organic compounds
S-Phenyl 4-methoxybenzothioate
aDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, PO Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia, bDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt, cDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Mansoura, Mansoura 35516, Egypt, dDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmaceutical Industries, Future University, Cairo 12311, Egypt, eCrystal Materials Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat-Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand, and fX-ray Crystallography Unit, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia
*Correspondence e-mail: hkfun@usm.my
In the molecule of the title thioester, C14H12O2S, the dihedral angle between the phenyl and benzene rings is 71.8 (3)°. The methoxy group is essentially coplanar with the benezene ring to which it is bonded, with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.0065 (5) Å for the non-H atoms involved. In the crystal, weak C—H⋯π interactions are present.
Related literature
For background to and applications of thioesters, see: Agapiou & Krische (2003); Choi et al. (2003); El-Azab & Abdel-Aziz (2012); Horst et al. (2007); Howell et al. (2006); Jew et al. (2003); Liebeskind & Srogl (2000); McGarvey et al. (1986); Ozaki et al. (2003); Shah et al. (2002); Yang & Drueckhammer (2001). For related structures and the synthesis of similar compounds, see: Barbero et al. (2003). For bond-length data, see: Allen et al. (1987).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: SHELXTL; software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
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contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812005454/lh5413Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812005454/lh5413Isup3.cml
The title compound was synthesized according to El-Azab & Abdel-Aziz (2012). The trifluoroacetic acid (0.4 equiv) was added dropwise to a stirred solution of carboxylic acid (1 equiv) and thiophenol (1 equiv) in dry CH3CN (0.01 mol/l) over a period of 15 min at room temperature. After being stirred for 2–5 h at 333 K, the mixture was quenched by adding ammonium chloride solution (5 ml), extracted with ethylacetate, washed with brine and dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. The product obtained after the evaporation of the solvent was purified by colum
using mixture of hexane and CHCl3 as The crystal was obtained by slow evaporation of the system hexane and CHCl3; m.p. 366-367 K, 97% yield. IR (KBr): 1661 cm-1 (CO), 1H NMR (CDCl3): d 8.06 (d, 2H, J = 8.5 Hz), 7.55–7.54 (m, 2H), 7.48 (m, 3H), 6.99 (t, 2H, J = 4.0 Hz), 2.90 (s, 3H). 13C NMR (CDCl3): d 55.6, 113.9, 127.7, 129.2, 129.4, 129.8, 135.2, 164.0, 188.6.All H atoms were placed in calculated positions with d(C—H) = 0.93 for aromatic and 0.96 Å for CH3 atoms. The Uiso values were constrained to be 1.5Ueq of the
for methyl H atoms and 1.2Ueq for the remaining H atoms. A rotating group model was used for the methyl groups. 1811 Friedel pairs were used to determine the absolute configuration.Thioesters are one of the most useful building blocks for organic transformations such as in application of C-C coupling for the synthesis of α-β-unsaturated thioester analogs have been successfully applied for asymmetric additions which allow the access to chiral intermediates for the synthesis of more complex compounds. Furthermore, they were used in natural product synthesis and also are acting as biologically relevant substances finding application for in vivo tumor suppression (Agapiou & Krische (2003); Barbero et al., 2003; Choi et al., 2003; Horst et al., 2007; Howell et al., 2006; Jew et al., 2003; Liebeskind & Srogl 2000; McGarvey et al., 1986; Ozaki et al., 2003; Shah et al., 2002; Yang & Drueckhammer, 2001). Owing to these applications of thioesters, the title compound (I) was synthesized. The molecule is chiral even though it has no chiral center as its mirror image cannot be superposed onto itself. The and are reported. We have examined optically the batch of crystals and the morphology is the same for all the crystals in the batch thereby implying that there is no spontaneous resolution.
in asymmetric aldol reactions. Recently, theIn the molecule of (I) shown in Fig. 1, the dihedral angle between the phenyl and benzene rings is 71.8 (3)°. The central O1/C7/S1 plane makes dihedral angles of 10.8 (5) and 81.0 (6)° with the C1–C6 and C8–C13 rings, repectively. The methoxy group of the 4-methoxyphenyl group is essentially co-planar with its bound benezene ring with a r.m.s. deviation of 0.0065 (5) Å for the eight non H atoms (C1/C2/C3/C4/C5/C6/O2/C14) and the torsion angle C14—O2—C4—C3 = -2.1 (8)°. The bond distances in (I) are within normal ranges (Allen et al., 1987).
