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2,3-Diphenyl-2,3,5,6-tetrahydro-4H-1,3-thiazin-4-one
aDepartment of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA, and bPennsylvania State University, Schuylkill Campus, 200 University Drive, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972, USA
*Correspondence e-mail: ljs43@psu.edu
The six-membered thiazine ring in the title compound, C16H15NOS, adopts a half-chair conformation, with the S atom forming the back of the chair. The base of the chair has a slight twist reflected in the r.m.s. deviation (0.0756 Å) of those five atoms from the plane defined by them. The phenyl substituents are almost perpendicular to each other [dihedral angle 87.06 (9)°]. In the crystal, molecules are linked into chains parallel to the c axis through C—H⋯O interactions.
CCDC reference: 980096
Related literature
For a review of 1,3-thiazin-4-ones, see: Ryabukhin et al. (1996). For an unsuccessful attempt to make the title compound, see: Surrey et al. (1958). For applications of 2,4,6-tripropyl-1,3,5,2,4,6-trioxatriphosphorinane-2,4,6-trioxide (T3P) in the synthesis of amide bonds and heterocycles, see: Dunetz et al. (2011); Unsworth et al. (2013). For the synthesis and structures of related compounds, see: Yennawar et al. (2013); Yennawar & Silverberg (2013).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2001); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 2012).
Supporting information
CCDC reference: 980096
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contains datablock I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536814000324/fy2109Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536814000324/fy2109Isup3.mol
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536814000324/fy2109Isup4.cml
A two-necked 25 ml roundbottom flask was oven-dried, cooled under N2, and charged with a stir bar and N-benzylideneaniline (1.087 g, 6 mmol). Tetrahydrofuran (2.3 ml) was added, the solid dissolved, and the solution was stirred. Pyridine (1.95 ml, 24 mmol) was added and then 3-mercaptopropionic acid (0.523 ml, 6 mmol) was added. Finally, 2,4,6-tripropyl-1,3,5,2,4,6-trioxatriphosphorinane-2,4,6-trioxide in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (50 weight percent; 7.1 ml, 12 mmol) was added. The reaction was stirred at room temperature for 23 h, then poured into a separatory funnel with dichloromethane (20 ml). The mixture was washed with water (10 ml). The aqueous was then extracted twice with dichloromethane (10 ml each). The organics were combined and washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate (10 ml) and saturated sodium chloride (10 ml). The organic was dried over sodium sulfate, concentrated in vacuo and chromatographed on 30 g flash silica gel, eluting with mixtures of ethyl acetate and hexanes (20% to 100% ethyl acetate). The product eluted with 60–100% EtOAc/hexanes and was concentrated in vacuo to pale yellow viscous oil (1.3720 g). Recrystallization from ethanol gave white solid (0.7669 g, 47.5%). m.p.: 95–96.5°C. Rf = 0.32 (50% EtOAc/hexanes). Crystals for X-ray crystallography were grown by dissolving the solid in ethanol, adding some water, and then allowing slow evaporation to occur. After crystals grew, the supernatant was decanted off, and the crystals were rinsed twice with 95% ethanol.
The C–bound H atoms were geometrically placed with C—H = 0.93–0.97 Å, and refined as riding with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).
The 2,3,5,6-tetrahydro-1,3-thiazin-4-ones are an important class of heterocycle with substantial biological activity (Ryabukhin et al., 1996). Surrey has reported that the title compound could not be prepared by condensation of N-benzylideneaniline with 3-mercaptopropionic acid in refluxing benzene, unlike when the imine was N-alkyl (Surrey et al., 1958). Here we report the synthesis of the novel title molecule by condensation of N-benzylideneaniline with 3-mercaptopropionic acid in the presence of 2,4,6-tripropyl-1,3,5,2,4,6-trioxatriphosphorinane-2,4,6-trioxide (T3P) and pyridine (Dunetz et al., 2011). We have recently reported the syntheses of 2-(3-nitrophenyl)-3-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-4H-1,3-benzothiazin-4-one (Yennawar et al., 2013) and 6,7-diphenyl-5-thia-7-azaspiro[2.6]nonan-8-one (Yennawar & Silverberg, 2013) by this method. A similar preparation of a 2,3-dialkyl-2,3-dihydro-1,3-benzothiazin-4-one was also recently reported (Unsworth et al., 2013).
