organic compounds
preparation utilizing bromine/acetic acid and then dimethyl malon-
ate/magnesium methoxide (Smith & Wiley, 1946). Characterization
was by NMR (previously unreported). The third step is hydrolysis of
the methyl ester followed by decarboxylation, a methodology used in
the preparation of the chloro analogue (Cameron et al., 2011), which
in turn was based on the work of Stoffman & Clive (2009). The
product was obtained in 72% yield and X-ray quality crystals of (I)
were obtained from CDCl3 layered with EtOH (m.p. 444–445 K). FT–
IR (ATR, ꢁ, cmꢂ1): 1735 (O—C O); 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): ꢂ
2.20 (s, 3H), 2.24 (s, 3H), 2.74 (t, J = 8 Hz, 2H), 3.04 (t, J = 8 Hz, 2H),
5.48 (s, 1H); 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3): ꢂ 11.8, 12.8, 24.7, 28.8,
107.3, 119.3, 123.6, 125.7, 144.0, 146.8, 168.4.
Table 1
Hydrogen-bond geometry (A, ) for (I).
ꢁ
˚
D—Hꢀ ꢀ ꢀA
D—H
Hꢀ ꢀ ꢀA
Dꢀ ꢀ ꢀA
D—Hꢀ ꢀ ꢀA
O6—H6Oꢀ ꢀ ꢀBr5
O6—H6Oꢀ ꢀ ꢀO2i
C3—H3Aꢀ ꢀ ꢀO2ii
C4—H4Bꢀ ꢀ ꢀO1iii
C4—H4Bꢀ ꢀ ꢀO2iii
C3—H3Bꢀ ꢀ ꢀO6iv
0.79 (2)
0.79 (2)
0.99
0.99
0.99
2.57 (4)
2.12 (4)
2.57
2.62
2.68
3.089 (3)
2.778 (4)
3.469 (6)
3.575 (6)
3.349 (6)
3.343 (6)
124 (4)
140 (5)
152
162
125
0.99
2.41
156
1
2
1
2
1
2
Symmetry codes: (i) ꢂx þ ; y þ ; ꢂz þ ; (ii) ꢂx; ꢂy; z; (iii) ꢂy; x; ꢂz þ 1; (iv)
1
2
1
2
1
2
ꢂy þ ; ꢂx þ ; z ꢂ .
Nitrotrimethylquinone (Smith & Cutler, 1949) was similarly used
to prepare the nitro derivative, (II). The product was obtained in 66%
Table 2
Hydrogen-bond geometry (A, ) for (II).
ꢁ
˚
1
yield and X-ray quality crystals were obtained from Et2O. H NMR
D—Hꢀ ꢀ ꢀA
D—H
Hꢀ ꢀ ꢀA
Dꢀ ꢀ ꢀA
D—Hꢀ ꢀ ꢀA
(400 MHz, CDCl3): ꢂ 2.23 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.27 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.65 (t, J =
8 Hz, 2H, CH2), 3.27 (t, J = 8 Hz, 2H, CH2). HR–MS (ESI), calculated
for C11H10NO5: [M ꢂ H]ꢂ m/z 236.0553; found: m/z 236.0564. Details
of the preparative routes to (I) and (II) are shown in Fig. 1.
O6—H6Oꢀ ꢀ ꢀO51
O6—H6Oꢀ ꢀ ꢀO51v
C3—H3Bꢀ ꢀ ꢀO2vi
C81—H81Aꢀ ꢀ ꢀO52vii
0.86 (3)
0.86 (3)
0.99
1.80 (3)
2.45 (3)
2.59
2.588 (3)
3.078 (3)
3.245 (3)
3.362 (3)
151 (3)
130 (3)
124
0.98
2.63
131
Compound (III), the trifluoromethyl analogue of (I) and (II), was
prepared from 6-hydroxy-7,8-dimethylchroman-2-one (Goswami et
al., 2012) via photoredox catalysis utilizing the methodology of Nagib
& MacMillan (2011). The product was obtained in 35% yield and
Symmetry codes: (v) ꢂx ꢂ 1; ꢂy þ 1; ꢂz þ 1; (vi) x ꢂ 1; y; z; (vii) x þ 1; y ꢂ 1; z.
