organic compounds
3,6-Dibromonaphthalene-2,7-diyl bis(trifluoromethanesulfonate)
aHenan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou 450008, People's Republic of China, bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and cChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80203 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
*Correspondence e-mail: seikweng@um.edu.my
The naphthalene fused ring of the title compound, C12H4Br2F6O6S2, is slightly buckled (r.m.s. deviation = 0.036 Å) along the common C—C bond and the benzene rings are twisted by 3.2 (3)°. The two trifluoromethylsulfonyl groups lie on opposite sides of the fused-ring system. The features short intermolecular F⋯F contacts [2.715 (4) and 2.832 (4) Å].
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2007); cell CrystalClear; data reduction: CrystalClear; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811037755/nk2112sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811037755/nk2112Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811037755/nk2112Isup3.cml
3,6-Dibromonaphthalene-2,7-diol (3.15 g,10 mmol) was dissolved in the mixture of dichloromethane (100 ml) and triethylamine (3.04 g,30 mmol). The solution was cooled to 273 K. Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid anhydride (3.21 g, 22 mmol) dissolved in dichloromethane (20 ml) was added dropwise. The mxiture was kept cold for 12 h. The solvent was evaporated and the residue purified by
on silica gel (petroleum ether:ethyl acetate =10:1) to provide the desired product as a white solid (3.78 g, yield 65%). The procedure was that reported by Shinamura et al. (2011).Carbon-bound H-atoms were placed in calculated positions [C—H 0.95 Å, Uiso(H) 1.2Ueq(C)] and were included in the
in the riding model approximation. Omitted from the because of bad disagreement between observed and calculated structure factors were reflections (0 1 1), (0 2 0) and (0 2 1).The title compound (Scheme I), which is synthesized from commercially available 3,6-dibromonaphthalene-2,7-diol, has trifluoromethysulfonyloxy (abbreviated OTf) substituents that can be replaced by an acetylenic –C≡C–R radical. The product is then converted to a naphthodithiophene by treatment with sodium sulfide. Such naphthodithiophenes can be used as an organic field-effect transistors (Shinamura et al., 2011). We intend to examine these compounds for such applications; the title compound is a precursor. The naphthalene fused-ring is slightly buckled along the common carbon-carbon bond as the benzene rings are offset by 3.2 (3) °. The two trifluoromethylsulfonyl groups lie on opposite sides of the fused-ring (Fig. 1). The features short intermolecular F···F contacts (2.715 (4) Å between F3 and inversion-related F4, and 2.832 (4) Å between F3 and inversion symmetry-related F5) that give rise to the formation of a ribbon motif.
For the synthesis and background chemistry, see: Shinamura et al. (2011).
Data collection: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2007); cell
CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2007); data reduction: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2007); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).Fig. 1. Displacement ellipsoid plot (Barbour, 2001) of C12H4Br2F6O6S2 at the 70% probability level; hydrogen atoms are drawn as spheres of arbitrary radius. |
C12H4Br2F6O6S2 | F(000) = 1120 |
Mr = 582.09 | Dx = 2.244 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 5210 reflections |
a = 5.2413 (11) Å | θ = 0.8–27.5° |
b = 26.450 (6) Å | µ = 5.04 mm−1 |
c = 12.429 (3) Å | T = 173 K |
β = 90.169 (3)° | Prism, colourless |
V = 1723.1 (7) Å3 | 0.32 × 0.30 × 0.20 mm |
Z = 4 |
Rigaku Saturn724+ CCD diffractometer | 3933 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3662 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.048 |
ω scans at fixed χ = 45° | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.8° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku, 2007) | h = −6→6 |
Tmin = 0.573, Tmax = 1.000 | k = −34→34 |
17398 measured reflections | l = −16→16 |
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)] = 0.044 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.094 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.16 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0349P)2 + 2.4738P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3933 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
253 parameters | Δρmax = 0.79 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.45 e Å−3 |
C12H4Br2F6O6S2 | V = 1723.1 (7) Å3 |
Mr = 582.09 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 5.2413 (11) Å | µ = 5.04 mm−1 |
b = 26.450 (6) Å | T = 173 K |
c = 12.429 (3) Å | 0.32 × 0.30 × 0.20 mm |
β = 90.169 (3)° |
Rigaku Saturn724+ CCD diffractometer | 3933 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku, 2007) | 3662 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.573, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.048 |
17398 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.044 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.094 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.16 | Δρmax = 0.79 e Å−3 |
3933 reflections | Δρmin = −0.45 e Å−3 |
253 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. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Br1 | −0.38667 (8) | 0.159089 (15) | 0.15955 (3) | 0.03395 (12) | |
Br2 | 0.69892 (7) | 0.232466 (15) | 0.59710 (3) | 0.03228 (12) | |
S1 | −0.51801 (18) | 0.01955 (4) | 0.30367 (8) | 0.0297 (2) | |
S2 | 0.36288 (18) | 0.17543 (4) | 0.81831 (7) | 0.0286 (2) | |
F1 | −0.4753 (6) | 0.03529 (11) | 0.0989 (2) | 0.0519 (7) | |
F2 | −0.8431 (5) | 0.05488 (10) | 0.1624 (2) | 0.0486 (7) | |
F3 | −0.7393 (6) | −0.02313 (10) | 0.1425 (2) | 0.0576 (8) | |
F4 | −0.0166 (5) | 0.11242 (10) | 0.8258 (2) | 0.0501 (7) | |
F5 | 0.3216 (6) | 0.08682 (11) | 0.9073 (2) | 0.0634 (8) | |
F6 | 0.0909 (5) | 0.14491 (11) | 0.9781 (2) | 0.0506 (7) | |
O1 | −0.5105 (5) | 0.07808 (10) | 0.3257 (2) | 0.0295 (6) | |
O2 | −0.2705 (6) | −0.00101 (11) | 0.2966 (3) | 0.0435 (7) | |
O3 | −0.7065 (6) | −0.00149 (13) | 0.3702 (3) | 0.0523 (9) | |
O4 | 0.4608 (5) | 0.14368 (10) | 0.71859 (19) | 0.0296 (6) | |
O5 | 0.1917 (5) | 0.21376 (10) | 0.7854 (2) | 0.0339 (6) | |
