organic compounds
2-(4-Bromophenyl)-2-oxoethyl 4-methylbenzoate
aX-ray Crystallography Unit, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia, bMedicinal Chemistry 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
The title compound, C16H13BrO3, consists of a toluene ring and a bromobenzene ring which are linked together by a 2-oxopropyl acetate group. The dihedral angle formed between the toluene and bromobenzene rings is 80.70 (7)°. In the crystal, intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into a three-dimensional network.
Related literature
For applications of phenacyl benzoate derivatives, see: Rather & Reid (1919); Judefind & Reid (1920); Gandhi et al. (1995); Huang et al. (1996); Sheehan & Umezaw (1973); Ruzicka et al. (2002); Litera et al. (2006). For a related structure, see: Fun et al. (2011). 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
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811045272/hg5125sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811045272/hg5125Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811045272/hg5125Isup3.cml
The mixture of 4-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, the separated yellow needle-shaped crystals of 2-(4-bromophenyl)-2-oxoethyl 4-methylbenzoate were collected by filtration. Compound was recrystallized from ethanol. Yield: 2.22 g, 90.98%. M.p.: 425–426 K (Judefind & Reid, 1920).
All the H atoms were positioned geometrically [C–H = 0.9500–0.9900 Å] and were refined using a riding model, with Uiso(H) = 1.2 or 1.5Uiso(C).
In organic chemistry, phenacyl benzoate is a derivative of an acid which is formed by the reaction between an acid and a phenacyl bromide. They find applications in the field of synthetic chemistry (Rather & Reid, 1919; Huang et al., 1996; Gandhi et al., 1995) such as in the synthesis of oxazoles, imidazoles, benzoxazepines. They are also useful as photo-removable protecting groups for
in organic synthesis and biochemistry (Ruzicka et al., 2002; Litera et al., 2006; Sheehan & Umezaw, 1973). Keeping this in view, the title compound was synthesized to study its crystal structure.The title compound, (Fig. 1), consists of a toluene ring (C10–C16) and a bromobenzene ring (C1–C6/Br1) which are linked together by a 2-oxopropyl acetate group (C7–C9/O1–O3). The dihedral angle formed between the toluene and bromobenzene rings is 80.70 (7)%. The bond lengths (Allen et al., 1987) and angles are within normal ranges and are comparable to these closely related structure (Fun et al., 2011).
In the crystal packing (Fig. 2), intermolecular C16—H16A···O2 and C16—H16B···O3 hydrogen bonds (Table 1) link the molecules into a three-dimensional network.
For applications of phenacyl benzoate derivatives, see: Rather & Reid (1919); Judefind & Reid (1920); Gandhi et al. (1995); Huang et al. (1996); Sheehan & Umezaw (1973); Ruzicka et al. (2002); Litera et al. (2006). For a related structure, see: Fun et al. (2011). For bond-length data, 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).C16H13BrO3 | F(000) = 672 |
Mr = 333.17 | Dx = 1.631 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 6134 reflections |
a = 5.8368 (2) Å | θ = 2.6–32.4° |
b = 8.3438 (3) Å | µ = 3.03 mm−1 |
c = 27.9684 (8) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 95.177 (1)° | Needle, yellow |
V = 1356.54 (8) Å3 | 0.50 × 0.14 × 0.12 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3936 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3395 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.026 |
φ and ω scans | θmax = 30.0°, θmin = 1.5° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | h = −8→8 |
Tmin = 0.311, Tmax = 0.707 | k = −11→11 |
14735 measured reflections | l = −39→39 |
