organic compounds
1-Hydroxy-11H-benzo[b]fluoren-11-one
aDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Feng Chia University, 40724 Taichung, Taiwan
*Correspondence e-mail: kyuchen@fcu.edu.tw
The title compound, C17H10O2, is nearly planar, the maximum atomic deviation being 0.053 (2) Å. In the molecule, an intramolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bond generates an S(6) ring motif. In the crystal, inversion-related molecules are linked by pairs of weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming dimers. π–π stacking is observed in the the closest centroid–centroid distance being 3.7846 (16) Å.
Related literature
For the spectroscopy and preparation of the title compound, see: Aquino et al. (2005); Tang et al. (2011). For applications of proton-transfer dyes, see: Chen & Pang (2009, 2010); Chuang et al. (2011); Han et al. (2010); Ito et al. (2011); Jung et al. (2009); Lim et al. (2011). For related structures, see: Chen et al. (2011a,b); Li et al. (2007); Saeed & Bolte (2007). For graph-set theory, see: Bernstein et al. (1995).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection
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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: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Supporting information
10.1107/S160053681104760X/xu5365sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S160053681104760X/xu5365Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S160053681104760X/xu5365Isup3.cml
The title compound was synthesized according to the literature (Tang et al., 2011). Yellow needle-shaped crystals suitable for the crystallographic studies reported here were isolated over a period of six weeks by slow evaporation from the chloroform solution.
Hydroxy H atom was located in a Fourier map and refined isotropically. Other H atoms ware placed geometrically and refined using a riding model with C—H = 0.93 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2007); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).C17H10O2 | F(000) = 512 |
Mr = 246.25 | Dx = 1.382 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -p 2ybc | Cell parameters from 1918 reflections |
a = 12.474 (2) Å | θ = 2.7–24.7° |
b = 6.4401 (12) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
c = 15.601 (3) Å | T = 297 K |
β = 109.188 (3)° | Parallelepiped, yellow |
V = 1183.6 (4) Å3 | 0.42 × 0.22 × 0.12 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART 1000 CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1322 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.087 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 26.0°, θmin = 1.7° |
ϕ and ω scans | h = −14→15 |
6331 measured reflections | k = −7→7 |
2310 independent reflections | l = −19→16 |
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)] = 0.047 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.153 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.03 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0642P)2 + 0.2285P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2310 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
176 parameters | Δρmax = 0.19 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.16 e Å−3 |
C17H10O2 | V = 1183.6 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 246.25 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 12.474 (2) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
b = 6.4401 (12) Å | T = 297 K |
c = 15.601 (3) Å | 0.42 × 0.22 × 0.12 mm |
