organic compounds
2-(4-Fluorophenyl)-2H-chromen-4(3H)-one
aFaculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, J. Sobieskiego 18, 80-952 Gdańsk, Poland, and bInstitute of Chemistry, V.N. Karazin National University, Svobody 4, 61077 Kharkiv, Ukraine
*Correspondence e-mail: bla@chem.univ.gda.pl
In the 15H11FO2, molecules form inversion dimers through pairs of weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Dimers oriented in parallel, linked by C—H⋯π contacts, are arranged in columns along the b axis. The fluorophenyl ring and the benzene ring of the 2H-chromen-4(3H)-one unit are inclined to one another by 70.41 (16)°. They are respectively parallel in a given column or almost perpendicular [oriented at an angle of 87.8 (1)°] in neighbouring (inversely oriented) columns, forming a herringbone pattern.
of the title compound, CRelated literature
For general background to flavanones, see: Grayer & Veitch (2006); Nijveldt et al. (2001). For related structures, see: Białońska et al. (2007a,b). For intermolecular interactions, see: Novoa et al. (2006); Takahashi et al. (2001). For the synthesis, see: Aitmambetov & Kubzheterova (2002); Chen et al. (2011); Wera et al. (2010).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2008); cell CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2008); data reduction: CrysAlis RED; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S160053681105464X/xu5408sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S160053681105464X/xu5408Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S160053681105464X/xu5408Isup3.cml
The title compound was synthesized following a procedure described elsewhere (Aitmambetov & Kubzheterova, 2002; Chen et al., 2011). Briefly, 3-(4-fluorophenyl)-1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one was synthesized first by the condensation (with removal of H2O) of 1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)ethanone with 4-fluorobenzaldehyde in methanol/50% aqueous NaOH (1/1 v/v), then precipitated by neutralizing the reaction mixture with aqueous HCl, and finally separated by filtration (Wera et al., 2010). The product thus obtained was subjected to
in triethylamine/ethanol solution (by refluxing for 2–3 h). The reactant mixture was poured into cold HCl-acidified water which caused the precipitation of 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-2H-chromen-4(3H)-one. The filtered product was purified chromatographically (Silica Gel, chloroform/methanol, 20/1 v/v), and colorless crystals suitable for X-ray investigations were grown from absolute ethanol (m.p. = 351–353 K; lit. 352–353 K (Chen et al., 2011)).The H atoms of the C–H bonds were positioned geometrically, with C–H = 0.93 Å, 0.97Å and 0.98Å for the aromatic, methylene and methine H atoms respectively, and constrained to ride on their parent atoms with Uiso(H) = xUeq(C), where x = 1.2 for aromatic H atoms and x = 1.5 for the methylene and methine H atoms.
Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2008); cell
CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2008); data reduction: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2008); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).C15H11FO2 | F(000) = 504 |
Mr = 242.24 | Dx = 1.322 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 2163 reflections |
a = 11.7896 (13) Å | θ = 3.5–25.1° |
b = 5.2309 (8) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
c = 19.740 (3) Å | T = 295 K |
β = 91.630 (11)° | Needle, colorless |
V = 1216.9 (3) Å3 | 0.6 × 0.05 × 0.05 mm |
Z = 4 |
Oxford Diffraction Gemini R Ultra Ruby CCD diffractometer | 2163 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Enhance (Mo) X-ray Source | 1080 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.080 |
Detector resolution: 10.4002 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 25.1°, θmin = 3.5° |
ω scans | h = −14→14 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2008) | k = −5→6 |
