organic compounds
2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-2-oxoethyl naphthalene-1-carboxylate
aNational Institute of Technology-Karnataka, Department of Chemistry, Surathkal, Mangalore 575 025, India, and bNelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Summerstrand Campus, Department of Chemistry, University Way, Summerstrand, PO Box 77000, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
*Correspondence e-mail: richard.betz@webmail.co.za
In the title compound, C19H13ClO3, an ester of 1-naphthoic acid with an aromatic alcohol, the least-squares planes defined by the C atoms of the respective aromatic systems enclose an angle of 77.16 (3)°. In the crystal, C—H⋯O contacts connect the molecules into undulating sheets parallel to the bc plane.
Related literature
For general information about phenyl benzoates, see: Rather & Reid (1919). For the photolytic properties of phenyl benzoates, see: Sheehan & Umezaw (1973); Ruzicka et al. (2002); Litera et al. (2006). For synthetic applications of phenyl benzoates, see: Huang et al. (1996); Gandhi et al. (1995). For graph-set analysis of hydrogen bonds, see: Etter et al. (1990); Bernstein et al. (1995).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2010); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2010); 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 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536813006958/kq2003sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813006958/kq2003Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813006958/kq2003Isup3.cdx
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813006958/kq2003Isup4.cml
A mixture of naphthalene-1-carboxylic acid (0.1 g, 0.0005 mol), potassium carbonate (0.087 g, 0.00063 mol) and 2-bromo-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethanone (0.147 g, 0.00063 mol) in dimethylformamide (5 ml) was stirred at room temperature for 2 h. After completion of the reaction, the reaction mixture was poured into ice-cold water. The solid product obtained was filtered, washed with water and recrystallized from ethanol (yield: 0.180 g, 95.7%).
Carbon-bound H atoms were placed in calculated positions (C–H 0.95 Å for aromatic carbon atoms and C–H 0.99 Å for methylene groups) and were included in the
in the riding model approximation, with U(H) set to 1.2Ueq(C).Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2010); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2010); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2010); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).C19H13ClO3 | F(000) = 672 |
Mr = 324.74 | Dx = 1.412 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Melting point = 396–394 K |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 5.2708 (1) Å | Cell parameters from 6659 reflections |
b = 14.8465 (4) Å | θ = 2.5–28.3° |
c = 19.8427 (5) Å | µ = 0.26 mm−1 |
β = 100.383 (1)° | T = 200 K |
V = 1527.32 (6) Å3 | Block, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.37 × 0.35 × 0.27 mm |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 3769 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2984 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.016 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 28.3°, θmin = 2.1° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) | h = −7→4 |