β = 109.188 (3)° |
Bruker SMART 1000 CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1322 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
6331 measured reflections | Rint = 0.087 |
2310 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.047 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.153 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.03 | Δρmax = 0.19 e Å−3 |
2310 reflections | Δρmin = −0.16 e Å−3 |
176 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 | 0.66186 (16) | −0.4250 (3) | 0.11797 (12) | 0.0730 (6) | |
O2 | 0.88146 (17) | −0.3141 (4) | 0.24218 (14) | 0.0836 (6) | |
H2A | 0.816 (3) | −0.412 (6) | 0.194 (3) | 0.147 (15)* | |
C1 | 0.6346 (2) | −0.2548 (4) | 0.14017 (15) | 0.0515 (6) | |
C2 | 0.52192 (19) | −0.1511 (3) | 0.10894 (14) | 0.0466 (6) | |
C3 | 0.4220 (2) | −0.2150 (4) | 0.04737 (15) | 0.0527 (6) | |
H3A | 0.4171 | −0.3429 | 0.0187 | 0.063* | |
C4 | 0.3259 (2) | −0.0847 (4) | 0.02760 (14) | 0.0505 (6) | |
C5 | 0.2190 (2) | −0.1414 (5) | −0.03430 (16) | 0.0656 (7) | |
H5A | 0.2111 | −0.2688 | −0.0638 | 0.079* | |
C6 | 0.1281 (2) | −0.0144 (6) | −0.05160 (18) | 0.0764 (9) | |
H6A | 0.0587 | −0.0549 | −0.0928 | 0.092* | |
C7 | 0.1378 (2) | 0.1778 (6) | −0.00777 (19) | 0.0774 (9) | |
H7A | 0.0747 | 0.2637 | −0.0195 | 0.093* | |
C8 | 0.2396 (2) | 0.2395 (4) | 0.05214 (17) | 0.0655 (7) | |
H8A | 0.2452 | 0.3682 | 0.0803 | 0.079* | |
C9 | 0.33640 (19) | 0.1115 (4) | 0.07200 (14) | 0.0516 (6) | |
C10 | 0.4427 (2) | 0.1731 (4) | 0.13508 (15) | 0.0538 (6) | |
H10A | 0.4497 | 0.3015 | 0.1637 | 0.065* | |
C11 | 0.53325 (19) | 0.0456 (3) | 0.15340 (14) | 0.0478 (6) | |
C12 | 0.65335 (19) | 0.0694 (4) | 0.21356 (13) | 0.0485 (6) | |
C13 | 0.7106 (2) | 0.2252 (4) | 0.26996 (16) | 0.0631 (7) | |
H13A | 0.6733 | 0.3451 | 0.2778 | 0.076* | |
C14 | 0.8266 (2) | 0.1985 (5) | 0.31532 (18) | 0.0714 (8) | |
H14A | 0.8664 | 0.3039 | 0.3533 | 0.086* | |
C15 | 0.8842 (2) | 0.0228 (5) | 0.30603 (18) | 0.0714 (8) | |
H15A | 0.9617 | 0.0115 | 0.3366 | 0.086* | |
C16 | 0.8262 (2) | −0.1378 (4) | 0.25083 (16) | 0.0602 (7) | |
C17 | 0.71100 (19) | −0.1116 (4) | 0.20486 (14) | 0.0490 (6) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0818 (13) | 0.0622 (12) | 0.0679 (12) | 0.0176 (10) | 0.0151 (10) | −0.0086 (9) |
O2 | 0.0615 (12) | 0.1010 (16) | 0.0844 (14) | 0.0228 (12) | 0.0186 (10) | 0.0023 (12) |
C1 | 0.0613 (15) | 0.0508 (14) | 0.0419 (12) | 0.0043 (12) | 0.0163 (11) | 0.0011 (10) |
C2 | 0.0527 (14) | 0.0471 (13) | 0.0392 (11) | 0.0003 (11) | 0.0140 (10) | −0.0014 (10) |
C3 | 0.0620 (15) | 0.0513 (14) | 0.0431 (12) | 0.0013 (12) | 0.0151 (11) | −0.0029 (10) |
C4 | 0.0537 (14) | 0.0595 (15) | 0.0379 (11) | 0.0019 (11) | 0.0146 (10) | 0.0028 (10) |
C5 | 0.0568 (16) | 0.0860 (19) | 0.0495 (14) | −0.0037 (15) | 0.0114 (12) | 0.0012 (13) |
C6 | 0.0502 (16) | 0.116 (3) | 0.0570 (16) | 0.0029 (17) | 0.0098 (13) | 0.0123 (17) |
C7 | 0.0581 (18) | 0.108 (3) | 0.0659 (18) | 0.0236 (17) | 0.0205 (14) | 0.0195 (18) |
C8 | 0.0675 (18) | 0.0757 (18) | 0.0571 (15) | 0.0177 (14) | 0.0256 (14) | 0.0093 (13) |
C9 | 0.0511 (14) | 0.0645 (16) | 0.0410 (12) | 0.0086 (12) | 0.0174 (11) | 0.0086 (11) |
C10 | 0.0636 (16) | 0.0537 (14) | 0.0463 (13) | 0.0024 (13) | 0.0211 (11) | −0.0014 (11) |
C11 | 0.0539 (14) | 0.0511 (14) | 0.0402 (12) | 0.0016 (11) | 0.0177 (10) | 0.0006 (10) |
C12 | 0.0541 (14) | 0.0552 (14) | 0.0371 (11) | −0.0062 (11) | 0.0161 (10) | 0.0012 (10) |
C13 | 0.0717 (19) | 0.0627 (16) | 0.0529 (14) | −0.0096 (14) | 0.0176 (13) | −0.0059 (12) |
