organic compounds
Methyl 4-(5-methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)benzoate
aSchool of Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114051, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: zhangzhiqiang@ustl.edu.cn
In the title compound, C17H15NO3, the dihedral angle between the benzene ring and the indole ring system is 22.5 (3)°. In the crystal, molecules are linked by N—H⋯π and C—H⋯O interactions.
Related literature
For background to the catalysed arylation of indoles, see: Zhang et al. (2007). For reference bond-length data, see: Allen et al. (1987).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2007); cell CrystalClear; data reduction: CrystalClear; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811052135/hb6526sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811052135/hb6526Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811052135/hb6526Isup3.cml
A mixture of 5-methoxy-1H-indole (0.5 mmol), 1-(4-bromophenyl)ethanone (0.6 mmol), potassium carbonate (1.5 mmol) and (tBu)2P(OH)]2PdCl2 (abbreviated as POPd, 0.025 mmol) was stirred and refluxed in 2 ml of dioxane under nitrogen atmosphere for 24 h. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature, quenched with water and extracted with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were washed with brine and dried over MgSO4, and the solvent was removed under vacuum. The residue was purified by
on silica gel eluting with hexane/EtOAc (5/1 by vol.) to give light yellow power in 54.0%, m.p.123.0–124.8 °C. Colourless prisms of (I) were grown by slow evaporation of a solution in chloroform/ethanol (1:1).Atom H1 was located in a difference Fourier map and refined isotropically, with the N—H distance restrained to 0.90 (1) Å. The remaining H atoms were placed in calculated positions (C—H = 0.95–0.98 Å) and refined as riding with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) and 1.5 Ueq(C1 and C17).
Data collection: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2007); cell
CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2007); data reduction: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2007); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound, showing 30% probability displacement ellipsoids for the non-hydrogen atoms. |
C17H15NO3 | F(000) = 592 |
Mr = 281.30 | Dx = 1.372 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 15.023 (8) Å | Cell parameters from 4649 reflections |
b = 5.871 (3) Å | θ = 1.5–27.9° |
c = 16.867 (9) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
β = 113.721 (6)° | T = 113 K |
V = 1361.9 (12) Å3 | Prism, colorless |
Z = 4 | 0.20 × 0.16 × 0.14 mm |
Rigaku Saturn724 CCD diffractometer | 3241 independent reflections |
Radiation source: rotating anode | 2460 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Multilayer monochromator | Rint = 0.038 |
Detector resolution: 14.22 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.9°, θmin = 1.5° |
ω and ϕ scans | h = −19→19 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku, 2007) | k = −7→7 |
Tmin = 0.981, Tmax = 0.987 | l = −22→22 |
13161 measured reflections |
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)] = 0.037 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.110 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.06 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0702P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3241 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
196 parameters | Δρmax = 0.24 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Δρmin = −0.25 e Å−3 |
C17H15NO3 | V = 1361.9 (12) Å3 |
