organic compounds
(2S,3R)-3-(2-Bromophenyl)-2-nitro-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran-4(5H)-one
aCatalytic Hydrogenation Research Center, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: chrc@zjut.edu.cn
The title compound, C14H12BrNO4, has two chiral C atoms. The C atom next to the O atom in the dihydrofuran ring has an S configuration, while the adjacent chiral C atom has an R configuration. The cyclohex-2-enone and dihydrofuran rings both adopt envelope conformations, with the flap atoms (middle CH2 in cyclohex-2-enone and NO2-substituted C in dihydrofuran) lying 0.612 (3) and 0.295 (2) Å, respectively, from the mean plane of the remaining atoms. The dihedral angle between the mean planes of the furan and benzene rings is 80.0 (3)°. In the crystal, the molecules are linked by C—H⋯O interactions, generating a three-dimensional network.
Related literature
For global background on functionalized 2,3-dihydrofurans, see: Fan et al. (2010); Rueping et al. (2010). The was assigned by the method of Flack (1983).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: PROCESS-AUTO (Rigaku, 2006); cell PROCESS-AUTO; data reduction: CrystalStructure (Rigaku,2007); 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: WinGX (Farrugia, 2012).
Supporting information
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Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813017698/pk2489Isup3.cml
To a solution of cyclohexane-1,3-dione (1.2 mmol) and (E)-1-bromo-2-(2-bromo-2-nitrovinyl)benzene (1 mmol) in CHCl3 (3 ml) was added (0.025 mmol) 1-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-3-((S) -(6-methoxyquinolin-4-yl)((2S,4S,8R)-8-vinylquinuclidin-2 -yl)methyl)thiourea as catalyst and DIPEA (0.3 mmol) as the base. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 12 h (monitored by TLC). Then the solvent was evaporated under vacuum, and the residue was purified by flash
(silica gel, Hex/AcOEt, v/v, 3:1) giving the title compound. Single crystals were obtained by slow evaporation of a CH2Cl2 and iPrOH solution (v/v, 1:1).H atoms were placed in calculated positions with C—H = 0.98 Å (R3CH), C—H = 0.97 Å (R2CH2), C—H = 0.93 Å (aromatic). All H atoms included in the final cycles of
using a riding model, with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq of the carrier atoms.Data collection: PROCESS-AUTO (Rigaku, 2006); cell
PROCESS-AUTO (Rigaku, 2006); data reduction: CrystalStructure (Rigaku,2007); 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: WinGX (Farrugia, 2012).Fig. 1. The asymmetric unit of the structure of the title compound. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level. | |
Fig. 2. The molecular packing of the title compounds. |
C14H12BrNO4 | F(000) = 680 |
Mr = 338.16 | Dx = 1.633 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 6447 reflections |
a = 7.2162 (8) Å | θ = 3.1–27.4° |
b = 7.3372 (8) Å | µ = 3.00 mm−1 |
c = 25.9727 (13) Å | T = 296 K |
V = 1375.2 (2) Å3 | Needle, colorless |
Z = 4 | 0.54 × 0.31 × 0.23 mm |
