organic compounds
(1S,3R,8R,11S)-11-Bromo-10-bromomethyl-2,2-dichloro-3,7,7-trimethyltricyclo[6.4.0.01,3]dodec-9-ene
aLaboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, "Unité Associé au CNRST (URAC16)", Faculté des Sciences Semlalia, BP 2390 Bd My Abdellah, 40000 Marrakech, Morocco, bLaboratoire de Chimie du Solide, Appliquée, Faculté des Sciences, Université MohammedV-Agdal , Avenue Ibn Battouta, BP 1014, Rabat, Morocco, and cLaboratoire de Chimie du Solide, Appliquée, Faculté des Sciences, Université MohammedV-Agdal, Avenue Ibn Battouta, BP 1014, Rabat, Morocco
*Correspondence e-mail: berraho@uca.ma
The title compound, C16H22Br2Cl2, 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 appended three-membered ring. The six-membered ring has a half-chair conformation, whereas the seven-membered ring displays a chair conformation. The dihedral angle between the two best plane through each ring is 59.5 (2)°. No specific intermolecular interactions were discerned in the crystal packing.
Related literature
For the reactivity and biological properties of β-himachalene, see: El Haib et al. (2011); El Jamili et al. (2002); Daoubi et al. (2004). For related structures, see: Oukhrib et al. (2013); Ourhriss et al. (2013); Benharref et al.(2013). For puckering parameters, see: Cremer & Pople (1975).
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: WinGX (Farrugia, 2012).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536813019697/tk5241sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813019697/tk5241Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813019697/tk5241Isup3.cml
In a reactor equipped with a stirrer, a condenser, a dropping funnel and a thermometer containing (1S,3R,8R)-2,2-dichloro-3,7,7,10-tetramethyltricyclo [6.4.0.01,3] dodec-9-ene (2 g, 7 mmol) (El Jamili et al., 2002) and carbon tetrachloride (60 ml) was added slowly over an 1.5 h by heating and stirring a solution of bromine (1.6 g, 10 mmol) in carbon tetrachloride (5 ml). Heating and stirring were maintained for 1 h after the addition of bromine. Thereafter the reaction mixture was cooled and concentrated to evaporate the carbon tetrachloride. the residue obtained was chromatographed on silica eluting with hexane, which allowed the isolation of pure (1S,3R,8R,11S)-10-bromomethyl-11-bromo-2,2-dichloro-3,7,7-trimethyltricyclo [6.4.0.01,3] dodec-9-ene in a yield of 20% (623 mg, 1.4 mmol). The title compound 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).
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: WinGX (Farrugia, 2012).C16H22Br2Cl2 | F(000) = 888 |
Mr = 445.06 | Dx = 1.652 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 3653 reflections |
a = 8.2594 (7) Å | θ = 2.8–26.4° |
b = 13.0352 (11) Å | µ = 4.82 mm−1 |
c = 16.6241 (13) Å | T = 293 K |
V = 1789.8 (3) Å3 | Block, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.20 × 0.15 × 0.12 mm |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 3654 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3183 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.026 |
ω and ϕ scans | θmax = 26.4°, θmin = 2.5° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan SHELXS97 (Sheldrick,2008) | h = −10→10 |
Tmin = 0.423, Tmax = 0.617 | k = −13→16 |
10693 measured reflections | l = −11→20 |
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)] = 0.038 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.102 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0406P)2 + 1.2463P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.05 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
3654 reflections | Δρmax = 0.55 e Å−3 |
