organic compounds
(Z)-2-(2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzylidene)-1-benzofuran-3(2H)-one
aSankar Foundation Research Institute, Naiduthota, Vepagunta, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530 047, India
*Correspondence e-mail: anand.dcb@gmail.com
In the title compound, C16H12O4, the 1-benzofuranone unit is in a planar conformation [C—C—C—C = 179.69 (12)°]. The conformation around the C=C double bond [1.3370 (17) Å] is Z. In the crystal, the molecules are stabilized by O—H⋯O (running parallel to the bc plane) and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
Related literature
For the synthesis and biological activity of substituted aurones, see: Varma & Varma (1992); Beney et al. (2001); Sim et al. (2008); Souard et al. (2010); Wang et al. (2007). For aurones as structural scaffolds in natural and synthetic compounds possessing diverse biological properties, see: Villemin et al. (1998). The title compound, which is an analogue of naturally occurring aurones, holds promise as an inhibitor against human melanocytes tyrosinase towards antihyperpigmentation, see: Okombi et al. (2006). For the assignment of conformations and the orientation of the substituents, see: Nardelli (1983, 1995); Klyne & Prelog (1960).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT and XPREP (Bruker, 2004); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1993); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811016217/ds2109sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811016217/ds2109Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811016217/ds2109Isup3.cml
3-coumaranone was allowed to react with 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde (aldol condensation) in alcoholic solution in the presence of potassium hydroxide for 30 minutes to yield the title compound. The pure product was obtained by recrystalizing the crude product in ethanol solvent.
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 > 2sigma(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for
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.Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell
APEX2 and SAINT (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT and XPREP (Bruker, 2004); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1993); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: PLATON (Spek, 2009).C16H12O4 | F(000) = 560 |
Mr = 268.26 | Dx = 1.391 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 3249 reflections |
a = 7.1083 (4) Å | θ = 2.9–25.3° |
b = 12.7072 (7) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
c = 14.4024 (8) Å | T = 293 K |
β = 100.161 (2)° | Block, yellow |
V = 1280.52 (12) Å3 | 0.35 × 0.30 × 0.25 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker Kappa APEXII CCD diffractometer | 4765 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2533 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.047 |
ω and ϕ scans | θmax = 32.9°, θmin = 2.2° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2004) | h = −10→5 |
Tmin = 0.906, Tmax = 0.975 | k = −17→19 |
19357 measured reflections | l = −21→21 |
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)] = 0.052 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
wR(F2) = 0.150 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0683P)2 + 0.0121P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.02 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
4765 reflections | Δρmax = 0.26 e Å−3 |
187 parameters | Δρmin = −0.19 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: 0.0043 (16) |
C16H12O4 | V = 1280.52 (12) Å3 |