O6 | 0.5748 (6) | 0.18540 (13) | 0.8852 (2) | 0.0453 (8) | |
C1 | −0.2103 (7) | 0.14519 (14) | 0.2887 (3) | 0.0246 (7) | |
C2 | −0.2856 (7) | 0.10442 (14) | 0.3545 (3) | 0.0243 (7) | |
C3 | −0.1645 (7) | 0.09387 (13) | 0.4487 (3) | 0.0260 (7) | |
H3 | −0.2168 | 0.0658 | 0.4910 | 0.031* | |
C4 | 0.0403 (7) | 0.12493 (13) | 0.4835 (3) | 0.0247 (7) | |
C5 | 0.1600 (7) | 0.11762 (14) | 0.5845 (3) | 0.0264 (8) | |
H5 | 0.1130 | 0.0900 | 0.6292 | 0.032* | |
C6 | 0.3434 (7) | 0.15073 (14) | 0.6165 (3) | 0.0260 (8) | |
C7 | 0.4289 (7) | 0.19063 (13) | 0.5502 (3) | 0.0247 (7) | |
C8 | 0.3173 (7) | 0.19787 (14) | 0.4520 (3) | 0.0263 (7) | |
H8 | 0.3742 | 0.2245 | 0.4068 | 0.032* | |
C9 | 0.1171 (7) | 0.16576 (13) | 0.4172 (3) | 0.0239 (7) | |
C10 | −0.0091 (7) | 0.17479 (14) | 0.3192 (3) | 0.0249 (7) | |
H10 | 0.0457 | 0.2016 | 0.2740 | 0.030* | |
C11 | −0.6552 (9) | 0.02223 (16) | 0.1672 (3) | 0.0374 (9) | |
C12 | 0.1767 (9) | 0.12624 (16) | 0.8865 (3) | 0.0376 (9) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Br1 | 0.0434 (2) | 0.0326 (2) | 0.0258 (2) | 0.00171 (17) | −0.00934 (16) | 0.00457 (15) |
Br2 | 0.0305 (2) | 0.0321 (2) | 0.0343 (2) | −0.00321 (15) | 0.00105 (15) | −0.00809 (15) |
S1 | 0.0307 (5) | 0.0236 (5) | 0.0348 (5) | −0.0030 (4) | −0.0049 (4) | 0.0053 (4) |
S2 | 0.0322 (5) | 0.0296 (5) | 0.0239 (4) | 0.0006 (4) | −0.0044 (4) | −0.0032 (4) |
F1 | 0.0710 (19) | 0.0505 (17) | 0.0342 (14) | −0.0086 (14) | 0.0094 (13) | −0.0054 (12) |
F2 | 0.0517 (16) | 0.0439 (15) | 0.0501 (15) | 0.0067 (12) | −0.0195 (12) | 0.0014 (12) |
F3 | 0.072 (2) | 0.0351 (15) | 0.0652 (18) | −0.0132 (14) | −0.0185 (15) | −0.0114 (13) |
F4 | 0.0533 (16) | 0.0500 (17) | 0.0472 (15) | −0.0194 (13) | 0.0033 (12) | −0.0053 (12) |
F5 | 0.083 (2) | 0.0451 (17) | 0.0623 (18) | 0.0213 (15) | 0.0097 (16) | 0.0221 (14) |
F6 | 0.0611 (17) | 0.0595 (18) | 0.0313 (13) | −0.0012 (14) | 0.0112 (12) | −0.0017 (12) |
O1 | 0.0299 (13) | 0.0263 (14) | 0.0321 (14) | 0.0015 (11) | −0.0038 (11) | −0.0013 (11) |
O2 | 0.0354 (16) | 0.0268 (15) | 0.068 (2) | 0.0047 (12) | −0.0101 (14) | −0.0043 (14) |
O3 | 0.0495 (19) | 0.056 (2) | 0.0515 (19) | −0.0178 (16) | −0.0005 (15) | 0.0233 (16) |
O4 | 0.0347 (14) | 0.0324 (15) | 0.0218 (12) | 0.0063 (11) | −0.0046 (10) | −0.0033 (10) |
O5 | 0.0431 (16) | 0.0275 (14) | 0.0312 (14) | 0.0057 (12) | −0.0002 (12) | −0.0021 (11) |
O6 | 0.0403 (16) | 0.059 (2) | 0.0362 (16) | 0.0000 (15) | −0.0135 (13) | −0.0151 (14) |
C1 | 0.0309 (19) | 0.0239 (18) | 0.0191 (16) | 0.0057 (15) | 0.0018 (14) | −0.0001 (13) |
C2 | 0.0241 (17) | 0.0225 (18) | 0.0263 (18) | 0.0016 (14) | 0.0020 (14) | −0.0025 (14) |
C3 | 0.036 (2) | 0.0194 (17) | 0.0228 (17) | 0.0014 (15) | 0.0035 (14) | 0.0012 (13) |
C4 | 0.0329 (19) | 0.0198 (17) | 0.0213 (17) | 0.0040 (15) | 0.0016 (14) | −0.0008 (13) |
C5 | 0.036 (2) | 0.0210 (18) | 0.0219 (17) | 0.0040 (15) | −0.0018 (14) | 0.0002 (14) |
C6 | 0.0307 (19) | 0.030 (2) | 0.0176 (16) | 0.0070 (15) | −0.0020 (14) | −0.0015 (14) |
C7 | 0.0259 (17) | 0.0194 (17) | 0.0289 (18) | 0.0007 (14) | −0.0002 (14) | −0.0055 (14) |
C8 | 0.0316 (19) | 0.0209 (18) | 0.0265 (18) | 0.0026 (15) | 0.0050 (14) | −0.0013 (14) |
