organic compounds
2-(4-Methylphenyl)-1-(phenylsulfonyl)propan-2-ol
aCollege of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, People's Republic of China, and bCollege of Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: duzt@nwsuaf.edu.cn
The title compound, C16H18O3S, features a U-shape molecular structure with a dihedral angle between the terminal benzene rings of 20.8 (1)°. An intramolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bond helps to stabilize the molecular structure. Intermolecular classical O—H⋯O and weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonding is present in the crystal structure.
Related literature
For the use of organic et al. (1983); Wenkert et al. (1983); Trost (1991). For related structures, see: Gu et al. (2004); Garst et al. (2006); Ding et al., (2009); Groszek et al. (2006); Shi et al. (2011). For background to our program to synthesis new herbicide derivatives, see: Du et al. (2011).
as intermediates in organic synthesis, see: ConsiglioExperimental
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: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: SHELXTL; software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811039894/xu5336sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811039894/xu5336Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811039894/xu5336Isup3.cml
A mixture of 2-methyl-2-(p-tolyl)oxirane (148 mg, 1 mmol) and sodium benzenesulfinate (246 mg, 1.5 mmol) in dry DMF (3 ml) was stirred over night at 80°C. When the reaction was completed, 2 ml water was added to the reaction mixture to quench reaction, then was extracted with ethyl acetate (20 ml × 3). The ethyl acetate layers were combined and washed by 20 ml water, then 15 ml saturated sodium chloride and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The solution was evapourated and the residue was separated on silica gel
with a gradient of petroleum ether and ethyl acetate as to yield 348 mg the title compound. The compound was then dissolved in methanol, and colorless crystals were formed on slow evaporation at room temperature over one week.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) = 1.5Ueq(O,C) for hydroxyl and methyl H atoms and 1.2Ueq(C) for the others.
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2007); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); 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).C16H18O3S | Dx = 1.317 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 290.36 | Melting point: 392 K |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 2803 reflections |
a = 15.6696 (14) Å | θ = 2.5–23.6° |
b = 11.7501 (11) Å | µ = 0.23 mm−1 |
c = 15.9042 (16) Å | T = 298 K |
V = 2928.3 (5) Å3 | Block, colorless |
Z = 8 | 0.38 × 0.29 × 0.21 mm |
F(000) = 1232 |
Bruker SMART 1000 CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2578 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1590 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.055 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 2.5° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −18→18 |
Tmin = 0.919, Tmax = 0.954 | k = −7→13 |
13679 measured reflections | l = −18→18 |
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) = 0.141 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.08 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.054P)2 + 2.2452P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2578 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
183 parameters | Δρmax = 0.27 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.30 e Å−3 |
C16H18O3S | V = 2928.3 (5) Å3 |
Mr = 290.36 | Z = 8 |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 15.6696 (14) Å | µ = 0.23 mm−1 |
