organic compounds
2,2′,5′,6-Tetrachloro-4-[(1S)-1-methylpropoxy]biphenyl
aThe University of Iowa, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Iowa City, IA 52242-5000, USA, and bUniversity of Kentucky, Department of Chemistry, Lexington, KY 40506-0055, USA
*Correspondence e-mail: hans-joachim-lehmler@uiowa.edu
In the title molecule, C16H14Cl4O, the dihedral angle between the least-square planes of the benzene rings is 84.40 (7)°. No unusual intermolecular interactions are present.
Related literature
For related literature about polychlorinated biphenyls, see: Lehmler et al. (2010); Warner et al. (2009). For crystal structures of PCB derivatives with two or less ortho chlorine substituents, see: Mannila & Rissanen (1994); Miao et al. (1996); Rissanen et al. (1988a); Shaikh et al. (2008); Singh et al. (1986); van der Sluis et al. (1990); Vyas et al. (2006). For crystal structures of PCB derivatives with three ortho chlorine substituents, see: Lehmler et al. (2005); Rissanen et al. (1988b). For crystal structures of PCB derivatives with four ortho chlorine substituents, see: Pedersen (1975); Singh & McKinney (1979). For literature about the Mitsunobu reaction, see: Fujita et al. (2001).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 1998); cell SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO-SMN (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: XP in SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 and local procedures.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536813014098/ng5329sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813014098/ng5329Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813014098/ng5329Isup3.cml
The title compound was synthesized by the Mitsunobu reaction of 2,2',5',6-tetrachloro-biphenyl-4-ol with (R)-isobutanol in THF (Fujita et al., 2001). Crystals suitable for
analysis were obtained by slowly evaporating a methanolic solution of the title compound.H atoms were found in difference Fourier maps and subsequently placed in idealized positions with constrained distances of 0.98 Å (RCH3), 0.99 Å (R2CH2), 1.00 Å (R3CH), 0.95 Å (Csp2H), and with Uiso(H) values set to either 1.2Ueq or 1.5Ueq (RCH3) of the attached atom. The
was determined from 1625 Friedel pairs [Flack 'x' = 0.00 (6)].Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 1998); cell
SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO-SMN (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: XP in SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and local procedures.Fig. 1. View of the title compound showing the atom-labeling scheme. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level. |
C16H14Cl4O | F(000) = 744 |
Mr = 364.07 | Dx = 1.459 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 2184 reflections |
a = 10.3301 (2) Å | θ = 1.0–27.5° |
b = 10.5415 (2) Å | µ = 0.71 mm−1 |
c = 15.2160 (3) Å | T = 90 K |
V = 1656.94 (6) Å3 | Plate, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.25 × 0.25 × 0.08 mm |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 3797 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3351 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.053 |
Detector resolution: 9.1 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.4° |
ω scans at fixed χ = 55° | h = −13→13 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SCALEPACK; Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) | k = −13→13 |
Tmin = 0.843, Tmax = 0.946 | l = −19→19 |
22321 measured reflections |
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)] = 0.034 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.081 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0401P)2 + 0.5301P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.09 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
