organic compounds
S,3R,8R)-10-bromomethyl-2,2-dichloro-3,7,7-trimethyltricyclo[6.4.0.01,3]dodec-9-ene
of (1aLaboratoire de Physico-Chimie Moléculaire et Synthése Organique, Département de Chimie Faculté des Sciences, Semlalia BP 2390, Marrakech 40001, Morocco, and bLaboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, 205 route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse Cedex 04, France
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The 16H23BrCl2, has been deduced from the chemical pathway and fully confirmed by of the Flack and Hooft parameters. The six-membered ring adopts a half-chair conformation, whereas the seven-membered ring is a twisted chair. The molecular packing within the crystal is stabilized only by van der Waals interactions.
of the title compound, CCCDC reference: 966334
Related literature
For the synthesis of the title compound, see: El Jamili et al. (2002). For further synthetic details, see: Qu et al. (2009). For biological properties of cyclopropane-containing products, see: Ajay Kumar et al. (2012); Sow et al. (2007); Symon et al. (2005). For related structures, see: Benharref et al. (2010); Gassman & Gorman (1990); Lassaba et al. (1997). For conformations of rings, see: Cremer & Pople (1975); Boessenkool & Boyens (1980); For see: Flack (1983); Flack & Bernardinelli (2000); Spek (2009).
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: SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
CCDC reference: 966334
10.1107/S1600536813028183/yk2099sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, New_Global_Publ_Block. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813028183/yk2099Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813028183/yk2099Isup3.cml
To a cooled (0°C) solution of (1S,3R,8R)-2,2-dichloro-\3,7,7-10-tetramethyltricyclo[6.4.0.01,3]dodec-9-ene (4,6 mmol) in 50 ml of a solvent mixture THF/H2O (4/1, v/v), NBS (9,16 mmol) was added in small portions, then mixture was kept under stirring at 0°C for two hours. After completion of the reaction, 15% sodium hydrogenocarbonate solution was added and the reaction mixture was taken up in ether, dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate, and concentrated. The crude product was purified by
on silica gel (230–400 mesh) with hexane as to give the title compound in 9% yield.All H atoms attached to C atoms were fixed geometrically and treated as riding with C—H = 0.99 Å (methylene), 0.98 Å (methyl) and 1.0 Å (methine) with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(CH and CH2) or Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(CH3).
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2012); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2012); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2012); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The asymmetric unit of (I) with the atom-labelling scheme. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level. H atoms are represented as small spheres of arbitrary radii. |
C16H23BrCl2 | F(000) = 752 |
Mr = 366.15 | Dx = 1.478 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.54184 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 5474 reflections |
a = 9.1000 (2) Å | θ = 3.1–70.8° |
b = 12.5490 (4) Å | µ = 6.26 mm−1 |
c = 14.4070 (5) Å | T = 173 K |
V = 1645.22 (9) Å3 | Box, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.45 × 0.25 × 0.10 mm |
Agilent Xcalibur Gemini ultra diffractometer | 3127 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Enhance Ultra (Cu) X-ray Source | 3012 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Mirror monochromator | Rint = 0.038 |
Detector resolution: 16.1978 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 70.9°, θmin = 4.7° |
ω scans | h = −11→11 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2012) | k = −15→14 |
Tmin = 0.397, Tmax = 1.000 | l = −17→17 |
9248 measured reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