Tmin = 0.919, Tmax = 0.953 | l = −18→23 |
7630 measured reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.056 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.160 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0555P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.01 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
2163 reflections | Δρmax = 0.18 e Å−3 |
164 parameters | Δρmin = −0.17 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.021 (3) |
C15H11FO2 | V = 1216.9 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 242.24 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 11.7896 (13) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
b = 5.2309 (8) Å | T = 295 K |
c = 19.740 (3) Å | 0.6 × 0.05 × 0.05 mm |
β = 91.630 (11)° |
Oxford Diffraction Gemini R Ultra Ruby CCD diffractometer | 2163 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2008) | 1080 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.919, Tmax = 0.953 | Rint = 0.080 |
7630 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.056 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.160 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.01 | Δρmax = 0.18 e Å−3 |
2163 reflections | Δρmin = −0.17 e Å−3 |
164 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 | 0.81543 (15) | 0.0853 (4) | 0.03640 (10) | 0.0584 (6) | |
C2 | 0.7340 (2) | 0.1581 (6) | −0.01647 (15) | 0.0559 (8) | |
H2 | 0.7041 | 0.0020 | −0.0379 | 0.067* | |
C3 | 0.6364 (2) | 0.3003 (6) | 0.01423 (16) | 0.0604 (9) | |
H3A | 0.6643 | 0.4583 | 0.0343 | 0.072* | |
H3B | 0.5811 | 0.3439 | −0.0212 | 0.072* | |
C4 | 0.5800 (3) | 0.1446 (6) | 0.06728 (16) | 0.0580 (8) | |
C5 | 0.6150 (3) | −0.1982 (6) | 0.15344 (17) | 0.0691 (10) | |
H5 | 0.5387 | −0.1907 | 0.1641 | 0.083* | |
C6 | 0.6851 (4) | −0.3619 (7) | 0.18806 (18) | 0.0788 (11) | |
H6 | 0.6563 | −0.4688 | 0.2210 | 0.095* | |
C7 | 0.7999 (3) | −0.3687 (7) | 0.17398 (18) | 0.0777 (11) | |
H7 | 0.8482 | −0.4776 | 0.1983 | 0.093* | |
C8 | 0.8424 (3) | −0.2147 (6) | 0.12410 (16) | 0.0638 (9) | |
H8 | 0.9194 | −0.2177 | 0.1150 | 0.077* | |
C9 | 0.6553 (3) | −0.0420 (5) | 0.10249 (15) | 0.0541 (8) | |
C10 | 0.7694 (3) | −0.0553 (5) | 0.08754 (15) | 0.0533 (8) | |
O11 | 0.48046 (18) | 0.1698 (4) | 0.08060 (13) | 0.0784 (8) | |
C12 | 0.7935 (2) | 0.3105 (6) | −0.06892 (16) | 0.0545 (8) | |
C13 | 0.7726 (3) | 0.2659 (7) | −0.13661 (19) | 0.0813 (11) | |
H13 | 0.7243 | 0.1333 | −0.1498 | 0.098* | |
C14 | 0.8221 (4) | 0.4146 (8) | −0.1857 (2) | 0.0939 (12) | |
H14 | 0.8077 | 0.3834 | −0.2315 | 0.113* | |
C15 | 0.8924 (3) | 0.6075 (8) | −0.1651 (2) | 0.0766 (11) | |
C16 | 0.9173 (3) | 0.6583 (6) | −0.0993 (2) | 0.0720 (10) | |
H16 | 0.9666 | 0.7901 | −0.0869 | 0.086* | |
C17 | 0.8669 (2) | 0.5075 (6) | −0.05082 (17) | 0.0635 (9) | |
H17 | 0.8826 | 0.5394 | −0.0052 | 0.076* | |
F18 | 0.94093 (19) | 0.7554 (5) | −0.21355 (12) | 0.1139 (9) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0545 (11) | 0.0636 (13) | 0.0569 (14) | 0.0006 (10) | 0.0003 (10) | 0.0084 (11) |
C2 | 0.0576 (18) | 0.0598 (18) | 0.050 (2) | 0.0043 (15) | −0.0027 (15) | 0.0036 (15) |
C3 | 0.0594 (19) | 0.0567 (18) | 0.065 (2) | 0.0072 (15) | 0.0073 (16) | −0.0005 (16) |
C4 | 0.0558 (19) | 0.0593 (19) | 0.059 (2) | −0.0006 (16) | 0.0078 (16) | −0.0073 (16) |
C5 | 0.079 (2) | 0.069 (2) | 0.060 (2) | 0.0009 (19) | 0.0113 (18) | −0.0054 (19) |
C6 | 0.110 (3) | 0.073 (2) | 0.054 (2) | −0.004 (2) | 0.016 (2) | 0.0065 (18) |
C7 | 0.101 (3) | 0.072 (2) | 0.060 (3) | 0.011 (2) | −0.001 (2) | 0.0089 (19) |
C8 | 0.074 (2) | 0.062 (2) | 0.055 (2) | 0.0056 (17) | −0.0002 (17) | 0.0027 (17) |
C9 | 0.065 (2) | 0.0502 (17) | 0.047 (2) | −0.0017 (15) | 0.0066 (15) | −0.0043 (15) |
C10 | 0.064 (2) | 0.0491 (17) | 0.0470 (19) | −0.0003 (15) | 0.0034 (15) | −0.0043 (15) |
O11 | 0.0585 (14) | 0.0875 (17) | 0.0899 (19) | 0.0026 (12) | 0.0133 (12) | 0.0015 (14) |
