Crystal structure of (1S,3R,8R,9R)-2,2-di-chloro-3,7,7-tri-methyl-10-methylenetri-cyclo-[6.4.0.0(1,3)]dodecan-9-ol.

The title compound, C16H24Cl2O, was synthesized by treating (1S,3R,8S,9R,10S)-2,2-di-chloro-3,7,7,10-tetra-methyl-9,10-ep-oxy-tri-cyclo-[6.4.0.0(1,3)]dodecane with a concentrated solution of hydro-bromic acid. It is built up from three fused rings: a cyclo-heptane ring, a cyclo-hexyl ring bearing alkene and hy-droxy substituents, and a cyclo-propane ring bearing two chlorine atoms. The asymmetric unit contains two mol-ecules linked by an O-H⋯O hydrogen bond. In the crystal, further O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds build up an R 4 (4)(8) cyclic tetra-mer. One of the mol-ecules presents disorder that affects the seven-membered ring. In both mol-ecules, the six-membered rings display a chair conformation, whereas the seven-membered rings display conformations inter-mediate between boat and twist-boat for the non-disordered mol-ecule and either a chair or boat and twist-boat for the disordered mol-ecule owing to the disorder. The absolute configuration for both mol-ecules is 1S,3R,8R,9R and was deduced from the chemical pathway and further confirmed by the X-ray structural analysis.

Crystal structure of (1S,3R,8R,10S)-2,2-di-chloro-10-hy-droxy-3,7,7,10-tetra-methyl-tri-cyclo-[6.4.0.0(1,3)]dodecan-9-one.

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C16H24Cl2O2, contains two independent mol-ecules (A and B) which are built from three fused rings, viz. a seven-membered heptane ring, a six-membered cyclo-hexyl ring bearing a ketone and an alcohol group, and a cyclo-propane ring bearing two Cl atoms. In the crystal, the two mol-ecules are linked via two O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming an A-B dimer with an R 2 (2)(10) ring motif. The A mol-ecules of these dimers are linked via a C-H⋯O hydrogen bond, forming chains propagating along the a-axis direction. Both mol-ecules have the same absolute configuration, i.e. 1S,3R,8R,10S, which is based on the synthetic pathway and further confirmed by resonant scattering [Flack parameter = 0.03 (5)].

Crystal structure of (1R,2S,4R,7R,8S,9R)-3,3-dichloro-8,9-epoxy-4,8,12,12-tetramethyltricyclo[5.5.0.0(2,4)]dodecane.

The title compound, C16H24Cl2O, is built up from two fused six- and seven-membered rings which bear a di-chloro-cyclo-propane group and an ep-oxy group, respectively. In the mol-ecule, the six-membered ring adopts an envelope configuration with the C atom linking the ep-oxy ring at the flap, while the seven-membered ring adopts a boat-sofa conformation.