organic compounds
Methyl (R)-2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(3-nitrophenylsulfonyloxy)acetate
aDepartment of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, Henan 450007, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: hongwuxu2006@126.com
The reaction between methyl (R)-2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyacetate and 3-nitrobenzenesulfonyl chloride gave the title compound, C15H12ClNO7S, which is a promising intermediate for the synthesis of Clopidrogel, an antiplatelet drug used in the prevention of strokes and heart attacks. In the crystal, molecules are linked through C—H⋯O interactions, and there is also a short Cl⋯O contact present [Cl⋯O = 3.018 (2) Å].
Related literature
For the synthesis of (R)-2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyacetic acid, see: Bousquet & Musolino (2003). For related structures, see: Sun et al. (2007); Andersen et al. (2007). For the synthesis of Clopidrogel from sulfonyloxyacetic of (R)-2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyacetic acid, see: Bousquet & Musolino (1999); Castaldi et al. (2003); Ema et al. (2007); Zhu et al. (2010). For halogen bonds, see: Bianchi et al. (2004); Fourmigue (2009); Metrangolo et al. (2005).
Experimental
Crystal data
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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: SHELXTL/PC (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL/PC and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536812020016/zl2477sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812020016/zl2477Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812020016/zl2477Isup3.cml
(R)-2-(2-Chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyacetic acid and (R)-methyl-2- (2-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyacetate were prepared using the established literature procedures (Bousquet et al., 2003, and Sun et al., 2007). A three-necked round-bottomed flask, which was equipped with a magnetic stir bar, was charged with dichloromethane (50 ml), (R)-methyl-2- (2-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyacetate (4.5 g), triethylamine (4.3 g), and 4,4-dimethylaminopyridine (275 mg). 3-Nitrobenzenesulfonyl chloride (5.5 g) and dichloromethane (50 ml) were added via syringe. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 3 h. The reaction mixture was quenched with water, and washed with 1 N HCl (30 ml) twice. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and filtered. After concentration under reduced pressure, the residue was purified by silica gel
with a mixture of petroleum ether and ethyl acetate (4:1 v/v) as to give the title compound (yield, 54%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): 8.648 (s, 1H), 8.432 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 8.208 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.704 (t, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.376 (d, J = 8.0 Hz, 1H), 7.319 - 7.206 (m, 3H), 6.394 (s, 1H), 3.765 (s, 3H) p.p.m.. Well shaped colorless crystals were obtained by slow evaporation of a solution in petroleum ether and ethyl acetate at room temperature for a few days.All hydrogen atoms were fixed geometrically (C—H bond fixed at 0.93 and 0.96 Å for aromatic and methyl H atoms, respectively) with Uiso(H) = 1.2 (1.5 for methyl groups) times Ueq(C).
