organic compounds
2-(4-Methylphenyl)-2-oxoethyl 3-bromobenzoate
aDepartment of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan, and bDepartment of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Grunwaldzka 6, 60-780 Poznań, Poland
*Correspondence e-mail: imtiaz_qau@yahoo.com
The molecule of the title compound, C16H13BrO3, is built of two approximately planar fragments, viz. 3-bromobenzoate [maximum deviation = 0.055 (2) Å and 2-oxo-2-p-tolylethyl [maximum deviation = 0.042 (2) Å], inclined by 46.51 (7)°. In the crystal, weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and Br⋯Br contacts [3.6491 (7) Å] connect the molecules into infinite layers parallel to (-221).
Related literature
For the structures of similar compounds, see: Fun, Arshad et al. (2011); Fun, Loh et al. (2011); Fun, Ooi et al. (2011); Fun, Shahani et al. (2011).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2010); cell CrysAlis PRO; data reduction: CrysAlis PRO; program(s) used to solve structure: SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1993); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536812046995/ng5304sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812046995/ng5304Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812046995/ng5304Isup3.cml
2-(4-Methylphenyl)-2-oxoethyl 3-bromobenzoate (1) was synthesized by treating 3-bromobenzoic acid (0.01 mol) with the solution of 2-bromo-1-p-tolylethanone (0.01 mol) in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) using triethylamine (TEA) as a catalyst at room temperature for 2 h. Yield: 87%; m.p 96–97°C; Rf: 0.27 (n-hexane: ethyl acetate, 9: 1); IR (neat, cm-1): 3034 (Csp2-H), 2924, 2853 (Csp3-H), 1728 (C=Oester), 1685 (C=Oketo), 1585, 1561 (C=C), 1230 (C—O); 1H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl3): δ 8.08–8.04 (m, 1H, Ar—H), 7.88 (d, 2H, J = 8.4 Hz, Ar—H), 7.72–7.68 (m, 1H, Ar—H), 7.45–7.36 (m, 2H, Ar—H), 7.35–7.28 (m, 2H, Ar—H), 5.59 (s, 2H, OCH2), 2.44 (s, 3H, CH3); 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3): δ 191.33, 165.44, 145.06, 134.42, 133.02, 132.04, 131.61, 131.21, 129.64, 127.94, 127.30, 122.07, 66.65, 21.85.
Crystals were obtained by recrystallization from ethyl acetate.
Hydrogen atoms were placed geometrically and refined as riding model with isotropic thermal parameters.
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2010); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2010); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2010); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1993); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).C16H13BrO3 | Z = 2 |
Mr = 333.17 | F(000) = 336 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.561 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 4.7977 (3) Å | Cell parameters from 2186 reflections |
b = 10.9951 (7) Å | θ = 3.0–29.0° |
c = 14.1645 (8) Å | µ = 2.90 mm−1 |
α = 74.829 (5)° | T = 295 K |
β = 87.758 (5)° | Plate, colourless |
γ = 79.327 (5)° | 0.25 × 0.2 × 0.08 mm |
V = 708.64 (7) Å3 |
Agilent Xcalibur Eos diffractometer | 2501 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Enhance (Mo) X-ray Source | 1768 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.026 |
Detector resolution: 16.1544 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 3.0° |
ω–scan | h = −5→5 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2010) | k = −12→13 |
Tmin = 0.335, Tmax = 1.000 | l = −16→16 |
7924 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)] = 0.038 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.106 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.053P)2 + 0.0904P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2501 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
192 parameters | Δρmax = 0.44 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.42 e Å−3 |
C16H13BrO3 | γ = 79.327 (5)° |
