organic compounds
(E)-Methyl 2-[(4-bromo-2-formylphenoxy)methyl]-3-phenylacrylate
aPost Graduate & Research Department of Physics, Agurchand Manmull Jain College, Chennai 600 114, India, and bDepartment of Organic Chemistry, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, India
*Correspondence e-mail: seshadri_pr@yahoo.com
The C=C double bond in the title compound, C18H15BrO4, adopts an E configuration. The two rings are almost orthogonal to each other, making a dihedral angle of 82.8 (1)°. An intramolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bond occurs. The is stabilized by intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
Related literature
For background to the synthesis, see: Bakthadoss et al. (2009). For related phenyl acrylate compounds, see: Wang & Kong (2006); Wang et al. (2011). For the biological properties of cinnamate, see: Sharma (2011).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2008); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811047520/bt5689sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811047520/bt5689Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811047520/bt5689Isup3.cml
A solution of 5-bromo-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde (1.0 mmol, 0.201 g) and potassium carbonate (2.0 mmol, 0.2293 g) in acetonitrile solvent (5 ml) was stirred for 15 minute at room temperature. To this solution, (Z)-methyl2-(bromomethyl)-3-phenylacrylate (1.2 mmol, 0.25 g) was added dropwise. After the completion of the reaction, as indicated by TLC, acetonitrile was evaporated. EtOAc (15 ml) and water (15 ml) were added to the crude mass. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. Removal of solvent led to the crude product, which was purified through pad of silica gel (100–200mesh) using ethylacetate and hexanes(1:9) as solvents. The pure title compound was obtained as a colourless solid (0.31 g, 83% yield). Recrystallization was carried out using ethylacetate as solvent.
All H atoms were positioned geometrically and allowed to ride on their parent atoms, with C—H = 0.93–0.97 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(C) for methyl H atoms and 1.2Ueq(C) for other H atoms.
The title compound is used as precursor to obtain the desired tetra cyclic chromenopyran pyrimidinedione compounds via a tandem Knoevenagel intra-molecular hetero-Diels-Alder reaction (Bakthadoss et al., 2009). Cinnamic acid and its derivatives including
and carboxylic functional derivatives are used as important components in flavours, perfumes, synthetic indigo and pharmaceuticals. Cinnamate can act as optical filters or deactivate substrate molecules that have been excited by light for the protection polymers and organic substances. They are used as cosmetic grades and as sunscreen agents to reduce skin damage by blocking UV—A, B (Sharma, 2011). In view of this medicinal importance, the determination of the title compound was carried out and the results are presented here.The molecule adopts an E configuration about the C7 ═ C8 double bond. The dihedral angle between the best planes through the bromo-formylphenoxy group (C11—C18/O3/O4/Br) and phenylacrylate group (C1—C10/O1/O2) is 82.8 (1)°. The formyl group (C18/H18/04) is axial to the plane of the benzene ring to which it is attached as evidenced by the torsion angle C18—O4— C17— C12 of -7.9 (1)°.
From the bond length and bond angle analysis of the compound, the conformation of phenylacrylate group are comparable with corresponding values for the structure of ((E) – methyl 3-(3,4– dihydroxyphenyl)acrylate (Wang et al., 2011).
The crystal packing is stabilized by intramolecular and intermolecular C—H···O hydrogen bonding interaction (Table 1).
