organic compounds
4,4′-[p-Phenylenebis(oxy)]dibutanoic acid
aDepartment of Chemistry, School of Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, No. 3 Shang Yuan Cun Road, HaiDian District 100044, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: zhili@bjtu.edu.cn
The complete molecule of the title compound, C14H18O6, has a center of inversion at the centroid of the benzene ring and the contains one half-molecule. The conformation of the side chain is anti [C—C—C—C = −171.40 (17)°]. In the crystal, pairs of head-to-head carboxylic acid O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into infinite zigzag chains propagating along [130]. Weak C—H⋯π interactions between adjacent chains expand the structure into a layered network in the ac plane.
Related literature
For general background to phenoxyacetic acid derivatives, see: Yada (1959); Zheng et al. (2007); Deng et al. (2010); Xiong et al. (2010); Fu et al. (2011). For related structures of multidentate O-donor ligands such as benzene-1,4-dioxydiacetic acid and benzene-1,4-dioxydibutanoic acid, see: Dai et al. (2009); Zhu et al. (2008); Li et al. (2010); Yang et al. (2010); Zhao (2011). For the synthesis of the title compound, see: Zhang et al. (2009). For standard bond lengths, see: Allen et al. (1987).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2007); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT; 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/S1600536811036828/hb6398sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811036828/hb6398Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811036828/hb6398Isup3.cml
Reagents and solvents were of commercially available quality. The title compound was synthesized according to the method of Zhang et al. 2009. To a solution of p-dihydroxybenzene (0.01 mol) in acetonitrile (50 ml), anhydrous potassium carbonate (0.02 mol) and ethyl 4-bromobutanoate (0.01 mol) were mixed. The mixture solution was refluxed for 6 h and filtered. The filtrate was evaporated under reduced pressure and the solid product was dissolved in water/ethanol (1:2 v/v), then sodium hydroxide (0.02 mol) was added. The solution was refluxed for another 24 h, then acidified with dilute HCl. The crude product was separated by filtration and crystals of the title compound were prepared by recrystallization from a mixture of water and ethanol (1:1 v/v).
All H atoms were placed in idealized positions (C—H = 0.93–0.97 Å, O—H = 0.82 Å and refined as riding atoms with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) and with Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(O).
Compounds of the phenoxyacetic acid and their derivatives have good herbicidal activity and become excellent plant growth regulators (Yada, 1959; Zheng et al., 2007; Deng et al., 2010; Xiong et al., 2010; Fu et al., 2011). Also, the two phenoxyacetate moieties have versatile flexiable bonding fashions to metal ions and easily forms coordination polymers (Dai et al., 2009; Zhu et al., 2008; Li et al., 2010; Yang et al., 2010; Zhao et al., 2011). Benzene-1,4-dioxydibutanoic acid is an interesting dicarboxylate ligand and its cobalt polymer has been reported by Zhao et al. 2011. To further investigate this family of ligands, the title compound, (I), was synthesized and its structure was confirmed by X-ray diffraction. X-ray ═O bond.
reveals that the of the title compound contains one half-molecule and has a crystallographic inversion center at the centroid of the benzene ring (Fig. 1). The benzene-connected portions of the alkoxy substituents lie almost coplanar with the C3–C4–O3–C5 torsion angle of 176.81 (16)°. In the molecule of (I) (Fig. 1) the bond lengths are within normal ranges (Allen et al., 1987). The C1—O2, C4—O3 and C5—O3 bond length of 1.287 (3), 1.428 (2) and 1.375 (2) Å, respectively, indicate the presence of typical single bonds. Whereas the C1–O1 [1.221 (3) Å] bond lengths correspond to a typical CIn the π stacking interactions with the H···π distances of 2.89 (3) Å to form infinite stacks along b axis, thus leading to an interwoven two dimensional network held together by O—H···O interactions and C—H···π stacking (Fig. 3).
