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Structure of an unusual cage dimer diol

1999

The title compound arises from an unexpected rearrangement and oxidation. The molecules contain a center of symmetry and are held together by hydrogen bonds. The relatively strainfree molecules are closely packed with a density of 1.441 g cm Ϫ3. The compound crystallizes in space group P-1 with cell dimensions a ϭ 8.999(3), b ϭ 9.142(2), c ϭ 8.625(3) Å , Ͱ ϭ 95.47(3), ͱ ϭ 105.06(3), and Ͳ ϭ 83.08(2)Њ There are two independent molecules per cell with each sitting on a center of symmetry.

Journal of Chemical Crystallography, Vol. 29, No. 12, 1999 Structure of an unusual cage dimer diol Satish G. Bodige,(1) William H. Watson,(1)* Alan P. Marchand,(2) and V. Satish Kumar(2) Received February 7, 2000 The title compound arises from an unexpected rearrangement and oxidation. The molecules contain a center of symmetry and are held together by hydrogen bonds. The relatively strainfree molecules are closely packed with a density of 1.441 g cm⫺3. The compound crystallizes in space group P-1 with cell dimensions a ⫽ 8.999(3), b ⫽ 9.142(2), c ⫽ 8.625(3) Å, 움 ⫽ 95.47(3), 웁 ⫽ 105.06(3), and 웂 ⫽ 83.08(2)⬚ There are two independent molecules per cell with each sitting on a center of symmetry. KEY WORDS: Cage molecule; decacycloicosane; molecular rearrangement. limited applications.5 In the present study, 2b was converted into the corresponding cage diiodide, 3, via photolysis of a benzene solution of 2b in the presence PhI(Oac)2 . At some point during the photolysis rearrangement with concomitant oxidation ensued, thereby affording a new product, 4, decacylo[9.9.0.01,5 .02,8 .04,7 .06,10 .011,17 .012,15 .013,20 .014,18]-icosane-10,20-diol. The structure of 4 was established by an X-ray crystallographic study. Introduction Thiele’s ester 1b is prepared by the Scheme 1 shown below.1 The ester undergoes intramolecular [2 ⫹ 2] photcyclization2 to provide 2b which is a useful synthetic entry into the pentacyclo[5.4.02,5 .03,10 .05,8] decane ring system. Recently, 2b has been employed as a starting material in the synthesis of other, complex polycarbocyclic ring systems.2,3 The present study is an extension of past work4 designed to exploit Thiele’s ester as a reagent for the preparation of new energetic hydrocarbons for use as fuels in volume- Experimental Synthesis To a cooled (⫺78⬚C) solution of MeLi (26.0 mL, 36 mmol, 1.5 M solution in ether) in THF (10 mL) was added compound 3 (3.00 g, 7.81 mmol) in THF (40 mL) slowly with stirring during 0.5 h. After the addition of 3 was completed, the reaction mixture was stirred at ⫺78⬚C for 2 h. The external cold bath was removed, and the reaction mixture was allowed to warm gradually to ambient temperature while stirring. The mixture was cooled to 0⬚C and quenched via careful dropwise addition of saturated aqueous NH4Cl (10 mL) to the stirred mixture. The organic layer was separated and then washed sequentially with cold water (2 mL) and brine (2 mL). The aqueous layer was extracted with diethyl ether (2 ⫻ 20 (1) Department of Chemistry, Texas Christian University, Box 298860, Fort Worth, Texas 76129. (2) Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Box 305070, Denton, TX 76203 USA. * To whom correspondence should be addressed. 