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: SHELXTL/PC (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL/PC (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).C15H12ClNO7S | F(000) = 792 |
Mr = 385.77 | Dx = 1.559 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 1814 reflections |
a = 7.5791 (3) Å | θ = 3.3–26.3° |
b = 11.0242 (5) Å | µ = 0.40 mm−1 |
c = 19.6736 (7) Å | T = 293 K |
V = 1643.80 (11) Å3 | Prism, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.30 × 0.25 × 0.22 mm |
Agilent Xcalibur Eos Gemini diffractometer | 3153 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2680 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.023 |
Detector resolution: 13.6612 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 26.4°, θmin = 3.3° |
ω scans | h = −9→9 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2011) | k = −13→12 |
Tmin = 0.890, Tmax = 0.918 | l = −24→15 |
5654 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)] = 0.039 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.086 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0393P)2 + 0.1718P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.02 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
3153 reflections | Δρmax = 0.21 e Å−3 |
227 parameters | Δρmin = −0.21 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1209 Friedel pairs |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure parameter: 0.07 (7) |
C15H12ClNO7S | V = 1643.80 (11) Å3 |
Mr = 385.77 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.5791 (3) Å | µ = 0.40 mm−1 |
b = 11.0242 (5) Å | T = 293 K |
c = 19.6736 (7) Å | 0.30 × 0.25 × 0.22 mm |
Agilent Xcalibur Eos Gemini diffractometer | 3153 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2011) | 2680 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.890, Tmax = 0.918 | Rint = 0.023 |
5654 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.039 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.086 | Δρmax = 0.21 e Å−3 |
S = 1.02 | Δρmin = −0.21 e Å−3 |
3153 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1209 Friedel pairs |
227 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: 0.07 (7) |
0 restraints |
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 | 0.47477 (9) | 0.03812 (6) | 0.23919 (4) | 0.03772 (18) | |
Cl1 | −0.05655 (10) | 0.08212 (8) | 0.36889 (4) | 0.0513 (2) | |
N1 | 0.2766 (4) | 0.3236 (3) | 0.04654 (14) | 0.0554 (7) | |
O7 | 0.1312 (4) | 0.2781 (3) | 0.05356 (13) | 0.0763 (8) | |
O6 | 0.3113 (4) | 0.4007 (2) | 0.00436 (14) | 0.0820 (8) | |
O5 | 0.4263 (3) | −0.06820 (17) | 0.20270 (10) | 0.0474 (5) | |
O4 | 0.6140 (3) | 0.0334 (2) | 0.28718 (11) | 0.0540 (6) | |
O2 | 0.1443 (3) | 0.36269 (18) | 0.33486 (10) | 0.0449 (5) | |
O1 | 0.0857 (3) | 0.2602 (2) | 0.23895 (10) | 0.0544 (6) | |
O3 | 0.2979 (2) | 0.07757 (16) | 0.27557 (9) | 0.0342 (4) | |
C10 | 0.3826 (4) | 0.1918 (3) | 0.13767 (14) | 0.0400 (7) | |
H1A | 0.2728 | 0.1541 | 0.1383 | 0.048* | |