Mr = 333.17 | V = 708.64 (7) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 4.7977 (3) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 10.9951 (7) Å | µ = 2.90 mm−1 |
c = 14.1645 (8) Å | T = 295 K |
α = 74.829 (5)° | 0.25 × 0.2 × 0.08 mm |
β = 87.758 (5)° |
Agilent Xcalibur Eos diffractometer | 2501 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2010) | 1768 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.335, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.026 |
7924 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.038 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.106 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.44 e Å−3 |
2501 reflections | Δρmin = −0.42 e Å−3 |
192 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 > 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 | ||
C1 | −0.0123 (5) | 0.2958 (2) | 0.3969 (2) | 0.0458 (6) | |
C2 | −0.0749 (6) | 0.3618 (3) | 0.3014 (2) | 0.0526 (7) | |
H2 | −0.0098 | 0.4380 | 0.2744 | 0.049 (8)* | |
C3 | −0.2350 (6) | 0.3141 (3) | 0.2459 (2) | 0.0600 (8) | |
Br3 | −0.32035 (10) | 0.40451 (4) | 0.11376 (3) | 0.1043 (2) | |
C4 | −0.3331 (7) | 0.2016 (3) | 0.2848 (3) | 0.0694 (9) | |
H4 | −0.4406 | 0.1701 | 0.2467 | 0.079 (10)* | |
C5 | −0.2713 (7) | 0.1369 (3) | 0.3799 (3) | 0.0715 (9) | |
H5 | −0.3383 | 0.0612 | 0.4067 | 0.088 (12)* | |
C6 | −0.1099 (6) | 0.1829 (3) | 0.4368 (2) | 0.0576 (7) | |
H6 | −0.0674 | 0.1381 | 0.5015 | 0.069 (9)* | |
C7 | 0.1605 (6) | 0.3501 (3) | 0.4556 (2) | 0.0473 (7) | |
O7 | 0.2638 (5) | 0.4429 (2) | 0.42375 (15) | 0.0679 (6) | |
O8 | 0.1859 (5) | 0.2813 (2) | 0.54790 (14) | 0.0658 (6) | |
C9 | 0.3630 (7) | 0.3139 (3) | 0.6129 (2) | 0.0609 (8) | |
H91 | 0.2473 | 0.3539 | 0.6581 | 0.081 (11)* | |
H92 | 0.4775 | 0.3739 | 0.5760 | 0.071 (10)* | |
C10 | 0.5507 (6) | 0.1933 (3) | 0.6681 (2) | 0.0524 (7) | |
O10 | 0.5558 (5) | 0.0932 (2) | 0.64683 (19) | 0.0828 (7) | |
C11 | 0.7323 (6) | 0.1995 (3) | 0.74883 (19) | 0.0492 (7) | |
C12 | 0.9153 (7) | 0.0901 (3) | 0.7958 (2) | 0.0662 (8) | |
H12 | 0.9238 | 0.0154 | 0.7758 | 0.084 (11)* | |
C13 | 1.0847 (7) | 0.0896 (3) | 0.8713 (3) | 0.0729 (9) | |
H13 | 1.2053 | 0.0143 | 0.9022 | 0.090 (11)* | |
C14 | 1.0804 (6) | 0.1984 (3) | 0.9026 (2) | 0.0621 (8) | |
C141 | 1.2672 (8) | 0.1975 (4) | 0.9864 (3) | 0.0861 (11) | |
H14A | 1.2630 | 0.2839 | 0.9899 | 0.129* | |
H14B | 1.4583 | 0.1588 | 0.9760 | 0.129* | |
H14C | 1.1988 | 0.1493 | 1.0466 | 0.129* | |
C15 | 0.8999 (7) | 0.3084 (3) | 0.8553 (2) | 0.0625 (8) | |
H15 | 0.8935 | 0.3831 | 0.8751 | 0.087 (12)* | |
C16 | 0.7272 (6) | 0.3098 (3) | 0.7786 (2) | 0.0567 (8) | |
H16 | 0.6078 | 0.3852 | 0.7471 | 0.057 (8)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0446 (15) | 0.0450 (15) | 0.0505 (16) | −0.0089 (12) | −0.0063 (12) | −0.0156 (12) |
C2 | 0.0567 (17) | 0.0521 (17) | 0.0504 (16) | −0.0082 (13) | −0.0129 (13) | −0.0148 (13) |
C3 | 0.0624 (19) | 0.0616 (19) | 0.0565 (18) | 0.0044 (15) | −0.0214 (14) | −0.0239 (15) |
Br3 | 0.1370 (4) | 0.1121 (4) | 0.0632 (3) | −0.0071 (3) | −0.0476 (2) | −0.0254 (2) |
C4 | 0.063 (2) | 0.070 (2) | 0.086 (2) | −0.0042 (16) | −0.0257 (17) | −0.0422 (19) |
C5 | 0.076 (2) | 0.0570 (19) | 0.089 (3) | −0.0188 (16) | −0.0179 (19) | −0.0251 (18) |
C6 | 0.0611 (19) | 0.0512 (17) | 0.0621 (19) | −0.0100 (14) | −0.0132 (14) | −0.0155 (15) |
C7 | 0.0496 (16) | 0.0497 (16) | 0.0443 (15) | −0.0114 (13) | −0.0086 (12) | −0.0124 (13) |
O7 | 0.0873 (16) | 0.0654 (13) | 0.0551 (12) | −0.0380 (12) | −0.0191 (11) | −0.0034 (10) |
O8 | 0.0865 (15) | 0.0708 (13) | 0.0456 (12) | −0.0411 (11) | −0.0199 (10) | −0.0032 (10) |
C9 | 0.077 (2) | 0.0640 (18) | 0.0477 (17) | −0.0278 (16) | −0.0182 (16) | −0.0116 (15) |
C10 | 0.0626 (18) | 0.0583 (18) | 0.0428 (15) | −0.0261 (14) | 0.0009 (13) | −0.0140 (13) |
O10 | 0.1036 (18) | 0.0669 (14) | 0.0898 (17) | −0.0245 (13) | −0.0233 (14) | −0.0314 (13) |
