organic compounds
2-Chloro-6-fluorophenyl 4-chlorobenzoate
aDepartment of Chemistry, Yuvaraja's College, University of Mysore, Mysuru 570 005, India, bInstitution of Excellence, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysuru 570 006, India, cDepartment of Studies in Physics, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysuru 570 006, India, and dDepartment of Physics, Acharya Institute of Technology, Soldevanahalli, Bengaluru 560 107, India
*Correspondence e-mail: shaukathara@yahoo.co.in
In the title compound, C13H7Cl2FO2, the dihedral angle between the aromatic rings is 49.96 (12)° and the fluorine atom is syn to the C=O group. In the crystal, the molecules are linked into [010] chains by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and weak C—H⋯Cl interactions link these chains into sheets parallel to the (101) plane.
Keywords: crystal structure; ester; phenyl benzoate.
Structure description
Phenyl benzoate derivatives are widely used as intermediates in the synthesis of bioactive compounds (Prashanth et al., 2014; Khanum et al., 2004), which exhibit a broad range of biological activities. As part of our studies in this area, we obtained the title compound, namely 2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl 4-chlorobenzoate, (I), the structure of which we report here.
The molecular structure of (I) (Fig. 1) closely resembles that of 2,6-dichlorophenyl 4-chlorobenzoate (Abdoh et al., 2012), (II), with similar bond lengths and angles. The dihedral angle between the planes of the aromatic rings is 49.96 (12)° [cf. 82.1 (2)° in (II)]. The ester grouping in (I) is twisted at an angle of 66.3 (3)° out of the 2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl plane, while it forms a dihedral angle of 10.5 (4)° with the plane of the 2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl ring. In the crystal, C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds (Table 1) link the molecules into chains extending along [010] (Fig. 2) and weak C—H⋯Cl interactions (Table 1) further link these chains into sheets parallel to (101).
Synthesis and crystallization
2-Chloro-6-fluorophenol (0.20 mol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (DCM) and triethylamine (0.45 mol) was added. The reaction mixture was cooled to 273 K. A solution of chlorobenzoyl chloride (0.21 mol) in DCM was added slowly to the reaction mixture and the resulting solution stirred for 3 h. The completion of the reaction was monitored by n-hexane–ethyl acetate solvent mixture. The reaction mass was diluted with DCM (100 ml) and washed successively with 10% sodium hydroxide solution (3 × 40 ml) and water (3 × 30 ml). The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and the solid obtained after evaporation of the solvent was recrystallized from ethanol, giving white crystals in good yield (95%; m.p. 325.1–326.5 K).
(TLC) using a 4:1Refinement
Crystal data, data collection and structure . H atoms were positioned geometrically (C—H = 0.93–0.96 Å) and refined as riding, with Uiso(H) = 1.2–1.5Ueq(C).
details are summarized in Table 2Structural data
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2-Chloro-6-fluorophenol (0.20 mol) was dissolved in dichloromethane (DCM) and triethylamine (0.45 mol) was added. The reaction mixture was cooled to 273 K. A solution of chlorobenzoyl chloride (0.21 mol) in DCM was added slowly to the reaction mixture and the resulting solution stirred for 3 h. The completion of the reaction was monitored by
(TLC) using a 4:1 n-hexane–ethyl acetate solvent mixture. The reaction mass was diluted with DCM (100 ml) and washed successively with 10% sodium hydroxide solution (3 × 40 ml) and water (3 × 30 ml). The organic layer was dried over sodium sulfate and the solid obtained after evaporation of the solvent was recrystallized from ethanol, giving white crystals in good yield (95%; m.p. 325.1–326.5 K).Crystal data, data collection and structure
details are summarized in Table 2. H atoms were positioned geometrically (C—H= 0.93–0.96 Å) and refined as riding, with Uiso(H) = 1.2–1.5Ueq(C).Phenyl benzoate derivatives are widely used as intermediates in the synthesis of novel bioactive compounds (Prashanth et al., 2014; Khanum et al., 2004), which exhibit a broad range of biological activities. In our systematic search for new phenyl benzoate derivatives, we obtained the title compound, namely 2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl 4-chlorobenzoate, (I), the structure of which we report here.
