organic compounds
In form (IVa), the molecules are packed as shown in Figs. 5
and 7. In contrast to the previous report of this structure
(Masci et al., 2004), we have identi®ed ꢀ±ꢀ interactions (the
most direct overlap being between the sections containing
atoms O1/C1/C2/C7/C6; see Fig. 5) linking the molecules into
sets of zigzag ribbons running parallel to either the a or the b
axis. As can be seen in Fig. 5, ꢀ-stacked pairs of rings are
parallel and related by inversion; the distance between the
mean plane of the benzaldehyde ring containing atoms O1 and
C7 and the centroid of the neighbouring phenyl ring at (2 x,
1
In polymorph (IVb), the two independent molecules form
Ê
y, z) is 3.361 (4) A.
ABAB ꢀ-stacked columns parallel to the b axis (Fig. 8). The
relative rotation between adjacent layers prevents steric
Figure 8
A unit-cell plot for polymorph (IVb), projected down b, showing ꢀ-
stacked columns parallel to b and inter- and intramolecular hydrogen
bonding (dashed lines). O atoms are shown as shaded circles.
interference between successive tert-butyl groups (Fig. 6). The
benzaldehyde rings are almost parallel [interplanar angle =
6.34 (10)ꢀ], with average interplanar separations of 3.48 and
Ê
3.32 A between the ring containing atoms O1 and C7 and that
containing O3 and C19 at ( x, y, 12 z) and ( x, 1 + y, 21 z),
respectively. Again, the shortest ꢀ±ꢀ interactions are between
the carbonyl groups and the phenyl rings of neighbouring
molecules in the stack.
Experimental
Compound (I) was synthesized according to the procedure of
Dhawan & Gutsche (1983). For the synthesis of (II), compound (I)
(10 g, 27 mmol), allyl bromide (7 g, 58 mmol), anhydrous K2CO3
(7.42 g) and acetone (100 ml) were placed in a 250 ml three-necked
round-bottomed ¯ask ®tted with a re¯ux condenser and a sealed
stirrer unit, and were re¯uxed for 20 h with stirring. The reaction
mixture was then poured into water (200 ml) and the aqueous layer
was extracted three times with diethyl ether. The organic layer was
washed with a 2 M sodium hydroxide solution and dried over an-
hydrous K2CO3. The solvent was removed under vacuum, leaving a
white solid, which was recrystallized from dichloromethane/
n-hexane; the yield was 9.0 g (74%). Colourless crystals suitable for
X-ray studies were obtained by slow evaporation of a solution of
dichloromethane/pentane (1:5). Thin-layer chromatography (TLC)
on silica gel (diethyl ether/petroleum ether 40/60, 45:55): RF = 0.68.
Analysis calculated for (II)Á0.5H2O: C 75.45, H 8.95%; found: C 75.64,
Figure 6
A view of the two independent molecules in polymorph (IVb). A twofold
axis passes through atoms C12 and C24. Displacement ellipsoids are
1
drawn at the 30% probability level. [Symmetry code: (x) x, y,
z.]
2
1
H 9.06%. H NMR (CDCl3, p.p.m.): 7.24 (d, 2H, ArH), 7.01 (d, 2H,
ArH), 6.07 (m, 2H, allyl CH), 5.34 (dd, 2H, allyl CH2), 5.30 (dd,
2H, allyl CH2), 4.73 (d, 4H, CH2OH), 4.34 (d, 4H, allyl CH2), 4.70
(s, 4H, CH2OH), 4.07 (s, 2H, ArCH2Ar), 1.26 [s, 18H, C(CH3)3]. IR
(KBr, cm 1): 3272 [s, ꢁ(OH)], 3081 [w, ꢁ(allyl CH2)], 883 (m, 1,2,3,5
tetrasubstitution of Ar).
Compound (III) was synthesized by a method similar to that
reported by Taniguchi (1984). Activated MnO2 (50 g) was added to a
solution of (II) (9 g, 20 mmol) in chloroform (200 ml). The reaction
mixture was re¯uxed for 19±20 h, after which time MnO2 was ®ltered
off and the organic layer dried over anhydrous MgSO4. The solvent
was removed under vacuum, leaving a pale-yellow oil that crystallized
under vacuum over a period of one week. The solid was then washed
with cold methanol to remove the yellow impurities. Colourless
Figure 7
Aunit-cell plot for polymorph (IVa), viewed down the a axis, showing the
ꢀ±ꢀ-stacked ribbons running parallel to a and parallel to b. O atoms are
shown as shaded circles. Dashed lines indicate the ꢀ±ꢀ overlapped
sections.
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o778 Sandrine Goetz et al.
C29H40O4, C29H36O4 and C23H28O4
Acta Cryst. (2004). C60, o776±o780