C11 | 0.0514 (17) | 0.0560 (16) | 0.0409 (15) | −0.0174 (13) | −0.0016 (12) | −0.0080 (13) |
C12 | 0.067 (2) | 0.0602 (19) | 0.071 (2) | −0.0069 (15) | −0.0087 (17) | −0.0184 (16) |
C13 | 0.061 (2) | 0.074 (2) | 0.075 (2) | 0.0002 (17) | −0.0183 (17) | −0.0108 (18) |
C14 | 0.0527 (18) | 0.085 (2) | 0.0456 (16) | −0.0219 (16) | −0.0094 (13) | −0.0029 (16) |
C141 | 0.072 (2) | 0.114 (3) | 0.068 (2) | −0.025 (2) | −0.0261 (18) | −0.006 (2) |
C15 | 0.071 (2) | 0.071 (2) | 0.0503 (17) | −0.0276 (16) | −0.0097 (15) | −0.0121 (15) |
C16 | 0.069 (2) | 0.0532 (17) | 0.0463 (16) | −0.0164 (14) | −0.0158 (14) | −0.0035 (14) |
C1—C2 | 1.372 (4) | C9—H92 | 0.9700 |
C1—C6 | 1.382 (4) | C10—O10 | 1.210 (4) |
C1—C7 | 1.494 (4) | C10—C11 | 1.488 (4) |
C2—C3 | 1.376 (4) | C11—C12 | 1.378 (4) |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C11—C16 | 1.379 (4) |
C3—C4 | 1.376 (5) | C12—C13 | 1.367 (5) |
C3—Br3 | 1.895 (3) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C4—C5 | 1.364 (5) | C13—C14 | 1.376 (5) |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C5—C6 | 1.382 (4) | C14—C15 | 1.377 (4) |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C14—C141 | 1.512 (4) |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | C141—H14A | 0.9600 |
C7—O7 | 1.191 (3) | C141—H14B | 0.9600 |
C7—O8 | 1.325 (3) | C141—H14C | 0.9600 |
O8—C9 | 1.430 (3) | C15—C16 | 1.387 (4) |
C9—C10 | 1.501 (4) | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C9—H91 | 0.9700 | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C2—C1—C6 | 120.2 (3) | O10—C10—C11 | 120.7 (3) |
C2—C1—C7 | 118.2 (2) | O10—C10—C9 | 120.7 (3) |
C6—C1—C7 | 121.5 (2) | C11—C10—C9 | 118.6 (3) |
C1—C2—C3 | 119.4 (3) | C12—C11—C16 | 118.4 (3) |
C1—C2—H2 | 120.3 | C12—C11—C10 | 118.4 (3) |
C3—C2—H2 | 120.3 | C16—C11—C10 | 123.2 (3) |
C4—C3—C2 | 120.9 (3) | C13—C12—C11 | 121.0 (3) |
C4—C3—Br3 | 119.6 (2) | C13—C12—H12 | 119.5 |
C2—C3—Br3 | 119.5 (2) | C11—C12—H12 | 119.5 |
C5—C4—C3 | 119.4 (3) | C12—C13—C14 | 121.4 (3) |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.3 | C12—C13—H13 | 119.3 |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.3 | C14—C13—H13 | 119.3 |
C4—C5—C6 | 120.6 (3) | C13—C14—C15 | 117.9 (3) |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.7 | C13—C14—C141 | 121.3 (3) |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.7 | C15—C14—C141 | 120.9 (3) |
C1—C6—C5 | 119.5 (3) | C14—C141—H14A | 109.5 |
C1—C6—H6 | 120.3 | C14—C141—H14B | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6 | 120.3 | H14A—C141—H14B | 109.5 |
O7—C7—O8 | 124.1 (3) | C14—C141—H14C | 109.5 |
O7—C7—C1 | 124.5 (2) | H14A—C141—H14C | 109.5 |
O8—C7—C1 | 111.3 (2) | H14B—C141—H14C | 109.5 |
C7—O8—C9 | 118.8 (2) | C14—C15—C16 | 121.2 (3) |
O8—C9—C10 | 108.3 (2) | C14—C15—H15 | 119.4 |
O8—C9—H91 | 110.0 | C16—C15—H15 | 119.4 |
C10—C9—H91 | 110.0 | C11—C16—C15 | 120.1 (3) |
O8—C9—H92 | 110.0 | C11—C16—H16 | 119.9 |
C10—C9—H92 | 110.0 | C15—C16—H16 | 119.9 |
H91—C9—H92 | 108.4 | ||
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.2 (4) | O8—C9—C10—O10 | 7.5 (4) |
C7—C1—C2—C3 | −179.7 (2) | O8—C9—C10—C11 | −173.0 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.1 (4) | O10—C10—C11—C12 | 2.9 (4) |
C1—C2—C3—Br3 | −179.7 (2) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | −176.6 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.2 (5) | O10—C10—C11—C16 | −177.5 (3) |
Br3—C3—C4—C5 | −180.0 (2) | C9—C10—C11—C16 | 3.1 (4) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.5 (5) | C16—C11—C12—C13 | 1.2 (5) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −0.1 (4) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −179.2 (3) |
C7—C1—C6—C5 | 179.4 (3) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −0.5 (5) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 0.4 (5) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | −0.1 (5) |
