organic compounds
Methyl 4,4′′-difluoro-5′-methoxy-1,1′:3′,1′′-terphenyl-4′-carboxylate
aX-ray Crystallography Unit, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia, bDepartment of Studies in Chemistry, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri, Mangalore 574 199, India, and cDepartment of Chemistry, P. A. College of Engineering, Nadupadavu, Mangalore 574 153, India
*Correspondence e-mail: hkfun@usm.my
In the title compound, C21H16F2O3, the pendant fluorobenzene rings form dihedral angles of 22.22 (12) and 50.74 (11)° with the central benzene ring. In the crystal, molecules are linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds into chains along the a axis. The also features C—H⋯π interactions.
Related literature
For a related structure and background to terphenyls, see: Fun et al. (2011). For further related structures, see: Betz et al. (2011a,b). For further synthetic details, see: Kotnis (1990). For the stability of the temperature controller used in the data collection, see: Cosier & Glazer (1986). For reference bond lengths, 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
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811048719/hb6516sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811048719/hb6516Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811048719/hb6516Isup3.cml
The title compound was prepared by the aromatization of a cyclohexenone derivative, methyl 4,6-bis(4-fluorophenyl)-2-oxocyclohex-3-ene-1-carboxylate, using iodine and methanol at reflux condition (Kotnis, 1990). Colourless blocks of (I) were grown from methanol by slow evaporation method (m.p.: 401 K).
All H atoms were positioned geometrically [C—H = 0.95 or 0.98 Å] and refined using a riding model with Uiso(H) = 1.2 or 1.5Ueq(C).
As part of our ongoing studies of terphenyls (Fun et al., 2011), the title compound was prepared and its
is reported. The precursor of the title compound was prepared from 4,4'-difluoro chalcone by several steps.The molecular structure of the title compound is shown in Fig. 1. The least-squares planes of the two fluorophenyl rings (C1–C6 & C13–C18) make dihedral angles of 22.22 (12) and 50.74 (11)°, respectively, with the least-squares plane of the central benzene ring(C7–C12) in the terphenyl moiety. Bond lengths (Allen et al., 1987) and angles are within normal ranges and are comparable to related structures (Betz et al., 2011a,b).
In the π interactions, involving the centroids of C7–C12 and C13—C18 benzene rings.
(Fig. 2), the molecules are interconnected by C1—H1A···O2 hydrogen bonds (Table 1) into infinite chains along a axis. The is further stabilized by C—H···For a related structure and background to terphenyls, see: Fun et al. (2011). For further related structures, see: Betz et al. (2011a,b). For further synthetic details, see: Kotnis (1990). For the stability of the temperature controller used in the data collection, see: Cosier & Glazer (1986). For reference bond lengths, see: Allen et al. (1987).
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).C21H16F2O3 | F(000) = 736 |
Mr = 354.34 | Dx = 1.370 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 3629 reflections |
a = 8.1270 (1) Å | θ = 2.8–30.6° |
b = 9.4681 (1) Å | µ = 0.11 mm−1 |
c = 22.3297 (3) Å | T = 100 K |
V = 1718.21 (4) Å3 | Block, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.26 × 0.20 × 0.18 mm |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD diffractometer | 2851 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2411 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.043 |
