organic compounds
2,2-Dichloro-3,7,7,11-tetramethyl-10-azatetracyclo[6.5.0.01,3.09,11]tridecane
aLaboratoire de Chimie Biomoléculaire, Substances Naturelles et, Réactivité "Unité Associée au CNRST (URAC16)", Université Cadi Ayyad, Faculté des Sciences Semlalia, BP 2390, Bd My Abdellah, 40000 Marrakech, Morocco, and bLaboratoire de Chimie du Solide Appliquée, Université Mohammed V-Agdal, Faculté des Sciences, Avenue Ibn Battouta, BP 1014, Rabat, Morocco
*Correspondence e-mail: berraho@uca.ma
The title compound, C16H25Cl2N, was synthesized from β-himachalene (3,5,5,9-tetramethyl-2,4a,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-benzocycloheptene), which was isolated from the essential oil of the Atlas cedar (Cedrus Atlantica). The molecule is built up from fused six- and seven-membered rings linked to two three-membered rings. The six-membered ring shows a half-chair conformation, whereas the seven-membered ring displays a boat conformation. The dihedral angle between the mean planes through the six- and seven-membered rings is 59.8 (2)°. The two three-membered rings lie to one side and each is nearly perpendicular to the six-membered ring, forming dihedral angles of 83.2 (2) and 86.0 (2)°. The was established unambiguously from effects. No specific intermolecular interactions are noted in the crystal structure.
Related literature
For the isolation of β-himachalene, see: Joseph & Dev (1968); Plattier & Teisseire (1974). For the reactivity of this sesquiterpene, see: Lassaba et al. (1998); Chekroun et al. (2000); El Jamili et al. (2002); Sbai et al. (2002); Dakir et al. (2004). For its biological activity, see: Daoubi et al. (2004). For a similar compound, see: Benharref et al. (2010). For puckering calculations, see: Cremer & Pople (1975). For the see: Flack & Bernardinelli (2000).
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: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012); software used to prepare material for publication: PLATON (Spek, 2009) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536813007642/tk5210sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813007642/tk5210Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813007642/tk5210Isup3.cml
A mixture of epoxide, (1S,3R,8S,9R,10S)-2,2-dichloro-9β–10β-epoxy- 3,7,7, 10-tetramethyl-tricyclo[6.4.0.01,3] dodecane (1.5 g, 5 mmol), NaN3 (3.4 g, 53.24 mmol), and NH4Cl (0.57 g, 10.65 mmol) in MeOH (30 ml) and water (2.5 ml) was heated to reflux two hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with water (40 ml) and extracted with ethyle acetate (3 x 30 ml). The combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried (MgSO4), concentrated, and chromatographed (15% EtOAc in hexane) to provide 1.15 g (80%) of azido alcohol. To a solution of this azido alcohol (0.7 g, 2 mmol) in dry acetonitrile (20 ml) was added Ph3P (0.95 g, 3.6 mmol) and the reaction was heated to reflux for 1.5 h. The reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, concentrated and chromatographed (4%MeOH in CH2Cl2) to provide 0.5 g (1.65 mmol) of 2,2- dichloro-3,7,7,11- tetramethyl-10-aza-tetracyclo[6,5,0,01.3,O9.11]tridecane with a yield of 82.5% from azido alcohol. The title compound was recrystallized from its ethyl acetate solution.