it is noteworthy that pairs of intermolecular O—H···O hydrogen bonds link head-to-tail the molecules into infinite 1 d chains along the [1 3 0] direction (Fig. 2). Neighboring 1 d chains are in turn interacting with each other through C—H···For general background to phenoxyacetic acid derivatives, see: Yada (1959); Zheng et al. (2007); Deng et al. (2010); Xiong et al. (2010); Fu et al. (2011). For related structures of multidentate O-donor ligands such as benzene-1,4-dioxydiacetic acid and benzene-1,4-dioxydibutanoic acid, see: Dai et al. (2009); Zhu et al. (2008); Li et al. (2010); Yang et al. (2010); Zhao et al. (2011). For the synthesis of the title compound, see: Zhang et al. (2009). For standard bond lengths, see: Allen et al. (1987).
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2007); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); 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).C14H18O6 | Z = 1 |
Mr = 282.28 | F(000) = 150 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.374 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 4.8389 (11) Å | Cell parameters from 1172 reflections |
b = 6.6300 (15) Å | θ = 3.3–29.3° |
c = 11.406 (3) Å | µ = 0.11 mm−1 |
α = 83.067 (5)° | T = 296 K |
β = 81.249 (5)° | Block, colorless |
γ = 71.095 (4)° | 0.21 × 0.19 × 0.18 mm |
V = 341.16 (13) Å3 |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 1170 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1025 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.023 |
φ and ω scans | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 1.8° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −5→5 |
Tmin = 0.978, Tmax = 0.981 | k = −6→7 |
1861 measured reflections | l = −13→11 |
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)] = 0.050 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.162 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.02 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0972P)2 + 0.1511P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
1170 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
92 parameters | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
C14H18O6 | γ = 71.095 (4)° |
Mr = 282.28 | V = 341.16 (13) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 1 |
a = 4.8389 (11) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 6.6300 (15) Å | µ = 0.11 mm−1 |
c = 11.406 (3) Å | T = 296 K |
α = 83.067 (5)° | 0.21 × 0.19 × 0.18 mm |
β = 81.249 (5)° |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 1170 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 1025 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.978, Tmax = 0.981 | Rint = 0.023 |
1861 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.050 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.162 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.02 | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
1170 reflections | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
92 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 > 2σ(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 | ||
O1 | 0.9691 (4) | −0.2476 (3) | 0.45159 (18) | 0.0672 (6) | |
O2 | 0.7156 (4) | −0.4427 (3) | 0.40552 (18) | 0.0663 (6) | |
H2 | 0.8171 | −0.5317 | 0.4509 | 0.099* | |
O3 | 0.4183 (3) | 0.2151 (2) | 0.13043 (12) | 0.0412 (5) | |
C1 | 0.7769 (4) | −0.2666 (3) | 0.39978 (17) | 0.0364 (5) | |