3797 reflections | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
192 parameters | Δρmin = −0.28 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1625 Friedel pairs |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure parameter: 0.00 (6) |
C16H14Cl4O | V = 1656.94 (6) Å3 |
Mr = 364.07 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.3301 (2) Å | µ = 0.71 mm−1 |
b = 10.5415 (2) Å | T = 90 K |
c = 15.2160 (3) Å | 0.25 × 0.25 × 0.08 mm |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 3797 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SCALEPACK; Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) | 3351 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.843, Tmax = 0.946 | Rint = 0.053 |
22321 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.034 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.081 | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
S = 1.09 | Δρmin = −0.28 e Å−3 |
3797 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1625 Friedel pairs |
192 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: 0.00 (6) |
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-value wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2. Conventional R-values 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-values based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R-values based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
O1 | 0.09110 (15) | 0.46820 (16) | 0.13102 (10) | 0.0267 (4) | |
Cl1 | 0.32228 (5) | 0.50012 (5) | 0.42961 (3) | 0.02188 (13) | |
Cl2 | 0.53731 (6) | 0.28777 (6) | 0.14184 (4) | 0.02615 (14) | |
Cl3 | 0.44229 (6) | 0.14044 (5) | 0.36487 (4) | 0.02755 (14) | |
Cl4 | 0.86539 (7) | 0.55656 (7) | 0.40389 (4) | 0.03806 (18) | |
C1' | 0.5425 (2) | 0.3734 (2) | 0.33248 (14) | 0.0207 (5) | |
C1 | 0.4219 (2) | 0.3999 (2) | 0.28166 (14) | 0.0188 (5) | |
C2 | 0.3142 (2) | 0.4581 (2) | 0.31899 (14) | 0.0185 (4) | |
C3 | 0.2007 (2) | 0.4834 (2) | 0.27365 (14) | 0.0206 (5) | |
H3 | 0.1296 | 0.5237 | 0.3018 | 0.025* | |
C4 | 0.1940 (2) | 0.4478 (2) | 0.18498 (15) | 0.0215 (5) | |
C5 | 0.2990 (2) | 0.3874 (2) | 0.14558 (15) | 0.0217 (5) | |
H5 | 0.2945 | 0.3625 | 0.0857 | 0.026* | |
C6 | 0.4089 (2) | 0.3641 (2) | 0.19355 (14) | 0.0194 (5) | |
C7 | −0.0337 (2) | 0.5044 (2) | 0.16686 (15) | 0.0243 (5) | |
H7 | −0.0453 | 0.4652 | 0.2262 | 0.029* | |
C8 | −0.1328 (2) | 0.4502 (2) | 0.10372 (16) | 0.0274 (5) | |
H8A | −0.1179 | 0.4871 | 0.0447 | 0.033* | |
H8B | −0.2203 | 0.4764 | 0.1232 | 0.033* | |
C9 | −0.1291 (3) | 0.3067 (3) | 0.0965 (2) | 0.0373 (7) | |
H9A | −0.0428 | 0.2797 | 0.0773 | 0.056* | |
H9B | −0.1938 | 0.2785 | 0.0536 | 0.056* | |
H9C | −0.1484 | 0.2691 | 0.1539 | 0.056* | |
C10 | −0.0439 (3) | 0.6479 (2) | 0.17430 (17) | 0.0325 (6) | |
H10A | 0.0290 | 0.6802 | 0.2089 | 0.049* | |
H10B | −0.1254 | 0.6703 | 0.2034 | 0.049* | |
H10C | −0.0419 | 0.6855 | 0.1154 | 0.049* | |
C2' | 0.5617 (2) | 0.2565 (2) | 0.37208 (15) | 0.0235 (5) | |
C3' | 0.6732 (3) | 0.2293 (2) | 0.41872 (16) | 0.0303 (6) | |
H3' | 0.6846 | 0.1480 | 0.4446 | 0.036* | |
C4' | 0.7682 (3) | 0.3210 (3) | 0.42750 (17) | 0.0315 (6) | |
H4' | 0.8454 | 0.3033 | 0.4592 | 0.038* | |
C5' | 0.7492 (2) | 0.4387 (3) | 0.38960 (15) | 0.0265 (5) | |
C6' | 0.6381 (2) | 0.4661 (2) | 0.34183 (15) | 0.0232 (5) | |
H6' | 0.6272 | 0.5472 | 0.3157 | 0.028* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0178 (8) | 0.0421 (11) | 0.0203 (8) | 0.0042 (7) | −0.0031 (7) | −0.0005 (8) |
Cl1 | 0.0234 (3) | 0.0254 (3) | 0.0169 (2) | 0.0005 (2) | 0.0008 (2) | −0.0006 (2) |
Cl2 | 0.0243 (3) | 0.0305 (3) | 0.0237 (3) | 0.0061 (2) | 0.0010 (2) | −0.0041 (2) |
Cl3 | 0.0366 (3) | 0.0196 (3) | 0.0264 (3) | −0.0011 (2) | −0.0004 (3) | 0.0009 (2) |
Cl4 | 0.0238 (3) | 0.0563 (4) | 0.0341 (3) | −0.0085 (3) | −0.0017 (3) | −0.0120 (3) |
C1' | 0.0194 (12) | 0.0243 (11) | 0.0182 (10) | 0.0029 (10) | 0.0008 (9) | −0.0018 (9) |
