Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, o3674 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807037051 ]
The title compound, C16H14N4O, crystallizes with two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. The phthalazin-1-yl and 4-methoxybenzaldehyde groups are coplanar with each other in each of the independent molecules with angles between their mean planes of 15.4 (4) and 13.3 (9)°. The crystal packing is stabilized by intermolecular N-H
N hydrogen bonding between inverted phthalazin-1-yl groups allowing the independent molecules to be stacked in groups oblique to the ab plane in a zigzag pattern.
A mixture of 1-hydrazinophthalazine (0.32 g, 0.002 mol) and 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (0.272 g, 0.002 mol) in absolute ethanol (15 ml) containing 2 drops of 4 M sulfuric acid was refluxed for about 3 h. On cooling, the solid separated was filtered and recrystallized from acetone (m.p. 419–23 K). Analysis found: C 68.93, H 5.01, N 20.04%; C16H14N4O requires: C 69.05, H 5.07, N 20.13%.
The H atoms were included in the riding model approximation with C—H = 0.94 Å and N—H = 0.87 Å, and with Uiso(H) = 1.18–1.49 Ueq(C,N).
Data collection: CrysAlisPro (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); cell refinement: CrysAlisPro; data reduction: CrysAlisPro; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX.
| C16H14N4O | F000 = 1168 |
| Mr = 278.31 | Dx = 1.335 Mg m−3 |
| Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation λ = 0.71073 Å |
| Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 5610 reflections |
| a = 12.1351 (8) Å | θ = 4.6–32.4º |
| b = 14.2016 (7) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
| c = 16.0716 (8) Å | T = 203 K |
| β = 90.012 (6)º | Chunk, yellow |
| V = 2769.7 (3) Å3 | 0.55 × 0.41 × 0.37 mm |
| Z = 8 |
| Oxford Diffraction Gemini R diffractometer | Rint = 0.035 |
| Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | θmax = 32.5º |
| Monochromator: graphite | θmin = 4.6º |
| T = 203 K | h = −18→15 |
| φ and ω scans | k = −20→20 |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2007) | l = −22→24 |
| Tmin = 0.833, Tmax = 1.000 | 2 standard reflections |
| 19111 measured reflections | every 50 reflections |
| 8720 independent reflections | intensity decay: none |
| 3864 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
| Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.057 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.180 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0884P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| S = 0.99 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.002 |
| 8720 reflections | Δρmax = 0.27 e Å−3 |
| 381 parameters | Δρmin = −0.23 e Å−3 |
| Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction correction: none |
| C16H14N4O | V = 2769.7 (3) Å3 |
| Mr = 278.31 | Z = 8 |
| Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα |
| a = 12.1351 (8) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
