organic compounds
(1S,3R,8R)-2,2-Dichloro-3,7,7,10-tetramethyltricyclo[6.4.0.01,3]dodec-9-en-11-one
aLaboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, "Unité Associé au CNRST (URAC16)", Faculté des Sciences Semlalia, BP 2390 Bd My Abdellah, 40000 Marrakech, Morocco, and bLaboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, 205 route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse Cedex 04, France
*Correspondence e-mail: berraho@uca.ma
The title compound, C16H22Cl2O, 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 and an additional three-membered ring arising from the reaction of himachalene with dichlorocarbene. The six-membered ring has an with the C atom belonging to the three-membered ring forming the flap, whereas the seven-membered ring displays a screw-boat conformation; the dihedral angle between the rings (all atoms) is 59.65 (14)°.
Related literature
For background to the essential oil of the Alas cedar (Cedrus atlantica), see: Joseph & Dev (1968); Plattier & Teiseire (1974). For the reactivity and biological properties of β-himachalene, see: Benharref et al. (2012); Chekroun et al. (2000); El Jamili et al. (2002); Lassaba et al. (1998); Dakir et al. (2004); Daoubi et al. (2004). For see: Cremer & Pople (1975).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2010); cell CrysAlis PRO; data reduction: CrysAlis PRO; 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 PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 2012).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536813011781/tk5222sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813011781/tk5222Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813011781/tk5222Isup3.cml
In a reactor containing a solution of (1S, 3R, 8R)-2,2- dichloro-3,7,7,10 tetramethyltricyclo [6.4.0.01,3] dodec-9-ene (1 g, 3.48 mmol) (El Jamili et al., 2002) in 50 ml tetrahydrofuran and water (THF/H2O) (4:1) cooled to 273 K and kept in the dark, was added in small portions 1.23 g (6.96 mmol) of N-bromosccinimide (NBS). The reaction mixture was left stirring for 1 h, after which 20 ml of a
of NaHCO3 was added. Subsequently, the extraction was performed three times with diethyl ether (3x 20 ml). The organic extracts were dried over Na2SO4, filtered, concentrated, and chromatographed. The title compound was obtained with a yield of 80% and was recrystallized from its hexane solution.All H atoms were fixed geometrically and treated as riding with C—H = 0.96 Å (methyl),0.97 Å (methylene), 0.98 Å (methine) with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(methylene, methine) or Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(methyl). Owing to the tiny size of the crystal and to define the correct
determination, the data were collected using Cu radiation.Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2010); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2010); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 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 PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 2012).C16H22Cl2O | F(000) = 320 |
Mr = 301.24 | Dx = 1.291 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21 | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.5418 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2yb | Cell parameters from 1955 reflections |
a = 8.8780 (3) Å | θ = 4.3–60.5° |
b = 10.3340 (3) Å | µ = 3.67 mm−1 |
c = 8.9230 (3) Å | T = 180 K |
β = 108.805 (4)° | Block, colourless |
V = 774.94 (4) Å3 | 0.30 × 0.25 × 0.21 mm |
Z = 2 |
Agilent Xcalibur (Eos, Gemini ultra) diffractometer | 1835 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Enhance Ultra (Cu) X-ray Source | 1779 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Mirror monochromator | Rint = 0.027 |
Detector resolution: 16.1978 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 60.6°, θmin = 5.2° |
ω scans | h = −9→8 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2010) | k = −11→11 |
