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2-Oxo-2H-chromen-4-yl 4-ethyl­benzoate

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aLaboratory of Molecular Chemistry and Materials (LC2M), Research Team: Organic Chemistry and Phytochemistry, University Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso, bJoint Research and Innovation Unit for Engineering Sciences and Techniques (UMRI STI), Research Team: Instrumentation, Image and Spectroscopy, Félix Houphouet-Boigny National Polytechnic Institute, BP 1093 Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire, and cLaboratory of Drug Development, Center of Training, Research and Expertise in Pharmaceutical Sciences (CFOREM), University Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
*Correspondence e-mail: [email protected]

Edited by W. T. A. Harrison, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom (Received 13 August 2025; accepted 17 August 2025; online 19 August 2025)

In the title compound, C18H14O4, the dihedral angle between the coumarin moiety and the phenyl fragment is 63.46 (5)°. In the crystal, the mol­ecules are linked by weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and aromatic ππ stacking inter­actions. A short C=O⋯π [O⋯π = 3.2667 (10) Å] contact is also observed.

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[Scheme 3D1]
Chemical scheme
[Scheme 1]

Structure description

Coumarins are a broad class of over 800 naturally occurring chemicals and are frequently found in plants like sweet clover and tonka beans (Ziarani et al., 2018View full citation). Some coumarins have therapeutic potential due to their wide range of biological activities (Akkol et al. 2020View full citation) such as anti-inflammatory action (Tuan Anh et al., 2017View full citation; Tosun et al., 2009View full citation). As part of our work in this area, we now describe the synthesis and structure of the title compound (I).

As expected, the C1–C9/O1 coumarin ring system in (I) (Fig. 1[link]) is almost planar (r.m.s deviation = 0.004 Å) and is oriented at an angle of 63.46 (5)° with respect to the C11–C16 ring. Atom C18 lies close to the latter ring plane [deviation = −0.166 (1) Å]. The pyrone ring shows the usual asymmetric bond lengths for C3—C2 [1.3443 (15) Å] and C2—C1 [1.4508 (15) Å], which are shorter and longer, respectively, than would be expected for a Car—Car bond (Gomes et al., 2016View full citation; Koulabiga et al., 2024View full citation).

[Figure 1]
Figure 1
The mol­ecular structure of (I) with displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level.

In the extended structure of (I) (Figs. 2[link] and 3[link]), the mol­ecules are linked by weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds (Table 1[link]). The C2—H2⋯O2 inter­action results in the formation of inversion dimers, which are characterized by an R22(8) graph-set motif. Subsequently, these dimers combine with the C9—H9⋯O4 and C16—H16⋯O2 hydrogen bonds to form an R22(16) graph-set motif. An aromatic ππ stacking inter­action is observed between the C1–C5/O1 and C4–C9 rings [centroid–centroid separation = 3.6514 (7) Å, slippage = 1.613 Å] and a short C=O⋯π contact of 3.2667 (10) Å occurs (Table 1[link]).

Table 1
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °)

Cg1 is the centroid of the C1–C5/O1 ring.

D—H⋯A D—H H⋯A DA D—H⋯A
C2—H2⋯O2i 0.93 2.49 3.4223 (14) 176
C9—H9⋯O4ii 0.93 2.57 3.4164 (14) 151
C16—H16⋯O2iii 0.93 2.54 3.4436 (14) 163
C1—O2⋯Cg1iv 1.22 (1) 3.27 (1) 3.5408 (14) 93 (1)
Symmetry codes: (i) Mathematical equation; (ii) Mathematical equation; (iii) Mathematical equation; (iv) Mathematical equation.
[Figure 2]
Figure 2
A view of the crystal packing of (I), showing C=O⋯π and ππ stacking inter­actions (dashed lines). The green dots are centroids of rings.
[Figure 3]
Figure 3
Detail of the packing of (I) showing the association of mol­ecules into centrosymmetric dimers through pairwise C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. This generates R22(8) and R22(16) graph-set motifs that extend along the a-axis direction. H atoms not involved in hydrogen bonding have been omitted for clarity.