1
Data collection
poor quality crystals were obtained from Et2O. H NMR (400 MHz,
CDCl3): ꢂ 2.15 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.20 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.70 (t, J = 8 Hz, 2H,
CH2), 2.87 (t, J = 8 Hz, 2H, CH2).
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector
diffractometer
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Bruker, 2011)
Tmin = 0.649, Tmax = 0.746
7686 measured reflections
2317 independent reflections
1367 reflections with I > 2ꢅ(I)
Rint = 0.300
Compound (I)
Crystal data
Refinement
C11H11BrO3
Mr = 271.11
Tetragonal, P421c
Z = 8
R[F2 > 2ꢅ(F2)] = 0.076
wR(F2) = 0.204
S = 0.96
2317 reflections
160 parameters
H atoms treated by a mixture of
independent and constrained
refinement
Mo Kꢃ radiation
ꢄ = 4.06 mmꢂ1
T = 91 K
0.25 ꢄ 0.13 ꢄ 0.13 mm
˚
a = 16.2247 (19) A
ꢂ3
˚
Áꢆmax = 0.55 e A
˚
c = 7.6586 (8) A
˚
V = 2016.1 (4) A
ꢂ3
˚
Áꢆmin = ꢂ0.49 e A
3
Data collection
In both molecules, the O-bound H atoms, labelled H6O, were
clearly located in difference Fourier maps and their coordinates were
refined, with Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(O) and with the O—H bond length
˚
restrained to 0.80 (2) A. Methyl and methylene H atoms were refined
˚
using a riding model, with C—H = 0.98 A and Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(C) for
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector
diffractometer
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Bruker, 2011)
Tmin = 0.579, Tmax = 0.745
9841 measured reflections
1715 independent reflections
1615 reflections with I > 2ꢅ(I)
Rint = 0.043
˚
methyl, and with C—H = 0.99 A and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) for
methylene H atoms.
Refinement
R[F2 > 2ꢅ(F2)] = 0.032
wR(F2) = 0.078
S = 1.10
1715 reflections
141 parameters
7 restraints
H atoms treated by a mixture of
independent and constrained
refinement
For (I), the absolute structure was determined unequivocally, with
the Flack parameter (Flack, 1983) refining to 0.022 (16). For (II), the
data were clearly not of the best quality, despite several attempts with
different crystals. The best of these gave data for which Rint = 0.2995.
Despite this, a solution was readily obtained and clearly revealed full
details of the molecular structure and crystal packing, and the
refinement converged with acceptable residuals and s.u. values for the
geometric data. Despite the high Rint value there were no unusual
characteristics in the multi-scan absorption correction applied with
SADABS (Bruker, 2011).
ꢂ3
˚
Áꢆmax = 0.47 e A
ꢂ3
˚
Áꢆmin = ꢂ0.32 e A
Absolute structure: Flack (1983),
with 717 Friedel pairs
Flack parameter: 0.023 (15)
Compound (II)
For both compounds, data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2011); cell
refinement: APEX2 and SAINT (Bruker, 2011); data reduction:
SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick,
2008) and TITAN2000 (Hunter & Simpson, 1999); program(s) used
to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and TITAN2000;
molecular graphics: Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008); software used to
prepare material for publication: SHELXL97, enCIFer (Allen et al.,
2004), PLATON (Spek, 2009) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Crystal data
C11H11NO5
Mr = 237.21
Triclinic, P1
a = 5.0922 (12) A
˚
b = 7.3347 (15) A
ꢈ = 90.862 (12)ꢁ
V = 507.75 (19) A
Z = 2
Mo Kꢃ radiation
ꢄ = 0.12 mmꢂ1
T = 93 K
3
˚
˚
˚
c = 13.942 (3) A
ꢃ = 97.657 (12)ꢁ
ꢇ = 100.072 (11)ꢁ
0.43 ꢄ 0.17 ꢄ 0.05 mm
ꢃ
410 Goswami et al.
C11H11BrO3 and C11H11NO5
Acta Cryst. (2013). C69, 407–411