Least-squares matrix: full | H-atom parameters constrained |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.027 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0372P)2 + 0.318P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
wR(F2) = 0.070 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.41 e Å−3 |
3127 reflections | Δρmin = −0.46 e Å−3 |
176 parameters | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
0 restraints | Extinction coefficient: 0.0037 (2) |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1307 Friedel pairs |
Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map | Absolute structure parameter: −0.015 (17) |
C16H23BrCl2 | V = 1645.22 (9) Å3 |
Mr = 366.15 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Cu Kα radiation |
a = 9.1000 (2) Å | µ = 6.26 mm−1 |
b = 12.5490 (4) Å | T = 173 K |
c = 14.4070 (5) Å | 0.45 × 0.25 × 0.10 mm |
Agilent Xcalibur Gemini ultra diffractometer | 3127 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2012) | 3012 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.397, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.038 |
9248 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.027 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.070 | Δρmax = 0.41 e Å−3 |
S = 1.04 | Δρmin = −0.46 e Å−3 |
3127 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1307 Friedel pairs |
176 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: −0.015 (17) |
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 > 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 | 0.3341 (3) | 0.3344 (2) | 0.29478 (17) | 0.0200 (5) | |
C2 | 0.4125 (3) | 0.2394 (2) | 0.33667 (17) | 0.0245 (5) | |
C3 | 0.3927 (3) | 0.3389 (2) | 0.39476 (17) | 0.0264 (5) | |
C4 | 0.2786 (4) | 0.3369 (2) | 0.47129 (18) | 0.0356 (6) | |
H4A | 0.3274 | 0.3208 | 0.5311 | 0.043* | |
H4B | 0.2068 | 0.2795 | 0.4586 | 0.043* | |
C5 | 0.1975 (4) | 0.4434 (2) | 0.47910 (19) | 0.0372 (6) | |
H5A | 0.2572 | 0.4925 | 0.5175 | 0.045* | |
H5B | 0.1035 | 0.4314 | 0.5120 | 0.045* | |
C6 | 0.1646 (3) | 0.4980 (2) | 0.38583 (18) | 0.0312 (6) | |
H6A | 0.1074 | 0.5634 | 0.3989 | 0.037* | |
H6B | 0.2594 | 0.5208 | 0.3586 | 0.037* | |
C7 | 0.0814 (3) | 0.4344 (2) | 0.31168 (19) | 0.0295 (6) | |
C8 | 0.1674 (3) | 0.3298 (2) | 0.28177 (17) | 0.0226 (5) | |
H8 | 0.1312 | 0.2714 | 0.3231 | 0.027* | |
C9 | 0.1316 (3) | 0.2964 (2) | 0.18373 (18) | 0.0259 (5) | |
H9 | 0.0338 | 0.2742 | 0.1709 | 0.031* | |
C10 | 0.2264 (3) | 0.2957 (2) | 0.11464 (16) | 0.0249 (5) | |
C11 | 0.3846 (3) | 0.3268 (2) | 0.12612 (16) | 0.0234 (5) | |
H11A | 0.4155 | 0.3702 | 0.0721 | 0.028* | |
H11B | 0.4460 | 0.2617 | 0.1273 | 0.028* | |
C12 | 0.4109 (2) | 0.39027 (19) | 0.21497 (16) | 0.0222 (5) | |
H12A | 0.5176 | 0.3952 | 0.2276 | 0.027* | |
H12B | 0.3717 | 0.4634 | 0.2079 | 0.027* | |
C13 | 0.5259 (3) | 0.4058 (2) | 0.4181 (2) | 0.0378 (7) | |
H13A | 0.4943 | 0.4778 | 0.4355 | 0.057* | |
H13B | 0.5907 | 0.4097 | 0.3639 | 0.057* | |
H13C | 0.5789 | 0.3733 | 0.4701 | 0.057* | |
C14 | −0.0692 (3) | 0.4003 (3) | 0.3467 (3) | 0.0564 (10) | |
H14A | −0.0577 | 0.3582 | 0.4036 | 0.085* | |
H14B | −0.1181 | 0.3570 | 0.2993 | 0.085* | |
H14C | −0.1286 | 0.4636 | 0.3599 | 0.085* | |
C15 | 0.0576 (4) | 0.5105 (2) | 0.2286 (2) | 0.0399 (7) | |
H15A | 0.0002 | 0.4742 | 0.1806 | 0.060* | |
H15B | 0.1530 | 0.5317 | 0.2031 | 0.060* | |
H15C | 0.0044 | 0.5741 | 0.2496 | 0.060* | |
C16 | 0.1748 (3) | 0.2646 (2) | 0.01985 (19) | 0.0339 (6) | |
H16A | 0.1982 | 0.3225 | −0.0244 | 0.041* | |
H16B | 0.0667 | 0.2556 | 0.0208 | 0.041* | |
Cl1 | 0.59023 (7) | 0.20569 (6) | 0.29648 (5) | 0.03423 (16) | |
Cl2 | 0.31861 (8) | 0.12015 (5) | 0.36321 (5) | 0.03703 (17) | |
Br1 | 0.26676 (3) | 0.13107 (2) | −0.02346 (2) | 0.04148 (11) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0227 (10) | 0.0175 (11) | 0.0199 (11) | 0.0007 (9) | 0.0004 (10) | −0.0003 (9) |
C2 | 0.0243 (11) | 0.0226 (12) | 0.0266 (12) | 0.0009 (10) | −0.0006 (10) | 0.0019 (10) |
C3 | 0.0342 (13) | 0.0217 (12) | 0.0232 (12) | 0.0033 (11) | −0.0033 (10) | −0.0004 (9) |