Mr = 281.30 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 15.023 (8) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
b = 5.871 (3) Å | T = 113 K |
c = 16.867 (9) Å | 0.20 × 0.16 × 0.14 mm |
β = 113.721 (6)° |
Rigaku Saturn724 CCD diffractometer | 3241 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku, 2007) | 2460 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.981, Tmax = 0.987 | Rint = 0.038 |
13161 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.037 | 1 restraint |
wR(F2) = 0.110 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.06 | Δρmax = 0.24 e Å−3 |
3241 reflections | Δρmin = −0.25 e Å−3 |
196 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 | 0.65330 (5) | 1.06706 (14) | 0.57107 (5) | 0.0256 (2) | |
O2 | 1.06010 (5) | 1.07061 (13) | 1.21305 (5) | 0.0268 (2) | |
O3 | 1.03480 (5) | 1.38309 (12) | 1.12988 (5) | 0.0231 (2) | |
N1 | 0.57543 (7) | 0.50593 (17) | 0.79506 (6) | 0.0252 (2) | |
C1 | 0.72517 (8) | 1.2391 (2) | 0.60676 (7) | 0.0266 (3) | |
H1A | 0.7069 | 1.3383 | 0.6445 | 0.040* | |
H1B | 0.7300 | 1.3297 | 0.5598 | 0.040* | |
H1C | 0.7881 | 1.1678 | 0.6405 | 0.040* | |
C2 | 0.63635 (7) | 0.92664 (19) | 0.62868 (7) | 0.0201 (2) | |
C3 | 0.56197 (8) | 0.76524 (19) | 0.59007 (7) | 0.0233 (3) | |
H3 | 0.5285 | 0.7610 | 0.5288 | 0.028* | |
C4 | 0.53738 (7) | 0.61387 (19) | 0.64008 (7) | 0.0232 (3) | |
H4 | 0.4883 | 0.5024 | 0.6144 | 0.028* | |
C5 | 0.58711 (7) | 0.62954 (18) | 0.73024 (7) | 0.0206 (2) | |
C6 | 0.63929 (8) | 0.58338 (19) | 0.87366 (7) | 0.0230 (2) | |
H6 | 0.6447 | 0.5255 | 0.9280 | 0.028* | |
C7 | 0.69470 (7) | 0.75701 (17) | 0.86292 (7) | 0.0188 (2) | |
C8 | 0.66109 (7) | 0.79141 (17) | 0.77034 (7) | 0.0177 (2) | |
C9 | 0.68678 (7) | 0.94025 (18) | 0.71752 (6) | 0.0191 (2) | |
H9 | 0.7377 | 1.0478 | 0.7424 | 0.023* | |
C10 | 0.77498 (7) | 0.86947 (18) | 0.93408 (7) | 0.0182 (2) | |
C11 | 0.82087 (7) | 0.75877 (18) | 1.01399 (7) | 0.0204 (2) | |
H11 | 0.7983 | 0.6129 | 1.0219 | 0.024* | |
C12 | 0.89807 (7) | 0.85678 (18) | 1.08147 (7) | 0.0202 (2) | |
H12 | 0.9277 | 0.7784 | 1.1350 | 0.024* | |
C13 | 0.93258 (7) | 1.06998 (18) | 1.07123 (7) | 0.0186 (2) | |
C14 | 0.88750 (7) | 1.18392 (18) | 0.99234 (7) | 0.0197 (2) | |
H14 | 0.9106 | 1.3292 | 0.9845 | 0.024* | |
C15 | 0.80911 (7) | 1.08586 (18) | 0.92535 (7) | 0.0199 (2) | |
H15 | 0.7780 | 1.1670 | 0.8726 | 0.024* | |
C16 | 1.01559 (7) | 1.16901 (18) | 1.14560 (7) | 0.0194 (2) | |
C17 | 1.11194 (8) | 1.4968 (2) | 1.20010 (7) | 0.0237 (3) | |
H17A | 1.1040 | 1.4704 | 1.2543 | 0.036* | |
H17B | 1.1092 | 1.6607 | 1.1883 | 0.036* | |
H17C | 1.1749 | 1.4365 | 1.2053 | 0.036* | |
H1 | 0.5318 (9) | 0.3932 (19) | 0.7867 (10) | 0.047 (4)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0261 (4) | 0.0340 (5) | 0.0151 (4) | −0.0048 (3) | 0.0069 (3) | 0.0006 (3) |
O2 | 0.0269 (4) | 0.0248 (4) | 0.0210 (4) | 0.0003 (3) | 0.0017 (3) | 0.0020 (3) |
O3 | 0.0247 (4) | 0.0209 (4) | 0.0202 (4) | −0.0035 (3) | 0.0056 (3) | −0.0013 (3) |
N1 | 0.0233 (5) | 0.0248 (5) | 0.0264 (5) | −0.0070 (4) | 0.0090 (4) | −0.0006 (4) |
C1 | 0.0273 (6) | 0.0322 (7) | 0.0208 (6) | −0.0051 (5) | 0.0102 (5) | 0.0010 (5) |
C2 | 0.0189 (5) | 0.0235 (6) | 0.0182 (5) | 0.0021 (4) | 0.0076 (4) | 0.0000 (4) |
C3 | 0.0198 (5) | 0.0285 (6) | 0.0181 (5) | 0.0015 (4) | 0.0041 (4) | −0.0046 (4) |
C4 | 0.0188 (5) | 0.0235 (6) | 0.0247 (6) | −0.0020 (4) | 0.0058 (4) | −0.0060 (4) |
C5 | 0.0181 (5) | 0.0201 (5) | 0.0231 (6) | 0.0004 (4) | 0.0078 (4) | −0.0013 (4) |
C6 | 0.0227 (5) | 0.0248 (6) | 0.0215 (5) | −0.0009 (4) | 0.0090 (4) | 0.0018 (4) |