C11 | 0.4194 (4) | 0.2837 (3) | 0.09275 (14) | 0.0417 (7) | |
C12 | 0.5830 (4) | 0.3385 (3) | 0.08930 (16) | 0.0496 (8) | |
H3 | 0.6055 | 0.3984 | 0.0571 | 0.060* | |
C13 | 0.7118 (4) | 0.3032 (3) | 0.13422 (17) | 0.0504 (8) | |
H4 | 0.8222 | 0.3399 | 0.1327 | 0.061* | |
C14 | 0.6791 (4) | 0.2137 (3) | 0.18141 (16) | 0.0442 (7) | |
H5 | 0.7656 | 0.1913 | 0.2125 | 0.053* | |
C9 | 0.5149 (4) | 0.1576 (2) | 0.18190 (13) | 0.0369 (6) | |
C1 | 0.1619 (4) | 0.2713 (3) | 0.29162 (14) | 0.0371 (6) | |
C15 | 0.0212 (4) | 0.4558 (3) | 0.31462 (17) | 0.0591 (9) | |
H8A | 0.0540 | 0.4868 | 0.2708 | 0.089* | |
H8B | 0.0231 | 0.5204 | 0.3473 | 0.089* | |
H8C | −0.0954 | 0.4221 | 0.3123 | 0.089* | |
C2 | 0.3017 (3) | 0.1846 (2) | 0.31890 (13) | 0.0336 (6) | |
H9 | 0.4171 | 0.2235 | 0.3133 | 0.040* | |
C3 | 0.2823 (4) | 0.1498 (2) | 0.39238 (14) | 0.0352 (6) | |
C8 | 0.4258 (4) | 0.1657 (3) | 0.43647 (15) | 0.0473 (7) | |
H11 | 0.5314 | 0.1963 | 0.4196 | 0.057* | |
C7 | 0.4125 (5) | 0.1367 (3) | 0.50432 (17) | 0.0584 (9) | |
H12 | 0.5084 | 0.1482 | 0.5331 | 0.070* | |
C6 | 0.2564 (5) | 0.0905 (3) | 0.52935 (15) | 0.0588 (10) | |
H13 | 0.2472 | 0.0717 | 0.5753 | 0.071* | |
C5 | 0.1147 (5) | 0.0719 (3) | 0.48751 (15) | 0.0495 (8) | |
H14 | 0.0108 | 0.0391 | 0.5046 | 0.059* | |
C4 | 0.1279 (4) | 0.1026 (3) | 0.41929 (13) | 0.0378 (7) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
S1 | 0.0318 (3) | 0.0408 (4) | 0.0406 (4) | 0.0007 (3) | 0.0028 (3) | 0.0023 (3) |
Cl1 | 0.0389 (4) | 0.0714 (5) | 0.0437 (4) | −0.0063 (4) | −0.0013 (3) | 0.0053 (4) |
N1 | 0.069 (2) | 0.0531 (17) | 0.0436 (15) | 0.0037 (16) | −0.0046 (15) | 0.0024 (14) |
O7 | 0.0629 (16) | 0.100 (2) | 0.0655 (16) | −0.0087 (15) | −0.0233 (14) | 0.0133 (16) |
O6 | 0.104 (2) | 0.0721 (18) | 0.0705 (16) | 0.0062 (17) | −0.0065 (17) | 0.0295 (16) |
O5 | 0.0533 (13) | 0.0350 (11) | 0.0539 (12) | 0.0010 (9) | 0.0129 (11) | −0.0059 (9) |
O4 | 0.0383 (11) | 0.0687 (14) | 0.0548 (13) | 0.0030 (11) | −0.0034 (10) | 0.0141 (12) |
O2 | 0.0473 (12) | 0.0420 (11) | 0.0456 (11) | 0.0095 (9) | 0.0025 (10) | 0.0033 (10) |
O1 | 0.0526 (13) | 0.0699 (15) | 0.0407 (11) | 0.0089 (11) | −0.0095 (11) | 0.0048 (11) |
O3 | 0.0314 (9) | 0.0376 (10) | 0.0338 (9) | −0.0052 (8) | 0.0008 (8) | −0.0048 (8) |
C10 | 0.0378 (15) | 0.0438 (17) | 0.0384 (15) | −0.0057 (13) | −0.0006 (13) | −0.0064 (14) |
C11 | 0.0507 (18) | 0.0399 (16) | 0.0345 (14) | 0.0000 (14) | −0.0008 (14) | −0.0044 (13) |
C12 | 0.064 (2) | 0.0359 (16) | 0.0491 (18) | −0.0059 (15) | 0.0150 (18) | 0.0029 (14) |
C13 | 0.0412 (17) | 0.0444 (18) | 0.066 (2) | −0.0113 (14) | 0.0076 (17) | −0.0015 (17) |
C14 | 0.0352 (16) | 0.0423 (16) | 0.0551 (18) | −0.0029 (13) | 0.0016 (15) | −0.0037 (15) |
C9 | 0.0364 (15) | 0.0370 (14) | 0.0373 (14) | −0.0026 (12) | 0.0047 (13) | −0.0016 (12) |
C1 | 0.0303 (15) | 0.0449 (16) | 0.0361 (14) | −0.0003 (12) | 0.0022 (13) | 0.0069 (14) |
C15 | 0.056 (2) | 0.056 (2) | 0.066 (2) | 0.0220 (17) | 0.0167 (18) | 0.0188 (18) |
C2 | 0.0305 (14) | 0.0344 (14) | 0.0360 (14) | −0.0042 (12) | −0.0024 (13) | −0.0030 (12) |
C3 | 0.0426 (15) | 0.0288 (14) | 0.0342 (14) | 0.0039 (12) | −0.0077 (13) | −0.0058 (12) |