C12 | 0.0569 (18) | 0.0570 (18) | 0.050 (2) | 0.0061 (15) | 0.0045 (15) | −0.0055 (16) |
C13 | 0.102 (3) | 0.082 (3) | 0.059 (3) | −0.010 (2) | −0.006 (2) | −0.001 (2) |
C14 | 0.124 (3) | 0.107 (3) | 0.051 (3) | −0.010 (3) | 0.001 (2) | 0.011 (2) |
C15 | 0.078 (2) | 0.088 (3) | 0.065 (3) | 0.009 (2) | 0.018 (2) | 0.027 (2) |
C16 | 0.068 (2) | 0.073 (2) | 0.077 (3) | −0.0060 (18) | 0.018 (2) | 0.005 (2) |
C17 | 0.064 (2) | 0.072 (2) | 0.055 (2) | −0.0004 (18) | 0.0090 (16) | −0.0048 (18) |
F18 | 0.1241 (18) | 0.1279 (19) | 0.0916 (18) | 0.0035 (15) | 0.0346 (14) | 0.0416 (15) |
O1—C10 | 1.373 (3) | C7—H7 | 0.9300 |
O1—C2 | 1.449 (3) | C8—C10 | 1.386 (4) |
C2—C12 | 1.497 (4) | C8—H8 | 0.9300 |
C2—C3 | 1.512 (4) | C9—C10 | 1.388 (4) |
C2—H2 | 0.9800 | C12—C13 | 1.372 (4) |
C3—C4 | 1.497 (4) | C12—C17 | 1.386 (4) |
C3—H3A | 0.9700 | C13—C14 | 1.384 (5) |
C3—H3B | 0.9700 | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C4—O11 | 1.217 (3) | C14—C15 | 1.361 (5) |
C4—C9 | 1.479 (4) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C5—C6 | 1.360 (5) | C15—C16 | 1.350 (5) |
C5—C9 | 1.390 (4) | C15—F18 | 1.367 (4) |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C16—C17 | 1.387 (4) |
C6—C7 | 1.389 (5) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | C17—H17 | 0.9300 |
C7—C8 | 1.378 (4) | ||
C10—O1—C2 | 113.7 (2) | C7—C8—H8 | 120.3 |
O1—C2—C12 | 108.9 (2) | C10—C8—H8 | 120.3 |
O1—C2—C3 | 109.7 (2) | C10—C9—C5 | 118.5 (3) |
C12—C2—C3 | 113.1 (2) | C10—C9—C4 | 120.4 (3) |
O1—C2—H2 | 108.3 | C5—C9—C4 | 121.0 (3) |
C12—C2—H2 | 108.3 | O1—C10—C8 | 116.9 (3) |
C3—C2—H2 | 108.3 | O1—C10—C9 | 122.4 (3) |
C4—C3—C2 | 111.8 (2) | C8—C10—C9 | 120.7 (3) |
C4—C3—H3A | 109.3 | C13—C12—C17 | 118.1 (3) |
C2—C3—H3A | 109.3 | C13—C12—C2 | 120.6 (3) |
C4—C3—H3B | 109.3 | C17—C12—C2 | 121.3 (3) |
C2—C3—H3B | 109.3 | C12—C13—C14 | 121.2 (4) |
H3A—C3—H3B | 107.9 | C12—C13—H13 | 119.4 |
O11—C4—C9 | 122.6 (3) | C14—C13—H13 | 119.4 |
O11—C4—C3 | 122.8 (3) | C15—C14—C13 | 118.2 (4) |
C9—C4—C3 | 114.5 (3) | C15—C14—H14 | 120.9 |
C6—C5—C9 | 121.2 (3) | C13—C14—H14 | 120.9 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.4 | C16—C15—C14 | 123.2 (3) |
C9—C5—H5 | 119.4 | C16—C15—F18 | 118.5 (4) |
C5—C6—C7 | 119.8 (3) | C14—C15—F18 | 118.3 (4) |
C5—C6—H6 | 120.1 | C15—C16—C17 | 117.8 (3) |
C7—C6—H6 | 120.1 | C15—C16—H16 | 121.1 |
C8—C7—C6 | 120.3 (3) | C17—C16—H16 | 121.1 |
C8—C7—H7 | 119.8 | C12—C17—C16 | 121.4 (3) |
C6—C7—H7 | 119.8 | C12—C17—H17 | 119.3 |
C7—C8—C10 | 119.4 (3) | C16—C17—H17 | 119.3 |
C10—O1—C2—C12 | 179.8 (2) | C5—C9—C10—O1 | 177.6 (3) |
C10—O1—C2—C3 | 55.5 (3) | C4—C9—C10—O1 | −5.6 (4) |
O1—C2—C3—C4 | −57.2 (3) | C5—C9—C10—C8 | −2.1 (4) |
C12—C2—C3—C4 | −179.0 (3) | C4—C9—C10—C8 | 174.7 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—O11 | −152.0 (3) | O1—C2—C12—C13 | 136.3 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C9 | 28.3 (4) | C3—C2—C12—C13 | −101.4 (3) |
C9—C5—C6—C7 | 2.0 (5) | O1—C2—C12—C17 | −46.7 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | −1.5 (5) | C3—C2—C12—C17 | 75.5 (4) |
C6—C7—C8—C10 | −0.8 (5) | C17—C12—C13—C14 | −0.7 (5) |
C6—C5—C9—C10 | −0.2 (5) | C2—C12—C13—C14 | 176.4 (3) |
C6—C5—C9—C4 | −177.0 (3) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | −0.1 (6) |
O11—C4—C9—C10 | −177.1 (3) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | 0.9 (6) |
C3—C4—C9—C10 | 2.6 (4) | C13—C14—C15—F18 | −179.7 (3) |
O11—C4—C9—C5 | −0.3 (5) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | −1.0 (5) |
C3—C4—C9—C5 | 179.4 (3) | F18—C15—C16—C17 | 179.6 (3) |
C2—O1—C10—C8 | 155.0 (3) | C13—C12—C17—C16 | 0.6 (5) |
C2—O1—C10—C9 | −24.7 (4) | C2—C12—C17—C16 | −176.4 (3) |
C7—C8—C10—O1 | −177.1 (3) | C15—C16—C17—C12 | 0.2 (5) |
C7—C8—C10—C9 | 2.6 (5) |
Cg1 is the centroid of the C5–C10 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C2—H2···O11i | 0.98 | 2.48 | 3.280 (4) | 139 |
