organic compounds
2-(4-Bromophenyl)-2-oxoethyl 2-methylbenzoate
aX-ray Crystallography Unit, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia, bOrganic Electronics Division, Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology-Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore 575 025, India, and cDepartment of Physics, National Institute of Technology-Karnataka, Surathkal, Mangalore 575 025, India
*Correspondence e-mail: hkfun@usm.my
In the title compound, C16H13BrO3, the dihedral angle formed between the bromo- and methyl-substituted benzene rings is 66.66 (8)°. In the crystal, molecules are linked by intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a two-dimensional network parallel to the ac plane. The crystal packing is further consolidated by C—H⋯π interactions.
Related literature
For background and applications of phenacyl benzoates, see: Rather & Reid (1919); Sheehan & Umezaw (1973); Ruzicka et al. (2002); Litera et al. (2006); Huang et al. (1996); Gandhi et al. (1995). For a related structure, see: Fun et al. (2011). For the synthesis, see: Judefind & Reid (1920). For bond-length data, see: Allen et al. (1987).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: SHELXTL; software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811044564/is2797sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811044564/is2797Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811044564/is2797Isup3.cml
The mixture of 2-methylbenzoic acid (1.0 g, 0.0073 mol), potassium carbonate (1.10 g, 0.0080 mol) and 2-bromo-1-(4-bromophenyl)ethanone (2.02 g, 0.0073 mol) in dimethylformamide (10 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 2 h. On cooling, colourless needle-shaped crystals of 2-(4-bromophenyl)-2-oxoethyl 2-methylbenzoate began to separate out. It was collected by filtration and recrystallized from ethanol. Yield: 2.35 g, 96.3%. M.p.: 330–331 K (Judefind & Reid, 1920).
All the H atoms were positioned geometrically (C—H = 0.95, 0.98 or 0.99 Å) and refined using a riding model, with Uiso(H) = 1.2 or 1.5Ueq(C). A rotating group model was applied to the methyl group. In the final
one outliner (0 2 0) was omitted.Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2009); 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) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound, showing 50% probability displacement ellipsoids. | |
Fig. 2. The crystal packing of the title compound. The dashed lines represent the hydrogen bonds. |
C16H13BrO3 | F(000) = 672 |
Mr = 333.17 | Dx = 1.550 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 7724 reflections |
a = 5.4519 (1) Å | θ = 2.6–32.6° |
b = 31.2382 (5) Å | µ = 2.88 mm−1 |
c = 9.7206 (1) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 120.410 (1)° | Plate, colourless |
V = 1427.74 (4) Å3 | 0.51 × 0.36 × 0.08 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 5211 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 4181 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.032 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 32.7°, θmin = 2.5° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | h = −8→8 |
Tmin = 0.323, Tmax = 0.811 | k = −35→47 |
20164 measured reflections | l = −14→14 |
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)] = 0.040 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.094 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0391P)2 + 0.9854P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
5211 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.003 |
182 parameters | Δρmax = 0.85 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.43 e Å−3 |
C16H13BrO3 | V = 1427.74 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 333.17 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 5.4519 (1) Å | µ = 2.88 mm−1 |
b = 31.2382 (5) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 9.7206 (1) Å | 0.51 × 0.36 × 0.08 mm |
