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c,e]thiepine-5(7H)-thione
of dibenzo[aChemistry Division, United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA, and bAerospace Systems Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Edwards AFB, CA 93524, USA
*Correspondence e-mail: Matthew.Thum@NRL.Navy.Mil
The title compound, C14H10S2, was prepared from dibenzo[c,e]oxepine-5(7H)-one and Lawesson's reagent in refluxing toluene. Pink blocks were grown by slow evaporation from petroleum ether. The resulting resides in the orthorhombic Pbca with Z = 8 and Z′ = 1. The structure is comprised of a network of C—H⋯S and C—H⋯π interactions. No π–π interactions between ring moieties were observed, most likely due to the lack of molecular planarity.
Keywords: crystal structure; thiepine; thione; molecular conformation; C—H⋯S interactions.
CCDC reference: 2216808
1. Chemical context
via ease of use and mild reaction conditions (Tardy et al., 2017). Cyclic thioesters, dithionoesters, and dithioesters are commonly used in rROP and have been recently demonstrated in the preparation of a new class of fully degradable polymers (Spick et al., 2020; Purohit et al., 2022; Smith et al., 2019; Kiel et al., 2022; Bingham & Roth, 2019). Specifically, dithioesters are of interest because of their long history of use as reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) agents for controlled free-radical polymerization (Perrier, 2017). Herein, we report the of a cyclic dithioester, dibenzo[c,e]thiepine-5(7H)-thione.
is a method of stepwise chain-growth polymerization that can be accessed through a variety of ionic, organometallic, organocatalytic, and radical mechanisms. Of these, radical (rROP) has become popular as it utilizes the benefits of the radical process2. Structural commentary
The ) resides in the orthorhombic Pbca with Z = 8, having one molecule per (Z′ = 1). Similarly, dinaphth[2,1-e:1′,2′-e]thiepin-3-(5H)-thione crystallized in the monoclinic P21/n (Peters et al., 2000) and the closely related dibenzo[c,e]oxepine-5(7H)-thione (Smith et al., 2019; Yang et al., 2019) crystallized in the Pbca The bond lengths in the title molecule are typical of this type of compound, whereas the angles within the seven-membered ring indicate that this ring is slightly strained (see Table 1). Interestingly, the torsion angle S1—C1—C2—C3 for the title compound is 46.4 (3)°, which lies in between those in dinaphth[2,1-e:1′,2′-e]thiepin-3-(5H)-thione [52.6 (3)°] and dibenzo[c,e]oxepine-5(7H)-thione [42.38 (12)°]. Additionally, the angle involving the thio S2 atom, C1—S2—C14, for the title compound is 104.2 (5)° (Table 1), which is comparable to the same angle in dinaphth[2,1-e:1′,2′-e]thiepin-3-(5H)-thione [103.64 (12)°]. However, dibenzo[c,e]oxepine-5(7H)-thione exhibits a larger angle of 118.73 (8)° with the replacement of the sulfur atom by an oxygen. The dibenzo ring system in the title compound exhibits a dihedral angle of 50.8 (5)°, which is significantly smaller than in dinaphth[2,1-e:1′,2′-e]thiepin-3-(5H)-thione. The comparable aromatic rings in the naphthalene-containing structure are observed to have a dihedral angle of 65.17 (8)°, whereas the whole naphthalene systems make an angle of 68.10 (4)°. In comparison, in dibenzo[c,e]oxepine-5(7H)-thione, the dihedral angle between the respective ring systems is 41.02 (3)°, which is the smallest dihedral angle out of the three compounds highlighted.