| b = 14.2016 (7) Å | T = 203 K |
| c = 16.0716 (8) Å | 0.55 × 0.41 × 0.37 mm |
| β = 90.012 (6)º |
| Oxford Diffraction Gemini R diffractometer | 3864 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2007) | Rint = 0.035 |
| Tmin = 0.833, Tmax = 1.000 | 2 standard reflections |
| 19111 measured reflections | every 50 reflections |
| 8720 independent reflections | intensity decay: none |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.057 | 381 parameters |
| wR(F2) = 0.180 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| S = 0.99 | Δρmax = 0.27 e Å−3 |
| 8720 reflections | Δρmin = −0.23 e Å−3 |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > 2sigma(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R– factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
| O1A | 0.15752 (11) | 0.62767 (9) | −0.14043 (8) | 0.0594 (4) | |
| O1B | −0.24183 (10) | 1.16684 (8) | 0.30313 (7) | 0.0461 (3) | |
| N1A | −0.03360 (11) | 0.99989 (10) | 0.12664 (9) | 0.0438 (4) | |
| N2A | 0.06600 (11) | 0.97845 (9) | 0.09289 (8) | 0.0387 (3) | |
| H2AA | 0.0711 | 0.9246 | 0.0674 | 0.046* | |
| N3A | 0.25209 (11) | 1.00864 (9) | 0.06025 (8) | 0.0380 (3) | |
| N4A | 0.24386 (11) | 0.92220 (9) | 0.01902 (8) | 0.0371 (3) | |
| N1B | −0.04553 (11) | 0.79403 (9) | 0.04541 (9) | 0.0420 (3) | |
| N2B | −0.14890 (11) | 0.82042 (9) | 0.07002 (8) | 0.0364 (3) | |
| H2BA | −0.1556 | 0.8766 | 0.0910 | 0.044* | |
| N3B | −0.33832 (11) | 0.79568 (9) | 0.09271 (8) | 0.0375 (3) | |
| N4B | −0.33017 (11) | 0.88110 (9) | 0.13504 (8) | 0.0359 (3) | |
| C1A | −0.04070 (14) | 1.07925 (12) | 0.16550 (11) | 0.0455 (4) | |
| H1AA | −0.1090 | 1.0952 | 0.1893 | 0.055* | |
| C2A | 0.04879 (14) | 1.14498 (11) | 0.17491 (10) | 0.0388 (4) | |
| C3A | 0.03655 (16) | 1.23042 (12) | 0.21789 (11) | 0.0462 (4) | |
| H3AA | −0.0317 | 1.2465 | 0.2416 | 0.055* | |
| C4A | 0.12422 (17) | 1.29002 (12) | 0.22514 (10) | 0.0481 (5) | |
| H4AA | 0.1160 | 1.3472 | 0.2540 | 0.058* | |
| C5A | 0.22507 (16) | 1.26718 (12) | 0.19052 (11) | 0.0479 (5) | |
| H5AA | 0.2849 | 1.3087 | 0.1961 | 0.057* | |
| C6A | 0.23812 (14) | 1.18376 (11) | 0.14790 (10) | 0.0402 (4) | |
| H6AA | 0.3068 | 1.1688 | 0.1243 | 0.048* | |
| C7A | 0.15041 (13) | 1.12177 (10) | 0.13965 (9) | 0.0321 (4) | |
| C8A | 0.15901 (13) | 1.03289 (10) | 0.09489 (9) | 0.0318 (3) | |
| C9A | 0.33402 (14) | 0.89556 (11) | −0.01453 (9) | 0.0375 (4) | |
| H9AA | 0.3968 | 0.9341 | −0.0106 | 0.045* | |
| C10A | 0.34102 (14) | 0.80607 (11) | −0.05895 (9) | 0.0362 (4) | |
| C11A | 0.24709 (14) | 0.75681 (11) | −0.08197 (9) | 0.0378 (4) | |
| H11A | 0.1771 | 0.7822 | −0.0707 | 0.045* | |
| C12A | 0.25592 (15) | 0.67071 (12) | −0.12138 (10) | 0.0418 (4) | |
| C13A | 0.35773 (16) | 0.63304 (13) | −0.13927 (11) | 0.0483 (5) | |
| H13A | 0.3635 | 0.5745 | −0.1662 | 0.058* | |
| C14A | 0.45109 (16) | 0.68217 (14) | −0.11715 (12) | 0.0544 (5) | |
| H14A | 0.5208 | 0.6567 | −0.1293 | 0.065* | |
| C15A | 0.44415 (15) | 0.76813 (13) | −0.07745 (10) | 0.0483 (5) | |
| H15A | 0.5086 | 0.8009 | −0.0629 | 0.058* | |
