Crystal Structure of 5—（l—Menthyloxy）—3—chloro—4— Pyrrolidinyl—2（5H0—f

The molecular structure of the title compound 5-(l-menthyloxy)-3-chloro-4-pyrrolidinyl-2(5H)-furanone, C18H28ClNO3(Ⅰ), has been determined by X-ray diffraction at 296(1)K. The crystal is monoclinic with space group P21, a=9.457(3), b=10.413(3), c=9.525(2), β=95.19(2)°, V=934(1) 3, Z=2, Mr=341.88, Dx=1.22 g/cm3, μ=2.15 cm-1, F(000)=368. The final R factor is 0.059, and Rw is 0.065 for 1020 observed reflections with I≥3σ(I). The absolute configuration at C(14) of the acetal carbon was proved to be S, taking into account the known configuration of 1R, 2S, 5R-menthyl moiety. There are three rings in the molecule of this compound: the furanone ring, the pyrrolidine ring and the mentholoxy group ring. The franone ring is connected with the pyrrolidine ring and the mentholoxy ring by N atom and μ2-O bridge atom respectively.