The molecular structure of (I) (Fig. 1) closely resembles that of 2,6-dichlorophenyl 4-chlorobenzoate (Abdoh et al., 2012), (II), with similar bond lengths and angles. The dihedral angle between the planes of the two aromatic rings is 49.96 (12)° [cf. 82.1 (2)° in (II)]. The keto group in (I) is twisted at an angle of 66.3 (3)° out of the 2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl plane, while it forms a dihedral angle of 10.5 (4)° with the plane of the 2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl ring. In the crystal, intermolecular C—H···O hydrogen bonds (Table 1) link the molecules into chains extending in the [010] direction (Fig. 2) and weak C—H···Cl interactions (Table 2) further link these chains into sheets parallel to the (101) plane.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2013); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2013); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2013); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of (I), showing the atom-numbering scheme. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level. | |
Fig. 2. A portion of the crystal packing, viewed approximately down the a axis, and showing the hydrogen-bonded (dashed lines) chain of molecules running in the [010] direction. |
C13H7Cl2FO2 | F(000) = 288 |
Mr = 285.09 | Dx = 1.607 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21 | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.54178 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2yb | Cell parameters from 1724 reflections |
a = 3.8882 (3) Å | θ = 3.3–64.1° |
b = 11.2750 (7) Å | µ = 5.01 mm−1 |
c = 13.5058 (8) Å | T = 296 K |
β = 95.520 (3)° | Prism, white |
V = 589.34 (7) Å3 | 0.30 × 0.28 × 0.23 mm |
Z = 2 |
Bruker X8 Proteum diffractometer | 1724 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Bruker MicroStar microfocus rotating anode | 1702 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Helios multilayer optics monochromator | Rint = 0.036 |
Detector resolution: 18.4 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 64.1°, θmin = 3.3° |
φ and ω scans | h = −4→3 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2013) | k = −12→12 |
Tmin = 0.278, Tmax = 0.316 | l = −15→15 |
4587 measured reflections |
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)] = 0.031 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.080 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.052P)2 + 0.0506P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.06 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
1724 reflections | Δρmax = 0.27 e Å−3 |
163 parameters | Δρmin = −0.21 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 877 Friedel pairs |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure parameter: 0.051 (17) |
C13H7Cl2FO2 | V = 589.34 (7) Å3 |
Mr = 285.09 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21 | Cu Kα radiation |
a = 3.8882 (3) Å | µ = 5.01 mm−1 |
b = 11.2750 (7) Å | T = 296 K |
c = 13.5058 (8) Å | 0.30 × 0.28 × 0.23 mm |
β = 95.520 (3)° |
Bruker X8 Proteum diffractometer | 1724 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2013) | 1702 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.278, Tmax = 0.316 | Rint = 0.036 |
4587 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.031 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.080 | Δρmax = 0.27 e Å−3 |
S = 1.06 | Δρmin = −0.21 e Å−3 |
1724 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 877 Friedel pairs |