Synthesis and crystallization

To a solution of 4-ethyl­benzoyl chloride (0.95 ml, 6.2 mmol, 1 equiv.) in dried tetra­hydro­furan (30 ml) was added dried tri­ethyl­amine (2.6 ml, 3 equiv.) and 4-hy­droxy­coumarin (1.00 g, 6.17 mmol, 1 equiv.) in small portions over 30 min. The mixture was then refluxed for 4 h under stirring and poured into 40 ml of chloro­form. The solution was acidified with dilute hydro­chloric acid until its discoloration. The organic layer was extracted, concentrated in a vacuum until a slight cloudiness was obtained and then cooled in an ice bath. The resulting precipitate was filtered off with suction, washed with petroleum ether and recrystallized from a chloro­form–hexane solvent mixture (1:3) giving the title compound (1.12 g, yield 68%, m.p. 459–461 K). Colorless prisms appropriate for single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis were obtained by slow evaporation of an acetone solution.

Refinement

Crystal data, data collection and structure refinement details are summarized in Table 2[link].

Table 2
Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formula C18H14O4
Mr 294.29
Crystal system, space group Triclinic, PMathematical equation
Temperature (K) 296
a, b, c (Å) 4.2781 (4), 10.7096 (9), 15.3525 (13)
α, β, γ (°) 84.816 (3), 86.728 (3), 83.925 (3)
V3) 695.79 (11)
Z 2
Radiation type Mo Kα
μ (mm−1) 0.10
Crystal size (mm) 0.33 × 0.16 × 0.07
 
Data collection
Diffractometer SuperNova, Dual, Cu at home/near, AtlasS2
Absorption correction Multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Rigaku OD, 2022View full citation)
Tmin, Tmax 0.956, 1.000
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections 59779, 4332, 3675
Rint 0.037
(sin θ/λ)max−1) 0.721
 
Refinement
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S 0.049, 0.144, 1.11
No. of reflections 4332
No. of parameters 200
H-atom treatment H-atom parameters constrained
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) 0.32, −0.28
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Rigaku OD, 2022View full citation), SHELXT2018/2 (Sheldrick, 2015aView full citation), PLATON (Spek, 2020View full citation) and WinGX (Farrugia, 2012View full citation), SHELXL2018/3 (Sheldrick, 2015bView full citation) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010View full citation).

Structural data


Computing details top

2-Oxo-2H-chromen-4-yl 4-ethylbenzoate top
Crystal data top
C18H14O4F(000) = 308
Mr = 294.29Dx = 1.405 Mg m3
Triclinic, P1Melting point = 459–461 K
a = 4.2781 (4) ÅMo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
b = 10.7096 (9) ÅCell parameters from 4332 reflections
c = 15.3525 (13) Åθ = 4.5–61.7°
α = 84.816 (3)°µ = 0.10 mm1
β = 86.728 (3)°T = 296 K
γ = 83.925 (3)°Prism, colorless
V = 695.79 (11) Å30.33 × 0.16 × 0.07 mm
Z = 2
Data collection top
SuperNova, Dual, Cu at home/near, AtlasS2
diffractometer
4332 independent reflections
Radiation source: micro-focus sealed X-ray tube3675 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Detector resolution: 5.3048 pixels mm-1Rint = 0.037
ω scansθmax = 30.8°, θmin = 2.2°
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(CrysAlisPro; Rigaku OD, 2022)
h = 66
Tmin = 0.956, Tmax = 1.000k = 1515
59779 measured reflectionsl = 2222
Refinement top
Refinement on F2Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
Least-squares matrix: fullH-atom parameters constrained
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.049 w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0753P)2 + 0.2292P]
where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
wR(F2) = 0.144(Δ/σ)max < 0.001
S = 1.11Δρmax = 0.32 e Å3
4332 reflectionsΔρmin = 0.28 e Å3
200 parametersExtinction correction: SHELXL2018/3 (Sheldrick, 2015b), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4
0 restraintsExtinction coefficient: 0.016 (6)
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods
Special details top

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.