C8 | 0.0567 (19) | 0.0361 (16) | 0.0493 (17) | −0.0013 (14) | −0.0122 (17) | −0.0049 (14) |
C7 | 0.080 (3) | 0.0479 (19) | 0.0473 (18) | 0.0004 (19) | −0.0303 (19) | −0.0086 (16) |
C6 | 0.094 (3) | 0.0486 (19) | 0.0340 (16) | 0.0087 (19) | −0.0082 (19) | −0.0031 (16) |
C5 | 0.066 (2) | 0.0449 (18) | 0.0378 (15) | 0.0056 (16) | 0.0015 (15) | 0.0010 (14) |
C4 | 0.0425 (16) | 0.0377 (15) | 0.0332 (14) | 0.0062 (12) | −0.0016 (13) | −0.0024 (13) |
S1—O4 | 1.417 (2) | C13—H4 | 0.9300 |
S1—O4 | 1.417 (2) | C14—C9 | 1.390 (4) |
S1—O5 | 1.423 (2) | C14—H5 | 0.9300 |
S1—O3 | 1.5809 (18) | C1—C2 | 1.524 (4) |
S1—C9 | 1.760 (3) | C15—H8A | 0.9600 |
Cl1—C4 | 1.728 (3) | C15—H8B | 0.9600 |
N1—O6 | 1.217 (3) | C15—H8C | 0.9600 |
N1—O7 | 1.218 (4) | C2—C3 | 1.503 (4) |
N1—C11 | 1.480 (4) | C2—H9 | 0.9800 |
O2—C1 | 1.326 (3) | C3—C4 | 1.386 (4) |
O2—C15 | 1.443 (3) | C3—C8 | 1.402 (4) |
O1—C1 | 1.192 (3) | C8—C7 | 1.376 (4) |
O3—C2 | 1.456 (3) | C8—H11 | 0.9300 |
C10—C11 | 1.373 (4) | C7—C6 | 1.379 (5) |
C10—C9 | 1.380 (4) | C7—H12 | 0.9300 |
C10—H1A | 0.9300 | C6—C5 | 1.368 (4) |
C11—C12 | 1.381 (4) | C6—H13 | 0.9300 |
C12—C13 | 1.374 (4) | C5—C4 | 1.388 (4) |
C12—H3 | 0.9300 | C5—H14 | 0.9300 |
C13—C14 | 1.377 (4) | ||
O4—S1—O5 | 119.91 (14) | O1—C1—C2 | 125.3 (3) |
O4—S1—O5 | 119.91 (14) | O2—C1—C2 | 108.7 (2) |
O4—S1—O3 | 109.87 (11) | O2—C15—H8A | 109.5 |
O4—S1—O3 | 109.87 (11) | O2—C15—H8B | 109.5 |
O5—S1—O3 | 103.66 (11) | H8A—C15—H8B | 109.5 |
O4—S1—C9 | 108.98 (13) | O2—C15—H8C | 109.5 |
O4—S1—C9 | 108.98 (13) | H8A—C15—H8C | 109.5 |
O5—S1—C9 | 109.75 (12) | H8B—C15—H8C | 109.5 |
O3—S1—C9 | 103.33 (12) | O3—C2—C3 | 110.7 (2) |
O6—N1—O7 | 124.1 (3) | O3—C2—C1 | 106.7 (2) |
O6—N1—C11 | 117.9 (3) | C3—C2—C1 | 115.5 (2) |
O7—N1—C11 | 118.0 (3) | O3—C2—H9 | 107.9 |
C1—O2—C15 | 115.4 (2) | C3—C2—H9 | 107.9 |
C2—O3—S1 | 118.10 (15) | C1—C2—H9 | 107.9 |
C11—C10—C9 | 117.4 (3) | C4—C3—C8 | 117.7 (3) |
C11—C10—H1A | 121.3 | C4—C3—C2 | 123.1 (2) |
C9—C10—H1A | 121.3 | C8—C3—C2 | 119.2 (3) |
C10—C11—C12 | 122.5 (3) | C7—C8—C3 | 121.0 (3) |
C10—C11—N1 | 117.7 (3) | C7—C8—H11 | 119.5 |
C12—C11—N1 | 119.8 (3) | C3—C8—H11 | 119.5 |
C13—C12—C11 | 118.8 (3) | C8—C7—C6 | 119.6 (3) |
C13—C12—H3 | 120.6 | C8—C7—H12 | 120.2 |
C11—C12—H3 | 120.6 | C6—C7—H12 | 120.2 |
C12—C13—C14 | 120.6 (3) | C5—C6—C7 | 120.9 (3) |
C12—C13—H4 | 119.7 | C5—C6—H13 | 119.5 |
C14—C13—H4 | 119.7 | C7—C6—H13 | 119.5 |
C13—C14—C9 | 119.0 (3) | C6—C5—C4 | 119.3 (3) |
C13—C14—H5 | 120.5 | C6—C5—H14 | 120.4 |
C9—C14—H5 | 120.5 | C4—C5—H14 | 120.4 |
C10—C9—C14 | 121.6 (3) | C3—C4—C5 | 121.4 (3) |
C10—C9—S1 | 118.9 (2) | C3—C4—Cl1 | 120.9 (2) |
C14—C9—S1 | 119.5 (2) | C5—C4—Cl1 | 117.7 (2) |
O1—C1—O2 | 125.9 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C14—H5···O4 | 0.93 | 2.55 | 2.920 (4) | 104 |
C14—H5···O1i | 0.93 | 2.60 | 3.323 (4) | 135 |
C15—H8C···O5ii | 0.96 | 2.53 | 3.419 (4) | 155 |
C4—Cl1···O4iii | 1.73 (1) | 3.02 (1) | 4.744 (4) | 176 (1) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1, y, z; (ii) −x, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) x−1, y, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C15H12ClNO7S |
