organic compounds
Methyl 2-{2-[(2-methylphenoxy)methyl]phenyl}-2-oxoacetate
aDepartment of Studies in Chemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006, India, bDepartment of Chemistry, Howard University, 525 College Street NW, Washington, DC 20059, USA, cDepartment of Chemistry, Keene State College, 229 Main Street, Keene, NH 03435-2001, USA, and dDepartment of Chemistry, G. Madegowda Institute of Technology (GMIT), Bharathinagara 571 422, India
*Correspondence e-mail: jjasinski@keene.edu
In the title compound, C17H16O4, the dihedral angle between the benzene rings is 4.4 (2)°. In the crystal, weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds connect molecules along [001].
Related literature
The title compound is used in organic synthesis as a fungicide intermediate. For background to agrochemical fungicidal activity, see: Balba (2007); Cash & Cronan (2001); Ammermann et al. (2000); For related structures see: Chopra et al. (2004); Kant et al. (2012). For standard bond lengths, see: Allen et al. (1987).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2012); cell CrysAlis PRO; data reduction: CrysAlis PRO; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL2012 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: OLEX2.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536813008878/lh5601sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536813008878/lh5601Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536813008878/lh5601Isup3.cml
The title compound was a gift sample from RL Fine Chem, Bengaluru, India. The compound was recrystallized from methyl t-butyl ether by slow evaporation (M.P.: 322–323 K).
All H atoms were placed in calculated positions and refined using a riding-model approximation with C—H lengths of 0.95Å (CH), 0.99Å (CH2) or 0.98Å (CH3). Isotropic displacement parameters for these atoms were set to 1.2 (CH, CH2) or 1.5 (CH3) times Ueq of the parent atom. Secondary CH2 refined with riding coordinates: C8(H8A,H8B.). Aromatic H refined with riding coordinates: C2(H2), C3(H3), C4(H4), C5(H5), C10(H10), C11(H11), C12(H12), C13(H13). Idealised Me refined as rotating group: C7(H7A,H7B,H7C), C17(H17A,H17B,H17C).
The title compound (I) is used in organic synthesis as a fungicide intermediate and mainly used as an intermediate for the preparation of methyl 2(E)-methoxyimino-2-[2-(2-methylphenoxymethyl)phenyl] acetate or kresoxim-methyl, which is an active agrochemical exhibiting fungicidal activity (Ammermann et al., 2000; Balba, 2007; Cash & Cronan, 2001). The
of kresoxim-methyl (Chopra et al., 2004) and 2-[(E)-methoxyimino]-2-{2-[(2-methylphenoxy) methyl]phenyl}ethanoic acid (Kant et al., 2012) have been reported. In view of the importance of the title compound, this paper reports its crystal structure.In (I), the dihedral angle between the mean planes of the benzene rings is 4.4 (2)° (Fig. 1). Bond lengths are in normal ranges (Allen et al., 1987). In the crystal, weak C—H···O hydrogen bonds connect (Table 1) molecules along [001] (Fig. 2).
The title compound is used in organic synthesis as a fungicide intermediate. For background to agrochemical fungicidal activity, see: Balba (2007); Cash & Cronan (2001); Ammermann et al. (2000); For related structures see : Chopra et al. (2004); Kant et al. (2012). For standard bond lengths, see: Allen et al. (1987).