C1 | 0.0194 (12) | 0.0159 (10) | 0.0212 (11) | 0.0010 (9) | −0.0003 (9) | 0.0032 (8) |
C2 | 0.0201 (12) | 0.0185 (10) | 0.0168 (10) | −0.0016 (9) | 0.0004 (9) | 0.0018 (9) |
C3 | 0.0198 (12) | 0.0215 (12) | 0.0205 (10) | 0.0017 (9) | 0.0020 (9) | −0.0004 (9) |
C4 | 0.0194 (12) | 0.0240 (11) | 0.0209 (11) | −0.0024 (10) | −0.0016 (9) | 0.0032 (10) |
C5 | 0.0230 (12) | 0.0238 (11) | 0.0182 (11) | −0.0001 (9) | −0.0013 (10) | −0.0013 (9) |
C6 | 0.0174 (11) | 0.0185 (11) | 0.0223 (11) | −0.0011 (9) | 0.0040 (9) | 0.0004 (9) |
C7 | 0.0178 (12) | 0.0292 (11) | 0.0258 (11) | 0.0039 (10) | −0.0020 (9) | −0.0002 (10) |
C8 | 0.0209 (12) | 0.0294 (13) | 0.0319 (12) | 0.0032 (11) | −0.0061 (11) | −0.0004 (11) |
C9 | 0.0304 (14) | 0.0307 (14) | 0.0507 (17) | 0.0060 (12) | −0.0084 (14) | −0.0089 (13) |
C10 | 0.0313 (14) | 0.0272 (13) | 0.0388 (14) | 0.0007 (12) | −0.0068 (12) | −0.0012 (11) |
C2' | 0.0278 (13) | 0.0237 (11) | 0.0189 (11) | 0.0045 (10) | −0.0021 (10) | −0.0035 (9) |
C3' | 0.0382 (15) | 0.0269 (13) | 0.0258 (12) | 0.0154 (11) | −0.0072 (11) | −0.0039 (10) |
C4' | 0.0281 (14) | 0.0423 (16) | 0.0243 (12) | 0.0143 (12) | −0.0086 (11) | −0.0104 (11) |
C5' | 0.0168 (12) | 0.0398 (14) | 0.0228 (12) | −0.0010 (11) | −0.0001 (10) | −0.0090 (11) |
C6' | 0.0213 (12) | 0.0274 (12) | 0.0210 (11) | 0.0013 (10) | 0.0000 (9) | −0.0008 (9) |
O1—C4 | 1.360 (3) | C7—C10 | 1.520 (3) |
O1—C7 | 1.451 (3) | C7—H7 | 1.0000 |
Cl1—C2 | 1.743 (2) | C8—C9 | 1.518 (4) |
Cl2—C6 | 1.739 (2) | C8—H8A | 0.9900 |
Cl3—C2' | 1.740 (3) | C8—H8B | 0.9900 |
Cl4—C5' | 1.741 (3) | C9—H9A | 0.9800 |
C1'—C2' | 1.386 (3) | C9—H9B | 0.9800 |
C1'—C6' | 1.396 (3) | C9—H9C | 0.9800 |
C1'—C1 | 1.493 (3) | C10—H10A | 0.9800 |
C1—C2 | 1.391 (3) | C10—H10B | 0.9800 |
C1—C6 | 1.399 (3) | C10—H10C | 0.9800 |
C2—C3 | 1.386 (3) | C2'—C3' | 1.383 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.402 (3) | C3'—C4' | 1.384 (4) |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C3'—H3' | 0.9500 |
C4—C5 | 1.393 (3) | C4'—C5' | 1.382 (4) |
C5—C6 | 1.372 (3) | C4'—H4' | 0.9500 |
C5—H5 | 0.9500 | C5'—C6' | 1.389 (3) |
C7—C8 | 1.515 (3) | C6'—H6' | 0.9500 |
C4—O1—C7 | 120.62 (17) | C7—C8—H8B | 108.8 |
C2'—C1'—C6' | 118.5 (2) | C9—C8—H8B | 108.8 |
C2'—C1'—C1 | 120.7 (2) | H8A—C8—H8B | 107.7 |
C6'—C1'—C1 | 120.8 (2) | C8—C9—H9A | 109.5 |
C2—C1—C6 | 115.7 (2) | C8—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
C2—C1—C1' | 122.57 (19) | H9A—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
C6—C1—C1' | 121.7 (2) | C8—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C1 | 123.9 (2) | H9A—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—Cl1 | 118.18 (17) | H9B—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C1—C2—Cl1 | 117.91 (17) | C7—C10—H10A | 109.5 |
C2—C3—C4 | 118.0 (2) | C7—C10—H10B | 109.5 |
C2—C3—H3 | 121.0 | H10A—C10—H10B | 109.5 |
C4—C3—H3 | 121.0 | C7—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
O1—C4—C5 | 114.89 (19) | H10A—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
O1—C4—C3 | 125.2 (2) | H10B—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C5—C4—C3 | 119.9 (2) | C3'—C2'—C1' | 121.8 (2) |
C6—C5—C4 | 119.8 (2) | C3'—C2'—Cl3 | 118.48 (18) |
C6—C5—H5 | 120.1 | C1'—C2'—Cl3 | 119.76 (18) |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.1 | C2'—C3'—C4' | 119.7 (2) |
C5—C6—C1 | 122.7 (2) | C2'—C3'—H3' | 120.2 |
C5—C6—Cl2 | 118.25 (17) | C4'—C3'—H3' | 120.2 |
C1—C6—Cl2 | 119.03 (18) | C5'—C4'—C3' | 119.1 (2) |
O1—C7—C8 | 105.22 (18) | C5'—C4'—H4' | 120.4 |
O1—C7—C10 | 110.6 (2) | C3'—C4'—H4' | 120.4 |
C8—C7—C10 | 112.1 (2) | C4'—C5'—C6' | 121.5 (2) |
O1—C7—H7 | 109.6 | C4'—C5'—Cl4 | 119.38 (19) |
C8—C7—H7 | 109.6 | C6'—C5'—Cl4 | 119.1 (2) |
C10—C7—H7 | 109.6 | C5'—C6'—C1' | 119.5 (2) |
C7—C8—C9 | 113.9 (2) | C5'—C6'—H6' | 120.3 |
