organic compounds
(2E)-2-[(2H-1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)methylidene]-2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-1-one
aChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80203, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, bThe Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, PO Box 80203, Saudi Arabia, and cDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*Correspondence e-mail: edward.tiekink@gmail.com
In the title compound, C17H12O3, each of the five-membered rings in the inden-1-one and 1,3-benzodioxole residues is almost planar (r.m.s. deviations = 0.041 and 0.033 Å, respectively). A small twist about the single bond linking the two residues is evident [the C—C—C—C torsion angle = 8.7 (4)°]. Supramolecular zigzag layers propagating in the ac plane are formed in the crystal via C—H⋯O interactions. The layers are linked via π–π interactions between the five- and six-membered rings of 1,3-benzodioxole residues [centroid–centroid distance = 3.4977 (14) Å].
Related literature
For the biological activity of related species, see: Vera-DiVaio et al. (2009). For related structures, see: Asiri et al. (2012a,b).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2011); cell CrysAlis PRO; data reduction: CrysAlis PRO; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536812009464/hb6667sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812009464/hb6667Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812009464/hb6667Isup3.cml
A solution of the piperonaldehyde (1.5 g, 0.01 M) in ethanol (20 ml) was added to a stirred solution of 1-indanone (1.3 g, 0.01 M) in (20%) ethanolic KOH (20 ml), and stirring was maintained at room temperature for 6 h. The reaction mixture was then poured into water (200 ml) and set aside overnight. The precipitated solid product was collected by filtration, washed with water, dried and recrystallized from ethanol as light-yellow prisms. Yield: 93%; M. pt: 450–451 K.
Carbon-bound H-atoms were placed in calculated positions [C—H = 0.95 to 0.99 Å, Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C)] and were included in the
in the riding model approximation.The crystal and molecular structure of the title compound, 2-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethylene-indan-1-one (I), has been determined in connection with recent structural studies on related derivatives (Asiri et al., 2012a; Asiri et al., 2012b). The motivation for the original synthesis was its relationship to biologically active compounds (Vera-DiVaio et al., 2009).
In the molecule of (I), Fig. 1, both five-membered rings are essentially planar. In the inden-1-one residue the r.m.s. deviation for the five atoms = 0.041 Å [maximum deviations = 0.033 (2) for the C8 atom and -0.033 (2) for the C7 atom] and in the 1,3-benzodioxole residue, the r.m.s. deviation = 0.033 Å [maximum deviations = 0.028 (3) [C17] and -0.028 (1) [O3]]. A twist in the molecule about the C10—C11 bond is evident with the C9—C10—C11—C16 torsion angle being 8.7 (4)°. The configuration about the C9═C10 bond [1.340 (3) Å] is E.
In the crystal packing, C—H···O interactions, Table 1, involving the bifurcated carbonyl-O atom link molecules into zigzag layers in the ac plane, Fig. 2. Layers are linked along the b axis via π–π interactions between the five- and six-membered rings of 1,3-benzodioxole residues [ring centroid···centroid distance = 3.4977 (14) Å, angle of inclination = 10.97 (12)° for 3/2 - x, -1/2 + y, z], Fig. 3.
For the biological activity of related species, see: Vera-DiVaio et al. (2009). For related structures, see: Asiri et al. (2012a,b).