Tmin = 0.941, Tmax = 1.000 | k = −19→19 |
14592 measured reflections | l = −26→26 |
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)] = 0.035 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.103 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.02 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0498P)2 + 0.4268P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3769 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
208 parameters | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.35 e Å−3 |
C19H13ClO3 | V = 1527.32 (6) Å3 |
Mr = 324.74 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 5.2708 (1) Å | µ = 0.26 mm−1 |
b = 14.8465 (4) Å | T = 200 K |
c = 19.8427 (5) Å | 0.37 × 0.35 × 0.27 mm |
β = 100.383 (1)° |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 3769 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) | 2984 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.941, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.016 |
14592 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.035 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.103 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.02 | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
3769 reflections | Δρmin = −0.35 e Å−3 |
208 parameters |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Cl1 | 1.04341 (9) | 0.83154 (3) | −0.08650 (2) | 0.05829 (14) | |
O1 | 0.71978 (19) | 0.48481 (8) | 0.09291 (5) | 0.0498 (3) | |
O2 | 1.04495 (18) | 0.43162 (7) | 0.20029 (5) | 0.0401 (2) | |
O3 | 0.8225 (2) | 0.53669 (7) | 0.24573 (6) | 0.0570 (3) | |
C1 | 0.9224 (2) | 0.52533 (9) | 0.10107 (6) | 0.0340 (3) | |
C2 | 1.1344 (2) | 0.50163 (11) | 0.16112 (7) | 0.0408 (3) | |
H2A | 1.2901 | 0.4813 | 0.1440 | 0.049* | |
H2B | 1.1806 | 0.5554 | 0.1903 | 0.049* | |
C3 | 0.8633 (3) | 0.45846 (9) | 0.23619 (7) | 0.0370 (3) | |
C11 | 0.9666 (2) | 0.59907 (9) | 0.05398 (6) | 0.0313 (3) | |
C12 | 1.1866 (2) | 0.65299 (10) | 0.06517 (7) | 0.0391 (3) | |
H12 | 1.3210 | 0.6407 | 0.1028 | 0.047* | |
C13 | 1.2108 (3) | 0.72426 (10) | 0.02184 (8) | 0.0430 (3) | |
H13 | 1.3601 | 0.7614 | 0.0298 | 0.052* | |
C14 | 1.0158 (3) | 0.74075 (9) | −0.03304 (7) | 0.0384 (3) | |
C15 | 0.7980 (3) | 0.68741 (10) | −0.04616 (7) | 0.0421 (3) | |
H15 | 0.6668 | 0.6989 | −0.0847 | 0.050* | |
C16 | 0.7743 (2) | 0.61712 (9) | −0.00232 (7) | 0.0381 (3) | |
H16 | 0.6243 | 0.5804 | −0.0107 | 0.046* | |
C20 | 0.7172 (2) | 0.38165 (8) | 0.25836 (6) | 0.0336 (3) | |
C21 | 0.7052 (3) | 0.30251 (10) | 0.22178 (7) | 0.0424 (3) | |
H21 | 0.8074 | 0.2956 | 0.1873 | 0.051* | |
C22 | 0.5434 (3) | 0.23170 (10) | 0.23488 (8) | 0.0523 (4) | |
H22 | 0.5388 | 0.1771 | 0.2098 | 0.063* | |
C23 | 0.3936 (3) | 0.24148 (10) | 0.28341 (8) | 0.0505 (4) | |
H23 | 0.2801 | 0.1942 | 0.2906 | 0.061* | |
C24 | 0.4034 (3) | 0.32039 (10) | 0.32326 (7) | 0.0412 (3) | |
C25 | 0.2497 (3) | 0.33038 (13) | 0.37451 (9) | 0.0546 (4) | |
H25 | 0.1335 | 0.2836 | 0.3811 | 0.066* | |
C26 | 0.2647 (3) | 0.40503 (14) | 0.41426 (9) | 0.0597 (5) | |
H26 | 0.1594 | 0.4106 | 0.4482 | 0.072* | |