All H atoms were fixed geometrically and treated as riding with N—H = 0.86 Å, C—H = 0.96 Å (methyl), 0.97 Å (methylene), 0.98 Å (methine) with Uiso(H) = 1.2 Ueq(amine, methylene, methine) or Uiso(H) = 1.5 Ueq(methyl). The 1385 Friedel opposites reflections are not merged. Owing to poor agreement, one reflection, i.e. (0 1 1), was removed from the final cycles of refinement.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2009); 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); software used to prepare material for publication: PLATON (Spek, 2009) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).C16H25Cl2N | F(000) = 648 |
Mr = 302.27 | Dx = 1.263 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 3261 reflections |
a = 8.607 (3) Å | θ = 2.8–26.4° |
b = 13.222 (4) Å | µ = 0.40 mm−1 |
c = 13.973 (4) Å | T = 296 K |
V = 1590.2 (8) Å3 | Block, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.43 × 0.31 × 0.28 mm |
Bruker X8 APEX Diffractometer | 2924 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.048 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 26.4°, θmin = 2.8° |
ϕ and ω scans | h = −10→10 |
22014 measured reflections | k = −16→16 |
3261 independent reflections | l = −17→15 |
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)] = 0.049 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.144 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0883P)2 + 0.3114P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.06 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
3261 reflections | Δρmax = 0.33 e Å−3 |
172 parameters | Δρmin = −0.37 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Absolute structure: Flack & Bernardinelli (2000), 1385 Friedel pairs |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure parameter: 0.12 (9) |
C16H25Cl2N | V = 1590.2 (8) Å3 |
Mr = 302.27 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.607 (3) Å | µ = 0.40 mm−1 |
b = 13.222 (4) Å | T = 296 K |
c = 13.973 (4) Å | 0.43 × 0.31 × 0.28 mm |
Bruker X8 APEX Diffractometer | 2924 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
22014 measured reflections | Rint = 0.048 |
3261 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.049 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.144 | Δρmax = 0.33 e Å−3 |
S = 1.06 | Δρmin = −0.37 e Å−3 |
3261 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack & Bernardinelli (2000), 1385 Friedel pairs |
172 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: 0.12 (9) |
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 | ||
C1 | 0.4201 (3) | 0.11081 (16) | 0.12828 (15) | 0.0369 (4) | |
C2 | 0.5296 (3) | 0.16233 (19) | 0.1977 (2) | 0.0484 (6) | |
C3 | 0.3732 (3) | 0.20831 (17) | 0.18198 (19) | 0.0434 (5) | |
C4 | 0.2502 (3) | 0.1978 (2) | 0.2585 (2) | 0.0565 (7) | |
H4A | 0.2472 | 0.2589 | 0.2968 | 0.068* | |
H4B | 0.2763 | 0.1418 | 0.3002 | 0.068* | |
C5 | 0.0892 (4) | 0.1794 (3) | 0.2136 (3) | 0.0702 (9) | |
H5A | 0.0222 | 0.1493 | 0.2616 | 0.084* | |
H5B | 0.0446 | 0.2442 | 0.1962 | 0.084* | |
C6 | 0.0895 (3) | 0.1110 (3) | 0.1247 (2) | 0.0659 (8) | |
H6A | −0.0176 | 0.1018 | 0.1047 | 0.079* | |
H6B | 0.1420 | 0.1472 | 0.0737 | 0.079* | |
C7 | 0.1632 (3) | 0.0070 (2) | 0.1324 (2) | 0.0580 (7) | |
C8 | 0.3404 (3) | 0.01312 (17) | 0.15959 (18) | 0.0417 (5) | |
H8 | 0.3455 | 0.0116 | 0.2296 | 0.050* | |
C9 | 0.4322 (4) | −0.07729 (18) | 0.1245 (2) | 0.0571 (7) | |
H9 | 0.3835 | −0.1432 | 0.1356 | 0.069* | |
C10 | 0.5372 (4) | −0.0736 (2) | 0.0465 (2) | 0.0587 (7) | |
C11 | 0.5738 (4) | 0.0256 (2) | −0.0032 (2) | 0.0586 (7) | |
