Supporting information
Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270104026356/sx1158sup1.cif | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270104026356/sx1158Isup2.hkl |
CCDC reference: 259032
p-tert-Butylcalix[4]arene was refluxed in acetonitrile with three equivalents of bromomethyl acetate and 0.5 equivalents of potassium carbonate for a period of 18 h. After acidification, two-phase extraction with chloroform and evaporation of the solvents, the crude mixture was precipitated with methanol to give the title compound in 55% yield. Mp > 421–422 K. Single crystals were obtained from methanol diffusion in a chloroform solution of (I).
Hydroxy H atoms were found in a difference Fourier map and were introduced as riding atoms, with Uiso(H) values of 1.2Ueq(O). All other H atoms were introduced at calculated positions as riding atoms, with C–H bond lengths of 0.93 (aromatic CH), 0.98 (aliphatic CH), 0.97 (CH2) and 0.96 Å (CH3), and with Uiso(H) values of 1.2Ueq(parent atom) for CH and CH2 H atoms and 1.5Ueq(parent atom) for CH3 Ha toms. The H atoms bound to atom C3, which are probably involved in CH–π interactions, could not be found satisfyingly, but this methyl group was treated as a rotating group and its position was calculated so as to maximize the sum of the electron density at the H-atom positions. The absolute structure was determined from the value of the Flack (1983) parameter [0.03 (5)].
Data collection: KappaCCD Software (Nonius, 1997); cell refinement: DENZO–SMN (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO–SMN; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Bruker, 1999); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Bruker, 1999) and PLATON (Spek, 2000).
C47H60O6·3CHCl3 | Dx = 1.331 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 1079.05 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Orthorhombic, Pna21 | Cell parameters from 35034 reflections |
a = 23.7595 (9) Å | θ = 2.3–25.7° |
b = 24.2234 (8) Å | µ = 0.51 mm−1 |
c = 9.3546 (3) Å | T = 100 K |
V = 5383.9 (3) Å3 | Parallelepiped, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.26 × 0.14 × 0.12 mm |
F(000) = 2256 |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 9864 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 7715 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.081 |
ϕ scans | θmax = 25.7°, θmin = 2.3° |
Absorption correction: part of the refinement model (ΔF) (DELABS in PLATON; Spek, 2000) | h = −28→27 |
Tmin = 0.891, Tmax = 0.936 | k = −29→28 |
35034 measured reflections | l = −11→11 |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.048 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.125 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0582P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.05 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
9864 reflections | Δρmax = 0.33 e Å−3 |
600 parameters | Δρmin = −0.43 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 4416 Friedel pairs? |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure parameter: 0.03 (5) |
C47H60O6·3CHCl3 | V = 5383.9 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 1079.05 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, Pna21 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 23.7595 (9) Å | µ = 0.51 mm−1 |
b = 24.2234 (8) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 9.3546 (3) Å | 0.26 × 0.14 × 0.12 mm |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 9864 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: part of the refinement model (ΔF) (DELABS in PLATON; Spek, 2000) | 7715 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.891, Tmax = 0.936 | Rint = 0.081 |
35034 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.048 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.125 | Δρmax = 0.33 e Å−3 |
S = 1.05 | Δρmin = −0.43 e Å−3 |
9864 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 4416 Friedel pairs? |
600 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: 0.03 (5) |
1 restraint |