C7—C8—H8A | 108.8 | C1'—C6'—H6' | 120.3 |
C9—C8—H8A | 108.8 | ||
C2'—C1'—C1—C2 | 94.3 (3) | C2—C1—C6—Cl2 | −178.73 (16) |
C6'—C1'—C1—C2 | −85.2 (3) | C1'—C1—C6—Cl2 | −0.5 (3) |
C2'—C1'—C1—C6 | −83.9 (3) | C4—O1—C7—C8 | −149.7 (2) |
C6'—C1'—C1—C6 | 96.7 (3) | C4—O1—C7—C10 | 89.1 (3) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −1.5 (3) | O1—C7—C8—C9 | 61.7 (3) |
C1'—C1—C2—C3 | −179.7 (2) | C10—C7—C8—C9 | −178.1 (2) |
C6—C1—C2—Cl1 | 177.90 (17) | C6'—C1'—C2'—C3' | −1.2 (3) |
C1'—C1—C2—Cl1 | −0.4 (3) | C1—C1'—C2'—C3' | 179.3 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.2 (3) | C6'—C1'—C2'—Cl3 | 177.88 (16) |
Cl1—C2—C3—C4 | −179.12 (18) | C1—C1'—C2'—Cl3 | −1.6 (3) |
C7—O1—C4—C5 | 166.6 (2) | C1'—C2'—C3'—C4' | 0.9 (4) |
C7—O1—C4—C3 | −14.0 (3) | Cl3—C2'—C3'—C4' | −178.25 (19) |
C2—C3—C4—O1 | −178.5 (2) | C2'—C3'—C4'—C5' | 0.3 (4) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.8 (3) | C3'—C4'—C5'—C6' | −1.0 (4) |
O1—C4—C5—C6 | 178.9 (2) | C3'—C4'—C5'—Cl4 | 177.56 (19) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.6 (3) | C4'—C5'—C6'—C1' | 0.7 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.8 (3) | Cl4—C5'—C6'—C1' | −177.93 (17) |
C4—C5—C6—Cl2 | 179.69 (18) | C2'—C1'—C6'—C5' | 0.4 (3) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 1.7 (3) | C1—C1'—C6'—C5' | 179.9 (2) |
C1'—C1—C6—C5 | −180.0 (2) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H14Cl4O |
Mr | 364.07 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, P212121 |
Temperature (K) | 90 |
a, b, c (Å) | 10.3301 (2), 10.5415 (2), 15.2160 (3) |
V (Å3) | 1656.94 (6) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.71 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.25 × 0.25 × 0.08 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SCALEPACK; Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.843, 0.946 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 22321, 3797, 3351 |
Rint | 0.053 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.650 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.034, 0.081, 1.09 |
No. of reflections | 3797 |
No. of parameters | 192 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.30, −0.28 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 1625 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | 0.00 (6) |
Computer programs: COLLECT (Nonius, 1998), SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997), DENZO-SMN (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), XP in SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and local procedures.
Acknowledgements
This research was supported by grants ES05605, ES013661 and ES017425 from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health.
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The title compound was synthesized as an intermediate in ongoing efforts to synthesize atropisomerically pure hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) for metabolism and toxicological studies (Lehmler et al., 2010; Warner et al., 2009). The dihedral angle between the two phenyl rings of the title compound, an important determinant of the toxicity of PCBs, was 84.40 (7)°. Comparable solid state dihedral (82–83°) have been reported for structurally related PCB derivatives with three ortho chlorine substituents (Lehmler et al., 2005; Rissanen et al., 1988b). Slightly larger (84–87°) dihedral angles have been observed for PCB derivatives with four ortho chlorine substituents (Pedersen, 1975; Singh & McKinney, 1979). Smaller solid state dihedral angles have been reported for PCB derivatives with zero, one or two ortho chlorine substituents due to the smaller steric demand of multiple hydrogen substituents in ortho position (Mannila & Rissanen, 1994; Miao et al., 1996; Rissanen et al., 1988a; Shaikh et al., 2008; Singh et al., 1986; van der Sluis et al., 1990; Vyas et al., 2006).