of the title compound (Fig. 1
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3. Supramolecular features
A view of the crystal packing of the title compound is presented in Fig. 2. The molecules pack in an alternating pattern that does not exhibit any π–π interactions between ring planes of neighboring molecules. This phenomenon is most probably due to lack of molecular planarity. For example, the dihedral angle between the two dibenzo rings is 122.7 (5)°. In comparison, both dinaphth[2,1-e:1′,2′-e]thiepin-3-(5H)-thione [3.908 (2) Å; Peters et al., 2000] and dibenzo[c,e]oxepine-5(7H)-thione [3.7742 (9) Å] exhibit weak π–π interactions between neighboring rings. Therefore, the title compound can be considered an outlier as it packs in a way to minimize any such interactions. Rather, the title compound packs in a way to maximize C—H⋯S interactions (Fig. 3) between adjacent molecules. The shortest C—H⋯S contacts are 2.94 Å [C14—H14B⋯S2( + x, y, − z] and 2.97 Å [C10—H10⋯S1( − x, − + y, z]. Comparing dinaphth[2,1-e:1′,2′-e]thiepin-3-(5H)-thione, there is a slightly shorter contact of 2.86 Å of the thioketone sulfur to a neighboring hydrogen atom. By comparison, the lack of contacts is not abnormal as the only notable short C—H⋯O contact for the oxepine compound is 2.57 Å, which is significantly shorter in comparison to its sulfur counterparts. Lastly, the title compound exhibits close C—H⋯π interactions: C12—H12⋯Cg2( + x, y, − z) of 2.94 Å and C4—H4⋯Cg2(− + x, − y, 1 − z) of 2.93 Å, where Cg2 is the centroid of the C8–C13 aromatic ring, which is longer than a similar contact in dinaphth[2,1-e:1′,2′-e]thiepin-3-(5H)-thione (2.67 Å). In conclusion, both dinaphth[2,1-e:1′,2′-e]thiepin-3-(5H)-thione and dibenzo[c,e]-5(7H)-thione utilize π–π interactions in addition to their respective short contacts in packing, whereas the title compound solely relies on its weaker C—H⋯S and C—H⋯π interactions.
4. Database survey
A search of the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD, version of March 2022; Groom et al., 2016) for dibenzothiepines yielded one result. The bond lengths and angles in the title molecule are consistent with the previously reported of dinaphth[2,1-e:1′,2′-e]thiepin-3-(5H)-thione (FUQHAA; Peters et al., 2000). This compound was compared to the title compound in the previous sections.
5. Synthesis and crystallization
The synthesis of dibenzo[c,e]oxepine-5(7H)-one was adapted from the procedure reported by Bingham & Roth (2019). Lawesson's reagent (7.65 g, 18.9 mmol, 2.2 eq) was added to a solution of dibenzo[c,e]oxepine-5(7H)-one (1.81 g, 8.6 mmol) in anhydrous toluene and the reaction was refluxed for 72 h. The solution was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo. The resulting orange solid was purified using (hexane–EtOAc, 4:1) to afford a red oil that solidified upon standing. The red solid was further purified by recrystallization from petroleum ether to afford a red crystalline solid (0.465 g, 22%). Pink crystals of the title compound suitable for single-crystal X-ray diffraction were obtained after slow evaporation of petroleum ether.
6. Refinement
Crystal data, data collection, and structure . All H atoms were placed in calculated positions (0.95–0.99 Å) and refined as riding with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).
details are summarized in Table 27. Distribution Statement A
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Supporting information
CCDC reference: 2216808
https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989022010532/yk2177sup1.cif
contains datablock I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989022010532/yk2177Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989022010532/yk2177Isup3.cdx
