rac-12,14-Di­cyclo­propyl-5,8,13,18,21-penta­oxa­penta­cyclo­[13.8.0.0^2,11.0^4,9.0^17,22]tricosa-1(15),2(11),3,9(10),16,22(23)-hexa­ene

The mol­ecule of the title compound, C₂₄H₂₄O₅, has crystallographic twofold symmetry, with the central O atom lying on the rotation axis. The dihedral angle between the best planes of the benzene rings fused to the oxepine fragment is 38.5 (1)°. The dioxine ring adopts a twist form with the ethyl­ene group C atoms deviating by 0.472 (5) and −0.248 (6) Å from the plane defined by the remaining ring atoms.

Related literature

For details on 2,2′-diacetyl­diphenyl reduction, see: Hall et al. (1956).

Experimental

Crystal data

• C₂₄H₂₄O₅

• M_r = 392.43

• Monoclinic, C 2/c

• a = 14.325 (2) Å

• b = 7.393 (2) Å

• c = 19.7260 (12) Å

• β = 109.42 (2)°

• V = 1970.1 (7) ų

• Z = 4

• Ag Kα radiation

• λ = 0.56085 Å

• μ = 0.06 mm⁻¹

• T = 295 K

• 0.10 × 0.05 × 0.05 mm

Data collection

• Enraf–Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer

• 1915 measured reflections

• 1854 independent reflections

• 966 reflections with I > 2σ(I)

• R_int = 0.024

• 2 standard reflections every 120 min intensity decay: none

Refinement

• R[F² > 2σ(F²)] = 0.062

• wR(F²) = 0.170

• S = 1.01

• 1855 reflections

• 133 parameters

• H-atom parameters constrained

• Δρ_max = 0.27 e Å⁻³

• Δρ_min = −0.18 e Å⁻³

Data collection: CAD-4 Software (Enraf–Nonius, 1989); cell refinement: CAD-4 Software; data reduction: XCAD4 (Harms & Wocadlo, 1995); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2000); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).

Supporting information

S1. Comment

In line with our investigations of the intra- and intermolecular transformations of diphenyl derivatives, the results of the transformation of 2,2'-dicyclopropylcarbonyl-bis-ethylenedioxydiphenyl under reduction by NaBH₄ are presented. Instead of diastereoisomers of 2,2'-bis-cyclopropylhydroxymethyldiphenyls (II) that we might expect based on the Hall's article (Hall et al., 1956) it was shown that the reduction of 2,2'-dicyclopropylcarbonyl-bis-ethylenedioxydiphenyl (I) by NaBH₄ leads to the formation of 2,3,9,10-bis-ethylenedioxy-5,7-dicyclopropyl-5,7-dihydrodibenz[c,e]- oxepin (III), Fig.1. The ¹H NMR data of the compound III indicate one of two possible stereoisomeric forms (racemic or meso). To determine the structure of the compound III, we carried out an X-ray crystallographic study, which revealed that its structure corresponds to the erythro (racemic) form. The dihedral angle between the planes defined by the atoms (Fig.2) C9/C1/C2/C3/C4/C8/C5 (plane 1) and C9ⁱ/C1ⁱ/C2ⁱ/C3ⁱ/C4ⁱ/C8ⁱ/C5ⁱ (plane 2) is 41.0 (1)°. Oxygen atom O1 is displaced from the plane 1 by -1.136 (1) and by 1.136 (1) Å from plane 2. The 6-membered dioxine ring adopts a twist conformation, with atoms C6, C7 of the ethylene group displaced from of plane of the remaining dioxine ring atoms by 0.472 (5) and -0.248 (6) Å, respectively. Exept for weak C—H···O interaction between the molecules, no other intermolecular contacts of interest are present.

Related literature

For details on 2,2'-diacetyldiphenyl reduction, see: Hall et al. (1956).

S2. Experimental

The reaction scheme is presented in Fig. 1. A mixture of (I) (1.01 g, 2.5 mmol), NaBH₄ (0.19 g, 5.0 mmol) and 30 ml C₂H₅OH was heated (313–323 K) for 48 h and then decomposed with 2 N HCl. The mixture was poured into water (200 ml) and the solid separated, dried and purified by column chromatography. The resulting white precipitate was recrystallized from C₂H₅OH.

S3. Refinement

The positions of all H atoms were determined from Fourier difference maps however for the refinement they were placed in calculated positions and allowed to ride on their parent atoms [C—H = 0.93–0.97 Å] with U_iso(H) = 1.2 U_eq(C).

Computing details

Data collection: CAD-4 Software (Enraf–Nonius, 1989); cell refinement: CAD-4 Software (Enraf–Nonius, 1989); data reduction: XCAD4 (Harms & Wocadlo, 1995); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2000); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).

