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1-(3,4-Dimeth­­oxy­phen­yl)propan-1-one

aKey Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Plant Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: hchr116@hainnu.edu.cn, chgying123@163.com

(Received 27 March 2011; accepted 29 August 2011; online 14 September 2011)

The title compound, C11H14O3, was isolated from the stems of Trigonostemon xyphophylloides, which belongs to Trigonostemon genus of Euphorbiaceae. The plants in this genus were used in folk medicine, such as for the treatment of diseases caused by viruses and fungi. The limited investigation of the chemistry of this plant prompted an examination of constituents of its twigs, from which the title compound was isolated. The mol­ecule is approximately planar with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.1237Å. In the crystal, inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds connect the mol­ecules into a two-dimensional network structure with an R22(12) graph-set motif.

Related literature

For the medicinal and botanical background to the title compound, see: Zdero et al. (1990[Zdero, C., Jakupovic, J. & Bohlmann, F. (1990). Phytochemistry, 29, 1231-1245.]); Lopes et al. (1996[Lopes, N., Blumenthal, E., Cavalheiro, A., Kato, M. & Yoshida, M. (1996). Phytochemistry, 43, 1089-1092.]). For weak hydrogen bonds, see: Steiner (1996[Steiner, T. (1996). Crystallogr. Rev. 6, 1-57.]).

[Scheme 1]

Experimental

Crystal data
  • C11H14O3

  • Mr = 194.22

  • Monoclinic, P 21 /c

  • a = 8.9308 (9) Å

  • b = 13.8582 (14) Å

  • c = 8.5692 (8) Å

  • β = 102.427 (1)°

  • V = 1035.72 (18) Å3

  • Z = 4

  • Mo Kα radiation

  • μ = 0.09 mm−1

  • T = 298 K

  • 0.50 × 0.43 × 0.40 mm

Data collection
  • Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer

  • Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003[Sheldrick, G. M. (2003). SADABS. University of Göttingen, Germany.]) Tmin = 0.236, Tmax = 0.965

  • 5082 measured reflections

  • 1827 independent reflections

  • 1265 reflections with I > 2σ(I)

  • Rint = 0.024

Refinement
  • R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.041

  • wR(F2) = 0.122

  • S = 1.04

  • 1827 reflections

  • 131 parameters

  • H-atom parameters constrained

  • Δρmax = 0.16 e Å−3

  • Δρmin = −0.18 e Å−3

Table 1
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °)

D—H⋯A D—H H⋯A DA D—H⋯A
C11—H11C⋯O2i 0.96 2.66 3.607 (2) 171
C8—H8⋯O1ii 0.93 2.50 3.419 (3) 171
Symmetry codes: (i) -x, -y+1, -z+1; (ii) [-x+1, y-{\script{1\over 2}}, -z+{\script{1\over 2}}].

Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2003[Bruker (2003). APEX2 and SAINT-Plus. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]); cell refinement: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2003[Bruker (2003). APEX2 and SAINT-Plus. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]); data reduction: SAINT-Plus; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: SHELXTL; software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.

Supporting information


Comment top

The title compound was isolated from plants such as Pteronia camphorata (Zdero et al., 1990) and Virola surinamensis (Lopes et al., 1996). In our ongoing studies of natural products with biological activity we isolated the compound from the 75% EtOH extract of the stems of Trigonostemon xyphophylloides, a plant used as a folk medicine which were collected from Jianfengling County, Hainan Province, P.R. China. We have undertaken the X-ray crystal structure analysis of the title compound in order to establish its molecular structure and relative stereochemistry.

The molecular structure of (I) is shown in Fig.1. All nonhydrogen atom are coplanar, the mean deviation is 0.1237Å and the largest deviation being -0.3235 (20)Å for atom O1.In the crystal, molecules are linked by intermolecular C–H···O hydrogen bonds into two dimensional network structure (Steiner, 1996) (Fig.2). There are two intermolecular C–H···O hydrogen bonds C8–H8···O1 and C11c–H11c···O2, each adjacent C11c–H11c···O2 form a ring of twelve atoms with with an R2 2(12) graphset motif.

Related literature top

For the medicinal and botanical background to the title compound, see: Zdero et al. (1990); Lopes et al. (1996). For weak hydrogen bonds, see: Steiner (1996).