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID/ZJUG diffractometer | 2548 independent reflections |
Radiation source: rotating anode | 1456 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.068 |
Detector resolution: 10.00 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 25.5°, θmin = 3.1° |
ω scans | h = −8→8 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) | k = −8→7 |
Tmin = 0.334, Tmax = 0.505 | l = −31→31 |
10897 measured reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
Least-squares matrix: full | H-atom parameters constrained |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.059 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0081P)2 + 2.5658P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
wR(F2) = 0.125 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
S = 1.00 | Δρmax = 0.51 e Å−3 |
2548 reflections | Δρmin = −0.57 e Å−3 |
182 parameters | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
0 restraints | Extinction coefficient: 0.0117 (17) |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1041 Friedel pairs |
Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map | Absolute structure parameter: 0.03 (2) |
C14H12BrNO4 | V = 1375.2 (2) Å3 |
Mr = 338.16 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.2162 (8) Å | µ = 3.00 mm−1 |
b = 7.3372 (8) Å | T = 296 K |
c = 25.9727 (13) Å | 0.54 × 0.31 × 0.23 mm |
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID/ZJUG diffractometer | 2548 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) | 1456 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.334, Tmax = 0.505 | Rint = 0.068 |
10897 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.059 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.125 | Δρmax = 0.51 e Å−3 |
S = 1.00 | Δρmin = −0.57 e Å−3 |
2548 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1041 Friedel pairs |
182 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: 0.03 (2) |
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 | 0.7398 (10) | 0.3494 (8) | 0.5784 (2) | 0.0619 (16) | |
H1 | 0.8610 | 0.3377 | 0.5952 | 0.074* | |
C2 | 0.5793 (7) | 0.3053 (8) | 0.6169 (2) | 0.0516 (15) | |
H2 | 0.5270 | 0.1847 | 0.6098 | 0.062* | |
C3 | 0.4449 (7) | 0.4531 (9) | 0.6016 (2) | 0.0492 (14) | |
C4 | 0.2478 (9) | 0.4690 (8) | 0.6141 (2) | 0.0569 (14) | |
C5 | 0.1536 (9) | 0.6322 (9) | 0.5902 (2) | 0.0660 (19) | |
H5A | 0.0550 | 0.6715 | 0.6131 | 0.079* | |
H5B | 0.0968 | 0.5944 | 0.5581 | 0.079* | |
C6 | 0.2792 (9) | 0.7952 (8) | 0.5794 (2) | 0.0677 (18) | |
H6A | 0.3187 | 0.8488 | 0.6117 | 0.081* | |
H6B | 0.2102 | 0.8867 | 0.5604 | 0.081* | |
C7 | 0.4499 (9) | 0.7389 (9) | 0.5482 (2) | 0.0660 (18) | |
H7A | 0.4154 | 0.7167 | 0.5126 | 0.079* | |
H7B | 0.5416 | 0.8355 | 0.5489 | 0.079* | |
C8 | 0.5265 (8) | 0.5737 (9) | 0.5708 (2) | 0.0506 (15) | |
C9 | 0.6438 (8) | 0.3183 (8) | 0.6723 (2) | 0.0532 (15) | |
C10 | 0.6320 (9) | 0.4785 (10) | 0.7000 (3) | 0.0721 (19) | |
H10 | 0.5734 | 0.5781 | 0.6850 | 0.087* | |
C11 | 0.7034 (10) | 0.4972 (12) | 0.7491 (3) | 0.085 (2) | |