Mr = 268.26 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.1083 (4) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
b = 12.7072 (7) Å | T = 293 K |
c = 14.4024 (8) Å | 0.35 × 0.30 × 0.25 mm |
β = 100.161 (2)° |
Bruker Kappa APEXII CCD diffractometer | 4765 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2004) | 2533 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.906, Tmax = 0.975 | Rint = 0.047 |
19357 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.052 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.150 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.02 | Δρmax = 0.26 e Å−3 |
4765 reflections | Δρmin = −0.19 e Å−3 |
187 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 | 0.33155 (18) | 0.81587 (10) | 0.10935 (9) | 0.0378 (3) | |
C2 | 0.3577 (2) | 0.79394 (12) | 0.20448 (10) | 0.0498 (4) | |
H2 | 0.3493 | 0.8460 | 0.2490 | 0.060* | |
C3 | 0.3967 (2) | 0.69092 (12) | 0.22996 (11) | 0.0544 (4) | |
H3 | 0.4168 | 0.6732 | 0.2936 | 0.065* | |
C4 | 0.4072 (2) | 0.61232 (12) | 0.16407 (11) | 0.0529 (4) | |
H4 | 0.4321 | 0.5433 | 0.1840 | 0.064* | |
C5 | 0.3811 (2) | 0.63594 (11) | 0.06989 (11) | 0.0487 (4) | |
H5 | 0.3888 | 0.5838 | 0.0254 | 0.058* | |
C6 | 0.34267 (17) | 0.73990 (10) | 0.04224 (9) | 0.0383 (3) | |
C7 | 0.31090 (19) | 0.79320 (10) | −0.04815 (9) | 0.0409 (3) | |
C8 | 0.27856 (18) | 0.90379 (10) | −0.02558 (9) | 0.0380 (3) | |
C9 | 0.24089 (17) | 0.98235 (10) | −0.08784 (9) | 0.0388 (3) | |
H9 | 0.2352 | 0.9621 | −0.1503 | 0.047* | |
C10 | 0.20767 (16) | 1.09256 (10) | −0.07510 (9) | 0.0362 (3) | |
C11 | 0.2172 (2) | 1.14095 (10) | 0.01304 (10) | 0.0440 (3) | |
H11 | 0.2418 | 1.0999 | 0.0673 | 0.053* | |
C12 | 0.1913 (2) | 1.24709 (11) | 0.02151 (10) | 0.0492 (4) | |
H12 | 0.1987 | 1.2772 | 0.0809 | 0.059* | |
C13 | 0.15384 (19) | 1.30956 (10) | −0.05866 (10) | 0.0412 (3) | |
C14 | 0.14158 (17) | 1.26536 (10) | −0.14673 (9) | 0.0389 (3) | |
H14 | 0.1155 | 1.3072 | −0.2004 | 0.047* | |
C15 | 0.16833 (18) | 1.15787 (10) | −0.15485 (9) | 0.0383 (3) | |
C16 | 0.0907 (2) | 1.48154 (11) | −0.12239 (11) | 0.0557 (4) | |
H16A | 0.1933 | 1.4791 | −0.1577 | 0.083* | |
H16B | 0.0756 | 1.5523 | −0.1015 | 0.083* | |
H16C | −0.0256 | 1.4589 | −0.1617 | 0.083* | |
O1 | 0.29265 (13) | 0.91457 (7) | 0.07146 (6) | 0.0425 (2) | |
O2 | 0.30983 (16) | 0.75813 (8) | −0.12769 (7) | 0.0611 (3) | |
O3 | 0.15733 (16) | 1.11203 (8) | −0.24045 (7) | 0.0558 (3) | |
O4 | 0.13342 (16) | 1.41402 (8) | −0.04288 (7) | 0.0556 (3) | |
H3A | 0.153 (3) | 1.1617 (15) | −0.2855 (16) | 0.092 (7)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0425 (6) | 0.0355 (7) | 0.0351 (7) | −0.0041 (5) | 0.0061 (5) | 0.0037 (6) |
C2 | 0.0625 (9) | 0.0539 (9) | 0.0334 (7) | −0.0009 (7) | 0.0092 (6) | 0.0034 (7) |
C3 | 0.0590 (9) | 0.0622 (10) | 0.0417 (8) | 0.0000 (7) | 0.0081 (7) | 0.0153 (8) |
C4 | 0.0516 (8) | 0.0457 (9) | 0.0598 (10) | 0.0006 (6) | 0.0052 (7) | 0.0184 (7) |
C5 | 0.0538 (8) | 0.0382 (8) | 0.0518 (9) | 0.0018 (6) | 0.0032 (6) | 0.0015 (7) |
C6 | 0.0413 (6) | 0.0349 (7) | 0.0370 (7) | −0.0023 (5) | 0.0021 (5) | 0.0023 (5) |
C7 | 0.0511 (7) | 0.0367 (7) | 0.0333 (7) | −0.0009 (6) | 0.0029 (5) | −0.0028 (6) |
C8 | 0.0476 (7) | 0.0364 (7) | 0.0299 (6) | −0.0026 (5) | 0.0065 (5) | −0.0015 (5) |
C9 | 0.0496 (7) | 0.0357 (7) | 0.0314 (6) | −0.0021 (5) | 0.0079 (5) | −0.0001 (5) |
C10 | 0.0419 (6) | 0.0339 (7) | 0.0339 (7) | −0.0024 (5) | 0.0099 (5) | 0.0007 (5) |
C11 | 0.0608 (8) | 0.0390 (7) | 0.0347 (7) | 0.0017 (6) | 0.0154 (6) | 0.0027 (6) |
C12 | 0.0736 (9) | 0.0420 (8) | 0.0361 (8) | 0.0030 (7) | 0.0212 (7) | −0.0029 (6) |