Refinement. The H atoms were placed at calculated positions [C—H = 0.93–0.97 Å] and refined using the riding model approximation with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) or 1.5Ueq(methyl C).

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/Ueq
O11.33648 (19)0.16608 (7)0.02913 (5)0.02074 (17)
O30.87511 (19)0.43581 (7)0.18225 (5)0.02160 (18)
O21.5944 (2)0.31182 (8)0.04602 (5)0.0267 (2)
O41.1515 (2)0.36404 (8)0.30123 (5)0.02480 (19)
C110.7673 (2)0.54303 (9)0.30997 (7)0.0195 (2)
C31.0391 (3)0.34377 (10)0.13411 (7)0.0193 (2)
C51.1274 (2)0.12891 (10)0.09534 (7)0.0187 (2)
C100.9530 (2)0.43848 (10)0.26765 (7)0.0194 (2)
C21.2424 (3)0.38058 (10)0.06923 (7)0.0215 (2)
H21.2802250.4648110.0601290.026*
C140.4429 (3)0.73961 (10)0.39781 (7)0.0207 (2)
C40.9691 (2)0.21466 (9)0.15046 (7)0.0190 (2)
C70.8695 (3)0.03992 (10)0.16993 (7)0.0232 (2)
H70.8342080.1245350.1766640.028*
C130.6335 (3)0.64501 (11)0.44302 (7)0.0242 (2)
H130.6527040.6468560.5029090.029*
C61.0813 (3)0.00155 (10)0.10473 (7)0.0209 (2)
H61.1900750.0544370.0680720.025*
C170.2679 (3)0.84887 (10)0.44238 (8)0.0251 (2)
H17A0.0502530.8570560.4263090.030*
H17B0.3569500.9255530.4196030.030*
C150.4150 (3)0.73322 (10)0.30800 (7)0.0230 (2)
H150.2875680.7957050.2771120.028*
C160.5729 (3)0.63586 (10)0.26384 (7)0.0214 (2)
H160.5492810.6325880.2042660.026*
C11.4032 (3)0.28936 (10)0.01336 (7)0.0211 (2)
C120.7957 (3)0.54759 (10)0.39939 (7)0.0243 (2)
H120.9237710.4852410.4302130.029*
C90.7567 (3)0.17035 (10)0.21634 (7)0.0214 (2)
H90.6489230.2257980.2535450.026*
C80.7082 (3)0.04399 (11)0.22575 (7)0.0239 (2)
H80.5676710.0146930.2694050.029*
C180.2734 (3)0.83910 (12)0.54170 (8)0.0312 (3)
H18A0.1568300.9123400.5635150.047*
H18B0.1795770.7650550.5655120.047*
H18C0.4870670.8337300.5587880.047*
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
O10.0244 (4)0.0187 (3)0.0191 (4)0.0020 (3)0.0021 (3)0.0037 (3)
O30.0271 (4)0.0181 (3)0.0193 (4)0.0023 (3)0.0017 (3)0.0051 (3)
O20.0312 (4)0.0266 (4)0.0220 (4)0.0046 (3)0.0046 (3)0.0019 (3)
O40.0271 (4)0.0226 (4)0.0243 (4)0.0039 (3)0.0043 (3)0.0053 (3)
C110.0217 (5)0.0159 (4)0.0211 (5)0.0017 (3)0.0009 (4)0.0030 (3)
C30.0222 (5)0.0175 (4)0.0180 (4)0.0011 (3)0.0030 (3)0.0038 (3)