Figures

	Fig. 1. Reduction of (I) did not produce the expected compound (II) but the title compound (III).
	Fig. 2. The molecular structure of the title compound, with displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level. Atoms C,O and C^i,O^i are related by a twofold axis. Symmetry code: (i) 1 - x, y, 1.5 - z;.

rac-12,14-Dicyclopropyl-5,8,13,18,21- pentaoxapentacyclo[13.8.0.0^2,11.0^4,9.0^17,22]tricosa- 1(15),2(11),3,9(10),16,22 (23)-hexaene

Crystal data

C24H24O5	F(000) = 832
Mr = 392.43	Dx = 1.323 Mg m^−3
Monoclinic, C2/c	Melting point < 505 K
Hall symbol: -C 2yc	Ag Kα radiation, λ = 0.56085 Å
a = 14.325 (2) Å	Cell parameters from 25 reflections
b = 7.393 (2) Å	θ = 11–13°
c = 19.7260 (12) Å	µ = 0.06 mm^−1
β = 109.42 (2)°	T = 295 K
V = 1970.1 (7) Å^3	Prism, colorless
Z = 4	0.10 × 0.05 × 0.05 mm

Data collection

Enraf–Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer	Rint = 0.024
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube	θmax = 20.0°, θmin = 1.7°
Graphite monochromator	h = −17→16
Non–profiled ω scans	k = 0→8
1915 measured reflections	l = 0→24
1854 independent reflections	2 standard reflections every 120 min
966 reflections with I > 2σ(I)	intensity decay: none

Refinement

Refinement on F^2	Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map
Least-squares matrix: full	Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
R[F^2 > 2σ(F^2)] = 0.062	H-atom parameters constrained
wR(F^2) = 0.170	w = 1/[σ^2(Fo^2) + (0.0788P)^2] where P = (Fo^2 + 2Fc^2)/3
S = 1.01	(Δ/σ)max < 0.001
1855 reflections	Δρmax = 0.27 e Å^−3
133 parameters	Δρmin = −0.18 e Å^−3
0 restraints	Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc^*=kFc[1+0.001xFc^2λ^3/sin(2θ)]^-1/4
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods	Extinction coefficient: 0.0097 (18)

Special details

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.

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Ų)

	x	y	z	Uiso*/Ueq
O1	0.5000	0.5604 (4)	0.7500	0.0542 (9)
O2	0.36252 (17)	−0.1674 (3)	0.56383 (12)	0.0562 (7)
O3	0.3779 (2)	0.1509 (4)	0.48729 (13)	0.0799 (9)
C1	0.4376 (2)	−0.0085 (4)	0.67251 (16)	0.0399 (8)
H1	0.4302	−0.1112	0.6975	0.048*
C2	0.4042 (2)	−0.0103 (4)	0.59872 (17)	0.0441 (8)
C3	0.4114 (2)	0.1436 (5)	0.56079 (17)	0.0508 (9)
C4	0.4576 (2)	0.2947 (5)	0.59835 (18)	0.0504 (9)
H4	0.4640	0.3970	0.5729	0.061*
C5	0.5540 (3)	0.4568 (4)	0.71343 (18)	0.0473 (9)
H5	0.6124	0.4067	0.7502	0.057*
C6	0.3625 (3)	−0.1719 (6)	0.4920 (2)	0.0745 (13)
H6A	0.3240	−0.2746	0.4671	0.089*
H6B	0.4297	−0.1860	0.4918	0.089*
C7	0.3195 (4)	−0.0022 (7)	0.4542 (2)	0.0971 (17)
H7A	0.3161	−0.0098	0.4044	0.116*
H7B	0.2527	0.0126	0.4552	0.116*
C8	0.4942 (2)	0.2987 (4)	0.67201 (17)	0.0415 (8)
C9	0.4821 (2)	0.1442 (4)	0.71016 (15)	0.0382 (7)
C10	0.5896 (3)	0.5892 (4)	0.67094 (19)	0.0540 (9)
H10	0.5379	0.6569	0.6346	0.065*
C11	0.6795 (3)	0.5512 (5)	0.6530 (2)	0.0632 (11)
H11A	0.6813	0.5922	0.6068	0.076*
H11B	0.7137	0.4381	0.6698	0.076*
C12	0.6811 (3)	0.6909 (6)	0.7077 (2)	0.0762 (13)
H12A	0.7163	0.6627	0.7577	0.091*
H12B	0.6839	0.8168	0.6947	0.091*

Atomic displacement parameters (Ų)