Experimental. The unit-cell parameters have been determined from 10 frames, then refined on all data. The crystal-to-detector distance was fixed to 30 mm. One-half of the diffraction sphere was scanned (90 frames, ϕ scans, 2° by frame). |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Structure solved by direct methods and subsequent Fourier-difference synthesis. All non-hydrogen atoms were refined with anisotropic displacement parameters. The H atoms bound to O atoms were found on a Fourier-difference map and all the other ones were introduced at calculated positions. All H atoms were treated as riding atoms with an isotropic displacement parameter equal to 1.2 (OH, CH, CH2) or 1.5 (CH3) times that of the parent atom. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
O1 | 0.84998 (11) | 0.37195 (11) | 1.0158 (2) | 0.0261 (6) | |
O2 | 0.78661 (12) | 0.34530 (13) | 1.2415 (3) | 0.0393 (7) | |
O3 | 0.85779 (12) | 0.36756 (11) | 1.3917 (3) | 0.0315 (6) | |
O4 | 0.74012 (11) | 0.34386 (10) | 0.9239 (3) | 0.0287 (6) | |
H4 | 0.7679 | 0.3544 | 0.9817 | 0.034* | |
O5 | 0.76656 (11) | 0.24116 (11) | 0.8486 (3) | 0.0282 (6) | |
H5 | 0.7522 | 0.2752 | 0.8864 | 0.034* | |
O6 | 0.87691 (11) | 0.25542 (10) | 0.9253 (3) | 0.0279 (6) | |
H6 | 0.8385 | 0.2471 | 0.9239 | 0.033* | |
C1 | 0.86951 (18) | 0.39005 (17) | 1.1525 (4) | 0.0296 (9) | |
H1A | 0.8675 | 0.4300 | 1.1588 | 0.036* | |
H1B | 0.9083 | 0.3789 | 1.1666 | 0.036* | |
C2 | 0.83246 (16) | 0.36409 (15) | 1.2646 (4) | 0.0257 (8) | |
C3 | 0.82578 (19) | 0.34695 (19) | 1.5119 (4) | 0.0370 (10) | |
H3A | 0.7896 | 0.3646 | 1.5141 | 0.055* | |
H3B | 0.8456 | 0.3548 | 1.5989 | 0.055* | |
H3C | 0.8208 | 0.3078 | 1.5024 | 0.055* | |
C4 | 0.84143 (15) | 0.44835 (15) | 0.8555 (4) | 0.0237 (8) | |
C5 | 0.87297 (16) | 0.40331 (15) | 0.9042 (4) | 0.0258 (8) | |
C6 | 0.92450 (16) | 0.38912 (15) | 0.8424 (4) | 0.0235 (8) | |
C7 | 0.94548 (16) | 0.42335 (15) | 0.7358 (4) | 0.0274 (8) | |
H7 | 0.9801 | 0.4147 | 0.6951 | 0.033* | |
C8 | 0.91715 (16) | 0.46973 (15) | 0.6874 (4) | 0.0248 (8) | |
C9 | 0.86455 (16) | 0.48097 (15) | 0.7482 (4) | 0.0271 (8) | |
H9 | 0.8443 | 0.5113 | 0.7156 | 0.032* | |
C10 | 0.94119 (17) | 0.50817 (17) | 0.5738 (4) | 0.0315 (9) | |
C11 | 0.9021 (2) | 0.5089 (2) | 0.4439 (5) | 0.0562 (14) | |
H11A | 0.8968 | 0.4719 | 0.4097 | 0.084* | |
H11B | 0.9185 | 0.5310 | 0.3698 | 0.084* | |
H11C | 0.8663 | 0.5242 | 0.4709 | 0.084* | |
C12 | 0.9995 (2) | 0.4910 (2) | 0.5274 (6) | 0.0569 (15) | |
H12A | 1.0231 | 0.4869 | 0.6100 | 0.085* | |
H12B | 1.0150 | 0.5187 | 0.4655 | 0.085* | |
H12C | 0.9974 | 0.4565 | 0.4773 | 0.085* | |
C13 | 0.9456 (2) | 0.56757 (18) | 0.6334 (5) | 0.0463 (12) | |
H13A | 0.9092 | 0.5797 | 0.6647 | 0.069* | |
H13B | 0.9592 | 0.5918 | 0.5598 | 0.069* | |
H13C | 0.9713 | 0.5681 | 0.7126 | 0.069* | |
C14 | 0.78198 (15) | 0.45866 (16) | 0.9077 (4) | 0.0289 (9) | |
H14A | 0.7773 | 0.4425 | 1.0019 | 0.035* | |
H14B | 0.7755 | 0.4981 | 0.9155 | 0.035* | |
C15 | 0.73955 (16) | 0.43375 (15) | 0.8059 (4) | 0.0253 (8) | |
C16 | 0.72352 (16) | 0.37851 (16) | 0.8138 (4) | 0.0264 (8) | |
C17 | 0.68808 (15) | 0.35511 (15) | 0.7097 (4) | 0.0256 (8) | |
C18 | 0.66887 (16) | 0.38882 (16) | 0.5989 (4) | 0.0280 (9) | |
H18 | 0.6453 | 0.3737 | 0.5299 | 0.034* | |
C19 | 0.68380 (16) | 0.44453 (16) | 0.5877 (4) | 0.0272 (8) | |
C20 | 0.71893 (16) | 0.46534 (16) | 0.6930 (4) | 0.0280 (8) | |
H20 | 0.7293 | 0.5023 | 0.6880 | 0.034* | |
C21 | 0.66268 (17) | 0.47833 (16) | 0.4605 (4) | 0.0325 (9) | |
C22 | 0.6933 (2) | 0.45768 (19) | 0.3238 (5) | 0.0438 (11) | |
H22A | 0.7332 | 0.4619 | 0.3356 | 0.066* | |
H22B | 0.6810 | 0.4789 | 0.2430 | 0.066* | |
H22C | 0.6846 | 0.4194 | 0.3084 | 0.066* | |
C23 | 0.67517 (19) | 0.53989 (17) | 0.4793 (5) | 0.0404 (10) | |
H23A | 0.6580 | 0.5528 | 0.5659 | 0.061* | |
H23B | 0.6602 | 0.5600 | 0.3995 | 0.061* | |
H23C | 0.7151 | 0.5454 | 0.4844 | 0.061* | |
C24 | 0.59894 (18) | 0.47107 (18) | 0.4403 (5) | 0.0405 (10) | |
H24A | 0.5906 | 0.4328 | 0.4235 | 0.061* | |
H24B | 0.5867 | 0.4926 | 0.3599 | 0.061* | |
H24C | 0.5797 | 0.4833 | 0.5248 | 0.061* | |
C25 | 0.67126 (15) | 0.29458 (15) | 0.7125 (4) | 0.0252 (8) | |
H25A | 0.6689 | 0.2826 | 0.8112 | 0.030* | |
H25B | 0.6341 | 0.2909 | 0.6707 | 0.030* | |
C26 | 0.71144 (16) | 0.25691 (15) | 0.6335 (4) | 0.0246 (8) | |
C27 | 0.75663 (16) | 0.23207 (15) | 0.7039 (4) | 0.0244 (8) | |
