N'-[(1S,3R,8R)-2,2-Dichloro-3,7,7,10-tetramethyltricyclo[6.4.0.01,3]dodecan-11-yl]acetohydrazide

International audienceThe title compound, C18H26Cl2N2O, was synthesized in four steps from [beta]-himachalene (3,5,5,9-tetramethyl-2,4a,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-benzocycloheptene), which was isolated from an essential oil of the Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica). It crystallizes with two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. Each molecule is built up from fused six- and seven-membered rings and an appended three-membered ring. An acetylhydrazone substituent is attached to the six-membered ring. In both molecules the six-membered rings display half-chair conformations, whereas the seven-membered rings have boat conformations. In the two molecules, the mean planes of the two rings are inclined to one another by 59.9 (3) and 59.1 (3)degrees. In the crystal, the two molecules are linked via N-H...O hydrogen bonds, forming dimers with an R22(8) loop. Within the dimer there are also C-H...O hydrogen bonds present. The dimers are linked via C-H...Cl hydrogen bonds, forming slabs parallel to the ab plane