C14 | 0.0688 (19) | 0.080 (2) | 0.0587 (16) | −0.0256 (16) | 0.0121 (14) | −0.0024 (14) |
C15 | 0.0489 (15) | 0.101 (2) | 0.0588 (16) | −0.0135 (16) | 0.0096 (12) | 0.0049 (16) |
C16 | 0.0574 (16) | 0.0745 (18) | 0.0506 (14) | 0.0049 (14) | 0.0202 (12) | 0.0085 (13) |
C17 | 0.0492 (14) | 0.0589 (15) | 0.0384 (11) | −0.0019 (11) | 0.0137 (10) | 0.0009 (10) |
O1—C1 | 1.231 (3) | C7—H7A | 0.9300 |
O2—C16 | 1.358 (3) | C8—C9 | 1.409 (3) |
O2—H2A | 1.11 (4) | C8—H8A | 0.9300 |
C1—C17 | 1.465 (3) | C9—C10 | 1.423 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.486 (3) | C10—C11 | 1.349 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.364 (3) | C10—H10A | 0.9300 |
C2—C11 | 1.429 (3) | C11—C12 | 1.492 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.412 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.370 (3) |
C3—H3A | 0.9300 | C12—C17 | 1.400 (3) |
C4—C5 | 1.413 (3) | C13—C14 | 1.397 (4) |
C4—C9 | 1.426 (3) | C13—H13A | 0.9300 |
C5—C6 | 1.352 (4) | C14—C15 | 1.374 (4) |
C5—H5A | 0.9300 | C14—H14A | 0.9300 |
C6—C7 | 1.399 (4) | C15—C16 | 1.387 (4) |
C6—H6A | 0.9300 | C15—H15A | 0.9300 |
C7—C8 | 1.365 (4) | C16—C17 | 1.390 (3) |
C16—O2—H2A | 105 (2) | C10—C9—C4 | 119.9 (2) |
O1—C1—C17 | 125.3 (2) | C8—C9—C4 | 118.4 (2) |
O1—C1—C2 | 128.8 (2) | C11—C10—C9 | 120.1 (2) |
C17—C1—C2 | 105.9 (2) | C11—C10—H10A | 119.9 |
C3—C2—C11 | 122.1 (2) | C9—C10—H10A | 119.9 |
C3—C2—C1 | 130.0 (2) | C10—C11—C2 | 119.6 (2) |
C11—C2—C1 | 107.90 (19) | C10—C11—C12 | 132.0 (2) |
C2—C3—C4 | 119.3 (2) | C2—C11—C12 | 108.37 (19) |
C2—C3—H3A | 120.4 | C13—C12—C17 | 119.8 (2) |
C4—C3—H3A | 120.4 | C13—C12—C11 | 133.1 (2) |
C3—C4—C5 | 122.5 (2) | C17—C12—C11 | 107.16 (19) |
C3—C4—C9 | 119.0 (2) | C12—C13—C14 | 118.0 (3) |
C5—C4—C9 | 118.5 (2) | C12—C13—H13A | 121.0 |
C6—C5—C4 | 121.4 (3) | C14—C13—H13A | 121.0 |
C6—C5—H5A | 119.3 | C15—C14—C13 | 122.6 (3) |
C4—C5—H5A | 119.3 | C15—C14—H14A | 118.7 |
C5—C6—C7 | 120.3 (3) | C13—C14—H14A | 118.7 |
C5—C6—H6A | 119.8 | C14—C15—C16 | 119.7 (2) |
C7—C6—H6A | 119.8 | C14—C15—H15A | 120.2 |
C8—C7—C6 | 120.3 (3) | C16—C15—H15A | 120.2 |
C8—C7—H7A | 119.9 | O2—C16—C17 | 121.5 (2) |
C6—C7—H7A | 119.9 | O2—C16—C15 | 120.5 (2) |
C7—C8—C9 | 121.1 (3) | C17—C16—C15 | 118.0 (3) |
C7—C8—H8A | 119.4 | C16—C17—C12 | 121.9 (2) |
C9—C8—H8A | 119.4 | C16—C17—C1 | 127.4 (2) |
C10—C9—C8 | 121.7 (2) | C12—C17—C1 | 110.7 (2) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −1.4 (4) | C3—C2—C11—C12 | −178.2 (2) |
C17—C1—C2—C3 | 178.4 (2) | C1—C2—C11—C12 | −0.1 (2) |
O1—C1—C2—C11 | −179.3 (2) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.7 (4) |
C17—C1—C2—C11 | 0.5 (2) | C2—C11—C12—C13 | 179.2 (2) |
C11—C2—C3—C4 | −1.0 (3) | C10—C11—C12—C17 | −179.0 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −178.6 (2) | C2—C11—C12—C17 | −0.5 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −179.0 (2) | C17—C12—C13—C14 | 1.7 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C9 | 0.7 (3) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −178.0 (2) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 179.5 (2) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | −0.6 (4) |
C9—C4—C5—C6 | −0.1 (3) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | −1.0 (4) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −0.3 (4) | C14—C15—C16—O2 | −178.8 (2) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | 0.7 (4) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | 1.5 (4) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | −0.7 (4) | O2—C16—C17—C12 | 179.8 (2) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | −179.3 (2) | C15—C16—C17—C12 | −0.5 (3) |