C2 | 0.5900 (4) | −0.0856 (3) | 0.32641 (18) | 0.0410 (6) | |
H2A | 0.4016 | −0.0255 | 0.3730 | 0.049* | |
H2B | 0.5536 | −0.1415 | 0.2575 | 0.049* | |
C3 | 0.7239 (5) | 0.0911 (3) | 0.28431 (19) | 0.0415 (6) | |
H3A | 0.7874 | 0.1333 | 0.3516 | 0.050* | |
H3B | 0.8965 | 0.0371 | 0.2276 | 0.050* | |
C4 | 0.5123 (5) | 0.2853 (3) | 0.22662 (18) | 0.0409 (5) | |
H4A | 0.3448 | 0.3480 | 0.2837 | 0.049* | |
H4B | 0.6090 | 0.3920 | 0.1973 | 0.049* | |
C5 | 0.2114 (4) | 0.3636 (3) | 0.06782 (16) | 0.0328 (5) | |
C6 | 0.1047 (4) | 0.5809 (3) | 0.08497 (18) | 0.0375 (5) | |
H6 | 0.1744 | 0.6355 | 0.1417 | 0.045* | |
C7 | 0.1059 (4) | 0.2846 (3) | −0.01715 (17) | 0.0373 (5) | |
H7 | 0.1775 | 0.1394 | −0.0288 | 0.045* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0781 (12) | 0.0427 (10) | 0.0919 (14) | −0.0226 (9) | −0.0584 (11) | 0.0239 (9) |
O2 | 0.0855 (14) | 0.0421 (10) | 0.0817 (13) | −0.0260 (9) | −0.0510 (11) | 0.0240 (8) |
O3 | 0.0462 (9) | 0.0296 (8) | 0.0429 (8) | −0.0002 (6) | −0.0218 (6) | 0.0041 (6) |
C1 | 0.0388 (10) | 0.0319 (11) | 0.0358 (10) | −0.0068 (8) | −0.0098 (8) | 0.0033 (8) |
C2 | 0.0387 (11) | 0.0388 (12) | 0.0417 (11) | −0.0058 (9) | −0.0149 (9) | 0.0063 (9) |
C3 | 0.0424 (11) | 0.0360 (11) | 0.0446 (12) | −0.0072 (9) | −0.0207 (9) | 0.0086 (9) |
C4 | 0.0460 (11) | 0.0323 (11) | 0.0431 (11) | −0.0073 (9) | −0.0192 (9) | 0.0056 (8) |
C5 | 0.0313 (9) | 0.0295 (10) | 0.0334 (10) | −0.0044 (8) | −0.0095 (7) | 0.0065 (7) |
C6 | 0.0420 (11) | 0.0323 (11) | 0.0377 (10) | −0.0075 (8) | −0.0140 (8) | −0.0002 (8) |
C7 | 0.0428 (11) | 0.0252 (9) | 0.0394 (11) | −0.0032 (8) | −0.0109 (8) | 0.0016 (7) |
O1—C1 | 1.221 (3) | C3—H3A | 0.9700 |
O2—C1 | 1.287 (3) | C3—H3B | 0.9700 |
O2—H2 | 0.8200 | C4—H4A | 0.9700 |
O3—C5 | 1.375 (2) | C4—H4B | 0.9700 |
O3—C4 | 1.428 (2) | C5—C7 | 1.386 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.498 (3) | C5—C6 | 1.391 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.512 (3) | C6—C7i | 1.385 (3) |
C2—H2A | 0.9700 | C6—H6 | 0.9300 |
C2—H2B | 0.9700 | C7—C6i | 1.385 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.512 (3) | C7—H7 | 0.9300 |
C1—O2—H2 | 109.5 | H3A—C3—H3B | 107.8 |
C5—O3—C4 | 117.68 (15) | O3—C4—C3 | 107.15 (16) |
O1—C1—O2 | 122.66 (18) | O3—C4—H4A | 110.3 |
O1—C1—C2 | 122.65 (18) | C3—C4—H4A | 110.3 |
O2—C1—C2 | 114.68 (18) | O3—C4—H4B | 110.3 |
C1—C2—C3 | 114.15 (16) | C3—C4—H4B | 110.3 |
C1—C2—H2A | 108.7 | H4A—C4—H4B | 108.5 |
C3—C2—H2A | 108.7 | O3—C5—C7 | 115.72 (16) |
C1—C2—H2B | 108.7 | O3—C5—C6 | 124.72 (18) |
C3—C2—H2B | 108.7 | C7—C5—C6 | 119.56 (18) |
H2A—C2—H2B | 107.6 | C7i—C6—C5 | 119.61 (19) |
C4—C3—C2 | 112.76 (16) | C7i—C6—H6 | 120.2 |
C4—C3—H3A | 109.0 | C5—C6—H6 | 120.2 |
C2—C3—H3A | 109.0 | C6i—C7—C5 | 120.83 (18) |
C4—C3—H3B | 109.0 | C6i—C7—H7 | 119.6 |
C2—C3—H3B | 109.0 | C5—C7—H7 | 119.6 |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | 21.4 (3) | C4—O3—C5—C6 | 5.5 (3) |
O2—C1—C2—C3 | −159.7 (2) | O3—C5—C6—C7i | −179.46 (17) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −171.40 (17) | C7—C5—C6—C7i | 0.1 (3) |
C5—O3—C4—C3 | 176.81 (16) | O3—C5—C7—C6i | 179.49 (16) |
C2—C3—C4—O3 | −57.1 (2) | C6—C5—C7—C6i | −0.1 (3) |
C4—O3—C5—C7 | −174.06 (17) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y+1, −z. |
Cg1 is the centroid of the C5–C7/C5'–C7' ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O2—H2···O1ii | 0.82 | 1.85 | 2.668 (3) | 174 |