C2—C1—C7—O7 | −5.0 (4) | C12—C13—C14—C141 | 179.8 (3) |
C6—C1—C7—O7 | 175.5 (3) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | 0.1 (5) |
C2—C1—C7—O8 | 175.4 (2) | C141—C14—C15—C16 | −179.8 (3) |
C6—C1—C7—O8 | −4.1 (4) | C12—C11—C16—C15 | −1.2 (4) |
O7—C7—O8—C9 | −4.4 (4) | C10—C11—C16—C15 | 179.2 (3) |
C1—C7—O8—C9 | 175.2 (2) | C14—C15—C16—C11 | 0.5 (5) |
C7—O8—C9—C10 | −132.6 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C5—H5···O10i | 0.93 | 2.44 | 3.198 (4) | 139 |
C9—H92···O7ii | 0.97 | 2.56 | 3.406 (4) | 146 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y, −z+1; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H13BrO3 |
Mr | 333.17 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 295 |
a, b, c (Å) | 4.7977 (3), 10.9951 (7), 14.1645 (8) |
α, β, γ (°) | 74.829 (5), 87.758 (5), 79.327 (5) |
V (Å3) | 708.64 (7) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 2.90 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.25 × 0.2 × 0.08 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Agilent Xcalibur Eos diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2010) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.335, 1.000 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 7924, 2501, 1768 |
Rint | 0.026 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.595 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.038, 0.106, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 2501 |
No. of parameters | 192 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.44, −0.42 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2010), SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1993), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C5—H5···O10i | 0.93 | 2.44 | 3.198 (4) | 139.1 |
C9—H92···O7ii | 0.97 | 2.56 | 3.406 (4) | 146.4 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y, −z+1; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
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Keto esters, an important class of versatile intermediates, are extensively used in agrochemical, pharmaceutical, and dyestuff industries. They are also useful organic building blocks for the synthesis of complex natural products and are frequently employed synthons in organic synthesis, especially in heterocyclic synthesis. Prompted by literature findings, we herein report the synthesis of 2-(4-methylphenyl)-2-oxoethyl 3-bromobenzoate which can be used as an effective synthon in heterocyclic chemistry. The formation of keto ester (1) was confirmed by the changes in the spectral properties such as IR absorptions, 1H and 13C NMR signals for dominant functional groups. The conformation of molecule (1) can be described by the dihedral angle between two approximately planar fragments: 3-bromobenzoate (maximum deviation from the least-squares plane is 0.055 (2) Å) and 2-oxo-2-p-tolylethyl (0.042 (2) Å). In the crystal, this angle is 46.51 (7) ° (Fig. 1). In similarly substituted (para-meta) analogues, this angle was much smaller: in 2-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-oxoethyl 3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoate (Fun, Arshad et al., 2011) this angle is 20.34 (9)°, in 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxoethyl 3-(trifluoromethyl)benzoate (Fun, Loh et al., 2011) - 15.50 (8)°; on the other hand, this angle was larger in some other similar compounds: 66.66 (8)° in 2-(4-bromophenyl)-2-oxoethyl 2-methylbenzoate (Fun, Ooi et al., 2011) and 80.70 (7)° in 2-(4-bromophenyl)-2-oxoethyl 4-methylbenzoate (Fun, Shahani et al., 2011).
Weak but directional C—H···O hydrogen bonds and C—Br···Br(-1 - x,1 - y,-z) halogen interactions (Br···Br 3.6491 (7) Å, C—Br···Br 164.37 (10) °) connect molecules into layers approximately parallel to (-221) plane (Fig. 2); these planes are interacting with one another by means of weak C—H···O contacts and van der Waals interactions.