β = 120.410 (1)° |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 5211 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | 4181 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.323, Tmax = 0.811 | Rint = 0.032 |
20164 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.040 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.094 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.85 e Å−3 |
5211 reflections | Δρmin = −0.43 e Å−3 |
182 parameters |
Experimental. The crystal was placed in the cold stream of an Oxford Cryosystems Cobra open-flow nitrogen cryostat (Cosier & Glazer, 1986) operating at 100.0 (1) K. |
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 | 0.17278 (4) | 0.970131 (6) | 0.70447 (3) | 0.03247 (7) | |
O1 | 0.2143 (2) | 0.70425 (4) | 0.82251 (14) | 0.0169 (2) | |
O2 | 0.4582 (2) | 0.75657 (4) | 0.70793 (14) | 0.0185 (2) | |
O3 | −0.1113 (3) | 0.70407 (4) | 0.56018 (15) | 0.0219 (3) | |
C1 | 0.1466 (3) | 0.84316 (5) | 0.81729 (19) | 0.0167 (3) | |
H1A | 0.0726 | 0.8273 | 0.8715 | 0.020* | |
C2 | 0.1160 (3) | 0.88749 (6) | 0.8057 (2) | 0.0194 (3) | |
H2A | 0.0232 | 0.9020 | 0.8526 | 0.023* | |
C3 | 0.2231 (3) | 0.91002 (6) | 0.7248 (2) | 0.0197 (3) | |
C4 | 0.3636 (4) | 0.88967 (6) | 0.6568 (2) | 0.0202 (3) | |
H4A | 0.4370 | 0.9057 | 0.6024 | 0.024* | |
C5 | 0.3940 (3) | 0.84555 (6) | 0.6701 (2) | 0.0177 (3) | |
H5A | 0.4897 | 0.8312 | 0.6246 | 0.021* | |
C6 | 0.2854 (3) | 0.82191 (5) | 0.74968 (18) | 0.0145 (3) | |
C7 | 0.3187 (3) | 0.77446 (5) | 0.75677 (18) | 0.0147 (3) | |
C8 | 0.1688 (4) | 0.74932 (5) | 0.8257 (2) | 0.0170 (3) | |
H8A | 0.2405 | 0.7585 | 0.9371 | 0.020* | |
H8B | −0.0376 | 0.7554 | 0.7635 | 0.020* | |
C9 | 0.0627 (3) | 0.68539 (5) | 0.67839 (19) | 0.0156 (3) | |
C10 | 0.1268 (3) | 0.63882 (5) | 0.68481 (19) | 0.0154 (3) | |
C11 | 0.4045 (3) | 0.62214 (6) | 0.7696 (2) | 0.0178 (3) | |
C12 | 0.4349 (4) | 0.57773 (6) | 0.7654 (2) | 0.0234 (3) | |
H12A | 0.6203 | 0.5657 | 0.8198 | 0.028* | |
C13 | 0.2030 (4) | 0.55090 (6) | 0.6846 (2) | 0.0259 (4) | |
H13A | 0.2306 | 0.5208 | 0.6866 | 0.031* | |
C14 | −0.0708 (4) | 0.56778 (6) | 0.6002 (2) | 0.0239 (3) | |
H14A | −0.2306 | 0.5495 | 0.5440 | 0.029* | |
C15 | −0.1062 (3) | 0.61174 (6) | 0.5995 (2) | 0.0191 (3) | |
H15A | −0.2917 | 0.6236 | 0.5400 | 0.023* | |
C16 | 0.6654 (3) | 0.64980 (6) | 0.8579 (2) | 0.0223 (3) | |
H16A | 0.8327 | 0.6338 | 0.8739 | 0.033* | |
H16B | 0.6905 | 0.6579 | 0.9616 | 0.033* | |
H16C | 0.6428 | 0.6757 | 0.7954 | 0.033* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Br1 | 0.03491 (11) | 0.01766 (9) | 0.04329 (13) | 0.00216 (7) | 0.01866 (9) | 0.00472 (8) |
O1 | 0.0187 (5) | 0.0162 (5) | 0.0144 (5) | 0.0007 (4) | 0.0074 (4) | −0.0001 (4) |
O2 | 0.0168 (5) | 0.0230 (6) | 0.0175 (6) | 0.0007 (4) | 0.0101 (4) | −0.0028 (4) |
O3 | 0.0182 (5) | 0.0211 (6) | 0.0189 (6) | 0.0023 (4) | 0.0038 (5) | 0.0018 (5) |
C1 | 0.0155 (7) | 0.0202 (7) | 0.0153 (7) | −0.0010 (6) | 0.0085 (6) | −0.0001 (6) |
C2 | 0.0162 (7) | 0.0205 (8) | 0.0207 (8) | 0.0020 (6) | 0.0086 (6) | −0.0017 (6) |
C3 | 0.0161 (7) | 0.0180 (7) | 0.0214 (8) | −0.0003 (6) | 0.0068 (6) | 0.0011 (6) |
C4 | 0.0191 (7) | 0.0228 (8) | 0.0190 (8) | −0.0032 (6) | 0.0099 (6) | 0.0020 (6) |
C5 | 0.0149 (7) | 0.0244 (8) | 0.0157 (7) | −0.0013 (6) | 0.0090 (6) | −0.0012 (6) |
C6 | 0.0106 (6) | 0.0193 (7) | 0.0117 (6) | −0.0006 (5) | 0.0044 (5) | −0.0008 (5) |
C7 | 0.0111 (6) | 0.0203 (7) | 0.0094 (6) | −0.0006 (5) | 0.0028 (5) | −0.0020 (5) |
C8 | 0.0210 (7) | 0.0163 (7) | 0.0168 (7) | −0.0002 (6) | 0.0118 (6) | −0.0016 (6) |
C9 | 0.0135 (6) | 0.0182 (7) | 0.0151 (7) | −0.0016 (5) | 0.0073 (5) | −0.0007 (5) |
C10 | 0.0163 (7) | 0.0168 (7) | 0.0139 (7) | 0.0002 (5) | 0.0081 (6) | 0.0007 (5) |
C11 | 0.0173 (7) | 0.0226 (8) | 0.0154 (7) | 0.0020 (6) | 0.0096 (6) | 0.0026 (6) |
C12 | 0.0226 (8) | 0.0229 (8) | 0.0282 (9) | 0.0072 (6) | 0.0155 (7) | 0.0058 (7) |
C13 | 0.0307 (9) | 0.0178 (8) | 0.0343 (10) | 0.0040 (7) | 0.0203 (8) | 0.0044 (7) |