For background to the synthesis, see: Bakthadoss et al. (2009). For related phenyl acrylate compounds, see: Wang & Kong (2006); Wang et al. (2011). For the biological properties of cinnamate, see: Sharma (2011).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2008); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2008); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).Fig. 1. Molecular structure of the title compound, showing 30% probability displacement ellipsoids. | |
Fig. 2. Packing of the molecule down b axis |
C18H15BrO4 | F(000) = 760 |
Mr = 375.21 | Dx = 1.487 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 4185 reflections |
a = 8.2798 (2) Å | θ = 1.8–28.5° |
b = 22.1975 (5) Å | µ = 2.47 mm−1 |
c = 9.2537 (2) Å | T = 293 K |
β = 99.857 (2)° | Block, colourless |
V = 1675.64 (7) Å3 | 0.20 × 0.20 × 0.20 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART APEXII area–detector diffractometer | 2619 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.033 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 28.5°, θmin = 1.8° |
ω and φ scans | h = −10→11 |
16035 measured reflections | k = −29→28 |
4185 independent reflections | l = −12→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)] = 0.042 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.116 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.99 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0511P)2 + 0.7565P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
4185 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.003 |
209 parameters | Δρmax = 0.68 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.53 e Å−3 |
C18H15BrO4 | V = 1675.64 (7) Å3 |
Mr = 375.21 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.2798 (2) Å | µ = 2.47 mm−1 |
b = 22.1975 (5) Å | T = 293 K |
c = 9.2537 (2) Å | 0.20 × 0.20 × 0.20 mm |
β = 99.857 (2)° |
Bruker SMART APEXII area–detector diffractometer | 2619 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
16035 measured reflections | Rint = 0.033 |
4185 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.042 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.116 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.99 | Δρmax = 0.68 e Å−3 |
4185 reflections | Δρmin = −0.53 e Å−3 |
209 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 | ||
C1 | −0.0256 (5) | 0.60472 (17) | 0.2844 (4) | 0.0795 (10) | |
H1 | −0.0073 | 0.5836 | 0.2019 | 0.095* | |
C2 | −0.0193 (4) | 0.66597 (16) | 0.2866 (3) | 0.0742 (9) | |
H2 | −0.0004 | 0.6868 | 0.2038 | 0.089* | |
C3 | −0.0407 (4) | 0.69756 (13) | 0.4103 (3) | 0.0626 (7) | |
H3 | −0.0367 | 0.7394 | 0.4098 | 0.075* | |
C4 | −0.0678 (3) | 0.66781 (12) | 0.5351 (3) | 0.0528 (6) | |
C5 | −0.0808 (5) | 0.60533 (13) | 0.5282 (3) | 0.0779 (10) | |
H5 | −0.1045 | 0.5841 | 0.6087 | 0.093* | |
C6 | −0.0590 (5) | 0.57457 (16) | 0.4040 (4) | 0.0914 (12) | |
H6 | −0.0671 | 0.5328 | 0.4017 | 0.110* | |
C7 | −0.0852 (4) | 0.69664 (11) | 0.6740 (3) | 0.0541 (7) | |
H7 | −0.1372 | 0.6730 | 0.7353 | 0.065* | |
C8 | −0.0393 (3) | 0.75109 (11) | 0.7281 (3) | 0.0488 (6) | |
C9 | −0.0742 (4) | 0.76453 (12) | 0.8777 (3) | 0.0549 (7) | |