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)] = 0.028 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.074 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.02 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0324P)2 + 1.2242P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3936 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.002 |
182 parameters | Δρmax = 0.45 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.42 e Å−3 |
C16H13BrO3 | V = 1356.54 (8) Å3 |
Mr = 333.17 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 5.8368 (2) Å | µ = 3.03 mm−1 |
b = 8.3438 (3) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 27.9684 (8) Å | 0.50 × 0.14 × 0.12 mm |
β = 95.177 (1)° |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3936 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | 3395 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.311, Tmax = 0.707 | Rint = 0.026 |
14735 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.028 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.074 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.02 | Δρmax = 0.45 e Å−3 |
3936 reflections | Δρmin = −0.42 e Å−3 |
182 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 | ||
Br1 | 1.36051 (3) | 0.73030 (2) | 1.049704 (6) | 0.02370 (7) | |
O1 | 0.6371 (2) | 1.02498 (16) | 0.79328 (4) | 0.0188 (3) | |
O2 | 0.5266 (2) | 0.82885 (16) | 0.86329 (5) | 0.0228 (3) | |
O3 | 0.3804 (2) | 1.16704 (15) | 0.83172 (4) | 0.0193 (3) | |
C1 | 1.0857 (3) | 0.9333 (2) | 0.92209 (6) | 0.0166 (3) | |
H1A | 1.1334 | 1.0088 | 0.8996 | 0.020* | |
C2 | 1.2317 (3) | 0.8944 (2) | 0.96256 (6) | 0.0177 (3) | |
H2A | 1.3795 | 0.9423 | 0.9677 | 0.021* | |
C3 | 1.1589 (3) | 0.7853 (2) | 0.99509 (6) | 0.0171 (3) | |
C4 | 0.9420 (3) | 0.7134 (2) | 0.98883 (6) | 0.0184 (3) | |
H4A | 0.8935 | 0.6401 | 1.0119 | 0.022* | |
C5 | 0.7995 (3) | 0.7520 (2) | 0.94806 (7) | 0.0179 (3) | |
H5A | 0.6523 | 0.7032 | 0.9429 | 0.022* | |
C6 | 0.8693 (3) | 0.86164 (19) | 0.91454 (6) | 0.0154 (3) | |
C7 | 0.7111 (3) | 0.8959 (2) | 0.87074 (6) | 0.0161 (3) | |
C8 | 0.7881 (3) | 1.0191 (2) | 0.83609 (6) | 0.0177 (3) | |
H8A | 0.7936 | 1.1258 | 0.8516 | 0.021* | |
H8B | 0.9453 | 0.9925 | 0.8279 | 0.021* | |
C9 | 0.4324 (3) | 1.09906 (19) | 0.79604 (6) | 0.0150 (3) | |
C10 | 0.2867 (3) | 1.08669 (19) | 0.74980 (6) | 0.0146 (3) | |
C11 | 0.0783 (3) | 1.1700 (2) | 0.74432 (6) | 0.0161 (3) | |
H11A | 0.0369 | 1.2395 | 0.7690 | 0.019* | |
C12 | −0.0687 (3) | 1.1510 (2) | 0.70261 (6) | 0.0173 (3) | |
H12A | −0.2101 | 1.2081 | 0.6991 | 0.021* | |
C13 | −0.0108 (3) | 1.0493 (2) | 0.66597 (6) | 0.0155 (3) | |
C14 | 0.2036 (3) | 0.9726 (2) | 0.67110 (6) | 0.0168 (3) | |
H14A | 0.2490 | 0.9076 | 0.6457 | 0.020* | |
C15 | 0.3505 (3) | 0.9897 (2) | 0.71243 (6) | 0.0166 (3) | |
H15A | 0.4943 | 0.9357 | 0.7154 | 0.020* | |
C16 | −0.1776 (3) | 1.0169 (2) | 0.62159 (6) | 0.0178 (3) | |
H16A | −0.2907 | 1.1038 | 0.6176 | 0.027* | |
H16B | −0.2572 | 0.9150 | 0.6256 | 0.027* | |
H16C | −0.0917 | 1.0111 | 0.5931 | 0.027* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Br1 | 0.02204 (10) | 0.03193 (11) | 0.01642 (9) | 0.00268 (7) | −0.00216 (6) | 0.00657 (7) |
O1 | 0.0149 (6) | 0.0279 (6) | 0.0133 (6) | 0.0042 (5) | −0.0009 (5) | 0.0007 (5) |
O2 | 0.0189 (6) | 0.0216 (6) | 0.0267 (7) | −0.0048 (5) | −0.0049 (5) | 0.0034 (5) |
O3 | 0.0223 (6) | 0.0201 (6) | 0.0151 (6) | 0.0030 (5) | 0.0003 (5) | −0.0024 (5) |
C1 | 0.0174 (8) | 0.0179 (7) | 0.0143 (8) | −0.0008 (6) | 0.0001 (6) | 0.0017 (6) |
C2 | 0.0166 (8) | 0.0202 (8) | 0.0159 (8) | −0.0012 (6) | 0.0000 (6) | −0.0002 (6) |
C3 | 0.0179 (8) | 0.0201 (8) | 0.0130 (7) | 0.0040 (6) | 0.0006 (6) | 0.0005 (6) |
C4 | 0.0183 (8) | 0.0190 (8) | 0.0183 (8) | 0.0017 (6) | 0.0045 (6) | 0.0039 (6) |
C5 | 0.0153 (8) | 0.0177 (8) | 0.0207 (8) | 0.0006 (6) | 0.0014 (6) | 0.0017 (6) |
