organic compounds
S,3R,8R,9S,10R)-10-bromomethyl-2,2-dichloro-9,10-epoxy-3,7,7-trimethyltricyclo[6.4.0.01,3]dodecane
of (1aLaboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, Unité Associé au CNRST (URAC16), Faculté des Sciences Semlalia, BP 2390 Bd My Abdellah, 40000 Marrakech, Morocco, and bLaboratoire de Chimie du Solide Appliquée, Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohammed V, Avenue Ibn Battouta, BP 1014, Rabat, Morocco
*Correspondence e-mail: berraho@uca.ma
The title compound, C16H23BrCl2O, was synthesized in three steps 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 two fused six- and seven-membered rings, each linked to a three-membered ring. The six-membered ring has a screw-boat conformation, whereas the seven-membered ring displays a twist-boat conformation. The was established unambiguously from effects.
Keywords: crystal structure; β-himachalene derivative; π–π interactions.
CCDC reference: 1057239
1. Related literature
For background to β-himachalene, see: El Haib et al. (2011). For the reactivity of this sesquiterpene and its derivatives, see: El Jamili et al. (2002); Benharref et al. (2013); Zaki et al. (2014). For the synthesis of the title compound, see: Bimoussa et al. (2013). For their potential antifungal activity against the phytopathogen Botrytis cinerea, see: Daoubi et al. (2004).
2. Experimental
2.1. Crystal data
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT-Plus; 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
CCDC reference: 1057239
https://doi.org/10.1107/S205698901500657X/rz5154sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S205698901500657X/rz5154Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S205698901500657X/rz5154Isup3.cml
A stoichiometric quantity of m-chloroperbenzoic acid (m-CPBA) was added to a 100 ml flask containing a solution of (1S,3R,8R)-10-bromomethyl-2,2-dichloro-3,7,7-trimethyltricyclo[6.4.0.01,3]dodec-9-ene (Bimoussa et al., 2013) (750 mg, 2 mmol) in CH2Cl2 (40 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 2 h, then treated with a 10% solution of sodium hydrogencarbonate. The aqueous phase was extracted with ether and the organic phases were dried and concentrated.
of the residue on silica (hexane/ethyl acetate, 98:2 v/v) allowed the isolation of the title compound with a yield of 90% (700 mg, 1.8 mmol). The product was recrystallized from cyclohexane.All H atoms were fixed geometrically and treated as riding with C—H = 0.96–0.98 Å and with Uiso(H) = 1.2 Ueq(C) or 1.5 Ueq(C) for methyl H atoms.
This work is a part of our ongoing program concerning the valorization of the most abundant essential oils in Morocco, such as cedrus atlantica. This oil is made up mainly (75%) of bicyclic sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, among which is found the compound β-himachalene (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 properties (El jamili et al., 2002; Benharref et al., 2013, Zaki et al.,2014). Indeed, these compounds were tested, using the food poisoning technique, for their potential antifungal activity against phytopathogen Botrytis cinerea (Daoubi et al., 2004). In this work we present the of the title compound.
The molecule contains fused six- and seven-membered rings, each linked to a three-membered ring as shown in Fig. 1. The six-membered ring has a screw boat conformation, as indicated by the total puckering amplitude QT = 0.476 (3) Å and spherical polar angle θ = 129.5 (4)° with φ = 263.4 (5)°, whereas the seven-membered ring displays a twist boat conformation with QT = 1.1465 (34) Å,θ = 88.54 (18)°, φ2 = -152.04 (18)° and φ3 = 72.86 (6)°. The dihedral angle between the mean planes trough the six- and seven-membered rings is 57.7 (2)°. The three-membered rings (C2/C3/O4) and (C6–C8) are nearly perpendicular to the six-membered ring (C1–C6) with a dihedral angles of 79.8 (3)° and 84.7 (3)°, respectively. Owing to the presence of Cl and Br atoms, the could be fully confirmed, by refining the (Flack & Bernardinelli, 2000) as S, R, R, S and R for C atoms at positions 1, 3, 8, 9 and 10, respectively.