C13 | 0.0490 (7) | 0.0324 (7) | 0.0455 (8) | 0.0011 (5) | 0.0175 (6) | −0.0015 (6) |
C14 | 0.0476 (7) | 0.0336 (7) | 0.0362 (7) | −0.0005 (5) | 0.0096 (5) | 0.0043 (5) |
C15 | 0.0463 (7) | 0.0354 (7) | 0.0337 (7) | −0.0051 (5) | 0.0086 (5) | −0.0018 (5) |
C16 | 0.0749 (10) | 0.0352 (8) | 0.0597 (10) | 0.0034 (7) | 0.0194 (8) | 0.0045 (7) |
O1 | 0.0612 (6) | 0.0353 (5) | 0.0313 (5) | −0.0006 (4) | 0.0092 (4) | 0.0004 (4) |
O2 | 0.1001 (9) | 0.0452 (6) | 0.0353 (6) | 0.0094 (5) | 0.0048 (5) | −0.0087 (5) |
O3 | 0.1003 (8) | 0.0346 (6) | 0.0317 (5) | −0.0049 (5) | 0.0092 (5) | −0.0017 (4) |
O4 | 0.0859 (7) | 0.0353 (6) | 0.0495 (6) | 0.0077 (5) | 0.0222 (5) | −0.0011 (5) |
C1—O1 | 1.3764 (15) | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
C1—C6 | 1.3781 (19) | C10—C11 | 1.4014 (18) |
C1—C2 | 1.3782 (19) | C10—C15 | 1.4046 (18) |
C2—C3 | 1.374 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.3696 (18) |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
C3—C4 | 1.389 (2) | C12—C13 | 1.3876 (19) |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C4—C5 | 1.370 (2) | C13—O4 | 1.3588 (16) |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C13—C14 | 1.3758 (18) |
C5—C6 | 1.3927 (18) | C14—C15 | 1.3868 (18) |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C6—C7 | 1.4495 (18) | C15—O3 | 1.3533 (16) |
C7—O2 | 1.2280 (16) | C16—O4 | 1.4203 (17) |
C7—C8 | 1.4697 (18) | C16—H16A | 0.9600 |
C8—C9 | 1.3370 (17) | C16—H16B | 0.9600 |
C8—O1 | 1.3902 (15) | C16—H16C | 0.9600 |
C9—C10 | 1.4373 (17) | O3—H3A | 0.90 (2) |
O1—C1—C6 | 113.12 (11) | C11—C10—C15 | 116.89 (12) |
O1—C1—C2 | 124.11 (12) | C11—C10—C9 | 124.08 (12) |
C6—C1—C2 | 122.77 (12) | C15—C10—C9 | 119.01 (11) |
C3—C2—C1 | 116.33 (14) | C12—C11—C10 | 121.80 (13) |
C3—C2—H2 | 121.8 | C12—C11—H11 | 119.1 |
C1—C2—H2 | 121.8 | C10—C11—H11 | 119.1 |
C2—C3—C4 | 122.35 (14) | C11—C12—C13 | 119.89 (13) |
C2—C3—H3 | 118.8 | C11—C12—H12 | 120.1 |
C4—C3—H3 | 118.8 | C13—C12—H12 | 120.1 |
C5—C4—C3 | 120.32 (14) | O4—C13—C14 | 124.18 (12) |
C5—C4—H4 | 119.8 | O4—C13—C12 | 115.47 (12) |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.8 | C14—C13—C12 | 120.34 (12) |
C4—C5—C6 | 118.46 (14) | C13—C14—C15 | 119.51 (12) |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.8 | C13—C14—H14 | 120.2 |
C6—C5—H5 | 120.8 | C15—C14—H14 | 120.2 |
C1—C6—C5 | 119.77 (13) | O3—C15—C14 | 120.93 (12) |
C1—C6—C7 | 106.47 (11) | O3—C15—C10 | 117.50 (12) |
C5—C6—C7 | 133.75 (13) | C14—C15—C10 | 121.57 (12) |
O2—C7—C6 | 130.00 (13) | O4—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
O2—C7—C8 | 125.30 (13) | O4—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C6—C7—C8 | 104.70 (11) | H16A—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C9—C8—O1 | 124.83 (12) | O4—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C9—C8—C7 | 125.89 (12) | H16A—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
O1—C8—C7 | 109.29 (10) | H16B—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C8—C9—C10 | 131.29 (12) | C1—O1—C8 | 106.42 (10) |
C8—C9—H9 | 114.4 | C15—O3—H3A | 110.1 (13) |
C10—C9—H9 | 114.4 | C13—O4—C16 | 117.98 (11) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −179.59 (12) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | 2.7 (2) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 0.2 (2) | C8—C9—C10—C15 | −179.18 (13) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.8 (2) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | −0.59 (19) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.9 (2) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 177.54 (13) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.4 (2) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.2 (2) |
