organic compounds
Redetermination of tetramethyl tetrathiafulvalene-2,3,6,7-tetracarboxylate
aInstitut für Organische Chemie, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Strasse 29, D-09596 Freiberg/Sachsen, Germany
*Correspondence e-mail: edwin.weber@chemie.tu-freiberg.de
An improved 14H12O8S4, is reported. The structure, previously solved using the (R = 7.1%), has now been solved using Due to the improved quality of the data set an R value of 2.06% could be achieved. In the crystal, C—H⋯S and C—H⋯O contacts link the molecules.
of the title compound, CRelated literature
For the first ). For a previously reported experimental procedure and physical data, see: Yoneda et al. (1978). For C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, see: Desiraju & Steiner (1999); Katzsch et al. (2011); Fischer et al. (2011). For C—H⋯S hydrogen bonds, see: Mata et al. (2010); Novoa et al. (1995); Lu et al. (2005); Saad et al. (2010). For a description of ring motifs, see: Bernstein et al. (1995); Petersen et al. (2007). For several steps of the synthetic procedure, see: Degani et al. (1986); O'Connor & Jones (1970); Nguyen et al. (2010). For general background to the electroconductive behaviour of tetrathiafulvalene derivatives, see: Takase et al. (2011).
of the title compound, see: Belsky & Voet (1976Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT; 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: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812029534/im2387sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812029534/im2387Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812029534/im2387Isup3.cml
The titled tetramethyl tetrathiafulvalene-2,3,6,7-tetracarboxylate was synthesized via a four step reaction sequence: (1) 1,3-Dithiolane-2-thione was prepared from carbon disulfide, sodium sulfide and 1,2-dichloroethane under phase transfer catalyzed condition following literature protocol (I. Degani et al., 1986). (2) Reflux of 1,3-dithiolane-2-thione and dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate in toluene yielded dimethyl 1,3-dithiole-2-thione-4,5-dicarboxylate (O'Connor & Jones, 1970). (3) This latter compound was treated with mercury(II) acetate in acetic acid/chloroform to obtain dimethyl 1,3-dithiole-2-one-4,5-dicarboxylate (Nguyen et al., 2010). (4) In the final step, the 1,3-dithiol-2-one compound was coupled by a trimethyl phosphite
according to a literature protocol (Nguyen et al., 2010). For this purpose methyl 1,3-dithiol-2-one-4,5-dicarboxylate (3.00 g, 12.8 mmol) was dissolved in trimethyl phosphite (7.94 g, 64.0 mmol) and stirred for 8 h at 100 °C. After cooling, a fine red precipitate had formed which was filtered and washed with a small amount of cold ethanol to yield 1.62 g (58 %) of the substituted TTF. Physical data of the compound correspond to reported values (Yoneda et al., 1978). Suitable dark red single crystals for X-ray diffraction were grown by slow evaporation from a solution of the title compound in chloroform.H atoms were positioned geometrically and allowed to ride on their parent atoms, with C—H = 0.96 Å, and Uiso=1.5 Ueq (parent atom).
Tetrathiafulvalene derivatives are molecules of high importance relating to electroconductive behaviour (Takase et al., 2011).
The present structure of the title compound (TTF) has been refined to an R-value of 2.06% which is clearly better than 7.1% of the previous study reported in 1976 by Belsky and Voet. In particular, this enabled us to refine the positions of hydrogen atoms of the methyl groups with improved accuracy making it possible to find potential hydrogen bonds. In conformity with previous findings, the TTF scaffold is planar and the methoxycarbonyl functions are slightly twisted out of the ring plane [interplanar angles 25.60 (1) and 42.77 (2)°] (Fig. 1).