b = 11.7501 (11) Å | T = 298 K |
c = 15.9042 (16) Å | 0.38 × 0.29 × 0.21 mm |
Bruker SMART 1000 CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2578 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 1590 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.919, Tmax = 0.954 | Rint = 0.055 |
13679 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.044 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.141 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.08 | Δρmax = 0.27 e Å−3 |
2578 reflections | Δρmin = −0.30 e Å−3 |
183 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 | ||
O1 | 0.16491 (15) | 0.5125 (2) | 0.51682 (13) | 0.0541 (7) | |
H1 | 0.1135 | 0.5015 | 0.5118 | 0.081* | |
O2 | 0.05450 (17) | 0.2052 (2) | 0.41610 (15) | 0.0608 (7) | |
O3 | 0.01924 (14) | 0.4061 (2) | 0.44403 (15) | 0.0607 (7) | |
S1 | 0.07045 (5) | 0.32361 (7) | 0.40083 (5) | 0.0424 (3) | |
C1 | 0.17920 (19) | 0.3470 (3) | 0.4275 (2) | 0.0441 (8) | |
H1A | 0.1918 | 0.3022 | 0.4772 | 0.053* | |
H1B | 0.2140 | 0.3171 | 0.3822 | 0.053* | |
C2 | 0.2081 (2) | 0.4699 (3) | 0.44465 (19) | 0.0428 (8) | |
C3 | 0.19648 (19) | 0.5463 (3) | 0.36837 (19) | 0.0376 (7) | |
C4 | 0.2366 (2) | 0.5198 (3) | 0.2928 (2) | 0.0446 (8) | |
H4 | 0.2691 | 0.4537 | 0.2892 | 0.053* | |
C5 | 0.2294 (2) | 0.5888 (3) | 0.2233 (2) | 0.0473 (9) | |
H5 | 0.2564 | 0.5680 | 0.1735 | 0.057* | |
C6 | 0.1827 (2) | 0.6890 (3) | 0.2262 (2) | 0.0453 (8) | |
C7 | 0.1425 (2) | 0.7151 (3) | 0.3009 (2) | 0.0477 (9) | |
H7 | 0.1101 | 0.7812 | 0.3043 | 0.057* | |
C8 | 0.1492 (2) | 0.6455 (3) | 0.3710 (2) | 0.0448 (8) | |
H8 | 0.1215 | 0.6659 | 0.4205 | 0.054* | |
C9 | 0.3024 (2) | 0.4680 (3) | 0.4693 (2) | 0.0586 (10) | |
H9A | 0.3211 | 0.5440 | 0.4815 | 0.088* | |
H9B | 0.3354 | 0.4375 | 0.4238 | 0.088* | |
H9C | 0.3097 | 0.4212 | 0.5183 | 0.088* | |
C10 | 0.1751 (3) | 0.7661 (3) | 0.1507 (2) | 0.0644 (11) | |
H10A | 0.1555 | 0.8397 | 0.1684 | 0.097* | |
H10B | 0.1352 | 0.7341 | 0.1115 | 0.097* | |
H10C | 0.2299 | 0.7735 | 0.1243 | 0.097* | |
C11 | 0.06017 (19) | 0.3471 (3) | 0.2917 (2) | 0.0402 (8) | |
C12 | 0.0856 (2) | 0.2625 (3) | 0.2375 (2) | 0.0557 (10) | |
H12 | 0.1085 | 0.1950 | 0.2581 | 0.067* | |
C13 | 0.0767 (3) | 0.2792 (4) | 0.1524 (3) | 0.0721 (13) | |
H13 | 0.0935 | 0.2224 | 0.1151 | 0.086* | |
C14 | 0.0435 (3) | 0.3785 (5) | 0.1222 (3) | 0.0742 (13) | |
H14 | 0.0378 | 0.3889 | 0.0645 | 0.089* | |
C15 | 0.0186 (3) | 0.4630 (4) | 0.1765 (3) | 0.0698 (12) | |
H15 | −0.0036 | 0.5307 | 0.1555 | 0.084* | |
C16 | 0.0264 (2) | 0.4476 (3) | 0.2624 (2) | 0.0546 (9) | |
H16 | 0.0092 | 0.5042 | 0.2996 | 0.065* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0580 (15) | 0.0663 (17) | 0.0380 (13) | −0.0058 (13) | 0.0003 (11) | −0.0134 (12) |
O2 | 0.0805 (18) | 0.0463 (15) | 0.0555 (15) | −0.0190 (13) | −0.0042 (13) | 0.0066 (12) |
O3 | 0.0468 (14) | 0.0772 (18) | 0.0582 (15) | 0.0029 (13) | 0.0069 (12) | −0.0265 (14) |
S1 | 0.0442 (5) | 0.0438 (5) | 0.0392 (5) | −0.0035 (4) | 0.0028 (4) | −0.0042 (4) |
C1 | 0.0426 (19) | 0.049 (2) | 0.0409 (18) | 0.0050 (16) | 0.0008 (15) | 0.0056 (16) |
C2 | 0.0438 (19) | 0.046 (2) | 0.0384 (18) | −0.0014 (16) | 0.0013 (14) | −0.0037 (16) |
C3 | 0.0355 (17) | 0.0355 (18) | 0.0417 (18) | −0.0049 (14) | −0.0042 (14) | −0.0056 (15) |
C4 | 0.0432 (19) | 0.042 (2) | 0.0488 (19) | 0.0049 (16) | 0.0036 (15) | −0.0011 (17) |
C5 | 0.048 (2) | 0.049 (2) | 0.045 (2) | −0.0008 (17) | 0.0041 (16) | 0.0005 (17) |
C6 | 0.0387 (18) | 0.046 (2) | 0.051 (2) | −0.0055 (16) | −0.0084 (16) | 0.0015 (17) |
C7 | 0.0421 (19) | 0.039 (2) | 0.062 (2) | 0.0009 (16) | −0.0043 (17) | −0.0049 (18) |
C8 | 0.0430 (18) | 0.044 (2) | 0.047 (2) | −0.0028 (17) | 0.0003 (15) | −0.0084 (17) |