184 parameters | Δρmin = −0.54 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Absolute structure: Flack & Bernardinelli (2000), 614 Friedel pairs |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure parameter: 0.022 (13) |
C16H22Br2Cl2 | V = 1789.8 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 445.06 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.2594 (7) Å | µ = 4.82 mm−1 |
b = 13.0352 (11) Å | T = 293 K |
c = 16.6241 (13) Å | 0.20 × 0.15 × 0.12 mm |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 3654 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan SHELXS97 (Sheldrick,2008) | 3183 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.423, Tmax = 0.617 | Rint = 0.026 |
10693 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.038 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.102 | Δρmax = 0.55 e Å−3 |
S = 1.05 | Δρmin = −0.54 e Å−3 |
3654 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack & Bernardinelli (2000), 614 Friedel pairs |
184 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: 0.022 (13) |
0 restraints |
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 | ||
C1 | 0.3469 (4) | 0.4202 (3) | 0.7271 (2) | 0.0346 (8) | |
C2 | 0.1795 (4) | 0.3776 (4) | 0.7462 (3) | 0.0440 (9) | |
C3 | 0.2012 (4) | 0.4409 (4) | 0.6715 (2) | 0.0446 (9) | |
C4 | 0.1967 (6) | 0.3884 (4) | 0.5903 (3) | 0.0570 (12) | |
H4A | 0.0915 | 0.3999 | 0.5659 | 0.068* | |
H4B | 0.2095 | 0.3151 | 0.5979 | 0.068* | |
C5 | 0.3291 (6) | 0.4270 (5) | 0.5327 (3) | 0.0598 (13) | |
H5A | 0.2927 | 0.4188 | 0.4775 | 0.072* | |
H5B | 0.3480 | 0.4994 | 0.5421 | 0.072* | |
C6 | 0.4858 (7) | 0.3684 (5) | 0.5444 (3) | 0.0721 (15) | |
H6A | 0.5565 | 0.3853 | 0.4998 | 0.086* | |
H6B | 0.4610 | 0.2959 | 0.5401 | 0.086* | |
C7 | 0.5838 (5) | 0.3841 (3) | 0.6231 (2) | 0.0446 (9) | |
C8 | 0.4798 (5) | 0.3470 (3) | 0.6986 (2) | 0.0354 (8) | |
H8 | 0.4247 | 0.2840 | 0.6817 | 0.043* | |
C9 | 0.5846 (5) | 0.3179 (3) | 0.7684 (2) | 0.0384 (8) | |
H9 | 0.6527 | 0.2619 | 0.7611 | 0.046* | |
C10 | 0.5903 (4) | 0.3636 (3) | 0.8394 (2) | 0.0373 (8) | |
C11 | 0.4874 (5) | 0.4553 (3) | 0.8571 (2) | 0.0370 (8) | |
H11 | 0.4009 | 0.4346 | 0.8940 | 0.044* | |
C12 | 0.4109 (5) | 0.5026 (3) | 0.7827 (2) | 0.0391 (8) | |
H12A | 0.3228 | 0.5475 | 0.7987 | 0.047* | |
H12B | 0.4908 | 0.5436 | 0.7545 | 0.047* | |
C13 | 0.1283 (6) | 0.5488 (4) | 0.6685 (3) | 0.0684 (14) | |
H13A | 0.1301 | 0.5784 | 0.7214 | 0.103* | |
H13B | 0.0185 | 0.5448 | 0.6498 | 0.103* | |
H13C | 0.1904 | 0.5907 | 0.6325 | 0.103* | |
C14 | 0.7278 (9) | 0.3099 (6) | 0.6141 (4) | 0.093 (2) | |
H14A | 0.8067 | 0.3242 | 0.6550 | 0.139* | |
H14B | 0.7761 | 0.3188 | 0.5620 | 0.139* | |
H14C | 0.6904 | 0.2406 | 0.6196 | 0.139* | |
C15 | 0.6474 (9) | 0.4891 (5) | 0.6292 (4) | 0.0845 (19) | |
H15A | 0.5591 | 0.5365 | 0.6345 | 0.127* | |
H15B | 0.7083 | 0.5052 | 0.5816 | 0.127* | |
H15C | 0.7165 | 0.4943 | 0.6754 | 0.127* | |
C16 | 0.6964 (5) | 0.3222 (4) | 0.9042 (3) | 0.0507 (10) | |
H16A | 0.7645 | 0.3769 | 0.9247 | 0.061* | |
H16B | 0.7665 | 0.2698 | 0.8817 | 0.061* | |
Cl3 | 0.14150 (16) | 0.24471 (10) | 0.74083 (8) | 0.0694 (3) | |
Cl4 | 0.06998 (15) | 0.42878 (14) | 0.82812 (8) | 0.0734 (4) | |
Br1 | 0.61787 (8) | 0.56321 (4) | 0.90951 (3) | 0.07068 (18) | |
Br2 | 0.57150 (8) | 0.26329 (6) | 0.99305 (4) | 0.0885 (2) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0338 (17) | 0.035 (2) | 0.0352 (18) | −0.0032 (15) | −0.0007 (13) | 0.0027 (15) |
C2 | 0.0327 (18) | 0.053 (3) | 0.046 (2) | −0.0103 (17) | 0.0056 (15) | 0.0024 (19) |
C3 | 0.0342 (18) | 0.051 (2) | 0.048 (2) | −0.0075 (18) | −0.0073 (15) | 0.010 (2) |
C4 | 0.051 (2) | 0.076 (3) | 0.045 (2) | −0.021 (2) | −0.0154 (19) | 0.004 (2) |
C5 | 0.066 (3) | 0.080 (3) | 0.033 (2) | −0.020 (3) | −0.0090 (18) | 0.011 (2) |