C27 | 0.4364 (3) | 0.47393 (12) | 0.40503 (8) | 0.0543 (4) | |
H27 | 0.4505 | 0.5254 | 0.4339 | 0.065* | |
C28 | 0.5840 (3) | 0.46848 (10) | 0.35528 (7) | 0.0425 (3) | |
H28 | 0.6973 | 0.5166 | 0.3496 | 0.051* | |
C29 | 0.5706 (2) | 0.39209 (9) | 0.31191 (7) | 0.0340 (3) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Cl1 | 0.0760 (3) | 0.0426 (2) | 0.0591 (3) | −0.00666 (18) | 0.0197 (2) | 0.01078 (17) |
O1 | 0.0353 (5) | 0.0632 (7) | 0.0466 (6) | −0.0177 (5) | −0.0047 (4) | 0.0150 (5) |
O2 | 0.0345 (5) | 0.0452 (5) | 0.0400 (5) | 0.0055 (4) | 0.0053 (4) | 0.0087 (4) |
O3 | 0.0793 (8) | 0.0324 (5) | 0.0669 (7) | −0.0031 (5) | 0.0335 (6) | 0.0017 (5) |
C1 | 0.0268 (6) | 0.0416 (7) | 0.0324 (6) | −0.0030 (5) | 0.0025 (5) | −0.0002 (5) |
C2 | 0.0301 (6) | 0.0530 (8) | 0.0378 (7) | −0.0022 (6) | 0.0024 (5) | 0.0075 (6) |
C3 | 0.0379 (7) | 0.0374 (7) | 0.0340 (6) | 0.0006 (5) | 0.0024 (5) | 0.0033 (5) |
C11 | 0.0265 (6) | 0.0362 (6) | 0.0313 (6) | −0.0016 (5) | 0.0051 (4) | −0.0032 (5) |
C12 | 0.0288 (6) | 0.0494 (8) | 0.0376 (7) | −0.0067 (5) | 0.0018 (5) | −0.0014 (6) |
C13 | 0.0369 (7) | 0.0465 (8) | 0.0464 (8) | −0.0134 (6) | 0.0094 (6) | −0.0025 (6) |
C14 | 0.0457 (7) | 0.0334 (6) | 0.0387 (7) | −0.0021 (6) | 0.0145 (6) | −0.0007 (5) |
C15 | 0.0402 (7) | 0.0453 (8) | 0.0377 (7) | −0.0023 (6) | −0.0010 (5) | 0.0040 (6) |
C16 | 0.0311 (6) | 0.0412 (7) | 0.0395 (7) | −0.0071 (5) | 0.0000 (5) | 0.0010 (5) |
C20 | 0.0337 (6) | 0.0314 (6) | 0.0329 (6) | 0.0026 (5) | −0.0020 (5) | 0.0048 (5) |
C21 | 0.0510 (8) | 0.0368 (7) | 0.0358 (7) | 0.0036 (6) | −0.0021 (6) | 0.0001 (5) |
C22 | 0.0688 (10) | 0.0337 (7) | 0.0469 (8) | −0.0047 (7) | −0.0100 (7) | −0.0002 (6) |
C23 | 0.0525 (9) | 0.0401 (8) | 0.0520 (9) | −0.0110 (7) | −0.0095 (7) | 0.0150 (7) |
C24 | 0.0335 (7) | 0.0443 (7) | 0.0416 (7) | 0.0013 (6) | −0.0046 (5) | 0.0173 (6) |
C25 | 0.0371 (8) | 0.0688 (11) | 0.0573 (10) | 0.0028 (7) | 0.0065 (7) | 0.0309 (8) |
C26 | 0.0513 (9) | 0.0785 (12) | 0.0530 (9) | 0.0224 (9) | 0.0195 (8) | 0.0224 (9) |
C27 | 0.0618 (10) | 0.0570 (10) | 0.0457 (8) | 0.0220 (8) | 0.0138 (7) | 0.0056 (7) |
C28 | 0.0462 (8) | 0.0396 (7) | 0.0415 (7) | 0.0073 (6) | 0.0074 (6) | 0.0031 (6) |
C29 | 0.0305 (6) | 0.0336 (6) | 0.0349 (6) | 0.0048 (5) | −0.0022 (5) | 0.0078 (5) |
Cl1—C14 | 1.7375 (14) | C16—H16 | 0.9500 |
O1—C1 | 1.2110 (15) | C20—C21 | 1.3765 (19) |
O2—C3 | 1.3523 (17) | C20—C29 | 1.4305 (19) |
O2—C2 | 1.4279 (16) | C21—C22 | 1.407 (2) |
O3—C3 | 1.2023 (17) | C21—H21 | 0.9500 |
C1—C11 | 1.4847 (18) | C22—C23 | 1.358 (2) |
C1—C2 | 1.5206 (18) | C22—H22 | 0.9500 |
C2—H2A | 0.9900 | C23—C24 | 1.409 (2) |
C2—H2B | 0.9900 | C23—H23 | 0.9500 |
C3—C20 | 1.4862 (18) | C24—C25 | 1.418 (2) |
C11—C16 | 1.3926 (18) | C24—C29 | 1.4255 (19) |
C11—C12 | 1.3933 (17) | C25—C26 | 1.354 (3) |
C12—C13 | 1.384 (2) | C25—H25 | 0.9500 |
C12—H12 | 0.9500 | C26—C27 | 1.400 (3) |
C13—C14 | 1.378 (2) | C26—H26 | 0.9500 |
C13—H13 | 0.9500 | C27—C28 | 1.365 (2) |
C14—C15 | 1.380 (2) | C27—H27 | 0.9500 |
C15—C16 | 1.379 (2) | C28—C29 | 1.4178 (19) |
C15—H15 | 0.9500 | C28—H28 | 0.9500 |
C3—O2—C2 | 114.00 (11) | C21—C20—C29 | 120.29 (12) |
O1—C1—C11 | 121.12 (11) | C21—C20—C3 | 118.42 (13) |