O1—C1—C6—C5 | −179.94 (11) | C11—C12—C13—O4 | −178.96 (13) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 0.23 (19) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.4 (2) |
O1—C1—C6—C7 | 0.83 (14) | O4—C13—C14—C15 | 178.78 (12) |
C2—C1—C6—C7 | −178.99 (12) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | −0.47 (19) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.12 (19) | C13—C14—C15—O3 | −179.95 (11) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 178.85 (14) | C13—C14—C15—C10 | 0.05 (18) |
C1—C6—C7—O2 | 179.03 (14) | C11—C10—C15—O3 | −179.53 (11) |
C5—C6—C7—O2 | 0.0 (3) | C9—C10—C15—O3 | 2.24 (17) |
C1—C6—C7—C8 | −0.86 (14) | C11—C10—C15—C14 | 0.47 (18) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | −179.93 (14) | C9—C10—C15—C14 | −177.76 (11) |
O2—C7—C8—C9 | 0.9 (2) | C6—C1—O1—C8 | −0.43 (14) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | −179.20 (12) | C2—C1—O1—C8 | 179.39 (12) |
O2—C7—C8—O1 | −179.27 (13) | C9—C8—O1—C1 | 179.68 (12) |
C6—C7—C8—O1 | 0.63 (14) | C7—C8—O1—C1 | −0.15 (13) |
O1—C8—C9—C10 | 0.5 (2) | C14—C13—O4—C16 | 2.1 (2) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | −179.69 (12) | C12—C13—O4—C16 | −178.64 (13) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O3—H3A···O2i | 0.90 (2) | 1.80 (2) | 2.6952 (14) | 170.0 (19) |
C16—H16A···O3i | 0.96 | 2.59 | 3.3328 (14) | 135 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z−1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H12O4 |
Mr | 268.26 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.1083 (4), 12.7072 (7), 14.4024 (8) |
β (°) | 100.161 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1280.52 (12) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.35 × 0.30 × 0.25 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker Kappa APEXII CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2004) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.906, 0.975 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 19357, 4765, 2533 |
Rint | 0.047 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.764 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.052, 0.150, 1.02 |
No. of reflections | 4765 |
No. of parameters | 187 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.26, −0.19 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004), APEX2 and SAINT (Bruker, 2004), SAINT and XPREP (Bruker, 2004), SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1993), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006), PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O3—H3A···O2i | 0.90 (2) | 1.80 (2) | 2.6952 (14) | 170.0 (19) |
C16—H16A···O3i | 0.96 | 2.59 | 3.3328 (14) | 135 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z−1/2. |
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the Managing Trustee and the Founder Trustee of the Sankar Foundation for their financial support and encouragement. We also acknowledge the Head of the SAIF, IIT-Chennai, for the data collection.
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Aurones are chalcone analogues containing fused benzofuranone ring system. They form essential structural scaffold in several natural and synthetic molecules possessing diverse biological properties (Villemin et al. 1998) Several functionalized aurones were reported to exhibit anti-malarial (Souard et al. 2010) and anti-histamine (Wang et al. 2007) properties. The title compound which is an analogue of naturally occurring aurones holds promise as inhibitors against human melanocytes tyrosinase towards antihyperpigmentation (Okombi et al. 2006).