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2012); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2012); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2012); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL2012 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009).C17H16O4 | F(000) = 1200 |
Mr = 284.30 | Dx = 1.316 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.54184 Å |
a = 31.6697 (11) Å | Cell parameters from 3111 reflections |
b = 7.5883 (2) Å | θ = 2.9–75.3° |
c = 12.5915 (6) Å | µ = 0.77 mm−1 |
β = 108.514 (4)° | T = 123 K |
V = 2869.4 (2) Å3 | Prism, colorless |
Z = 8 | 0.47 × 0.34 × 0.14 mm |
Agilent Xcalibur (Ruby, Gemini) diffractometer | 2551 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Detector resolution: 10.5081 pixels mm-1 | Rint = 0.021 |
ω scans | θmax = 75.5°, θmin = 2.9° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Agilent, 2012) | h = −39→35 |
Tmin = 0.921, Tmax = 1.000 | k = −8→9 |
5506 measured reflections | l = −12→15 |
2897 independent reflections |
Refinement on F2 | 0 restraints |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.038 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.107 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0554P)2 + 1.2142P], where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.07 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
2897 reflections | Δρmax = 0.23 e Å−3 |
192 parameters | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
C17H16O4 | V = 2869.4 (2) Å3 |
Mr = 284.30 | Z = 8 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Cu Kα radiation |
a = 31.6697 (11) Å | µ = 0.77 mm−1 |
b = 7.5883 (2) Å | T = 123 K |
c = 12.5915 (6) Å | 0.47 × 0.34 × 0.14 mm |
β = 108.514 (4)° |
Agilent Xcalibur (Ruby, Gemini) diffractometer | 2897 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Agilent, 2012) | 2551 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.921, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.021 |
5506 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.038 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.107 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.07 | Δρmax = 0.23 e Å−3 |
2897 reflections | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
192 parameters |
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
O1 | 0.15989 (3) | 0.23976 (12) | 0.71615 (8) | 0.0269 (2) | |
O2 | 0.05640 (3) | 0.09672 (13) | 0.83488 (8) | 0.0334 (2) | |
O3 | −0.01120 (3) | 0.31730 (14) | 0.91715 (8) | 0.0328 (2) | |
O4 | 0.04621 (3) | 0.20101 (15) | 1.05392 (8) | 0.0345 (3) | |
C1 | 0.17209 (4) | 0.09964 (17) | 0.66403 (10) | 0.0228 (3) | |
C2 | 0.15067 (4) | −0.06284 (18) | 0.64687 (10) | 0.0257 (3) | |
H2 | 0.1261 | −0.0829 | 0.6734 | 0.031* | |
C3 | 0.16520 (4) | −0.19597 (18) | 0.59084 (11) | 0.0298 (3) | |
H3 | 0.1507 | −0.3071 | 0.5795 | 0.036* | |
C4 | 0.20081 (5) | −0.16704 (19) | 0.55151 (11) | 0.0315 (3) | |
H4 | 0.2105 | −0.2572 | 0.5124 | 0.038* | |
C5 | 0.22218 (4) | −0.00414 (19) | 0.57003 (10) | 0.0286 (3) | |
H5 | 0.2467 | 0.0149 | 0.5434 | 0.034* | |
C6 | 0.20871 (4) | 0.13107 (18) | 0.62609 (10) | 0.0238 (3) | |
C7 | 0.23140 (4) | 0.30732 (19) | 0.64563 (12) | 0.0306 (3) | |