C6 | 0.075 (3) | 0.091 (4) | 0.051 (3) | −0.017 (3) | 0.001 (2) | −0.001 (3) |
C7 | 0.045 (2) | 0.055 (2) | 0.0338 (19) | −0.007 (2) | 0.0081 (16) | −0.0015 (17) |
C8 | 0.0395 (19) | 0.033 (2) | 0.0341 (19) | −0.0040 (15) | 0.0043 (14) | −0.0020 (15) |
C9 | 0.0385 (19) | 0.0315 (19) | 0.045 (2) | 0.0062 (15) | 0.0033 (16) | 0.0031 (16) |
C10 | 0.0346 (18) | 0.040 (2) | 0.0373 (19) | −0.0006 (16) | 0.0011 (15) | 0.0059 (16) |
C11 | 0.0401 (19) | 0.037 (2) | 0.0336 (19) | 0.0006 (15) | 0.0026 (14) | −0.0077 (16) |
C12 | 0.040 (2) | 0.036 (2) | 0.041 (2) | 0.0055 (16) | −0.0017 (16) | −0.0041 (16) |
C13 | 0.052 (3) | 0.075 (4) | 0.079 (3) | 0.019 (3) | −0.015 (2) | 0.016 (3) |
C14 | 0.085 (4) | 0.112 (5) | 0.082 (4) | 0.024 (4) | 0.046 (4) | 0.006 (4) |
C15 | 0.097 (5) | 0.082 (4) | 0.074 (4) | −0.046 (4) | 0.021 (3) | −0.004 (3) |
C16 | 0.046 (2) | 0.057 (3) | 0.049 (2) | 0.0047 (18) | 0.0030 (19) | 0.017 (2) |
Cl3 | 0.0657 (7) | 0.0632 (8) | 0.0793 (8) | −0.0286 (6) | 0.0057 (6) | 0.0147 (6) |
Cl4 | 0.0472 (6) | 0.1082 (11) | 0.0649 (7) | 0.0060 (7) | 0.0215 (5) | 0.0002 (8) |
Br1 | 0.0901 (4) | 0.0583 (3) | 0.0637 (3) | −0.0039 (3) | −0.0277 (3) | −0.0181 (2) |
Br2 | 0.0869 (4) | 0.1127 (5) | 0.0659 (4) | −0.0004 (4) | 0.0151 (3) | 0.0420 (3) |
C1—C12 | 1.513 (5) | C8—H8 | 0.9800 |
C1—C2 | 1.524 (5) | C9—C10 | 1.323 (6) |
C1—C8 | 1.529 (5) | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
C1—C3 | 1.541 (5) | C10—C16 | 1.489 (6) |
C2—C3 | 1.502 (6) | C10—C11 | 1.495 (5) |
C2—Cl3 | 1.763 (5) | C11—C12 | 1.520 (5) |
C2—Cl4 | 1.765 (4) | C11—Br1 | 1.975 (4) |
C3—C4 | 1.514 (7) | C11—H11 | 0.9800 |
C3—C13 | 1.531 (7) | C12—H12A | 0.9700 |
C4—C5 | 1.538 (6) | C12—H12B | 0.9700 |
C4—H4A | 0.9700 | C13—H13A | 0.9600 |
C4—H4B | 0.9700 | C13—H13B | 0.9600 |
C5—C6 | 1.515 (8) | C13—H13C | 0.9600 |
C5—H5A | 0.9700 | C14—H14A | 0.9600 |
C5—H5B | 0.9700 | C14—H14B | 0.9600 |
C6—C7 | 1.552 (7) | C14—H14C | 0.9600 |
C6—H6A | 0.9700 | C15—H15A | 0.9600 |
C6—H6B | 0.9700 | C15—H15B | 0.9600 |
C7—C15 | 1.470 (7) | C15—H15C | 0.9600 |
C7—C14 | 1.540 (8) | C16—Br2 | 1.959 (4) |
C7—C8 | 1.596 (5) | C16—H16A | 0.9700 |
C8—C9 | 1.497 (5) | C16—H16B | 0.9700 |
C12—C1—C2 | 116.6 (3) | C9—C8—H8 | 106.2 |
C12—C1—C8 | 112.4 (3) | C1—C8—H8 | 106.2 |
C2—C1—C8 | 119.2 (3) | C7—C8—H8 | 106.2 |
C12—C1—C3 | 121.0 (3) | C10—C9—C8 | 126.8 (3) |
C2—C1—C3 | 58.7 (3) | C10—C9—H9 | 116.6 |
C8—C1—C3 | 118.9 (3) | C8—C9—H9 | 116.6 |
C3—C2—C1 | 61.2 (2) | C9—C10—C16 | 120.2 (4) |
C3—C2—Cl3 | 121.2 (3) | C9—C10—C11 | 121.0 (3) |
C1—C2—Cl3 | 120.6 (3) | C16—C10—C11 | 118.8 (3) |
C3—C2—Cl4 | 119.5 (3) | C10—C11—C12 | 113.6 (3) |
C1—C2—Cl4 | 119.2 (3) | C10—C11—Br1 | 110.2 (3) |
Cl3—C2—Cl4 | 108.6 (2) | C12—C11—Br1 | 107.3 (3) |
C2—C3—C4 | 119.1 (4) | C10—C11—H11 | 108.5 |
C2—C3—C13 | 118.9 (4) | C12—C11—H11 | 108.5 |
C4—C3—C13 | 112.1 (4) | Br1—C11—H11 | 108.5 |
C2—C3—C1 | 60.1 (2) | C1—C12—C11 | 110.7 (3) |
C4—C3—C1 | 118.4 (4) | C1—C12—H12A | 109.5 |
C13—C3—C1 | 119.2 (4) | C11—C12—H12A | 109.5 |
C3—C4—C5 | 112.9 (4) | C1—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
C3—C4—H4A | 109.0 | C11—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
C5—C4—H4A | 109.0 | H12A—C12—H12B | 108.1 |
C3—C4—H4B | 109.0 | C3—C13—H13A | 109.5 |
C5—C4—H4B | 109.0 | C3—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
H4A—C4—H4B | 107.8 | H13A—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C6—C5—C4 | 111.3 (4) | C3—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5A | 109.4 | H13A—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5A | 109.4 | H13B—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5B | 109.4 | C7—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5B | 109.4 | C7—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