| C16A | 0.16018 (19) | 0.54019 (14) | −0.18424 (13) | 0.0643 (6) | |
| H16A | 0.0855 | 0.5176 | −0.1924 | 0.096* | |
| H16B | 0.2016 | 0.4944 | −0.1522 | 0.096* | |
| H16C | 0.1952 | 0.5492 | −0.2379 | 0.096* | |
| C1B | −0.03699 (15) | 0.71162 (12) | 0.01132 (11) | 0.0455 (4) | |
| H1BA | 0.0334 | 0.6919 | −0.0057 | 0.055* | |
| C2B | −0.12730 (14) | 0.64846 (11) | −0.00231 (10) | 0.0388 (4) | |
| C3B | −0.11454 (17) | 0.56187 (13) | −0.04278 (11) | 0.0511 (5) | |
| H3BA | −0.0445 | 0.5427 | −0.0611 | 0.061* | |
| C4B | −0.20408 (19) | 0.50515 (13) | −0.05565 (12) | 0.0596 (5) | |
| H4BA | −0.1955 | 0.4475 | −0.0836 | 0.072* | |
| C5B | −0.30724 (18) | 0.53223 (13) | −0.02775 (12) | 0.0564 (5) | |
| H5BA | −0.3679 | 0.4923 | −0.0364 | 0.068* | |
| C6B | −0.32239 (15) | 0.61678 (12) | 0.01251 (11) | 0.0447 (4) | |
| H6BA | −0.3927 | 0.6346 | 0.0313 | 0.054* | |
| C7B | −0.23160 (14) | 0.67581 (10) | 0.02510 (9) | 0.0349 (4) | |
| C8B | −0.24254 (14) | 0.76758 (10) | 0.06503 (9) | 0.0324 (3) | |
| C9B | −0.42284 (13) | 0.91673 (11) | 0.15517 (10) | 0.0368 (4) | |
| H9BA | −0.4881 | 0.8870 | 0.1378 | 0.044* | |
| C10B | −0.42954 (13) | 1.00313 (11) | 0.20488 (9) | 0.0353 (4) | |
| C11B | −0.33484 (13) | 1.04619 (10) | 0.23426 (9) | 0.0348 (4) | |
| H11B | −0.2656 | 1.0198 | 0.2223 | 0.042* | |
| C12B | −0.34132 (14) | 1.12789 (11) | 0.28118 (9) | 0.0371 (4) | |
| C13B | −0.44355 (15) | 1.16444 (12) | 0.30276 (10) | 0.0440 (4) | |
| H13B | −0.4486 | 1.2178 | 0.3371 | 0.053* | |
| C14B | −0.53719 (15) | 1.12146 (12) | 0.27317 (11) | 0.0473 (4) | |
| H14B | −0.6065 | 1.1466 | 0.2869 | 0.057* | |
| C15B | −0.53156 (14) | 1.04202 (11) | 0.22357 (10) | 0.0413 (4) | |
| H15B | −0.5964 | 1.0145 | 0.2027 | 0.050* | |
| C16B | −0.24432 (17) | 1.25121 (12) | 0.35107 (12) | 0.0554 (5) | |
| H16D | −0.1695 | 1.2716 | 0.3625 | 0.083* | |
| H16E | −0.2824 | 1.2396 | 0.4031 | 0.083* | |
| H16F | −0.2827 | 1.2999 | 0.3202 | 0.083* |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| O1A | 0.0544 (8) | 0.0535 (8) | 0.0702 (9) | 0.0068 (6) | −0.0055 (7) | −0.0259 (7) |
| O1B | 0.0552 (8) | 0.0388 (7) | 0.0444 (7) | 0.0024 (5) | −0.0011 (6) | −0.0124 (5) |
| N1A | 0.0339 (8) | 0.0406 (8) | 0.0568 (9) | 0.0036 (6) | 0.0016 (7) | −0.0031 (7) |
| N2A | 0.0384 (8) | 0.0336 (7) | 0.0442 (8) | 0.0006 (6) | −0.0021 (6) | −0.0063 (6) |
| N3A | 0.0444 (8) | 0.0318 (7) | 0.0377 (7) | −0.0023 (6) | 0.0053 (7) | −0.0001 (6) |
| N4A | 0.0457 (8) | 0.0304 (7) | 0.0352 (7) | 0.0014 (6) | 0.0018 (7) | −0.0002 (6) |
| N1B | 0.0406 (8) | 0.0409 (8) | 0.0444 (8) | 0.0013 (6) | 0.0010 (7) | −0.0027 (7) |
| N2B | 0.0416 (8) | 0.0291 (7) | 0.0384 (7) | −0.0002 (6) | 0.0007 (6) | −0.0060 (6) |
| N3B | 0.0449 (8) | 0.0278 (7) | 0.0397 (7) | −0.0052 (6) | −0.0018 (7) | −0.0052 (6) |
| N4B | 0.0420 (8) | 0.0293 (7) | 0.0364 (7) | −0.0016 (6) | 0.0020 (6) | −0.0021 (6) |
| C1A | 0.0375 (10) | 0.0399 (10) | 0.0590 (11) | 0.0028 (7) | 0.0069 (9) | −0.0013 (9) |
| C2A | 0.0446 (10) | 0.0361 (9) | 0.0358 (8) | 0.0013 (7) | 0.0003 (8) | 0.0011 (7) |
