Structure of 5'-O-acetyl-2',3'-O-isopropylideneuridine, C14H18N2O7

M r = 326.3, monoclinic, P21, a --= 6.510 (2), b=8.432 (2), c= 15.114 (2),a, /~= 101.42 (3) ° , Z = 2, V= 813.15 A 3, D x = 1-33 Mg m -3, F(000) = 172, 2(Cu Ka) = 1.5418/~,, g(Cu Ka) = 0.906 mm -~, final R = 6.4% for 1924 observed counter reflections. The conformation about the glycosidic bond is syn [torsion angle C(6)-N(1)-C(1')-O(4')=-103.9(3)°]. The sugar pucker is C(2')-exo,C(3')-endo (3Tz). The conformation about the C(4')-C(5') bond is gauche-trans. An uncommon intermolecular hydrogen bond involving the ribose-ring oxygen O(1') and the base-nitrogen N(3) stabilizes the crystal structure.

3-Acetyl-6-chloro-1-ethyl-4-phenylquinolin-2(1H)-one

In the title compound, C19H16ClNO2, the dihedral angle between the plane of the phenyl substituent and 3-acetylquinoline unit is 75.44 (5)degrees. The crystal structure is stabilized by intermolecular C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds.

Synthetic studies in aromatic hemiterpenes of natural origin, Part 5: Synthesis of 6-acetyl-2,2-dimethyl-8-methoxychromene via benzylic oxidation route

The synthesis of 6-acetyl-2,2-dimethyl-8-methoxychromene (lc), a naturally occurring isomer of encecalin (la)h~s been described startilag from 2,2,6- trimethyl-8-methoxyclaromene (2e) which was obtained from creosol (4) in two steps involving condensation of the phenol with malic acid to the coumarin (3), followed by Grignard reaction with CHaMgI. The transformation of (2e) to the natural product (lc) was effeeted by oxidative dehydrogenation by DDQ of the 6-meth~r function to the formyl group (2f), Grignard reaction to the carbinol (2g) and finally its oxidation to the acetyl moiety (lc), the sequence of the essential steps schematically summarised as : Ar-CHs --* Ar-CHO --* Ar-CH (OH) CHs --* Ar---COCHs.

1-(4-Chloro-3-fluorophenyl)-2-[(3-phenylisoquinolin-1-yl)sulfanyl]ethanone

In the title compound, C23H15ClFNOS, the isoquinoline system and the 4-chloro-3-fluorophenyl ring are aligned at 80.4 (1)degrees. The dihedral angle between the isoquinoline system and the pendant (unsubstituted) phenyl ring is 19.91 (1)degrees.

3-(1,3-Dioxolan-2-yl)-2-hydrazino-7-methylquinoline

In the title molecule, C13H15N3O2, the dihedral angle between the mean plane of the 1,3-dioxolane group and the 2-hydrazino-7-methylisoquinoline unit is 85.21 (5)degrees. The conformation of the molecule is influenced by bifurcated N-H center dot center dot center dot(O, O) and N-H center dot center dot center dot N intramolecular hydrogen bonds. In the crystal structure, molecules are linked via intermolecular N-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds, forming extended chains along [001].

1,3-Dimethyl-2,6-diphenylpiperidin-4-one

In the title moleclue, C19H21NO, the 4-piperidone ring adopts a chair conformation in which the two benzene rings and the methyl group attached to C atoms all have equatorial orientations. In the crystal structure, centrosymmetric dimers are formed through weak intermolecular C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds [the dihedral angle between the aromatic rings is 58.51 (5)degrees].

Polarized Ethylenes: Structure of 2-Benzoyl-3-dimethylamino-3-methylthlo-2-propenenitrile

C13H14N2OS, M r = 246, is monoclinic, P21/c, with a = 7.214(1), b = 8.935(5), c = 20.243 (6) A, fl =99.42 (2) °, V = 1304.83 ,~3, Z = 4, D m = 1.23, D x =1.25 Mg m -3, p(Mo Ka, 2 = 0.7107 A) = 0.232 mm -~,F(000) = 520. The structure was solved by direct methods and refined to an R value of 0.042 using 1127 intensity measurements. The C=C and C-N bond distances differ considerably from their normal values. An appreciable rotation [38.3(4) °] about the C=C bond is observed, the bond length being 1.414(5)A.This is due to the combination of push-pull and steric effects.