C4 | 0.0548 (16) | 0.0300 (14) | 0.0219 (11) | 0.0021 (13) | 0.0046 (14) | 0.0007 (10) |
C5 | 0.0516 (16) | 0.0350 (15) | 0.0249 (12) | 0.0037 (13) | 0.0037 (13) | −0.0042 (11) |
C6 | 0.0341 (14) | 0.0269 (14) | 0.0327 (14) | 0.0029 (12) | 0.0033 (12) | −0.0063 (11) |
C7 | 0.0223 (12) | 0.0320 (14) | 0.0342 (14) | 0.0048 (11) | 0.0042 (11) | −0.0070 (11) |
C8 | 0.0197 (10) | 0.0210 (13) | 0.0272 (13) | −0.0046 (9) | 0.0033 (10) | −0.0029 (9) |
C9 | 0.0187 (11) | 0.0244 (12) | 0.0347 (14) | 0.0017 (10) | −0.0040 (10) | −0.0052 (11) |
C10 | 0.0284 (13) | 0.0217 (11) | 0.0247 (11) | 0.0060 (11) | −0.0064 (10) | −0.0023 (9) |
C11 | 0.0251 (12) | 0.0246 (13) | 0.0203 (11) | 0.0018 (10) | 0.0036 (9) | 0.0019 (9) |
C12 | 0.0178 (10) | 0.0208 (12) | 0.0280 (12) | −0.0003 (10) | 0.0006 (9) | 0.0014 (10) |
C13 | 0.0402 (16) | 0.0347 (16) | 0.0383 (16) | 0.0004 (13) | −0.0167 (13) | −0.0079 (12) |
C14 | 0.0283 (15) | 0.057 (2) | 0.084 (3) | −0.0018 (15) | 0.0225 (17) | −0.021 (2) |
C15 | 0.0409 (15) | 0.0380 (17) | 0.0408 (16) | 0.0156 (14) | −0.0075 (13) | −0.0083 (13) |
C16 | 0.0414 (14) | 0.0292 (14) | 0.0313 (13) | 0.0103 (12) | −0.0075 (13) | −0.0094 (12) |
Cl1 | 0.0269 (3) | 0.0328 (4) | 0.0430 (4) | 0.0090 (3) | −0.0042 (3) | −0.0005 (3) |
Cl2 | 0.0493 (4) | 0.0205 (3) | 0.0413 (3) | −0.0027 (3) | 0.0060 (3) | 0.0046 (3) |
Br1 | 0.03964 (16) | 0.03661 (18) | 0.04820 (18) | 0.00297 (14) | −0.00203 (13) | −0.01953 (14) |
C1—C2 | 1.515 (3) | C8—H8 | 1.0000 |
C1—C12 | 1.518 (3) | C9—C10 | 1.317 (4) |
C1—C8 | 1.529 (3) | C9—H9 | 0.9500 |
C1—C3 | 1.537 (3) | C10—C16 | 1.496 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.515 (3) | C10—C11 | 1.501 (3) |
C2—Cl2 | 1.765 (3) | C11—C12 | 1.526 (3) |
C2—Cl1 | 1.769 (3) | C11—H11A | 0.9900 |
C3—C13 | 1.512 (4) | C11—H11B | 0.9900 |
C3—C4 | 1.515 (4) | C12—H12A | 0.9900 |
C4—C5 | 1.531 (4) | C12—H12B | 0.9900 |
C4—H4A | 0.9900 | C13—H13A | 0.9800 |
C4—H4B | 0.9900 | C13—H13B | 0.9800 |
C5—C6 | 1.538 (4) | C13—H13C | 0.9800 |
C5—H5A | 0.9900 | C14—H14A | 0.9800 |
C5—H5B | 0.9900 | C14—H14B | 0.9800 |
C6—C7 | 1.533 (4) | C14—H14C | 0.9800 |
C6—H6A | 0.9900 | C15—H15A | 0.9800 |
C6—H6B | 0.9900 | C15—H15B | 0.9800 |
C7—C14 | 1.522 (4) | C15—H15C | 0.9800 |
C7—C15 | 1.546 (4) | C16—Br1 | 1.974 (3) |
C7—C8 | 1.589 (4) | C16—H16A | 0.9900 |
C8—C9 | 1.509 (3) | C16—H16B | 0.9900 |
C2—C1—C12 | 116.7 (2) | C9—C8—H8 | 106.4 |
C2—C1—C8 | 119.1 (2) | C1—C8—H8 | 106.4 |
C12—C1—C8 | 112.4 (2) | C7—C8—H8 | 106.4 |
C2—C1—C3 | 59.50 (16) | C10—C9—C8 | 124.6 (2) |
C12—C1—C3 | 122.2 (2) | C10—C9—H9 | 117.7 |
C8—C1—C3 | 117.4 (2) | C8—C9—H9 | 117.7 |
C3—C2—C1 | 60.98 (16) | C9—C10—C16 | 119.1 (2) |
C3—C2—Cl2 | 121.47 (19) | C9—C10—C11 | 122.9 (2) |
C1—C2—Cl2 | 121.68 (18) | C16—C10—C11 | 118.0 (2) |
C3—C2—Cl1 | 119.12 (19) | C10—C11—C12 | 112.2 (2) |
C1—C2—Cl1 | 119.24 (18) | C10—C11—H11A | 109.2 |
Cl2—C2—Cl1 | 108.12 (14) | C12—C11—H11A | 109.2 |
C13—C3—C4 | 113.4 (2) | C10—C11—H11B | 109.2 |
C13—C3—C2 | 119.0 (2) | C12—C11—H11B | 109.2 |
C4—C3—C2 | 118.0 (2) | H11A—C11—H11B | 107.9 |
C13—C3—C1 | 120.5 (2) | C1—C12—C11 | 108.8 (2) |
C4—C3—C1 | 116.3 (2) | C1—C12—H12A | 109.9 |
C2—C3—C1 | 59.51 (16) | C11—C12—H12A | 109.9 |
C3—C4—C5 | 111.7 (2) | C1—C12—H12B | 109.9 |
C3—C4—H4A | 109.3 | C11—C12—H12B | 109.9 |
C5—C4—H4A | 109.3 | H12A—C12—H12B | 108.3 |
C3—C4—H4B | 109.3 | C3—C13—H13A | 109.5 |
C5—C4—H4B | 109.3 | C3—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
H4A—C4—H4B | 107.9 | H13A—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C4—C5—C6 | 114.7 (2) | C3—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5A | 108.6 | H13A—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5A | 108.6 | H13B—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5B | 108.6 | C7—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5B | 108.6 | C7—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