C28 | 0.79347 (16) | 0.19611 (16) | 0.6336 (4) | 0.0256 (8) | |
C29 | 0.78374 (15) | 0.18547 (15) | 0.4903 (4) | 0.0257 (8) | |
H29 | 0.8075 | 0.1610 | 0.4431 | 0.031* | |
C30 | 0.73967 (15) | 0.20996 (15) | 0.4131 (4) | 0.0245 (8) | |
C31 | 0.70470 (16) | 0.24568 (15) | 0.4879 (4) | 0.0259 (8) | |
H31 | 0.6755 | 0.2629 | 0.4390 | 0.031* | |
C32 | 0.73149 (16) | 0.19458 (16) | 0.2554 (4) | 0.0294 (9) | |
C33 | 0.78782 (17) | 0.19568 (19) | 0.1762 (4) | 0.0348 (10) | |
H33A | 0.8036 | 0.2321 | 0.1812 | 0.052* | |
H33B | 0.7820 | 0.1857 | 0.0780 | 0.052* | |
H33C | 0.8132 | 0.1699 | 0.2198 | 0.052* | |
C34 | 0.69181 (18) | 0.23457 (19) | 0.1790 (4) | 0.0355 (10) | |
H34A | 0.6551 | 0.2326 | 0.2217 | 0.053* | |
H34B | 0.6893 | 0.2247 | 0.0798 | 0.053* | |
H34C | 0.7061 | 0.2715 | 0.1874 | 0.053* | |
C35 | 0.7075 (2) | 0.13616 (17) | 0.2471 (5) | 0.0414 (11) | |
H35A | 0.7333 | 0.1108 | 0.2912 | 0.062* | |
H35B | 0.7021 | 0.1261 | 0.1488 | 0.062* | |
H35C | 0.6720 | 0.1349 | 0.2962 | 0.062* | |
C36 | 0.84456 (15) | 0.17306 (15) | 0.7085 (4) | 0.0263 (8) | |
H36A | 0.8546 | 0.1377 | 0.6668 | 0.032* | |
H36B | 0.8362 | 0.1673 | 0.8089 | 0.032* | |
C37 | 0.89356 (15) | 0.21324 (15) | 0.6935 (4) | 0.0246 (8) | |
C38 | 0.90523 (16) | 0.25303 (15) | 0.7985 (4) | 0.0261 (8) | |
C39 | 0.94807 (16) | 0.29137 (15) | 0.7771 (4) | 0.0250 (8) | |
C40 | 0.97927 (16) | 0.28966 (15) | 0.6502 (4) | 0.0284 (9) | |
H40 | 1.0080 | 0.3152 | 0.6369 | 0.034* | |
C41 | 0.96875 (16) | 0.25091 (16) | 0.5430 (4) | 0.0267 (8) | |
C42 | 0.92524 (15) | 0.21300 (16) | 0.5689 (4) | 0.0262 (8) | |
H42 | 0.9173 | 0.1866 | 0.4996 | 0.031* | |
C43 | 1.00031 (16) | 0.24939 (17) | 0.4011 (4) | 0.0297 (9) | |
C44 | 1.0390 (2) | 0.29940 (19) | 0.3823 (6) | 0.0519 (13) | |
H44A | 1.0173 | 0.3327 | 0.3901 | 0.078* | |
H44B | 1.0565 | 0.2979 | 0.2899 | 0.078* | |
H44C | 1.0675 | 0.2990 | 0.4551 | 0.078* | |
C45 | 1.03587 (19) | 0.19695 (18) | 0.3916 (5) | 0.0383 (10) | |
H45A | 1.0633 | 0.1969 | 0.4669 | 0.057* | |
H45B | 1.0546 | 0.1958 | 0.3008 | 0.057* | |
H45C | 1.0120 | 0.1652 | 0.4012 | 0.057* | |
C46 | 0.95818 (19) | 0.2497 (2) | 0.2756 (4) | 0.0427 (11) | |
H46A | 0.9349 | 0.2174 | 0.2806 | 0.064* | |
H46B | 0.9784 | 0.2498 | 0.1868 | 0.064* | |
H46C | 0.9350 | 0.2821 | 0.2814 | 0.064* | |
C47 | 0.95712 (16) | 0.33717 (15) | 0.8855 (4) | 0.0270 (8) | |
H47A | 0.9969 | 0.3457 | 0.8917 | 0.032* | |
H47B | 0.9446 | 0.3249 | 0.9789 | 0.032* | |
Cl1 | 0.87051 (6) | 0.65385 (5) | 0.29993 (16) | 0.0611 (4) | |
Cl2 | 0.78031 (5) | 0.57748 (6) | 0.23818 (19) | 0.0680 (4) | |
Cl3 | 0.87814 (6) | 0.58005 (6) | 0.06059 (14) | 0.0575 (3) | |
C48 | 0.83252 (18) | 0.61951 (17) | 0.1667 (5) | 0.0350 (10) | |
H48 | 0.8145 | 0.6473 | 0.1057 | 0.042* | |
Cl4 | 0.44406 (6) | 0.51353 (6) | 0.54680 (14) | 0.0585 (4) | |
Cl5 | 0.44283 (6) | 0.44421 (6) | 0.29698 (14) | 0.0597 (4) | |
Cl6 | 0.34256 (4) | 0.45547 (5) | 0.46941 (13) | 0.0435 (3) | |
C49 | 0.40308 (19) | 0.48882 (18) | 0.4040 (4) | 0.0390 (10) | |
H49 | 0.3912 | 0.5203 | 0.3456 | 0.047* | |
Cl7 | 0.56806 (6) | 0.32987 (7) | 0.96994 (16) | 0.0691 (4) | |
Cl8 | 0.52589 (7) | 0.39355 (5) | 0.73349 (14) | 0.0613 (4) | |
Cl9 | 0.45409 (5) | 0.36963 (5) | 0.97551 (14) | 0.0480 (3) | |
C50 | 0.50905 (18) | 0.34566 (19) | 0.8669 (5) | 0.0373 (10) | |
H50 | 0.4964 | 0.3116 | 0.8202 | 0.045* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0315 (14) | 0.0283 (14) | 0.0186 (12) | −0.0043 (11) | 0.0006 (11) | −0.0002 (10) |
O2 | 0.0339 (16) | 0.0517 (18) | 0.0323 (15) | −0.0093 (14) | −0.0004 (13) | −0.0006 (14) |
O3 | 0.0338 (15) | 0.0390 (17) | 0.0219 (13) | −0.0076 (13) | 0.0009 (12) | 0.0028 (12) |
O4 | 0.0328 (15) | 0.0274 (14) | 0.0260 (14) | −0.0023 (11) | −0.0047 (12) | −0.0001 (11) |
O5 | 0.0356 (15) | 0.0296 (15) | 0.0194 (12) | 0.0000 (12) | −0.0013 (11) | −0.0017 (10) |
O6 | 0.0286 (14) | 0.0300 (15) | 0.0251 (13) | −0.0039 (11) | 0.0051 (11) | −0.0034 (11) |
C1 | 0.036 (2) | 0.036 (2) | 0.0166 (18) | −0.0069 (18) | −0.0004 (17) | −0.0001 (16) |
C2 | 0.031 (2) | 0.0241 (19) | 0.0215 (19) | 0.0009 (16) | 0.0002 (17) | −0.0031 (14) |
C3 | 0.044 (2) | 0.047 (3) | 0.0200 (19) | −0.008 (2) | 0.0042 (18) | 0.0046 (17) |
