X‐ray investigations of bicyclic α‐methyl­ene‐δ‐valerolactones. III. trans‐(4aR,8aR)‐4a‐Methoxy‐3‐methyleneperhydro­chromen‐2‐one

The title compound, C₁₁H₁₆O₃, adopts a conformation in which the δ‐valerolactone and cyclo­hexane rings are almost coplanar with one another. The β‐methoxy substituent occupies an axial position with respect to the cyclo­hexane ring. The δ‐valerolactone moiety adopts a half‐chair arrangement, while the cyclo­hexane ring exists in a chair conformation.     

(4R,4aR,6S,7S,7aS)‐6‐Hydro­xy‐7‐hy­droxy­methyl‐4‐methyl­per­hydro­cyclo­penta­[c]­pyran‐1‐one chloro­form solvate from Valeriana laxiflora

The structure of an iridolactone isolated from Valeriana laxiflora was established as (4R,4aR,6S,7S,7aS)‐6‐hydroxy‐7‐hydroxy­methyl‐4‐methyl­per­hydro­cyclo­penta­[c]­pyran‐1‐one chloro­form solvate, C₁₀H₁₆O₄·CHCl₃. The two rings are cis‐fused. The δ‐lactone ring adopts a slightly twisted half‐chair conformation with approximate planarity of the lactone group and the cyclo­pentane ring adopts an envelope conformation. The hydroxy group, the hydroxymethyl group and the methyl group all have β orientations. The absolute configuration was determined using anomalous dispersion data enhanced by the adventitious inclusion of a chloro­form solvent mol­ecule. Hydro­gen bonding, crystal packing and ring conformations are discussed in detail.     

16‐(4‐Iso­propyl­benzyl­idene)­androst‐4‐ene‐3,17‐dione

In the title compound, C₂₉H₃₆O₂, the outer cyclohexene ring of the steroid nucleus has a conformation that lies about half‐way between a half‐chair and an envelope, while the central and outer cyclo­hexane rings of the steroid nucleus have slightly distorted chair conformations. The steroidal cyclo­pentane ring adopts a 13β,14α‐half‐chair conformation. The benzyl­idene moiety has an E configuration with respect to the carbonyl group on the cyclo­pentane ring. The dihedral angle between the mean planes of the steroid nucleus and the benzyl­idene moiety is 35.54 (9)°. The packing of the mol­ecules is assumed to be dictated mainly by weak intermolecular C—H⋯O interactions.     

X‐ray investigations of bicyclic α‐methylene‐δ‐valerolactones. V. (4aS,7R,8aR)‐7‐Isopropenyl‐4a‐methyl‐3‐methyleneperhydrochromen‐2‐one

The title compound, C₁₄H₂₀O₂, adopts a conformation in which the δ‐valerolactone and cyclohexane rings are almost coplanar with one another. The γ‐methyl substituent occupies an axial position with respect to the cyclohexane ring. The δ‐valerolactone moiety adopts an envelope arrangement, while the cyclohexane ring exists in a chair conformation.     

2,4‐Bis(o‐tolyl)‐3‐azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan‐9‐one

The crystal structure of the title compound, C₂₂H₂₅NO, confirms that the bicyclic ring system adopts the chair–chair conformation. The phenyl rings are equatorially disposed with respect to the bicyclic ring. There is a slight deviation from the chair conformation in the case of the cyclo­hexane ring.     

(1SR,2SR,3SR,4RS,5RS,6RS,7SR,8RS)‐7,8‐Dichloro­bicyclo­[4.2.0]octa‐2,3,4,5‐tetrayl tetra­acetate

In the title compound, C₁₆H₂₀Cl₂O₈, the bicyclic system contains a central non‐planar cyclo­hexane ring which is fused to a cyclo­butane moiety. The cyclo­hexane ring has a chair conformation and the whole system adopts a syn conformation. The structure provides information on the stereochemical course of the chlorination, photo‐oxidation and hydrox­ylation steps of the reaction.     

16‐Cyano‐13α‐(5‐methyl‐1,3,4‐oxa­diazol‐2‐yl)‐13,16‐seco‐17‐nor­androst‐5‐en‐3β‐yl acetate

In the title compound, C₂₃H₃₁N₃O₃, the outer cyclo­hexane rings have chair conformations, while the central cyclohexene ring adopts a half‐chair conformation. In the solid state, intra‐ and intermolecular C—H⋯N interactions are observed.     