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2011); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2011); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2011); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).C17H12O3 | F(000) = 1104 |
Mr = 264.27 | Dx = 1.426 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 930 reflections |
a = 12.6102 (12) Å | θ = 2.8–27.5° |
b = 7.3497 (10) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
c = 26.569 (4) Å | T = 100 K |
V = 2462.5 (5) Å3 | Prism, light-yellow |
Z = 8 | 0.35 × 0.10 × 0.05 mm |
Agilent SuperNova Dual diffractometer with an Atlas detector | 2820 independent reflections |
Radiation source: SuperNova (Mo) X-ray Source | 1697 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Mirror monochromator | Rint = 0.057 |
Detector resolution: 10.4041 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.6°, θmin = 3.2° |
ω scan | h = −16→8 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2011) | k = −9→6 |
Tmin = 0.967, Tmax = 0.995 | l = −34→22 |
6424 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)] = 0.055 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.136 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.98 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0502P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2820 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
181 parameters | Δρmax = 0.26 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.26 e Å−3 |
C17H12O3 | V = 2462.5 (5) Å3 |
Mr = 264.27 | Z = 8 |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 12.6102 (12) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
b = 7.3497 (10) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 26.569 (4) Å | 0.35 × 0.10 × 0.05 mm |
Agilent SuperNova Dual diffractometer with an Atlas detector | 2820 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2011) | 1697 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.967, Tmax = 0.995 | Rint = 0.057 |
6424 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.055 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.136 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.98 | Δρmax = 0.26 e Å−3 |
2820 reflections | Δρmin = −0.26 e Å−3 |
181 parameters |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
O1 | 0.92949 (12) | 0.5693 (2) | 0.65488 (6) | 0.0275 (4) | |
O2 | 0.61242 (12) | 0.2489 (2) | 0.41852 (5) | 0.0283 (4) | |
O3 | 0.75515 (12) | 0.1445 (2) | 0.37080 (6) | 0.0283 (4) | |
C1 | 0.83441 (19) | 0.5422 (3) | 0.64704 (8) | 0.0212 (5) | |
C2 | 0.74657 (18) | 0.5690 (3) | 0.68310 (8) | 0.0197 (5) | |
C3 | 0.75035 (19) | 0.6274 (3) | 0.73287 (8) | 0.0231 (5) | |
H3 | 0.8154 | 0.6647 | 0.7476 | 0.028* | |
C4 | 0.65715 (19) | 0.6298 (3) | 0.76036 (8) | 0.0267 (6) | |
H4 | 0.6578 | 0.6709 | 0.7943 | 0.032* | |
C5 | 0.5625 (2) | 0.5723 (3) | 0.73861 (9) | 0.0291 (6) | |
H5 | 0.4996 | 0.5711 | 0.7583 | 0.035* | |
C6 | 0.55825 (19) | 0.5165 (3) | 0.68870 (8) | 0.0263 (6) | |
H6 | 0.4931 | 0.4781 | 0.6742 | 0.032* | |
C7 | 0.65094 (18) | 0.5179 (3) | 0.66035 (8) | 0.0210 (5) | |
C8 | 0.66690 (17) | 0.4682 (3) | 0.60554 (8) | 0.0200 (5) | |
H8A | 0.6391 | 0.3449 | 0.5983 | 0.024* | |
H8B | 0.6314 | 0.5569 | 0.5831 | 0.024* | |
C9 | 0.78635 (18) | 0.4750 (3) | 0.59906 (8) | 0.0199 (5) | |
C10 | 0.84909 (18) | 0.4281 (3) | 0.56046 (8) | 0.0207 (5) | |