C10 | −0.0620 (6) | 0.83736 (17) | 1.0636 (3) | 0.0921 (12) | |
H10A | −0.1780 | 0.8396 | 1.0627 | 0.138* | |
H10B | −0.0132 | 0.8760 | 1.0891 | 0.138* | |
H10C | −0.0145 | 0.8080 | 1.1343 | 0.138* | |
C11 | 0.0460 (3) | 0.79772 (11) | 0.6525 (3) | 0.0478 (6) | |
H11A | 0.1082 | 0.8246 | 0.7238 | 0.057* | |
H11B | 0.1208 | 0.7788 | 0.5964 | 0.057* | |
C12 | −0.0297 (3) | 0.87741 (10) | 0.4790 (2) | 0.0408 (5) | |
C13 | 0.1324 (3) | 0.88866 (11) | 0.4670 (3) | 0.0473 (6) | |
H13 | 0.2153 | 0.8639 | 0.5147 | 0.057* | |
C14 | 0.1704 (3) | 0.93657 (11) | 0.3844 (3) | 0.0506 (6) | |
H14 | 0.2791 | 0.9442 | 0.3769 | 0.061* | |
C15 | 0.0484 (4) | 0.97320 (10) | 0.3130 (3) | 0.0493 (6) | |
C16 | −0.1114 (3) | 0.96307 (11) | 0.3251 (3) | 0.0494 (6) | |
H16 | −0.1930 | 0.9884 | 0.2774 | 0.059* | |
C17 | −0.1526 (3) | 0.91524 (10) | 0.4083 (3) | 0.0435 (5) | |
C18 | −0.3232 (4) | 0.90698 (15) | 0.4253 (3) | 0.0644 (8) | |
H18 | −0.3488 | 0.8737 | 0.4782 | 0.077* | |
O1 | −0.1327 (3) | 0.73006 (10) | 0.9529 (2) | 0.0864 (8) | |
O2 | −0.0325 (3) | 0.82006 (9) | 0.9198 (2) | 0.0700 (6) | |
O3 | −0.0789 (2) | 0.83086 (7) | 0.55632 (19) | 0.0498 (4) | |
O4 | −0.4327 (3) | 0.94054 (12) | 0.3751 (3) | 0.0897 (7) | |
Br1 | 0.10355 (5) | 1.038580 (15) | 0.19991 (4) | 0.08254 (17) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.093 (3) | 0.084 (2) | 0.0561 (19) | 0.0222 (19) | −0.0031 (16) | −0.0179 (17) |
C2 | 0.090 (2) | 0.083 (2) | 0.0484 (17) | 0.0013 (19) | 0.0090 (15) | 0.0005 (15) |
C3 | 0.083 (2) | 0.0534 (16) | 0.0505 (15) | −0.0011 (14) | 0.0078 (14) | −0.0005 (12) |
C4 | 0.0624 (17) | 0.0469 (14) | 0.0469 (14) | −0.0033 (12) | 0.0034 (12) | 0.0009 (11) |
C5 | 0.125 (3) | 0.0500 (17) | 0.0551 (18) | −0.0120 (17) | 0.0043 (17) | −0.0015 (14) |
C6 | 0.143 (4) | 0.056 (2) | 0.066 (2) | 0.012 (2) | −0.010 (2) | −0.0116 (16) |
C7 | 0.0684 (19) | 0.0458 (14) | 0.0495 (14) | −0.0071 (12) | 0.0141 (12) | 0.0047 (11) |
C8 | 0.0566 (16) | 0.0437 (13) | 0.0476 (13) | −0.0035 (11) | 0.0126 (11) | 0.0045 (11) |
C9 | 0.0700 (19) | 0.0470 (15) | 0.0491 (15) | −0.0082 (13) | 0.0141 (13) | 0.0016 (12) |
C10 | 0.147 (4) | 0.075 (2) | 0.0601 (19) | −0.021 (2) | 0.035 (2) | −0.0209 (17) |
C11 | 0.0503 (16) | 0.0440 (13) | 0.0501 (14) | −0.0012 (11) | 0.0114 (11) | 0.0056 (11) |
C12 | 0.0467 (15) | 0.0335 (11) | 0.0447 (13) | −0.0030 (10) | 0.0150 (10) | −0.0039 (9) |
C13 | 0.0451 (16) | 0.0412 (13) | 0.0571 (15) | 0.0036 (11) | 0.0128 (11) | 0.0012 (11) |
C14 | 0.0508 (16) | 0.0453 (13) | 0.0597 (16) | −0.0075 (12) | 0.0210 (12) | −0.0054 (12) |
C15 | 0.0695 (19) | 0.0361 (12) | 0.0449 (13) | −0.0085 (12) | 0.0172 (12) | −0.0047 (10) |
C16 | 0.0603 (18) | 0.0421 (13) | 0.0450 (14) | 0.0045 (12) | 0.0066 (11) | −0.0011 (11) |
C17 | 0.0449 (15) | 0.0411 (12) | 0.0446 (13) | −0.0008 (10) | 0.0083 (10) | −0.0050 (10) |
C18 | 0.0521 (19) | 0.0700 (19) | 0.0709 (19) | −0.0001 (15) | 0.0103 (14) | 0.0036 (15) |
O1 | 0.142 (2) | 0.0641 (13) | 0.0643 (13) | −0.0322 (13) | 0.0482 (14) | −0.0047 (10) |
O2 | 0.1062 (17) | 0.0520 (11) | 0.0564 (11) | −0.0188 (11) | 0.0268 (11) | −0.0088 (9) |
O3 | 0.0457 (10) | 0.0423 (9) | 0.0627 (11) | −0.0029 (7) | 0.0129 (8) | 0.0106 (8) |