O1—C1—C2 | 119.71 (12) | C29—C20—C3 | 120.99 (12) |
C11—C1—C2 | 119.16 (11) | C20—C21—C22 | 120.81 (15) |
O2—C2—C1 | 109.09 (10) | C20—C21—H21 | 119.6 |
O2—C2—H2A | 109.9 | C22—C21—H21 | 119.6 |
C1—C2—H2A | 109.9 | C23—C22—C21 | 120.00 (14) |
O2—C2—H2B | 109.9 | C23—C22—H22 | 120.0 |
C1—C2—H2B | 109.9 | C21—C22—H22 | 120.0 |
H2A—C2—H2B | 108.3 | C22—C23—C24 | 121.30 (14) |
O3—C3—O2 | 122.10 (13) | C22—C23—H23 | 119.3 |
O3—C3—C20 | 125.28 (13) | C24—C23—H23 | 119.3 |
O2—C3—C20 | 112.55 (11) | C23—C24—C25 | 121.45 (15) |
C16—C11—C12 | 118.80 (12) | C23—C24—C29 | 119.55 (14) |
C16—C11—C1 | 118.20 (11) | C25—C24—C29 | 119.00 (15) |
C12—C11—C1 | 122.94 (11) | C26—C25—C24 | 121.49 (15) |
C13—C12—C11 | 120.50 (12) | C26—C25—H25 | 119.3 |
C13—C12—H12 | 119.7 | C24—C25—H25 | 119.3 |
C11—C12—H12 | 119.7 | C25—C26—C27 | 119.55 (15) |
C14—C13—C12 | 119.20 (12) | C25—C26—H26 | 120.2 |
C14—C13—H13 | 120.4 | C27—C26—H26 | 120.2 |
C12—C13—H13 | 120.4 | C28—C27—C26 | 121.18 (17) |
C13—C14—C15 | 121.57 (13) | C28—C27—H27 | 119.4 |
C13—C14—Cl1 | 119.20 (11) | C26—C27—H27 | 119.4 |
C15—C14—Cl1 | 119.23 (11) | C27—C28—C29 | 120.92 (15) |
C16—C15—C14 | 118.84 (13) | C27—C28—H28 | 119.5 |
C16—C15—H15 | 120.6 | C29—C28—H28 | 119.5 |
C14—C15—H15 | 120.6 | C28—C29—C24 | 117.78 (13) |
C15—C16—C11 | 121.07 (12) | C28—C29—C20 | 124.27 (12) |
C15—C16—H16 | 119.5 | C24—C29—C20 | 117.94 (12) |
C11—C16—H16 | 119.5 | ||
C3—O2—C2—C1 | −71.19 (14) | O2—C3—C20—C29 | 162.30 (11) |
O1—C1—C2—O2 | −1.16 (19) | C29—C20—C21—C22 | 1.9 (2) |
C11—C1—C2—O2 | 177.87 (11) | C3—C20—C21—C22 | −171.84 (13) |
C2—O2—C3—O3 | −14.99 (19) | C20—C21—C22—C23 | 1.0 (2) |
C2—O2—C3—C20 | 162.17 (10) | C21—C22—C23—C24 | −2.4 (2) |
O1—C1—C11—C16 | −3.7 (2) | C22—C23—C24—C25 | −179.23 (14) |
C2—C1—C11—C16 | 177.32 (12) | C22—C23—C24—C29 | 0.9 (2) |
O1—C1—C11—C12 | 173.71 (14) | C23—C24—C25—C26 | 177.95 (14) |
C2—C1—C11—C12 | −5.3 (2) | C29—C24—C25—C26 | −2.2 (2) |
C16—C11—C12—C13 | 1.3 (2) | C24—C25—C26—C27 | −0.3 (2) |
C1—C11—C12—C13 | −176.09 (13) | C25—C26—C27—C28 | 1.9 (2) |
C11—C12—C13—C14 | −0.7 (2) | C26—C27—C28—C29 | −0.9 (2) |
C12—C13—C14—C15 | −0.6 (2) | C27—C28—C29—C24 | −1.65 (19) |
C12—C13—C14—Cl1 | 178.78 (11) | C27—C28—C29—C20 | 179.49 (13) |
C13—C14—C15—C16 | 1.2 (2) | C23—C24—C29—C28 | −177.01 (12) |
Cl1—C14—C15—C16 | −178.12 (11) | C25—C24—C29—C28 | 3.14 (18) |
C14—C15—C16—C11 | −0.6 (2) | C23—C24—C29—C20 | 1.92 (18) |
C12—C11—C16—C15 | −0.6 (2) | C25—C24—C29—C20 | −177.93 (11) |
C1—C11—C16—C15 | 176.89 (13) | C21—C20—C29—C28 | 175.54 (12) |
O3—C3—C20—C21 | 153.08 (15) | C3—C20—C29—C28 | −10.86 (19) |
O2—C3—C20—C21 | −23.97 (16) | C21—C20—C29—C24 | −3.32 (17) |
O3—C3—C20—C29 | −20.6 (2) | C3—C20—C29—C24 | 170.29 (11) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C16—H16···O1i | 0.95 | 2.41 | 3.2583 (16) | 148 |
C23—H23···O3ii | 0.95 | 2.48 | 3.2618 (19) | 140 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z; (ii) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C19H13ClO3 |
Mr | 324.74 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 200 |
a, b, c (Å) | 5.2708 (1), 14.8465 (4), 19.8427 (5) |