φ and ω scans | θmax = 30.0°, θmin = 2.3° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | h = −11→9 |
Tmin = 0.973, Tmax = 0.982 | k = −13→10 |
11903 measured reflections | l = −31→30 |
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)] = 0.048 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.102 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.13 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0345P)2 + 0.548P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2851 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
235 parameters | Δρmax = 0.51 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.28 e Å−3 |
C21H16F2O3 | V = 1718.21 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 354.34 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.1270 (1) Å | µ = 0.11 mm−1 |
b = 9.4681 (1) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 22.3297 (3) Å | 0.26 × 0.20 × 0.18 mm |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD diffractometer | 2851 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | 2411 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.973, Tmax = 0.982 | Rint = 0.043 |
11903 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.048 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.102 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.13 | Δρmax = 0.51 e Å−3 |
2851 reflections | Δρmin = −0.28 e Å−3 |
235 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 | ||
F1 | 0.7209 (2) | 0.59514 (17) | 0.82984 (6) | 0.0346 (4) | |
F2 | 0.5985 (2) | 1.05766 (16) | 0.32763 (7) | 0.0340 (4) | |
O1 | 0.2900 (2) | 0.27202 (16) | 0.49542 (7) | 0.0214 (4) | |
O2 | 0.1948 (2) | 0.54018 (18) | 0.39484 (7) | 0.0252 (4) | |
O3 | 0.3970 (2) | 0.38062 (19) | 0.38201 (7) | 0.0264 (4) | |
C1 | 0.6798 (3) | 0.6457 (2) | 0.66999 (10) | 0.0182 (5) | |
H1A | 0.7260 | 0.7022 | 0.6391 | 0.022* | |
C2 | 0.7354 (3) | 0.6627 (3) | 0.72845 (10) | 0.0218 (5) | |
H2A | 0.8180 | 0.7301 | 0.7379 | 0.026* | |
C3 | 0.6670 (3) | 0.5787 (3) | 0.77222 (10) | 0.0223 (5) | |
C4 | 0.5468 (4) | 0.4812 (3) | 0.76107 (10) | 0.0260 (6) | |
H4A | 0.5018 | 0.4255 | 0.7924 | 0.031* | |
C5 | 0.4921 (3) | 0.4661 (3) | 0.70215 (10) | 0.0234 (5) | |
H5A | 0.4087 | 0.3990 | 0.6934 | 0.028* | |
C6 | 0.5580 (3) | 0.5481 (2) | 0.65562 (9) | 0.0163 (4) | |
C7 | 0.4997 (3) | 0.5310 (2) | 0.59270 (9) | 0.0155 (4) | |
C8 | 0.4251 (3) | 0.4044 (2) | 0.57459 (9) | 0.0173 (5) | |
H8A | 0.4136 | 0.3287 | 0.6022 | 0.021* | |
C9 | 0.3682 (3) | 0.3896 (2) | 0.51633 (10) | 0.0160 (4) | |
C10 | 0.3870 (3) | 0.4985 (2) | 0.47469 (9) | 0.0160 (4) | |
C11 | 0.4653 (3) | 0.6234 (2) | 0.49160 (9) | 0.0153 (4) | |
C12 | 0.5185 (3) | 0.6392 (2) | 0.55078 (10) | 0.0162 (4) | |
H12A | 0.5686 | 0.7254 | 0.5627 | 0.019* | |
C13 | 0.4995 (3) | 0.7377 (2) | 0.44754 (10) | 0.0162 (4) | |
C14 | 0.5776 (3) | 0.7085 (2) | 0.39312 (10) | 0.0202 (5) | |
H14A | 0.6068 | 0.6140 | 0.3836 | 0.024* | |
C15 | 0.6131 (3) | 0.8163 (3) | 0.35290 (11) | 0.0236 (5) | |
H15A | 0.6665 | 0.7966 | 0.3160 | 0.028* | |
C16 | 0.5690 (3) | 0.9521 (3) | 0.36781 (11) | 0.0234 (5) | |
C17 | 0.4933 (3) | 0.9866 (2) | 0.42104 (11) | 0.0223 (5) | |
H17A | 0.4643 | 1.0815 | 0.4300 | 0.027* | |
C18 | 0.4605 (3) | 0.8777 (2) | 0.46129 (10) | 0.0202 (5) | |
H18A | 0.4109 | 0.8990 | 0.4987 | 0.024* | |
C19 | 0.2657 (3) | 0.1589 (2) | 0.53712 (10) | 0.0207 (5) | |
H19A | 0.2153 | 0.0784 | 0.5165 | 0.031* | |