For background to β-himachalene, see: El Haib et al. (2011). For the reactivity of this sesquiterpene and its derivatives, see: El jamili et al. (2002); Benharref et al. (2013); Zaki et al. (2014). For the synthesis of the title compound, see: Bimoussa et al. (2013). For their potential antifungal activity against the phytopathogen Botrytis cinerea, see: Daoubi et al. (2004).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell
SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT-Plus (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).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound with displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 30% probability level. H atoms are represented as small spheres of arbitrary radii. |
C16H23BrCl2O | F(000) = 784 |
Mr = 382.15 | Dx = 1.513 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 3419 reflections |
a = 8.8748 (5) Å | θ = 2.2–26.4° |
b = 11.2102 (6) Å | µ = 2.76 mm−1 |
c = 16.8597 (8) Å | T = 296 K |
V = 1677.34 (15) Å3 | Prism, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.35 × 0.25 × 0.16 mm |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 3419 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3135 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.034 |
ω and φ scans | θmax = 26.4°, θmin = 2.2° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003) | h = −11→11 |
Tmin = 0.648, Tmax = 0.746 | k = −14→14 |
23384 measured reflections | l = −21→14 |
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)] = 0.033 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.088 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.035P)2 + 1.0813P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.04 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
3419 reflections | Δρmax = 0.65 e Å−3 |
184 parameters | Δρmin = −0.53 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Absolute structure: Flack & Bernardinelli (2000), 1450 Friedel pairs |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure parameter: 0.012 (9) |
C16H23BrCl2O | V = 1677.34 (15) Å3 |
Mr = 382.15 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.8748 (5) Å | µ = 2.76 mm−1 |
b = 11.2102 (6) Å | T = 296 K |
c = 16.8597 (8) Å | 0.35 × 0.25 × 0.16 mm |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 3419 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003) | 3135 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.648, Tmax = 0.746 | Rint = 0.034 |
23384 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.033 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.088 | Δρmax = 0.65 e Å−3 |
S = 1.04 | Δρmin = −0.53 e Å−3 |
3419 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack & Bernardinelli (2000), 1450 Friedel pairs |
184 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: 0.012 (9) |
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 | 0.8156 (3) | 0.2763 (2) | 0.75464 (16) | 0.0311 (5) | |
H1 | 0.8658 | 0.3365 | 0.7875 | 0.037* | |
C2 | 0.7910 (3) | 0.3332 (2) | 0.67448 (17) | 0.0349 (6) | |
H2 | 0.8806 | 0.3401 | 0.6408 | 0.042* | |
C3 | 0.6468 (3) | 0.3276 (2) | 0.63277 (17) | 0.0382 (6) | |
C4 | 0.5134 (3) | 0.2638 (3) | 0.66859 (18) | 0.0439 (7) | |
H4A | 0.4679 | 0.2133 | 0.6285 | 0.053* | |
H4B | 0.4389 | 0.3224 | 0.6845 | 0.053* | |
C5 | 0.5541 (3) | 0.1874 (3) | 0.74026 (17) | 0.0362 (6) | |