Di­methyl 6‐methoxy‐4aβ‐methyl‐9‐oxo‐1,2,3,4,4a,9,10,10aβ‐octa­hydro­phenanthrene‐1,1‐di­carboxyl­ate

In the title tricyclic keto‐diester, C₂₀H₂₄O₆, a potential intermediate in the synthesis of bioactive podocarpic acid, the outer cyclo­hexane ring (in a chair conformation) is cis fused to the central cyclo­hexanone ring (in a half‐chair conformation). The conformational analysis of the compound, investigated by semi‐empirical quantum mechanical AM1 calculations, shows a good agreement with the X‐ray structure, except for the orientation of the methyl, methoxy­phenyl and methoxy­carbonyl substituents.     

Ethyl (6aRS,8RS,12bRS)‐6‐oxo‐8‐phenyl‐6a,7,8,12b‐tetra­hydro‐6H‐benzo­[b]naphtho­[1,2‐d]­pyran‐6a‐carboxylate

In the title compound, C₂₆H₂₂O₄, the pyran­one ring adopts a twisted boat conformation, while the cyclo­hexane ring is close to an envelope conformation. The dihedral angle between the mean planes of the coumarin and naphthalene systems is 78.8 (1)°. The attached phenyl ring is in an equatorial position with respect to the cyclo­hexane ring.     

2‐(Phenyl­amino­methyl­idene)­cyclo­hexane‐1,3‐dione

In the title compound, C₁₃H₁₃NO₂, there is polarization of π‐electron density from the amine N atom to the acceptor carbonyl groups: as a result, the mol­ecule exists predominantly in an azomethino‐1,3‐diketone tautomeric form. There is crystallographic evidence that the phenyl ring, although roughly coplanar with the rest of the mol­ecule, is deconjugated with the adjacent π system of the mol­ecule. The cyclo­hexane ring adopts an unsymmetrical half‐chair conformation and converts between two inversion‐related conformers. The mol­ecule is stabilized by an intramolecular hydrogen bond, while the intermolecular packing is dominated by a number of short C—H⋯O contacts.     

9,9‐Dimethoxy‐7,11‐diphenyl‐2,4‐diazaspiro[5.5]undecane‐1,3,5‐trione monohydrate

Due to steric repulsions, the cyclo­hexane ring in the title compound, C₂₃H₂₄N₂O₅·H₂O, shows some bond‐length abnormalities and adopts a chair conformation. The pyrimidine and cyclo­hexane rings are approximately perpendicular to each other, and the phenyl rings are equatorial. C—H?π and N—H?O intermolecular interactions, as well as C—H?O inter‐ and intramolecular interactions, occur between the mol­ecules. In addition to van der Waals interactions, the water mol­ecule interacts with the pyrimidine­trione ring to stabilize the structure.     

Methyl (SR)‐10‐chloro‐1,2,3,4,5,6‐hexahydro‐6‐hydroxy‐8‐methoxy‐1‐methyl‐1,9‐phenanthroline‐6‐carboxylate

In the title compound, C₁₆H₁₉ClN₂O₄, the pyridine ring is nearly planar, the piperidine ring is non‐planar and the cyclo­hexane ring adopts a screw‐boat conformation. The carboxyl­ate group makes a dihedral angle of 80.9 (2)° with the least‐squares plane through the cyclo­hexane ring.     

18‐De­oxy‐13β,14‐dihydrolycoctam: the lycoctamone rearrangement confirmed

The structure of the title compound, C₂₃H₃₅NO₄, contains a unique penta­cyclic ring system wherein one cyclo­hexyl ring adopts a chair conformation, two cyclo­hexyl rings are in boat conformations, and a six‐membered heterocyclic ring and a cyclo­pentyl ring are in envelope conformations. The structures of the lycoctamones, α,β‐unsaturated aldehydes produced by acid‐catalyzed degradation of lactams of lycoctonine‐type alkaloids, previously deduced from the results of extensive chemical investigations have been proven to be correct by the determination of the crystal structure of this compound.     

24(R)‐Acetyl­oxy‐1α,2α‐epoxy­cholesta‐4,6‐dien‐3‐one hydrate

In the title compound, C₂₉H₄₂O₄·H₂O, cyclo­hexane rings A and B are in the sofa conformation, ring C is in a chair conformation and the five‐membered ring D is in an envelope conformation. The structure is stabilized by inter‐ and intramolecular C—H?O and O—H?O hydrogen bonds.     

