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. 2015 May 30;71(Pt 6):o432. doi: 10.1107/S205698901501004X

Crystal structure of (E)-4-ethyl-2-(4-meth­oxy­benzyl­idene)-3,4-di­hydro­naphthalen-1(2H)-one

Mohamed Akhazzane a, Ghali Al Houari a, Mohamed El Yazidi a,*, Mohamed Saadi b, Lahcen El Ammari b
PMCID: PMC4459325  PMID: 26090211

Abstract

In the title compound, C20H20O2, the exocyclic C=C double bond has an E conformation. The ethyl substituent on the cyclo­hexa­none ring is in an axial orientation. The cyclo­hexa­none ring adopts a screw-boat conformation, with the methyl­ene C atom and the C atom bearing the 4-meth­oxy­benzyl­idene group displaced from the other atoms by 0.812 (1) and 0.334 (1) Å, respectively. The dihedral angle between the planes of the benzene rings is 42.20 (8)°. In the crystal, no directional inter­actions beyond van der Waals contacts are observed.

Keywords: crystal structure; benzyl­idene; naphthalenone; dipolar 1,3-cyclo­addition reactions

Related literature  

For general background to dipolar 1,3-cyclo­addition reactions, see: Bennani et al. (2007); Kerbal et al. (1988); Al Houari et al. (2008). For a related structure, see: Akhazzane et al. (2010).graphic file with name e-71-0o432-scheme1.jpg

Experimental  

Crystal data  

  • C20H20O2

  • M r = 292.36

  • Monoclinic, Inline graphic

  • a = 12.0411 (13) Å

  • b = 8.9698 (9) Å

  • c = 15.5832 (18) Å

  • β = 110.721 (3)°

  • V = 1574.2 (3) Å3

  • Z = 4

  • Mo Kα radiation

  • μ = 0.08 mm−1

  • T = 296 K

  • 0.38 × 0.16 × 0.12 mm

Data collection  

  • Bruker X8 APEX CCD diffractometer

  • 25378 measured reflections

  • 4068 independent reflections

  • 2552 reflections with I > 2σ(I)

  • R int = 0.046

Refinement  

  • R[F 2 > 2σ(F 2)] = 0.046

  • wR(F 2) = 0.129

  • S = 1.01

  • 4068 reflections

  • 200 parameters

  • H-atom parameters constrained

  • Δρmax = 0.16 e Å−3

  • Δρmin = −0.15 e Å−3

Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS2013 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL2013 (Sheldrick, 2015); molecular graphics: ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996) and ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012); software used to prepare material for publication: PLATON (Spek, 2009) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).

Supplementary Material

Crystal structure: contains datablock(s) I. DOI: 10.1107/S205698901501004X/hb7434sup1.cif

e-71-0o432-sup1.cif (877.2KB, cif)

Structure factors: contains datablock(s) I. DOI: 10.1107/S205698901501004X/hb7434Isup2.hkl

e-71-0o432-Isup2.hkl (324.3KB, hkl)

Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S205698901501004X/hb7434Isup3.cml

. DOI: 10.1107/S205698901501004X/hb7434fig1.tif

Plot of the mol­ecule of the title compound with displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level.

CCDC reference: 1402624

Additional supporting information: crystallographic information; 3D view; checkCIF report

Acknowledgments

The authors thank the Unit of Support for Technical and Scientific Research (UATRS, CNRST) for the X-ray measurements.

supplementary crystallographic information

S1. Comment

Knowledge of the configuration and conformation of the title compound is necessary to understand its behaviour in dipolar-1,3 cycloaddition reactions (Bennani et al., 2007; Al Houari et al., 2008). To confirm the (E) conformation of the exocyclic C=C double bond, an X-ray crystal structure determination has been carried out. The present work is a continuation of the investigation of the dihydronaphthalene derivatives published recently by Akhazzane et al., 2010.

The molecule of the title compound is formed by two fused rings linked to an ethyl group and to a 4-methoxybenzylidene moities as shown in Fig.1. The cyclohexanone ring adopts a screw-boat conformation as indicated by the total puckering amplitude QT = 0.477 (2) Å and spherical polar angle θ = 115.9 (2)° with φ = 35.6 (2)°. The benzene rings form a dihedral angle of 42.20 (8)°.

S2. Experimental

The synthesis of the title compound was achieved using the method reported by Kerbal et al., 1988. By a condensation of para anisaldehyde with 4-ethyl-3,4-dihydronaphthalen- 1(2H)-one in an alkaline medium in ethanol. The resulting residue was recrystallized from ethanol solution by slow evaporation to afford the title compound as colourless needles.