H5A | 0.4632 | 0.1688 | 0.7697 | 0.043* | |
H5B | 0.5976 | 0.1128 | 0.7221 | 0.043* | |
C6 | 0.6652 (3) | 0.2497 (2) | 0.79482 (15) | 0.0286 (5) | |
C7 | 0.6026 (3) | 0.3367 (2) | 0.85487 (16) | 0.0347 (6) | |
C8 | 0.6680 (4) | 0.2217 (2) | 0.88460 (16) | 0.0398 (6) | |
C9 | 0.8207 (4) | 0.2258 (3) | 0.9237 (2) | 0.0570 (9) | |
H9A | 0.8075 | 0.2281 | 0.9808 | 0.068* | |
H9B | 0.8719 | 0.2985 | 0.9079 | 0.068* | |
C10 | 0.9190 (5) | 0.1185 (4) | 0.9020 (3) | 0.0755 (13) | |
H10A | 1.0238 | 0.1393 | 0.9107 | 0.091* | |
H10B | 0.8946 | 0.0530 | 0.9373 | 0.091* | |
C11 | 0.9007 (5) | 0.0760 (3) | 0.8162 (3) | 0.0603 (10) | |
H11A | 0.7992 | 0.0451 | 0.8104 | 0.072* | |
H11B | 0.9693 | 0.0098 | 0.8081 | 0.072* | |
C12 | 0.9274 (3) | 0.1671 (3) | 0.7491 (2) | 0.0457 (7) | |
C13 | 0.5657 (5) | 0.1268 (3) | 0.9185 (2) | 0.0592 (9) | |
H13A | 0.5498 | 0.1418 | 0.9739 | 0.089* | |
H13B | 0.6116 | 0.0499 | 0.9118 | 0.089* | |
H13C | 0.4707 | 0.1284 | 0.8913 | 0.089* | |
C14 | 1.0895 (4) | 0.2161 (4) | 0.7539 (3) | 0.0668 (11) | |
H14A | 1.1026 | 0.2583 | 0.8029 | 0.100* | |
H14B | 1.1071 | 0.2694 | 0.7103 | 0.100* | |
H14C | 1.1597 | 0.1511 | 0.7514 | 0.100* | |
C15 | 0.9119 (4) | 0.0994 (3) | 0.6701 (3) | 0.0586 (10) | |
H15A | 0.9802 | 0.0329 | 0.6697 | 0.088* | |
H15B | 0.9354 | 0.1520 | 0.6270 | 0.088* | |
H15C | 0.8105 | 0.0709 | 0.6645 | 0.088* | |
C16 | 0.6457 (5) | 0.3478 (3) | 0.54456 (19) | 0.0554 (9) | |
H16A | 0.7275 | 0.4010 | 0.5303 | 0.067* | |
H16B | 0.5517 | 0.3854 | 0.5293 | 0.067* | |
Br1 | 0.66817 (6) | 0.19765 (4) | 0.48772 (2) | 0.07821 (17) | |
O4 | 0.6911 (3) | 0.43512 (16) | 0.67456 (12) | 0.0418 (5) | |
Cl1 | 0.40574 (9) | 0.36000 (8) | 0.85958 (5) | 0.0521 (2) | |
Cl2 | 0.69214 (10) | 0.47409 (6) | 0.87514 (5) | 0.04980 (19) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0274 (12) | 0.0251 (11) | 0.0408 (14) | −0.0013 (10) | −0.0036 (11) | −0.0025 (10) |
C2 | 0.0353 (13) | 0.0311 (13) | 0.0383 (14) | −0.0042 (10) | 0.0061 (11) | −0.0017 (11) |
C3 | 0.0477 (15) | 0.0347 (14) | 0.0323 (13) | 0.0006 (11) | −0.0016 (12) | −0.0043 (11) |
C4 | 0.0345 (14) | 0.0591 (19) | 0.0382 (15) | −0.0083 (13) | −0.0069 (12) | −0.0046 (13) |
C5 | 0.0305 (13) | 0.0362 (13) | 0.0418 (15) | −0.0096 (11) | 0.0009 (12) | −0.0039 (12) |
C6 | 0.0271 (11) | 0.0265 (11) | 0.0323 (12) | −0.0027 (10) | −0.0045 (11) | 0.0017 (9) |
C7 | 0.0353 (13) | 0.0355 (14) | 0.0331 (14) | −0.0013 (11) | −0.0001 (11) | 0.0001 (11) |
C8 | 0.0485 (16) | 0.0368 (14) | 0.0341 (14) | −0.0056 (13) | −0.0056 (13) | 0.0077 (11) |
C9 | 0.064 (2) | 0.061 (2) | 0.0459 (18) | −0.0004 (18) | −0.0205 (18) | 0.0138 (15) |
C10 | 0.075 (3) | 0.071 (3) | 0.081 (3) | 0.017 (2) | −0.029 (2) | 0.027 (2) |
C11 | 0.0554 (19) | 0.0392 (16) | 0.086 (3) | 0.0153 (15) | −0.009 (2) | 0.0085 (17) |
C12 | 0.0330 (15) | 0.0369 (15) | 0.067 (2) | 0.0061 (12) | −0.0024 (14) | −0.0027 (14) |
C13 | 0.076 (3) | 0.052 (2) | 0.049 (2) | −0.0088 (18) | 0.0071 (18) | 0.0157 (16) |
C14 | 0.0316 (16) | 0.060 (2) | 0.109 (3) | 0.0024 (15) | −0.0107 (18) | −0.006 (2) |
C15 | 0.0434 (17) | 0.0463 (18) | 0.086 (3) | 0.0076 (14) | 0.0107 (18) | −0.0195 (18) |
C16 | 0.079 (2) | 0.0550 (19) | 0.0326 (15) | 0.0012 (18) | −0.0015 (16) | −0.0008 (14) |
Br1 | 0.0966 (3) | 0.0883 (3) | 0.0497 (2) | 0.0133 (3) | −0.0049 (2) | −0.0260 (2) |
O4 | 0.0549 (12) | 0.0313 (9) | 0.0394 (11) | 0.0054 (9) | −0.0052 (10) | 0.0000 (8) |
