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2-Oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl 4-ethyl­benzoate

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aLaboratory of Material Sciences, Environnement and Solar Energy, Research Team: Crystallography and Molecular Physics, University Félix Houphouët-Boigny, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d'Ivoire, bLaboratory of Molecular Chemistry and Materials, Research Team: Organic Chemistry and Phytochemistry, University Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso, and cCRM2, CNRS-Université de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy CEDEX BP 70239, France
*Correspondence e-mail: [email protected]

Edited by W. T. A. Harrison, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom (Received 10 November 2025; accepted 17 November 2025; online 21 November 2025)

In the title compound, C18H14O4, the benzoate ring is oriented at a dihedral angle of 39.78 (5)° with respect to the coumarin ring system. In the crystal, the mol­ecules are linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds to generate infinite (101) layers.

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Chemical scheme
[Scheme 1]

Structure description

The title compound, C18H14O4 (I), crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/c with one mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit (Fig. 1[link]). The side chain is titled with respect to the chromen-2-one ring system with torsion angles C18—C10—O2—C9 = −51.22 (16)° and C11—C10—O2—C9 = 133.18 (11)°. The C10–C18/O3 coumarin ring system is almost planar (r.m.s deviation = 0.012 Å) and makes a dihedral angle with the pendant benzoate ring system of 39.78 (5)°. The C14—C15 [1.342 (2) Å] and C15—C16 [1.447 (2) Å] bond lengths are consistent with the double and single bonds in the Lewis structure of (I) and with those in similar coumarin derivatives (Gomes et al., 2016View full citation; Ouédraogo et al., 2018View 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), the mol­ecules are connected by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds (Table 1[link]): the C11—H11⋯O1 and C12—H12⋯O3 bonds lead to [010] chains, which are cross-linked by the C15—H15⋯O4 bonds to generate (101) layers incorporating R22(11) and R33(13) loops (Fig. 2[link]). The inter­molecular inter­actions in (I) were further qu­anti­fied by Hirshfeld surface (Fig. 3[link]) analysis using CrystalExplorer (Spackman et al., 2021View full citation): the two-dimensional fingerprint plots for (I) (Fig. 4[link]) show that the greatest contributions are from H⋯H (40.5%), H⋯O/O⋯H (26.1%) C⋯H/H⋯C (18.4%) and C⋯C (9.0%) contacts.

Table 1
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °)

D—H⋯A D—H H⋯A DA D—H⋯A
C11—H11⋯O1i 0.943 (17) 2.527 (18) 3.4535 (16) 167.8 (14)
C12—H12⋯O3i 0.972 (18) 2.597 (18) 3.3166 (15) 131.0 (13)
C15—H15⋯O4ii 0.97 (2) 2.38 (2) 3.2871 (16) 155.1 (15)
Symmetry codes: (i) Mathematical equation; (ii) Mathematical equation.
[Figure 2]
Figure 2
A view of the crystal packing of (I) showing C–H⋯O hydrogen bonds to form R22(11) and R33(13) loops extending parallel to the ac plane. H atoms not involved in the hydrogen bonds omitted.
[Figure 3]
Figure 3
The Hirshfeld surface of (I) mapped over dnorm. Dotted lines represent hydrogen bonds
[Figure 4]
Figure 4
Fingerprint plots for (I) showing (a) H⋯H, (b) O⋯H, (c) C⋯H, (d) C⋯C, (e) C⋯O, (f) O⋯O inter­actions. The outline of the full fingerprint is shown in grey: di is the closest inter­nal distance from a given point on the Hirshfeld surface and de is the closest external contact.

Synthesis and crystallization

In a 100 ml round-bottom flask equipped with a condenser, 4-ethyl­benzoyl chloride (0.95 ml, 6.2 mmol, ∼1 equiv.) was dissolved in 30 ml of tetra­hydro­furan and then were added dried tri­ethyl­amine (2.6 ml, 3 equiv.) and 7-hy­droxy­coumarin (1 g, 6.17 mmol, 1 equiv.) in small portions over 30 min. While stirring, the mixture was refluxed for 4 h and poured into 40 ml of chloro­form. The solution was acidified with dilute hydro­chloric acid until its discoloration was complete. The organic phase was extracted, concentrated in a vacuum until a slight cloudiness was obtained and cooled in an ice bath. The resulting precipitate was filtered off with suction, washed with petroleum ether and recrystallized from a chloro­form/n-hexane (1:3) solvent mixture resulting in a white powder of the title compound (1.15 g, 70% yield, m.p. = 407–409 K). Colorless crystals of (I) suitable for single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis were then 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 Monoclinic, P21/c
Temperature (K) 293
a, b, c (Å) 11.4837 (5), 6.1481 (3), 19.9255 (9)
β (°) 97.386 (2)
V3) 1395.13 (11)
Z 4
Radiation type Mo Kα
μ (mm−1) 0.10
Crystal size (mm) 0.24 × 0.06 × 0.06
 