H11A | 0.5704 | 0.0151 | −0.0718 | 0.070* | |
H11B | 0.6788 | 0.0458 | 0.0134 | 0.070* | |
C12 | 0.4628 (3) | 0.11134 (17) | 0.02269 (18) | 0.0463 (5) | |
H12A | 0.5110 | 0.1755 | 0.0069 | 0.056* | |
H12B | 0.3689 | 0.1050 | −0.0152 | 0.056* | |
C13 | 0.3622 (4) | 0.30807 (19) | 0.1274 (2) | 0.0622 (8) | |
H13A | 0.2553 | 0.3283 | 0.1229 | 0.093* | |
H13B | 0.4041 | 0.2995 | 0.0643 | 0.093* | |
H13C | 0.4201 | 0.3592 | 0.1607 | 0.093* | |
C14 | 0.0838 (5) | −0.0597 (4) | 0.2083 (4) | 0.1120 (17) | |
H14A | 0.1340 | −0.1245 | 0.2105 | 0.168* | |
H14B | −0.0237 | −0.0685 | 0.1919 | 0.168* | |
H14C | 0.0915 | −0.0277 | 0.2698 | 0.168* | |
C15 | 0.1378 (5) | −0.0448 (3) | 0.0346 (3) | 0.0918 (13) | |
H15A | 0.1827 | −0.1113 | 0.0358 | 0.138* | |
H15B | 0.1865 | −0.0055 | −0.0148 | 0.138* | |
H15C | 0.0285 | −0.0499 | 0.0219 | 0.138* | |
C16 | 0.5914 (7) | −0.1679 (2) | −0.0021 (3) | 0.0979 (15) | |
H16A | 0.6623 | −0.1507 | −0.0526 | 0.147* | |
H16B | 0.5037 | −0.2031 | −0.0285 | 0.147* | |
H16C | 0.6429 | −0.2106 | 0.0435 | 0.147* | |
N1 | 0.5979 (4) | −0.0721 (2) | 0.1464 (2) | 0.0727 (8) | |
H1 | 0.6735 | −0.0698 | 0.1866 | 0.087* | |
Cl1 | 0.69426 (9) | 0.22566 (7) | 0.15164 (8) | 0.0806 (3) | |
Cl2 | 0.57859 (12) | 0.10793 (7) | 0.30962 (6) | 0.0787 (3) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0393 (10) | 0.0313 (9) | 0.0401 (11) | 0.0019 (9) | −0.0026 (9) | 0.0007 (8) |
C2 | 0.0426 (13) | 0.0495 (13) | 0.0530 (14) | 0.0034 (10) | −0.0124 (11) | −0.0055 (12) |
C3 | 0.0428 (12) | 0.0363 (11) | 0.0511 (13) | 0.0038 (9) | −0.0107 (10) | −0.0061 (10) |
C4 | 0.0541 (15) | 0.0578 (15) | 0.0577 (16) | 0.0119 (13) | −0.0002 (13) | −0.0190 (12) |
C5 | 0.0458 (15) | 0.0760 (19) | 0.089 (2) | 0.0104 (14) | 0.0044 (16) | −0.0241 (17) |
C6 | 0.0408 (13) | 0.0736 (18) | 0.083 (2) | 0.0009 (13) | −0.0108 (14) | −0.0123 (16) |
C7 | 0.0523 (16) | 0.0500 (14) | 0.0716 (19) | −0.0133 (12) | −0.0001 (14) | −0.0002 (13) |
C8 | 0.0499 (13) | 0.0351 (10) | 0.0402 (11) | 0.0013 (9) | 0.0042 (10) | 0.0026 (9) |
C9 | 0.0725 (18) | 0.0337 (11) | 0.0652 (16) | 0.0058 (11) | 0.0107 (15) | 0.0050 (11) |
C10 | 0.081 (2) | 0.0435 (13) | 0.0513 (14) | 0.0133 (13) | 0.0098 (14) | −0.0016 (11) |
C11 | 0.0768 (19) | 0.0514 (13) | 0.0476 (14) | 0.0046 (13) | 0.0133 (15) | 0.0026 (12) |
C12 | 0.0583 (14) | 0.0389 (10) | 0.0417 (12) | −0.0006 (11) | 0.0012 (11) | 0.0066 (9) |
C13 | 0.0754 (19) | 0.0315 (11) | 0.080 (2) | 0.0063 (12) | −0.0126 (16) | −0.0043 (12) |
C14 | 0.073 (3) | 0.111 (3) | 0.152 (4) | −0.030 (2) | 0.025 (3) | 0.043 (3) |
C15 | 0.086 (3) | 0.076 (2) | 0.113 (3) | −0.021 (2) | −0.016 (2) | −0.032 (2) |
C16 | 0.158 (4) | 0.0552 (17) | 0.080 (2) | 0.038 (2) | 0.038 (3) | −0.0021 (16) |
N1 | 0.0837 (19) | 0.0743 (16) | 0.0603 (14) | 0.0316 (14) | −0.0066 (14) | 0.0046 (13) |
Cl1 | 0.0445 (4) | 0.0787 (5) | 0.1185 (8) | −0.0163 (3) | −0.0029 (4) | −0.0138 (5) |
Cl2 | 0.0834 (6) | 0.0917 (6) | 0.0611 (4) | 0.0245 (5) | −0.0341 (4) | −0.0037 (4) |
C1—C2 | 1.514 (3) | C9—N1 | 1.460 (5) |
C1—C12 | 1.521 (3) | C9—H9 | 0.9800 |
C1—C8 | 1.527 (3) | C10—C16 | 1.495 (4) |
C1—C3 | 1.545 (3) | C10—N1 | 1.491 (4) |
C2—C3 | 1.493 (3) | C10—C11 | 1.517 (4) |
C2—Cl1 | 1.767 (3) | C11—C12 | 1.526 (4) |
C2—Cl2 | 1.772 (3) | C11—H11A | 0.9700 |
C3—C4 | 1.511 (4) | C11—H11B | 0.9700 |
C3—C13 | 1.527 (4) | C12—H12A | 0.9700 |
C4—C5 | 1.540 (4) | C12—H12B | 0.9700 |
C4—H4A | 0.9700 | C13—H13A | 0.9600 |
C4—H4B | 0.9700 | C13—H13B | 0.9600 |
C5—C6 | 1.537 (5) | C13—H13C | 0.9600 |
C5—H5A | 0.9700 | C14—H14A | 0.9600 |
