organic compounds
6,8-Dibromo-4-oxo-4H-chromene-3-carbaldehyde
aSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
*Correspondence e-mail: ishi206@u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp
In the title compound, C10H4Br2O3, the atoms of the 6,8-dibromochromone unit are essentially coplanar [largest deviation from the mean planes = 0.1109 (3) Å] and the formyl group is twisted slightly with respect to the attached ring [C—C—C—O torsion angles = 11.5 (4) and −168.9 (3)°]. In the crystal, molecules are linked to each other through halogen bonds [Br⋯O = 3.118 (2) Å, C—Br⋯O = 162.37 (8) and C=O⋯Br = 140.20 (15)°]. The molecules are further assembled via π–π stacking interactions [centroid–centroid distance = 3.850 (2) Å].
CCDC reference: 990678
Related literature
For the biological activity of the title compound, see: Kawase et al. (2007). For its use as a starting material for the synthesis of alkaline phosphatase inhibitorsrelated literature, see: al-Rashida et al. (2013). For a related structure, see: Ishikawa & Motohashi (2013). For halogen bonding, see: Auffinger et al. (2004); Metrangolo et al. (2005); Wilcken et al. (2013); Sirimulla et al. (2013).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: WinAFC (Rigaku, 1999); cell WinAFC; data reduction: WinAFC; program(s) used to solve structure: SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1994); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: CrystalStructure (Rigaku, 2010); software used to prepare material for publication: CrystalStructure.
Supporting information
CCDC reference: 990678
10.1107/S1600536814005327/rn2123sup1.cif
contains datablocks General, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536814005327/rn2123Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536814005327/rn2123Isup3.cml
Single crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction were obtained by slow evaporation of a 2-butanone solution of commercially available title compound at room temperature.
The C(sp2)-bound hydrogen atoms were placed in geometrical positions [C—H 0.95 Å, Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C)], and refined using a riding model.
Data collection: WinAFC (Rigaku, 1999); cell
WinAFC (Rigaku, 1999); data reduction: WinAFC (Rigaku, 1999); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1994); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: CrystalStructure (Rigaku, 2010); software used to prepare material for publication: CrystalStructure (Rigaku, 2010).C10H4Br2O3 | F(000) = 632.00 |
Mr = 331.95 | Dx = 2.321 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71069 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 25 reflections |
a = 11.910 (4) Å | θ = 15.0–17.3° |
b = 3.8500 (12) Å | µ = 8.54 mm−1 |
c = 20.817 (6) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 95.69 (3)° | Block, colorless |
V = 949.8 (5) Å3 | 0.42 × 0.25 × 0.23 mm |
Z = 4 |
Rigaku AFC-7R diffractometer | Rint = 0.010 |
ω scans | θmax = 27.5° |
Absorption correction: ψ scan (North et al., 1968) | h = −15→15 |
Tmin = 0.086, Tmax = 0.140 | k = −2→4 |
2871 measured reflections | l = −14→26 |