H19B | 0.1932 | 0.1906 | 0.5695 | 0.031* | |
H19C | 0.3721 | 0.1303 | 0.5539 | 0.031* | |
C20 | 0.3146 (3) | 0.4776 (2) | 0.41326 (10) | 0.0181 (5) | |
C21 | 0.3284 (4) | 0.3466 (4) | 0.32363 (12) | 0.0410 (8) | |
H21A | 0.2347 | 0.2825 | 0.3286 | 0.062* | |
H21B | 0.4127 | 0.3009 | 0.2990 | 0.062* | |
H21C | 0.2915 | 0.4336 | 0.3040 | 0.062* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
F1 | 0.0421 (10) | 0.0490 (10) | 0.0127 (7) | −0.0089 (8) | −0.0074 (7) | −0.0038 (7) |
F2 | 0.0373 (10) | 0.0306 (8) | 0.0341 (8) | −0.0019 (8) | 0.0038 (8) | 0.0178 (7) |
O1 | 0.0310 (10) | 0.0176 (7) | 0.0157 (7) | −0.0079 (7) | −0.0028 (7) | 0.0001 (6) |
O2 | 0.0299 (10) | 0.0233 (8) | 0.0224 (8) | 0.0058 (8) | −0.0088 (8) | −0.0020 (7) |
O3 | 0.0301 (10) | 0.0354 (10) | 0.0137 (8) | 0.0092 (8) | −0.0040 (7) | −0.0068 (7) |
C1 | 0.0211 (12) | 0.0182 (10) | 0.0152 (10) | −0.0020 (10) | 0.0016 (9) | −0.0008 (8) |
C2 | 0.0232 (13) | 0.0239 (11) | 0.0184 (11) | −0.0035 (10) | −0.0031 (10) | −0.0035 (9) |
C3 | 0.0268 (13) | 0.0292 (12) | 0.0109 (10) | 0.0017 (11) | −0.0042 (10) | −0.0036 (9) |
C4 | 0.0308 (15) | 0.0330 (13) | 0.0141 (10) | −0.0048 (12) | 0.0007 (10) | 0.0033 (10) |
C5 | 0.0255 (13) | 0.0292 (12) | 0.0154 (10) | −0.0076 (11) | −0.0023 (10) | 0.0014 (10) |
C6 | 0.0182 (11) | 0.0182 (10) | 0.0125 (9) | 0.0006 (9) | 0.0000 (9) | −0.0017 (8) |
C7 | 0.0140 (10) | 0.0183 (10) | 0.0141 (10) | 0.0009 (9) | −0.0003 (9) | −0.0016 (8) |
C8 | 0.0198 (12) | 0.0184 (10) | 0.0136 (10) | −0.0010 (9) | 0.0007 (9) | 0.0021 (8) |
C9 | 0.0162 (11) | 0.0156 (9) | 0.0161 (10) | −0.0006 (8) | −0.0016 (9) | −0.0012 (8) |
C10 | 0.0167 (11) | 0.0176 (10) | 0.0136 (9) | 0.0021 (8) | 0.0004 (9) | −0.0013 (8) |
C11 | 0.0158 (11) | 0.0147 (9) | 0.0154 (10) | 0.0022 (8) | 0.0012 (9) | 0.0000 (8) |
C12 | 0.0172 (11) | 0.0168 (10) | 0.0146 (10) | −0.0001 (9) | −0.0005 (9) | −0.0017 (8) |
C13 | 0.0158 (11) | 0.0176 (10) | 0.0151 (10) | −0.0007 (9) | −0.0025 (9) | 0.0013 (8) |
C14 | 0.0203 (12) | 0.0210 (11) | 0.0192 (10) | 0.0012 (10) | −0.0026 (10) | 0.0018 (9) |
C15 | 0.0223 (13) | 0.0302 (13) | 0.0183 (11) | −0.0001 (10) | 0.0016 (10) | 0.0048 (10) |
C16 | 0.0230 (13) | 0.0229 (11) | 0.0244 (12) | −0.0037 (10) | −0.0019 (10) | 0.0106 (10) |
C17 | 0.0253 (13) | 0.0161 (10) | 0.0255 (12) | −0.0011 (10) | −0.0048 (11) | 0.0027 (9) |
C18 | 0.0252 (13) | 0.0176 (10) | 0.0179 (11) | −0.0003 (9) | −0.0027 (10) | 0.0001 (9) |
C19 | 0.0237 (13) | 0.0189 (10) | 0.0197 (11) | −0.0042 (10) | −0.0022 (10) | 0.0009 (9) |
C20 | 0.0222 (12) | 0.0158 (10) | 0.0163 (10) | −0.0024 (9) | −0.0002 (9) | 0.0014 (8) |
C21 | 0.052 (2) | 0.0546 (18) | 0.0166 (12) | 0.0205 (17) | −0.0117 (13) | −0.0164 (13) |
F1—C3 | 1.368 (3) | C9—C10 | 1.397 (3) |
F2—C16 | 1.364 (3) | C10—C11 | 1.395 (3) |
O1—C9 | 1.364 (3) | C10—C20 | 1.506 (3) |
O1—C19 | 1.433 (3) | C11—C12 | 1.398 (3) |
O2—C20 | 1.211 (3) | C11—C13 | 1.489 (3) |
O3—C20 | 1.334 (3) | C12—H12A | 0.9500 |
O3—C21 | 1.454 (3) | C13—C18 | 1.397 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.391 (3) | C13—C14 | 1.399 (3) |
C1—C6 | 1.392 (3) | C14—C15 | 1.390 (3) |
C1—H1A | 0.9500 | C14—H14A | 0.9500 |
C2—C3 | 1.377 (3) | C15—C16 | 1.376 (3) |
C2—H2A | 0.9500 | C15—H15A | 0.9500 |
C3—C4 | 1.367 (4) | C16—C17 | 1.378 (3) |
C4—C5 | 1.396 (3) | C17—C18 | 1.393 (3) |
C4—H4A | 0.9500 | C17—H17A | 0.9500 |
C5—C6 | 1.403 (3) | C18—H18A | 0.9500 |
C5—H5A | 0.9500 | C19—H19A | 0.9800 |
C6—C7 | 1.491 (3) | C19—H19B | 0.9800 |