The π interactions (Table 1).
is consolidated by weak C—H···For background to and applications of thioesters, see: Agapiou & Krische (2003); Choi et al. (2003); El-Azab & Abdel-Aziz (2012); Horst et al. (2007); Howell et al. (2006); Jew et al. (2003); Liebeskind & Srogl (2000); McGarvey et al. (1986); Ozaki et al. (2003); Shah et al. (2002); Yang & Drueckhammer (2001). For related structures and the synthesis of similar compounds, see: Barbero et al. (2003). For bond-length data, see: Allen et al. (1987).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2009); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of (I), showing 30% probability displacement ellipsoids and the atom-numbering scheme. |
C14H12O2S | Dx = 1.324 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 244.31 | Melting point = 366–367 K |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.54178 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 2144 reflections |
a = 5.4478 (2) Å | θ = 3.2–69.4° |
b = 8.2149 (3) Å | µ = 2.23 mm−1 |
c = 27.3841 (6) Å | T = 296 K |
V = 1225.52 (7) Å3 | Needle, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.58 × 0.22 × 0.17 mm |
F(000) = 512 |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2144 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1479 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.050 |
φ and ω scans | θmax = 69.4°, θmin = 3.2° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | h = −4→6 |
Tmin = 0.357, Tmax = 0.699 | k = −9→8 |
7810 measured reflections | l = −32→29 |
Refinement on F2 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
Least-squares matrix: full | H-atom parameters constrained |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.056 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0897P)2 + 0.2372P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
wR(F2) = 0.199 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
S = 1.22 | Δρmax = 0.32 e Å−3 |
2144 reflections | Δρmin = −0.28 e Å−3 |
156 parameters | Extinction correction: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
0 restraints | Extinction coefficient: 0.025 (3) |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), with 1811 Friedel pairs |
Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map | Absolute structure parameter: 0.07 (5) |
C14H12O2S | V = 1225.52 (7) Å3 |
Mr = 244.31 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Cu Kα radiation |
a = 5.4478 (2) Å | µ = 2.23 mm−1 |
b = 8.2149 (3) Å | T = 296 K |
c = 27.3841 (6) Å | 0.58 × 0.22 × 0.17 mm |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2144 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | 1479 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.357, Tmax = 0.699 | Rint = 0.050 |
7810 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.056 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.199 | Δρmax = 0.32 e Å−3 |
S = 1.22 | Δρmin = −0.28 e Å−3 |
2144 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), with 1811 Friedel pairs |
156 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: 0.07 (5) |
0 restraints |
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds 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 > 2sigma(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 | 0.2447 (3) | 0.2241 (2) | 0.88540 (4) | 0.0866 (6) | |