For a review of 1,3-thiazin-4-ones, see: Ryabukhin et al. (1996). For an unsuccessful attempt to make the title compound, see: Surrey et al. (1958). For applications of 2,4,6-tripropyl-1,3,5,2,4,6-trioxatriphosphorinane-2,4,6-trioxide (T3P) in the synthesis of amide bonds and heterocycles, see: Dunetz et al. (2011); Unsworth et al. (2013). For the synthesis and structures of related compounds, see: Yennawar et al. (2013); Yennawar & Silverberg (2013).
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2001); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 2012).Fig. 1. ORTEP view of the title comound. Displacement ellipsoids were drawn at the 50% probability level. | |
Fig. 2. Crystal packing. |
C16H15NOS | F(000) = 568 |
Mr = 269.35 | Dx = 1.320 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Melting point: 369 K |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 13.745 (3) Å | Cell parameters from 2176 reflections |
b = 8.240 (2) Å | θ = 2.9–24.6° |
c = 12.151 (3) Å | µ = 0.23 mm−1 |
β = 100.079 (6)° | T = 298 K |
V = 1355.0 (6) Å3 | Block, colorless |
Z = 4 | 0.20 × 0.18 × 0.07 mm |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD diffractometer | 3342 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2558 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Parallel, graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.041 |
Detector resolution: 8.34 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 28.3°, θmin = 2.9° |
φ and ω scans | h = −18→18 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) | k = −10→10 |
Tmin = 0.956, Tmax = 0.984 | l = −16→15 |
12350 measured reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.061 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.140 | H-atom parameters not refined |
S = 1.13 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0575P)2 + 0.2756P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3342 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
172 parameters | Δρmax = 0.31 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.18 e Å−3 |
C16H15NOS | V = 1355.0 (6) Å3 |
Mr = 269.35 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 13.745 (3) Å | µ = 0.23 mm−1 |
b = 8.240 (2) Å | T = 298 K |
c = 12.151 (3) Å | 0.20 × 0.18 × 0.07 mm |
β = 100.079 (6)° |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD diffractometer | 3342 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) | 2558 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.956, Tmax = 0.984 | Rint = 0.041 |
12350 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.061 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.140 | H-atom parameters not refined |
S = 1.13 | Δρmax = 0.31 e Å−3 |
3342 reflections | Δρmin = −0.18 e Å−3 |
172 parameters |
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 | 0.70658 (15) | 0.2133 (3) | 0.70023 (17) | 0.0367 (5) | |