C9 | 0.048 (2) | 0.071 (3) | 0.057 (2) | −0.0061 (19) | −0.0154 (17) | 0.007 (2) |
C10 | 0.067 (3) | 0.066 (3) | 0.060 (2) | 0.002 (2) | −0.006 (2) | 0.012 (2) |
C11 | 0.0367 (17) | 0.042 (2) | 0.0421 (18) | −0.0008 (15) | −0.0010 (14) | 0.0012 (15) |
C12 | 0.057 (2) | 0.063 (2) | 0.047 (2) | 0.0100 (19) | 0.0081 (18) | −0.0064 (19) |
C13 | 0.063 (3) | 0.106 (4) | 0.048 (2) | 0.003 (3) | 0.011 (2) | −0.016 (3) |
C14 | 0.064 (3) | 0.110 (4) | 0.048 (2) | −0.021 (3) | −0.002 (2) | 0.020 (3) |
C15 | 0.065 (3) | 0.068 (3) | 0.077 (3) | −0.020 (2) | −0.025 (2) | 0.030 (3) |
C16 | 0.052 (2) | 0.044 (2) | 0.068 (3) | −0.0073 (18) | −0.0150 (19) | 0.0010 (19) |
O1—C2 | 1.424 (4) | C7—H7 | 0.9300 |
O1—H1 | 0.8200 | C8—H8 | 0.9300 |
O2—S1 | 1.435 (2) | C9—H9A | 0.9600 |
O3—S1 | 1.433 (2) | C9—H9B | 0.9600 |
S1—C11 | 1.764 (3) | C9—H9C | 0.9600 |
S1—C1 | 1.778 (3) | C10—H10A | 0.9600 |
C1—C2 | 1.538 (4) | C10—H10B | 0.9600 |
C1—H1A | 0.9700 | C10—H10C | 0.9600 |
C1—H1B | 0.9700 | C11—C12 | 1.375 (5) |
C2—C3 | 1.520 (4) | C11—C16 | 1.376 (5) |
C2—C9 | 1.528 (4) | C12—C13 | 1.375 (5) |
C3—C8 | 1.382 (4) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C3—C4 | 1.392 (4) | C13—C14 | 1.365 (6) |
C4—C5 | 1.375 (4) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C14—C15 | 1.373 (6) |
C5—C6 | 1.387 (5) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C15—C16 | 1.384 (5) |
C6—C7 | 1.378 (5) | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C6—C10 | 1.509 (5) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C7—C8 | 1.387 (5) | ||
C2—O1—H1 | 109.5 | C3—C8—C7 | 120.9 (3) |
O3—S1—O2 | 118.50 (16) | C3—C8—H8 | 119.5 |
O3—S1—C11 | 108.34 (15) | C7—C8—H8 | 119.5 |
O2—S1—C11 | 107.58 (15) | C2—C9—H9A | 109.5 |
O3—S1—C1 | 108.52 (15) | C2—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
O2—S1—C1 | 106.05 (15) | H9A—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
C11—S1—C1 | 107.35 (15) | C2—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C2—C1—S1 | 118.0 (2) | H9A—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C2—C1—H1A | 107.8 | H9B—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
S1—C1—H1A | 107.8 | C6—C10—H10A | 109.5 |
C2—C1—H1B | 107.8 | C6—C10—H10B | 109.5 |
S1—C1—H1B | 107.8 | H10A—C10—H10B | 109.5 |
H1A—C1—H1B | 107.1 | C6—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
O1—C2—C3 | 112.3 (3) | H10A—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
O1—C2—C9 | 104.9 (3) | H10B—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C9 | 109.2 (3) | C12—C11—C16 | 121.3 (3) |
O1—C2—C1 | 109.5 (3) | C12—C11—S1 | 118.5 (3) |
C3—C2—C1 | 112.2 (3) | C16—C11—S1 | 120.2 (3) |
C9—C2—C1 | 108.4 (3) | C11—C12—C13 | 119.0 (4) |
C8—C3—C4 | 117.2 (3) | C11—C12—H12 | 120.5 |
C8—C3—C2 | 122.6 (3) | C13—C12—H12 | 120.5 |
C4—C3—C2 | 120.2 (3) | C14—C13—C12 | 120.5 (4) |
C5—C4—C3 | 121.6 (3) | C14—C13—H13 | 119.8 |
C5—C4—H4 | 119.2 | C12—C13—H13 | 119.8 |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.2 | C13—C14—C15 | 120.3 (4) |
C4—C5—C6 | 121.1 (3) | C13—C14—H14 | 119.8 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.4 | C15—C14—H14 | 119.8 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.4 | C14—C15—C16 | 120.1 (4) |
C7—C6—C5 | 117.3 (3) | C14—C15—H15 | 119.9 |
C7—C6—C10 | 121.1 (3) | C16—C15—H15 | 119.9 |
C5—C6—C10 | 121.6 (3) | C11—C16—C15 | 118.7 (4) |
C6—C7—C8 | 121.8 (3) | C11—C16—H16 | 120.6 |
C6—C7—H7 | 119.1 | C15—C16—H16 | 120.6 |
C8—C7—H7 | 119.1 | ||
O3—S1—C1—C2 | −32.7 (3) | C10—C6—C7—C8 | −179.6 (3) |
O2—S1—C1—C2 | −161.1 (2) | C4—C3—C8—C7 | 0.0 (5) |
C11—S1—C1—C2 | 84.2 (3) | C2—C3—C8—C7 | 177.7 (3) |
S1—C1—C2—O1 | 64.0 (3) | C6—C7—C8—C3 | −0.3 (5) |
S1—C1—C2—C3 | −61.4 (3) | O3—S1—C11—C12 | −163.9 (3) |
S1—C1—C2—C9 | 177.9 (2) | O2—S1—C11—C12 | −34.7 (3) |