O1 | −0.1014 (8) | 0.0079 (5) | 0.87109 (10) | 0.0848 (13) | |
O2 | −0.0150 (7) | −0.0916 (5) | 1.10026 (10) | 0.0712 (10) | |
C1 | 0.0101 (8) | 0.0386 (6) | 0.95439 (14) | 0.0579 (11) | |
C2 | −0.1770 (8) | −0.0607 (6) | 0.97065 (16) | 0.0641 (12) | |
H2A | −0.2939 | −0.0981 | 0.9486 | 0.077* | |
C3 | −0.1940 (8) | −0.1055 (7) | 1.01918 (14) | 0.0657 (13) | |
H3A | −0.3225 | −0.1713 | 1.0297 | 0.079* | |
C4 | −0.0204 (8) | −0.0527 (6) | 1.05180 (14) | 0.0596 (11) | |
C5 | 0.1682 (8) | 0.0475 (6) | 1.03636 (15) | 0.0637 (12) | |
H5A | 0.2841 | 0.0853 | 1.0585 | 0.076* | |
C6 | 0.1830 (8) | 0.0911 (7) | 0.98763 (15) | 0.0625 (12) | |
H6A | 0.3117 | 0.1568 | 0.9771 | 0.075* | |
C7 | 0.0229 (9) | 0.0742 (7) | 0.90125 (15) | 0.0653 (13) | |
C8 | 0.2346 (9) | 0.2180 (7) | 0.82059 (16) | 0.0684 (13) | |
C9 | 0.4109 (10) | 0.1329 (7) | 0.79629 (16) | 0.0773 (15) | |
H9A | 0.5299 | 0.0757 | 0.8136 | 0.093* | |
C10 | 0.4122 (11) | 0.1319 (8) | 0.74530 (17) | 0.0827 (17) | |
H10A | 0.5297 | 0.0722 | 0.7284 | 0.099* | |
C11 | 0.2390 (10) | 0.2194 (7) | 0.72047 (17) | 0.0779 (14) | |
H11A | 0.2402 | 0.2198 | 0.6865 | 0.094* | |
C12 | 0.0654 (11) | 0.3056 (9) | 0.74480 (18) | 0.0860 (18) | |
H12A | −0.0511 | 0.3651 | 0.7275 | 0.103* | |
C13 | 0.0619 (11) | 0.3049 (8) | 0.79550 (19) | 0.0818 (16) | |
H13A | −0.0574 | 0.3634 | 0.8123 | 0.098* | |
C14 | −0.2089 (11) | −0.1900 (9) | 1.11832 (18) | 0.096 (2) | |
H14A | −0.1840 | −0.2103 | 1.1525 | 0.144* | |
H14B | −0.2115 | −0.2915 | 1.1010 | 0.144* | |
H14C | −0.3624 | −0.1347 | 1.1137 | 0.144* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
S1 | 0.1088 (11) | 0.0977 (13) | 0.0532 (6) | −0.0329 (9) | −0.0016 (6) | −0.0022 (6) |
O1 | 0.088 (3) | 0.107 (4) | 0.0589 (17) | −0.019 (2) | −0.0185 (16) | 0.0018 (19) |
O2 | 0.083 (2) | 0.079 (3) | 0.0521 (16) | −0.0038 (17) | −0.0032 (13) | 0.0042 (16) |
C1 | 0.058 (2) | 0.064 (3) | 0.052 (2) | 0.0023 (19) | −0.0063 (17) | −0.011 (2) |
C2 | 0.061 (3) | 0.066 (4) | 0.065 (2) | −0.006 (2) | −0.0035 (18) | 0.001 (2) |
C3 | 0.061 (3) | 0.083 (4) | 0.053 (2) | −0.013 (2) | −0.0014 (17) | 0.003 (2) |
C4 | 0.066 (3) | 0.060 (3) | 0.053 (2) | −0.001 (2) | −0.0001 (17) | −0.006 (2) |
C5 | 0.066 (3) | 0.069 (4) | 0.056 (2) | −0.008 (2) | −0.0074 (17) | 0.000 (2) |
C6 | 0.061 (3) | 0.066 (4) | 0.060 (2) | −0.009 (2) | −0.0048 (18) | −0.001 (2) |
C7 | 0.066 (3) | 0.077 (4) | 0.053 (2) | 0.008 (2) | −0.0078 (18) | −0.012 (2) |
C8 | 0.069 (3) | 0.077 (4) | 0.058 (2) | −0.008 (3) | −0.0016 (19) | 0.005 (2) |
C9 | 0.077 (3) | 0.087 (4) | 0.068 (3) | 0.001 (3) | −0.003 (2) | 0.013 (3) |
C10 | 0.080 (3) | 0.102 (5) | 0.067 (3) | 0.004 (3) | 0.007 (2) | 0.004 (3) |
C11 | 0.085 (3) | 0.096 (4) | 0.053 (2) | −0.005 (3) | −0.005 (2) | 0.011 (2) |
C12 | 0.081 (4) | 0.108 (5) | 0.069 (3) | 0.006 (3) | −0.015 (3) | 0.013 (3) |
C13 | 0.080 (3) | 0.086 (5) | 0.080 (3) | 0.007 (3) | 0.002 (2) | 0.000 (3) |
C14 | 0.103 (4) | 0.120 (6) | 0.065 (3) | −0.033 (4) | 0.004 (3) | 0.014 (3) |
S1—C8 | 1.776 (4) | C6—H6A | 0.9300 |
S1—C7 | 1.779 (6) | C8—C9 | 1.362 (7) |
O1—C7 | 1.199 (5) | C8—C13 | 1.366 (7) |
O2—C4 | 1.366 (5) | C9—C10 | 1.397 (6) |
O2—C14 | 1.419 (6) | C9—H9A | 0.9300 |