O4 | 0.0473 (13) | 0.1048 (18) | 0.115 (2) | 0.0144 (13) | 0.0078 (12) | 0.0127 (16) |
Br1 | 0.1225 (4) | 0.0595 (2) | 0.0689 (2) | −0.02273 (18) | 0.0257 (2) | 0.01451 (15) |
C1—C2 | 1.361 (5) | C10—H10B | 0.9600 |
C1—C6 | 1.361 (5) | C10—H10C | 0.9600 |
C1—H1 | 0.9300 | C11—O3 | 1.445 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.380 (4) | C11—H11A | 0.9700 |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C11—H11B | 0.9700 |
C3—C4 | 1.381 (4) | C12—O3 | 1.359 (3) |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C12—C13 | 1.389 (3) |
C4—C5 | 1.392 (4) | C12—C17 | 1.393 (3) |
C4—C7 | 1.466 (4) | C13—C14 | 1.377 (3) |
C5—C6 | 1.375 (5) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C14—C15 | 1.374 (4) |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C7—C8 | 1.338 (4) | C15—C16 | 1.366 (4) |
C7—H7 | 0.9300 | C15—Br1 | 1.890 (2) |
C8—C9 | 1.492 (4) | C16—C17 | 1.388 (3) |
C8—C11 | 1.493 (3) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C9—O1 | 1.192 (3) | C17—C18 | 1.459 (4) |
C9—O2 | 1.321 (3) | C18—O4 | 1.204 (4) |
C10—O2 | 1.446 (3) | C18—H18 | 0.9300 |
C10—H10A | 0.9600 | ||
C2—C1—C6 | 119.4 (3) | H10A—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C2—C1—H1 | 120.3 | H10B—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C6—C1—H1 | 120.3 | O3—C11—C8 | 107.2 (2) |
C1—C2—C3 | 120.7 (3) | O3—C11—H11A | 110.3 |
C1—C2—H2 | 119.7 | C8—C11—H11A | 110.3 |
C3—C2—H2 | 119.7 | O3—C11—H11B | 110.3 |
C2—C3—C4 | 120.9 (3) | C8—C11—H11B | 110.3 |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.6 | H11A—C11—H11B | 108.5 |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.6 | O3—C12—C13 | 124.1 (2) |
C3—C4—C5 | 117.4 (3) | O3—C12—C17 | 116.4 (2) |
C3—C4—C7 | 125.4 (2) | C13—C12—C17 | 119.5 (2) |
C5—C4—C7 | 117.2 (2) | C14—C13—C12 | 119.9 (2) |
C6—C5—C4 | 120.9 (3) | C14—C13—H13 | 120.0 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.6 | C12—C13—H13 | 120.0 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.6 | C15—C14—C13 | 120.3 (2) |
C1—C6—C5 | 120.6 (3) | C15—C14—H14 | 119.8 |
C1—C6—H6 | 119.7 | C13—C14—H14 | 119.9 |
C5—C6—H6 | 119.7 | C16—C15—C14 | 120.4 (2) |
C8—C7—C4 | 131.1 (2) | C16—C15—Br1 | 120.1 (2) |
C8—C7—H7 | 114.4 | C14—C15—Br1 | 119.5 (2) |
C4—C7—H7 | 114.4 | C15—C16—C17 | 120.3 (2) |
C7—C8—C9 | 116.1 (2) | C15—C16—H16 | 119.8 |
C7—C8—C11 | 125.3 (2) | C17—C16—H16 | 119.8 |
C9—C8—C11 | 118.6 (2) | C16—C17—C12 | 119.5 (2) |
O1—C9—O2 | 122.6 (2) | C16—C17—C18 | 119.4 (2) |
O1—C9—C8 | 125.2 (2) | C12—C17—C18 | 121.1 (2) |
O2—C9—C8 | 112.2 (2) | O4—C18—C17 | 124.1 (3) |
O2—C10—H10A | 109.5 | O4—C18—H18 | 118.0 |
O2—C10—H10B | 109.5 | C17—C18—H18 | 118.0 |
H10A—C10—H10B | 109.5 | C9—O2—C10 | 116.2 (2) |
O2—C10—H10C | 109.5 | C12—O3—C11 | 117.67 (18) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C3—H3···O3 | 0.93 | 2.50 | 3.290 (3) | 143 |
C7—H7···O1 | 0.93 | 2.37 | 2.777 (3) | 106 |
C11—H11A···O2 | 0.97 | 2.32 | 2.708 (3) | 103 |
C18—H18···O3 | 0.93 | 2.42 | 2.752 (4) | 101 |
C2—H2···O1i | 0.93 | 2.58 | 3.383 (4) | 145 |
C13—H13···O1ii | 0.93 | 2.55 | 3.291 (3) | 137 |