S3. Refinement

H atoms were located in a difference map and treated as riding with C–H = 0.96 Å, C–H = 0.97 Å, and C–H = 0.93 Å for methyl, methylene and aromatic, respectively. All hydrogen with Uiso(H) = 1.2 Ueq for methylene, aromatic and Uiso(H) = 1.5 Ueq for methyl.

Figures

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1.

: Plot of the molecule of the title compound with displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level.

Crystal data

C20H20O2 Dx = 1.234 Mg m3
Mr = 292.36 Melting point: 383 K
Monoclinic, P21/c Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
a = 12.0411 (13) Å Cell parameters from 4068 reflections
b = 8.9698 (9) Å θ = 2.7–28.7°
c = 15.5832 (18) Å µ = 0.08 mm1
β = 110.721 (3)° T = 296 K
V = 1574.2 (3) Å3 Needles, colourless
Z = 4 0.38 × 0.16 × 0.12 mm
F(000) = 624

Data collection

Bruker X8 APEX CCD diffractometer 2552 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube Rint = 0.046
Graphite monochromator θmax = 28.7°, θmin = 2.7°
φ and ω scans h = −14→16
25378 measured reflections k = −12→12
4068 independent reflections l = −20→21

Refinement

Refinement on F2 Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
Least-squares matrix: full H-atom parameters constrained
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.046 w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0546P)2 + 0.2497P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
wR(F2) = 0.129 (Δ/σ)max < 0.001
S = 1.01 Δρmax = 0.16 e Å3
4068 reflections Δρmin = −0.15 e Å3
200 parameters Extinction correction: SHELXL2013 (Sheldrick, 2015), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4
0 restraints Extinction coefficient: 0.0088 (16)

Special details

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.

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2)

x y z Uiso*/Ueq
C1 0.64653 (13) 0.60708 (16) 0.83826 (9) 0.0452 (3)
C2 0.52292 (13) 0.64122 (14) 0.83030 (9) 0.0415 (3)
C3 0.49026 (15) 0.62928 (17) 0.90761 (10) 0.0520 (4)
H3 0.5468 0.6017 0.9636 0.062*
C4 0.37607 (17) 0.65769 (19) 0.90212 (11) 0.0614 (4)
H4 0.3552 0.6486 0.9539 0.074*
C5 0.29205 (16) 0.6999 (2) 0.81910 (12) 0.0621 (4)
H5 0.2144 0.7191 0.8150 0.075*
C6 0.32321 (14) 0.71366 (17) 0.74230 (10) 0.0514 (4)
H6 0.2662 0.7429 0.6870 0.062*
C7 0.43793 (12) 0.68471 (14) 0.74609 (9) 0.0405 (3)
C8 0.47260 (12) 0.69755 (15) 0.66233 (9) 0.0415 (3)
H8 0.4205 0.7717 0.6213 0.050*
C9 0.60029 (13) 0.75335 (16) 0.68939 (10) 0.0466 (4)
H9A 0.6231 0.7542 0.6356 0.056*
H9B 0.6047 0.8549 0.7118 0.056*
C10 0.68618 (12) 0.65723 (15) 0.76252 (9) 0.0432 (3)
C11 0.79269 (12) 0.60980 (17) 0.76459 (10) 0.0485 (4)
H11 0.8315 0.5479 0.8140 0.058*
C12 0.85911 (12) 0.63703 (16) 0.70394 (10) 0.0464 (3)
C13 0.84423 (13) 0.75855 (17) 0.64532 (11) 0.0521 (4)
H13 0.7884 0.8310 0.6440 0.063*
C14 0.91024 (13) 0.77445 (17) 0.58897 (11) 0.0530 (4)
H14 0.8978 0.8561 0.5499 0.064*
C15 0.99443 (13) 0.66918 (18) 0.59086 (11) 0.0525 (4)
C16 1.01364 (15) 0.5491 (2) 0.65050 (12) 0.0643 (5)
H16 1.0715 0.4788 0.6531 0.077*
C17 0.94721 (14) 0.53437 (19) 0.70550 (12) 0.0602 (4)
H17 0.9612 0.4534 0.7452 0.072*
C18 0.45730 (13) 0.55031 (17) 0.60935 (10) 0.0509 (4)
H18A 0.4894 0.5627 0.5608 0.061*
H18B 0.5042 0.4744 0.6508 0.061*
C19 0.33144 (15) 0.4944 (2) 0.56723 (12) 0.0692 (5)
H19A 0.3303 0.4052 0.5329 0.104*
H19C 0.2833 0.5692 0.5271 0.104*
H19B 0.3006 0.4732 0.6149 0.104*
O2 1.06414 (11) 0.67254 (15) 0.53835 (9) 0.0708 (4)
C20 1.05297 (19) 0.7950 (2) 0.47844 (14) 0.0811 (6)
H20A 1.1071 0.7828 0.4462 0.122*
H20B 1.0711 0.8857 0.5134 0.122*
H20C 0.9731 0.7995 0.4352 0.122*
O1 0.71294 (10) 0.54013 (13) 0.90568 (7) 0.0630 (3)

