2-Tosyl-2,3,3a,4,9,9a-hexahydro-1H-benzo[f]isoindol-1-one

The title compound, C19H19NO3S, was produced by the self-reaction of N-cinnamyl-N-tosylacrylamide in the presence of palladium(II) acetate via an intramolecular C—C coupling reaction and C—H activation. There are two chiral C atoms in the molecule, but the crystal is a racemic system due to a lack of chiral separation. The five-membered ring is twisted about the methylene–methane bond, and the cyclohexa-1,4-diene ring has a boat conformation. The dihedral angle between the benzene rings is 88.27 (14)°, indicating an almost orthogonal relationship and an approximate L-shape for the molecule. In the crystal, the presence of C—H...π interactions leads to inversion dimers.

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