2163 independent reflections | 3 standard reflections every 150 reflections |
1937 reflections with F2 > 2σ(F2) | intensity decay: −0.1% |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.019 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.045 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.06 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0209P)2 + 0.9331P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2163 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.002 |
136 parameters | Δρmax = 0.37 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.46 e Å−3 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
C10H4Br2O3 | V = 949.8 (5) Å3 |
Mr = 331.95 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 11.910 (4) Å | µ = 8.54 mm−1 |
b = 3.8500 (12) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 20.817 (6) Å | 0.42 × 0.25 × 0.23 mm |
β = 95.69 (3)° |
Rigaku AFC-7R diffractometer | 1937 reflections with F2 > 2σ(F2) |
Absorption correction: ψ scan (North et al., 1968) | Rint = 0.010 |
Tmin = 0.086, Tmax = 0.140 | 3 standard reflections every 150 reflections |
2871 measured reflections | intensity decay: −0.1% |
2163 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.019 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.045 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.06 | Δρmax = 0.37 e Å−3 |
2163 reflections | Δρmin = −0.46 e Å−3 |
136 parameters |
Refinement. Refinement was performed using all reflections. The weighted R-factor (wR) and goodness of fit (S) are based on F2. R-factor (gt) are based on F. The threshold expression of F2 > 2.0 σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factor (gt). |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Br1 | 0.573035 (18) | 0.93086 (6) | 0.699129 (10) | 0.01429 (7) | |
Br2 | 0.985432 (18) | 0.27016 (6) | 0.660364 (10) | 0.01402 (6) | |
O1 | 0.88801 (13) | 0.2982 (5) | 0.52224 (7) | 0.0135 (4) | |
O2 | 0.59071 (14) | 0.7059 (5) | 0.43970 (8) | 0.0183 (4) | |
O3 | 0.78264 (15) | 0.1122 (6) | 0.32871 (8) | 0.0230 (4) | |
C1 | 0.85463 (19) | 0.2641 (7) | 0.45870 (10) | 0.0137 (5) | |
C2 | 0.75650 (19) | 0.3792 (7) | 0.42904 (10) | 0.0138 (5) | |
C3 | 0.67683 (19) | 0.5722 (7) | 0.46469 (10) | 0.0132 (5) | |
C4 | 0.63812 (18) | 0.7387 (6) | 0.57688 (10) | 0.0125 (5) | |
C5 | 0.67063 (18) | 0.7382 (7) | 0.64209 (10) | 0.0122 (5) | |
C6 | 0.77314 (18) | 0.5989 (7) | 0.66820 (10) | 0.0129 (5) | |
C7 | 0.84520 (18) | 0.4570 (7) | 0.62724 (10) | 0.0123 (5) | |
C8 | 0.71085 (18) | 0.5882 (7) | 0.53541 (10) | 0.0119 (5) | |
C9 | 0.81363 (18) | 0.4500 (6) | 0.56088 (10) | 0.0111 (5) | |
C10 | 0.7291 (2) | 0.3114 (7) | 0.35894 (11) | 0.0173 (5) | |
H1 | 0.9046 | 0.1492 | 0.4329 | 0.0165* | |
H4 | 0.5682 | 0.8381 | 0.5602 | 0.0149* | |
H6 | 0.7932 | 0.6016 | 0.7135 | 0.0155* | |
H10 | 0.6668 | 0.4296 | 0.3368 | 0.0208* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Br1 | 0.01503 (11) | 0.01571 (12) | 0.01299 (11) | 0.00054 (9) | 0.00562 (8) | −0.00072 (9) |
Br2 | 0.01206 (11) | 0.01685 (12) | 0.01260 (11) | 0.00133 (9) | −0.00153 (8) | 0.00018 (9) |
O1 | 0.0109 (8) | 0.0193 (9) | 0.0102 (7) | 0.0017 (7) | 0.0008 (6) | −0.0015 (7) |