H7A | 0.2576 | 0.3039 | 0.6200 | 0.046* | |
H7B | 0.2408 | 0.3351 | 0.7258 | 0.046* | |
H7C | 0.2107 | 0.3979 | 0.6039 | 0.046* | |
C8 | 0.12311 (4) | 0.21425 (17) | 0.75746 (11) | 0.0243 (3) | |
H8A | 0.1293 | 0.1145 | 0.8109 | 0.029* | |
H8B | 0.0958 | 0.1870 | 0.6947 | 0.029* | |
C9 | 0.11668 (4) | 0.38121 (17) | 0.81511 (10) | 0.0224 (3) | |
C10 | 0.14305 (4) | 0.52884 (18) | 0.81747 (11) | 0.0267 (3) | |
H10 | 0.1648 | 0.5250 | 0.7802 | 0.032* | |
C11 | 0.13820 (4) | 0.68171 (18) | 0.87322 (11) | 0.0287 (3) | |
H11 | 0.1566 | 0.7806 | 0.8735 | 0.034* | |
C12 | 0.10674 (4) | 0.69138 (17) | 0.92858 (11) | 0.0278 (3) | |
H12 | 0.1033 | 0.7964 | 0.9662 | 0.033* | |
C13 | 0.08042 (4) | 0.54612 (17) | 0.92822 (10) | 0.0247 (3) | |
H13 | 0.0591 | 0.5515 | 0.9668 | 0.030* | |
C14 | 0.08456 (4) | 0.39122 (17) | 0.87205 (10) | 0.0222 (3) | |
C15 | 0.05692 (4) | 0.23845 (17) | 0.87950 (10) | 0.0243 (3) | |
C16 | 0.02595 (4) | 0.26027 (16) | 0.95160 (11) | 0.0240 (3) | |
C17 | 0.02123 (5) | 0.2110 (2) | 1.13287 (13) | 0.0395 (4) | |
H17A | 0.0373 | 0.1474 | 1.2015 | 0.059* | |
H17B | −0.0082 | 0.1577 | 1.0994 | 0.059* | |
H17C | 0.0177 | 0.3347 | 1.1509 | 0.059* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0267 (4) | 0.0268 (5) | 0.0336 (5) | −0.0032 (4) | 0.0187 (4) | −0.0044 (4) |
O2 | 0.0380 (5) | 0.0261 (5) | 0.0447 (6) | −0.0063 (4) | 0.0254 (4) | −0.0081 (4) |
O3 | 0.0250 (5) | 0.0420 (6) | 0.0332 (5) | 0.0060 (4) | 0.0117 (4) | −0.0003 (4) |
O4 | 0.0296 (5) | 0.0466 (6) | 0.0335 (5) | 0.0129 (4) | 0.0189 (4) | 0.0124 (4) |
C1 | 0.0212 (5) | 0.0276 (6) | 0.0205 (5) | 0.0017 (5) | 0.0080 (4) | −0.0008 (5) |
C2 | 0.0218 (6) | 0.0308 (7) | 0.0260 (6) | −0.0019 (5) | 0.0095 (5) | −0.0017 (5) |
C3 | 0.0296 (7) | 0.0288 (7) | 0.0302 (7) | −0.0023 (5) | 0.0084 (5) | −0.0042 (5) |
C4 | 0.0339 (7) | 0.0340 (7) | 0.0292 (7) | 0.0057 (6) | 0.0138 (5) | −0.0046 (6) |
C5 | 0.0265 (6) | 0.0366 (7) | 0.0269 (6) | 0.0047 (5) | 0.0143 (5) | 0.0027 (5) |
C6 | 0.0211 (5) | 0.0299 (6) | 0.0211 (5) | 0.0011 (5) | 0.0077 (4) | 0.0028 (5) |
C7 | 0.0281 (6) | 0.0338 (7) | 0.0345 (7) | −0.0043 (5) | 0.0163 (5) | 0.0008 (6) |
C8 | 0.0230 (6) | 0.0268 (6) | 0.0278 (6) | −0.0016 (5) | 0.0145 (5) | −0.0017 (5) |
C9 | 0.0218 (5) | 0.0251 (6) | 0.0204 (5) | 0.0013 (5) | 0.0068 (4) | 0.0010 (5) |
C10 | 0.0251 (6) | 0.0293 (7) | 0.0277 (6) | −0.0015 (5) | 0.0112 (5) | 0.0007 (5) |
C11 | 0.0272 (6) | 0.0251 (6) | 0.0329 (7) | −0.0035 (5) | 0.0083 (5) | 0.0008 (5) |
C12 | 0.0287 (6) | 0.0243 (6) | 0.0285 (6) | 0.0019 (5) | 0.0064 (5) | −0.0041 (5) |
C13 | 0.0226 (6) | 0.0275 (6) | 0.0247 (6) | 0.0032 (5) | 0.0086 (4) | −0.0009 (5) |
C14 | 0.0209 (5) | 0.0239 (6) | 0.0222 (5) | 0.0013 (5) | 0.0074 (4) | 0.0006 (5) |
C15 | 0.0227 (6) | 0.0264 (6) | 0.0261 (6) | 0.0015 (5) | 0.0109 (5) | 0.0001 (5) |
C16 | 0.0241 (6) | 0.0214 (6) | 0.0292 (6) | −0.0011 (5) | 0.0124 (5) | −0.0006 (5) |
C17 | 0.0421 (8) | 0.0485 (9) | 0.0376 (8) | 0.0142 (7) | 0.0265 (6) | 0.0154 (7) |
O1—C1 | 1.3681 (15) | C7—H7C | 0.9800 |
O1—C8 | 1.4315 (13) | C8—H8A | 0.9900 |
O2—C15 | 1.2111 (16) | C8—H8B | 0.9900 |
O3—C16 | 1.1981 (16) | C8—C9 | 1.5058 (17) |