Cl1 | 0.0415 (4) | 0.0631 (5) | 0.0516 (5) | 0.0067 (4) | 0.0126 (3) | 0.0000 (4) |
Cl2 | 0.0638 (5) | 0.0353 (3) | 0.0504 (4) | −0.0044 (3) | −0.0037 (4) | −0.0109 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.510 (4) | C9—C10 | 1.531 (6) |
C1—C6 | 1.527 (4) | C9—H9A | 0.9700 |
C1—C12 | 1.579 (4) | C9—H9B | 0.9700 |
C1—H1 | 0.9800 | C10—C11 | 1.530 (6) |
C2—O4 | 1.446 (3) | C10—H10A | 0.9700 |
C2—C3 | 1.462 (4) | C10—H10B | 0.9700 |
C2—H2 | 0.9800 | C11—C12 | 1.543 (5) |
C3—O4 | 1.451 (3) | C11—H11A | 0.9700 |
C3—C16 | 1.504 (4) | C11—H11B | 0.9700 |
C3—C4 | 1.509 (4) | C12—C15 | 1.538 (5) |
C4—C5 | 1.524 (4) | C12—C14 | 1.542 (4) |
C4—H4A | 0.9700 | C13—H13A | 0.9600 |
C4—H4B | 0.9700 | C13—H13B | 0.9600 |
C5—C6 | 1.519 (4) | C13—H13C | 0.9600 |
C5—H5A | 0.9700 | C14—H14A | 0.9600 |
C5—H5B | 0.9700 | C14—H14B | 0.9600 |
C6—C7 | 1.512 (4) | C14—H14C | 0.9600 |
C6—C8 | 1.546 (4) | C15—H15A | 0.9600 |
C7—C8 | 1.500 (4) | C15—H15B | 0.9600 |
C7—Cl2 | 1.766 (3) | C15—H15C | 0.9600 |
C7—Cl1 | 1.769 (3) | C16—Br1 | 1.947 (3) |
C8—C9 | 1.507 (5) | C16—H16A | 0.9700 |
C8—C13 | 1.511 (4) | C16—H16B | 0.9700 |
C2—C1—C6 | 110.7 (2) | C8—C9—H9A | 109.1 |
C2—C1—C12 | 111.4 (2) | C10—C9—H9A | 109.1 |
C6—C1—C12 | 115.1 (2) | C8—C9—H9B | 109.1 |
C2—C1—H1 | 106.3 | C10—C9—H9B | 109.1 |
C6—C1—H1 | 106.3 | H9A—C9—H9B | 107.8 |
C12—C1—H1 | 106.3 | C11—C10—C9 | 114.2 (3) |
O4—C2—C3 | 59.83 (17) | C11—C10—H10A | 108.7 |
O4—C2—C1 | 114.9 (2) | C9—C10—H10A | 108.7 |
C3—C2—C1 | 122.6 (2) | C11—C10—H10B | 108.7 |
O4—C2—H2 | 115.8 | C9—C10—H10B | 108.7 |
C3—C2—H2 | 115.8 | H10A—C10—H10B | 107.6 |
C1—C2—H2 | 115.8 | C10—C11—C12 | 118.1 (3) |
O4—C3—C2 | 59.54 (17) | C10—C11—H11A | 107.8 |
O4—C3—C16 | 110.9 (2) | C12—C11—H11A | 107.8 |
C2—C3—C16 | 118.3 (3) | C10—C11—H11B | 107.8 |
O4—C3—C4 | 114.4 (2) | C12—C11—H11B | 107.8 |
C2—C3—C4 | 121.0 (2) | H11A—C11—H11B | 107.1 |
C16—C3—C4 | 117.5 (3) | C15—C12—C14 | 107.7 (3) |
C3—C4—C5 | 113.4 (2) | C15—C12—C11 | 107.1 (3) |
C3—C4—H4A | 108.9 | C14—C12—C11 | 109.9 (3) |
C5—C4—H4A | 108.9 | C15—C12—C1 | 112.2 (3) |
C3—C4—H4B | 108.9 | C14—C12—C1 | 107.9 (2) |
C5—C4—H4B | 108.9 | C11—C12—C1 | 111.9 (3) |
H4A—C4—H4B | 107.7 | C8—C13—H13A | 109.5 |
C6—C5—C4 | 112.1 (2) | C8—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5A | 109.2 | H13A—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5A | 109.2 | C8—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5B | 109.2 | H13A—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5B | 109.2 | H13B—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
H5A—C5—H5B | 107.9 | C12—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
C7—C6—C5 | 117.7 (2) | C12—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C7—C6—C1 | 119.5 (2) | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C1 | 112.9 (2) | C12—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C7—C6—C8 | 58.76 (18) | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C8 | 120.7 (2) | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C1—C6—C8 | 117.4 (2) | C12—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
C8—C7—C6 | 61.77 (18) | C12—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C8—C7—Cl2 | 120.7 (2) | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C6—C7—Cl2 | 121.82 (19) | C12—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C8—C7—Cl1 | 119.6 (2) | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C6—C7—Cl1 | 119.2 (2) | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