O2 | 0.0151 (8) | 0.0233 (10) | 0.0159 (8) | 0.0032 (8) | −0.0015 (7) | 0.0023 (8) |
O3 | 0.0206 (9) | 0.0327 (11) | 0.0157 (8) | 0.0031 (9) | 0.0015 (7) | −0.0066 (8) |
C1 | 0.0151 (11) | 0.0162 (12) | 0.0099 (10) | −0.0017 (10) | 0.0013 (8) | −0.0029 (9) |
C2 | 0.0142 (11) | 0.0145 (12) | 0.0128 (11) | −0.0025 (10) | 0.0013 (9) | −0.0005 (9) |
C3 | 0.0142 (11) | 0.0137 (12) | 0.0117 (10) | −0.0038 (10) | 0.0013 (8) | 0.0008 (9) |
C4 | 0.0107 (10) | 0.0117 (12) | 0.0148 (11) | −0.0015 (9) | 0.0003 (8) | 0.0009 (9) |
C5 | 0.0121 (11) | 0.0114 (12) | 0.0141 (10) | −0.0025 (10) | 0.0072 (8) | −0.0014 (9) |
C6 | 0.0150 (11) | 0.0135 (12) | 0.0103 (10) | −0.0022 (10) | 0.0013 (8) | 0.0006 (9) |
C7 | 0.0109 (10) | 0.0123 (12) | 0.0136 (11) | −0.0007 (9) | −0.0004 (8) | 0.0012 (9) |
C8 | 0.0114 (10) | 0.0125 (12) | 0.0119 (10) | −0.0029 (10) | 0.0017 (8) | 0.0012 (9) |
C9 | 0.0108 (10) | 0.0110 (11) | 0.0122 (10) | −0.0008 (9) | 0.0041 (8) | 0.0002 (9) |
C10 | 0.0157 (11) | 0.0241 (14) | 0.0117 (11) | −0.0008 (11) | −0.0006 (9) | −0.0006 (10) |
Br1—C5 | 1.893 (3) | C4—C5 | 1.374 (3) |
Br2—C7 | 1.885 (3) | C4—C8 | 1.407 (4) |
O1—C1 | 1.349 (3) | C5—C6 | 1.394 (3) |
O1—C9 | 1.384 (3) | C6—C7 | 1.381 (4) |
O2—C3 | 1.217 (3) | C7—C9 | 1.395 (3) |
O3—C10 | 1.213 (4) | C8—C9 | 1.391 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.342 (3) | C1—H1 | 0.950 |
C2—C3 | 1.464 (4) | C4—H4 | 0.950 |
C2—C10 | 1.486 (3) | C6—H6 | 0.950 |
C3—C8 | 1.489 (3) | C10—H10 | 0.950 |
Br2···O1 | 2.9940 (17) | C10···O2v | 3.395 (4) |
O1···C3 | 2.877 (3) | C10···O3iii | 3.223 (4) |
O2···C1 | 3.561 (3) | Br1···H4 | 2.9089 |
O2···C4 | 2.858 (3) | Br1···H6 | 2.9009 |
O2···C10 | 2.898 (4) | Br2···H6 | 2.9323 |
O3···C1 | 2.818 (3) | O2···H4 | 2.5993 |
C1···C7 | 3.599 (4) | O2···H10 | 2.6314 |
C1···C8 | 2.753 (4) | O3···H1 | 2.4918 |
C2···C9 | 2.775 (3) | C1···H10 | 3.2748 |
C4···C7 | 2.801 (3) | C3···H1 | 3.2875 |
C5···C9 | 2.750 (4) | C3···H4 | 2.6802 |
C6···C8 | 2.790 (3) | C3···H10 | 2.7091 |
Br1···Br1i | 3.4567 (8) | C4···H6 | 3.2769 |
Br1···Br1ii | 3.4567 (8) | C6···H4 | 3.2818 |
Br1···C5iii | 3.563 (3) | C9···H1 | 3.1918 |
Br2···O3iv | 3.118 (2) | C9···H4 | 3.2814 |
Br2···C7v | 3.583 (3) | C9···H6 | 3.2634 |
O1···O1vi | 3.298 (3) | C10···H1 | 2.5478 |
O1···C1vi | 3.486 (3) | H1···H10 | 3.4736 |
O1···C8v | 3.481 (3) | Br1···H10vii | 3.1969 |
O1···C9v | 3.498 (3) | Br1···H10xi | 3.0191 |
O2···C2iii | 3.280 (3) | Br2···H1iv | 2.9314 |
O2···C3iii | 3.513 (4) | Br2···H1vi | 3.3140 |
O2···C4vii | 3.208 (3) | Br2···H6xii | 3.5908 |
O2···C4viii | 3.455 (3) | O1···H1iv | 3.0794 |
O2···C10iii | 3.395 (4) | O1···H1vi | 3.3226 |
O3···Br2iv | 3.118 (2) | O2···H4vii | 2.8234 |
O3···C2v | 3.543 (4) | O2···H4viii | 2.5820 |
O3···C6ix | 3.430 (3) | O3···H6ix | 2.5500 |
O3···C10v | 3.223 (4) | O3···H10v | 2.9808 |
C1···O1vi | 3.486 (3) | C1···H1iii | 3.5101 |
C1···C3v | 3.413 (4) | C2···H1iii | 3.4467 |
C1···C8v | 3.577 (4) | C3···H4vii | 3.3142 |
C2···O2v | 3.280 (3) | C4···H4v | 3.5744 |
C2···O3iii | 3.543 (4) | C8···H4v | 3.4152 |
C2···C3v | 3.353 (4) | C10···H6ix | 3.5682 |
C3···O2v | 3.513 (4) | C10···H10v | 3.4959 |
C3···C1iii | 3.413 (4) | H1···Br2iv | 2.9314 |