C2 | 0.59588 (16) | 0.2058 (3) | 0.66146 (19) | 0.0443 (5) | |
H2A | 0.5705 | 0.3158 | 0.6600 | 0.053* | |
H2B | 0.5838 | 0.1664 | 0.5851 | 0.053* | |
C3 | 0.53595 (16) | 0.1031 (3) | 0.72800 (19) | 0.0468 (6) | |
H3A | 0.5481 | −0.0110 | 0.7162 | 0.056* | |
H3B | 0.4661 | 0.1239 | 0.7035 | 0.056* | |
C4 | 0.69656 (14) | 0.0797 (2) | 0.88595 (16) | 0.0306 (4) | |
H4 | 0.7313 | 0.1214 | 0.9577 | 0.037* | |
C5 | 0.70157 (14) | −0.1039 (2) | 0.89528 (16) | 0.0317 (4) | |
C6 | 0.73750 (16) | −0.2034 (3) | 0.8207 (2) | 0.0433 (5) | |
H6 | 0.7584 | −0.1587 | 0.7585 | 0.052* | |
C7 | 0.74288 (18) | −0.3710 (3) | 0.8377 (3) | 0.0586 (7) | |
H7 | 0.7670 | −0.4376 | 0.7868 | 0.070* | |
C8 | 0.71254 (19) | −0.4369 (3) | 0.9293 (3) | 0.0625 (8) | |
H8 | 0.7166 | −0.5484 | 0.9411 | 0.075* | |
C9 | 0.6762 (2) | −0.3388 (3) | 1.0037 (2) | 0.0606 (7) | |
H9 | 0.6550 | −0.3840 | 1.0655 | 0.073* | |
C10 | 0.67093 (18) | −0.1745 (3) | 0.98732 (19) | 0.0475 (6) | |
H10 | 0.6465 | −0.1091 | 1.0386 | 0.057* | |
C11 | 0.85580 (14) | 0.1465 (3) | 0.82879 (18) | 0.0367 (5) | |
C12 | 0.91089 (17) | 0.0689 (3) | 0.7593 (2) | 0.0535 (6) | |
H12 | 0.8796 | 0.0199 | 0.6936 | 0.064* | |
C13 | 1.0121 (2) | 0.0647 (4) | 0.7881 (3) | 0.0781 (9) | |
H13 | 1.0492 | 0.0118 | 0.7420 | 0.094* | |
C14 | 1.0589 (2) | 0.1379 (5) | 0.8843 (3) | 0.0823 (11) | |
H14 | 1.1274 | 0.1356 | 0.9028 | 0.099* | |
C15 | 1.0044 (2) | 0.2145 (4) | 0.9531 (3) | 0.0749 (9) | |
H15 | 1.0362 | 0.2637 | 1.0185 | 0.090* | |
C16 | 0.90219 (17) | 0.2192 (3) | 0.9258 (2) | 0.0524 (6) | |
H16 | 0.8653 | 0.2711 | 0.9727 | 0.063* | |
N1 | 0.74904 (11) | 0.14718 (19) | 0.79997 (13) | 0.0316 (4) | |
O1 | 0.75623 (12) | 0.2813 (2) | 0.64049 (14) | 0.0575 (5) | |
S1 | 0.57039 (4) | 0.15171 (7) | 0.87256 (5) | 0.04271 (18) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0418 (11) | 0.0387 (11) | 0.0300 (10) | 0.0028 (9) | 0.0075 (9) | 0.0028 (9) |
C2 | 0.0424 (12) | 0.0530 (13) | 0.0352 (12) | 0.0065 (10) | 0.0006 (9) | 0.0050 (10) |
C3 | 0.0327 (11) | 0.0543 (13) | 0.0510 (14) | 0.0016 (10) | 0.0008 (10) | −0.0004 (11) |
C4 | 0.0321 (10) | 0.0345 (10) | 0.0260 (9) | −0.0025 (8) | 0.0073 (8) | −0.0002 (8) |
C5 | 0.0271 (9) | 0.0337 (10) | 0.0324 (10) | −0.0023 (7) | −0.0001 (8) | 0.0023 (8) |
C6 | 0.0378 (11) | 0.0417 (12) | 0.0525 (14) | −0.0020 (9) | 0.0138 (10) | −0.0028 (10) |
C7 | 0.0433 (13) | 0.0410 (13) | 0.094 (2) | 0.0012 (10) | 0.0176 (13) | −0.0159 (14) |
C8 | 0.0509 (14) | 0.0345 (12) | 0.096 (2) | −0.0045 (11) | −0.0033 (14) | 0.0155 (14) |
C9 | 0.0751 (19) | 0.0483 (15) | 0.0552 (16) | −0.0134 (13) | 0.0024 (14) | 0.0187 (13) |
C10 | 0.0596 (15) | 0.0456 (13) | 0.0380 (12) | −0.0084 (11) | 0.0105 (11) | 0.0057 (10) |
C11 | 0.0304 (10) | 0.0388 (11) | 0.0416 (12) | −0.0023 (8) | 0.0079 (8) | 0.0100 (9) |
C12 | 0.0406 (13) | 0.0620 (16) | 0.0622 (16) | −0.0002 (11) | 0.0210 (12) | 0.0015 (13) |