Mr | 385.77 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, P212121 |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.5791 (3), 11.0242 (5), 19.6736 (7) |
V (Å3) | 1643.80 (11) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.40 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.25 × 0.22 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Agilent Xcalibur Eos Gemini diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2011) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.890, 0.918 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 5654, 3153, 2680 |
Rint | 0.023 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.625 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.039, 0.086, 1.02 |
No. of reflections | 3153 |
No. of parameters | 227 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.21, −0.21 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 1209 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | 0.07 (7) |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2011), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL/PC (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C14—H5···O4 | 0.93 | 2.55 | 2.920 (4) | 104.1 |
C14—H5···O1i | 0.93 | 2.60 | 3.323 (4) | 135.4 |
C15—H8C···O5ii | 0.96 | 2.53 | 3.419 (4) | 154.5 |
C4—Cl1···O4iii | 1.728 (3) | 3.018 (2) | 4.744 (4) | 176.27 (12) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1, y, z; (ii) −x, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) x−1, y, z. |
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Program for Science and Technology Innovation Talents at the Universities of Henan Province (grant No. 2011HASTIT022).
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Sulfonyloxyacetic esters of (R)-methyl-2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyacetate are commonly used in the synthesis of Clopidrogel, an antiplatelet drug used in the prevention of strokes and heart attacks (sold in the United States under the brand name of Plavix) (Bousquet & Musolino, 1999; Castaldi et al., 2003; Ema et al., 2007; Zhu et al., 2010). The title compound, a promising intermediate for the synthesis of Clopidrogel, was obtained in two steps from (R)-2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyacetic acid (Bousquet & Musolino, 2003). We report here its crystal structure. In the molecule of the title compound (Fig. 1), the main bond lengths and angles are close to those found in some other derivatives of (R)-methyl-2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxyacetate (for example, (R)-methyl-2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(benzenesulfonyloxy) acetate and 4aR,11R,11aS)-11-methyl-9- (trifluoromethyl)-1,2,2,3,4,4a,5,6,11,11adecahydro-pyrido[4,3-b] carbazole (R)-2-chloromandelate (Sun et al., 2007; Andersen et al., 2007). The crystal structure of this compound is stabilized by an intermolecular halogen bond (Bianchi et al., 2004; Fourmigue, 2009; Metrangolo et al., 2005) between the Cl atom and one of the O atoms of the SO2 group of an adjacent molecule, with a C4–Cl1···O4i separation of 3.018 (2) Å (Fig. 2 and Table 1). Symmetry code (i): x - 1, y, z. The crystal structure is also stabilized by intermolecular C–H···O hydrogen bonding interactions (Table 1).