H10 | 0.9227 | 0.4445 | 0.5665 | 0.025* | |
C11 | 0.82372 (18) | 0.3562 (3) | 0.51066 (8) | 0.0194 (5) | |
C12 | 0.90839 (19) | 0.2975 (3) | 0.48054 (8) | 0.0254 (5) | |
H12 | 0.9785 | 0.3069 | 0.4934 | 0.030* | |
C13 | 0.89343 (19) | 0.2255 (3) | 0.43228 (8) | 0.0266 (5) | |
H13 | 0.9514 | 0.1870 | 0.4121 | 0.032* | |
C14 | 0.79071 (19) | 0.2135 (3) | 0.41575 (8) | 0.0221 (5) | |
C15 | 0.70630 (17) | 0.2729 (3) | 0.44464 (8) | 0.0197 (5) | |
C16 | 0.71892 (18) | 0.3447 (3) | 0.49167 (8) | 0.0210 (5) | |
H16 | 0.6599 | 0.3851 | 0.5109 | 0.025* | |
C17 | 0.64264 (19) | 0.1752 (4) | 0.37035 (8) | 0.0296 (6) | |
H17A | 0.6048 | 0.0593 | 0.3642 | 0.036* | |
H17B | 0.6239 | 0.2616 | 0.3432 | 0.036* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0173 (9) | 0.0395 (10) | 0.0256 (9) | −0.0010 (7) | −0.0025 (7) | −0.0025 (8) |
O2 | 0.0210 (9) | 0.0432 (11) | 0.0206 (8) | −0.0023 (8) | −0.0017 (7) | −0.0073 (7) |
O3 | 0.0210 (9) | 0.0422 (10) | 0.0217 (8) | −0.0029 (8) | 0.0018 (7) | −0.0092 (8) |
C1 | 0.0204 (13) | 0.0226 (12) | 0.0206 (11) | 0.0005 (10) | −0.0012 (10) | 0.0010 (9) |
C2 | 0.0202 (12) | 0.0193 (11) | 0.0196 (11) | 0.0004 (10) | 0.0017 (10) | 0.0007 (9) |
C3 | 0.0221 (13) | 0.0265 (12) | 0.0207 (11) | −0.0010 (10) | −0.0025 (10) | 0.0012 (10) |
C4 | 0.0299 (14) | 0.0312 (13) | 0.0189 (11) | 0.0050 (11) | 0.0016 (11) | −0.0016 (10) |
C5 | 0.0233 (14) | 0.0379 (15) | 0.0261 (12) | 0.0057 (11) | 0.0056 (11) | 0.0000 (11) |
C6 | 0.0205 (13) | 0.0352 (14) | 0.0231 (12) | 0.0021 (11) | 0.0006 (10) | 0.0018 (10) |
C7 | 0.0195 (12) | 0.0203 (11) | 0.0230 (11) | 0.0021 (10) | 0.0002 (10) | 0.0009 (9) |
C8 | 0.0183 (12) | 0.0218 (11) | 0.0200 (11) | −0.0009 (10) | 0.0008 (10) | −0.0004 (9) |
C9 | 0.0186 (12) | 0.0214 (11) | 0.0199 (11) | 0.0002 (10) | −0.0001 (10) | 0.0015 (9) |
C10 | 0.0156 (12) | 0.0231 (12) | 0.0234 (11) | −0.0021 (9) | −0.0010 (10) | 0.0030 (10) |
C11 | 0.0195 (12) | 0.0195 (11) | 0.0191 (10) | −0.0012 (10) | 0.0013 (10) | 0.0026 (9) |
C12 | 0.0177 (13) | 0.0333 (13) | 0.0251 (11) | −0.0028 (10) | 0.0009 (10) | 0.0006 (10) |
C13 | 0.0183 (13) | 0.0353 (13) | 0.0260 (12) | −0.0006 (11) | 0.0052 (11) | −0.0019 (10) |
C14 | 0.0231 (13) | 0.0257 (12) | 0.0175 (10) | −0.0013 (10) | 0.0038 (10) | −0.0005 (10) |
C15 | 0.0169 (12) | 0.0209 (11) | 0.0213 (11) | −0.0027 (9) | −0.0028 (10) | 0.0026 (9) |
C16 | 0.0183 (12) | 0.0252 (12) | 0.0196 (11) | −0.0017 (10) | 0.0029 (10) | 0.0024 (10) |
C17 | 0.0248 (14) | 0.0421 (16) | 0.0218 (11) | 0.0053 (11) | −0.0002 (11) | −0.0046 (11) |
O1—C1 | 1.233 (3) | C8—C9 | 1.517 (3) |
O2—C15 | 1.384 (3) | C8—H8A | 0.9900 |
O2—C17 | 1.441 (3) | C8—H8B | 0.9900 |
O3—C14 | 1.373 (3) | C9—C10 | 1.340 (3) |
O3—C17 | 1.437 (3) | C10—C11 | 1.460 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.478 (3) | C10—H10 | 0.9500 |
C1—C9 | 1.496 (3) | C11—C12 | 1.402 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.391 (3) | C11—C16 | 1.417 (3) |
C2—C7 | 1.400 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.400 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.384 (3) | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C13—C14 | 1.371 (3) |
C4—C5 | 1.392 (3) | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
C4—H4 | 0.9500 | C14—C15 | 1.383 (3) |
C5—C6 | 1.389 (3) | C15—C16 | 1.366 (3) |
C5—H5 | 0.9500 | C16—H16 | 0.9500 |