Data collection
Diffractometer Bruker D8 Venture
Absorption correction Multi-scan (SADABS; Krause et al., 2015View full citation)
Tmin, Tmax 0.712, 0.746
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections 70676, 4305, 3095
Rint 0.058
(sin θ/λ)max−1) 0.717
 
Refinement
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S 0.050, 0.156, 1.06
No. of reflections 4305
No. of parameters 255
H-atom treatment All H-atom parameters refined
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) 0.22, −0.31
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Rigaku OD, 2022View full citation), SHELXT2018/2 (Sheldrick, 2015aView full citation), SHELXL2018/3 (Sheldrick, 2015bView full citation), PLATON (Spek,2020View full citation) and WinGX (Farrugia, 2012View full citation) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010View full citation).

Structural data


Computing details top

2-Oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl 4-ethylbenzoate top
Crystal data top
C18H14O4Dx = 1.401 Mg m3
Mr = 294.29Melting point = 407–409 K
Monoclinic, P21/cMo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
a = 11.4837 (5) ÅCell parameters from 4940 reflections
b = 6.1481 (3) Åθ = 5.1–61.3°
c = 19.9255 (9) ŵ = 0.10 mm1
β = 97.386 (2)°T = 293 K
V = 1395.13 (11) Å3Prism, colourless
Z = 40.24 × 0.06 × 0.06 mm
F(000) = 616
Data collection top
Bruker D8 Venture
diffractometer
3095 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Radiation source: micro-focus sealed X-ray tubeRint = 0.058
ω scansθmax = 30.7°, θmin = 2.6°
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Krause et al., 2015)
h = 1616
Tmin = 0.712, Tmax = 0.746k = 88
70676 measured reflectionsl = 2828
4305 independent reflections
Refinement top
Refinement on F20 restraints
Least-squares matrix: fullHydrogen site location: difference Fourier map
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.050All H-atom parameters refined
wR(F2) = 0.156 w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0889P)2 + 0.2456P]
where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
S = 1.06(Δ/σ)max = 0.001
4305 reflectionsΔρmax = 0.22 e Å3
255 parametersΔρmin = 0.31 e Å3
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 located in difference maps and their positions and Uiso values were freely refined.