β (°) | 100.383 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1527.32 (6) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.26 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.37 × 0.35 × 0.27 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.941, 1.000 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 14592, 3769, 2984 |
Rint | 0.016 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.667 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.035, 0.103, 1.02 |
No. of reflections | 3769 |
No. of parameters | 208 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.30, −0.35 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2010), SAINT (Bruker, 2010), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C16—H16···O1i | 0.95 | 2.41 | 3.2583 (16) | 148.0 |
C23—H23···O3ii | 0.95 | 2.48 | 3.2618 (19) | 139.8 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z; (ii) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2. |
Acknowledgements
AMI thanks Professor Swapan Bhattacharya, Director of the National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, India, for his encouragement and for providing research facilities. AMI also thanks the Department of Atomic Energy, Board for Research in Nuclear Sciences, Government of India for the `Young Scientist' award.
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For decades, phenyl benzoate derivatives have found ample application in the identification of organic acids (Rather & Reid 1919). These compounds can be photolysed under neutral and mild conditions (Sheehan & Umezaw, 1973; Ruzicka et al., 2002; Litera et al., 2006). They also find application in the field of synthetic chemistry such as in the synthesis of oxazoles and imidazoles (Huang et al., 1996) as well as benzoxazepine (Gandhi et al., 1995). In continuation of our research focused on the crystal structures of medical compounds, the title compound was synthesized.
The planes defined by the atoms of the carboxy group on the one hand and the non-hydrogen atoms of the CH2–C═O moiety intersect at an angle of 77.9 (2) °. The least-squares planes defined by the carbon atoms of the respective aromatic systems enclose an angle of 77.16 (3) ° (Fig. 1).
In the crystal, intermolecular C–H···O contacts are observed whose range falls by more than 0.2 Å below the sum of van-der-Waals radii of the atoms participating. One of the hydrogen atoms of the chlorinated phenyl moiety and the oxygen atom of the keto group give rise to centrosymmetric dimers. Additionally, the hydrogen atom in para position to the carboxy moiety forms a C–H···O contact to the double bonded oxygen atom of exactly this group in a neighbouring molecule. In total, the molecules are connected to undulated sheets parallel bc. In terms of graph-set analysis (Etter et al., 1990; Bernstein et al., 1995), the descriptor for these contacts is C11(7)R22(10) on the unary level. Information about metrical parameters as well as the symmetry of those contacts has been summarized in Table 1. The shortest intercentroid distance between two aromatic systems was measured at 4.7603 (9) Å and is apparent between the two different rings in the naphthoic acid moiety and its symmetry-generated equivalents (Fig. 2).
The packing of the title compound in the crystal structure is shown in Figure 3.