1261 1074-1542/99/1200-1261$16.00/0  1999 Plenum Publishing Corporation 1262 Bodige, Watson, Marchand, and Kumar Table 1. Crystal Data and Structure Refinement Compound CCDC deposit no. Color/shape Formula weight Temperature, K Crystal system Space group Unit cell dimensions (7460 reflections in full ␪ range) Volume, Å3 Z Density (calculated), (g cm⫺3) Absorption coefficient, cm⫺1 Trans. factors 2␪max(⬚) Reflections collected (hkl) range Independent/observed reflections Rint Final R indices [I ⱖ 2␴ (I)] No. variables R, wR (⌬/ ␴)max ␳max ; ␳min(e/Å3) C20H22O2 CCDC-1003/5737 colorless/prism 294.39 298 Triclinic P-1 a ⫽ 8.999(3) Å b ⫽ 9.142(2) Å c ⫽ 8.625(3) Å 움 ⫽ 95.47(3)⬚ 웁 ⫽ 105.06(3)⬚ 웂 ⫽ 83.08(2)⬚ 678.7(4) 2 1.441 7.14(CuK움) .738–1.00 156.8 2990 0, 11; ⫺11, 11; ⫺10, 10 2990 0.034 2003 200 0.055; 0.055 0.00 0.26; ⫺0.30 separated from solution. One of these crystals was isolated and air-dried. X-ray analysis established the structure as that of compound 4. Exact mass: Calcd. for C20H20O2 : [M ⫹ H] ⫽ 295.169085; Found: m/z ⫽ 295.168278. X-ray analysis X-ray data were collected on a Rigaku AFC-6S diffractometer using the 웆-2␪ mode at fixed scan rate with multiple scans for weak reflections. The scan width and rate were determined by scanning several strong reflections prior to data collection. The data were corrected for Lorentz-polarization effects and a ␺-scan empirical absorption correction was applied. The structure was solved using SIR926 and refined using TEXAN.7 Structural data were checked using PLATON.8 Table 1 contains crystal data, collection parameters and refinement criteria. Table 2 reports atomic positional parameters while Table 6 gives selected bond distances and valence angles. Figure 1 is a thermal ellipsoid plot of the diol. Discussion mL). The combined organic extracts were washed sequentially with water (10 mL) and brine (10 mL), and then dried (MgSO4), filtered, and concentrated in vacuo to a net volume of 2 mL. After sitting in a refrigerator for 1 h, a flaky colorless solid was recovered by filtration, washed with diethyl ether (2 mL) and dried in vacuo. A C20H20 hydrocarbon (200 mg, 20%) was obtained: mp 78–79⬚C (at this point the sample became purple and resolidified providing a refractory solid); IR(KBr, cm⫺1) 2985(s), 2949(s), 1454(m), 1402(m), 1253(m), 772(m); 1H NMR(C6D6) 웃 1.24 (AB, JAB ⫽ 11.0 Hz, 2H), 1.37 (AB, JAB ⫽ 11.0 Hz, 2H), 1.64 (AB, JAB ⫽ 11.0 Hz, 2H), 2.00 (AB, JAB ⫽ 11.0 Hz, 2H), 2.45 (s, 2H), 2.82 (M, 6H), 2.93 (m, 4H); 13C NMR (C6D6) 웃 37.2(t), 38.8(t), 40.2(d), 41.1(d), 44.8(d), 46.6(d), 49.0(s), 49.3(d), 51.6(d), 53.3(s). Exact mass: Calcd for C20H20 : [M ⫹ H] m/z ⫽ 261.164326; Found: m/z ⫽ 261.164970; Calcd: for C20H20 : C, 92.25%; H, 7.75%; Found: C, 92.90%; H, 7.56%. The compound C20H20 was dissolved in CdCl3 in an NMR tube and was allowed to stand at ambient temperature for several days. During this time, it was noted that a small quantity of colorless crystals The two independent molecules of the diol are held together by hydrogen bonds between O(1)⭈⭈⭈ O(2) (2 ⫺ x, 1 ⫺ y, 1 ⫺ z) ⫽ 2.935(2) Å (O(1)UH(1) ⭈⭈⭈O(2) ⫽ 163⬚) and O(2) ⭈⭈⭈ O(1) (x,1 ⫹ y, z) ⫽ Fig. 1. Thermal ellipsoid drawing of the title compound. Ellipsoids are drawn at the 30% probability level. H atoms are represented by spheres of arbitrary size. Structure of unusual cage dimer diol 1263 Table 2. Selected Bond Distances (Å) and Valence Angles (⬚) Molecule 1 O(1)UC(1) C(1)UC(1⬘) C(1)UC(2) C(1)UC(7⬘) C(1)UC(10⬘) C(2)UC(3) C(2)UC(6) C(3)UC(4) C(4)UC(5) C(4)UC(10) C(5)UC(6) C(5)UC(8) C(6)UC(7) C(7)UC(8) C(8)UC(9) C(9)UC(10) C(1⬘)C(2)C(2) C(1⬘)C(1)C(7⬘) C(1⬘)C(1)C(10⬘) C(2)C(1)C(7⬘) C(7⬘)C(1)C(10⬘) O(1)C(2)C(1) O(1)C(2)C(3) O(1)C(2)C(6) C(1)C(2)C(3) C(1)C(2)C(6) C(2)C(3)C(4) C(3)C(4)C(5) C(3)C(4)C(10) C(5)C(4)C(10) C(4)C(5)C(6) C(4)C(5)C(8) C(6)C(5)C(8) C(2)C(6)C(5) C(2)C(6)C(7) C(5)C(6)C(7) C(1⬘)C(7)C(6) C(1⬘)C(7)C(8) C(6)C(7)C(8) C(5)C(8)C(7) C(5)C(8)C(9) C(7)C(8)C(9) C(8)C(9)C(10) Molecule 