C1—C6 | 1.379 (6) | C10—C11 | 1.367 (7) |
C1—C2 | 1.380 (6) | C10—H10A | 0.9300 |
C1—C7 | 1.486 (6) | C11—C12 | 1.356 (8) |
C2—C3 | 1.382 (6) | C11—H11A | 0.9300 |
C2—H2A | 0.9300 | C12—C13 | 1.389 (7) |
C3—C4 | 1.371 (6) | C12—H12A | 0.9300 |
C3—H3A | 0.9300 | C13—H13A | 0.9300 |
C4—C5 | 1.383 (6) | C14—H14A | 0.9600 |
C5—C6 | 1.384 (6) | C14—H14B | 0.9600 |
C5—H5A | 0.9300 | C14—H14C | 0.9600 |
C8—S1—C7 | 101.7 (2) | C9—C8—S1 | 118.7 (4) |
C4—O2—C14 | 117.1 (4) | C13—C8—S1 | 120.6 (4) |
C6—C1—C2 | 118.5 (4) | C8—C9—C10 | 119.7 (5) |
C6—C1—C7 | 123.6 (4) | C8—C9—H9A | 120.2 |
C2—C1—C7 | 117.8 (4) | C10—C9—H9A | 120.2 |
C1—C2—C3 | 121.1 (4) | C11—C10—C9 | 119.4 (5) |
C1—C2—H2A | 119.4 | C11—C10—H10A | 120.3 |
C3—C2—H2A | 119.4 | C9—C10—H10A | 120.3 |
C4—C3—C2 | 119.7 (4) | C12—C11—C10 | 120.7 (4) |
C4—C3—H3A | 120.1 | C12—C11—H11A | 119.6 |
C2—C3—H3A | 120.1 | C10—C11—H11A | 119.6 |
O2—C4—C3 | 125.0 (4) | C11—C12—C13 | 119.9 (5) |
O2—C4—C5 | 114.9 (4) | C11—C12—H12A | 120.0 |
C3—C4—C5 | 120.1 (4) | C13—C12—H12A | 120.0 |
C4—C5—C6 | 119.5 (4) | C8—C13—C12 | 119.7 (5) |
C4—C5—H5A | 120.3 | C8—C13—H13A | 120.2 |
C6—C5—H5A | 120.3 | C12—C13—H13A | 120.2 |
C1—C6—C5 | 121.0 (4) | O2—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
C1—C6—H6A | 119.5 | O2—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6A | 119.5 | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
O1—C7—C1 | 124.0 (5) | O2—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
O1—C7—S1 | 122.0 (4) | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C1—C7—S1 | 114.0 (3) | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C9—C8—C13 | 120.5 (5) | ||
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 0.8 (7) | C6—C1—C7—S1 | −12.0 (6) |
C7—C1—C2—C3 | 176.9 (5) | C2—C1—C7—S1 | 172.1 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.9 (8) | C8—S1—C7—O1 | −5.6 (5) |
C14—O2—C4—C3 | −2.2 (8) | C8—S1—C7—C1 | 173.6 (4) |
C14—O2—C4—C5 | 178.1 (5) | C7—S1—C8—C9 | −99.8 (5) |
C2—C3—C4—O2 | −178.6 (5) | C7—S1—C8—C13 | 84.1 (5) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 1.2 (8) | C13—C8—C9—C10 | −1.3 (8) |
O2—C4—C5—C6 | 178.4 (5) | S1—C8—C9—C10 | −177.4 (5) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −1.3 (8) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | 1.4 (9) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −0.9 (8) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | −0.6 (9) |
C7—C1—C6—C5 | −176.8 (5) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −0.3 (9) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 1.2 (7) | C9—C8—C13—C12 | 0.4 (9) |
C6—C1—C7—O1 | 167.1 (5) | S1—C8—C13—C12 | 176.5 (5) |
C2—C1—C7—O1 | −8.8 (8) | C11—C12—C13—C8 | 0.4 (10) |
Cg1 is the centroid of the C1–C6 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C3—H3A···Cg1i | 0.93 | 2.96 | 3.658 (6) | 133 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x−1, y−1/2, −z+5/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C14H12O2S |
Mr | 244.31 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, P212121 |
Temperature (K) | 296 |
a, b, c (Å) | 5.4478 (2), 8.2149 (3), 27.3841 (6) |
