organic compounds
4,5-Dihydrocyclopenta[b]thiophen-6-one
aDepartment of Chemistry, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
*Correspondence e-mail: jsimpson@alkali.otago.ac.nz
The title compound, C7H6OS, crystallizes with two similar molecules, 1 and 2, in the Both molecules are essentially planar with r.m.s. deviations of 0.0193 and 0.0107 Å for the planes through the nine non-H atoms of molecules 1 and 2, respectively. The thiophene and 4,5-dihydrocyclopentadienone rings are inclined at 2.40 (13)° in 1 and 0.64 (13)° in 2. In the π–π [3.6542 (17) Å] and C—H⋯π contacts stack the molecules into columns in an inverse fashion along the b axis. An extensive series of C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds links the columns, generating an extended network structure.
Related literature
For low band-gap and fluorescent applications of conjugated thiophene vinylene oligomers, see: Blanchard et al. (1997, 1998a,b, 2006). For control of the band-gap in the corresponding polymers, see: Roncali et al. (1994). For standard bond lengths, see: Allen et al. (1987). For related structures, see: Chang et al. (2004); Bonini et al. (2004). For the synthetic route to the starting material, methyl 6-oxo-5,6-dihydro-4H-cyclopenta[b]thiophene-5-carboxylate, see: Cai et al. (2002); More & Finney (2002); Yang (2009).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2011); cell APEX2 (Bruker, 2011) and SAINT (Bruker, 2011); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and TITAN2000 (Hunter & Simpson, 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and TITAN2000; molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97, enCIFer (Allen et al., 2004), PLATON (Spek, 2009) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811056042/tk5042sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811056042/tk5042Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811056042/tk5042Isup3.cml
Methyl 6-oxo-5,6-dihydro-4H-cyclopenta[b]thiophene-5-carboxylate was prepared by literature methods (Cai et al. 2002; More & Finney, 2002; Yang, 2009). Methyl 6-oxo-5,6-dihydro-4H-cyclopenta[b]thiophene-5-carboxylate (124 mg, 0.63 mmol) was dissolved in KOH (0.5 M) solution (H2O/EtOH, v/v=1) and refluxed for 4 h. The solution was cooled to room temperature, extracted with EtOAc (3× 20 ml), then the combined organic layers were washed with water (2× 50 ml) and dried over MgSO4. The solvent was evaporated in vacuo to yield transparent gold crystals (52.3 mg, 0.38 mmol) 60% yield. 1H NMR (δ p.p.m., CDCl3, 300 Hz): 7.890 (1H, d, J=3.6 Hz, C4H2S), 7.045 (1H, d, J=3.6 Hz, C4H2S), 3.049–2.974 (4H, m, CH2CH2).
All H-atoms were refined using a riding model with d(C—H) = 0.95 Å for aromatic–H and 0.99 Å for CH2–H atoms, and with Uiso = 1.2Ueq (C). Crystals were very weakly diffracting and data of reasonable intensity could not be obtained beyond θ = 22°. This also contributes to the relatively poor data/parameter ratio observed for this refinement.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2011); cell