Atomic displacement parameters (Å2)

U11 U22 U33 U12 U13 U23
C1 0.0520 (8) 0.0409 (7) 0.0352 (7) −0.0027 (6) 0.0061 (6) 0.0005 (6)
C2 0.0554 (8) 0.0349 (7) 0.0328 (7) −0.0029 (6) 0.0138 (6) −0.0014 (5)
C3 0.0705 (11) 0.0487 (8) 0.0354 (7) −0.0050 (7) 0.0167 (7) −0.0013 (6)
C4 0.0812 (12) 0.0662 (11) 0.0471 (9) −0.0006 (9) 0.0356 (9) −0.0030 (8)
C5 0.0641 (10) 0.0721 (11) 0.0578 (10) 0.0081 (8) 0.0311 (9) −0.0022 (9)
C6 0.0540 (9) 0.0578 (9) 0.0428 (8) 0.0075 (7) 0.0179 (7) 0.0000 (7)
C7 0.0511 (8) 0.0347 (7) 0.0354 (7) 0.0002 (6) 0.0150 (6) −0.0028 (6)
C8 0.0475 (8) 0.0427 (7) 0.0324 (7) 0.0081 (6) 0.0119 (6) 0.0052 (6)
C9 0.0515 (8) 0.0464 (8) 0.0421 (8) 0.0026 (6) 0.0170 (7) 0.0080 (6)
C10 0.0461 (8) 0.0407 (7) 0.0377 (7) −0.0043 (6) 0.0086 (6) −0.0005 (6)
C11 0.0450 (8) 0.0477 (8) 0.0435 (8) −0.0032 (6) 0.0043 (6) 0.0020 (6)
C12 0.0367 (7) 0.0495 (8) 0.0461 (8) −0.0051 (6) 0.0060 (6) −0.0018 (7)
C13 0.0423 (8) 0.0444 (8) 0.0663 (10) −0.0017 (6) 0.0151 (7) 0.0018 (7)
C14 0.0443 (8) 0.0502 (9) 0.0592 (9) −0.0053 (7) 0.0119 (7) 0.0068 (7)
C15 0.0413 (8) 0.0611 (9) 0.0507 (9) −0.0044 (7) 0.0110 (7) −0.0033 (7)
C16 0.0520 (10) 0.0674 (11) 0.0740 (11) 0.0157 (8) 0.0227 (9) 0.0117 (9)
C17 0.0490 (9) 0.0637 (10) 0.0617 (10) 0.0096 (7) 0.0120 (8) 0.0167 (8)
C18 0.0550 (9) 0.0558 (9) 0.0396 (8) 0.0073 (7) 0.0138 (7) −0.0057 (7)
C19 0.0635 (11) 0.0683 (11) 0.0614 (10) 0.0017 (9) 0.0042 (9) −0.0173 (9)
O2 0.0642 (7) 0.0829 (9) 0.0717 (8) 0.0064 (6) 0.0320 (6) 0.0094 (7)
C20 0.0813 (14) 0.0945 (15) 0.0748 (13) −0.0010 (11) 0.0367 (11) 0.0165 (11)
O1 0.0627 (7) 0.0745 (8) 0.0423 (6) 0.0079 (6) 0.0068 (5) 0.0166 (5)

Geometric parameters (Å, º)

