Crystal and molecular structure of trans‐(±)‐3‐acetoxy‐2‐(4‐methoxyphenyl)‐4‐oxo‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1,5‐benzothiazepine‐1‐oxide

The title compound is a structurally related isomer of diltiazem, a well known drug. This compound (C₁₈H₁₇NO₅S) crystallizes in the space group P2₁/n with a = 13.803(4), b = 7.704(3), c = 16.093(3) Å, β = 105.37(2)º, Z = 4, V = 1650.1(9) ų. The least‐squares refinement gave residual index R = 0.067 for 2831 observed reflections. The distorted seven‐membered ring in the molecule shows twist‐boat conformation. Hydrogen bonds in which the amide group at one molecule and a carbonyl group in the adjacent molecule are involved to form centrosymmetric dimers in the crystal. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)