C3—H3A···Cg1ii | 0.97 | 2.78 | 3.695 (3) | 157 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y, −z; (ii) x, y+1, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C15H11FO2 |
Mr | 242.24 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 295 |
a, b, c (Å) | 11.7896 (13), 5.2309 (8), 19.740 (3) |
β (°) | 91.630 (11) |
V (Å3) | 1216.9 (3) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.6 × 0.05 × 0.05 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Gemini R Ultra Ruby CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2008) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.919, 0.953 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 7630, 2163, 1080 |
Rint | 0.080 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.596 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.056, 0.160, 1.01 |
No. of reflections | 2163 |
No. of parameters | 164 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.18, −0.17 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2008), CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2008), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Cg1 is the centroid of the C5–C10 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C2—H2···O11i | 0.98 | 2.48 | 3.280 (4) | 139 |
C3—H3A···Cg1ii | 0.97 | 2.78 | 3.695 (3) | 157 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y, −z; (ii) x, y+1, z. |
Acknowledgements
This study was financed by the State Funds for Scientific Research (grant DS/8220–4-0087–1). MW acknowledges financial support from the European Social Fund within the project "Educators for the elite – integrated training program for PhD students, post-docs and professors as academic teachers at the University of Gdańsk" and the Human Capital Operational Program Action 4.1.1, Improving the quality on offer at tertiary educational institutions. This publication reflects the views only of the authors: the sponsor cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
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Flavanones [derivatives of 2-phenyl-2H-chromen-4(3H)-one] appear in numerous natural systems where they fulfil a beneficial role due to their antioxidant features (Nijveldt et al., 2001; Grayer & Veitch, 2006). Here we present the structure of 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-2H-chromen-4(3H)-one, a flavanone that was obtained during the synthesis of a related flavonol (Wera et al., 2010).
In the title compound (Fig. 1), the bond lengths and angles characterizing the geometry of the 2-phenyl-2H-chromen-4(3H)-one (flavanone) moiety are typical of this group of compounds (Białońska et al., 2007a,b). With respective average deviations from planarity of 0.0103 (2)° and 0.0040 (2)°, the Cg1 and Cg2 benzene ring systems are oriented at a dihedral angle of 70.4 (1)° (in the case of 6-hydroxy-2-phenyl-2H-chromen-4(3H)-one and 2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2H-chromen-4(3H)-one this angle is equal to 74.4 (1)° (Białońska et al., 2007a) and 74.8 (1)° (Białońska et al., 2007b) respectively). The crystal structure data indicate that the 2H-chromen-4(3H)-one moiety is non-planar [average deviation from planarity: 0.1857 (2) mainly within the O1/C2–C4/C9/C10/O11 fragment, since the average deviation from planarity of the C5–C10 ring is 0.0103 (2)]. It is mainly the C2 atom that deviates from planarity, since the average deviation from planarity of the O1/C3–C10/C11 fragment is equal to 0.0368 (2).
In the crystal structure, the inversely oriented molecules form dimers through a pair of intermolecular C–H···O (Novoa et al., 2006) interactions (Table 1, Fig. 2). Dimers oriented in parallel, linked by C–H···π (Takahashi et al., 2001) contacts (Table 1, Fig. 2), are arranged in columns along the b axis (Fig. 3) that are dispersively stabilized in the crystal lattice. The adjacent Cg1 and Cg2 benzene rings are parallel in a given column or oriented at an angle of 87.8 (1)° in the two neighbouring, inversely oriented, columns, forming a herringbone pattern.