C6—C7 | 1.391 (3) | C17—H17A | 0.9900 |
C6—H6 | 0.9500 | C17—H17B | 0.9900 |
C7—C8 | 1.515 (3) | ||
C15—O2—C17 | 105.49 (17) | C10—C9—C8 | 131.7 (2) |
C14—O3—C17 | 105.78 (16) | C1—C9—C8 | 108.44 (18) |
O1—C1—C2 | 126.7 (2) | C9—C10—C11 | 131.1 (2) |
O1—C1—C9 | 126.3 (2) | C9—C10—H10 | 114.5 |
C2—C1—C9 | 107.04 (19) | C11—C10—H10 | 114.5 |
C3—C2—C7 | 121.5 (2) | C12—C11—C16 | 119.2 (2) |
C3—C2—C1 | 129.2 (2) | C12—C11—C10 | 117.5 (2) |
C7—C2—C1 | 109.26 (19) | C16—C11—C10 | 123.3 (2) |
C4—C3—C2 | 118.5 (2) | C13—C12—C11 | 122.4 (2) |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.8 | C13—C12—H12 | 118.8 |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.8 | C11—C12—H12 | 118.8 |
C3—C4—C5 | 120.3 (2) | C14—C13—C12 | 116.4 (2) |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.8 | C14—C13—H13 | 121.8 |
C5—C4—H4 | 119.8 | C12—C13—H13 | 121.8 |
C6—C5—C4 | 121.3 (2) | C13—C14—O3 | 127.7 (2) |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.4 | C13—C14—C15 | 121.9 (2) |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.4 | O3—C14—C15 | 110.4 (2) |
C7—C6—C5 | 118.9 (2) | C16—C15—C14 | 122.7 (2) |
C7—C6—H6 | 120.6 | C16—C15—O2 | 127.4 (2) |
C5—C6—H6 | 120.6 | C14—C15—O2 | 109.86 (19) |
C6—C7—C2 | 119.5 (2) | C15—C16—C11 | 117.2 (2) |
C6—C7—C8 | 129.1 (2) | C15—C16—H16 | 121.4 |
C2—C7—C8 | 111.42 (19) | C11—C16—H16 | 121.4 |
C9—C8—C7 | 103.49 (17) | O3—C17—O2 | 108.22 (17) |
C9—C8—H8A | 111.1 | O3—C17—H17A | 110.1 |
C7—C8—H8A | 111.1 | O2—C17—H17A | 110.1 |
C9—C8—H8B | 111.1 | O3—C17—H17B | 110.1 |
C7—C8—H8B | 111.1 | O2—C17—H17B | 110.1 |
H8A—C8—H8B | 109.0 | H17A—C17—H17B | 108.4 |
C10—C9—C1 | 119.9 (2) | ||
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −0.8 (4) | C1—C9—C10—C11 | 178.6 (2) |
C9—C1—C2—C3 | 179.0 (2) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | 1.0 (4) |
O1—C1—C2—C7 | −178.2 (2) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | −171.8 (2) |
C9—C1—C2—C7 | 1.6 (2) | C9—C10—C11—C16 | 8.7 (4) |
C7—C2—C3—C4 | 1.6 (3) | C16—C11—C12—C13 | −0.7 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −175.5 (2) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 179.7 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 1.0 (3) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −0.5 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −2.0 (4) | C12—C13—C14—O3 | −178.3 (2) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 0.3 (3) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 1.4 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—C2 | 2.2 (3) | C17—O3—C14—C13 | −175.9 (2) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | −178.5 (2) | C17—O3—C14—C15 | 4.3 (2) |
C3—C2—C7—C6 | −3.2 (3) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | −1.1 (4) |
C1—C2—C7—C6 | 174.43 (19) | O3—C14—C15—C16 | 178.7 (2) |
C3—C2—C7—C8 | 177.4 (2) | C13—C14—C15—O2 | 178.5 (2) |
C1—C2—C7—C8 | −5.0 (2) | O3—C14—C15—O2 | −1.7 (3) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | −173.2 (2) | C17—O2—C15—C16 | 177.9 (2) |
C2—C7—C8—C9 | 6.1 (2) | C17—O2—C15—C14 | −1.7 (2) |
O1—C1—C9—C10 | 3.9 (3) | C14—C15—C16—C11 | −0.2 (3) |
C2—C1—C9—C10 | −175.9 (2) | O2—C15—C16—C11 | −179.78 (19) |
O1—C1—C9—C8 | −177.9 (2) | C12—C11—C16—C15 | 1.1 (3) |
C2—C1—C9—C8 | 2.3 (2) | C10—C11—C16—C15 | −179.4 (2) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | 172.9 (2) | C14—O3—C17—O2 | −5.3 (2) |