C6 | 0.0168 (8) | 0.0142 (7) | 0.0148 (7) | 0.0009 (6) | −0.0003 (6) | −0.0008 (6) |
C7 | 0.0166 (8) | 0.0152 (7) | 0.0160 (8) | 0.0020 (6) | −0.0005 (6) | −0.0011 (6) |
C8 | 0.0155 (8) | 0.0220 (8) | 0.0150 (8) | −0.0003 (6) | −0.0025 (6) | 0.0022 (6) |
C9 | 0.0157 (7) | 0.0138 (7) | 0.0154 (8) | −0.0005 (6) | 0.0007 (6) | 0.0022 (6) |
C10 | 0.0154 (7) | 0.0146 (7) | 0.0136 (7) | −0.0004 (6) | 0.0012 (6) | 0.0011 (6) |
C11 | 0.0168 (8) | 0.0177 (7) | 0.0139 (7) | 0.0011 (6) | 0.0014 (6) | −0.0003 (6) |
C12 | 0.0153 (8) | 0.0188 (8) | 0.0176 (8) | 0.0031 (6) | 0.0006 (6) | 0.0023 (6) |
C13 | 0.0167 (8) | 0.0164 (7) | 0.0134 (7) | −0.0033 (6) | 0.0020 (6) | 0.0036 (6) |
C14 | 0.0204 (8) | 0.0154 (7) | 0.0151 (8) | −0.0001 (6) | 0.0036 (6) | −0.0018 (6) |
C15 | 0.0162 (8) | 0.0163 (7) | 0.0175 (8) | 0.0018 (6) | 0.0016 (6) | 0.0005 (6) |
C16 | 0.0164 (8) | 0.0174 (7) | 0.0198 (8) | 0.0002 (6) | 0.0018 (6) | 0.0033 (6) |
Br1—C3 | 1.8986 (16) | C8—H8A | 0.9900 |
O1—C9 | 1.354 (2) | C8—H8B | 0.9900 |
O1—C8 | 1.4222 (19) | C9—C10 | 1.486 (2) |
O2—C7 | 1.215 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.397 (2) |
O3—C9 | 1.210 (2) | C10—C15 | 1.399 (2) |
C1—C2 | 1.393 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.394 (2) |
C1—C6 | 1.396 (2) | C11—H11A | 0.9500 |
C1—H1A | 0.9500 | C12—C13 | 1.395 (2) |
C2—C3 | 1.381 (2) | C12—H12A | 0.9500 |
C2—H2A | 0.9500 | C13—C14 | 1.402 (2) |
C3—C4 | 1.397 (3) | C13—C16 | 1.531 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.387 (2) | C14—C15 | 1.383 (2) |
C4—H4A | 0.9500 | C14—H14A | 0.9500 |
C5—C6 | 1.397 (2) | C15—H15A | 0.9500 |
C5—H5A | 0.9500 | C16—H16A | 0.9800 |
C6—C7 | 1.494 (2) | C16—H16B | 0.9800 |
C7—C8 | 1.509 (2) | C16—H16C | 0.9800 |
C9—O1—C8 | 116.81 (14) | O3—C9—O1 | 123.32 (15) |
C2—C1—C6 | 120.12 (16) | O3—C9—C10 | 125.74 (16) |
C2—C1—H1A | 119.9 | O1—C9—C10 | 110.94 (14) |
C6—C1—H1A | 119.9 | C11—C10—C15 | 119.59 (15) |
C3—C2—C1 | 119.15 (16) | C11—C10—C9 | 119.01 (15) |
C3—C2—H2A | 120.4 | C15—C10—C9 | 121.37 (15) |
C1—C2—H2A | 120.4 | C12—C11—C10 | 119.97 (16) |
C2—C3—C4 | 121.99 (16) | C12—C11—H11A | 120.0 |
C2—C3—Br1 | 118.94 (13) | C10—C11—H11A | 120.0 |
C4—C3—Br1 | 119.08 (13) | C11—C12—C13 | 120.80 (16) |
C5—C4—C3 | 118.20 (16) | C11—C12—H12A | 119.6 |
C5—C4—H4A | 120.9 | C13—C12—H12A | 119.6 |
C3—C4—H4A | 120.9 | C12—C13—C14 | 118.42 (15) |
C4—C5—C6 | 120.94 (16) | C12—C13—C16 | 121.62 (15) |
C4—C5—H5A | 119.5 | C14—C13—C16 | 119.94 (15) |
C6—C5—H5A | 119.5 | C15—C14—C13 | 121.25 (16) |
C1—C6—C5 | 119.59 (15) | C15—C14—H14A | 119.4 |
C1—C6—C7 | 121.73 (15) | C13—C14—H14A | 119.4 |
C5—C6—C7 | 118.66 (15) | C14—C15—C10 | 119.84 (16) |
O2—C7—C6 | 121.70 (16) | C14—C15—H15A | 120.1 |
O2—C7—C8 | 120.97 (15) | C10—C15—H15A | 120.1 |
C6—C7—C8 | 117.33 (14) | C13—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
O1—C8—C7 | 111.48 (14) | C13—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
O1—C8—H8A | 109.3 | H16A—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C7—C8—H8A | 109.3 | C13—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
O1—C8—H8B | 109.3 | H16A—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C7—C8—H8B | 109.3 | H16B—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
H8A—C8—H8B | 108.0 | ||
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.5 (3) | C8—O1—C9—O3 | 4.6 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.5 (3) | C8—O1—C9—C10 | −176.21 (14) |
C1—C2—C3—Br1 | 179.08 (13) | O3—C9—C10—C11 | 5.6 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 1.2 (3) | O1—C9—C10—C11 | −173.61 (15) |
Br1—C3—C4—C5 | −178.36 (13) | O3—C9—C10—C15 | −172.35 (17) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −1.0 (3) | O1—C9—C10—C15 | 8.5 (2) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 0.7 (3) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | 2.6 (3) |