C5—H5B | 0.9700 | C14—H14B | 0.9600 |
C6—C7 | 1.518 (4) | C14—H14C | 0.9600 |
C6—H6A | 0.9700 | C15—H15A | 0.9600 |
C6—H6B | 0.9700 | C15—H15B | 0.9600 |
C7—C14 | 1.539 (5) | C15—H15C | 0.9600 |
C7—C15 | 1.545 (5) | C16—H16A | 0.9600 |
C7—C8 | 1.574 (4) | C16—H16B | 0.9600 |
C8—C9 | 1.515 (3) | C16—H16C | 0.9600 |
C8—H8 | 0.9800 | N1—H1 | 0.8600 |
C9—C10 | 1.416 (4) | ||
C2—C1—C12 | 118.0 (2) | N1—C9—C8 | 113.8 (2) |
C2—C1—C8 | 118.5 (2) | C10—C9—H9 | 115.3 |
C12—C1—C8 | 112.99 (19) | N1—C9—H9 | 115.3 |
C2—C1—C3 | 58.42 (15) | C8—C9—H9 | 115.3 |
C12—C1—C3 | 122.04 (19) | C9—C10—C16 | 121.3 (3) |
C8—C1—C3 | 116.70 (19) | C9—C10—N1 | 60.2 (2) |
C3—C2—C1 | 61.83 (16) | C16—C10—N1 | 109.1 (3) |
C3—C2—Cl1 | 118.46 (19) | C9—C10—C11 | 121.0 (2) |
C1—C2—Cl1 | 118.6 (2) | C16—C10—C11 | 116.7 (3) |
C3—C2—Cl2 | 120.6 (2) | N1—C10—C11 | 110.1 (3) |
C1—C2—Cl2 | 122.04 (18) | C10—C11—C12 | 113.8 (2) |
Cl1—C2—Cl2 | 108.84 (14) | C10—C11—H11A | 108.8 |
C2—C3—C4 | 119.4 (2) | C12—C11—H11A | 108.8 |
C2—C3—C13 | 118.8 (2) | C10—C11—H11B | 108.8 |
C4—C3—C13 | 112.9 (2) | C12—C11—H11B | 108.8 |
C2—C3—C1 | 59.75 (15) | H11A—C11—H11B | 107.7 |
C4—C3—C1 | 116.7 (2) | C1—C12—C11 | 112.2 (2) |
C13—C3—C1 | 119.6 (2) | C1—C12—H12A | 109.2 |
C3—C4—C5 | 110.9 (2) | C11—C12—H12A | 109.2 |
C3—C4—H4A | 109.5 | C1—C12—H12B | 109.2 |
C5—C4—H4A | 109.5 | C11—C12—H12B | 109.2 |
C3—C4—H4B | 109.5 | H12A—C12—H12B | 107.9 |
C5—C4—H4B | 109.5 | C3—C13—H13A | 109.5 |
H4A—C4—H4B | 108.0 | C3—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C6—C5—C4 | 114.9 (2) | H13A—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5A | 108.5 | C3—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5A | 108.5 | H13A—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5B | 108.5 | H13B—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5B | 108.5 | C7—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
H5A—C5—H5B | 107.5 | C7—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C7—C6—C5 | 118.4 (3) | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C7—C6—H6A | 107.7 | C7—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6A | 107.7 | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C7—C6—H6B | 107.7 | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6B | 107.7 | C7—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
H6A—C6—H6B | 107.1 | C7—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C6—C7—C14 | 112.5 (3) | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C6—C7—C15 | 106.3 (3) | C7—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C14—C7—C15 | 107.0 (3) | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C6—C7—C8 | 112.1 (2) | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C14—C7—C8 | 107.0 (3) | C10—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
C15—C7—C8 | 111.9 (3) | C10—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C9—C8—C1 | 109.9 (2) | H16A—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C9—C8—C7 | 112.8 (2) | C10—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C1—C8—C7 | 114.2 (2) | H16A—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C9—C8—H8 | 106.5 | H16B—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C1—C8—H8 | 106.5 | C9—N1—C10 | 57.3 (2) |
C7—C8—H8 | 106.5 | C9—N1—H1 | 151.3 |
C10—C9—N1 | 62.4 (2) | C10—N1—H1 | 151.3 |
C10—C9—C8 | 123.7 (2) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H25Cl2N |
Mr | 302.27 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, P212121 |
Temperature (K) | 296 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.607 (3), 13.222 (4), 13.973 (4) |