C7—C8—C9—C1 | −4.9 (2) | C15—O2—C17—O3 | 4.3 (2) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C5—H5···O1i | 0.95 | 2.47 | 3.290 (3) | 144 |
C17—H17A···O1ii | 0.99 | 2.46 | 3.302 (3) | 143 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1/2, y, −z+3/2; (ii) x−1/2, −y+1/2, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C17H12O3 |
Mr | 264.27 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pbca |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 12.6102 (12), 7.3497 (10), 26.569 (4) |
V (Å3) | 2462.5 (5) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.35 × 0.10 × 0.05 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Agilent SuperNova Dual diffractometer with an Atlas detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2011) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.967, 0.995 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 6424, 2820, 1697 |
Rint | 0.057 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.651 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.055, 0.136, 0.98 |
No. of reflections | 2820 |
No. of parameters | 181 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.26, −0.26 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2011), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C5—H5···O1i | 0.95 | 2.47 | 3.290 (3) | 144 |
C17—H17A···O1ii | 0.99 | 2.46 | 3.302 (3) | 143 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1/2, y, −z+3/2; (ii) x−1/2, −y+1/2, −z+1. |
Footnotes
‡Additional correspondence author, e-mail: aasiri2@kau.edu.sa.
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to the Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research and the Chemistry Department at King Abdulaziz University for providing research facilities. We also thank the Ministry of Higher Education (Malaysia) for funding structural studies through the High-Impact Research scheme (UM.C/HIR/MOHE/SC/12).
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The crystal and molecular structure of the title compound, 2-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5-ylmethylene-indan-1-one (I), has been determined in connection with recent structural studies on related derivatives (Asiri et al., 2012a; Asiri et al., 2012b). The motivation for the original synthesis was its relationship to biologically active compounds (Vera-DiVaio et al., 2009).
In the molecule of (I), Fig. 1, both five-membered rings are essentially planar. In the inden-1-one residue the r.m.s. deviation for the five atoms = 0.041 Å [maximum deviations = 0.033 (2) for the C8 atom and -0.033 (2) for the C7 atom] and in the 1,3-benzodioxole residue, the r.m.s. deviation = 0.033 Å [maximum deviations = 0.028 (3) [C17] and -0.028 (1) [O3]]. A twist in the molecule about the C10—C11 bond is evident with the C9—C10—C11—C16 torsion angle being 8.7 (4)°. The configuration about the C9═C10 bond [1.340 (3) Å] is E.
In the crystal packing, C—H···O interactions, Table 1, involving the bifurcated carbonyl-O atom link molecules into zigzag layers in the ac plane, Fig. 2. Layers are linked along the b axis via π–π interactions between the five- and six-membered rings of 1,3-benzodioxole residues [ring centroid···centroid distance = 3.4977 (14) Å, angle of inclination = 10.97 (12)° for symmetry operation 3/2 - x, -1/2 + y, z], Fig. 3.