C4 | 0.0245 (19) | 0.0205 (19) | 0.0261 (18) | −0.0016 (15) | −0.0020 (16) | −0.0048 (15) |
C5 | 0.030 (2) | 0.0232 (19) | 0.0245 (19) | −0.0058 (16) | −0.0001 (17) | −0.0001 (15) |
C6 | 0.027 (2) | 0.0215 (19) | 0.0221 (18) | −0.0006 (15) | −0.0052 (16) | −0.0017 (14) |
C7 | 0.030 (2) | 0.025 (2) | 0.0272 (19) | 0.0017 (16) | 0.0021 (17) | −0.0006 (16) |
C8 | 0.029 (2) | 0.0211 (19) | 0.0240 (19) | −0.0020 (15) | −0.0017 (17) | 0.0008 (14) |
C9 | 0.030 (2) | 0.0228 (19) | 0.0285 (19) | 0.0002 (16) | −0.0008 (17) | 0.0019 (15) |
C10 | 0.037 (2) | 0.031 (2) | 0.027 (2) | −0.0011 (18) | 0.0050 (19) | 0.0039 (16) |
C11 | 0.081 (4) | 0.056 (3) | 0.031 (2) | −0.020 (3) | −0.011 (3) | 0.015 (2) |
C12 | 0.064 (3) | 0.049 (3) | 0.057 (3) | 0.014 (3) | 0.031 (3) | 0.025 (2) |
C13 | 0.057 (3) | 0.036 (3) | 0.046 (3) | −0.015 (2) | 0.005 (2) | 0.003 (2) |
C14 | 0.029 (2) | 0.026 (2) | 0.032 (2) | 0.0038 (16) | 0.0021 (17) | −0.0042 (16) |
C15 | 0.0233 (19) | 0.024 (2) | 0.0283 (19) | −0.0014 (15) | 0.0040 (16) | −0.0046 (15) |
C16 | 0.0256 (19) | 0.028 (2) | 0.0259 (19) | 0.0012 (16) | 0.0029 (17) | 0.0002 (15) |
C17 | 0.0221 (18) | 0.023 (2) | 0.031 (2) | −0.0026 (14) | 0.0030 (17) | −0.0020 (16) |
C18 | 0.028 (2) | 0.029 (2) | 0.028 (2) | 0.0014 (17) | 0.0034 (17) | −0.0010 (16) |
C19 | 0.0258 (19) | 0.023 (2) | 0.032 (2) | 0.0012 (16) | 0.0052 (18) | 0.0024 (16) |
C20 | 0.027 (2) | 0.024 (2) | 0.034 (2) | −0.0009 (16) | 0.0022 (18) | 0.0007 (16) |
C21 | 0.036 (2) | 0.029 (2) | 0.032 (2) | 0.0036 (17) | 0.0001 (19) | 0.0045 (18) |
C22 | 0.054 (3) | 0.042 (3) | 0.036 (2) | 0.007 (2) | 0.008 (2) | 0.007 (2) |
C23 | 0.043 (2) | 0.033 (2) | 0.045 (2) | 0.0009 (19) | 0.005 (2) | 0.013 (2) |
C24 | 0.039 (2) | 0.037 (3) | 0.045 (3) | 0.0007 (19) | −0.004 (2) | 0.0125 (19) |
C25 | 0.0206 (18) | 0.028 (2) | 0.028 (2) | −0.0031 (15) | 0.0000 (16) | 0.0019 (15) |
C26 | 0.028 (2) | 0.0188 (19) | 0.0275 (19) | −0.0047 (16) | 0.0032 (16) | −0.0006 (15) |
C27 | 0.030 (2) | 0.0198 (18) | 0.0229 (18) | −0.0054 (16) | 0.0005 (17) | −0.0017 (14) |
C28 | 0.0243 (19) | 0.0239 (19) | 0.0287 (19) | −0.0031 (16) | 0.0020 (16) | 0.0033 (16) |
C29 | 0.0253 (18) | 0.027 (2) | 0.0249 (19) | −0.0060 (15) | 0.0004 (17) | −0.0018 (15) |
C30 | 0.0254 (19) | 0.0214 (19) | 0.027 (2) | −0.0046 (15) | −0.0012 (16) | 0.0026 (15) |
C31 | 0.0246 (18) | 0.026 (2) | 0.0266 (19) | −0.0041 (15) | −0.0021 (16) | 0.0038 (16) |
C32 | 0.031 (2) | 0.030 (2) | 0.027 (2) | −0.0042 (17) | 0.0000 (17) | 0.0012 (16) |
C33 | 0.037 (2) | 0.046 (3) | 0.022 (2) | 0.0037 (19) | −0.0011 (18) | 0.0018 (17) |
C34 | 0.031 (2) | 0.045 (3) | 0.030 (2) | −0.0011 (19) | −0.0031 (18) | 0.0008 (18) |
C35 | 0.060 (3) | 0.034 (2) | 0.030 (2) | −0.012 (2) | −0.001 (2) | −0.0034 (18) |
C36 | 0.0275 (19) | 0.0216 (19) | 0.030 (2) | −0.0015 (15) | −0.0024 (17) | −0.0002 (15) |
C37 | 0.0243 (19) | 0.026 (2) | 0.0240 (19) | 0.0003 (15) | −0.0025 (16) | −0.0009 (15) |
C38 | 0.029 (2) | 0.026 (2) | 0.0234 (18) | −0.0007 (16) | −0.0003 (17) | 0.0046 (15) |
C39 | 0.0270 (19) | 0.0218 (19) | 0.026 (2) | 0.0038 (15) | −0.0027 (17) | 0.0008 (15) |
C40 | 0.023 (2) | 0.025 (2) | 0.037 (2) | −0.0009 (16) | −0.0021 (17) | 0.0007 (17) |
C41 | 0.0283 (19) | 0.024 (2) | 0.0275 (19) | 0.0016 (16) | 0.0005 (17) | 0.0035 (15) |
C42 | 0.0250 (19) | 0.027 (2) | 0.0261 (19) | 0.0024 (16) | 0.0011 (17) | 0.0014 (16) |
C43 | 0.029 (2) | 0.030 (2) | 0.030 (2) | 0.0027 (17) | 0.0064 (17) | 0.0003 (17) |
C44 | 0.061 (3) | 0.041 (3) | 0.054 (3) | −0.015 (2) | 0.034 (3) | −0.006 (2) |
C45 | 0.040 (2) | 0.039 (2) | 0.036 (2) | 0.006 (2) | 0.002 (2) | −0.0051 (19) |
C46 | 0.041 (3) | 0.057 (3) | 0.030 (2) | 0.014 (2) | 0.004 (2) | 0.009 (2) |
C47 | 0.0238 (19) | 0.029 (2) | 0.029 (2) | −0.0009 (16) | −0.0037 (16) | 0.0016 (16) |
Cl1 | 0.0713 (9) | 0.0439 (7) | 0.0681 (8) | 0.0131 (6) | −0.0327 (7) | −0.0081 (6) |
Cl2 | 0.0369 (6) | 0.0669 (9) | 0.1003 (11) | −0.0027 (6) | 0.0029 (7) | 0.0479 (8) |
Cl3 | 0.0652 (8) | 0.0591 (8) | 0.0481 (7) | 0.0307 (7) | 0.0085 (6) | 0.0072 (6) |
C48 | 0.035 (2) | 0.031 (2) | 0.039 (2) | 0.0063 (18) | 0.0001 (19) | 0.0023 (18) |
Cl4 | 0.0599 (8) | 0.0709 (9) | 0.0447 (7) | −0.0218 (7) | −0.0042 (6) | −0.0023 (6) |
Cl5 | 0.0596 (8) | 0.0692 (9) | 0.0502 (7) | 0.0142 (7) | 0.0065 (6) | −0.0076 (6) |
Cl6 | 0.0392 (6) | 0.0401 (6) | 0.0513 (6) | −0.0048 (5) | −0.0035 (5) | 0.0119 (5) |
C49 | 0.046 (3) | 0.037 (3) | 0.035 (2) | −0.006 (2) | −0.001 (2) | 0.0055 (19) |
Cl7 | 0.0463 (7) | 0.1094 (12) | 0.0517 (7) | 0.0234 (7) | 0.0010 (7) | −0.0079 (8) |
Cl8 | 0.0898 (10) | 0.0547 (8) | 0.0394 (6) | −0.0283 (7) | 0.0045 (7) | −0.0010 (6) |
Cl9 | 0.0381 (6) | 0.0479 (7) | 0.0580 (7) | −0.0012 (5) | 0.0093 (6) | −0.0130 (6) |
C50 | 0.033 (2) | 0.040 (3) | 0.040 (2) | −0.0040 (19) | 0.004 (2) | −0.0041 (19) |
O1—C5 | 1.402 (4) | C25—C26 | 1.513 (5) |
O1—C1 | 1.429 (4) | C25—H25A | 0.9700 |
O2—C2 | 1.200 (5) | C25—H25B | 0.9700 |
O3—C2 | 1.335 (5) | C26—C27 | 1.396 (5) |
O3—C3 | 1.446 (4) | C26—C31 | 1.398 (5) |
O4—C16 | 1.386 (5) | C27—C28 | 1.399 (5) |
O4—H4 | 0.8901 | C28—C29 | 1.384 (5) |
O5—C27 | 1.392 (4) | C28—C36 | 1.509 (5) |
O5—H5 | 0.9594 | C29—C30 | 1.404 (5) |
O6—C38 | 1.365 (4) | C29—H29 | 0.9300 |
O6—H6 | 0.9345 | C30—C31 | 1.389 (5) |
C1—C2 | 1.507 (5) | C30—C32 | 1.533 (5) |
C1—H1A | 0.9700 | C31—H31 | 0.9300 |
C1—H1B | 0.9700 | C32—C34 | 1.529 (6) |
C3—H3A | 0.9600 | C32—C35 | 1.528 (6) |
C3—H3B | 0.9600 | C32—C33 | 1.530 (6) |
C3—H3C | 0.9600 | C33—H33A | 0.9600 |
C4—C9 | 1.391 (5) | C33—H33B | 0.9600 |
C4—C5 | 1.399 (5) | C33—H33C | 0.9600 |
C4—C14 | 1.515 (5) | C34—H34A | 0.9600 |
C5—C6 | 1.397 (5) | C34—H34B | 0.9600 |
C6—C7 | 1.390 (5) | C34—H34C | 0.9600 |
C6—C47 | 1.532 (5) | C35—H35A | 0.9600 |
C7—C8 | 1.386 (5) | C35—H35B | 0.9600 |
C7—H7 | 0.9300 | C35—H35C | 0.9600 |
C8—C9 | 1.399 (5) | C36—C37 | 1.524 (5) |
C8—C10 | 1.524 (5) | C36—H36A | 0.9700 |
C9—H9 | 0.9300 | C36—H36B | 0.9700 |
C10—C12 | 1.511 (6) | C37—C42 | 1.388 (5) |
C10—C11 | 1.530 (6) | C37—C38 | 1.403 (5) |
C10—C13 | 1.547 (6) | C38—C39 | 1.392 (5) |
C11—H11A | 0.9600 | C39—C40 | 1.400 (5) |
C11—H11B | 0.9600 | C39—C47 | 1.518 (5) |
C11—H11C | 0.9600 | C40—C41 | 1.396 (5) |
C12—H12A | 0.9600 | C40—H40 | 0.9300 |
C12—H12B | 0.9600 | C41—C42 | 1.404 (5) |
C12—H12C | 0.9600 | C41—C43 | 1.525 (5) |
C13—H13A | 0.9600 | C42—H42 | 0.9300 |
C13—H13B | 0.9600 | C43—C45 | 1.528 (6) |
C13—H13C | 0.9600 | C43—C44 | 1.531 (6) |
C14—C15 | 1.513 (5) | C43—C46 | 1.543 (6) |
C14—H14A | 0.9700 | C44—H44A | 0.9600 |
C14—H14B | 0.9700 | C44—H44B | 0.9600 |
C15—C16 | 1.393 (5) | C44—H44C | 0.9600 |
C15—C20 | 1.393 (5) | C45—H45A | 0.9600 |
C16—C17 | 1.406 (5) | C45—H45B | 0.9600 |
C17—C18 | 1.396 (5) | C45—H45C | 0.9600 |
C17—C25 | 1.520 (5) | C46—H46A | 0.9600 |
C18—C19 | 1.399 (5) | C46—H46B | 0.9600 |
C18—H18 | 0.9300 | C46—H46C | 0.9600 |
C19—C20 | 1.386 (6) | C47—H47A | 0.9700 |
C19—C21 | 1.529 (6) | C47—H47B | 0.9700 |
C20—H20 | 0.9300 | Cl1—C48 | 1.749 (4) |
C21—C23 | 1.531 (6) | Cl2—C48 | 1.739 (4) |
C21—C24 | 1.536 (6) | Cl3—C48 | 1.753 (4) |
C21—C22 | 1.554 (6) | C48—H48 | 0.9800 |
C22—H22A | 0.9600 | Cl4—C49 | 1.758 (4) |
C22—H22B | 0.9600 | Cl5—C49 | 1.750 (5) |
C22—H22C | 0.9600 | Cl6—C49 | 1.759 (4) |
C23—H23A | 0.9600 | C49—H49 | 0.9800 |
C23—H23B | 0.9600 | Cl7—C50 | 1.744 (5) |
C23—H23C | 0.9600 | Cl8—C50 | 1.750 (5) |
C24—H24A | 0.9600 | Cl9—C50 | 1.753 (4) |
C24—H24B | 0.9600 | C50—H50 | 0.9800 |
C24—H24C | 0.9600 | ||
C5—O1—C1 | 112.0 (3) | H25A—C25—H25B | 107.6 |
C2—O3—C3 | 115.7 (3) | C27—C26—C31 | 117.6 (3) |
C16—O4—H4 | 119.2 | C27—C26—C25 | 121.0 (3) |
C27—O5—H5 | 115.7 | C31—C26—C25 | 121.4 (3) |
C38—O6—H6 | 117.4 | O5—C27—C26 | 121.4 (3) |
O1—C1—C2 | 107.8 (3) | O5—C27—C28 | 116.7 (3) |
O1—C1—H1A | 110.2 | C26—C27—C28 | 121.9 (3) |
C2—C1—H1A | 110.2 | C29—C28—C27 | 117.8 (4) |
O1—C1—H1B | 110.2 | C29—C28—C36 | 121.0 (3) |
C2—C1—H1B | 110.2 | C27—C28—C36 | 121.0 (3) |
H1A—C1—H1B | 108.5 | C28—C29—C30 | 123.0 (4) |
O2—C2—O3 | 126.4 (4) | C28—C29—H29 | 118.5 |
O2—C2—C1 | 124.3 (3) | C30—C29—H29 | 118.5 |
O3—C2—C1 | 109.3 (3) | C31—C30—C29 | 116.7 (3) |
O3—C3—H3A | 109.5 | C31—C30—C32 | 124.1 (3) |
O3—C3—H3B | 109.5 | C29—C30—C32 | 119.2 (3) |
H3A—C3—H3B | 109.5 | C30—C31—C26 | 122.9 (4) |
O3—C3—H3C | 109.5 | C30—C31—H31 | 118.5 |
H3A—C3—H3C | 109.5 | C26—C31—H31 | 118.5 |
H3B—C3—H3C | 109.5 | C34—C32—C35 | 109.5 (3) |