C13 | 0.0433 (15) | 0.101 (2) | 0.096 (2) | 0.0096 (15) | 0.0308 (16) | 0.016 (2) |
C14 | 0.0302 (13) | 0.116 (3) | 0.100 (3) | −0.0001 (15) | 0.0103 (16) | 0.032 (2) |
C15 | 0.0471 (16) | 0.099 (2) | 0.071 (2) | −0.0182 (16) | −0.0107 (14) | 0.0139 (17) |
C16 | 0.0413 (13) | 0.0632 (16) | 0.0502 (14) | −0.0058 (11) | 0.0010 (11) | 0.0036 (12) |
N1 | 0.0297 (8) | 0.0362 (9) | 0.0296 (8) | −0.0012 (7) | 0.0073 (6) | 0.0046 (7) |
O1 | 0.0549 (10) | 0.0746 (12) | 0.0447 (10) | −0.0011 (9) | 0.0138 (8) | 0.0237 (9) |
S1 | 0.0376 (3) | 0.0476 (3) | 0.0466 (3) | 0.0076 (2) | 0.0176 (2) | 0.0004 (3) |
C1—O1 | 1.217 (2) | C7—H7 | 0.9300 |
C1—N1 | 1.363 (3) | C8—C9 | 1.370 (4) |
C1—C2 | 1.513 (3) | C8—H8 | 0.9300 |
C2—C3 | 1.511 (3) | C9—C10 | 1.368 (3) |
C2—H2A | 0.9700 | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
C2—H2B | 0.9700 | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
C3—S1 | 1.783 (2) | C11—C16 | 1.376 (3) |
C3—H3A | 0.9700 | C11—C12 | 1.385 (3) |
C3—H3B | 0.9700 | C11—N1 | 1.448 (2) |
C4—N1 | 1.478 (2) | C12—C13 | 1.374 (4) |
C4—C5 | 1.518 (3) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C4—S1 | 1.813 (2) | C13—C14 | 1.371 (5) |
C4—H4 | 0.9800 | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C5—C6 | 1.377 (3) | C14—C15 | 1.370 (5) |
C5—C10 | 1.390 (3) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C6—C7 | 1.396 (3) | C15—C16 | 1.387 (4) |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C7—C8 | 1.368 (4) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
O1—C1—N1 | 121.12 (19) | C7—C8—H8 | 120.0 |
O1—C1—C2 | 118.13 (19) | C9—C8—H8 | 120.0 |
N1—C1—C2 | 120.75 (18) | C10—C9—C8 | 120.3 (2) |
C3—C2—C1 | 117.96 (18) | C10—C9—H9 | 119.9 |
C3—C2—H2A | 107.8 | C8—C9—H9 | 119.9 |
C1—C2—H2A | 107.8 | C9—C10—C5 | 121.0 (2) |
C3—C2—H2B | 107.8 | C9—C10—H10 | 119.5 |
C1—C2—H2B | 107.8 | C5—C10—H10 | 119.5 |
H2A—C2—H2B | 107.2 | C16—C11—C12 | 120.2 (2) |
C2—C3—S1 | 109.00 (16) | C16—C11—N1 | 120.3 (2) |
C2—C3—H3A | 109.9 | C12—C11—N1 | 119.6 (2) |
S1—C3—H3A | 109.9 | C13—C12—C11 | 119.6 (3) |
C2—C3—H3B | 109.9 | C13—C12—H12 | 120.2 |
S1—C3—H3B | 109.9 | C11—C12—H12 | 120.2 |
H3A—C3—H3B | 108.3 | C14—C13—C12 | 120.6 (3) |
N1—C4—C5 | 113.97 (16) | C14—C13—H13 | 119.7 |
N1—C4—S1 | 113.02 (13) | C12—C13—H13 | 119.7 |
C5—C4—S1 | 111.29 (13) | C15—C14—C13 | 119.9 (3) |
N1—C4—H4 | 105.9 | C15—C14—H14 | 120.1 |
C5—C4—H4 | 105.9 | C13—C14—H14 | 120.1 |
S1—C4—H4 | 105.9 | C14—C15—C16 | 120.4 (3) |
C6—C5—C10 | 118.4 (2) | C14—C15—H15 | 119.8 |
C6—C5—C4 | 124.14 (19) | C16—C15—H15 | 119.8 |
C10—C5—C4 | 117.46 (18) | C11—C16—C15 | 119.4 (3) |
C5—C6—C7 | 120.5 (2) | C11—C16—H16 | 120.3 |
C5—C6—H6 | 119.8 | C15—C16—H16 | 120.3 |
C7—C6—H6 | 119.8 | C1—N1—C11 | 118.34 (16) |
C8—C7—C6 | 119.8 (2) | C1—N1—C4 | 126.35 (16) |
C8—C7—H7 | 120.1 | C11—N1—C4 | 115.27 (15) |