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989022010532/yk2177Isup4.cml
Data collection: APEX3 (Bruker, 2017); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2017); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2017); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXT2014/5 (Sheldrick, 2015a); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL2018/3 (Sheldrick, 2015b); software used to prepare material for publication: OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009).C14H10S2 | Dx = 1.390 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 242.34 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71076 Å |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Cell parameters from 6808 reflections |
a = 7.84 (7) Å | θ = 2.8–27.5° |
b = 16.0 (2) Å | µ = 0.43 mm−1 |
c = 18.51 (12) Å | T = 100 K |
V = 2315 (39) Å3 | Block, pink |
Z = 8 | 0.17 × 0.14 × 0.09 mm |
F(000) = 1008 |
Bruker D8 diffractometer | 2664 independent reflections |
Radiation source: microsource | 2154 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Detector resolution: 7.39 pixels mm-1 | Rint = 0.059 |
ω and φ scans | θmax = 27.6°, θmin = 2.6° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Krause et al., 2015) | h = −10→10 |
Tmin = 0.384, Tmax = 0.431 | k = −20→20 |
30500 measured reflections | l = −24→24 |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: dual |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.036 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.088 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0379P)2 + 1.959P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2664 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
145 parameters | Δρmax = 0.42 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.28 e Å−3 |
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
S1 | 0.22706 (6) | 0.45127 (3) | 0.62216 (3) | 0.02342 (14) | |
S2 | 0.55925 (6) | 0.43034 (3) | 0.68343 (2) | 0.01708 (12) | |
C1 | 0.4180 (2) | 0.40955 (11) | 0.61419 (10) | 0.0146 (4) | |
C2 | 0.4711 (2) | 0.36200 (11) | 0.54916 (9) | 0.0126 (3) | |
C3 | 0.4331 (2) | 0.39856 (11) | 0.48215 (10) | 0.0151 (4) | |
H3 | 0.378333 | 0.451651 | 0.480640 | 0.018* | |
C4 | 0.4742 (2) | 0.35855 (12) | 0.41837 (10) | 0.0171 (4) | |
H4 | 0.453373 | 0.385195 | 0.373326 | 0.021* | |
C5 | 0.5463 (2) | 0.27895 (12) | 0.42054 (10) | 0.0170 (4) | |
H5 | 0.573181 | 0.250763 | 0.376789 | 0.020* | |
C6 | 0.5790 (2) | 0.24074 (12) | 0.48594 (9) | 0.0146 (4) | |
H6 | 0.624863 | 0.185631 | 0.486547 | 0.017* | |
C7 | 0.5458 (2) | 0.28150 (11) | 0.55145 (9) | 0.0119 (3) | |
C8 | 0.5867 (2) | 0.23546 (11) | 0.61885 (9) | 0.0124 (3) | |
C9 | 0.5363 (2) | 0.15165 (11) | 0.62688 (9) | 0.0147 (4) | |
H9 | 0.468183 | 0.125926 | 0.590690 | 0.018* | |
C10 | 0.5849 (2) | 0.10611 (12) | 0.68701 (10) | 0.0171 (4) | |
H10 | 0.549682 | 0.049405 | 0.691907 | 0.020* | |
C11 | 0.6843 (2) | 0.14257 (12) | 0.73997 (10) | 0.0172 (4) | |
H11 | 0.717350 | 0.111077 | 0.781216 | 0.021* | |
C12 | 0.7357 (2) | 0.22559 (12) | 0.73271 (9) | 0.0168 (4) | |
H12 | 0.804544 | 0.250574 | 0.769049 | 0.020* | |
C13 | 0.6873 (2) | 0.27230 (12) | 0.67274 (9) | 0.0136 (4) | |
C14 | 0.7404 (2) | 0.36256 (12) | 0.66461 (9) | 0.0165 (4) | |
H14A | 0.781845 | 0.372603 | 0.614831 | 0.020* | |
H14B | 0.834472 | 0.375278 | 0.698553 | 0.020* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
S1 | 0.0177 (2) | 0.0222 (3) | 0.0303 (3) | 0.0043 (2) | 0.0017 (2) | −0.0084 (2) |
S2 | 0.0214 (2) | 0.0154 (2) | 0.0144 (2) | −0.00114 (18) | −0.00091 (18) | −0.00374 (17) |
C1 | 0.0175 (9) | 0.0102 (8) | 0.0162 (8) | −0.0024 (7) | 0.0009 (7) | −0.0005 (7) |