C7 | 0.0188 (5) | 0.0190 (5) | 0.0190 (5) | 0.0011 (4) | 0.0081 (4) | −0.0002 (4) |
C8 | 0.0147 (5) | 0.0187 (5) | 0.0190 (5) | 0.0019 (4) | 0.0062 (4) | −0.0012 (4) |
C9 | 0.0162 (5) | 0.0220 (5) | 0.0176 (5) | −0.0008 (4) | 0.0052 (4) | −0.0012 (4) |
C10 | 0.0181 (5) | 0.0205 (5) | 0.0180 (5) | 0.0015 (4) | 0.0092 (4) | −0.0014 (4) |
C11 | 0.0227 (5) | 0.0174 (5) | 0.0216 (5) | −0.0001 (4) | 0.0095 (4) | 0.0007 (4) |
C12 | 0.0222 (5) | 0.0201 (6) | 0.0179 (5) | 0.0041 (4) | 0.0075 (4) | 0.0023 (4) |
C13 | 0.0194 (5) | 0.0202 (6) | 0.0175 (5) | 0.0025 (4) | 0.0087 (4) | −0.0013 (4) |
C14 | 0.0233 (5) | 0.0188 (5) | 0.0188 (5) | −0.0007 (4) | 0.0102 (4) | −0.0006 (4) |
C15 | 0.0239 (5) | 0.0208 (6) | 0.0158 (5) | 0.0010 (4) | 0.0089 (4) | 0.0015 (4) |
C16 | 0.0196 (5) | 0.0198 (5) | 0.0204 (5) | 0.0018 (4) | 0.0097 (4) | −0.0011 (4) |
C17 | 0.0234 (5) | 0.0235 (6) | 0.0221 (6) | −0.0035 (4) | 0.0069 (4) | −0.0031 (4) |
O1—C2 | 1.3739 (14) | C6—H6 | 0.9500 |
O1—C1 | 1.4232 (14) | C7—C8 | 1.4491 (16) |
O2—C16 | 1.2095 (13) | C7—C10 | 1.4718 (15) |
O3—C16 | 1.3397 (14) | C8—C9 | 1.4082 (15) |
O3—C17 | 1.4449 (13) | C9—H9 | 0.9500 |
N1—C6 | 1.3643 (15) | C10—C15 | 1.3997 (16) |
N1—C5 | 1.3811 (15) | C10—C11 | 1.4025 (15) |
N1—H1 | 0.902 (8) | C11—C12 | 1.3818 (15) |
C1—H1A | 0.9800 | C11—H11 | 0.9500 |
C1—H1B | 0.9800 | C12—C13 | 1.3919 (16) |
C1—H1C | 0.9800 | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
C2—C9 | 1.3828 (15) | C13—C14 | 1.3970 (15) |
C2—C3 | 1.4089 (16) | C13—C16 | 1.4859 (15) |
C3—C4 | 1.3742 (16) | C14—C15 | 1.3872 (15) |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C14—H14 | 0.9500 |
C4—C5 | 1.4020 (17) | C15—H15 | 0.9500 |
C4—H4 | 0.9500 | C17—H17A | 0.9800 |
C5—C8 | 1.4110 (15) | C17—H17B | 0.9800 |
C6—C7 | 1.3733 (15) | C17—H17C | 0.9800 |
C2—O1—C1 | 116.85 (9) | C5—C8—C7 | 106.77 (9) |
C16—O3—C17 | 115.91 (9) | C2—C9—C8 | 118.67 (10) |
C6—N1—C5 | 109.30 (10) | C2—C9—H9 | 120.7 |
C6—N1—H1 | 125.4 (10) | C8—C9—H9 | 120.7 |
C5—N1—H1 | 125.3 (10) | C15—C10—C11 | 117.54 (10) |
O1—C1—H1A | 109.5 | C15—C10—C7 | 122.41 (10) |
O1—C1—H1B | 109.5 | C11—C10—C7 | 120.04 (10) |
H1A—C1—H1B | 109.5 | C12—C11—C10 | 121.59 (10) |
O1—C1—H1C | 109.5 | C12—C11—H11 | 119.2 |
H1A—C1—H1C | 109.5 | C10—C11—H11 | 119.2 |
H1B—C1—H1C | 109.5 | C11—C12—C13 | 120.22 (10) |
O1—C2—C9 | 123.72 (10) | C11—C12—H12 | 119.9 |
O1—C2—C3 | 114.50 (10) | C13—C12—H12 | 119.9 |
C9—C2—C3 | 121.78 (10) | C12—C13—C14 | 119.12 (10) |
C4—C3—C2 | 120.68 (10) | C12—C13—C16 | 118.36 (10) |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.7 | C14—C13—C16 | 122.51 (10) |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.7 | C15—C14—C13 | 120.30 (10) |
C3—C4—C5 | 117.76 (10) | C15—C14—H14 | 119.8 |
C3—C4—H4 | 121.1 | C13—C14—H14 | 119.8 |
C5—C4—H4 | 121.1 | C14—C15—C10 | 121.18 (10) |
N1—C5—C4 | 129.97 (11) | C14—C15—H15 | 119.4 |
N1—C5—C8 | 107.51 (10) | C10—C15—H15 | 119.4 |
C4—C5—C8 | 122.51 (10) | O2—C16—O3 | 123.55 (10) |
N1—C6—C7 | 110.23 (10) | O2—C16—C13 | 124.46 (10) |
N1—C6—H6 | 124.9 | O3—C16—C13 | 111.99 (9) |
C7—C6—H6 | 124.9 | O3—C17—H17A | 109.5 |
C6—C7—C8 | 106.17 (9) | O3—C17—H17B | 109.5 |
C6—C7—C10 | 124.52 (10) | H17A—C17—H17B | 109.5 |
C8—C7—C10 | 129.22 (9) | O3—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
C9—C8—C5 | 118.56 (10) | H17A—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
C9—C8—C7 | 134.66 (10) | H17B—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
C1—O1—C2—C9 | −1.96 (15) | C5—C8—C9—C2 | 2.07 (14) |
C1—O1—C2—C3 | 177.66 (9) | C7—C8—C9—C2 | −178.95 (11) |
O1—C2—C3—C4 | 179.99 (9) | C6—C7—C10—C15 | −159.36 (10) |
C9—C2—C3—C4 | −0.38 (16) | C8—C7—C10—C15 | 24.50 (16) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 1.45 (16) | C6—C7—C10—C11 | 21.27 (15) |
C6—N1—C5—C4 | −179.04 (11) | C8—C7—C10—C11 | −154.88 (10) |
C6—N1—C5—C8 | −0.29 (12) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | −1.09 (15) |
C3—C4—C5—N1 | 177.83 (10) | C7—C10—C11—C12 | 178.32 (9) |
C3—C4—C5—C8 | −0.75 (16) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −0.27 (15) |
C5—N1—C6—C7 | −0.45 (13) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.69 (15) |
N1—C6—C7—C8 | 0.98 (12) | C11—C12—C13—C16 | 179.85 (9) |
N1—C6—C7—C10 | −175.91 (9) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 0.28 (15) |
N1—C5—C8—C9 | −179.88 (9) | C16—C13—C14—C15 | −178.85 (9) |
C4—C5—C8—C9 | −1.02 (15) | C13—C14—C15—C10 | −1.69 (15) |
N1—C5—C8—C7 | 0.87 (11) | C11—C10—C15—C14 | 2.06 (15) |
C4—C5—C8—C7 | 179.74 (10) | C7—C10—C15—C14 | −177.33 (9) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | 179.80 (11) | C17—O3—C16—O2 | −1.53 (14) |
C10—C7—C8—C9 | −3.51 (19) | C17—O3—C16—C13 | 177.50 (8) |
C6—C7—C8—C5 | −1.13 (11) | C12—C13—C16—O2 | 5.35 (15) |
C10—C7—C8—C5 | 175.56 (10) | C14—C13—C16—O2 | −175.51 (10) |
O1—C2—C9—C8 | 178.17 (9) | C12—C13—C16—O3 | −173.67 (8) |
C3—C2—C9—C8 | −1.43 (15) | C14—C13—C16—O3 | 5.47 (13) |
Cg2 is the centroid ofthe C2–C5/C8/C9 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···Cg2i | 0.90 (1) | 2.54 (2) | 3.295 (2) | 142 (1) |
C6—H6···O1ii | 0.95 | 2.43 | 3.369 (2) | 172 |
C17—H17B···O2iii | 0.98 | 2.60 | 3.484 (2) | 150 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (ii) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (iii) x, y+1, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C17H15NO3 |
Mr | 281.30 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 113 |
a, b, c (Å) | 15.023 (8), 5.871 (3), 16.867 (9) |
β (°) | 113.721 (6) |
V (Å3) | 1361.9 (12) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.20 × 0.16 × 0.14 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Rigaku Saturn724 CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku, 2007) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.981, 0.987 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 13161, 3241, 2460 |
Rint | 0.038 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.658 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.037, 0.110, 1.06 |
No. of reflections | 3241 |
No. of parameters | 196 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.24, −0.25 |
Computer programs: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Cg2 is the centroid ofthe C2–C5/C8/C9 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···Cg2i | 0.902 (8) | 2.535 (15) | 3.295 (2) | 142.3 (11) |
C6—H6···O1ii | 0.95 | 2.43 | 3.369 (2) | 172 |
C17—H17B···O2iii | 0.98 | 2.60 | 3.484 (2) | 150 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (ii) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (iii) x, y+1, z. |
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Education Department (No. 2008 T094). We would like to thank Dr George Li, at CombiPhos Catalysts, Inc., Princeton, NJ, for helpful discussions regarding the use of POPd catalysts.
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In 2007, our group reported direct palladium-catalyzed C-3 arylation of indoles (Zhang et al., 2007). As an extension of this work, we now report the synthesis and crystal structure of the title compound, (I), (Fig. 1).
The dihedral angle between the benzene ring and the indole ring is 22.5 (3)°. All the bond values are within normal ranges (Allen et al., 1987). In the crystal, N—H···π and C—H···O interactions occur (Table 1).