The
shows the molecules being arranged in a layered structure (Fig. 2) stabilized by C—H···O (Desiraju et al., 1999; Katzsch et al., 2011; Fischer et al., 2011) and C—H···S contacts (Mata et al., 2010; Novoa et al., 1995) (Table 1). Two molecules each are associated forming special dimer type species (Fig. 2). In one case, they involve two ester functions [d(C5—H5A···O1) = 2.50 Å] giving rise to a hydrogen bonded ring motif R22(10) (Bernstein et al., 1995; Petersen et al., 2007). In the other case, adjacent molecules show hydrogen bonding interactions between ester methyl groups and sulfur atoms [d(C7—H7A···S1) = 2.83 Å] (Saad et al., 2010; Lu et al., 2005). The layers are also connected via C—H···O contacts including a methyl group and a carbonyl function [d(C5—H5C···O3) = 2.65 Å] of superimposed molecules.For the first
of the title compound, see: Belsky & Voet (1976). For a previously reported experimental procedure and physical data, see: Yoneda et al. (1978). For C—H···O hydrogen bonds, see: Desiraju & Steiner (1999); Katzsch et al. (2011); Fischer et al. (2011). For C—H···S hydrogen bonds, see: Mata et al. (2010); Novoa et al. (1995); Lu et al. (2005); Saad et al. (2010). For a description of ring motifs, see: Bernstein et al. (1995); Petersen et al. (2007). For several steps of the synthetic procedure, see: Degani et al. (1986); O'Connor & Jones (1970); Nguyen et al. (2010). For general background to the electroconductive behaviour of tetrathiafulvalene derivatives, see: Takase et al. (2011).Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); 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: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. Perspective view of the title compound showing thermal ellipsoids at the 50% probability level. | |
Fig. 2. Hydrogen-bonds within the layer structure of tetra-substituted TTF. |
C14H12O8S4 | Z = 1 |
Mr = 436.48 | F(000) = 224 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.668 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 6.8666 (2) Å | Cell parameters from 9962 reflections |
b = 7.8783 (2) Å | θ = 2.5–45.3° |
c = 8.4335 (2) Å | µ = 0.59 mm−1 |
α = 100.221 (1)° | T = 100 K |
β = 99.255 (1)° | Needle, red |
γ = 99.328 (1)° | 0.64 × 0.16 × 0.15 mm |
V = 434.53 (2) Å3 |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1534 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1471 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.021 |
phi and ω scans | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 2.5° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2004) | h = −7→8 |
Tmin = 0.705, Tmax = 0.917 | k = −9→9 |
10884 measured reflections | l = −10→10 |
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)] = 0.021 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.055 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.08 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0273P)2 + 0.222P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
1534 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.026 |
120 parameters | Δρmax = 0.25 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.23 e Å−3 |
C14H12O8S4 | γ = 99.328 (1)° |
Mr = 436.48 | V = 434.53 (2) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 1 |
a = 6.8666 (2) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 7.8783 (2) Å | µ = 0.59 mm−1 |
c = 8.4335 (2) Å | T = 100 K |
α = 100.221 (1)° | 0.64 × 0.16 × 0.15 mm |
β = 99.255 (1)° |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1534 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2004) | 1471 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.705, Tmax = 0.917 | Rint = 0.021 |
10884 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.021 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.055 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.08 | Δρmax = 0.25 e Å−3 |
1534 reflections | Δρmin = −0.23 e Å−3 |
120 parameters |