APEX2 (Bruker, 2011) and SAINT (Bruker, 2011); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2011); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and TITAN2000 (Hunter & Simpson, 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and TITAN2000 (Hunter & Simpson, 1999); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), enCIFer (Allen et al., 2004), PLATON (Spek, 2009) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).Fig. 1. The asymmetric unit of I with ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level. | |
Fig. 2. π–π and C–H···π contacts forming columns along b, with contacts shown as dashed lines. | |
Fig. 3. A general view of the crystal packing for the title compound with hydrogen bonds drawn as dashed lines. |
C7H6OS | Z = 4 |
Mr = 138.18 | F(000) = 288 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.479 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 6.6133 (9) Å | Cell parameters from 1413 reflections |
b = 7.4894 (11) Å | θ = 3.1–22.0° |
c = 13.3213 (16) Å | µ = 0.42 mm−1 |
α = 83.247 (8)° | T = 92 K |
β = 86.097 (7)° | Rectangular plate, yellow |
γ = 71.363 (8)° | 0.55 × 0.28 × 0.02 mm |
V = 620.54 (14) Å3 |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1522 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1264 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.040 |
ω scans | θmax = 22.1°, θmin = 1.5° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2011) | h = −6→6 |
Tmin = 0.617, Tmax = 0.745 | k = −7→7 |
5251 measured reflections | l = −14→14 |
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)] = 0.040 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.119 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.11 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0713P)2 + 0.0126P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
1522 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
163 parameters | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.34 e Å−3 |
C7H6OS | γ = 71.363 (8)° |
Mr = 138.18 | V = 620.54 (14) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 4 |
a = 6.6133 (9) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 7.4894 (11) Å | µ = 0.42 mm−1 |
c = 13.3213 (16) Å | T = 92 K |
α = 83.247 (8)° | 0.55 × 0.28 × 0.02 mm |
β = 86.097 (7)° |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1522 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2011) | 1264 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.617, Tmax = 0.745 | Rint = 0.040 |
5251 measured reflections | θmax = 22.1° |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.040 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.119 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.11 | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
1522 reflections | Δρmin = −0.34 e Å−3 |
163 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 | ||
S1 | 0.46716 (12) | 0.59750 (11) | 0.65016 (6) | 0.0210 (3) | |
C12 | 0.6994 (5) | 0.5881 (4) | 0.5819 (2) | 0.0205 (8) | |
H12 | 0.7031 | 0.6465 | 0.5148 | 0.025* | |
C13 | 0.8795 (5) | 0.4873 (4) | 0.6343 (2) | 0.0196 (8) | |
H13 | 1.0213 | 0.4668 | 0.6078 | 0.024* | |
C14 | 0.9491 (5) | 0.3065 (4) | 0.8221 (2) | 0.0193 (8) | |
H14A | 1.0453 | 0.3705 | 0.8447 | 0.023* | |
H14B | 1.0345 | 0.1774 | 0.8064 | 0.023* | |
C15 | 0.7725 (5) | 0.2999 (4) | 0.9031 (2) | 0.0196 (8) | |
H15A | 0.7831 | 0.1670 | 0.9267 | 0.023* | |
H15B | 0.7872 | 0.3637 | 0.9619 | 0.023* | |