C1—O1 1.2285 (16) C11—H11 0.9300
C1—C2 1.481 (2) C12—C13 1.392 (2)
C1—C10 1.491 (2) C12—C17 1.398 (2)
C2—C3 1.3975 (19) C13—C14 1.385 (2)
C2—C7 1.4040 (19) C13—H13 0.9300
C3—C4 1.371 (2) C14—C15 1.378 (2)
C3—H3 0.9300 C14—H14 0.9300
C4—C5 1.384 (2) C15—O2 1.3644 (19)
C4—H4 0.9300 C15—C16 1.387 (2)
C5—C6 1.381 (2) C16—C17 1.370 (2)
C5—H5 0.9300 C16—H16 0.9300
C6—C7 1.386 (2) C17—H17 0.9300
C6—H6 0.9300 C18—C19 1.508 (2)
C7—C8 1.5089 (18) C18—H18A 0.9700
C8—C9 1.528 (2) C18—H18B 0.9700
C8—C18 1.5337 (19) C19—H19A 0.9600
C8—H8 0.9800 C19—H19C 0.9600
C9—C10 1.5092 (19) C19—H19B 0.9600
C9—H9A 0.9700 O2—C20 1.417 (2)
C9—H9B 0.9700 C20—H20A 0.9600
C10—C11 1.341 (2) C20—H20B 0.9600
C11—C12 1.459 (2) C20—H20C 0.9600
O1—C1—C2 120.23 (13) C12—C11—H11 114.0
O1—C1—C10 122.05 (14) C13—C12—C17 116.60 (14)
C2—C1—C10 117.72 (12) C13—C12—C11 125.69 (14)
C3—C2—C7 119.51 (14) C17—C12—C11 117.70 (14)
C3—C2—C1 119.53 (13) C14—C13—C12 121.82 (15)
C7—C2—C1 120.95 (12) C14—C13—H13 119.1
C4—C3—C2 120.93 (14) C12—C13—H13 119.1
C4—C3—H3 119.5 C15—C14—C13 119.92 (15)
C2—C3—H3 119.5 C15—C14—H14 120.0
C3—C4—C5 119.65 (15) C13—C14—H14 120.0
C3—C4—H4 120.2 O2—C15—C14 125.17 (15)
C5—C4—H4 120.2 O2—C15—C16 115.27 (15)
C6—C5—C4 120.12 (16) C14—C15—C16 119.56 (15)
C6—C5—H5 119.9 C17—C16—C15 119.89 (15)
C4—C5—H5 119.9 C17—C16—H16 120.1
C5—C6—C7 121.25 (15) C15—C16—H16 120.1
C5—C6—H6 119.4 C16—C17—C12 122.17 (15)
C7—C6—H6 119.4 C16—C17—H17 118.9
C6—C7—C2 118.54 (13) C12—C17—H17 118.9
C6—C7—C8 121.70 (12) C19—C18—C8 115.56 (13)
C2—C7—C8 119.76 (13) C19—C18—H18A 108.4
C7—C8—C9 110.23 (11) C8—C18—H18A 108.4
C7—C8—C18 112.49 (12) C19—C18—H18B 108.4
C9—C8—C18 110.38 (11) C8—C18—H18B 108.4
C7—C8—H8 107.9 H18A—C18—H18B 107.5
C9—C8—H8 107.9 C18—C19—H19A 109.5
C18—C8—H8 107.9 C18—C19—H19C 109.5
C10—C9—C8 112.04 (11) H19A—C19—H19C 109.5
C10—C9—H9A 109.2 C18—C19—H19B 109.5
C8—C9—H9A 109.2 H19A—C19—H19B 109.5
C10—C9—H9B 109.2 H19C—C19—H19B 109.5
C8—C9—H9B 109.2 C15—O2—C20 118.51 (14)
H9A—C9—H9B 107.9 O2—C20—H20A 109.5
C11—C10—C1 117.18 (13) O2—C20—H20B 109.5
C11—C10—C9 126.41 (13) H20A—C20—H20B 109.5
C1—C10—C9 116.38 (12) O2—C20—H20C 109.5
C10—C11—C12 132.10 (14) H20A—C20—H20C 109.5
C10—C11—H11 114.0 H20B—C20—H20C 109.5

Footnotes

Supporting information for this paper is available from the IUCr electronic archives (Reference: HB7434).

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Associated Data

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Supplementary Materials

Crystal structure: contains datablock(s) I. DOI: 10.1107/S205698901501004X/hb7434sup1.cif

e-71-0o432-sup1.cif (877.2KB, cif)

Structure factors: contains datablock(s) I. DOI: 10.1107/S205698901501004X/hb7434Isup2.hkl

e-71-0o432-Isup2.hkl (324.3KB, hkl)

Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S205698901501004X/hb7434Isup3.cml

. DOI: 10.1107/S205698901501004X/hb7434fig1.tif

Plot of the mol­ecule of the title compound with displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level.

CCDC reference: 1402624

Additional supporting information: crystallographic information; 3D view; checkCIF report


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