C9—C4—C5 | 117.8 (3) | C34—C32—C33 | 107.6 (3) |
C9—C4—C14 | 120.5 (3) | C35—C32—C33 | 108.5 (4) |
C5—C4—C14 | 121.5 (3) | C34—C32—C30 | 112.0 (3) |
C6—C5—C4 | 121.8 (3) | C35—C32—C30 | 108.7 (3) |
C6—C5—O1 | 121.1 (3) | C33—C32—C30 | 110.5 (3) |
C4—C5—O1 | 117.1 (3) | C32—C33—H33A | 109.5 |
C7—C6—C5 | 117.7 (3) | C32—C33—H33B | 109.5 |
C7—C6—C47 | 119.8 (3) | H33A—C33—H33B | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C47 | 122.5 (3) | C32—C33—H33C | 109.5 |
C8—C7—C6 | 123.0 (4) | H33A—C33—H33C | 109.5 |
C8—C7—H7 | 118.5 | H33B—C33—H33C | 109.5 |
C6—C7—H7 | 118.5 | C32—C34—H34A | 109.5 |
C7—C8—C9 | 117.3 (3) | C32—C34—H34B | 109.5 |
C7—C8—C10 | 122.8 (3) | H34A—C34—H34B | 109.5 |
C9—C8—C10 | 119.9 (3) | C32—C34—H34C | 109.5 |
C4—C9—C8 | 122.4 (3) | H34A—C34—H34C | 109.5 |
C4—C9—H9 | 118.8 | H34B—C34—H34C | 109.5 |
C8—C9—H9 | 118.8 | C32—C35—H35A | 109.5 |
C12—C10—C8 | 112.1 (3) | C32—C35—H35B | 109.5 |
C12—C10—C11 | 109.4 (4) | H35A—C35—H35B | 109.5 |
C8—C10—C11 | 109.5 (3) | C32—C35—H35C | 109.5 |
C12—C10—C13 | 107.3 (4) | H35A—C35—H35C | 109.5 |
C8—C10—C13 | 110.0 (3) | H35B—C35—H35C | 109.5 |
C11—C10—C13 | 108.5 (4) | C28—C36—C37 | 109.6 (3) |
C10—C11—H11A | 109.5 | C28—C36—H36A | 109.7 |
C10—C11—H11B | 109.5 | C37—C36—H36A | 109.7 |
H11A—C11—H11B | 109.5 | C28—C36—H36B | 109.7 |
C10—C11—H11C | 109.5 | C37—C36—H36B | 109.7 |
H11A—C11—H11C | 109.5 | H36A—C36—H36B | 108.2 |
H11B—C11—H11C | 109.5 | C42—C37—C38 | 118.9 (3) |
C10—C12—H12A | 109.5 | C42—C37—C36 | 119.3 (3) |
C10—C12—H12B | 109.5 | C38—C37—C36 | 121.7 (3) |
H12A—C12—H12B | 109.5 | O6—C38—C39 | 117.2 (3) |
C10—C12—H12C | 109.5 | O6—C38—C37 | 122.7 (3) |
H12A—C12—H12C | 109.5 | C39—C38—C37 | 120.1 (3) |
H12B—C12—H12C | 109.5 | C38—C39—C40 | 119.3 (3) |
C10—C13—H13A | 109.5 | C38—C39—C47 | 119.7 (3) |
C10—C13—H13B | 109.5 | C40—C39—C47 | 120.8 (3) |
H13A—C13—H13B | 109.5 | C41—C40—C39 | 122.3 (4) |
C10—C13—H13C | 109.5 | C41—C40—H40 | 118.9 |
H13A—C13—H13C | 109.5 | C39—C40—H40 | 118.9 |
H13B—C13—H13C | 109.5 | C40—C41—C42 | 116.6 (4) |
C15—C14—C4 | 110.6 (3) | C40—C41—C43 | 123.6 (4) |
C15—C14—H14A | 109.5 | C42—C41—C43 | 119.8 (3) |
C4—C14—H14A | 109.5 | C37—C42—C41 | 122.8 (4) |
C15—C14—H14B | 109.5 | C37—C42—H42 | 118.6 |
C4—C14—H14B | 109.5 | C41—C42—H42 | 118.6 |
H14A—C14—H14B | 108.1 | C41—C43—C45 | 110.0 (3) |
C16—C15—C20 | 118.1 (3) | C41—C43—C44 | 112.1 (3) |
C16—C15—C14 | 122.1 (4) | C45—C43—C44 | 108.6 (4) |
C20—C15—C14 | 119.5 (3) | C41—C43—C46 | 110.1 (3) |
O4—C16—C15 | 122.9 (3) | C45—C43—C46 | 108.6 (3) |
O4—C16—C17 | 116.2 (3) | C44—C43—C46 | 107.4 (4) |
C15—C16—C17 | 120.9 (4) | C43—C44—H44A | 109.5 |
C18—C17—C16 | 118.3 (3) | C43—C44—H44B | 109.5 |
C18—C17—C25 | 119.4 (3) | H44A—C44—H44B | 109.5 |
C16—C17—C25 | 122.3 (3) | C43—C44—H44C | 109.5 |
C17—C18—C19 | 122.4 (4) | H44A—C44—H44C | 109.5 |
C17—C18—H18 | 118.8 | H44B—C44—H44C | 109.5 |
C19—C18—H18 | 118.8 | C43—C45—H45A | 109.5 |
C20—C19—C18 | 116.8 (4) | C43—C45—H45B | 109.5 |
C20—C19—C21 | 123.8 (3) | H45A—C45—H45B | 109.5 |
C18—C19—C21 | 119.4 (4) | C43—C45—H45C | 109.5 |
C19—C20—C15 | 123.4 (4) | H45A—C45—H45C | 109.5 |
C19—C20—H20 | 118.3 | H45B—C45—H45C | 109.5 |
C15—C20—H20 | 118.3 | C43—C46—H46A | 109.5 |
C19—C21—C23 | 111.6 (3) | C43—C46—H46B | 109.5 |
C19—C21—C24 | 111.0 (3) | H46A—C46—H46B | 109.5 |
C23—C21—C24 | 108.5 (3) | C43—C46—H46C | 109.5 |
C19—C21—C22 | 108.3 (3) | H46A—C46—H46C | 109.5 |
C23—C21—C22 | 108.5 (4) | H46B—C46—H46C | 109.5 |
C24—C21—C22 | 108.9 (4) | C39—C47—C6 | 110.7 (3) |
C21—C22—H22A | 109.5 | C39—C47—H47A | 109.5 |
C21—C22—H22B | 109.5 | C6—C47—H47A | 109.5 |
H22A—C22—H22B | 109.5 | C39—C47—H47B | 109.5 |
C21—C22—H22C | 109.5 | C6—C47—H47B | 109.5 |
H22A—C22—H22C | 109.5 | H47A—C47—H47B | 108.1 |
H22B—C22—H22C | 109.5 | Cl2—C48—Cl1 | 111.9 (2) |
C21—C23—H23A | 109.5 | Cl2—C48—Cl3 | 109.9 (2) |
C21—C23—H23B | 109.5 | Cl1—C48—Cl3 | 110.1 (2) |
H23A—C23—H23B | 109.5 | Cl2—C48—H48 | 108.3 |
C21—C23—H23C | 109.5 | Cl1—C48—H48 | 108.3 |
H23A—C23—H23C | 109.5 | Cl3—C48—H48 | 108.3 |
H23B—C23—H23C | 109.5 | Cl5—C49—Cl4 | 110.2 (3) |
C21—C24—H24A | 109.5 | Cl5—C49—Cl6 | 110.9 (2) |
C21—C24—H24B | 109.5 | Cl4—C49—Cl6 | 110.2 (2) |
H24A—C24—H24B | 109.5 | Cl5—C49—H49 | 108.5 |