V (Å3) | 1590.2 (8) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.40 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.43 × 0.31 × 0.28 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker X8 APEX Diffractometer |
Absorption correction | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 22014, 3261, 2924 |
Rint | 0.048 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.625 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.049, 0.144, 1.06 |
No. of reflections | 3261 |
No. of parameters | 172 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.33, −0.37 |
Absolute structure | Flack & Bernardinelli (2000), 1385 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | 0.12 (9) |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009), SAINT (Bruker, 2009), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012), PLATON (Spek, 2009) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the Unit of Support for Technical and Scientific Research (UATRS, CNRST) for the X-ray measurements.
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Our work lies within the framework of "value-adding" to the most abundant essential oils in Morocco, such as Cedrus atlantica. This oil is made up mainly (75%) of bicyclic sesquiterpenes hydrocarbons, among which is found the compound, β-himachalene (Joseph & Dev, 1968; Plattier & Teisseire, 1974). The reactivity of this sesquiterpene and its derivatives has been studied extensively by our team in order to prepare new products having biological properties (Lassaba et al., 1998; Chekroun et al., 2000; El Jamili et al., 2002; Sbai et al., 2002; Dakir et al., 2004). Indeed, these compounds were tested, using the food poisoning technique, for their potential anti-fungal activity against phytopathogen Botrytis cinerea (Daoubi et al., 2004). Thus the action of one equivalent of dichlorocarbene, generated in situ from chloroform in the presence of sodium hydroxide as base and n-benzyltriethylammonium chloride as catalyst, on β-himachalene produces only (1S,3R,8R)-2,2-dichloro-3,7,7,10-tetramethyltricyclo [6.4.0.01,3] dodec-9-ene (El Jamili et al., 2002). Treatment of the latter with one equivalent of meta-chloroperbenzoic acid (mCPBA) leads (1S,3R,8S,9R,10S)-2,2-dichloro-9β–10β-epoxy-3,7,7,10-tetramethyl-tricyclo[6.4.0.01,3]dodecane (Benharref et al., 2010). Treating said epoxide with sodium azide in the presence of ammonium chloride followed by Ph3P led to 2,2- dichloro-3,7,7,11-tetramethyl-10- aza-tetracyclo [6,5,0,01.3,09.11]tridecane with a yield of 82.5% from azido alcohol. The structure of this new product was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis.
The molecule contains a fused six- and seven-membered rings, which is fused to two three-membered rings as shown in Fig.1. The six-membered ring has a half chair conformation as indicated by the total puckering amplitude QT = 0.461 (3) Å and spherical polar angle θ = 133.2 (4)° and ϕ2 = 161.2 (5)°, whereas the seven-membered ring displays a boat conformation with QT = 1.157 (3) Å, θ2 = 88.24 (15)°, ϕ2 = -47.69 (15)° and ϕ3 = -106 (4)° (Cremer & Pople, 1975). The dihedral angle between the six and seven-membered rings is 59.8 (2)°. The three-membered rings (C1C2C3) and (C9N1C10) are nearly perpendicular to the six-membered ring (C1C8C9C11C12C13) with a dihedral angle of 86.0 (2) and 83.2 (2)°, respectively. Owing to the presence of Cl atoms, the absolute configuration could be fully confirmed from anomalous dispersion effects, by refining the Flack parameter as C1(S), C3(R), C8(R), C9(S), and C10(R).