C16 | 0.5581 (5) | 0.4015 (4) | 0.8544 (2) | 0.0195 (8) | |
O1 | 0.3814 (3) | 0.4238 (3) | 0.89458 (15) | 0.0248 (6) | |
C17 | 0.6113 (5) | 0.4662 (4) | 0.7517 (2) | 0.0176 (8) | |
C18 | 0.8269 (5) | 0.4181 (4) | 0.7325 (2) | 0.0165 (7) | |
S2 | 0.47328 (13) | 0.09696 (11) | 0.12918 (6) | 0.0222 (3) | |
C22 | 0.2153 (5) | 0.2131 (4) | 0.0920 (2) | 0.0228 (8) | |
H22 | 0.1814 | 0.2782 | 0.0266 | 0.027* | |
C23 | 0.0655 (5) | 0.2020 (4) | 0.1654 (2) | 0.0223 (8) | |
H23 | −0.0840 | 0.2574 | 0.1574 | 0.027* | |
C24 | 0.0802 (5) | 0.0432 (4) | 0.3591 (2) | 0.0198 (8) | |
H24A | −0.0149 | −0.0345 | 0.3558 | 0.024* | |
H24B | 0.0024 | 0.1568 | 0.3937 | 0.024* | |
C25 | 0.2881 (5) | −0.0727 (4) | 0.4135 (2) | 0.0185 (8) | |
H25A | 0.3004 | −0.0146 | 0.4749 | 0.022* | |
H25B | 0.2877 | −0.2040 | 0.4339 | 0.022* | |
C26 | 0.4739 (5) | −0.0725 (4) | 0.3396 (2) | 0.0170 (8) | |
O2 | 0.6635 (3) | −0.1458 (3) | 0.35756 (15) | 0.0232 (6) | |
C27 | 0.3776 (5) | 0.0332 (4) | 0.2462 (2) | 0.0181 (8) | |
C28 | 0.1598 (5) | 0.0976 (4) | 0.2551 (2) | 0.0181 (8) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
S1 | 0.0114 (5) | 0.0241 (6) | 0.0242 (5) | −0.0009 (4) | −0.0045 (4) | −0.0007 (4) |
C12 | 0.0189 (19) | 0.0248 (19) | 0.0193 (17) | −0.0099 (15) | −0.0005 (14) | 0.0000 (14) |
C13 | 0.0099 (18) | 0.0216 (18) | 0.0250 (19) | −0.0011 (14) | 0.0014 (14) | −0.0048 (14) |
C14 | 0.0125 (18) | 0.0215 (19) | 0.0229 (18) | −0.0037 (14) | −0.0018 (14) | −0.0020 (14) |
C15 | 0.0166 (19) | 0.0200 (18) | 0.0207 (17) | −0.0040 (14) | −0.0017 (14) | −0.0011 (14) |
C16 | 0.016 (2) | 0.0171 (19) | 0.0265 (18) | −0.0050 (15) | −0.0030 (16) | −0.0075 (14) |
O1 | 0.0106 (14) | 0.0311 (14) | 0.0318 (13) | −0.0052 (10) | 0.0044 (11) | −0.0061 (10) |
C17 | 0.0100 (18) | 0.0170 (18) | 0.0236 (17) | −0.0007 (14) | −0.0049 (13) | −0.0014 (14) |
C18 | 0.0117 (18) | 0.0167 (17) | 0.0217 (18) | −0.0041 (13) | 0.0000 (13) | −0.0049 (14) |
S2 | 0.0177 (6) | 0.0271 (6) | 0.0217 (5) | −0.0079 (4) | 0.0016 (4) | −0.0014 (4) |
C22 | 0.023 (2) | 0.0224 (19) | 0.0212 (18) | −0.0055 (15) | −0.0037 (15) | 0.0044 (14) |
C23 | 0.0154 (19) | 0.0226 (19) | 0.0283 (19) | −0.0038 (15) | −0.0057 (16) | −0.0032 (15) |
C24 | 0.0124 (18) | 0.0219 (18) | 0.0239 (18) | −0.0038 (14) | −0.0001 (14) | −0.0025 (14) |
C25 | 0.0167 (19) | 0.0197 (18) | 0.0176 (17) | −0.0037 (14) | −0.0044 (14) | 0.0013 (14) |
C26 | 0.015 (2) | 0.0152 (17) | 0.0217 (18) | −0.0043 (14) | −0.0002 (14) | −0.0057 (13) |
O2 | 0.0094 (14) | 0.0281 (14) | 0.0284 (13) | −0.0010 (10) | −0.0032 (10) | −0.0003 (10) |
C27 | 0.0125 (19) | 0.0203 (19) | 0.0222 (17) | −0.0049 (14) | 0.0008 (14) | −0.0064 (14) |
C28 | 0.0138 (18) | 0.0189 (18) | 0.0221 (18) | −0.0047 (14) | −0.0013 (14) | −0.0052 (14) |
S1—C12 | 1.716 (3) | S2—C27 | 1.716 (3) |
S1—C17 | 1.723 (3) | S2—C22 | 1.726 (3) |
C12—C13 | 1.375 (4) | C22—C23 | 1.359 (4) |
C12—H12 | 0.9500 | C22—H22 | 0.9500 |
C13—C18 | 1.412 (4) | C23—C28 | 1.413 (4) |
C13—H13 | 0.9500 | C23—H23 | 0.9500 |
C14—C18 | 1.497 (4) | C24—C28 | 1.506 (4) |
C14—C15 | 1.543 (4) | C24—C25 | 1.547 (4) |
C14—H14A | 0.9900 | C24—H24A | 0.9900 |
C14—H14B | 0.9900 | C24—H24B | 0.9900 |
C15—C16 | 1.526 (4) | C25—C26 | 1.522 (4) |
C15—H15A | 0.9900 | C25—H25A | 0.9900 |