C7—C12 | 1.396 (3) | C19—H19C | 0.9800 |
C7—C8 | 1.403 (3) | C21—H21A | 0.9800 |
C8—C9 | 1.388 (3) | C21—H21B | 0.9800 |
C8—H8A | 0.9500 | C21—H21C | 0.9800 |
C9—O1—C19 | 116.85 (17) | C7—C12—H12A | 119.3 |
C20—O3—C21 | 115.4 (2) | C11—C12—H12A | 119.3 |
C2—C1—C6 | 121.6 (2) | C18—C13—C14 | 118.8 (2) |
C2—C1—H1A | 119.2 | C18—C13—C11 | 120.1 (2) |
C6—C1—H1A | 119.2 | C14—C13—C11 | 121.00 (19) |
C3—C2—C1 | 117.9 (2) | C15—C14—C13 | 120.7 (2) |
C3—C2—H2A | 121.0 | C15—C14—H14A | 119.7 |
C1—C2—H2A | 121.0 | C13—C14—H14A | 119.7 |
C4—C3—F1 | 118.5 (2) | C16—C15—C14 | 118.4 (2) |
C4—C3—C2 | 123.3 (2) | C16—C15—H15A | 120.8 |
F1—C3—C2 | 118.2 (2) | C14—C15—H15A | 120.8 |
C3—C4—C5 | 117.9 (2) | F2—C16—C15 | 118.7 (2) |
C3—C4—H4A | 121.0 | F2—C16—C17 | 118.2 (2) |
C5—C4—H4A | 121.0 | C15—C16—C17 | 123.1 (2) |
C4—C5—C6 | 121.3 (2) | C16—C17—C18 | 117.8 (2) |
C4—C5—H5A | 119.3 | C16—C17—H17A | 121.1 |
C6—C5—H5A | 119.3 | C18—C17—H17A | 121.1 |
C1—C6—C5 | 117.9 (2) | C17—C18—C13 | 121.1 (2) |
C1—C6—C7 | 121.0 (2) | C17—C18—H18A | 119.4 |
C5—C6—C7 | 121.1 (2) | C13—C18—H18A | 119.4 |
C12—C7—C8 | 118.75 (19) | O1—C19—H19A | 109.5 |
C12—C7—C6 | 121.2 (2) | O1—C19—H19B | 109.5 |
C8—C7—C6 | 120.1 (2) | H19A—C19—H19B | 109.5 |
C9—C8—C7 | 120.0 (2) | O1—C19—H19C | 109.5 |
C9—C8—H8A | 120.0 | H19A—C19—H19C | 109.5 |
C7—C8—H8A | 120.0 | H19B—C19—H19C | 109.5 |
O1—C9—C8 | 124.0 (2) | O2—C20—O3 | 124.2 (2) |
O1—C9—C10 | 115.18 (18) | O2—C20—C10 | 124.0 (2) |
C8—C9—C10 | 120.9 (2) | O3—C20—C10 | 111.8 (2) |
C9—C10—C11 | 119.69 (19) | O3—C21—H21A | 109.5 |
C9—C10—C20 | 117.84 (19) | O3—C21—H21B | 109.5 |
C11—C10—C20 | 122.42 (19) | H21A—C21—H21B | 109.5 |
C10—C11—C12 | 119.20 (19) | O3—C21—H21C | 109.5 |
C10—C11—C13 | 121.49 (19) | H21A—C21—H21C | 109.5 |
C12—C11—C13 | 119.26 (19) | H21B—C21—H21C | 109.5 |
C7—C12—C11 | 121.4 (2) | ||
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 0.5 (4) | C9—C10—C11—C13 | 175.2 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.7 (4) | C20—C10—C11—C13 | −7.3 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—F1 | −179.9 (2) | C8—C7—C12—C11 | −0.2 (4) |
F1—C3—C4—C5 | 179.6 (2) | C6—C7—C12—C11 | 179.5 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.4 (4) | C10—C11—C12—C7 | 2.1 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.0 (4) | C13—C11—C12—C7 | −175.4 (2) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −0.1 (4) | C10—C11—C13—C18 | 132.5 (2) |
C2—C1—C6—C7 | −179.9 (2) | C12—C11—C13—C18 | −50.0 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.2 (4) | C10—C11—C13—C14 | −50.5 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 179.7 (2) | C12—C11—C13—C14 | 127.0 (2) |
C1—C6—C7—C12 | −22.6 (3) | C18—C13—C14—C15 | −1.3 (4) |
C5—C6—C7—C12 | 157.5 (2) | C11—C13—C14—C15 | −178.3 (2) |
C1—C6—C7—C8 | 157.1 (2) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | −0.2 (4) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | −22.8 (3) | C14—C15—C16—F2 | −177.8 (2) |
C12—C7—C8—C9 | −1.5 (3) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | 0.8 (4) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | 178.8 (2) | F2—C16—C17—C18 | 178.7 (2) |
C19—O1—C9—C8 | 0.4 (3) | C15—C16—C17—C18 | 0.0 (4) |
C19—O1—C9—C10 | −178.9 (2) | C16—C17—C18—C13 | −1.6 (4) |
C7—C8—C9—O1 | −178.0 (2) | C14—C13—C18—C17 | 2.2 (4) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | 1.3 (4) | C11—C13—C18—C17 | 179.2 (2) |
O1—C9—C10—C11 | 179.9 (2) | C21—O3—C20—O2 | −3.3 (3) |
C8—C9—C10—C11 | 0.6 (3) | C21—O3—C20—C10 | 175.9 (2) |