C50.0196 (4)0.0188 (4)0.0177 (4)0.0009 (3)0.0013 (3)0.0023 (3)
C100.0218 (5)0.0176 (4)0.0191 (4)0.0025 (3)0.0008 (3)0.0029 (3)
C20.0260 (5)0.0180 (4)0.0207 (5)0.0026 (4)0.0020 (4)0.0023 (3)
C140.0228 (5)0.0164 (4)0.0231 (5)0.0024 (4)0.0008 (4)0.0028 (3)
C40.0205 (5)0.0179 (4)0.0185 (4)0.0008 (3)0.0022 (3)0.0025 (3)
C70.0262 (5)0.0187 (4)0.0248 (5)0.0034 (4)0.0041 (4)0.0002 (4)
C130.0289 (5)0.0221 (5)0.0215 (5)0.0023 (4)0.0032 (4)0.0057 (4)
C60.0232 (5)0.0173 (4)0.0223 (5)0.0001 (4)0.0033 (4)0.0036 (3)
C170.0292 (6)0.0182 (5)0.0271 (5)0.0011 (4)0.0019 (4)0.0042 (4)
C150.0277 (5)0.0169 (4)0.0235 (5)0.0010 (4)0.0018 (4)0.0009 (4)
C160.0265 (5)0.0183 (4)0.0193 (4)0.0013 (4)0.0012 (4)0.0015 (3)
C10.0239 (5)0.0200 (5)0.0192 (4)0.0022 (4)0.0016 (4)0.0012 (3)
C120.0289 (5)0.0205 (5)0.0230 (5)0.0037 (4)0.0046 (4)0.0041 (4)
C90.0220 (5)0.0222 (5)0.0200 (5)0.0018 (4)0.0006 (4)0.0027 (4)
C80.0249 (5)0.0249 (5)0.0221 (5)0.0057 (4)0.0012 (4)0.0004 (4)
C180.0400 (7)0.0250 (5)0.0277 (6)0.0048 (5)0.0022 (5)0.0085 (4)
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
O1—C51.3750 (13)C7—C61.3861 (15)
O1—C11.3775 (13)C7—C81.3995 (16)
O3—C101.3747 (13)C7—H70.9300
O3—C31.3915 (12)C13—C121.3924 (15)
O2—C11.2146 (13)C13—H130.9300
O4—C101.2062 (13)C6—H60.9300
C11—C121.3908 (15)C17—C181.5202 (17)
C11—C161.3954 (15)C17—H17A0.9700
C11—C101.4802 (14)C17—H17B0.9700
C3—C21.3443 (15)C15—C161.3891 (15)
C3—C41.4425 (14)C15—H150.9300
C5—C61.3922 (14)C16—H160.9300
C5—C41.4004 (14)C12—H120.9300
C2—C11.4508 (15)C9—C81.3842 (15)
C2—H20.9300C9—H90.9300
C14—C131.3912 (15)C8—H80.9300
C14—C151.3991 (15)C18—H18A0.9600
C14—C171.5161 (15)C18—H18B0.9600
C4—C91.4047 (15)C18—H18C0.9600
C5—O1—C1122.05 (8)C5—C6—H6120.7
C10—O3—C3117.26 (8)C14—C17—C18115.86 (9)
C12—C11—C16119.86 (10)C14—C17—H17A108.3
C12—C11—C10117.31 (9)C18—C17—H17A108.3
C16—C11—C10122.83 (9)C14—C17—H17B108.3
C2—C3—O3118.14 (9)C18—C17—H17B108.3
C2—C3—C4122.17 (9)H17A—C17—H17B107.4
O3—C3—C4119.51 (9)C16—C15—C14121.64 (10)
O1—C5—C6116.49 (9)C16—C15—H15119.2
O1—C5—C4121.75 (9)C14—C15—H15119.2
C6—C5—C4121.75 (10)C15—C16—C11119.17 (10)
O4—C10—O3122.50 (9)C15—C16—H16120.4
O4—C10—C11126.07 (10)C11—C16—H16120.4