C3···C2iii | 3.353 (4) | H1···Br2vi | 3.3140 |
C4···O2vii | 3.208 (3) | H1···O1iv | 3.0794 |
C4···O2viii | 3.455 (3) | H1···O1vi | 3.3226 |
C4···C8iii | 3.513 (4) | H1···C1v | 3.5101 |
C4···C9iii | 3.481 (4) | H1···C2v | 3.4467 |
C5···Br1v | 3.563 (3) | H4···O2vii | 2.8234 |
C5···C6iii | 3.555 (4) | H4···O2viii | 2.5820 |
C5···C7iii | 3.493 (4) | H4···C3vii | 3.3142 |
C6···O3x | 3.430 (3) | H4···C4iii | 3.5744 |
C6···C5v | 3.555 (4) | H4···C8iii | 3.4152 |
C6···C7iii | 3.539 (4) | H4···H4viii | 3.1095 |
C7···Br2iii | 3.583 (3) | H6···Br2xiii | 3.5908 |
C7···C5v | 3.493 (4) | H6···O3x | 2.5500 |
C7···C6v | 3.539 (4) | H6···C10x | 3.5682 |
C8···O1iii | 3.481 (3) | H6···H10xi | 3.5884 |
C8···C1iii | 3.577 (4) | H10···Br1vii | 3.1969 |
C8···C4v | 3.513 (4) | H10···Br1xiv | 3.0191 |
C8···C9iii | 3.558 (4) | H10···O3iii | 2.9808 |
C9···O1iii | 3.498 (3) | H10···C10iii | 3.4959 |
C9···C4v | 3.481 (4) | H10···H6xiv | 3.5884 |
C9···C8v | 3.558 (4) | ||
C1—O1—C9 | 117.88 (17) | C3—C8—C4 | 119.99 (19) |
O1—C1—C2 | 125.3 (3) | C3—C8—C9 | 120.3 (2) |
C1—C2—C3 | 120.9 (2) | C4—C8—C9 | 119.73 (19) |
C1—C2—C10 | 119.3 (3) | O1—C9—C7 | 117.29 (19) |
C3—C2—C10 | 119.8 (2) | O1—C9—C8 | 122.01 (19) |
O2—C3—C2 | 124.0 (2) | C7—C9—C8 | 120.7 (2) |
O2—C3—C8 | 122.7 (3) | O3—C10—C2 | 123.0 (3) |
C2—C3—C8 | 113.31 (19) | O1—C1—H1 | 117.367 |
C5—C4—C8 | 118.4 (2) | C2—C1—H1 | 117.366 |
Br1—C5—C4 | 119.25 (17) | C5—C4—H4 | 120.820 |
Br1—C5—C6 | 118.34 (16) | C8—C4—H4 | 120.803 |
C4—C5—C6 | 122.4 (2) | C5—C6—H6 | 120.481 |
C5—C6—C7 | 119.05 (19) | C7—C6—H6 | 120.472 |
Br2—C7—C6 | 120.49 (16) | O3—C10—H10 | 118.496 |
Br2—C7—C9 | 119.78 (17) | C2—C10—H10 | 118.482 |
C6—C7—C9 | 119.7 (2) | ||
C1—O1—C9—C7 | 174.68 (18) | C8—C4—C5—Br1 | −178.77 (18) |
C1—O1—C9—C8 | −4.8 (3) | C8—C4—C5—C6 | 0.9 (4) |
C9—O1—C1—C2 | 3.1 (4) | H4—C4—C5—Br1 | 1.2 |
C9—O1—C1—H1 | −176.9 | H4—C4—C5—C6 | −179.1 |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | 2.7 (4) | H4—C4—C8—C3 | −2.2 |
O1—C1—C2—C10 | −177.74 (19) | H4—C4—C8—C9 | 178.8 |
H1—C1—C2—C3 | −177.3 | Br1—C5—C6—C7 | 179.91 (14) |
H1—C1—C2—C10 | 2.3 | Br1—C5—C6—H6 | −0.1 |
C1—C2—C3—O2 | 174.2 (3) | C4—C5—C6—C7 | 0.3 (4) |
C1—C2—C3—C8 | −6.2 (4) | C4—C5—C6—H6 | −179.8 |
C1—C2—C10—O3 | 11.5 (4) | C5—C6—C7—Br2 | 179.31 (18) |
C1—C2—C10—H10 | −168.5 | C5—C6—C7—C9 | −1.1 (4) |
C3—C2—C10—O3 | −168.9 (3) | H6—C6—C7—Br2 | −0.7 |
C3—C2—C10—H10 | 11.1 | H6—C6—C7—C9 | 178.9 |
C10—C2—C3—O2 | −5.4 (4) | Br2—C7—C9—O1 | 0.9 (3) |
C10—C2—C3—C8 | 174.23 (19) | Br2—C7—C9—C8 | −179.62 (14) |
O2—C3—C8—C4 | 5.1 (4) | C6—C7—C9—O1 | −178.7 (2) |
O2—C3—C8—C9 | −175.9 (2) | C6—C7—C9—C8 | 0.8 (4) |
C2—C3—C8—C4 | −174.51 (19) | C3—C8—C9—O1 | 0.8 (4) |
C2—C3—C8—C9 | 4.5 (3) | C3—C8—C9—C7 | −178.61 (19) |
C5—C4—C8—C3 | 177.82 (19) | C4—C8—C9—O1 | 179.8 (2) |
C5—C4—C8—C9 | −1.2 (4) | C4—C8—C9—C7 | 0.4 (4) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (ii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+3/2; (iii) x, y+1, z; (iv) −x+2, −y, −z+1; (v) x, y−1, z; (vi) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1; (vii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (viii) −x+1, −y+2, −z+1; (ix) x, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (x) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (xi) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (xii) −x+2, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (xiii) −x+2, y+1/2, −z+3/2; (xiv) x, −y+3/2, z−1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C10H4Br2O3 |