H11 | 0.6976 | 0.6076 | 0.7666 | 0.102* | |
C12 | 0.7845 (11) | 0.3438 (16) | 0.7712 (3) | 0.098 (3) | |
H12 | 0.8302 | 0.3514 | 0.8046 | 0.118* | |
C13 | 0.7987 (11) | 0.1840 (14) | 0.7455 (4) | 0.096 (3) | |
H13 | 0.8524 | 0.0836 | 0.7615 | 0.116* | |
C14 | 0.7336 (10) | 0.1696 (8) | 0.6957 (3) | 0.0698 (18) | |
N1 | 0.7257 (12) | 0.2243 (10) | 0.5319 (3) | 0.091 (2) | |
O1 | 0.1679 (6) | 0.3594 (7) | 0.64055 (19) | 0.0816 (14) | |
O2 | 0.7098 (5) | 0.5307 (6) | 0.56089 (15) | 0.0623 (12) | |
O3 | 0.7909 (12) | 0.0725 (9) | 0.5383 (3) | 0.147 (3) | |
O4 | 0.6648 (14) | 0.2703 (15) | 0.4940 (3) | 0.211 (5) | |
Br1 | 0.75326 (16) | −0.05596 (11) | 0.66299 (5) | 0.1322 (6) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.042 (3) | 0.072 (4) | 0.073 (4) | −0.007 (4) | 0.004 (4) | −0.006 (3) |
C2 | 0.046 (3) | 0.053 (3) | 0.057 (4) | −0.010 (3) | 0.002 (3) | −0.004 (3) |
C3 | 0.046 (3) | 0.064 (4) | 0.037 (3) | −0.008 (3) | −0.001 (3) | −0.002 (3) |
C4 | 0.051 (3) | 0.069 (4) | 0.051 (3) | −0.004 (4) | −0.005 (3) | −0.003 (3) |
C5 | 0.057 (4) | 0.090 (5) | 0.051 (4) | 0.003 (4) | −0.007 (3) | 0.000 (4) |
C6 | 0.067 (5) | 0.062 (4) | 0.074 (4) | 0.004 (4) | −0.013 (4) | 0.005 (3) |
C7 | 0.072 (5) | 0.068 (4) | 0.058 (4) | −0.008 (4) | −0.014 (4) | 0.012 (3) |
C8 | 0.050 (3) | 0.061 (4) | 0.040 (3) | −0.010 (3) | −0.005 (3) | −0.003 (3) |
C9 | 0.045 (3) | 0.059 (4) | 0.056 (4) | −0.006 (3) | 0.001 (3) | 0.006 (3) |
C10 | 0.070 (4) | 0.087 (5) | 0.059 (4) | 0.006 (4) | −0.003 (4) | −0.006 (4) |
C11 | 0.082 (5) | 0.112 (7) | 0.061 (5) | 0.004 (5) | −0.009 (4) | −0.012 (4) |
C12 | 0.070 (6) | 0.180 (9) | 0.044 (4) | −0.010 (6) | −0.014 (4) | 0.026 (6) |
C13 | 0.071 (6) | 0.123 (7) | 0.095 (7) | 0.000 (6) | −0.016 (5) | 0.036 (6) |
C14 | 0.050 (4) | 0.074 (4) | 0.085 (5) | 0.009 (4) | −0.005 (4) | 0.014 (4) |
N1 | 0.098 (5) | 0.091 (5) | 0.082 (5) | 0.002 (5) | 0.033 (4) | −0.027 (4) |
O1 | 0.056 (3) | 0.104 (4) | 0.085 (3) | −0.014 (3) | 0.010 (2) | 0.022 (3) |
O2 | 0.047 (3) | 0.071 (3) | 0.068 (3) | −0.009 (2) | 0.012 (2) | 0.001 (2) |
O3 | 0.195 (8) | 0.093 (4) | 0.152 (6) | −0.001 (6) | 0.066 (6) | −0.038 (4) |
O4 | 0.293 (12) | 0.231 (9) | 0.108 (6) | 0.139 (9) | −0.073 (7) | −0.096 (6) |
Br1 | 0.1192 (8) | 0.0727 (5) | 0.2046 (12) | 0.0255 (6) | −0.0517 (9) | 0.0010 (6) |
C1—O2 | 1.423 (7) | C7—C8 | 1.455 (8) |
C1—N1 | 1.520 (8) | C7—H7A | 0.9700 |
C1—C2 | 1.563 (8) | C7—H7B | 0.9700 |
C1—H1 | 0.9800 | C8—O2 | 1.384 (7) |
C2—C3 | 1.507 (8) | C9—C10 | 1.381 (9) |
C2—C9 | 1.517 (8) | C9—C14 | 1.407 (8) |
C2—H2 | 0.9800 | C10—C11 | 1.382 (9) |
C3—C8 | 1.332 (8) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
C3—C4 | 1.463 (8) | C11—C12 | 1.393 (11) |
C4—O1 | 1.205 (6) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
C4—C5 | 1.510 (8) | C12—C13 | 1.352 (11) |
C5—C6 | 1.527 (8) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C5—H5A | 0.9700 | C13—C14 | 1.380 (10) |
C5—H5B | 0.9700 | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C6—C7 | 1.531 (9) | C14—Br1 | 1.866 (7) |