Tmin = 0.761, Tmax = 1.000 | l = −8→10 |
2787 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)] = 0.028 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.065 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0268P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.03 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
1835 reflections | Δρmax = 0.16 e Å−3 |
176 parameters | Δρmin = −0.17 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Absolute structure: Flack & Bernardinelli (2000), 614 Friedel pairs |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure parameter: 0.014 (15) |
C16H22Cl2O | V = 774.94 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 301.24 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21 | Cu Kα radiation |
a = 8.8780 (3) Å | µ = 3.67 mm−1 |
b = 10.3340 (3) Å | T = 180 K |
c = 8.9230 (3) Å | 0.30 × 0.25 × 0.21 mm |
β = 108.805 (4)° |
Agilent Xcalibur (Eos, Gemini ultra) diffractometer | 1835 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2010) | 1779 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.761, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.027 |
2787 measured reflections | θmax = 60.6° |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.028 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.065 | Δρmax = 0.16 e Å−3 |
S = 1.03 | Δρmin = −0.17 e Å−3 |
1835 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack & Bernardinelli (2000), 614 Friedel pairs |
176 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: 0.014 (15) |
1 restraint |
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 > 2σ(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 | ||
Cl1 | 0.37702 (8) | 0.87301 (6) | 0.63481 (9) | 0.04024 (19) | |
Cl2 | 0.53172 (8) | 0.67535 (7) | 0.51438 (9) | 0.0422 (2) | |
O1 | 0.7317 (2) | 0.4592 (2) | 0.9131 (3) | 0.0472 (6) | |
C1 | 0.3527 (3) | 0.6081 (2) | 0.7144 (3) | 0.0230 (6) | |
C2 | 0.3817 (3) | 0.7052 (2) | 0.6004 (3) | 0.0278 (6) | |
C3 | 0.2321 (3) | 0.6249 (2) | 0.5493 (3) | 0.0280 (6) | |
C4 | 0.0763 (3) | 0.6914 (3) | 0.5429 (3) | 0.0367 (7) | |
H4A | 0.0196 | 0.7190 | 0.4329 | 0.044* | |
H4B | 0.1000 | 0.7696 | 0.6105 | 0.044* | |
C5 | −0.0311 (3) | 0.6006 (3) | 0.5995 (4) | 0.0417 (8) | |
H5A | −0.1098 | 0.6536 | 0.6294 | 0.050* | |
H5B | −0.0906 | 0.5446 | 0.5100 | 0.050* | |
C6 | 0.0567 (3) | 0.5144 (3) | 0.7398 (3) | 0.0366 (7) | |
H6A | 0.1202 | 0.4510 | 0.7025 | 0.044* | |
H6B | −0.0241 | 0.4650 | 0.7708 | 0.044* | |
C7 | 0.1685 (3) | 0.5800 (3) | 0.8897 (3) | 0.0310 (6) | |
C8 | 0.3075 (3) | 0.6569 (3) | 0.8553 (3) | 0.0249 (6) | |
H8 | 0.2677 | 0.7473 | 0.8285 | 0.030* | |
C9 | 0.4529 (3) | 0.6672 (3) | 0.9982 (3) | 0.0276 (6) | |
H9 | 0.4453 | 0.7195 | 1.0830 | 0.033* | |
C10 | 0.5923 (3) | 0.6092 (3) | 1.0171 (3) | 0.0289 (7) | |
C11 | 0.6079 (3) | 0.5170 (3) | 0.8973 (3) | 0.0289 (6) | |
C12 | 0.4618 (3) | 0.4911 (2) | 0.7555 (3) | 0.0276 (6) | |
H12A | 0.4028 | 0.4166 | 0.7788 | 0.033* | |
H12B | 0.4953 | 0.4681 | 0.6633 | 0.033* | |
C13 | 0.2113 (4) | 0.5220 (3) | 0.4243 (3) | 0.0410 (7) | |
H13A | 0.1623 | 0.5602 | 0.3193 | 0.061* | |
H13B | 0.1426 | 0.4530 | 0.4411 | 0.061* | |
H13C | 0.3154 | 0.4858 | 0.4313 | 0.061* | |
C14 | 0.0742 (4) | 0.6748 (4) | 0.9559 (4) | 0.0483 (8) | |
H14A | 0.0328 | 0.7447 | 0.8794 | 0.072* | |
H14B | 0.1439 | 0.7114 | 1.0555 | 0.072* | |
H14C | −0.0145 | 0.6294 | 0.9753 | 0.072* | |
C15 | 0.2324 (4) | 0.4722 (3) | 1.0132 (3) | 0.0422 (8) | |
H15A | 0.3011 | 0.5103 | 1.1123 | 0.063* | |
H15B | 0.2937 | 0.4101 | 0.9733 | 0.063* | |
H15C | 0.1429 | 0.4277 | 1.0326 | 0.063* | |
C16 | 0.7361 (3) | 0.6288 (3) | 1.1612 (4) | 0.0395 (8) | |
H16A | 0.8121 | 0.6856 | 1.1345 | 0.059* | |
H16B | 0.7863 | 0.5450 | 1.1974 | 0.059* | |
H16C | 0.7034 | 0.6686 | 1.2456 | 0.059* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Cl1 | 0.0401 (4) | 0.0234 (3) | 0.0606 (5) | 0.0026 (3) | 0.0209 (3) | 0.0072 (3) |
Cl2 | 0.0418 (4) | 0.0447 (4) | 0.0518 (4) | 0.0023 (3) | 0.0313 (3) | 0.0049 (4) |