Mr | 331.95 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 11.910 (4), 3.8500 (12), 20.817 (6) |
β (°) | 95.69 (3) |
V (Å3) | 949.8 (5) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 8.54 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.42 × 0.25 × 0.23 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Rigaku AFC-7R diffractometer |
Absorption correction | ψ scan (North et al., 1968) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.086, 0.140 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [F2 > 2σ(F2)] reflections | 2871, 2163, 1937 |
Rint | 0.010 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.649 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.019, 0.045, 1.06 |
No. of reflections | 2163 |
No. of parameters | 136 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.37, −0.46 |
Computer programs: WinAFC (Rigaku, 1999), SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1994), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), CrystalStructure (Rigaku, 2010).
Acknowledgements
We acknowledge University of Shizuoka for instrumental support.
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The title compound shows tumor cell-cytotoxic, anti-HIV, anti-Helicobacter pylori, and urease inhibitory activities (Kawase et al. 2007). In addition, it is used as a starting material for the synthesis of alkaline phosphatase inhibitors (al-Rashida et al. 2013).
The atoms of 6,8-dibromo-chromone ring in the title compound is essentially coplanar, and the largest deviations is 0.1109 (3) Å for Br2. The formyl group is slightly twisted with respect to the attached ring [C1–C2–C10–O3 = 11.5 (4)° and C3–C2–C10–O3 = -168.9 (3)°].
In the crystal, the molecules are linked to each other through intermolecular interactions of the Br2 atom with the O3 atom of the formyl group [Br2···O3; 3.118 (2) Å, C7–Br2···O3i = 162.37 (8)°, Br2···Oi–C10i = 140.20 (15)° (i): -x + 2, -y + 1, -z + 1], as shown in Fig. 1. The short contact and the geometry of the Br···O interactions come within the range of halogen bonding (Auffinger et al. 2004). The similar geometry is found in the crystal structure of 6,8-dichloro-4-oxochromene-3-carbaldehyde (Ishikawa et al. 2013).
Halogen bonds have been found to occur in organic, inorganic, and biological systems, and have recently attracted much attention in medicinal chemistry, chemical biology, and supramolecular chemistry (Auffinger et al. 2004, Metrangolo et al. 2005, Wilcken et al. 2013, Sirimulla et al. 2013). Our analysis suggests that the strong inhibitory activity of the title compound against urease might be attributable to the halogen bond observed in the crystal, because 3-formylchromones without any halogen atom at the 8-position in the literature do not show the urease inhibitory activity (Kawase et al. 2007).