C2 | 0.0107 (8) | 0.0137 (8) | 0.0135 (8) | −0.0037 (7) | −0.0005 (7) | −0.0001 (7) |
C3 | 0.0136 (8) | 0.0140 (8) | 0.0176 (8) | −0.0013 (7) | −0.0034 (7) | 0.0015 (7) |
C4 | 0.0162 (9) | 0.0218 (10) | 0.0134 (8) | −0.0041 (8) | −0.0035 (7) | 0.0053 (7) |
C5 | 0.0158 (9) | 0.0233 (10) | 0.0120 (8) | −0.0013 (8) | 0.0006 (7) | −0.0022 (7) |
C6 | 0.0127 (8) | 0.0155 (9) | 0.0155 (8) | 0.0015 (7) | −0.0007 (7) | −0.0011 (7) |
C7 | 0.0091 (8) | 0.0145 (8) | 0.0120 (8) | −0.0018 (7) | −0.0010 (6) | −0.0001 (6) |
C8 | 0.0102 (8) | 0.0149 (9) | 0.0123 (8) | 0.0017 (7) | 0.0020 (6) | −0.0008 (7) |
C9 | 0.0124 (8) | 0.0167 (9) | 0.0151 (8) | 0.0002 (7) | 0.0006 (7) | −0.0017 (7) |
C10 | 0.0152 (9) | 0.0159 (9) | 0.0200 (9) | 0.0009 (7) | 0.0041 (7) | 0.0029 (7) |
C11 | 0.0141 (9) | 0.0233 (10) | 0.0143 (8) | 0.0052 (7) | 0.0017 (7) | 0.0051 (7) |
C12 | 0.0137 (8) | 0.0242 (10) | 0.0124 (8) | 0.0009 (8) | 0.0003 (7) | 0.0000 (7) |
C13 | 0.0114 (8) | 0.0169 (9) | 0.0126 (8) | 0.0011 (7) | 0.0014 (6) | −0.0007 (7) |
C14 | 0.0136 (8) | 0.0206 (10) | 0.0153 (8) | −0.0028 (7) | −0.0035 (7) | −0.0014 (7) |
S1—C1 | 1.645 (12) | C7—C8 | 1.483 (9) |
S2—C1 | 1.726 (9) | C8—C13 | 1.401 (7) |
S2—C14 | 1.819 (13) | C8—C9 | 1.402 (16) |
C1—C2 | 1.482 (8) | C9—C10 | 1.383 (8) |
C2—C3 | 1.403 (8) | C9—H9 | 0.9500 |
C2—C7 | 1.412 (15) | C10—C11 | 1.381 (7) |
C3—C4 | 1.380 (8) | C10—H10 | 0.9500 |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C11—C12 | 1.391 (16) |
C4—C5 | 1.391 (15) | C11—H11 | 0.9500 |
C4—H4 | 0.9500 | C12—C13 | 1.390 (8) |
C5—C6 | 1.379 (8) | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
C5—H5 | 0.9500 | C13—C14 | 1.506 (18) |
C6—C7 | 1.400 (8) | C14—H14A | 0.9900 |
C6—H6 | 0.9500 | C14—H14B | 0.9900 |
C1—S2—C14 | 104.2 (5) | C13—C8—C7 | 120.9 (6) |
S1—C1—S2 | 116.1 (4) | C9—C8—C7 | 120.1 (4) |
C2—C1—S1 | 122.4 (2) | C10—C9—C8 | 120.6 (4) |
C2—C1—S2 | 121.4 (5) | C10—C9—H9 | 119.7 |
C3—C2—C7 | 119.5 (3) | C8—C9—H9 | 119.7 |
C3—C2—C1 | 116.5 (6) | C11—C10—C9 | 120.4 (6) |
C7—C2—C1 | 123.9 (4) | C11—C10—H10 | 119.8 |
C4—C3—C2 | 121.0 (6) | C9—C10—H10 | 119.8 |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.5 | C10—C11—C12 | 119.7 (3) |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.5 | C10—C11—H11 | 120.1 |
C3—C4—C5 | 119.5 (4) | C12—C11—H11 | 120.1 |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.2 | C13—C12—C11 | 120.6 (4) |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.2 | C13—C12—H12 | 119.7 |
C6—C5—C4 | 120.3 (3) | C11—C12—H12 | 119.7 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.9 | C12—C13—C8 | 119.8 (6) |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.9 | C8—C13—C14 | 119.0 (3) |
C5—C6—C7 | 121.4 (6) | C12—C13—C14 | 121.1 (4) |
C5—C6—H6 | 119.3 | C13—C14—S2 | 109.5 (7) |
C7—C6—H6 | 119.3 | C13—C14—H14A | 109.8 |
C6—C7—C2 | 118.2 (4) | S2—C14—H14A | 109.8 |
C6—C7—C8 | 117.3 (7) | C13—C14—H14B | 109.8 |
C2—C7—C8 | 124.4 (3) | S2—C14—H14B | 109.8 |
C13—C8—C9 | 118.9 (3) | H14A—C14—H14B | 108.2 |
S1 – C1 | 1.644 (12) |
S2 – C1 | 1.726 (9) |
S2 – C14 | 1.818 (13) |
C1 – C2 | 1.482 (8) |
C2 – C7 | 1.412 (15) |
C7 – C8 | 1.483 (9) |
C8 – C13 | 1.400 (7) |
C13 – C14 | 1.506 (18) |
C1–S2–C14 | 104.2 (5) |
S1–C1–S2 | 116.1 (4) |
C2–C1–S1 | 122.4 (2) |
C2–C1–S2 | 121.4 (5) |
C3–C2–C1 | 116.6 (6) |
C7–C2–C1 | 123.8 (4) |
C2–C7–C8 | 124.4 (3) |
C13–C8–C7 | 120.9 (6) |
C8–C13–C14 | 119.0 (3) |
C12–C13–C14 | 121.1 (4) |
C13–C14–S2 | 109.6 (7) |
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Dr Carla Slebodnick from Virginia Tech for conducting the database survey check.
Funding information
Funding for this research was provided by: Office of Naval Research (award No. 300000173800).
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