C14 | 0.0258 (8) | 0.0201 (8) | 0.0280 (9) | −0.0044 (7) | 0.0152 (7) | −0.0018 (7) |
C15 | 0.0168 (7) | 0.0211 (8) | 0.0185 (8) | −0.0005 (6) | 0.0082 (6) | 0.0000 (6) |
C16 | 0.0140 (7) | 0.0303 (9) | 0.0204 (8) | 0.0018 (6) | 0.0072 (6) | −0.0009 (7) |
Br1—C3 | 1.8935 (18) | C8—H8A | 0.9900 |
O1—C9 | 1.3493 (19) | C8—H8B | 0.9900 |
O1—C8 | 1.433 (2) | C9—C10 | 1.490 (2) |
O2—C7 | 1.2170 (19) | C10—C15 | 1.397 (2) |
O3—C9 | 1.207 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.407 (2) |
C1—C2 | 1.392 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.400 (2) |
C1—C6 | 1.396 (2) | C11—C16 | 1.507 (2) |
C1—H1A | 0.9500 | C12—C13 | 1.383 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.386 (2) | C12—H12A | 0.9500 |
C2—H2A | 0.9500 | C13—C14 | 1.393 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.393 (2) | C13—H13A | 0.9500 |
C4—C5 | 1.386 (2) | C14—C15 | 1.386 (2) |
C4—H4A | 0.9500 | C14—H14A | 0.9500 |
C5—C6 | 1.399 (2) | C15—H15A | 0.9500 |
C5—H5A | 0.9500 | C16—H16A | 0.9800 |
C6—C7 | 1.491 (2) | C16—H16B | 0.9800 |
C7—C8 | 1.512 (2) | C16—H16C | 0.9800 |
C9—O1—C8 | 115.46 (13) | O3—C9—O1 | 123.39 (15) |
C2—C1—C6 | 120.43 (15) | O3—C9—C10 | 124.51 (15) |
C2—C1—H1A | 119.8 | O1—C9—C10 | 112.05 (13) |
C6—C1—H1A | 119.8 | C15—C10—C11 | 120.62 (15) |
C3—C2—C1 | 118.88 (15) | C15—C10—C9 | 116.27 (14) |
C3—C2—H2A | 120.6 | C11—C10—C9 | 123.10 (14) |
C1—C2—H2A | 120.6 | C12—C11—C10 | 117.24 (15) |
C2—C3—C4 | 121.92 (16) | C12—C11—C16 | 119.55 (15) |
C2—C3—Br1 | 118.84 (13) | C10—C11—C16 | 123.17 (15) |
C4—C3—Br1 | 119.24 (13) | C13—C12—C11 | 121.96 (16) |
C5—C4—C3 | 118.51 (15) | C13—C12—H12A | 119.0 |
C5—C4—H4A | 120.7 | C11—C12—H12A | 119.0 |
C3—C4—H4A | 120.7 | C12—C13—C14 | 120.28 (17) |
C4—C5—C6 | 120.84 (15) | C12—C13—H13A | 119.9 |
C4—C5—H5A | 119.6 | C14—C13—H13A | 119.9 |
C6—C5—H5A | 119.6 | C15—C14—C13 | 118.89 (17) |
C1—C6—C5 | 119.42 (15) | C15—C14—H14A | 120.6 |
C1—C6—C7 | 122.24 (14) | C13—C14—H14A | 120.6 |
C5—C6—C7 | 118.33 (14) | C14—C15—C10 | 120.96 (16) |
O2—C7—C6 | 121.60 (15) | C14—C15—H15A | 119.5 |
O2—C7—C8 | 121.25 (15) | C10—C15—H15A | 119.5 |
C6—C7—C8 | 117.14 (13) | C11—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
O1—C8—C7 | 111.25 (13) | C11—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
O1—C8—H8A | 109.4 | H16A—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C7—C8—H8A | 109.4 | C11—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
O1—C8—H8B | 109.4 | H16A—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C7—C8—H8B | 109.4 | H16B—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
H8A—C8—H8B | 108.0 | ||
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 0.6 (2) | C8—O1—C9—O3 | −3.7 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.9 (3) | C8—O1—C9—C10 | 178.78 (12) |
C1—C2—C3—Br1 | 178.42 (12) | O3—C9—C10—C15 | −40.3 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.5 (3) | O1—C9—C10—C15 | 137.23 (15) |
Br1—C3—C4—C5 | −178.80 (12) | O3—C9—C10—C11 | 139.03 (17) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.2 (2) | O1—C9—C10—C11 | −43.5 (2) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 0.0 (2) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | −0.6 (2) |
C2—C1—C6—C7 | −178.94 (14) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | −179.87 (15) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.4 (2) | C15—C10—C11—C16 | 177.21 (16) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 178.59 (15) | C9—C10—C11—C16 | −2.1 (2) |
C1—C6—C7—O2 | −174.45 (15) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −1.3 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—O2 | 6.6 (2) | C16—C11—C12—C13 | −179.19 (17) |
C1—C6—C7—C8 | 6.2 (2) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 1.8 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | −172.78 (14) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | −0.3 (3) |
C9—O1—C8—C7 | −75.92 (17) | C13—C14—C15—C10 | −1.6 (3) |
O2—C7—C8—O1 | −0.4 (2) | C11—C10—C15—C14 | 2.0 (3) |