163 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: 0.051 (17) |
1 restraint |
Experimental. 1H NMR(400 MHz, DMSO-d6 δ p.p.m.)7.39–8.17 (m, 7H, Ar—H). IR (KBr) (vmax/cm−1):1750 (ester, C=O). Mass spectra of the compound showed molecular ion peaks at m/z = 285 [M+], 287 (M+2) and 289 (M+4). Anal. Calcd. for C13H7O2Cl2F: C, 54.77; H, 2.47; Cl, 24.87; F, 6.66. Found: C, 54.57; H, 2.33; Cl, 24.64; F, 6.42%. |
Geometry. Bond distances, angles etc. have been calculated using the rounded fractional coordinates. All su's are estimated from the variances of the (full) variance-covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account in the estimation of distances, angles and torsion angles |
Refinement. Refinement on F2 for ALL reflections except those flagged by the user for potential systematic errors. Weighted R-factors wR and all goodnesses of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The observed criterion of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating -R-factor-obs 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 | ||
Cl7 | 0.60980 (16) | 0.92140 (6) | 0.06763 (5) | 0.0271 (2) | |
Cl17 | −0.06501 (14) | 0.25211 (6) | 0.13366 (4) | 0.0255 (2) | |
F18 | 0.5317 (4) | 0.34204 (15) | 0.47450 (11) | 0.0248 (5) | |
O9 | 0.0700 (4) | 0.51053 (19) | 0.37803 (14) | 0.0225 (6) | |
O10 | 0.3621 (4) | 0.39889 (16) | 0.27475 (13) | 0.0185 (5) | |
C1 | 0.3494 (6) | 0.6054 (2) | 0.2487 (2) | 0.0161 (7) | |
C2 | 0.4895 (6) | 0.5885 (2) | 0.1588 (2) | 0.0185 (7) | |
C3 | 0.5675 (6) | 0.6864 (2) | 0.10226 (19) | 0.0203 (7) | |
C4 | 0.5093 (6) | 0.7989 (2) | 0.1372 (2) | 0.0192 (7) | |
C5 | 0.3728 (6) | 0.8170 (2) | 0.2276 (2) | 0.0205 (8) | |
C6 | 0.2917 (6) | 0.7197 (2) | 0.28295 (19) | 0.0181 (7) | |
C8 | 0.2427 (6) | 0.5038 (2) | 0.30924 (18) | 0.0159 (7) | |
C11 | 0.2481 (6) | 0.2947 (2) | 0.3165 (2) | 0.0170 (7) | |
C12 | 0.3379 (6) | 0.2650 (3) | 0.41579 (19) | 0.0190 (7) | |
C13 | 0.2396 (7) | 0.1580 (3) | 0.4542 (2) | 0.0222 (8) | |
C14 | 0.0485 (7) | 0.0793 (3) | 0.3933 (2) | 0.0243 (8) | |
C15 | −0.0440 (6) | 0.1067 (3) | 0.2939 (2) | 0.0228 (8) | |
C16 | 0.0548 (6) | 0.2149 (2) | 0.25638 (19) | 0.0181 (7) | |
H2 | 0.53080 | 0.51220 | 0.13650 | 0.0220* | |
H3 | 0.65790 | 0.67600 | 0.04160 | 0.0240* | |
H5 | 0.33680 | 0.89340 | 0.25040 | 0.0250* | |
H6 | 0.19840 | 0.73040 | 0.34320 | 0.0220* | |
H13 | 0.30190 | 0.13930 | 0.52060 | 0.0270* | |
H14 | −0.01920 | 0.00730 | 0.41890 | 0.0290* | |
H15 | −0.17100 | 0.05300 | 0.25290 | 0.0270* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Cl7 | 0.0352 (3) | 0.0206 (3) | 0.0248 (4) | −0.0058 (3) | −0.0003 (2) | 0.0072 (3) |
Cl17 | 0.0294 (3) | 0.0285 (4) | 0.0180 (3) | 0.0007 (3) | −0.0007 (2) | −0.0016 (3) |
F18 | 0.0282 (8) | 0.0255 (8) | 0.0193 (8) | −0.0051 (6) | −0.0047 (6) | −0.0002 (7) |
O9 | 0.0261 (9) | 0.0216 (10) | 0.0206 (10) | 0.0014 (8) | 0.0069 (7) | 0.0008 (9) |
O10 | 0.0233 (8) | 0.0129 (9) | 0.0200 (9) | −0.0004 (7) | 0.0056 (7) | 0.0014 (8) |
C1 | 0.0159 (11) | 0.0147 (13) | 0.0167 (12) | −0.0001 (9) | −0.0033 (9) | 0.0012 (10) |
C2 | 0.0198 (11) | 0.0149 (14) | 0.0202 (13) | −0.0004 (10) | −0.0004 (10) | −0.0013 (12) |
C3 | 0.0230 (11) | 0.0247 (15) | 0.0129 (12) | −0.0007 (11) | −0.0002 (10) | 0.0004 (11) |
C4 | 0.0185 (10) | 0.0183 (14) | 0.0196 (14) | −0.0032 (10) | −0.0035 (9) | 0.0027 (11) |
C5 | 0.0211 (12) | 0.0167 (15) | 0.0225 (14) | 0.0003 (10) | −0.0037 (10) | −0.0038 (11) |