2 1.450(3) 1.544(5) 1.561(4) 1.543(4) 1.564(4) 1.524(4) 1.558(4) 1.518(4) 1.535(4) 1.552(4) 1.558(4) 1.550(4) 1.567(4) 1.563(4) 1.522(5) 1.539(4) 100.8(3) 104.7(3) 113.3(3) 125.6(2) 100.6(2) 116.2(2) 109.8(2) 114.0(2) 109.6(2) 102.8(2) 101.8(2) 103.6(3) 114.2(3) 101.4(2) 100.6(2) 104.2(3) 91.7(2) 107.6(2) 109.4(2) 86.7(2) 99.2(2) 104.7(2) 90.9(2) 87.1(2) 105.3(2) 105.2(2) 95.6(2) O(2)UC(12) C(11)UC(11⬘) C(11)UC(12) C(11)UC(17⬘) C(11)UC(20⬘) C(12)UC(13) C(12)UC(16) C(13)UC(14) C(14)UC(15) C(14)UC(20) C(15)UC(16) C(15)UC(18) C(16)UC(17) C(17)UC(18) C(18)UC(19) C(19)UC(20) C(11⬘)C(11)C(12) C(11⬘)C(11)C(17⬘) C(11⬘)C(11)C(20⬘) C(12)C(11)C(17⬘) C(17⬘)C(1)C(20⬘) O(2)C(12)C(11) O(2)C(12)C(13) O(2)C(12)C(16) C(11)C(12)C(13) C(11)C(12)C(16) C(12)C(13)C(14) C(13)C(14)C(15) C(13)C(14)C(20) C(15)C(14)C(20) C(14)C(15)C(16) C(14)C(15)C(18) C(16)C(15)C(18) C(12)C(16)C(15) C(12)C(16)C(17) C(15)C(16)C(17) C(11)C(17)C(16) C(11)C(17)C(18) C(16)C(17)C(18) C(15)C(18)C(17) C(15)C(18)C(19) C(17)C(18)C(19) C(18)C(19)C(20) 1.456(3) 1.549(5) 1.546(4) 1.554(4) 1.567(4) 1.536(4) 1.563(4) 1.523(4) 1.551(4) 1.545(4) 1.557(4) 1.547(4) 1.562(4) 1.557(4) 1.524(4) 1.535(4) 101.6(3) 103.6(3) 113.7(3) 125.4(2) 100.2(2) 116.3(2) 112.8(2) 110.6(2) 109.9(2) 102.4(2) 101.8(2) 103.0(3) 114.9(3) 101.2(2) 100.9(2) 103.8(3) 91.7(2) 107.5(2) 109.5(2) 86.5(2) 100.1(2) 104.7(2) 91.1(2) 87.0(2) 105.5(3) 105.5(2) 95.5(2) 2.830(2) Å, (O(2)UH(12) ⭈⭈⭈ O(1) ⫽ 169⬚). The cage molecules are densely packed (d ⫽ 1.441 g/cm3) with no voids for solvent molecules. Molecular Mechanics9 indicates the strain in the molecule is minimal and primarily associated with bending (앑48 kcal/mol) and torsional distortions (앑30 kcal/mol). The molecule is about 18 kcal/mol more stable than the isomer with the two four-membered rings on the same side relative to the C(2)UC(1)UC(1⬘)UC(2⬘) plane. The bond lengths fall within the normal limits with the largest being 1.567(3) Å. The four-membered rings are folded with alternate torsion angles of ⫾14.3(1)⬚. All five-membered rings are in half-chair or distorted half-chair conformations10 while all six-membered rings11 are chair or distorted chair conformations except for C(1⬘)C(7)C8)C(5)C(4)C(10) which is best described as a slightly twisted boat. The formation of the diol 4 is entirely unexpected. Experiments that are designed to clarify the origin of 4 in this reaction and to establish a mechanism for its formation are underway. Acknowledgments We thank the Robert A. Welch Foundation (Grants P-0074 (W.H.W.) and B-0963 (A.P.M.) and the Office of Naval Research (Grant N00014-98-10478, A.P.M.) for their financial support of this study. We thank Professor Jennifer S. Brodbelt (Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin) for obtaining the high-resolution chemical ionization mass spectra data. References 1. (a) Thiele, J. Chem. Ber. 1900, 33, 666; (b) Thiele, J. Chem. Ber. 1901, 34, 68. 2. Dunn, G.L.; Donohue, J.K. Tetrahedron Lett. 1968, 3485. 3. Marchand, A.P.; Zhao, D.; Ngooi, T.-K.; Vidyasagar, V. Tetrahedron 1993, 49, 2613 and references cited therein. 4. Marchand, A.P.; Namboothiri, I.N.N.; Lewis, S.B.; Watson, W.H.; Krawiec, M. Tetrahedron 1998, 54, 12691. 5. (a) Marchand, A.P.; Deshpande, M.N.; Reddy, G.M.; Watson, W.H.; Nagl, A. 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