	U^11	U^22	U^33	U^12	U^13	U^23
O1	0.079 (2)	0.0269 (17)	0.073 (2)	0.000	0.0467 (19)	0.000
O2	0.0672 (15)	0.0504 (15)	0.0497 (14)	−0.0187 (13)	0.0176 (12)	−0.0134 (12)
O3	0.102 (2)	0.083 (2)	0.0439 (16)	−0.0305 (18)	0.0109 (14)	0.0079 (14)
C1	0.0506 (18)	0.0265 (17)	0.0463 (18)	−0.0009 (14)	0.0210 (15)	0.0034 (14)
C2	0.0438 (18)	0.041 (2)	0.0496 (19)	−0.0039 (16)	0.0190 (15)	−0.0035 (16)
C3	0.056 (2)	0.056 (2)	0.040 (2)	−0.0070 (18)	0.0159 (16)	0.0017 (18)
C4	0.062 (2)	0.038 (2)	0.055 (2)	−0.0074 (17)	0.0250 (18)	0.0071 (17)
C5	0.067 (2)	0.0287 (17)	0.054 (2)	−0.0012 (17)	0.0308 (17)	−0.0006 (16)
C6	0.084 (3)	0.088 (3)	0.054 (2)	−0.036 (3)	0.027 (2)	−0.026 (2)
C7	0.112 (4)	0.116 (5)	0.046 (2)	−0.045 (3)	0.003 (2)	0.002 (3)
C8	0.0517 (19)	0.0297 (18)	0.050 (2)	−0.0026 (15)	0.0261 (16)	−0.0006 (15)
C9	0.0441 (17)	0.0272 (16)	0.0469 (17)	−0.0004 (15)	0.0199 (15)	−0.0025 (14)
C10	0.070 (2)	0.0336 (19)	0.064 (2)	0.0011 (18)	0.0299 (19)	0.0089 (17)
C11	0.067 (2)	0.058 (2)	0.075 (3)	0.001 (2)	0.038 (2)	0.014 (2)
C12	0.094 (3)	0.060 (3)	0.073 (3)	−0.035 (2)	0.027 (2)	−0.003 (2)

Geometric parameters (Å, º)

O1—C5	1.441 (3)	C6—C7	1.484 (6)
O2—C2	1.380 (4)	C6—H6A	0.9700
O2—C6	1.417 (4)	C6—H6B	0.9700
O3—C3	1.368 (4)	C7—H7A	0.9700
O3—C7	1.430 (5)	C7—H7B	0.9700
C1—C2	1.373 (4)	C8—C9	1.410 (4)
C1—C9	1.385 (4)	C9—C9^i	1.482 (6)
C1—H1	0.9300	C10—C11	1.470 (5)
C2—C3	1.385 (4)	C10—C12	1.475 (5)
C3—C4	1.381 (5)	C10—H10	0.9800
C4—C8	1.371 (4)	C11—C12	1.487 (5)
C4—H4	0.9300	C11—H11A	0.9700
C5—C10	1.486 (4)	C11—H11B	0.9700
C5—C8	1.517 (4)	C12—H12A	0.9700
C5—H5	0.9800	C12—H12B	0.9700
C5^i—O1—C5	115.7 (3)	C6—C7—H7A	109.4
C2—O2—C6	112.0 (3)	O3—C7—H7B	109.4
C3—O3—C7	113.4 (3)	C6—C7—H7B	109.4
C2—C1—C9	120.8 (3)	H7A—C7—H7B	108.0
C2—C1—H1	119.6	C4—C8—C9	118.5 (3)
C9—C1—H1	119.6	C4—C8—C5	122.4 (3)
C1—C2—O2	118.5 (3)	C9—C8—C5	119.0 (3)
C1—C2—C3	120.2 (3)	C1—C9—C8	119.4 (3)
O2—C2—C3	121.3 (3)	C1—C9—C9^i	120.3 (2)
O3—C3—C4	118.2 (3)	C8—C9—C9^i	120.3 (2)
O3—C3—C2	122.8 (3)	C11—C10—C12	60.7 (2)
C4—C3—C2	118.9 (3)	C11—C10—C5	120.2 (3)
C8—C4—C3	122.2 (3)	C12—C10—C5	118.3 (3)
C8—C4—H4	118.9	C11—C10—H10	115.5
C3—C4—H4	118.9	C12—C10—H10	115.5
O1—C5—C10	105.9 (2)	C5—C10—H10	115.5
O1—C5—C8	112.2 (2)	C10—C11—C12	59.8 (2)
C10—C5—C8	116.2 (3)	C10—C11—H11A	117.8
O1—C5—H5	107.3	C12—C11—H11A	117.8
C10—C5—H5	107.3	C10—C11—H11B	117.8
C8—C5—H5	107.3	C12—C11—H11B	117.8
O2—C6—C7	110.1 (4)	H11A—C11—H11B	114.9
O2—C6—H6A	109.6	C10—C12—C11	59.5 (2)
C7—C6—H6A	109.6	C10—C12—H12A	117.8
O2—C6—H6B	109.6	C11—C12—H12A	117.8
C7—C6—H6B	109.6	C10—C12—H12B	117.8
H6A—C6—H6B	108.1	C11—C12—H12B	117.8
O3—C7—C6	111.0 (3)	H12A—C12—H12B	115.0
O3—C7—H7A	109.4

Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, y, −z+3/2.