A polarized, twisted, ethylene: structure of methyl 2-(1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinylidene)-3-oxobutyrate dihydrate, C10H16N2O3.2H2O

Mr = 248, monoclinic, P21/n, a = 12.028 (2), b=7.168(2), c= 15.187(5)A, fl=91.88(2) °, Z= 4, V= 1308.6,~3, Din= 1.26, Dx= 1.263 Mgm -3, 2 (Cu Ka) = 1.5418 .A, g = 0.86 mm -1, F(000) = 536, T= 293 K. Final R = 5.6% for 2120 observed reflexions. Owing to the push-pull effect, the C=C bond distance is as long as 1.464 (2)/k with the twist angle about the bond 62.6.

Studies in Nonlinear Optical Materials: Structure of 3-Menthyl 2-[Bis(dimethylarnino)methylene]-3-oxobutyrate Hemihydrate

C 19Ha4N203.~xH 2 O, Mr= 347.5, monoclinic, C2, a = 15.473 (3), b = 6.963 (2), c = 20.708 (4) ]1, //=108.2(2) ° , V=2119(2)A 3, Z=4, Ox= 1.089 Mg m -3, ,~(Cu Ktx) = 1.5418 ]1, p = 0.523 mm -~, F(000) = 760.0, T= 293 K, R = 0.068 for 1967 unique reflections. The C=C bond length is 1-447 (6)]1, significantly longer than in ethylene, 1.336 (2)]1. The crystal structure is stabilized by O-H...O hydrogen bonding. Explanation for the observed low second-harmonic-generation efficiency (0.5 times that of urea) is provided.

Push-pull ethylenes: the structures of 3-(2-imidazolidinylidene)-2,4-pentanedione (I), C8H12N2O2, and 3-(1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinylidene)-2,4-pentanedione trihydrate (II), C10H16N2O2.3H2O

(I): Mr= 168, triclinic, P1, Z=2, a= 5.596 (2), b = 6.938 (3), c = 10.852 (4) A, ~t= 75.64 (3), fl= 93.44 (3), ),= 95.47 (3) °, V= 406.0A 3, Din= 1.35 (by flotation using carbon tetrachloride and n-hexane), D x= 1.374 Mg m -3, g(Mo Kct, 2 = 0.7107 A) = 1.08 cm -l, _F(000) = 180, T= 293 K. (II): Mr= 250, triclinic, P1, Z= 2, a = 7.731(2), b=8.580(2), c=11.033(3)A, a= 97-66 (2), fl= 98.86 (2), y= 101.78 (2) °, V= 697.5 A 3, D m = 1.18 (by flotation using KI solution), Dx= 1.190Mgm -3, g(MoKa, 2=0.7107A)= 1.02 cm -1, F(000) = 272, T= 293 K. Both structures were solved by direct methods and refined to R = 4.4% for 901 reflexions for (I) and 5.7% for 2001 reflexions for (II). The C=C bond distances are 1.451 (3) A in (I) and 1.468 (3)A in (II), quite significantly longer than the C=C bond in ethylene [1.336 (2).~; Bartell, Roth, Hollowell, Kuchitsu & Young (1965). J. Chem. Phys. 42, 2683-2686]. The twist angle about the C=C bond in (II) is 72.9 (5) ° but molecule (I) is essentially planar, the twist angle being only 4.9 (5) ° .

4-[2-(1-Acetyl-2-oxopropylidene)-hydrazino]-N-(pyrimidin-2-yl)benzenesulfonamide

In the title compound, C15H15N5O4S, the dihedral angle between the pyrimidine and benzene rings is 84.56 (2)degrees. Intramolecular hydrazine-carbonyl N-H center dot center dot center dot O and intermolecular sulfonamide-pyridimine N-H center dot center dot center dot N hydrogen bonds stabilize the molecular and crystal structures, respectively.

Chlorine NQR in 3-amino-2-chloropyridine and 2-chloro-5-nitropyridine

Temperature dependence of 35Cl nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) frequencies has been studied in 3-amino-2-chloropyridine and 2-chloro-5-nitropyridine from 77 to 298 K. The data were analysed and the torsional frequencies regarding internal motions in the molecules evaluated in the above temperature range using Bayer's theory and Brown's method.

1-Benzoyl-3-methyl-2,6-diphenyl-4-piperidone

In the title moleclue, C25H23NO2, the 4-piperidone ring adopts a boat conformation. The molecular conformation is stabilized by an intramolecular C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bond. In the crystal, molecules are connected through weak intermolecular C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds.