organic compounds
(6RS,9SR)-6,7-Dibromo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,4-methanoanthracene
aDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Feng Chia University, 40724 Taichung, Taiwan
*Correspondence e-mail: kyuchen@fcu.edu.tw
The title compound, C15H12Br2, comprises a norbornane unit having a dibromonaphthalene ring fused on one side. Both Br atoms are twisted slightly out of the plane of the naphthalene ring system with a Br—C—C—Br torsion angle of 5.3 (5)°. In the crystal, molecules are linked by weak intermolecular C—H⋯Br hydrogen bonds, forming an infinite C(9) chain along [110].
Related literature
For the spectroscopy of the title compound and its preparation, see: Chen et al. (2006). For the spectroscopy and electronic device applications of rigid oligo-norbornyl compounds, see: Chen et al. (2002); Chow et al. (2005); Lewis et al. (1997); Roest et al. (1996). For related structures, see: Çelik et al. (2006); Chiou et al. (2001); Chow et al. (1999); Lough et al. (2006). For the C—H⋯Br hydrogen bond, see: Desiraju & Steiner (2001); Farrugia et al. (2007); Kuś & Jones (2003); Yang et al. (2007). For puckering parameters, see: Cremer & Pople (1975). For graph-set theory, see: Bernstein et al. (1995).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2001); 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 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811013572/nr2004sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811013572/nr2004Isup2.hkl
A mixture of α,α,α',α'-4,5- hexabromo-o-xylene (4.3 mmol), norbornene (4.3 mmol), sodium iodide (30 mmol), and dry DMF (50 ml) was stirred at 65 oC for 24 h. The reaction mixture was poured into cold water (350 ml) containing sodium bisfulfite (5.0 g). The yellow precipitate was purified by (silica gel column, hexane:ethyl acetate = 6:1) and finally by recrystallization. Colorless needle-shaped crystals suitable for the crystallographic studies reported here were isolated over a period of five weeks by slow evaporation from a chloroform solution.
The C bound H atoms positioned geometrically (C—H = 0.93–0.98 Å) and allowed to ride on their parent atoms, with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C)].
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2001); 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).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound, showing 50% probability displacement ellipsoids. | |
Fig. 2. A section of the crystal packing of the title compound, viewed along the b axis. |
C15H12Br2 | F(000) = 1376 |
Mr = 352.07 | Dx = 1.836 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -C 2yc | Cell parameters from 2464 reflections |
a = 23.437 (3) Å | θ = 3.3–25.5° |
b = 6.3565 (8) Å | µ = 6.34 mm−1 |
c = 18.416 (2) Å | T = 297 K |
β = 111.781 (2)° | Parallelepiped, colorless |
V = 2547.6 (6) Å3 | 0.56 × 0.48 × 0.20 mm |
Z = 8 |
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2501 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1817 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.058 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 26.1°, θmin = 1.9° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) | h = −19→28 |
Tmin = 0.399, Tmax = 1.000 | k = −7→7 |
6895 measured reflections | l = −22→21 |
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)] = 0.055 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.144 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.96 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.095P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2501 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
154 parameters | Δρmax = 1.12 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −1.09 e Å−3 |
C15H12Br2 | V = 2547.6 (6) Å3 |
Mr = 352.07 | Z = 8 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 23.437 (3) Å | µ = 6.34 mm−1 |
b = 6.3565 (8) Å | T = 297 K |
c = 18.416 (2) Å | 0.56 × 0.48 × 0.20 mm |
β = 111.781 (2)° |
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2501 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) | 1817 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.399, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.058 |
6895 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.055 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.144 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.96 | Δρmax = 1.12 e Å−3 |
2501 reflections | Δρmin = −1.09 e Å−3 |
154 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 | ||
Br1 | 0.02569 (2) | 0.67170 (9) | 0.16329 (3) | 0.0637 (2) | |
Br2 | 0.02816 (3) | 0.21416 (10) | 0.07270 (4) | 0.0725 (3) | |
C1 | 0.0959 (2) | 0.5881 (7) | 0.1431 (2) | 0.0420 (10) | |
C2 | 0.1462 (2) | 0.7148 (7) | 0.1649 (2) | 0.0451 (10) | |
H2A | 0.1447 | 0.8436 | 0.1881 | 0.054* | |
C3 | 0.2004 (2) | 0.6583 (7) | 0.1536 (2) | 0.0406 (10) | |
C4 | 0.2517 (2) | 0.7938 (7) | 0.1720 (2) | 0.0451 (11) | |
H4A | 0.2510 | 0.9253 | 0.1938 | 0.054* | |
C5 | 0.3020 (2) | 0.7309 (7) | 0.1576 (2) | 0.0439 (10) | |
C6 | 0.3608 (2) | 0.8382 (8) | 0.1631 (3) | 0.0545 (13) | |
H6A | 0.3726 | 0.9605 | 0.1979 | 0.065* | |
C7 | 0.3561 (2) | 0.8766 (9) | 0.0789 (3) | 0.0583 (13) | |
H7A | 0.3178 | 0.9466 | 0.0488 | 0.070* | |
H7B | 0.3900 | 0.9621 | 0.0779 | 0.070* | |
C8 | 0.3584 (2) | 0.6567 (8) | 0.0465 (3) | 0.0595 (14) | |
H8A | 0.3932 | 0.6426 | 0.0302 | 0.071* | |
H8B | 0.3209 | 0.6252 | 0.0025 | 0.071* | |
C9 | 0.3656 (2) | 0.5124 (9) | 0.1171 (3) | 0.0612 (13) | |
H9A | 0.3814 | 0.3705 | 0.1151 | 0.073* | |
C10 | 0.3047 (2) | 0.5253 (7) | 0.1275 (3) | 0.0454 (10) | |
C11 | 0.2564 (2) | 0.3915 (8) | 0.1093 (3) | 0.0513 (11) | |
H11A | 0.2586 | 0.2587 | 0.0893 | 0.062* | |
C12 | 0.2025 (2) | 0.4553 (6) | 0.1210 (2) | 0.0387 (9) | |
C13 | 0.1496 (2) | 0.3277 (7) | 0.0989 (3) | 0.0479 (11) | |
H13A | 0.1504 | 0.1961 | 0.0772 | 0.057* | |
C14 | 0.0971 (2) | 0.3921 (7) | 0.1085 (2) | 0.0454 (10) | |
C15 | 0.4058 (2) | 0.6541 (10) | 0.1856 (3) | 0.0692 (16) | |
H15A | 0.4115 | 0.5958 | 0.2365 | 0.083* | |
H15B | 0.4452 | 0.6885 | 0.1826 | 0.083* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Br1 | 0.0470 (3) | 0.0745 (4) | 0.0825 (4) | −0.0007 (3) | 0.0389 (3) | 0.0001 (3) |
Br2 | 0.0554 (4) | 0.0786 (4) | 0.0901 (5) | −0.0332 (3) | 0.0345 (3) | −0.0187 (3) |
C1 | 0.038 (2) | 0.052 (3) | 0.041 (2) | −0.005 (2) | 0.021 (2) | 0.0023 (18) |
C2 | 0.046 (3) | 0.048 (3) | 0.048 (3) | −0.007 (2) | 0.025 (2) | −0.0068 (19) |
C3 | 0.043 (2) | 0.045 (2) | 0.038 (2) | −0.006 (2) | 0.020 (2) | −0.0012 (18) |
C4 | 0.046 (3) | 0.054 (3) | 0.038 (2) | −0.009 (2) | 0.019 (2) | −0.0092 (18) |
C5 | 0.037 (2) | 0.056 (3) | 0.038 (2) | −0.013 (2) | 0.013 (2) | −0.0047 (19) |
C6 | 0.044 (3) | 0.072 (3) | 0.049 (3) | −0.023 (2) | 0.018 (2) | −0.011 (2) |
C7 | 0.049 (3) | 0.072 (3) | 0.058 (3) | −0.009 (3) | 0.024 (2) | 0.008 (2) |
C8 | 0.041 (3) | 0.087 (4) | 0.059 (3) | −0.011 (3) | 0.028 (2) | −0.011 (3) |
C9 | 0.041 (3) | 0.065 (3) | 0.084 (4) | 0.004 (3) | 0.031 (3) | 0.007 (3) |
C10 | 0.034 (2) | 0.056 (3) | 0.048 (2) | −0.001 (2) | 0.017 (2) | 0.003 (2) |
C11 | 0.050 (3) | 0.042 (2) | 0.068 (3) | −0.001 (2) | 0.030 (2) | −0.003 (2) |
C12 | 0.039 (2) | 0.041 (2) | 0.039 (2) | −0.0049 (19) | 0.0171 (19) | −0.0002 (17) |
C13 | 0.052 (3) | 0.040 (2) | 0.059 (3) | −0.011 (2) | 0.029 (2) | −0.0076 (19) |
C14 | 0.041 (2) | 0.052 (3) | 0.044 (2) | −0.013 (2) | 0.017 (2) | 0.0022 (19) |
C15 | 0.036 (3) | 0.107 (5) | 0.061 (3) | −0.003 (3) | 0.013 (2) | 0.019 (3) |
Br1—C1 | 1.892 (4) | C7—H7A | 0.9700 |
Br2—C14 | 1.881 (4) | C7—H7B | 0.9700 |
C1—C2 | 1.359 (6) | C8—C9 | 1.548 (7) |
C1—C14 | 1.405 (6) | C8—H8A | 0.9700 |
C2—C3 | 1.407 (6) | C8—H8B | 0.9700 |
C2—H2A | 0.9300 | C9—C10 | 1.512 (6) |
C3—C12 | 1.432 (6) | C9—C15 | 1.552 (8) |
C3—C4 | 1.415 (6) | C9—H9A | 0.9800 |
C4—C5 | 1.363 (6) | C10—C11 | 1.355 (7) |
C4—H4A | 0.9300 | C11—C12 | 1.417 (6) |
C5—C10 | 1.430 (7) | C11—H11A | 0.9300 |
C5—C6 | 1.506 (6) | C12—C13 | 1.409 (6) |
C6—C15 | 1.526 (8) | C13—C14 | 1.368 (7) |
C6—C7 | 1.533 (6) | C13—H13A | 0.9300 |
C6—H6A | 0.9800 | C15—H15A | 0.9700 |
C7—C8 | 1.529 (7) | C15—H15B | 0.9700 |
C2—C1—C14 | 119.8 (4) | C7—C8—H8B | 111.2 |
C2—C1—Br1 | 119.8 (3) | C9—C8—H8B | 111.2 |
C14—C1—Br1 | 120.3 (3) | H8A—C8—H8B | 109.1 |
C1—C2—C3 | 122.4 (4) | C10—C9—C8 | 105.1 (4) |
C1—C2—H2A | 118.8 | C10—C9—C15 | 100.5 (4) |
C3—C2—H2A | 118.8 | C8—C9—C15 | 100.6 (4) |
C12—C3—C4 | 119.3 (4) | C10—C9—H9A | 116.1 |
C12—C3—C2 | 117.8 (4) | C8—C9—H9A | 116.1 |
C4—C3—C2 | 122.9 (4) | C15—C9—H9A | 116.1 |
C5—C4—C3 | 119.7 (4) | C11—C10—C5 | 121.1 (4) |
C5—C4—H4A | 120.1 | C11—C10—C9 | 132.6 (5) |
C3—C4—H4A | 120.1 | C5—C10—C9 | 106.1 (4) |
C4—C5—C10 | 120.6 (4) | C10—C11—C12 | 119.5 (4) |
C4—C5—C6 | 133.7 (4) | C10—C11—H11A | 120.2 |
C10—C5—C6 | 105.7 (4) | C12—C11—H11A | 120.2 |
C5—C6—C15 | 101.2 (4) | C11—C12—C3 | 119.6 (4) |
C5—C6—C7 | 106.4 (4) | C11—C12—C13 | 122.0 (4) |
C15—C6—C7 | 100.4 (4) | C3—C12—C13 | 118.4 (4) |
C5—C6—H6A | 115.6 | C14—C13—C12 | 121.8 (4) |
C15—C6—H6A | 115.6 | C14—C13—H13A | 119.1 |
C7—C6—H6A | 115.6 | C12—C13—H13A | 119.1 |
C8—C7—C6 | 104.5 (4) | C13—C14—C1 | 119.7 (4) |
C8—C7—H7A | 110.9 | C13—C14—Br2 | 118.1 (3) |
C6—C7—H7A | 110.9 | C1—C14—Br2 | 122.1 (4) |
C8—C7—H7B | 110.9 | C6—C15—C9 | 94.3 (4) |
C6—C7—H7B | 110.9 | C6—C15—H15A | 112.9 |
H7A—C7—H7B | 108.9 | C9—C15—H15A | 112.9 |
C7—C8—C9 | 102.8 (4) | C6—C15—H15B | 112.9 |
C7—C8—H8A | 111.2 | C9—C15—H15B | 112.9 |
C9—C8—H8A | 111.2 | H15A—C15—H15B | 110.3 |
C14—C1—C2—C3 | 0.5 (7) | C8—C9—C10—C5 | −71.4 (5) |
Br1—C1—C2—C3 | 178.0 (3) | C15—C9—C10—C5 | 32.6 (5) |
C1—C2—C3—C12 | −2.8 (6) | C5—C10—C11—C12 | −0.6 (7) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 176.3 (4) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | −175.1 (5) |
C12—C3—C4—C5 | 0.8 (6) | C10—C11—C12—C3 | −1.5 (6) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −178.2 (4) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 176.2 (4) |
C3—C4—C5—C10 | −2.9 (6) | C4—C3—C12—C11 | 1.4 (6) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 173.9 (4) | C2—C3—C12—C11 | −179.5 (4) |
C4—C5—C6—C15 | 147.7 (5) | C4—C3—C12—C13 | −176.3 (4) |
C10—C5—C6—C15 | −35.1 (5) | C2—C3—C12—C13 | 2.8 (6) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −107.8 (6) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −178.3 (4) |
C10—C5—C6—C7 | 69.4 (5) | C3—C12—C13—C14 | −0.6 (6) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | −68.1 (5) | C12—C13—C14—C1 | −1.7 (7) |
C15—C6—C7—C8 | 36.9 (5) | C12—C13—C14—Br2 | 177.3 (3) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | −1.0 (5) | C2—C1—C14—C13 | 1.8 (6) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | 69.5 (5) | Br1—C1—C14—C13 | −175.7 (3) |
C7—C8—C9—C15 | −34.6 (5) | C2—C1—C14—Br2 | −177.1 (3) |
C4—C5—C10—C11 | 2.9 (7) | Br1—C1—C14—Br2 | 5.3 (5) |