C7—C8—C9—C4 | 0.3 (4) | O2—C16—C17—C1 | −2.8 (4) |
C3—C4—C9—C10 | 0.0 (3) | C15—C16—C17—C1 | 176.9 (2) |
C5—C4—C9—C10 | 179.7 (2) | C13—C12—C17—C16 | −1.2 (3) |
C3—C4—C9—C8 | −179.6 (2) | C11—C12—C17—C16 | 178.5 (2) |
C5—C4—C9—C8 | 0.1 (3) | C13—C12—C17—C1 | −178.9 (2) |
C8—C9—C10—C11 | 179.1 (2) | C11—C12—C17—C1 | 0.8 (2) |
C4—C9—C10—C11 | −0.4 (3) | O1—C1—C17—C16 | 1.4 (4) |
C9—C10—C11—C2 | 0.2 (3) | C2—C1—C17—C16 | −178.4 (2) |
C9—C10—C11—C12 | 178.5 (2) | O1—C1—C17—C12 | 179.0 (2) |
C3—C2—C11—C10 | 0.6 (3) | C2—C1—C17—C12 | −0.8 (2) |
C1—C2—C11—C10 | 178.7 (2) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O2—H2A···O1 | 1.11 (4) | 1.90 (4) | 2.877 (3) | 145 (3) |
C3—H3A···O1i | 0.93 | 2.52 | 3.369 (3) | 151 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y−1, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C17H10O2 |
Mr | 246.25 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 297 |
a, b, c (Å) | 12.474 (2), 6.4401 (12), 15.601 (3) |
β (°) | 109.188 (3) |
V (Å3) | 1183.6 (4) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.09 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.42 × 0.22 × 0.12 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART 1000 CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 6331, 2310, 1322 |
Rint | 0.087 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.617 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.047, 0.153, 1.03 |
No. of reflections | 2310 |
No. of parameters | 176 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.19, −0.16 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2007), SAINT (Bruker, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O2—H2A···O1 | 1.11 (4) | 1.90 (4) | 2.877 (3) | 145 (3) |
C3—H3A···O1i | 0.93 | 2.52 | 3.369 (3) | 151 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y−1, −z. |
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Science Council (NSC 99–2113-M-035–001-MY2) and Feng Chia University in Taiwan.
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The excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) reaction of 7-hydroxy-1-indanone and its derivatives has been investigated for past years (Aquino et al., 2005; Tang et al., 2011), which incorporates transfer of a hydroxy proton to the carbonyl oxygen through a intramolecular six-membered-ring hydrogen-bonding system. The unusual photophysical property of the resulting proton-transfer tautomer has found many important applications (Chen et al., 2009, 2010; Lim et al., 2011; Ito et al., 2011; Han et al., 2010; Jung et al., 2009).
The molecular structure of the title compound (HBO) comprises a 7-hydroxy-1-indanone unit having a naphthalene ring fused on one side (Figure 1). The molecule is nearly planar, which is consistent with previous studies (Chen et al., 2011a; Li et al., 2007; Saeed et al., 2007). HBO possesses an intramolecular O—H···O hydrogen bond (Table 1), which generates an S(6) ring motif (Chen et al., 2011b). In the crystal (Figure 2), inversion-related molceules are linked by a pair of weak C—H···O hydrogen bonds (Table 1), forming a cyclic dimers with R22(10) graph-set motif (Bernstein et al., 1995). π—π stacking is observed between the tetracyclic plane and its adjacent one, the closest centroid-centroid distance being 3.7846 (16) Å [symmetry code: 1 - x, -y, 1 - z].