C9 | 0.0311 (19) | 0.0171 (17) | 0.0237 (17) | 0.0053 (14) | 0.0026 (14) | −0.0026 (13) |
C10 | 0.0321 (19) | 0.0227 (18) | 0.0200 (16) | 0.0053 (15) | 0.0042 (14) | 0.0018 (13) |
C11 | 0.044 (2) | 0.028 (2) | 0.040 (2) | −0.0033 (18) | −0.0039 (19) | −0.0027 (17) |
C12 | 0.048 (2) | 0.034 (2) | 0.031 (2) | 0.0055 (19) | 0.0030 (18) | 0.0018 (17) |
Br1—C1 | 1.886 (3) | O4—C6 | 1.421 (4) |
Br2—C7 | 1.887 (3) | C1—C10 | 1.367 (5) |
S1—O3 | 1.405 (3) | C1—C2 | 1.410 (5) |
S1—O2 | 1.409 (3) | C2—C3 | 1.359 (5) |
S1—O1 | 1.573 (3) | C3—C4 | 1.418 (5) |
S1—C11 | 1.841 (4) | C3—H3 | 0.9500 |
S2—O6 | 1.410 (3) | C4—C5 | 1.415 (5) |
S2—O5 | 1.414 (3) | C4—C9 | 1.417 (5) |
S2—O4 | 1.584 (3) | C5—C6 | 1.359 (5) |
S2—C12 | 1.835 (5) | C5—H5 | 0.9500 |
F1—C11 | 1.317 (5) | C6—C7 | 1.412 (5) |
F2—C11 | 1.311 (5) | C7—C8 | 1.366 (5) |
F3—C11 | 1.314 (5) | C8—C9 | 1.417 (5) |
F4—C12 | 1.313 (5) | C8—H8 | 0.9500 |
F5—C12 | 1.315 (5) | C9—C10 | 1.405 (5) |
F6—C12 | 1.321 (5) | C10—H10 | 0.9500 |
O1—C2 | 1.414 (4) | ||
O3—S1—O2 | 122.2 (2) | C4—C5—H5 | 120.6 |
O3—S1—O1 | 107.7 (2) | C5—C6—C7 | 122.4 (3) |
O2—S1—O1 | 111.60 (16) | C5—C6—O4 | 118.7 (3) |
O3—S1—C11 | 106.5 (2) | C7—C6—O4 | 118.8 (3) |
O2—S1—C11 | 108.3 (2) | C8—C7—C6 | 119.3 (3) |
O1—S1—C11 | 97.59 (16) | C8—C7—Br2 | 120.8 (3) |
O6—S2—O5 | 122.32 (19) | C6—C7—Br2 | 119.8 (3) |
O6—S2—O4 | 107.69 (17) | C7—C8—C9 | 120.2 (3) |
O5—S2—O4 | 111.13 (15) | C7—C8—H8 | 119.9 |
O6—S2—C12 | 106.2 (2) | C9—C8—H8 | 119.9 |
O5—S2—C12 | 107.73 (19) | C10—C9—C8 | 120.6 (3) |
O4—S2—C12 | 99.18 (17) | C10—C9—C4 | 120.0 (3) |
C2—O1—S1 | 123.3 (2) | C8—C9—C4 | 119.4 (3) |
C6—O4—S2 | 119.3 (2) | C1—C10—C9 | 120.3 (3) |
C10—C1—C2 | 119.6 (3) | C1—C10—H10 | 119.8 |
C10—C1—Br1 | 120.1 (3) | C9—C10—H10 | 119.8 |
C2—C1—Br1 | 120.4 (3) | F3—C11—F2 | 109.8 (4) |
C3—C2—C1 | 121.7 (3) | F3—C11—F1 | 109.2 (4) |
C3—C2—O1 | 120.2 (3) | F2—C11—F1 | 109.7 (4) |
C1—C2—O1 | 117.7 (3) | F3—C11—S1 | 108.1 (3) |
C2—C3—C4 | 119.6 (3) | F2—C11—S1 | 111.0 (3) |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.2 | F1—C11—S1 | 109.0 (3) |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.2 | F4—C12—F5 | 109.7 (4) |
C5—C4—C9 | 119.6 (3) | F4—C12—F6 | 109.5 (4) |
C5—C4—C3 | 121.6 (3) | F5—C12—F6 | 108.9 (3) |
C9—C4—C3 | 118.7 (3) | F4—C12—S2 | 110.0 (3) |
C6—C5—C4 | 118.9 (3) | F5—C12—S2 | 110.2 (3) |
C6—C5—H5 | 120.6 | F6—C12—S2 | 108.4 (3) |
O3—S1—O1—C2 | 125.8 (3) | C7—C8—C9—C10 | 176.1 (3) |
O2—S1—O1—C2 | −10.9 (3) | C7—C8—C9—C4 | −2.4 (5) |
C11—S1—O1—C2 | −124.1 (3) | C5—C4—C9—C10 | −176.9 (3) |
O6—S2—O4—C6 | −146.3 (3) | C3—C4—C9—C10 | 0.0 (5) |
O5—S2—O4—C6 | −9.9 (3) | C5—C4—C9—C8 | 1.7 (5) |
C12—S2—O4—C6 | 103.3 (3) | C3—C4—C9—C8 | 178.5 (3) |
C10—C1—C2—C3 | 0.6 (6) | C2—C1—C10—C9 | −2.1 (5) |
Br1—C1—C2—C3 | −179.1 (3) | Br1—C1—C10—C9 | 177.7 (3) |
C10—C1—C2—O1 | 173.5 (3) | C8—C9—C10—C1 | −176.8 (3) |
Br1—C1—C2—O1 | −6.2 (4) | C4—C9—C10—C1 | 1.8 (5) |
S1—O1—C2—C3 | −63.9 (4) | O3—S1—C11—F3 | −53.1 (4) |
S1—O1—C2—C1 | 123.0 (3) | O2—S1—C11—F3 | 80.0 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 1.1 (5) | O1—S1—C11—F3 | −164.2 (3) |
