10A | 109.0 | H16A—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C9—C10—H10B | 109.0 | C11—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C11—C10—H10B | 109.0 | H16A—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
H10A—C10—H10B | 107.8 | H16B—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C17—C11—C1 | 108.73 (13) | C11—C17—H17A | 109.5 |
C17—C11—C16 | 109.32 (15) | C11—C17—H17B | 109.5 |
C1—C11—C16 | 108.79 (14) | H17A—C17—H17B | 109.5 |
C17—C11—C10 | 106.74 (14) | C11—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
C1—C11—C10 | 116.12 (12) | H17A—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
C16—C11—C10 | 106.99 (13) | H17B—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C17H22O2 |
Mr | 258.35 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 180 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.7996 (6), 18.3702 (10), 9.9357 (6) |
β (°) | 99.616 (7) |
V (Å3) | 1403.59 (16) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.08 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.6 × 0.25 × 0.10 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Eos Gemini ultra |
Absorption correction | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 14554, 2855, 2196 |
Rint | 0.054 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.625 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.052, 0.145, 1.08 |
No. of reflections | 2855 |
No. of parameters | 177 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.61, −0.29 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the Unit of Support for Technical and Scientific Research (UATRS, CNRST) for the X-ray measurements.
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α-Atlantone (Z) and α-atlantone (E) are the two isomeric sesquiterpene ketones which are constituents of the essential oil of Cedrus atlantica (3%) (Plattier & Teisseire 1974). The reactivity of these ketones has been studied by our team (Loughzail et al., 2009; Mazoir et al., 2009) in order to prepare products with high added value used in the cosmetics industry or in pharmacology. In the same context, we have synthesized the title compound (4-acethyl-arylhimachal-9-one) from a mixture of two isomers α- atlatones. The action of one equivalent of chloride cethyl in the presence of the Lewis acid AlCl3 on 2-methyl-6-(4-methylphenyl)hept-2-en-4-one, which was obtained from the mixture of two α- atlantones isomers (Mazoir et al., 2009) led to a yield of 35% at 4-acethyl-aryl-himachal-9-one, a derivative of the aryl-himachalene (Son Bredenberg & Erdtman, 1961; Daunis et al., 1981). The structure of this new derivative of aryl-himachalene was determined by 1H, 13C NMR spectral analysis and mass spectroscopy and confirmed by its single-crystal X-ray structure. The molecular structure of the title compound is shown in Fig.1. The benzene ring is essentially planar, whereas the seven-membered ring displays a screw boat conformation as indicated by Cremer & Pople (1975) puckering parameters QT = 0.9688 (2) Å and θ = 71.57 (10)°, φ2 = 168.10 (11)° and φ3 = -6.36 (4)°.