O1—C9—C10—C20 | 2.4 (3) | C9—C10—C20—O2 | 108.9 (3) |
C8—C9—C10—C20 | −177.0 (2) | C11—C10—C20—O2 | −68.6 (3) |
C9—C10—C11—C12 | −2.3 (3) | C9—C10—C20—O3 | −70.2 (3) |
C20—C10—C11—C12 | 175.2 (2) | C11—C10—C20—O3 | 112.3 (2) |
Cg1 and Cg2 are the centroids of the C13—C18 and C7–C12 benzene rings, respectively. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C1—H1A···O2i | 0.95 | 2.57 | 3.310 (3) | 135 |
C1—H1A···Cg1ii | 0.95 | 2.76 | 3.367 (3) | 123 |
C19—H19A···Cg2iii | 0.98 | 2.62 | 3.466 (2) | 144 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1/2, −y+3/2, −z+1; (ii) −x, y+3/2, −z+3/2; (iii) −x−1, y+1/2, −z+3/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C21H16F2O3 |
Mr | 354.34 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, P212121 |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.1270 (1), 9.4681 (1), 22.3297 (3) |
V (Å3) | 1718.21 (4) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.11 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.26 × 0.20 × 0.18 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEXII CCD |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.973, 0.982 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 11903, 2851, 2411 |
Rint | 0.043 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.703 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.048, 0.102, 1.13 |
No. of reflections | 2851 |
No. of parameters | 235 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.51, −0.28 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009), SAINT (Bruker, 2009), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Cg1 and Cg2 are the centroids of the C13—C18 and C7–C12 benzene rings, respectively. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C1—H1A···O2i | 0.95 | 2.57 | 3.310 (3) | 135 |
C1—H1A···Cg1ii | 0.95 | 2.76 | 3.367 (3) | 123 |
C19—H19A···Cg2iii | 0.98 | 2.62 | 3.466 (2) | 144 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1/2, −y+3/2, −z+1; (ii) −x, y+3/2, −z+3/2; (iii) −x−1, y+1/2, −z+3/2. |
Footnotes
‡Thomson Reuters ResearcherID: A-3561-2009.
Acknowledgements
HKF and TSC thank Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) for the Research University Grant (1001/PFIZIK/811160). TSC thanks the Malaysian Government and USM for the award of the post of Research Officer under the Research University Grant (1001/PSKBP/8630013). BN thanks the UGC for financial assistance through an SAP and BSR one-time grant for the purchase of chemicals. SS thanks Mangalore University for research facilities.
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As part of our ongoing studies of terphenyls (Fun et al., 2011), the title compound was prepared and its crystal structure is reported. The precursor of the title compound was prepared from 4,4'-difluoro chalcone by several steps.
The molecular structure of the title compound is shown in Fig. 1. The least-squares planes of the two fluorophenyl rings (C1–C6 & C13–C18) make dihedral angles of 22.22 (12) and 50.74 (11)°, respectively, with the least-squares plane of the central benzene ring(C7–C12) in the terphenyl moiety. Bond lengths (Allen et al., 1987) and angles are within normal ranges and are comparable to related structures (Betz et al., 2011a,b).
In the crystal structure, (Fig. 2), the molecules are interconnected by C1—H1A···O2 hydrogen bonds (Table 1) into infinite chains along a axis. The crystal structure is further stabilized by C—H···π interactions, involving the centroids of C7–C12 and C13—C18 benzene rings.