C4—H4B···Cg1iii | 0.97 | 2.89 | 3.703 (3) | 142 |
Symmetry codes: (ii) −x+2, −y−1, −z+1; (iii) x+1, y, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C14H18O6 |
Mr | 282.28 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 296 |
a, b, c (Å) | 4.8389 (11), 6.6300 (15), 11.406 (3) |
α, β, γ (°) | 83.067 (5), 81.249 (5), 71.095 (4) |
V (Å3) | 341.16 (13) |
Z | 1 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.11 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.21 × 0.19 × 0.18 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.978, 0.981 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 1861, 1170, 1025 |
Rint | 0.023 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.595 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.050, 0.162, 1.02 |
No. of reflections | 1170 |
No. of parameters | 92 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.30, −0.20 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2007), SAINT (Bruker, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Cg1 is the centroid of the C5–C7/C5'–C7' ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O2—H2···O1i | 0.82 | 1.85 | 2.668 (3) | 174 |
C4—H4B···Cg1ii | 0.97 | 2.89 | 3.703 (3) | 142 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y−1, −z+1; (ii) x+1, y, z. |
Acknowledgements
The author thanks Beijing Jiaotong University for financial support.
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Compounds of the phenoxyacetic acid and their derivatives have good herbicidal activity and become excellent plant growth regulators (Yada, 1959; Zheng et al., 2007; Deng et al., 2010; Xiong et al., 2010; Fu et al., 2011). Also, the two phenoxyacetate moieties have versatile flexiable bonding fashions to metal ions and easily forms coordination polymers (Dai et al., 2009; Zhu et al., 2008; Li et al., 2010; Yang et al., 2010; Zhao et al., 2011). Benzene-1,4-dioxydibutanoic acid is an interesting dicarboxylate ligand and its cobalt polymer has been reported by Zhao et al. 2011. To further investigate this family of ligands, the title compound, (I), was synthesized and its structure was confirmed by X-ray diffraction. X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the asymmetric unit of the title compound contains one half-molecule and has a crystallographic inversion center at the centroid of the benzene ring (Fig. 1). The benzene-connected portions of the alkoxy substituents lie almost coplanar with the C3–C4–O3–C5 torsion angle of 176.81 (16)°. In the molecule of (I) (Fig. 1) the bond lengths are within normal ranges (Allen et al., 1987). The C1—O2, C4—O3 and C5—O3 bond length of 1.287 (3), 1.428 (2) and 1.375 (2) Å, respectively, indicate the presence of typical single bonds. Whereas the C1–O1 [1.221 (3) Å] bond lengths correspond to a typical C═O bond.
In the crystal structure, it is noteworthy that pairs of intermolecular O—H···O hydrogen bonds link head-to-tail the molecules into infinite 1 d chains along the [1 3 0] direction (Fig. 2). Neighboring 1 d chains are in turn interacting with each other through C—H···π stacking interactions with the H···π distances of 2.89 (3) Å to form infinite stacks along b axis, thus leading to an interwoven two dimensional network held together by O—H···O interactions and C—H···π stacking (Fig. 3).