C2—C1—C6—C7 | −177.82 (16) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | −175.38 (16) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 0.1 (3) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.1 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 178.61 (16) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −3.0 (3) |
C1—C6—C7—O2 | 177.11 (17) | C11—C12—C13—C16 | 175.28 (16) |
C5—C6—C7—O2 | −1.4 (3) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 3.4 (3) |
C1—C6—C7—C8 | −3.6 (2) | C16—C13—C14—C15 | −174.92 (16) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | 177.94 (16) | C13—C14—C15—C10 | −0.8 (3) |
C9—O1—C8—C7 | 75.60 (19) | C11—C10—C15—C14 | −2.2 (3) |
O2—C7—C8—O1 | −8.3 (2) | C9—C10—C15—C14 | 175.70 (16) |
C6—C7—C8—O1 | 172.36 (14) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C16—H16A···O2i | 0.98 | 2.42 | 3.355 (2) | 160 |
C16—H16B···O3ii | 0.98 | 2.53 | 3.451 (2) | 157 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, y+1/2, −z+3/2; (ii) −x, y−1/2, −z+3/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H13BrO3 |
Mr | 333.17 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 5.8368 (2), 8.3438 (3), 27.9684 (8) |
β (°) | 95.177 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1356.54 (8) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 3.03 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.50 × 0.14 × 0.12 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.311, 0.707 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 14735, 3936, 3395 |
Rint | 0.026 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.703 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.028, 0.074, 1.02 |
No. of reflections | 3936 |
No. of parameters | 182 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.45, −0.42 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009), SAINT (Bruker, 2009), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C16—H16A···O2i | 0.9800 | 2.4200 | 3.355 (2) | 160.00 |
C16—H16B···O3ii | 0.9800 | 2.5300 | 3.451 (2) | 157.00 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, y+1/2, −z+3/2; (ii) −x, y−1/2, −z+3/2. |
Footnotes
‡Thomson Reuters ResearcherID: A-3561-2009.
Acknowledgements
HKF and TSH thank Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) for the Research University Grant (1001/PFIZIK/811160). TSH also thanks USM for the award of a research fellowship. AMI is thankful to the Department of Atomic Energy, Board for Research in Nuclear Sciences, Government of India for the Young Scientist award.
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In organic chemistry, phenacyl benzoate is a derivative of an acid which is formed by the reaction between an acid and a phenacyl bromide. They find applications in the field of synthetic chemistry (Rather & Reid, 1919; Huang et al., 1996; Gandhi et al., 1995) such as in the synthesis of oxazoles, imidazoles, benzoxazepines. They are also useful as photo-removable protecting groups for carboxylic acids in organic synthesis and biochemistry (Ruzicka et al., 2002; Litera et al., 2006; Sheehan & Umezaw, 1973). Keeping this in view, the title compound was synthesized to study its crystal structure.
The title compound, (Fig. 1), consists of a toluene ring (C10–C16) and a bromobenzene ring (C1–C6/Br1) which are linked together by a 2-oxopropyl acetate group (C7–C9/O1–O3). The dihedral angle formed between the toluene and bromobenzene rings is 80.70 (7)%. The bond lengths (Allen et al., 1987) and angles are within normal ranges and are comparable to these closely related structure (Fun et al., 2011).
In the crystal packing (Fig. 2), intermolecular C16—H16A···O2 and C16—H16B···O3 hydrogen bonds (Table 1) link the molecules into a three-dimensional network.