C6—H6A | 0.9700 | N1—O4 | 1.130 (9) |
C6—H6B | 0.9700 | N1—O3 | 1.221 (9) |
O2—C1—N1 | 107.4 (5) | C8—C7—H7A | 110.0 |
O2—C1—C2 | 106.5 (5) | C6—C7—H7A | 110.0 |
N1—C1—C2 | 109.5 (5) | C8—C7—H7B | 110.0 |
O2—C1—H1 | 111.1 | C6—C7—H7B | 110.0 |
N1—C1—H1 | 111.1 | H7A—C7—H7B | 108.4 |
C2—C1—H1 | 111.1 | C3—C8—O2 | 112.5 (6) |
C3—C2—C9 | 113.7 (5) | C3—C8—C7 | 129.0 (6) |
C3—C2—C1 | 99.3 (5) | O2—C8—C7 | 118.5 (5) |
C9—C2—C1 | 111.5 (5) | C10—C9—C14 | 117.6 (6) |
C3—C2—H2 | 110.7 | C10—C9—C2 | 121.9 (6) |
C9—C2—H2 | 110.7 | C14—C9—C2 | 120.2 (6) |
C1—C2—H2 | 110.7 | C9—C10—C11 | 122.8 (7) |
C8—C3—C4 | 120.6 (6) | C9—C10—H10 | 118.6 |
C8—C3—C2 | 110.6 (5) | C11—C10—H10 | 118.6 |
C4—C3—C2 | 128.7 (5) | C10—C11—C12 | 117.2 (7) |
O1—C4—C3 | 122.5 (6) | C10—C11—H11 | 121.4 |
O1—C4—C5 | 123.2 (6) | C12—C11—H11 | 121.4 |
C3—C4—C5 | 114.3 (6) | C13—C12—C11 | 121.9 (7) |
C4—C5—C6 | 115.4 (5) | C13—C12—H12 | 119.0 |
C4—C5—H5A | 108.4 | C11—C12—H12 | 119.0 |
C6—C5—H5A | 108.4 | C12—C13—C14 | 120.2 (8) |
C4—C5—H5B | 108.4 | C12—C13—H13 | 119.9 |
C6—C5—H5B | 108.4 | C14—C13—H13 | 119.9 |
H5A—C5—H5B | 107.5 | C13—C14—C9 | 120.1 (7) |
C5—C6—C7 | 111.4 (5) | C13—C14—Br1 | 118.0 (6) |
C5—C6—H6A | 109.4 | C9—C14—Br1 | 121.7 (5) |
C7—C6—H6A | 109.4 | O4—N1—O3 | 122.7 (9) |
C5—C6—H6B | 109.4 | O4—N1—C1 | 122.6 (8) |
C7—C6—H6B | 109.4 | O3—N1—C1 | 114.7 (8) |
H6A—C6—H6B | 108.0 | C8—O2—C1 | 107.4 (5) |
C8—C7—C6 | 108.5 (5) | ||
O2—C1—C2—C3 | 17.9 (6) | C1—C2—C9—C10 | 90.7 (7) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | −98.0 (6) | C3—C2—C9—C14 | 165.2 (5) |
O2—C1—C2—C9 | −102.2 (6) | C1—C2—C9—C14 | −83.6 (7) |
N1—C1—C2—C9 | 142.0 (6) | C14—C9—C10—C11 | −0.2 (10) |
C9—C2—C3—C8 | 107.2 (6) | C2—C9—C10—C11 | −174.6 (6) |
C1—C2—C3—C8 | −11.3 (6) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | −2.2 (11) |
C9—C2—C3—C4 | −76.5 (7) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 2.0 (13) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 165.1 (5) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.7 (14) |
C8—C3—C4—O1 | 177.6 (6) | C12—C13—C14—C9 | −3.2 (12) |
C2—C3—C4—O1 | 1.6 (9) | C12—C13—C14—Br1 | −178.8 (7) |
C8—C3—C4—C5 | −1.4 (8) | C10—C9—C14—C13 | 3.0 (10) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −177.5 (5) | C2—C9—C14—C13 | 177.5 (6) |
O1—C4—C5—C6 | 153.7 (6) | C10—C9—C14—Br1 | 178.4 (5) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −27.3 (7) | C2—C9—C14—Br1 | −7.1 (8) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 52.2 (7) | O2—C1—N1—O4 | −14.4 (12) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | −45.7 (7) | C2—C1—N1—O4 | 101.0 (11) |
C4—C3—C8—O2 | −176.3 (5) | O2—C1—N1—O3 | 163.3 (7) |
C2—C3—C8—O2 | 0.4 (7) | C2—C1—N1—O3 | −81.4 (9) |
C4—C3—C8—C7 | 4.9 (10) | C3—C8—O2—C1 | 12.2 (6) |
C2—C3—C8—C7 | −178.4 (6) | C7—C8—O2—C1 | −168.9 (5) |
C6—C7—C8—C3 | 19.8 (9) | N1—C1—O2—C8 | 98.3 (6) |
C6—C7—C8—O2 | −158.9 (5) | C2—C1—O2—C8 | −19.0 (6) |
C3—C2—C9—C10 | −20.5 (8) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C1—H1···O1i | 0.98 | 2.51 | 3.486 (12) | 171 |