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/Ueq
O20.71504 (8)0.42159 (14)0.38731 (4)0.0248 (2)
O30.55289 (8)0.14242 (14)0.57921 (4)0.0252 (2)
O10.80649 (9)0.09594 (16)0.40536 (5)0.0323 (2)
O40.46888 (9)0.00631 (16)0.66357 (5)0.0344 (2)
C170.60586 (10)0.31085 (19)0.54905 (6)0.0219 (2)
C100.68769 (10)0.4389 (2)0.45336 (6)0.0231 (2)
C90.77633 (10)0.2465 (2)0.36850 (6)0.0244 (2)
C60.80475 (10)0.2753 (2)0.29849 (6)0.0235 (2)
C180.63433 (11)0.2719 (2)0.48430 (6)0.0235 (2)
C50.78305 (11)0.4703 (2)0.26297 (6)0.0258 (2)
C130.62824 (10)0.50917 (19)0.58229 (6)0.0234 (2)
C30.87510 (11)0.3251 (2)0.16904 (6)0.0262 (3)
C110.71028 (11)0.6413 (2)0.48389 (6)0.0256 (2)
C80.89493 (11)0.1307 (2)0.20483 (7)0.0275 (3)
C70.86050 (11)0.1057 (2)0.26900 (6)0.0263 (2)
C160.51819 (11)0.1624 (2)0.64297 (6)0.0259 (3)
C40.81888 (11)0.4938 (2)0.19946 (6)0.0273 (3)
C140.59507 (11)0.5311 (2)0.64935 (6)0.0266 (3)
C150.54372 (11)0.3659 (2)0.67835 (6)0.0267 (3)
C120.68011 (11)0.6754 (2)0.54797 (7)0.0269 (3)
C20.91348 (12)0.3636 (2)0.10002 (6)0.0302 (3)
C10.98427 (15)0.1831 (3)0.07278 (8)0.0391 (3)
H2A0.9611 (14)0.505 (3)0.1025 (8)0.034 (4)*
H70.8742 (14)0.032 (3)0.2945 (8)0.035 (4)*
H80.9368 (15)0.002 (3)0.1848 (8)0.038 (4)*
H40.8076 (14)0.636 (3)0.1754 (8)0.035 (4)*
H2B0.8427 (15)0.393 (3)0.0674 (8)0.036 (4)*
H50.7432 (15)0.596 (3)0.2835 (8)0.036 (4)*
H1B1.0623 (18)0.151 (3)0.1047 (10)0.052 (5)*
H110.7455 (14)0.751 (3)0.4603 (8)0.033 (4)*
H1C0.9376 (17)0.043 (3)0.0665 (11)0.059 (6)*
H180.6161 (15)0.136 (3)0.4624 (8)0.034 (4)*
H1A1.0048 (16)0.222 (3)0.0264 (9)0.044 (5)*
H120.6935 (15)0.816 (3)0.5699 (9)0.043 (5)*
H150.5194 (16)0.377 (3)0.7232 (10)0.045 (5)*
H140.6115 (15)0.671 (3)0.6738 (8)0.037 (4)*
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
O20.0296 (4)0.0253 (4)0.0205 (4)0.0027 (3)0.0076 (3)0.0016 (3)
O30.0322 (5)0.0251 (4)0.0193 (4)0.0033 (3)0.0070 (3)0.0004 (3)
O10.0364 (5)0.0323 (5)0.0300 (5)0.0082 (4)0.0115 (4)0.0091 (4)
O40.0460 (6)0.0333 (5)0.0259 (4)0.0070 (4)0.0115 (4)0.0030 (4)
C170.0226 (5)0.0231 (5)0.0201 (5)0.0005 (4)0.0033 (4)0.0018 (4)
C100.0230 (5)0.0280 (6)0.0187 (5)0.0018 (4)0.0041 (4)0.0009 (4)
C90.0233 (5)0.0255 (6)0.0252 (5)0.0004 (4)0.0055 (4)0.0008 (4)
C60.0231 (5)0.0272 (6)0.0206 (5)0.0016 (4)0.0042 (4)0.0000 (4)
C180.0262 (6)0.0247 (5)0.0197 (5)0.0006 (4)0.0035 (4)0.0013 (4)
C50.0279 (6)0.0273 (6)0.0226 (5)0.0013 (5)0.0051 (4)0.0006 (4)
C130.0225 (5)0.0256 (5)0.0220 (5)0.0017 (4)0.0031 (4)0.0021 (4)
C30.0233 (5)0.0335 (6)0.0217 (5)0.0021 (5)0.0031 (4)0.0019 (5)
C110.0263 (6)0.0245 (5)0.0270 (6)0.0005 (4)0.0069 (5)0.0017 (4)
C80.0258 (6)0.0303 (6)0.0272 (6)0.0011 (5)0.0061 (5)0.0039 (5)
C70.0260 (6)0.0272 (6)0.0260 (6)0.0008 (5)0.0049 (5)0.0005 (5)
C160.0287 (6)0.0310 (6)0.0187 (5)0.0011 (5)0.0057 (4)0.0018 (4)
C40.0296 (6)0.0300 (6)0.0226 (5)0.0002 (5)0.0044 (5)0.0017 (5)
C140.0277 (6)0.0279 (6)0.0244 (5)0.0010 (5)0.0043 (4)0.0044 (4)
C150.0290 (6)0.0311 (6)0.0207 (5)0.0021 (5)0.0052 (4)0.0016 (4)
C120.0285 (6)0.0240 (6)0.0290 (6)0.0002 (4)0.0070 (5)0.0027 (4)
C20.0282 (6)0.0411 (7)0.0218 (6)0.0004 (5)0.0056 (5)0.0016 (5)
C10.0434 (8)0.0451 (8)0.0315 (7)0.0000 (7)0.0157 (6)0.0066 (6)
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
O2—C91.3644 (14)C3—C41.4003 (18)
O2—C101.3958 (13)C3—C21.5157 (17)