V (Å3) | 1225.52 (7) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Cu Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 2.23 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.58 × 0.22 × 0.17 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.357, 0.699 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 7810, 2144, 1479 |
Rint | 0.050 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.607 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.056, 0.199, 1.22 |
No. of reflections | 2144 |
No. of parameters | 156 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.32, −0.28 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), with 1811 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | 0.07 (5) |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009), SAINT (Bruker, 2009), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Cg1 is the centroid of the C1–C6 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C3—H3A···Cg1i | 0.93 | 2.96 | 3.658 (6) | 133 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x−1, y−1/2, −z+5/2. |
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the Deanship of Scientific Research and the Research Center of the College of Pharmacy, King Saud University. The authors also thank Universiti Sains Malaysia for Research University grant No. 1001/PFIZIK/811160. HKF thanks King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the award of a Visiting Professorship (23 December 2011 to 14 January 2012).
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Thioesters are one of the most useful building blocks for organic transformations such as in application of C-C coupling for the synthesis of carbonyl compounds in asymmetric aldol reactions. Recently, the α-β-unsaturated thioester analogs have been successfully applied for asymmetric additions which allow the access to chiral intermediates for the synthesis of more complex compounds. Furthermore, they were used in natural product synthesis and also are acting as biologically relevant substances finding application for in vivo tumor suppression (Agapiou & Krische (2003); Barbero et al., 2003; Choi et al., 2003; Horst et al., 2007; Howell et al., 2006; Jew et al., 2003; Liebeskind & Srogl 2000; McGarvey et al., 1986; Ozaki et al., 2003; Shah et al., 2002; Yang & Drueckhammer, 2001). Owing to these applications of thioesters, the title compound (I) was synthesized. The molecule is chiral even though it has no chiral center as its mirror image cannot be superposed onto itself. The absolute configuration and crystal structure are reported. We have examined optically the batch of crystals and the morphology is the same for all the crystals in the batch thereby implying that there is no spontaneous resolution.
In the molecule of (I) shown in Fig. 1, the dihedral angle between the phenyl and benzene rings is 71.8 (3)°. The central O1/C7/S1 plane makes dihedral angles of 10.8 (5) and 81.0 (6)° with the C1–C6 and C8–C13 rings, repectively. The methoxy group of the 4-methoxyphenyl group is essentially co-planar with its bound benezene ring with a r.m.s. deviation of 0.0065 (5) Å for the eight non H atoms (C1/C2/C3/C4/C5/C6/O2/C14) and the torsion angle C14—O2—C4—C3 = -2.1 (8)°. The bond distances in (I) are within normal ranges (Allen et al., 1987).
The crystal structure is consolidated by weak C—H···π interactions (Table 1).