Experimental top

Air-dried stems of Trigonostemon xyphophylloides (5.9 kg) were ground and percolated (3 × 2.5 h) with 75% EtOH at 60°C, which was suspended in 1.5 L water and then partitioned with petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate and n-BuOH, successively, yielding a petroleum ether extract, a chloroform extract, an ethyl acetate extract and a n-BuOH extract, respectively. The petroleum ether extract was subjected to a silica gel CC column using petroleum ether as first eluent and then increasing the polarity with EtOAc, to afford 20 fractions (A—T). Fraction D was further separated by column chromatography with a gradient of petroleum ether-EtOAc to give the title compound. The crude product was dissolved in small amount of ethyl acetate to obtain single crystals suitable for X-ray analysis by slow evaporation of ethyl acetate solution at 298 K.

Refinement top

H atoms were positioned geometrically and refined as riding groups, C—H = 0.93 Å for aromatic H, 0.96 Å for methyl H,0.97 Å for methylene H and constrained to ride on their parent atoms, with Uiso(H)= xUeq(C), where x = 1.2 for aromatic H and methylene H, and x = 1.5 for other H.

Structure description top

The title compound was isolated from plants such as Pteronia camphorata (Zdero et al., 1990) and Virola surinamensis (Lopes et al., 1996). In our ongoing studies of natural products with biological activity we isolated the compound from the 75% EtOH extract of the stems of Trigonostemon xyphophylloides, a plant used as a folk medicine which were collected from Jianfengling County, Hainan Province, P.R. China. We have undertaken the X-ray crystal structure analysis of the title compound in order to establish its molecular structure and relative stereochemistry.

The molecular structure of (I) is shown in Fig.1. All nonhydrogen atom are coplanar, the mean deviation is 0.1237Å and the largest deviation being -0.3235 (20)Å for atom O1.In the crystal, molecules are linked by intermolecular C–H···O hydrogen bonds into two dimensional network structure (Steiner, 1996) (Fig.2). There are two intermolecular C–H···O hydrogen bonds C8–H8···O1 and C11c–H11c···O2, each adjacent C11c–H11c···O2 form a ring of twelve atoms with with an R2 2(12) graphset motif.

For the medicinal and botanical background to the title compound, see: Zdero et al. (1990); Lopes et al. (1996). For weak hydrogen bonds, see: Steiner (1996).

Computing details top

Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2003); cell refinement: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2003); data reduction: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2003); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).

Figures top
[Figure 1] Fig. 1. View of the title compound without the hydrogen atom-labeling scheme. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 30% probability level.
[Figure 2] Fig. 2. A view of the molecular packing.
1-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)propan-1-one top
Crystal data top
C11H14O3F(000) = 416
Mr = 194.22Dx = 1.246 Mg m3
Monoclinic, P21/cMo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Hall symbol: -P 2ybcCell parameters from 1875 reflections
a = 8.9308 (9) Åθ = 2.4–23.9°
b = 13.8582 (14) ŵ = 0.09 mm1
c = 8.5692 (8) ÅT = 298 K
β = 102.427 (1)°Block, colourless
V = 1035.72 (18) Å30.50 × 0.43 × 0.40 mm
Z = 4
Data collection top
Bruker APEXII CCD
diffractometer
1827 independent reflections
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube1265 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Graphite monochromatorRint = 0.024
φ and ω scansθmax = 25.0°, θmin = 2.3°
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003)
h = 109
Tmin = 0.236, Tmax = 0.965k = 1116
5082 measured reflectionsl = 910
Refinement top
Refinement on F2Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map
Least-squares matrix: fullHydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.041H-atom parameters constrained
wR(F2) = 0.122 w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0535P)2 + 0.2478P]
where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
S = 1.04(Δ/σ)max < 0.001
1827 reflectionsΔρmax = 0.16 e Å3
131 parametersΔρmin = 0.18 e Å3
0 restraintsExtinction correction: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methodsExtinction coefficient: 0.0080 (18)
Crystal data top
C11H14O3V = 1035.72 (18) Å3
Mr = 194.22Z = 4
Monoclinic, P21/cMo Kα radiation
a = 8.9308 (9) ŵ = 0.09 mm1
b = 13.8582 (14) ÅT = 298 K
c = 8.5692 (8) Å0.50 × 0.43 × 0.40 mm
β = 102.427 (1)°
Data collection top
Bruker APEXII CCD
diffractometer
1827 independent reflections
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003)
1265 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Tmin = 0.236, Tmax = 0.965Rint = 0.024
5082 measured reflections
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.0410 restraints
wR(F2) = 0.122H-atom parameters constrained
S = 1.04Δρmax = 0.16 e Å3
1827 reflectionsΔρmin = 0.18 e Å3
131 parameters
Special details top

Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds 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 > 2sigma(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 (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/Ueq
O10.6568 (2)0.70399 (12)0.1437 (3)0.1020 (7)
O20.21582 (15)0.66963 (10)0.42215 (18)0.0649 (4)
O30.16048 (14)0.48733 (10)0.42736 (17)0.0602 (4)
C10.9079 (2)0.60873 (18)0.0925 (3)0.0775 (7)
H1A0.95090.65440.17400.116*
H1B0.86820.64220.00580.116*
H1C0.98590.56420.07730.116*
C20.7796 (2)0.55404 (15)0.1427 (3)0.0578 (5)
H2A0.73660.50810.05970.069*
H2B0.82140.51790.23920.069*
C30.6546 (2)0.61841 (15)0.1727 (3)0.0560 (5)
C40.52728 (19)0.57857 (13)0.2399 (2)0.0463 (5)
C50.4315 (2)0.64333 (13)0.2967 (2)0.0497 (5)
H50.44920.70930.29160.060*
C60.31209 (19)0.61142 (13)0.3597 (2)0.0478 (5)
C70.28263 (19)0.51162 (14)0.3649 (2)0.0478 (5)
C80.3772 (2)0.44743 (13)0.3093 (2)0.0511 (5)
H80.35890.38150.31250.061*
C90.4994 (2)0.48095 (13)0.2487 (2)0.0509 (5)
H90.56360.43700.21340.061*
C100.2320 (3)0.77064 (14)0.4052 (3)0.0708 (7)
H10A0.21900.78640.29400.106*
H10B0.33220.79030.46140.106*
H10C0.15570.80360.44870.106*
C110.1190 (3)0.38787 (15)0.4241 (3)0.0670 (6)
H11A0.20270.35110.48470.101*
H11B0.09580.36540.31550.101*
H11C0.03050.38010.46970.101*
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
O10.0941 (13)0.0551 (10)0.182 (2)0.0115 (8)0.0862 (13)0.0284 (11)
O20.0603 (8)0.0511 (8)0.0924 (11)0.0016 (7)0.0363 (8)0.0055 (7)
O30.0537 (8)0.0536 (8)0.0801 (10)0.0069 (6)0.0291 (7)0.0014 (7)
C10.0584 (13)0.0816 (16)0.1011 (19)0.0035 (12)0.0364 (13)0.0103 (14)
C20.0530 (11)0.0600 (12)0.0648 (13)0.0022 (9)0.0220 (10)0.0019 (10)
C30.0530 (11)0.0478 (12)0.0714 (14)0.0016 (9)0.0226 (10)0.0058 (10)
C40.0426 (10)0.0462 (10)0.0516 (11)0.0049 (8)0.0134 (8)0.0046 (9)
C50.0467 (10)0.0423 (10)0.0612 (12)0.0010 (8)0.0144 (9)0.0043 (9)
C60.0421 (10)0.0477 (11)0.0547 (12)0.0044 (8)0.0127 (8)0.0013 (9)
C70.0425 (10)0.0509 (11)0.0511 (11)0.0024 (8)0.0126 (8)0.0016 (9)
C80.0524 (11)0.0408 (10)0.0608 (12)0.0021 (9)0.0135 (9)0.0021 (9)
C90.0490 (10)0.0446 (11)0.0617 (12)0.0059 (8)0.0175 (9)0.0000 (9)
C100.0690 (14)0.0526 (13)0.0963 (18)0.0069 (10)0.0303 (13)0.0095 (11)
C110.0650 (13)0.0597 (13)0.0828 (16)0.0167 (11)0.0300 (11)0.0014 (12)
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
O1—C31.213 (2)C4—C51.398 (2)
O2—C61.369 (2)C5—C61.368 (2)
O2—C101.418 (2)C5—H50.9300
O3—C71.357 (2)C6—C71.410 (3)
O3—C111.426 (2)C7—C81.381 (3)
C1—C21.511 (3)C8—C91.385 (3)
C1—H1A0.9600C8—H80.9300
C1—H1B0.9600C9—H90.9300
C1—H1C0.9600C10—H10A0.9600
C2—C31.494 (3)C10—H10B0.9600
C2—H2A0.9700C10—H10C0.9600
C2—H2B0.9700C11—H11A0.9600
C3—C41.487 (3)C11—H11B0.9600
C4—C91.381 (2)C11—H11C0.9600
C6—O2—C10117.08 (15)C5—C6—C7119.73 (16)
C7—O3—C11117.36 (15)O2—C6—C7115.37 (16)
C2—C1—H1A109.5O3—C7—C8125.45 (17)
C2—C1—H1B109.5O3—C7—C6115.27 (16)
H1A—C1—H1B109.5C8—C7—C6119.27 (16)
C2—C1—H1C109.5C7—C8—C9120.20 (17)