Cl2—C7—Cl1 | 107.87 (15) | C3—C16—Br1 | 110.8 (2) |
C7—C8—C9 | 117.9 (2) | C3—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
C7—C8—C13 | 119.9 (3) | Br1—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
C9—C8—C13 | 113.3 (3) | C3—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C7—C8—C6 | 59.47 (17) | Br1—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C9—C8—C6 | 115.9 (3) | H16A—C16—H16B | 108.1 |
C13—C8—C6 | 120.2 (3) | C2—O4—C3 | 60.63 (18) |
C8—C9—C10 | 112.6 (3) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H23BrCl2O |
Mr | 382.15 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, P212121 |
Temperature (K) | 296 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.8748 (5), 11.2102 (6), 16.8597 (8) |
V (Å3) | 1677.34 (15) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 2.76 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.35 × 0.25 × 0.16 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.648, 0.746 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 23384, 3419, 3135 |
Rint | 0.034 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.625 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.033, 0.088, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 3419 |
No. of parameters | 184 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.65, −0.53 |
Absolute structure | Flack & Bernardinelli (2000), 1450 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | 0.012 (9) |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009), SAINT-Plus (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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This work is a part of our ongoing program concerning the valorization of the most abundant essential oils in Morocco, such as cedrus atlantica. This oil is made up mainly (75%) of bicyclic sesquiterpene hydrocarbons, among which is found the compound β-himachalene (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 properties (El jamili et al., 2002; Benharref et al., 2013, Zaki et al.,2014). Indeed, these compounds were tested, using the food poisoning technique, for their potential antifungal activity against phytopathogen Botrytis cinerea (Daoubi et al., 2004). In this work we present the crystal structure of the title compound.
The molecule contains fused six- and seven-membered rings, each linked to a three-membered ring as shown in Fig. 1. The six-membered ring has a screw boat conformation, as indicated by the total puckering amplitude QT = 0.476 (3) Å and spherical polar angle θ = 129.5 (4)° with φ = 263.4 (5)°, whereas the seven-membered ring displays a twist boat conformation with QT = 1.1465 (34) Å,θ = 88.54 (18)°, φ2 = -152.04 (18)° and φ3 = 72.86 (6)°. The dihedral angle between the mean planes trough the six- and seven-membered rings is 57.7 (2)°. The three-membered rings (C2/C3/O4) and (C6–C8) are nearly perpendicular to the six-membered ring (C1–C6) with a dihedral angles of 79.8 (3)° and 84.7 (3)°, respectively. Owing to the presence of Cl and Br atoms, the absolute configuration could be fully confirmed, by refining the Flack parameter (Flack & Bernardinelli, 2000) as S, R, R, S and R for C atoms at positions 1, 3, 8, 9 and 10, respectively.