O3—C10—C11111.42 (9)O2—C1—O1116.76 (10)
C3—C2—C1120.23 (10)O2—C1—C2125.71 (10)
C3—C2—H2119.9O1—C1—C2117.53 (9)
C1—C2—H2119.9C11—C12—C13120.35 (10)
C13—C14—C15118.37 (10)C11—C12—H12119.8
C13—C14—C17122.29 (10)C13—C12—H12119.8
C15—C14—C17119.34 (10)C8—C9—C4119.86 (10)
C5—C4—C9118.73 (9)C8—C9—H9120.1
C5—C4—C3116.26 (9)C4—C9—H9120.1
C9—C4—C3125.01 (9)C9—C8—C7120.35 (10)
C6—C7—C8120.80 (10)C9—C8—H8119.8
C6—C7—H7119.6C7—C8—H8119.8
C8—C7—H7119.6C17—C18—H18A109.5
C14—C13—C12120.59 (10)C17—C18—H18B109.5
C14—C13—H13119.7H18A—C18—H18B109.5
C12—C13—H13119.7C17—C18—H18C109.5
C7—C6—C5118.50 (10)H18A—C18—H18C109.5
C7—C6—H6120.7H18B—C18—H18C109.5
C10—O3—C3—C2110.14 (11)C8—C7—C6—C50.71 (16)
C10—O3—C3—C474.63 (12)O1—C5—C6—C7179.21 (9)
C1—O1—C5—C6179.77 (9)C4—C5—C6—C70.81 (16)
C1—O1—C5—C40.22 (15)C13—C14—C17—C188.76 (16)
C3—O3—C10—O40.98 (15)C15—C14—C17—C18171.64 (11)
C3—O3—C10—C11178.33 (8)C13—C14—C15—C160.28 (17)
C12—C11—C10—O48.15 (17)C17—C14—C15—C16179.33 (10)
C16—C11—C10—O4170.94 (11)C14—C15—C16—C110.84 (17)
C12—C11—C10—O3172.57 (9)C12—C11—C16—C151.29 (17)
C16—C11—C10—O38.34 (14)C10—C11—C16—C15177.78 (10)
O3—C3—C2—C1175.83 (9)C5—O1—C1—O2179.08 (9)
C4—C3—C2—C10.73 (16)C5—O1—C1—C20.34 (15)
O1—C5—C4—C9179.49 (9)C3—C2—C1—O2178.76 (11)
C6—C5—C4—C90.53 (16)C3—C2—C1—O10.60 (16)
O1—C5—C4—C30.30 (15)C16—C11—C12—C130.62 (17)
C6—C5—C4—C3179.68 (9)C10—C11—C12—C13178.49 (10)
C2—C3—C4—C50.57 (15)C14—C13—C12—C110.52 (18)
O3—C3—C4—C5175.61 (9)C5—C4—C9—C80.14 (16)
C2—C3—C4—C9179.20 (10)C3—C4—C9—C8179.91 (10)
O3—C3—C4—C94.17 (16)C4—C9—C8—C70.05 (16)
C15—C14—C13—C120.96 (17)C6—C7—C8—C90.34 (17)
C17—C14—C13—C12178.64 (11)
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
Cg1 is the centroid of the C1–C5/O1 ring.
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
C2—H2···O2i0.932.493.4223 (14)176
C9—H9···O4ii0.932.573.4164 (14)151
C16—H16···O2iii0.932.543.4436 (14)163
C1—O2···Cg1iv1.22 (1)3.27 (1)3.5408 (14)93 (1)
Symmetry codes: (i) x+3, y+1, z; (ii) x1, y, z; (iii) x+2, y+1, z; (iv) x+1, y, z.
 

Acknowledgements

The authors thank the Institute Jean Barriol (Université de Lorraine, France) for the X-ray diffraction measurements.

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