O1 | 0.0303 (11) | 0.0442 (12) | 0.0622 (14) | 0.0111 (10) | 0.0081 (9) | 0.0002 (11) |
C1 | 0.0221 (13) | 0.0210 (12) | 0.0259 (15) | 0.0004 (10) | 0.0077 (10) | −0.0016 (11) |
C2 | 0.0249 (14) | 0.0268 (14) | 0.0358 (16) | 0.0033 (10) | 0.0153 (11) | 0.0027 (12) |
C3 | 0.0240 (14) | 0.0314 (15) | 0.0292 (15) | 0.0012 (11) | 0.0093 (11) | 0.0024 (11) |
C4 | 0.0246 (15) | 0.0439 (17) | 0.0376 (17) | 0.0060 (12) | 0.0046 (11) | 0.0013 (14) |
C5 | 0.0207 (14) | 0.0578 (19) | 0.0425 (18) | −0.0052 (13) | 0.0044 (12) | −0.0043 (16) |
C6 | 0.0323 (16) | 0.0418 (16) | 0.0368 (17) | −0.0130 (13) | 0.0126 (12) | −0.0085 (13) |
C7 | 0.0290 (15) | 0.0355 (15) | 0.0319 (16) | −0.0079 (12) | 0.0146 (11) | −0.0076 (13) |
C8 | 0.0224 (13) | 0.0252 (14) | 0.0273 (14) | 0.0002 (11) | 0.0084 (10) | −0.0021 (13) |
C9 | 0.0299 (15) | 0.0271 (13) | 0.0277 (14) | −0.0078 (12) | 0.0119 (10) | −0.0036 (13) |
C10 | 0.0274 (16) | 0.0276 (14) | 0.0301 (16) | −0.0066 (12) | 0.0073 (11) | 0.0058 (12) |
C11 | 0.0249 (15) | 0.0258 (13) | 0.0362 (16) | 0.0015 (11) | 0.0100 (11) | 0.0087 (12) |
C12 | 0.0279 (14) | 0.0232 (13) | 0.0333 (15) | 0.0039 (11) | 0.0121 (11) | −0.0018 (12) |
C13 | 0.0425 (17) | 0.0523 (18) | 0.0275 (16) | −0.0021 (14) | 0.0105 (13) | −0.0078 (14) |
C14 | 0.0409 (17) | 0.0547 (19) | 0.061 (2) | −0.0082 (16) | 0.0327 (15) | −0.0181 (18) |
C15 | 0.0506 (19) | 0.0452 (18) | 0.0344 (17) | −0.0140 (15) | 0.0189 (13) | 0.0004 (15) |
C16 | 0.0299 (16) | 0.0473 (19) | 0.0361 (17) | −0.0025 (12) | 0.0033 (12) | 0.0105 (14) |
Cl1—C2 | 1.764 (3) | C8—C9 | 1.497 (3) |
Cl2—C2 | 1.766 (3) | C8—H8 | 1.0000 |
O1—C11 | 1.218 (3) | C9—C10 | 1.336 (4) |
C1—C2 | 1.509 (4) | C9—H9 | 0.9500 |
C1—C12 | 1.519 (3) | C10—C11 | 1.472 (4) |
C1—C8 | 1.523 (4) | C10—C16 | 1.505 (4) |
C1—C3 | 1.526 (3) | C11—C12 | 1.516 (4) |
C2—C3 | 1.506 (4) | C12—H12A | 0.9900 |
C3—C13 | 1.509 (4) | C12—H12B | 0.9900 |
C3—C4 | 1.529 (4) | C13—H13A | 0.9800 |
C4—C5 | 1.534 (4) | C13—H13B | 0.9800 |
C4—H4A | 0.9900 | C13—H13C | 0.9800 |
C4—H4B | 0.9900 | C14—H14A | 0.9800 |
C5—C6 | 1.529 (4) | C14—H14B | 0.9800 |
C5—H5A | 0.9900 | C14—H14C | 0.9800 |
C5—H5B | 0.9900 | C15—H15A | 0.9800 |
C6—C7 | 1.543 (4) | C15—H15B | 0.9800 |
C6—H6A | 0.9900 | C15—H15C | 0.9800 |
C6—H6B | 0.9900 | C16—H16A | 0.9800 |
C7—C14 | 1.526 (4) | C16—H16B | 0.9800 |
C7—C15 | 1.541 (4) | C16—H16C | 0.9800 |
C7—C8 | 1.579 (4) | ||
C2—C1—C12 | 117.2 (2) | C1—C8—C7 | 115.1 (2) |
C2—C1—C8 | 119.0 (2) | C9—C8—H8 | 106.2 |
C12—C1—C8 | 112.4 (2) | C1—C8—H8 | 106.2 |
C2—C1—C3 | 59.49 (16) | C7—C8—H8 | 106.2 |
C12—C1—C3 | 121.2 (2) | C10—C9—C8 | 125.8 (2) |
C8—C1—C3 | 118.0 (2) | C10—C9—H9 | 117.1 |
C3—C2—C1 | 60.82 (17) | C8—C9—H9 | 117.1 |
C3—C2—Cl1 | 121.74 (18) | C9—C10—C11 | 119.9 (2) |
C1—C2—Cl1 | 121.15 (19) | C9—C10—C16 | 122.9 (3) |
C3—C2—Cl2 | 119.2 (2) | C11—C10—C16 | 117.1 (2) |
C1—C2—Cl2 | 119.59 (18) | O1—C11—C10 | 121.7 (2) |
Cl1—C2—Cl2 | 108.11 (14) | O1—C11—C12 | 120.5 (2) |
C2—C3—C13 | 119.9 (2) | C10—C11—C12 | 117.7 (2) |
C2—C3—C1 | 59.68 (17) | C11—C12—C1 | 111.6 (2) |
C13—C3—C1 | 120.9 (2) | C11—C12—H12A | 109.3 |
C2—C3—C4 | 117.6 (2) | C1—C12—H12A | 109.3 |
C13—C3—C4 | 113.3 (2) | C11—C12—H12B | 109.3 |
C1—C3—C4 | 115.6 (2) | C1—C12—H12B | 109.3 |
C3—C4—C5 | 111.3 (2) | H12A—C12—H12B | 108.0 |
C3—C4—H4A | 109.4 | C3—C13—H13A | 109.5 |
C5—C4—H4A | 109.4 | C3—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C3—C4—H4B | 109.4 | H13A—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C5—C4—H4B | 109.4 | C3—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
H4A—C4—H4B | 108.0 | H13A—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C6—C5—C4 | 114.8 (2) | H13B—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5A | 108.6 | C7—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5A | 108.6 | C7—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5B | 108.6 | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5B | 108.6 | C7—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