Geometry. All s.u.'s (except the s.u. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell s.u.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of s.u.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between s.u.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell s.u.'s is used for estimating s.u.'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 > 2σ(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 | 0.30978 (5) | 0.63798 (4) | 1.10656 (4) | 0.01479 (11) | |
S2 | 0.06589 (5) | 0.56717 (4) | 0.76932 (4) | 0.01637 (11) | |
O1 | 0.69629 (14) | 0.93615 (13) | 0.94082 (12) | 0.0194 (2) | |
O2 | 0.72198 (13) | 0.79160 (12) | 1.14884 (11) | 0.0167 (2) | |
O3 | 0.27914 (16) | 0.78034 (15) | 0.55357 (13) | 0.0265 (3) | |
O4 | 0.56544 (14) | 0.69314 (13) | 0.64417 (11) | 0.0181 (2) | |
C1 | 0.0779 (2) | 0.54255 (17) | 0.97428 (16) | 0.0140 (3) | |
C2 | 0.4249 (2) | 0.71176 (17) | 0.95464 (16) | 0.0131 (3) | |
C3 | 0.31610 (19) | 0.67605 (17) | 0.80137 (16) | 0.0138 (3) | |
C4 | 0.62881 (19) | 0.82552 (17) | 1.00955 (16) | 0.0138 (3) | |
C5 | 0.9200 (2) | 0.90095 (19) | 1.21844 (18) | 0.0196 (3) | |
H5A | 1.0006 | 0.8996 | 1.1353 | 0.029* | |
H5B | 0.9840 | 0.8560 | 1.3075 | 0.029* | |
H5C | 0.9061 | 1.0194 | 1.2584 | 0.029* | |
C6 | 0.3832 (2) | 0.72501 (17) | 0.65299 (16) | 0.0153 (3) | |
C7 | 0.6552 (2) | 0.7573 (2) | 0.51653 (17) | 0.0226 (3) | |
H7A | 0.5790 | 0.6946 | 0.4108 | 0.034* | |
H7B | 0.7911 | 0.7391 | 0.5270 | 0.034* | |
H7C | 0.6548 | 0.8805 | 0.5272 | 0.034* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
S1 | 0.01005 (18) | 0.02032 (19) | 0.01379 (18) | −0.00123 (13) | 0.00238 (12) | 0.00683 (13) |
S2 | 0.01129 (18) | 0.02217 (19) | 0.01518 (18) | −0.00117 (13) | 0.00129 (13) | 0.00788 (13) |
O1 | 0.0162 (5) | 0.0197 (5) | 0.0233 (5) | −0.0007 (4) | 0.0067 (4) | 0.0087 (4) |
O2 | 0.0108 (5) | 0.0206 (5) | 0.0168 (5) | −0.0020 (4) | 0.0011 (4) | 0.0055 (4) |
O3 | 0.0216 (6) | 0.0423 (7) | 0.0225 (5) | 0.0111 (5) | 0.0064 (4) | 0.0184 (5) |
O4 | 0.0158 (5) | 0.0265 (5) | 0.0161 (5) | 0.0054 (4) | 0.0076 (4) | 0.0096 (4) |
C1 | 0.0116 (6) | 0.0158 (6) | 0.0147 (6) | 0.0017 (5) | 0.0017 (5) | 0.0049 (5) |
C2 | 0.0127 (6) | 0.0131 (6) | 0.0160 (6) | 0.0035 (5) | 0.0064 (5) | 0.0053 (5) |
C3 | 0.0109 (6) | 0.0133 (6) | 0.0184 (7) | 0.0019 (5) | 0.0046 (5) | 0.0050 (5) |
C4 | 0.0126 (6) | 0.0143 (6) | 0.0157 (6) | 0.0035 (5) | 0.0062 (5) | 0.0022 (5) |
C5 | 0.0104 (7) | 0.0216 (7) | 0.0231 (7) | −0.0023 (5) | 0.0002 (5) | 0.0024 (6) |
C6 | 0.0154 (7) | 0.0147 (6) | 0.0152 (7) | 0.0009 (5) | 0.0032 (5) | 0.0032 (5) |
C7 | 0.0188 (7) | 0.0342 (8) | 0.0176 (7) | 0.0022 (6) | 0.0087 (6) | 0.0110 (6) |
S1—C2 | 1.7452 (13) | C1—C1i | 1.343 (3) |
S1—C1 | 1.7570 (13) | C2—C3 | 1.3419 (19) |
S2—C3 | 1.7468 (13) | C2—C4 | 1.4882 (18) |
S2—C1 | 1.7636 (13) | C3—C6 | 1.4921 (18) |
O1—C4 | 1.2022 (16) | C5—H5A | 0.9600 |
O2—C4 | 1.3363 (16) | C5—H5B | 0.9600 |
O2—C5 | 1.4559 (16) | C5—H5C | 0.9600 |
O3—C6 | 1.2007 (17) | C7—H7A | 0.9600 |
O4—C6 | 1.3263 (16) | C7—H7B | 0.9600 |
O4—C7 | 1.4487 (16) | C7—H7C | 0.9600 |
C2—S1—C1 | 94.90 (6) | O2—C5—H5A | 109.5 |
C3—S2—C1 | 94.65 (6) | O2—C5—H5B | 109.5 |
C4—O2—C5 | 115.25 (10) | H5A—C5—H5B | 109.5 |
C6—O4—C7 | 115.57 (11) | O2—C5—H5C | 109.5 |
C1i—C1—S1 | 122.42 (14) | H5A—C5—H5C | 109.5 |
C1i—C1—S2 | 122.68 (14) | H5B—C5—H5C | 109.5 |
S1—C1—S2 | 114.90 (7) | O3—C6—O4 | 125.74 (12) |
C3—C2—C4 | 125.13 (12) | O3—C6—C3 | 122.87 (12) |
C3—C2—S1 | 117.68 (10) | O4—C6—C3 | 111.34 (11) |
C4—C2—S1 | 116.86 (10) | O4—C7—H7A | 109.5 |
C2—C3—C6 | 126.96 (12) | O4—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
C2—C3—S2 | 117.78 (10) | H7A—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
C6—C3—S2 | 115.23 (10) | O4—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
O1—C4—O2 | 125.14 (12) | H7A—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
O1—C4—C2 | 124.48 (12) | H7B—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
O2—C4—C2 | 110.33 (11) | ||
C2—S1—C1—C1i | 178.58 (16) | C5—O2—C4—O1 | 0.21 (18) |
C2—S1—C1—S2 | −1.44 (8) | C5—O2—C4—C2 | −177.38 (10) |