C6—C5—C10—C11 | −174.7 (4) | C5—C6—C15—C9 | 52.5 (4) |
C4—C5—C10—C9 | 178.7 (4) | C7—C6—C15—C9 | −56.7 (4) |
C6—C5—C10—C9 | 1.0 (5) | C10—C9—C15—C6 | −51.5 (4) |
C8—C9—C10—C11 | 103.6 (6) | C8—C9—C15—C6 | 56.3 (4) |
C15—C9—C10—C11 | −152.3 (5) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C8—H8A···Br2i | 0.97 | 3.00 (1) | 3.843 (16) | 146 (1) |
Symmetry code: (i) x+1/2, y+1/2, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C15H12Br2 |
Mr | 352.07 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, C2/c |
Temperature (K) | 297 |
a, b, c (Å) | 23.437 (3), 6.3565 (8), 18.416 (2) |
β (°) | 111.781 (2) |
V (Å3) | 2547.6 (6) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 6.34 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.56 × 0.48 × 0.20 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.399, 1.000 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 6895, 2501, 1817 |
Rint | 0.058 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.618 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.055, 0.144, 0.96 |
No. of reflections | 2501 |
No. of parameters | 154 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 1.12, −1.09 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2001), SAINT (Bruker, 2001), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C8—H8A···Br2i | 0.972 | 3.00 (1) | 3.843 (16) | 146 (1) |
Symmetry code: (i) x+1/2, y+1/2, z. |
Acknowledgements
Financial support from the National Science Council of the Republic of China is gratefully acknowledged.
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Electron donor (D)–acceptor (A) chromophores linked by rigid, covalent spacers (S), forming D–S–A dyads, have attracted considerable attention due to their potential applications in the design of molecular devices (Lewis et al., 1997; Roest et al., 1996). Numerous types of spacers have been reported (Chiou et al., 2001; Chow et al., 1999). However, rigid linear rod-shaped structures are not commonly seen. The highly symmetrical structures reduce the complexity due to the constraint of geometrical and conformational variations. The rates of photoinduced electron transfer reactions across linearly fused oligo-norbornyl spacer groups have been estimated (Chen et al., 2002; Chow et al., 2005). The ET rates were found to correlate well with both D–A distance and solvent polarities. Atoms C6 and C9 of the title compound are chiral centers, but their relative configurations are opposite (6R,9S or 6S,9R). The racemate was prepared as a model compound for investigations of the intramolecular electron transfer reactions (Chen et al., 2006).
The ORTEP diagram of the title compound is shown in Figure 1. The puckering parameters (Cremer & Pople, 1975) of the five-membered rings A (C5/C6/C15/C9/C10) and B (C6–C9/C15) are Q2 = 0.560 (6)Å and ϕ2 = 71.0 (5)°, and Q2 = 0.602 (6)Å and ϕ2 = 144.7 (6)°, respectively. These results are slightly different from those of previous studies on other norbornane derivatives (Çelik, et al., 2006; Lough, et al., 2006). In addition, the naphthalene ring is essentially planar with a maximum deviation of 0.052 (2)Å for atom C5. Whereas both bromine atoms are slightly twisted out of the plane of the naphthalene ring (5.3 (5)° of Br1—C1—C14—Br2, Table 1). In the crystal structure (Figure 2), the molecules are linked by weak intermolecular C—H···Br (2.998 (2)Å of C8—H8A···Br2 distance and 146 (1)° of C8—H8A—Br2, Table 2) hydrogen bonds (Desiraju et al., 2001; Farrugia et al., 2007; Kuś et al., 2003; Yang et al., 2007) to form an infinite two-dimensional chain, generating a C(9) motif (Bernstein et al., 1995).