1,4‐Methano‐11a‐methyl‐4,4a,11,11a‐tetrahydro‐1H‐benzo­[b]­fluoren‐11‐one

The title compound, C₁₉H₁₆O, crystallizes with two mol­ecules of opposite chirality in the asymmetric unit. In both mol­ecules, the naphthalene and cyclo­pentanone moieties are individually planar. The two cyclo­pentane rings adopt envelope conformations, while the cyclo­hexane ring adopts a boat conformation.     

3‐(p‐Chloro­phenyl)‐4‐phenyl‐4,5‐di­hydro­isoxazole‐5‐spiro‐2′‐1′,2′,3′,4′‐tetra­hydro­naphthalen‐1′‐one

In the title compound, C₂₄H₁₈ClNO₂, the phenyl ring and the tetralone moiety are approximately orthogonal to the isoxazoline ring. The isoxazoline ring adopts an envelope conformation, while the cyclo­hexenone ring of the tetralone moiety has an intermediate sofa/half‐chair conformation. In this structure, one C—H?N intermolecular and two C—H?O intramolecular hydrogen bonds occur; the H?A distances are 2.60, and 2.35 and 2.57 Å, respectively. The mol­ecules are held together by an intermolecular C—H?N hydrogen bond, forming a one‐dimensional chain along the [100] direction.     

17‐Oxo‐16‐(2‐pyridyl­methyl­ene)­androst‐5‐en‐3β‐ol monohydrate

The title compound, C₂₅H₃₁NO₂·H₂O, has the outer two six‐membered rings in chair conformations, while the central ring is in an 8β,9α‐half‐chair conformation. The five‐membered ring adopts a 13,14‐half‐chair conformation. The pyridyl­methyl­ene moiety has an E configuration with respect to the carbonyl group at position 17. The structure is stabilized by intermolecular O—H?N and O—H?O hydrogen bonds.     

Hydro­gen‐bonding patterns in cis‐4‐ammonio­cyclo­hexane­carboxyl­ate hemihydrate

In the title compound, C₇H₁₃NO₂·0.5H₂O, cis‐4‐amino­cyclo­hexane­carboxylic acid exists as a zwitterion and co‐crystallizes with water mol­ecules in a 2:1 amino acid–water ratio. The cyclo­hexane ring adopts a chair conformation, with the carboxyl­ate and ammonium groups in axial and equatorial positions, respectively. The basic motif in the crystal structure is a sandwich structure, formed by two amino acid units linked by head‐to‐tail hydrogen bonds. Hydro­gen bonds of the type N⁺—H⋯O—C—O⁻ link these motifs, forming helicoidally extended chains running along the c axis. The water molecule lies on a twofold axis and interacts with the chains by means of O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.     

4‐Ethoxycarbonyl‐3‐hydroxy‐3‐phenylcyclohexanone

The title compound, ethyl 2‐hydroxy‐4‐oxo‐2‐phenyl­cyclo­hexane­carboxyl­ate, C₁₅H₁₈O₄, was obtained by a Michael–Aldol condensation and has the cyclo­hexanone in a chair conformation. The attached hydroxy, ethoxy­carbonyl and phenyl groups are disposed in β‐axial, β‐equatorial and α‐­equatorial configurations, respectively. An intermolecular hydrogen bond, with an O?O distance of 2.874 (2) Å, links the OH group and the ring carbonyl. Weak intermolecular C—H?O=C (ester and ketone), O—H?O=C (ketone) and C—H?OH hydrogen bonds exist.     

16‐[3‐Methoxy‐4‐(2‐piperidin‐1‐yl­ethoxy)­benzyl­idene]‐17‐oxoandrost‐5‐en‐3β‐yl acetate monohydrate

The title compound, C₃₆H₄₉NO₅·H₂O, has the outer two six‐membered rings of the steroid nucleus in chair conformations. The central ring B of the steroid nucleus is in an 8β,9α‐half‐chair conformation, while ring D of the steroid adopts a slightly distorted 13β,14α‐half‐chair conformation. The piperidine ring is in a chair conformation. The methoxy­benzyl­idene moiety has an E configuration with respect to the carbonyl group at position 17. Intermolecular O—H?O and O—H?N hydrogen bonds link the steroid and water mol­ecules into chains which run parallel to the b axis.