O4—C16 | 1.3224 (16) | C9—C10 | 1.3919 (18) |
O4—C17 | 1.4560 (15) | C9—C14 | 1.4204 (16) |
C1—C2 | 1.3907 (18) | C10—H10 | 0.9500 |
C1—C6 | 1.4078 (16) | C10—C11 | 1.3894 (19) |
C2—H2 | 0.9500 | C11—H11 | 0.9500 |
C2—C3 | 1.3915 (18) | C11—C12 | 1.3876 (18) |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
C3—C4 | 1.3855 (19) | C12—C13 | 1.3810 (19) |
C4—H4 | 0.9500 | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
C4—C5 | 1.393 (2) | C13—C14 | 1.3993 (17) |
C5—H5 | 0.9500 | C14—C15 | 1.4736 (17) |
C5—C6 | 1.3871 (18) | C15—C16 | 1.5423 (16) |
C6—C7 | 1.5010 (18) | C17—H17A | 0.9800 |
C7—H7A | 0.9800 | C17—H17B | 0.9800 |
C7—H7B | 0.9800 | C17—H17C | 0.9800 |
C1—O1—C8 | 117.10 (10) | C9—C8—H8B | 110.1 |
C16—O4—C17 | 116.53 (10) | C10—C9—C8 | 121.03 (11) |
O1—C1—C2 | 124.43 (11) | C10—C9—C14 | 117.85 (11) |
O1—C1—C6 | 114.82 (11) | C14—C9—C8 | 121.09 (11) |
C2—C1—C6 | 120.75 (12) | C9—C10—H10 | 119.3 |
C1—C2—H2 | 120.0 | C11—C10—C9 | 121.40 (12) |
C1—C2—C3 | 119.93 (11) | C11—C10—H10 | 119.3 |
C3—C2—H2 | 120.0 | C10—C11—H11 | 119.7 |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.9 | C12—C11—C10 | 120.67 (12) |
C4—C3—C2 | 120.26 (13) | C12—C11—H11 | 119.7 |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.9 | C11—C12—H12 | 120.5 |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.4 | C13—C12—C11 | 119.02 (12) |
C3—C4—C5 | 119.21 (12) | C13—C12—H12 | 120.5 |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.4 | C12—C13—H13 | 119.4 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.0 | C12—C13—C14 | 121.25 (11) |
C6—C5—C4 | 122.02 (12) | C14—C13—H13 | 119.4 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.0 | C9—C14—C15 | 121.69 (11) |
C1—C6—C7 | 119.89 (11) | C13—C14—C9 | 119.81 (11) |
C5—C6—C1 | 117.83 (12) | C13—C14—C15 | 118.40 (11) |
C5—C6—C7 | 122.28 (11) | O2—C15—C14 | 126.15 (11) |
C6—C7—H7A | 109.5 | O2—C15—C16 | 116.80 (11) |
C6—C7—H7B | 109.5 | C14—C15—C16 | 117.05 (11) |
C6—C7—H7C | 109.5 | O3—C16—O4 | 126.33 (12) |
H7A—C7—H7B | 109.5 | O3—C16—C15 | 124.09 (12) |
H7A—C7—H7C | 109.5 | O4—C16—C15 | 109.53 (10) |
H7B—C7—H7C | 109.5 | O4—C17—H17A | 109.5 |
O1—C8—H8A | 110.1 | O4—C17—H17B | 109.5 |
O1—C8—H8B | 110.1 | O4—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
O1—C8—C9 | 108.15 (10) | H17A—C17—H17B | 109.5 |
H8A—C8—H8B | 108.4 | H17A—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
C9—C8—H8A | 110.1 | H17B—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | 178.72 (11) | C8—C9—C14—C13 | 177.75 (11) |
O1—C1—C6—C5 | −178.46 (11) | C8—C9—C14—C15 | 1.40 (17) |
O1—C1—C6—C7 | 0.78 (16) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 0.1 (2) |
O1—C8—C9—C10 | 2.58 (16) | C9—C14—C15—O2 | −4.4 (2) |
O1—C8—C9—C14 | −175.27 (10) | C9—C14—C15—C16 | 175.10 (10) |
O2—C15—C16—O3 | −92.56 (17) | C10—C9—C14—C13 | −0.16 (17) |
O2—C15—C16—O4 | 85.23 (15) | C10—C9—C14—C15 | −176.51 (11) |
C1—O1—C8—C9 | 177.79 (10) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.47 (19) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.34 (19) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −0.85 (19) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 0.85 (18) | C12—C13—C14—C9 | 0.70 (18) |