C7—H7A···O3ii | 0.97 | 2.66 | 3.403 (12) | 134 |
C7—H7B···O3iii | 0.97 | 2.52 | 3.480 (13) | 172 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1, y, z; (ii) x−1/2, −y+1/2, −z+1; (iii) x, y+1, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C14H12BrNO4 |
Mr | 338.16 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, P212121 |
Temperature (K) | 296 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.2162 (8), 7.3372 (8), 25.9727 (13) |
V (Å3) | 1375.2 (2) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 3.00 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.54 × 0.31 × 0.23 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID/ZJUG diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.334, 0.505 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 10897, 2548, 1456 |
Rint | 0.068 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.606 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.059, 0.125, 1.00 |
No. of reflections | 2548 |
No. of parameters | 182 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.51, −0.57 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 1041 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | 0.03 (2) |
Computer programs: PROCESS-AUTO (Rigaku, 2006), CrystalStructure (Rigaku,2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012), WinGX (Farrugia, 2012).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C1—H1···O1i | 0.98 | 2.51 | 3.486 (12) | 171.2 |
C7—H7A···O3ii | 0.97 | 2.66 | 3.403 (12) | 134.0 |
C7—H7B···O3iii | 0.97 | 2.52 | 3.480 (13) | 172.1 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1, y, z; (ii) x−1/2, −y+1/2, −z+1; (iii) x, y+1, z. |
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. Y4110373). We are also grateful for the help of Professor Jian-Ming Gu of Zhejiang University.
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The highly functionalized 2,3-dihydrofurans are very important compounds that may serve as precursors for the construction of pharmacologically important chemicals. Organocatalytic asymmetric reactions have been used as efficient tools for the synthesis of chiral compounds under mild conditions. The title compound, which was readily synthesized by the organocatalytic Michael-SN2 reaction of cyclohexane-1,3-dione to (E)-1-bromo-2-(2-bromo-2-nitrovinyl)benzene, could act as an intermediate in organic and natural product synthesis. In this article, the crystal structure of the title compound (2S,3R)-3-(2-bromophenyl)-2-nitro-2,3,6,7- tetrahydrobenzofuran-4(5H)-one is described (Fig. 1). The structure has two chiral centers. The carbon next to the oxygen atom in the dihydrofuran ring has S configuration, while the adjacent chiral carbon atom has R configuration. Both the cyclohex-2-enone ring and dihydrofurane ring adopt envelope conformations, with the flap carbon atom lying 0.612 (3) Å and 0.295 (2) Å respectively on either side of the mean plane of the remaining fused-ring atoms. The dihedral angle between the mean plane of the furan ring and the benzene ring is 80.0 (3)°.