O1—C2—C3—C8 | 0.2 (4) | C1—S1—C11—C12 | 79.1 (3) |
C9—C2—C3—C8 | −115.7 (3) | O3—S1—C11—C16 | 15.4 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C8 | 124.0 (3) | O2—S1—C11—C16 | 144.6 (3) |
O1—C2—C3—C4 | 177.9 (3) | C1—S1—C11—C16 | −101.7 (3) |
C9—C2—C3—C4 | 61.9 (4) | C16—C11—C12—C13 | −0.2 (5) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −58.3 (4) | S1—C11—C12—C13 | 179.0 (3) |
C8—C3—C4—C5 | −0.3 (5) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.3 (6) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −178.1 (3) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 0.0 (6) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 1.0 (5) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | −0.5 (6) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −1.2 (5) | C12—C11—C16—C15 | −0.2 (5) |
C4—C5—C6—C10 | 179.3 (3) | S1—C11—C16—C15 | −179.5 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | 0.9 (5) | C14—C15—C16—C11 | 0.6 (6) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1···O3 | 0.82 | 2.14 | 2.848 (3) | 144 |
O1—H1···O3i | 0.82 | 2.45 | 3.103 (3) | 137 |
C15—H15···O2ii | 0.93 | 2.48 | 3.403 (5) | 173 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) −x, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H18O3S |
Mr | 290.36 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pbca |
Temperature (K) | 298 |
a, b, c (Å) | 15.6696 (14), 11.7501 (11), 15.9042 (16) |
V (Å3) | 2928.3 (5) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.23 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.38 × 0.29 × 0.21 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART 1000 CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.919, 0.954 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 13679, 2578, 1590 |
Rint | 0.055 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.595 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.044, 0.141, 1.08 |
No. of reflections | 2578 |
No. of parameters | 183 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.27, −0.30 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2007), SAINT (Bruker, 2007), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1···O3 | 0.82 | 2.14 | 2.848 (3) | 144 |
O1—H1···O3i | 0.82 | 2.45 | 3.103 (3) | 137 |
C15—H15···O2ii | 0.93 | 2.48 | 3.403 (5) | 173 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) −x, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
Acknowledgements
Financial support from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities in NWSUAF (No. QN2009048) and the opening project of Xinjiang Production & Construction Corps Key Laboratory of Protection and Utilization of Biological Resources in Tarim Basin (BRTD1004) as well as the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20802058) is greatly appreciated.
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Organic sulfones have been proven as good intermediates in organic synthesis (Consiglio et al., 1983; Wenkert et al., 1983; Trost 1991). As a result of our program of synthesis of new herbcide derivatives (Du et al., 2011), we obtained a intermediate compound C16H18O3S (I) in the synthesis and structure are reported here. There are two benzene rings in the title compound and they exhibit face-to-face conformation. The dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 20.8 (1)°. The molecules of I are crystalized in Pbca space group which differs from that of 2-methoxy-4-methyl-1-(1-(phenylsulfonyl)propan-2-yl)benzene (P2~1~/c, Shi et al., 2011). In the crystal structure there is an intramolecular C—H···O hydrogen-bonding interaction (Table 1) which is benefical to the stabilization of the packing, and whose symmetry code is defined as -x, -y + 1, -z + 1.