Peri interactions in naphthalene diketones: A preference for (Z,Z) conformations

Shmuel Cohen, Muniappan Thirumalaikumar, Sergey Pogodin, Israel Agranat*

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Abstract

The crystal structures of 1,8-dibenzoylnaphthalene (9), 1,4,5,8-tetrabenzoylnaphthalene (10), and 1,8-diacetylnaphthalene (11) have been determined by X-ray diffraction. Diketone 9 crystallizes in triclinic space group P1̄ with a = 7.924(2), b = 14.068(3), c = 7.876(1) Å, a = 99.47(2), β = 90.58(1), γ = 91.43(2)°. Tetraketone 10 crystallizes in monoclinic space group P21/c a = 7.374(4), b = 11.960(5), c = 15.524(5) Å, β = 93.15(5)°. Diketone 11 crystallizes in orthorhombic space group Pbca a = 6.986(3), b = 15.946(4), c = 8.257(1) Å. Each of these naphthalene ketones adopt a (Z,Z) conformation, with torsion angles O-C-C1-C8a/O-C-C8-C 8a of 49.8°/44.5° (9), 52.1°/46.6° (10), and 44.8°/42.4° (11). The structures 9-11 are overcrowded with the distances between two neighboring carbonyl carbon atoms being significantly shorter than the sum of the van der Waals radii of two carbon atoms (342 pm): 293.4 pm (9), 281.6 pm (10), and 293.0 pm (11).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)339-346
Number of pages8
JournalStructural Chemistry
Volume15
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2004

Keywords

  • Conformation
  • Crystal structures
  • Nonplanarity
  • Overcrowding
  • PAHs

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