O3—C171.3774 (14)C11—C121.3813 (17)
O3—C161.3850 (14)C11—H110.941 (17)
O1—C91.2048 (15)C8—C71.3946 (17)
O4—C161.2126 (15)C8—H81.035 (17)
C17—C181.3918 (15)C7—H70.990 (17)
C17—C131.3956 (16)C16—C151.4474 (18)
C10—C181.3807 (16)C4—H40.995 (17)
C10—C111.3948 (17)C14—C151.3417 (18)
C9—C61.4836 (16)C14—H140.994 (17)
C6—C71.3925 (17)C15—H150.973 (18)
C6—C51.3980 (17)C12—H120.972 (18)
C18—H180.952 (17)C2—C11.517 (2)
C5—C41.3876 (16)C2—H2A1.022 (17)
C5—H51.009 (17)C2—H2B0.990 (17)
C13—C121.4040 (17)C1—H1B1.05 (2)
C13—C141.4421 (16)C1—H1C1.01 (2)
C3—C81.3956 (18)C1—H1A1.011 (18)
C9—O2—C10120.37 (9)C3—C8—H8120.9 (9)
C17—O3—C16121.92 (9)C6—C7—C8120.29 (12)
O3—C17—C18116.40 (10)C6—C7—H7118.4 (9)
O3—C17—C13120.96 (10)C8—C7—H7121.4 (9)
C18—C17—C13122.63 (11)O4—C16—O3116.24 (11)
C18—C10—C11122.47 (11)O4—C16—C15126.41 (11)
C18—C10—O2122.07 (10)O3—C16—C15117.35 (10)
C11—C10—O2115.30 (10)C5—C4—C3121.65 (12)
O1—C9—O2123.83 (11)C5—C4—H4119.7 (9)
O1—C9—C6125.74 (11)C3—C4—H4118.6 (9)
O2—C9—C6110.36 (10)C15—C14—C13120.76 (11)
C7—C6—C5119.36 (11)C15—C14—H14120.6 (10)
C7—C6—C9118.44 (11)C13—C14—H14118.6 (10)
C5—C6—C9122.12 (11)C14—C15—C16121.14 (11)
C10—C18—C17117.17 (11)C14—C15—H15122.6 (11)
C10—C18—H18122.0 (10)C16—C15—H15116.2 (11)
C17—C18—H18120.8 (10)C11—C12—C13120.82 (11)
C4—C5—C6119.78 (11)C11—C12—H12120.4 (11)
C4—C5—H5119.5 (9)C13—C12—H12118.8 (10)
C6—C5—H5120.7 (9)C3—C2—C1116.26 (12)
C17—C13—C12117.94 (11)C3—C2—H2A107.8 (9)
C17—C13—C14117.83 (11)C1—C2—H2A109.2 (9)
C12—C13—C14124.23 (11)C3—C2—H2B108.3 (9)
C8—C3—C4117.86 (11)C1—C2—H2B109.3 (10)
C8—C3—C2123.35 (11)H2A—C2—H2B105.4 (13)
C4—C3—C2118.77 (11)C2—C1—H1B112.1 (10)
C12—C11—C10118.94 (11)C2—C1—H1C111.5 (11)
C12—C11—H11121.9 (10)H1B—C1—H1C108.3 (16)
C10—C11—H11119.2 (10)C2—C1—H1A110.5 (11)
C7—C8—C3121.06 (11)H1B—C1—H1A108.5 (14)
C7—C8—H8118.1 (9)H1C—C1—H1A105.7 (15)
C16—O3—C17—C18178.68 (10)O2—C10—C11—C12176.73 (11)
C16—O3—C17—C130.87 (17)C4—C3—C8—C70.39 (19)
C9—O2—C10—C1851.22 (17)C2—C3—C8—C7178.31 (12)
C9—O2—C10—C11133.19 (11)C5—C6—C7—C80.37 (19)
C10—O2—C9—O12.72 (18)C9—C6—C7—C8176.26 (11)
C10—O2—C9—C6174.39 (10)C3—C8—C7—C60.4 (2)
O1—C9—C6—C77.17 (19)C17—O3—C16—O4177.58 (11)
O2—C9—C6—C7175.79 (10)C17—O3—C16—C152.29 (16)
O1—C9—C6—C5169.36 (13)C6—C5—C4—C31.05 (19)
O2—C9—C6—C57.68 (16)C8—C3—C4—C50.32 (19)
C11—C10—C18—C171.63 (18)C2—C3—C4—C5179.08 (11)
O2—C10—C18—C17176.91 (10)C17—C13—C14—C150.42 (18)
O3—C17—C18—C10179.88 (10)C12—C13—C14—C15178.69 (12)
C13—C17—C18—C100.58 (18)C13—C14—C15—C161.07 (19)
C7—C6—C5—C41.06 (19)O4—C16—C15—C14177.46 (13)
C9—C6—C5—C4175.44 (11)O3—C16—C15—C142.40 (18)
O3—C17—C13—C12178.62 (10)C10—C11—C12—C130.43 (19)
C18—C17—C13—C120.90 (18)C17—C13—C12—C111.41 (18)
O3—C17—C13—C140.54 (17)C14—C13—C12—C11179.49 (12)
C18—C17—C13—C14179.94 (11)C8—C3—C2—C14.46 (19)
C18—C10—C11—C121.16 (19)C4—C3—C2—C1174.23 (12)
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
C11—H11···O1i0.943 (17)2.527 (18)3.4535 (16)167.8 (14)
C12—H12···O3i0.972 (18)2.597 (18)3.3166 (15)131.0 (13)
C15—H15···O4ii0.97 (2)2.38 (2)3.2871 (16)155.1 (15)
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y+1, z; (ii) x+1, y+1/2, z+3/2.
 

Acknowledgements

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

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