C21—C24—H24C | 109.5 | Cl4—C49—H49 | 108.5 |
H24A—C24—H24C | 109.5 | Cl6—C49—H49 | 108.5 |
H24B—C24—H24C | 109.5 | Cl7—C50—Cl8 | 110.8 (2) |
C26—C25—C17 | 114.1 (3) | Cl7—C50—Cl9 | 110.6 (2) |
C26—C25—H25A | 108.7 | Cl8—C50—Cl9 | 111.3 (3) |
C17—C25—H25A | 108.7 | Cl7—C50—H50 | 108.0 |
C26—C25—H25B | 108.7 | Cl8—C50—H50 | 108.0 |
C17—C25—H25B | 108.7 | Cl9—C50—H50 | 108.0 |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O4—H4···O1 | 0.89 | 2.02 | 2.831 (4) | 151 |
O4—H4···O2 | 0.89 | 2.48 | 3.170 (4) | 135 |
O5—H5···O4 | 0.96 | 1.72 | 2.661 (4) | 164 |
O6—H6···O5 | 0.93 | 1.85 | 2.740 (4) | 157 |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C47H60O6·3CHCl3 |
Mr | 1079.05 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pna21 |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 23.7595 (9), 24.2234 (8), 9.3546 (3) |
V (Å3) | 5383.9 (3) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.51 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.26 × 0.14 × 0.12 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Part of the refinement model (ΔF) (DELABS in PLATON; Spek, 2000) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.891, 0.936 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 35034, 9864, 7715 |
Rint | 0.081 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.610 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.048, 0.125, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 9864 |
No. of parameters | 600 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.33, −0.43 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 4416 Friedel pairs? |
Absolute structure parameter | 0.03 (5) |
Computer programs: KappaCCD Software (Nonius, 1997), DENZO–SMN (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997), DENZO–SMN, SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997), SHELXTL (Bruker, 1999) and PLATON (Spek, 2000).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O4—H4···O1 | 0.89 | 2.02 | 2.831 (4) | 151 |
O4—H4···O2 | 0.89 | 2.48 | 3.170 (4) | 135 |
O5—H5···O4 | 0.96 | 1.72 | 2.661 (4) | 164 |
O6—H6···O5 | 0.93 | 1.85 | 2.740 (4) | 157 |
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Lower-rim ester derivatives of calixarenes (Thondorf, Shivanyuk & Böhmer, 2001) have been the subject of much attention, in particular for their ionophoric properties (Arnaud-Neu et al., 2001). Numerous di- and tetra-ester derivatives of R-calix[4]arene have been synthesized and characterized, but to the best of our knowledge, no crystal structure of a mono-ester derivative has been reported. The mono-ester (I) was prepared to be used in the synthesis of new dendrimers (Cheriaa et al., 2004). We have reported previously the syntheses and crystal structures of the related compound 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27-di(methoxycarbonylmethoxy)- 26,28-dimethoxycalix[4]arene and its complexes with Na+ and K+ (Oueslati et al., 2000); the absence of hydroxy groups in the former prevents stabilization of the cone conformation by intramolecular hydrogen bonding, as usual for calix[4]arene derivatives (Gutsche, 1998), and it crystallizes in the partial cone conformation. In contrast, the di-methylester derivative of calix[4]arene, unsubstituted at the para positions, 1,3-di(methoxycarbonylmethoxy)-2,4-dihydroxycalix[4]arene, is in the cone conformation (Coles et al., 2002) as is 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,26,27,28- tetra(methoxycarbonylmethoxy)calix[4]arene and the corresponding tetra-ethyl ester derivative (Arnaud-Neu et al., 1989). A search of the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD; Version 5.25; Allen, 2002) identifies several crystal structures of diethyl ester derivatives, with tert-butyl or H substituents in the para positions (Creaven et al., 2001; Genorio et al., 2003; Bolte et al., 2003; Dudič et al., 2003), but only two triethyl ester compounds have been described (Cooper et al., 2000).