C15—H15B | 0.9900 | C25—H25B | 0.9900 |
C16—O1 | 1.221 (4) | C26—O2 | 1.225 (4) |
C16—C17 | 1.456 (4) | C26—C27 | 1.461 (4) |
C17—C18 | 1.368 (4) | C27—C28 | 1.366 (4) |
C12—S1—C17 | 90.47 (15) | C27—S2—C22 | 89.93 (15) |
C13—C12—S1 | 113.1 (2) | C23—C22—S2 | 113.3 (2) |
C13—C12—H12 | 123.5 | C23—C22—H22 | 123.3 |
S1—C12—H12 | 123.5 | S2—C22—H22 | 123.3 |
C12—C13—C18 | 111.3 (3) | C22—C23—C28 | 111.6 (3) |
C12—C13—H13 | 124.3 | C22—C23—H23 | 124.2 |
C18—C13—H13 | 124.3 | C28—C23—H23 | 124.2 |
C18—C14—C15 | 103.4 (2) | C28—C24—C25 | 103.1 (2) |
C18—C14—H14A | 111.1 | C28—C24—H24A | 111.1 |
C15—C14—H14A | 111.1 | C25—C24—H24A | 111.1 |
C18—C14—H14B | 111.1 | C28—C24—H24B | 111.1 |
C15—C14—H14B | 111.1 | C25—C24—H24B | 111.1 |
H14A—C14—H14B | 109.0 | H24A—C24—H24B | 109.1 |
C16—C15—C14 | 107.4 (2) | C26—C25—C24 | 107.4 (2) |
C16—C15—H15A | 110.2 | C26—C25—H25A | 110.2 |
C14—C15—H15A | 110.2 | C24—C25—H25A | 110.2 |
C16—C15—H15B | 110.2 | C26—C25—H25B | 110.2 |
C14—C15—H15B | 110.2 | C24—C25—H25B | 110.2 |
H15A—C15—H15B | 108.5 | H25A—C25—H25B | 108.5 |
O1—C16—C17 | 128.2 (3) | O2—C26—C27 | 128.6 (3) |
O1—C16—C15 | 126.6 (3) | O2—C26—C25 | 125.8 (3) |
C17—C16—C15 | 105.1 (3) | C27—C26—C25 | 105.6 (3) |
C18—C17—C16 | 112.5 (3) | C28—C27—C26 | 112.0 (3) |
C18—C17—S1 | 112.4 (2) | C28—C27—S2 | 112.9 (2) |
C16—C17—S1 | 135.1 (2) | C26—C27—S2 | 135.1 (2) |
C17—C18—C13 | 112.7 (3) | C27—C28—C23 | 112.3 (3) |
C17—C18—C14 | 111.5 (3) | C27—C28—C24 | 111.8 (3) |
C13—C18—C14 | 135.8 (3) | C23—C28—C24 | 135.8 (3) |
Cg1 and Cg4 are the centroids of the S1,C12,C13,C17,C18 and S2,C22,C23,C27,C28 thiophene rings, respectively. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C14—H14A···O1i | 0.99 | 2.52 | 3.473 (4) | 160 |
C15—H15B···O1ii | 0.99 | 2.59 | 3.489 (3) | 151 |
C12—H12···O2iii | 0.95 | 2.43 | 3.370 (4) | 168 |
C13—H13···O2iv | 0.95 | 2.65 | 3.275 (4) | 124 |
C23—H23···O1v | 0.95 | 2.62 | 3.425 (4) | 143 |
C24—H24A···O2vi | 0.99 | 2.52 | 3.480 (4) | 164 |
C25—H25A···O2vii | 0.99 | 2.71 | 3.704 (3) | 180 |
C25—H25B···Cg1viii | 0.99 | 2.79 | 3.561 (3) | 135 |
C15—H15A···Cg4iii | 0.99 | 2.84 | 3.571 (3) | 131 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1, y, z; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+2; (iii) x, y+1, z; (iv) −x+2, −y, −z+1; (v) −x, −y+1, −z+1; (vi) x−1, y, z; (vii) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (viii) x, y−1, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C7H6OS |
Mr | 138.18 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 92 |
a, b, c (Å) | 6.6133 (9), 7.4894 (11), 13.3213 (16) |
α, β, γ (°) | 83.247 (8), 86.097 (7), 71.363 (8) |
V (Å3) | 620.54 (14) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.42 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.55 × 0.28 × 0.02 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2011) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.617, 0.745 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 5251, 1522, 1264 |
Rint | 0.040 |
θmax (°) | 22.1 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.529 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.040, 0.119, 1.11 |
No. of reflections | 1522 |
No. of parameters | 163 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.30, −0.34 |