H5A—C5—H5B | 107.6 | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C7—C6—C5 | 118.3 (2) | C7—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C7—C6—H6A | 107.7 | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6A | 107.7 | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C7—C6—H6B | 107.7 | C7—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6B | 107.7 | C7—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
H6A—C6—H6B | 107.1 | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C14—C7—C6 | 111.1 (2) | C7—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C14—C7—C15 | 107.7 (3) | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C6—C7—C15 | 106.7 (2) | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C14—C7—C8 | 107.5 (2) | C10—C16—Br1 | 112.15 (18) |
C6—C7—C8 | 112.1 (2) | C10—C16—H16A | 109.2 |
C15—C7—C8 | 111.7 (2) | Br1—C16—H16A | 109.2 |
C9—C8—C1 | 109.8 (2) | C10—C16—H16B | 109.2 |
C9—C8—C7 | 112.2 (2) | Br1—C16—H16B | 109.2 |
C1—C8—C7 | 115.1 (2) | H16A—C16—H16B | 107.9 |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H23BrCl2 |
Mr | 366.15 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, P212121 |
Temperature (K) | 173 |
a, b, c (Å) | 9.1000 (2), 12.5490 (4), 14.4070 (5) |
V (Å3) | 1645.22 (9) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Cu Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 6.26 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.45 × 0.25 × 0.10 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Agilent Xcalibur Gemini ultra diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2012) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.397, 1.000 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 9248, 3127, 3012 |
Rint | 0.038 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.613 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.027, 0.070, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 3127 |
No. of parameters | 176 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.41, −0.46 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 1307 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | −0.015 (17) |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2012), SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012).
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Cyclopropane-containing natural products attract great interest because of their biological properties ranging from insecticidal (Sow et al., 2007) and antimicrobial (Ajay Kumar et al., 2012) to antitumoral activities (Symon et al., 2005). They are also valuable intermediates and are frequently used as versatile building blocks in organic synthesis (Qu et al., 2009).
In our ongoing studies on the synthesis of new chiral sesquiterpenic cyclopropanes, we carried out the reaction of (1S,3R,8R)-2,2-dichloro-3,7,7-10-tetramethyltricyclo[6.4.0.01,3]dodec-9-ene (El Jamili et al., 2002) with N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) and obtained the title compound in poor yield. Its gross structure was confirmed by spectroscopic data, and its stereochemistry was fully established as (1S,3R,8R) to prove no racemization during the reaction process.
A view of the molecule is represented in Fig. 1. As observed in related compounds (Gassman & Gorman, 1990; Lassaba et al., 1997; Benharref et al., 2010), each molecule is built up from two fused six-and seven-membered rings. The six-membered ring has roughly half-chair conformation with the puckering parameters: Q = 0.493 (3) Å, spherical polar angle θ= 131.2 (3)° and ϕ= 147.2 (4)° (Cremer & Pople, 1975), whereas the seven-membered ring displays a twisted chair conformation with a total puckering amplitude of 1.148 (3) Å. (Boessenkool & Boyens, 1980).
The absolute configuration (1S,3R,8R) deduced from the chemical pathway is confirmed by the refinement of the Flack's parameter, -0.015 (17), (Flack, 1983; Flack & Bernardinelli, 2000) and by the refinement of the Hooft's parameter, -0.021 (11) (Spek, 2009).
The packing of the molecules within the crystal is only stabilized by van der Waals interactions.