Compound (I) crystallizes as a chloroform trisolvate, with one complete molecule in the asymmetric unit (Fig. 1). The macrocycle adopts a cone conformation, as expected from the intramolecular homodromic hydrogen bonds (Steiner, 2002) involving the three phenol hydroxide groups and the substituted phenol O atom. The mean plane defined by the four methylene C-atom bridges (r.m.s. deviation 0.042 Å) was chosen as a reference plane. The plane defined by the four phenol O atoms (O1, O4, O5 and O6; r.m.s. deviation 0.007 Å) makes a dihedral angle of 2.82 (8)° with this reference plane, whereas the four aromatic rings make dihedral angles of 66.43 (8), 54.24 (10), 56.30 (10) and 62.23 (9)°. The cone conformation thus appears to be regular, but the aromatic ring that bears the ester substituent is more inclined with respect to the reference plane than the other three rings. Comparable conformations were found in diethyl ester derivatives (Creaven et al., 2001; Bolte et al., 2003), whereas the cone conformation is much more distorted in tetra-ester derivatives (Arnaud-Neu et al., 1989) as a result of increased steric interactions. The conformation of the ester chain in (I) is extended and roughly perpendicular to the reference plane. Atom C1 points towards the exterior of the macrocycle [the torsion angles around the Carom—O1 bond are −93.8 (4) and 87.7 (4)°], whereas the torsion angles around the O1—C1, C1—C2 and C2—O3 bonds do not deviate from syn or anti ideal values by more than 19°. An additional close interaction, possibly a weak hydrogen bond, between atoms O4 and O2 may stabilize this conformation of the chain, the H atom bound to atom O4 being thus involved in a dissymmetric bifurcated hydrogen bond.
The methyl ester chain is included in the cavity of the neighbouring calixarene along the c axis, which gives rise to infinite chains of parallel calixarenes held together by weak interactions directed along this axis (Fig. 2). The chloroform solvent molecules are located in the voids between these chains. Such self-inclusion phenomena are not uncommon in calixarene structures, but very often they involve the para substituents and, as a consequence, the upper rims of adjacent molecules are facing each other and offset (Gallagher et al., 1994; Böhmer et al., 1996; Brouwer et al., 2001). Self-inclusion of an ethyl ester residue in 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27-di(ethoxycarbonylmethoxy)- 26,28-dihydroxycalix[4]arene has, however, also been reported recently (Bolte et al., 2003). The C3 methyl group in (I) is located near the centre of the cavity of the neighbouring molecule. Atom C3 is located 4.002 (6)–4.178 (6) Å from the four aromatic para C atoms of the host molecule and 0.416 (4) Å (on the outer side) from the mean plane defined by these four aromatic C atoms (r.m.s. deviation 0.042 Å). This methyl group is thus well imbedded in the cavity, as evidenced by the shortest C3···Carom distance, 3.657 (6) Å, which involves atom C26 in an ortho position with respect to O5. This value is comparable to that found in the diethyl ester derivative (Bolte et al., 2003), 3.685 (6) Å, but the latter involves a C atom bearing a phenol O atom. Apart from van der Waals contacts, CH–π interactions seem to play an important role in this self-inclusion phenomenon in (I). The three H atoms bound to atom C3 could not be found satisfactorily in difference Fourier maps, but refinement of this group as a rotating methyl group so as to maximize the sum of the electron density at the H-atom positions gave H atoms possibly involved in CH–π interactions with three aromatic rings [H3A···Cg1 = 2.91 Å and C3—H3A···Cg1 = 144°, H3B···Cg2 = 2.93 Å and C3—H3B···Cg2 = 149°, and H3C···Cg3 = 2.77 Å and C3—H3C···Cg3 = 144°, where Cg1, Cg2 and Cg3 are the centroids of the aromatic rings attached to atoms O4i, O1i and O5i, respectively; symmetry code (i) x, y, 1 + z]. In the case of host–guest complexes of calixarenes, it has been suggested that the CH–π interactions could be second to other interactions, such as packing forces (Brouwer, Enright & Ripmeester 1996; Brouwer, Ripmeester & Enright 1996). The relative contributions of such weak interactions cannot be separated on the basis of structural data alone (dipole–dipole interactions may also be present), but the arrangement observed in (I) supports the hypothesis that CH–π interactions are important components in the stabilization of the system.