H1A—C1—H1C109.5C7—C8—H8119.9
H1B—C1—H1C109.5C9—C8—H8119.9
C3—C2—C1112.94 (18)C4—C9—C8121.00 (17)
C3—C2—H2A109.0C4—C9—H9119.5
C1—C2—H2A109.0C8—C9—H9119.5
C3—C2—H2B109.0O2—C10—H10A109.5
C1—C2—H2B109.0O2—C10—H10B109.5
H2A—C2—H2B107.8H10A—C10—H10B109.5
O1—C3—C4119.34 (18)O2—C10—H10C109.5
O1—C3—C2120.19 (18)H10A—C10—H10C109.5
C4—C3—C2120.46 (17)H10B—C10—H10C109.5
C9—C4—C5118.62 (16)O3—C11—H11A109.5
C9—C4—C3123.16 (16)O3—C11—H11B109.5
C5—C4—C3118.22 (16)H11A—C11—H11B109.5
C6—C5—C4121.16 (17)O3—C11—H11C109.5
C6—C5—H5119.4H11A—C11—H11C109.5
C4—C5—H5119.4H11B—C11—H11C109.5
C5—C6—O2124.90 (17)
C1—C2—C3—O16.0 (3)C11—O3—C7—C85.2 (3)
C1—C2—C3—C4173.37 (19)C11—O3—C7—C6175.36 (16)
O1—C3—C4—C9167.5 (2)C5—C6—C7—O3179.08 (15)
C2—C3—C4—C913.1 (3)O2—C6—C7—O31.6 (2)
O1—C3—C4—C512.5 (3)C5—C6—C7—C81.4 (3)
C2—C3—C4—C5166.88 (18)O2—C6—C7—C8177.89 (16)
C9—C4—C5—C60.1 (3)O3—C7—C8—C9179.64 (17)
C3—C4—C5—C6179.88 (18)C6—C7—C8—C90.2 (3)
C4—C5—C6—O2177.98 (17)C5—C4—C9—C81.4 (3)
C4—C5—C6—C71.3 (3)C3—C4—C9—C8178.62 (18)
C10—O2—C6—C56.7 (3)C7—C8—C9—C41.2 (3)
C10—O2—C6—C7174.01 (17)
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
C11—H11C···O2i0.962.663.607 (2)171
C8—H8···O1ii0.932.503.419 (3)171
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y+1, z+1; (ii) x+1, y1/2, z+1/2.

Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formulaC11H14O3
Mr194.22
Crystal system, space groupMonoclinic, P21/c
Temperature (K)298
a, b, c (Å)8.9308 (9), 13.8582 (14), 8.5692 (8)
β (°) 102.427 (1)
V3)1035.72 (18)
Z4
Radiation typeMo Kα
µ (mm1)0.09
Crystal size (mm)0.50 × 0.43 × 0.40
Data collection
DiffractometerBruker APEXII CCD
Absorption correctionMulti-scan
(SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003)
Tmin, Tmax0.236, 0.965
No. of measured, independent and
observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections
5082, 1827, 1265
Rint0.024
(sin θ/λ)max1)0.595
Refinement
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S 0.041, 0.122, 1.04
No. of reflections1827
No. of parameters131
H-atom treatmentH-atom parameters constrained
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å3)0.16, 0.18

Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2003), SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2003), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).

Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
C11—H11C···O2i0.962.663.607 (2)170.9
C8—H8···O1ii0.932.503.419 (3)171.4
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y+1, z+1; (ii) x+1, y1/2, z+1/2.
 

Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20862005), the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in Universities (NCET-08–0656), the Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province, China (No. 070207) and the University Graduate Student Innovation Science Research Project of Hainan Province (No. Hxwsy2008–17).

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