C6—C7—H7 | 120.1 | C3—S1—C4 | 95.72 (10) |
C7—C8—C9 | 120.0 (2) | ||
O1—C1—C2—C3 | 172.2 (2) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | −0.3 (5) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | −8.5 (3) | C12—C11—C16—C15 | 0.2 (4) |
C1—C2—C3—S1 | 49.0 (2) | N1—C11—C16—C15 | 178.7 (2) |
N1—C4—C5—C6 | −9.7 (3) | C14—C15—C16—C11 | −0.1 (4) |
S1—C4—C5—C6 | 119.51 (19) | O1—C1—N1—C11 | −5.6 (3) |
N1—C4—C5—C10 | 167.98 (17) | C2—C1—N1—C11 | 175.19 (19) |
S1—C4—C5—C10 | −62.8 (2) | O1—C1—N1—C4 | 172.0 (2) |
C10—C5—C6—C7 | −0.1 (3) | C2—C1—N1—C4 | −7.2 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 177.6 (2) | C16—C11—N1—C1 | 122.7 (2) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | −0.2 (4) | C12—C11—N1—C1 | −58.8 (3) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | 0.5 (4) | C16—C11—N1—C4 | −55.1 (3) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | −0.6 (4) | C12—C11—N1—C4 | 123.4 (2) |
C8—C9—C10—C5 | 0.3 (4) | C5—C4—N1—C1 | 108.3 (2) |
C6—C5—C10—C9 | 0.0 (3) | S1—C4—N1—C1 | −20.1 (2) |
C4—C5—C10—C9 | −177.9 (2) | C5—C4—N1—C11 | −74.1 (2) |
C16—C11—C12—C13 | 0.2 (4) | S1—C4—N1—C11 | 157.54 (14) |
N1—C11—C12—C13 | −178.4 (2) | C2—C3—S1—C4 | −64.60 (17) |
C11—C12—C13—C14 | −0.6 (4) | N1—C4—S1—C3 | 51.31 (16) |
C12—C13—C14—C15 | 0.7 (5) | C5—C4—S1—C3 | −78.43 (16) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C4—H4···O1i | 0.98 | 2.33 | 3.265 (3) | 159 |
Symmetry code: (i) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C4—H4···O1i | 0.98 | 2.33 | 3.265 (3) | 159 |
Symmetry code: (i) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Acknowledgements
We acknowledge NSF funding (CHEM-0131112) for the X-ray diffractometer. We also express gratitude to Euticals for gift of T3P in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran.
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The 2,3,5,6-tetrahydro-1,3-thiazin-4-ones are an important class of heterocycle with substantial biological activity (Ryabukhin et al., 1996). Surrey has reported that the title compound could not be prepared by condensation of N-benzylideneaniline with 3-mercaptopropionic acid in refluxing benzene, unlike when the imine was N-alkyl (Surrey et al., 1958). Here we report the synthesis of the novel title molecule by condensation of N-benzylideneaniline with 3-mercaptopropionic acid in the presence of 2,4,6-tripropyl-1,3,5,2,4,6-trioxatriphosphorinane-2,4,6-trioxide (T3P) and pyridine (Dunetz et al., 2011). We have recently reported the syntheses of 2-(3-nitrophenyl)-3-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-4H-1,3-benzothiazin-4-one (Yennawar et al., 2013) and 6,7-diphenyl-5-thia-7-azaspiro[2.6]nonan-8-one (Yennawar & Silverberg, 2013) by this method. A similar preparation of a 2,3-dialkyl-2,3-dihydro-1,3-benzothiazin-4-one was also recently reported (Unsworth et al., 2013).