C6 | 0.0180 (10) | 0.0189 (14) | 0.0172 (13) | 0.0024 (10) | 0.0005 (9) | −0.0005 (11) |
C8 | 0.0166 (11) | 0.0165 (13) | 0.0141 (13) | 0.0011 (10) | −0.0013 (9) | 0.0011 (11) |
C11 | 0.0174 (10) | 0.0140 (12) | 0.0201 (13) | 0.0003 (10) | 0.0043 (10) | 0.0019 (10) |
C12 | 0.0181 (10) | 0.0201 (14) | 0.0186 (12) | −0.0005 (10) | 0.0006 (9) | −0.0004 (11) |
C13 | 0.0225 (12) | 0.0237 (14) | 0.0210 (14) | 0.0019 (11) | 0.0048 (10) | 0.0068 (12) |
C14 | 0.0255 (12) | 0.0186 (15) | 0.0299 (15) | 0.0018 (11) | 0.0078 (11) | 0.0058 (13) |
C15 | 0.0185 (11) | 0.0195 (14) | 0.0304 (16) | −0.0026 (11) | 0.0026 (10) | −0.0028 (12) |
C16 | 0.0178 (11) | 0.0205 (14) | 0.0159 (12) | 0.0028 (10) | 0.0019 (9) | −0.0001 (11) |
Cl7—C4 | 1.736 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.394 (4) |
Cl17—C16 | 1.730 (3) | C11—C16 | 1.384 (3) |
F18—C12 | 1.355 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.382 (5) |
O9—C8 | 1.200 (3) | C13—C14 | 1.378 (4) |
O10—C8 | 1.369 (3) | C14—C15 | 1.391 (4) |
O10—C11 | 1.394 (3) | C15—C16 | 1.389 (4) |
C1—C2 | 1.391 (4) | C2—H2 | 0.9300 |
C1—C6 | 1.395 (3) | C3—H3 | 0.9300 |
C1—C8 | 1.489 (3) | C5—H5 | 0.9300 |
C2—C3 | 1.392 (3) | C6—H6 | 0.9300 |
C3—C4 | 1.380 (3) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C4—C5 | 1.392 (4) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C5—C6 | 1.381 (3) | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C8—O10—C11 | 117.34 (18) | C12—C13—C14 | 119.4 (3) |
C2—C1—C6 | 120.3 (2) | C13—C14—C15 | 120.5 (3) |
C2—C1—C8 | 121.8 (2) | C14—C15—C16 | 119.5 (3) |
C6—C1—C8 | 117.8 (2) | Cl17—C16—C11 | 119.04 (18) |
C1—C2—C3 | 119.6 (2) | Cl17—C16—C15 | 120.27 (19) |
C2—C3—C4 | 119.3 (2) | C11—C16—C15 | 120.7 (2) |
Cl7—C4—C3 | 119.6 (2) | C1—C2—H2 | 120.00 |
Cl7—C4—C5 | 118.86 (18) | C3—C2—H2 | 120.00 |
C3—C4—C5 | 121.6 (2) | C2—C3—H3 | 120.00 |
C4—C5—C6 | 119.0 (2) | C4—C3—H3 | 120.00 |
C1—C6—C5 | 120.1 (2) | C4—C5—H5 | 121.00 |
O9—C8—O10 | 123.5 (2) | C6—C5—H5 | 120.00 |
O9—C8—C1 | 125.6 (2) | C1—C6—H6 | 120.00 |
O10—C8—C1 | 110.9 (2) | C5—C6—H6 | 120.00 |
O10—C11—C12 | 122.1 (2) | C12—C13—H13 | 120.00 |
O10—C11—C16 | 119.1 (2) | C14—C13—H13 | 120.00 |
C12—C11—C16 | 118.7 (2) | C13—C14—H14 | 120.00 |
F18—C12—C11 | 118.9 (3) | C15—C14—H14 | 120.00 |
F18—C12—C13 | 119.9 (2) | C14—C15—H15 | 120.00 |
C11—C12—C13 | 121.2 (3) | C16—C15—H15 | 120.00 |
C11—O10—C8—C1 | −172.5 (2) | Cl7—C4—C5—C6 | 179.81 (19) |
C8—O10—C11—C12 | −66.3 (3) | C4—C5—C6—C1 | 0.6 (4) |
C8—O10—C11—C16 | 117.2 (2) | O10—C11—C12—F18 | 2.5 (4) |
C11—O10—C8—O9 | 6.2 (3) | O10—C11—C12—C13 | −176.0 (2) |
C8—C1—C6—C5 | −177.4 (2) | C16—C11—C12—F18 | 179.0 (2) |
C2—C1—C8—O10 | 11.7 (3) | C16—C11—C12—C13 | 0.4 (4) |
C6—C1—C8—O9 | 10.5 (4) | O10—C11—C16—Cl17 | −4.6 (3) |
C2—C1—C8—O9 | −166.9 (2) | O10—C11—C16—C15 | 175.8 (2) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.9 (4) | C12—C11—C16—Cl17 | 178.78 (19) |
C8—C1—C2—C3 | 176.5 (2) | C12—C11—C16—C15 | −0.8 (4) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 0.1 (4) | F18—C12—C13—C14 | −178.7 (2) |
C6—C1—C8—O10 | −170.8 (2) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −0.2 (4) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 1.0 (4) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 0.3 (4) |
C2—C3—C4—Cl7 | 179.39 (19) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | −0.7 (4) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.3 (4) | C14—C15—C16—Cl17 | −178.7 (2) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.5 (4) | C14—C15—C16—C11 | 0.9 (4) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C13—H13···O9i | 0.93 | 2.54 | 3.142 (3) | 123 |