C3—S2—C1—C1i | −177.53 (16) | C3—C2—C4—O1 | 22.1 (2) |
C3—S2—C1—S1 | 2.49 (8) | S1—C2—C4—O1 | −151.10 (11) |
C1—S1—C2—C3 | −0.67 (11) | C3—C2—C4—O2 | −160.29 (12) |
C1—S1—C2—C4 | 173.05 (10) | S1—C2—C4—O2 | 26.51 (14) |
C4—C2—C3—C6 | 7.2 (2) | C7—O4—C6—O3 | 10.1 (2) |
S1—C2—C3—C6 | −179.69 (10) | C7—O4—C6—C3 | −172.26 (11) |
C4—C2—C3—S2 | −170.52 (10) | C2—C3—C6—O3 | −137.60 (15) |
S1—C2—C3—S2 | 2.63 (15) | S2—C3—C6—O3 | 40.13 (17) |
C1—S2—C3—C2 | −3.06 (11) | C2—C3—C6—O4 | 44.73 (18) |
C1—S2—C3—C6 | 178.99 (10) | S2—C3—C6—O4 | −137.54 (10) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y+1, −z+2. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C7—H7A···S1ii | 0.96 | 2.83 | 3.735 (2) | 158 |
C5—H5A···O1iii | 0.96 | 2.50 | 3.324 (2) | 143 |
C5—H5C···O3iv | 0.96 | 2.65 | 3.481 (2) | 145 |
Symmetry codes: (ii) x, y, z−1; (iii) −x+2, −y+2, −z+2; (iv) −x+1, −y+2, −z+2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C14H12O8S4 |
Mr | 436.48 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 6.8666 (2), 7.8783 (2), 8.4335 (2) |
α, β, γ (°) | 100.221 (1), 99.255 (1), 99.328 (1) |
V (Å3) | 434.53 (2) |
Z | 1 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.59 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.64 × 0.16 × 0.15 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2004) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.705, 0.917 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 10884, 1534, 1471 |
Rint | 0.021 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.595 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.021, 0.055, 1.08 |
No. of reflections | 1534 |
No. of parameters | 120 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.25, −0.23 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007), SAINT (Bruker, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C7—H7A···S1i | 0.96 | 2.83 | 3.735 (2) | 157.7 |
C5—H5A···O1ii | 0.96 | 2.50 | 3.324 (2) | 143.3 |
C5—H5C···O3iii | 0.96 | 2.65 | 3.481 (2) | 144.9 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y, z−1; (ii) −x+2, −y+2, −z+2; (iii) −x+1, −y+2, −z+2. |
Acknowledgements
This work was performed and funded within the Cluster of Excellence "Structure Design of Novel High-Performance Materials via Atomic Design and Defect Engineering (ADDE)" that is financially supported by the European Union (European regional development fund) and by the Ministry of Science and Art of Saxony (SMWK).
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Tetrathiafulvalene derivatives are molecules of high importance relating to electroconductive behaviour (Takase et al., 2011).
The present structure of the title compound (TTF) has been refined to an R-value of 2.06% which is clearly better than 7.1% of the previous study reported in 1976 by Belsky and Voet. In particular, this enabled us to refine the positions of hydrogen atoms of the methyl groups with improved accuracy making it possible to find potential hydrogen bonds. In conformity with previous findings, the TTF scaffold is planar and the methoxycarbonyl functions are slightly twisted out of the ring plane [interplanar angles 25.60 (1) and 42.77 (2)°] (Fig. 1).
The refinement shows the molecules being arranged in a layered structure (Fig. 2) stabilized by C—H···O (Desiraju et al., 1999; Katzsch et al., 2011; Fischer et al., 2011) and C—H···S contacts (Mata et al., 2010; Novoa et al., 1995) (Table 1). Two molecules each are associated forming special dimer type species (Fig. 2). In one case, they involve two ester functions [d(C5—H5A···O1) = 2.50 Å] giving rise to a hydrogen bonded ring motif R22(10) (Bernstein et al., 1995; Petersen et al., 2007). In the other case, adjacent molecules show hydrogen bonding interactions between ester methyl groups and sulfur atoms [d(C7—H7A···S1) = 2.83 Å] (Saad et al., 2010; Lu et al., 2005). The layers are also connected via C—H···O contacts including a methyl group and a carbonyl function [d(C5—H5C···O3) = 2.65 Å] of superimposed molecules.