O1—C2—C3—C4 | −171.6 (3) | O3—S1—C11—F2 | 67.4 (4) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 175.4 (3) | O2—S1—C11—F2 | −159.5 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C9 | −1.4 (5) | O1—S1—C11—F2 | −43.7 (3) |
C9—C4—C5—C6 | 1.2 (5) | O3—S1—C11—F1 | −171.6 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −175.5 (3) | O2—S1—C11—F1 | −38.5 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −3.5 (5) | O1—S1—C11—F1 | 77.3 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—O4 | 179.2 (3) | O6—S2—C12—F4 | −176.0 (3) |
S2—O4—C6—C5 | −97.9 (4) | O5—S2—C12—F4 | 51.3 (3) |
S2—O4—C6—C7 | 84.7 (4) | O4—S2—C12—F4 | −64.5 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | 2.8 (6) | O6—S2—C12—F5 | −55.0 (3) |
O4—C6—C7—C8 | −179.9 (3) | O5—S2—C12—F5 | 172.4 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—Br2 | −176.1 (3) | O4—S2—C12—F5 | 56.6 (3) |
O4—C6—C7—Br2 | 1.2 (4) | O6—S2—C12—F6 | 64.2 (3) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | 0.3 (5) | O5—S2—C12—F6 | −68.5 (3) |
Br2—C7—C8—C9 | 179.2 (3) | O4—S2—C12—F6 | 175.8 (3) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C12H4Br2F6O6S2 |
Mr | 582.09 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 173 |
a, b, c (Å) | 5.2413 (11), 26.450 (6), 12.429 (3) |
β (°) | 90.169 (3) |
V (Å3) | 1723.1 (7) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 5.04 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.32 × 0.30 × 0.20 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Rigaku Saturn724+ CCD |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku, 2007) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.573, 1.000 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 17398, 3933, 3662 |
Rint | 0.048 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.649 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.044, 0.094, 1.16 |
No. of reflections | 3933 |
No. of parameters | 253 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.79, −0.45 |
Computer programs: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), X-SEED (Barbour, 2001), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Acknowledgements
The authors thank Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the University of Malaya for supporting this study.
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The title compound (Scheme I), which is synthesized from commercially available 3,6-dibromonaphthalene-2,7-diol, has trifluoromethysulfonyloxy (abbreviated OTf) substituents that can be replaced by an acetylenic –C≡C–R radical. The product is then converted to a naphthodithiophene by treatment with sodium sulfide. Such naphthodithiophenes can be used as an organic field-effect transistors (Shinamura et al., 2011). We intend to examine these compounds for such applications; the title compound is a precursor. The naphthalene fused-ring is slightly buckled along the common carbon-carbon bond as the benzene rings are offset by 3.2 (3) °. The two trifluoromethylsulfonyl groups lie on opposite sides of the fused-ring (Fig. 1). The crystal structure features short intermolecular F···F contacts (2.715 (4) Å between F3 and inversion-related F4, and 2.832 (4) Å between F3 and inversion symmetry-related F5) that give rise to the formation of a ribbon motif.