C2—H2···Cl7ii | 0.93 | 2.94 | 3.581 (3) | 127 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, y−1/2, −z+1; (ii) −x+1, y−1/2, −z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C13—H13···O9i | 0.93 | 2.54 | 3.142 (3) | 123 |
C2—H2···Cl7ii | 0.93 | 2.94 | 3.581 (3) | 127 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, y−1/2, −z+1; (ii) −x+1, y−1/2, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C13H7Cl2FO2 |
Mr | 285.09 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21 |
Temperature (K) | 296 |
a, b, c (Å) | 3.8882 (3), 11.2750 (7), 13.5058 (8) |
β (°) | 95.520 (3) |
V (Å3) | 589.34 (7) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Cu Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 5.01 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.28 × 0.23 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker X8 Proteum |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2013) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.278, 0.316 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 4587, 1724, 1702 |
Rint | 0.036 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.583 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.031, 0.080, 1.06 |
No. of reflections | 1724 |
No. of parameters | 163 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.27, −0.21 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 877 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | 0.051 (17) |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2013), SAINT (Bruker, 2013), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008).
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to the Institution of Excellence, Vijnana Bhavana, University of Mysore, India, for providing the single-crystal X-ray diffractometer facility. YHIM thanks the University of Hajah, Yemen, for financial support. SAK gratefully acknowledges the financial support provided by the Vision Group of Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka, under the scheme CISEE, Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science and Technology, Bangalore.
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Phenyl benzoate derivatives are widely used as intermediates in the synthesis of novel bioactive compounds (Prashanth et al., 2014; Khanum et al., 2004), which exhibit a broad range of biological activities. In our systematic search for new phenyl benzoate derivatives, we obtained the title compound, 2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl 4-chlorobenzoate, (I), the structure of which we report here.
The molecular structure of (I) (Fig. 1) closely resembles that of 2,6-dichlorophenyl 4-chlorobenzoate (Abdoh et al., 2012), (II), with similar bond lengths and angles. The dihedral angle between the planes of the two aromatic rings is 49.96 (12)° [cf. 82.1 (2)° in (II)]. The keto group in (I) is twisted at an angle of 66.3 (3)° out of the 2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl plane, while it forms a dihedral angle of 10.5 (4)° with the plane of the chlorophenyl ring. In the crystal, intermolecular C—H···O hydrogen bonds (Table 1) link the molecules into chains extended in the [010] direction (Fig. 2), and weak C—H···Cl interactions (Table 2) link further these chains into sheets parallel to the (101) plane.