Computer programs: , APEX2 (Bruker, 2011) and SAINT (Bruker, 2011), SAINT (Bruker, 2011), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and TITAN2000 (Hunter & Simpson, 1999), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and TITAN2000 (Hunter & Simpson, 1999), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), enCIFer (Allen et al., 2004), PLATON (Spek, 2009) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Cg1 and Cg4 are the centroids of the S1,C12,C13,C17,C18 and S2,C22,C23,C27,C28 thiophene rings, respectively. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C14—H14A···O1i | 0.99 | 2.52 | 3.473 (4) | 160.3 |
C15—H15B···O1ii | 0.99 | 2.59 | 3.489 (3) | 150.6 |
C12—H12···O2iii | 0.95 | 2.43 | 3.370 (4) | 168.1 |
C13—H13···O2iv | 0.95 | 2.65 | 3.275 (4) | 124.1 |
C23—H23···O1v | 0.95 | 2.62 | 3.425 (4) | 143.3 |
C24—H24A···O2vi | 0.99 | 2.52 | 3.480 (4) | 163.7 |
C25—H25A···O2vii | 0.99 | 2.71 | 3.704 (3) | 179.5 |
C25—H25B···Cg1viii | 0.99 | 2.79 | 3.561 (3) | 135 |
C15—H15A···Cg4iii | 0.99 | 2.84 | 3.571 (3) | 131 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1, y, z; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+2; (iii) x, y+1, z; (iv) −x+2, −y, −z+1; (v) −x, −y+1, −z+1; (vi) x−1, y, z; (vii) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (viii) x, y−1, z. |
Acknowledgements
We thank the New Economy Research Fund (grant No. UOO-X0808) for support of this work and the University of Otago for the purchase of the diffractometer.
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The title compound is a key intermediate in the synthesis of many conjugated thiophene vinylene oligomers for low band-gap and fluorescent applications (Blanchard et al., 1997, 1998a,b, 2006). This is because the ethylene bridge in the resulting vinylene system flattens the ring and increases the conjugation between the neighbouring thiophene groups. This technique can also be used to control the band-gap in the corresponding polymers (Roncali et al., 1994)
The asymmetric unit of the triclinic unit cell of the title compound, I, contains two unique molecules, 1 and 2, Fig 1. These are closely similar and overlay (Macrae et al., 2008) with an r.m.s. deviation of only 0.024 Å. The molecules are approximately planar with r.m.s. deviations of 0.0193 and 0.0107 Å from the best fit planes through the nine non-hydrogen atoms in each of the two molecules, respectively. This is further illustrated by the fact that the thiophene and cyclopentadienone ring planes are inclined at 2.40 (13)° in molecule 1 and 0.64 (13)° in molecule 2. Bond distances in the molecule are normal (Allen et al., 1987) and similar to those observed in related molecules (Chang et al., 2004; Bonini et al., 2004).
In the crystal structure, molecules 1 and 2 are linked by C15–H15A···π and C25–H25B···π contacts into dimers. π–π Contacts of 3.6542 (17) Å, between the centroids of the thiophene rings of molecules 1 and 2, link these dimers, forming columns along the b axis, Fig. 2. An extensive series of C–H···O hydrogen bonds involving the carbonyl O atoms from both molecules join the columns into an extended network, Fig 3. Interestingly the S atoms are not involved in any close intermolecular interactions.