H5A—C5—H5B | 108.0 | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C7 | 119.2 (5) | C7—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6A | 107.5 | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C7—C6—H6A | 107.5 | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6B | 107.5 | C7—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
C7—C6—H6B | 107.5 | C7—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
H6A—C6—H6B | 107.0 | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C15—C7—C14 | 108.4 (5) | C7—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C15—C7—C6 | 111.6 (5) | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C14—C7—C6 | 103.8 (4) | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C15—C7—C8 | 114.9 (4) | C10—C16—Br2 | 112.2 (3) |
C14—C7—C8 | 107.6 (4) | C10—C16—H16A | 109.2 |
C6—C7—C8 | 110.0 (4) | Br2—C16—H16A | 109.2 |
C9—C8—C1 | 109.4 (3) | C10—C16—H16B | 109.2 |
C9—C8—C7 | 112.0 (3) | Br2—C16—H16B | 109.2 |
C1—C8—C7 | 116.2 (3) | H16A—C16—H16B | 107.9 |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H22Br2Cl2 |
Mr | 445.06 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, P212121 |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.2594 (7), 13.0352 (11), 16.6241 (13) |
V (Å3) | 1789.8 (3) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 4.82 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.20 × 0.15 × 0.12 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan SHELXS97 (Sheldrick,2008) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.423, 0.617 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 10693, 3654, 3183 |
Rint | 0.026 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.625 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.038, 0.102, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 3654 |
No. of parameters | 184 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.55, −0.54 |
Absolute structure | Flack & Bernardinelli (2000), 614 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | 0.022 (13) |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009), SAINT (Bruker, 2009), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012), WinGX (Farrugia, 2012).
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the Unit of Support for Technical and Scientific Research (UATRS, CNRST) for the X-ray measurements.
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The bicyclic sesquiterpene β-himachalene is the main constituent (50%) of the essential oil of the Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica) (El Haib et al., 2011). The reactivity of this sesquiterpene and its derivatives has been studied extensively by our team in order to prepare new products having biological proprieties (El Jamili et al., 2002; Daoubi et al., 2004; Ourhriss et al., 2013; Oukhrib et al., 2013; Benharref et al., 2013). In this work, we present the crystal structure of the title compound, (1S,3R,8R,11S)- 10- bromomethyl-11-bromo-2,2-dichloro-3,7,7-trimethyltricyclo [6.4.0.01,3] dodec-9-ene. The molecule contains fused six-and seven-membered rings, which is fused to a three-membered ring as shown in Fig. 1. The six-membered ring has a half-chair conformation, as indicated by the total puckering amplitude QT = 0.466 (4) Å and spherical polar angle θ = 129.9 (7)° with ϕ = 152.5 (7)°, whereas the seven-membered ring displays a chair conformation with QT = 0.8129 (51) Å, θ = 32.71 (40)°, ϕ2 = -46.29 (5)° and ϕ3 = -77.86 (39)° (Cremer & Pople, 1975). Owing to the presence of Br atoms, the absolute configuration could be fully confirmed, by refining the Flack parameter (Flack & Bernardinelli, 2000) as C1(S), C3(R), C8(R) and C11(S).