H5A—C5—H5B | 107.6 | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C7 | 118.0 (3) | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6A | 107.8 | C7—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
C7—C6—H6A | 107.8 | C7—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6B | 107.8 | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C7—C6—H6B | 107.8 | C7—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
H6A—C6—H6B | 107.1 | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C14—C7—C15 | 108.0 (2) | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C14—C7—C6 | 109.7 (2) | C10—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
C15—C7—C6 | 106.7 (2) | C10—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C14—C7—C8 | 108.2 (2) | H16A—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C15—C7—C8 | 111.9 (2) | C10—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C6—C7—C8 | 112.2 (2) | H16A—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C9—C8—C1 | 110.0 (2) | H16B—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C9—C8—C7 | 112.5 (2) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H22Cl2O |
Mr | 301.24 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21 |
Temperature (K) | 180 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.8780 (3), 10.3340 (3), 8.9230 (3) |
β (°) | 108.805 (4) |
V (Å3) | 774.94 (4) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Cu Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 3.67 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.25 × 0.21 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Agilent Xcalibur (Eos, Gemini ultra) diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2010) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.761, 1.000 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 2787, 1835, 1779 |
Rint | 0.027 |
θmax (°) | 60.6 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.565 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.028, 0.065, 1.03 |
No. of reflections | 1835 |
No. of parameters | 176 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.16, −0.17 |
Absolute structure | Flack & Bernardinelli (2000), 614 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | 0.014 (15) |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2010), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012) and PLATON (Spek, 2009), WinGX (Farrugia, 2012).
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The essential oil of the Alas cedar (Cedrus atlantica) consist mainly (50%) of a bicyclic hydrocarbon called essential oil of the Alas cedar (Cedrus atlantica) consist mainly (50%) of a bicyclic hydrocarbon called (Joseph & Dev, 1968; Plattier & Teiseire, 1974). The reactivity of this sesquiterpene and its derivatives has been studied extensively by our team in order to prepare new products having biological proprieties (Lassaba et al., 1998; Chekroun et al., 2000; El Jamili et al., 2002; Dakir et al., 2004; Benharref et al. 2012). Indeed, these compounds were tested, using the food poisoning technique, for their potential antifungal activity against phytopathogen Botrytis cinerea (Daoubi et al., 2004). We present here the crystal structure of the title compound, (1S,3R,8R)-2,2-dichloro-3,7,7,10-tetramethyltricyclo [6.4.0.01,3]dodec-9-en-10-one. The molecule is built up from two fused six-and seven- membered rings and an additional three-membered ring from the reaction with the carbene (Fig. 1). The six-membered ring has an envelope conformation, as indicated by the total puckering amplitude QT = 0.453 (3) Å and spherical polar angle θ = 123.4 (4)° with ϕ = 170.0 (4)°, whereas the seven-membered ring display a boat conformation with QT = 1.1545 (3) Å, θ = 87.74 (2)°, ϕ2 = -48.13 (14)° and ϕ3 = -134.45 (4)° (Cremer & Pople, 1975). Owing to the presence of Cl atoms, the absolute configuration could be fully confirmed, by refining the Flack parameter (Flack & Bernardinelli, 2000) as C1(S), C3(R) and C8(R).