C2—C1—C6—C7 | −179.91 (12) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 177.17 (11) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.8 (2) | C13—C14—C15—O2 | 179.20 (12) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.5 (2) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | −1.30 (17) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.35 (19) | C14—C9—C10—C11 | −0.21 (18) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −179.57 (12) | C14—C15—C16—O3 | 87.90 (16) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.51 (19) | C14—C15—C16—O4 | −94.31 (13) |
C8—O1—C1—C2 | 1.38 (17) | C17—O4—C16—O3 | −1.9 (2) |
C8—O1—C1—C6 | −179.34 (10) | C17—O4—C16—C15 | −179.59 (12) |
C8—C9—C10—C11 | −178.12 (11) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C17—H17A···O2i | 0.98 | 2.44 | 3.3712 (18) | 158 |
Symmetry code: (i) x, −y, z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C17H16O4 |
Mr | 284.30 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, C2/c |
Temperature (K) | 123 |
a, b, c (Å) | 31.6697 (11), 7.5883 (2), 12.5915 (6) |
β (°) | 108.514 (4) |
V (Å3) | 2869.4 (2) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Cu Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.77 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.47 × 0.34 × 0.14 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Agilent Xcalibur (Ruby, Gemini) |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Agilent, 2012) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.921, 1.000 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 5506, 2897, 2551 |
Rint | 0.021 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.628 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.038, 0.107, 1.07 |
No. of reflections | 2897 |
No. of parameters | 192 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.23, −0.20 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2012), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL2012 (Sheldrick, 2008), OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C17—H17A···O2i | 0.98 | 2.44 | 3.3712 (18) | 157.8 |
Symmetry code: (i) x, −y, z+1/2. |
Acknowledgements
MK thanks the UOM for research facilities. RJB acknowledges the NSF–MRI program (grant No. CHE-0619278) for funds to purchase the X-ray diffractometer.
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The title compound (I) is used in organic synthesis as a fungicide intermediate and mainly used as an intermediate for the preparation of methyl 2(E)-methoxyimino-2-[2-(2-methylphenoxymethyl)phenyl] acetate or kresoxim-methyl, which is an active agrochemical exhibiting fungicidal activity (Ammermann et al., 2000; Balba, 2007; Cash & Cronan, 2001). The crystal structure of kresoxim-methyl (Chopra et al., 2004) and 2-[(E)-methoxyimino]-2-{2-[(2-methylphenoxy) methyl]phenyl}ethanoic acid (Kant et al., 2012) have been reported. In view of the importance of the title compound, this paper reports its crystal structure.
In (I), the dihedral angle between the mean planes of the benzene rings is 4.4 (2)° (Fig. 1). Bond lengths are in normal ranges (Allen et al., 1987). In the crystal, weak C—H···O hydrogen bonds connect (Table 1) molecules along [001] (Fig. 2).