C6—C7—C8—O1 | 178.89 (12) | C9—C10—C15—C14 | −178.63 (15) |
Cg1 and Cg2 are the centroids of the C1–C6 and C10–C15 rings, respectively. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C8—H8A···O2i | 0.99 | 2.32 | 3.224 (2) | 151 |
C8—H8B···O2ii | 0.99 | 2.52 | 3.447 (3) | 156 |
C15—H15A···Cg1iii | 0.95 | 2.74 | 3.5472 (19) | 143 |
C16—H16B···Cg1iv | 0.98 | 2.98 | 3.4909 (19) | 114 |
C2—H2A···Cg2v | 0.95 | 2.91 | 3.5915 (19) | 130 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (ii) x−1, y, z; (iii) x−1, −y+1/2, z−3/2; (iv) x+1, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (v) x, −y+1/2, z−1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H13BrO3 |
Mr | 333.17 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 5.4519 (1), 31.2382 (5), 9.7206 (1) |
β (°) | 120.410 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1427.74 (4) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 2.88 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.51 × 0.36 × 0.08 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.323, 0.811 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 20164, 5211, 4181 |
Rint | 0.032 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.759 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.040, 0.094, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 5211 |
No. of parameters | 182 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.85, −0.43 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009), SAINT (Bruker, 2009), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Cg1 and Cg2 are the centroids of the C1–C6 and C10–C15 rings, respectively. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C8—H8A···O2i | 0.99 | 2.32 | 3.224 (2) | 151 |
C8—H8B···O2ii | 0.99 | 2.52 | 3.447 (3) | 156 |
C15—H15A···Cg1iii | 0.95 | 2.74 | 3.5472 (19) | 143 |
C16—H16B···Cg1iv | 0.98 | 2.98 | 3.4909 (19) | 114 |
C2—H2A···Cg2v | 0.95 | 2.91 | 3.5915 (19) | 130 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (ii) x−1, y, z; (iii) x−1, −y+1/2, z−3/2; (iv) x+1, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (v) x, −y+1/2, z−1/2. |
Footnotes
‡Thomson Reuters ResearcherID: A-3561-2009.
Acknowledgements
HKF and CWO thank Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) for the Research University Grant (1001/PFIZIK/811160). CWO also thanks the Malaysian Government and USM for the award of the post of research assistant under the Research University Grant (1001/PFIZIK/811151). AMI is thankful to the Department of Atomic Energy, Board for Research in Nuclear Sciences, Government of India for the Young scientist award. SMN thanks the Department of Information Technology, New Delhi, India, for financial support.
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Phenacyl benzoate derivatives are very important in identification of organic acids (Rather & Reid, 1919), since they undergo photolysis in neutral and mild conditions (Sheehan & Umezaw, 1973; Ruzicka et al., 2002; Litera et al., 2006). They find applications in the field of synthetic chemistry for the synthesis of oxazoles, imidazoles (Huang et al., 1996) and benzoxazepine (Gandhi et al., 1995). We hereby report the crystal structure of 2-(4-bromophenyl)-2-oxoethyl 2-methylbenzoate which has potential commercial importance.
In the title compound (Fig. 1), the dihedral angle formed between the bromo-substituted (C1–C6) and the methyl-substituted (C10–C15) benzene rings is 66.66 (8)°. The bond lengths (Allen et al., 1987) and angles are within normal ranges and are comparable to the related structure (Fun et al., 2011).
In the crystal packing (Fig. 2), the molecules are linked by intermolecular C8—H8A···O2 and C8—H8B···O2 hydrogen bonds (Table 1), forming a two-dimensional network parallel to the ac plane. The crystal packing is further consolidated by C—H···π interactions, involving the centroids of the bromo-substituted (C1–C6; Cg1; Table 1) and methyl-substituted benzene rings (C10–C15; Cg2; Table 1).