C14—H14···O4iii | 0.93 | 2.39 | 3.302 (4) | 167 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y, z−1; (ii) x+1/2, −y+3/2, z−1/2; (iii) x+1, y, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C18H15BrO4 |
Mr | 375.21 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.2798 (2), 22.1975 (5), 9.2537 (2) |
β (°) | 99.857 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1675.64 (7) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 2.47 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.20 × 0.20 × 0.20 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEXII area–detector |
Absorption correction | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 16035, 4185, 2619 |
Rint | 0.033 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.670 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.042, 0.116, 0.99 |
No. of reflections | 4185 |
No. of parameters | 209 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.68, −0.53 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008), SAINT (Bruker, 2008), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C3—H3···O3 | 0.93 | 2.50 | 3.290 (3) | 143.2 |
C7—H7···O1 | 0.93 | 2.37 | 2.777 (3) | 105.9 |
C11—H11A···O2 | 0.97 | 2.32 | 2.708 (3) | 103.1 |
C18—H18···O3 | 0.93 | 2.42 | 2.752 (4) | 100.7 |
C2—H2···O1i | 0.93 | 2.58 | 3.383 (4) | 145.2 |
C13—H13···O1ii | 0.93 | 2.55 | 3.291 (3) | 136.9 |
C14—H14···O4iii | 0.93 | 2.39 | 3.302 (4) | 167.0 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y, z−1; (ii) x+1/2, −y+3/2, z−1/2; (iii) x+1, y, z. |
Acknowledgements
BB thanks the TBI X-ray facility, CAS in Crystallography and Biophysics, University of Madras, India, for the data collection.
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The title compound is used as precursor to obtain the desired tetra cyclic chromenopyran pyrimidinedione compounds via a tandem Knoevenagel intra-molecular hetero-Diels-Alder reaction (Bakthadoss et al., 2009). Cinnamic acid and its derivatives including esters and carboxylic functional derivatives are used as important components in flavours, perfumes, synthetic indigo and pharmaceuticals. Cinnamate can act as optical filters or deactivate substrate molecules that have been excited by light for the protection polymers and organic substances. They are used as cosmetic grades and as sunscreen agents to reduce skin damage by blocking UV—A, B (Sharma, 2011). In view of this medicinal importance, the crystal structure determination of the title compound was carried out and the results are presented here.
The molecule adopts an E configuration about the C7 ═ C8 double bond. The dihedral angle between the best planes through the bromo-formylphenoxy group (C11—C18/O3/O4/Br) and phenylacrylate group (C1—C10/O1/O2) is 82.8 (1)°. The formyl group (C18/H18/04) is axial to the plane of the benzene ring to which it is attached as evidenced by the torsion angle C18—O4— C17— C12 of -7.9 (1)°.
From the bond length and bond angle analysis of the compound, the conformation of phenylacrylate group are comparable with corresponding values for the structure of ((E) – methyl 3-(3,4– dihydroxyphenyl)acrylate (Wang et al., 2011).
The crystal packing is stabilized by intramolecular and intermolecular C—H···O hydrogen bonding interaction (Table 1).