| C3A | 0.0577 (12) | 0.0382 (10) | 0.0427 (9) | 0.0060 (8) | 0.0066 (9) | −0.0028 (8) |
| C4A | 0.0706 (13) | 0.0343 (9) | 0.0395 (9) | 0.0018 (9) | −0.0022 (9) | −0.0064 (8) |
| C5A | 0.0605 (12) | 0.0364 (10) | 0.0468 (10) | −0.0089 (8) | −0.0087 (9) | −0.0029 (8) |
| C6A | 0.0433 (10) | 0.0377 (9) | 0.0397 (9) | −0.0034 (7) | −0.0033 (8) | 0.0006 (7) |
| C7A | 0.0381 (9) | 0.0296 (8) | 0.0286 (7) | −0.0001 (6) | −0.0034 (7) | 0.0025 (6) |
| C8A | 0.0379 (9) | 0.0288 (8) | 0.0286 (7) | 0.0004 (6) | −0.0043 (7) | 0.0033 (6) |
| C9A | 0.0447 (10) | 0.0349 (9) | 0.0330 (8) | −0.0030 (7) | 0.0078 (8) | 0.0055 (7) |
| C10A | 0.0431 (10) | 0.0369 (9) | 0.0287 (8) | 0.0024 (7) | 0.0046 (7) | 0.0062 (7) |
| C11A | 0.0407 (10) | 0.0390 (9) | 0.0336 (8) | 0.0096 (7) | 0.0016 (7) | −0.0034 (7) |
| C12A | 0.0488 (11) | 0.0432 (10) | 0.0334 (8) | 0.0079 (8) | −0.0026 (8) | −0.0028 (7) |
| C13A | 0.0573 (12) | 0.0465 (10) | 0.0411 (9) | 0.0161 (9) | 0.0011 (9) | −0.0050 (8) |
| C14A | 0.0453 (11) | 0.0659 (13) | 0.0519 (11) | 0.0192 (10) | 0.0091 (9) | −0.0098 (10) |
| C15A | 0.0428 (11) | 0.0563 (11) | 0.0460 (10) | 0.0064 (8) | 0.0063 (9) | 0.0006 (9) |
| C16A | 0.0768 (15) | 0.0559 (13) | 0.0602 (12) | 0.0015 (10) | −0.0052 (12) | −0.0202 (10) |
| C1B | 0.0467 (11) | 0.0406 (10) | 0.0492 (10) | 0.0066 (8) | 0.0007 (9) | −0.0011 (8) |
| C2B | 0.0523 (11) | 0.0289 (8) | 0.0351 (8) | 0.0064 (7) | −0.0035 (8) | −0.0014 (7) |
| C3B | 0.0660 (13) | 0.0399 (10) | 0.0474 (10) | 0.0152 (9) | −0.0080 (10) | −0.0077 (8) |
| C4B | 0.0843 (15) | 0.0346 (10) | 0.0599 (12) | 0.0097 (10) | −0.0186 (11) | −0.0145 (9) |
| C5B | 0.0717 (14) | 0.0362 (10) | 0.0611 (12) | −0.0089 (9) | −0.0153 (11) | −0.0062 (9) |
| C6B | 0.0523 (11) | 0.0340 (9) | 0.0477 (10) | −0.0044 (8) | −0.0062 (9) | −0.0058 (8) |
| C7B | 0.0476 (10) | 0.0285 (8) | 0.0285 (7) | −0.0003 (7) | −0.0057 (7) | −0.0005 (6) |
| C8B | 0.0436 (10) | 0.0275 (8) | 0.0261 (7) | −0.0018 (7) | −0.0038 (7) | 0.0003 (6) |
| C9B | 0.0376 (9) | 0.0318 (8) | 0.0411 (9) | −0.0063 (7) | 0.0022 (8) | 0.0041 (7) |
| C10B | 0.0429 (9) | 0.0297 (8) | 0.0332 (8) | 0.0031 (7) | 0.0087 (7) | 0.0049 (6) |
| C11B | 0.0371 (9) | 0.0319 (8) | 0.0355 (8) | 0.0040 (7) | 0.0053 (7) | −0.0022 (7) |
| C12B | 0.0501 (10) | 0.0306 (8) | 0.0306 (8) | 0.0040 (7) | 0.0019 (8) | 0.0009 (6) |
| C13B | 0.0617 (12) | 0.0336 (9) | 0.0367 (9) | 0.0147 (8) | 0.0069 (9) | −0.0012 (7) |
| C14B | 0.0466 (11) | 0.0460 (10) | 0.0492 (10) | 0.0136 (8) | 0.0087 (9) | 0.0037 (9) |
| C15B | 0.0360 (9) | 0.0434 (10) | 0.0446 (9) | −0.0003 (7) | 0.0037 (8) | 0.0068 (8) |
| C16B | 0.0767 (14) | 0.0413 (10) | 0.0481 (10) | 0.0024 (9) | −0.0030 (10) | −0.0179 (8) |
| O1A—C12A | 1.376 (2) | C12A—C13A | 1.377 (2) |
| O1A—C16A | 1.428 (2) | C13A—C14A | 1.377 (3) |
| O1B—C12B | 1.3740 (19) | C13A—H13A | 0.9400 |
| O1B—C16B | 1.4248 (19) | C14A—C15A | 1.380 (2) |
| N1A—C1A | 1.291 (2) | C14A—H14A | 0.9400 |
| N1A—N2A | 1.3594 (17) | C15A—H15A | 0.9400 |
| N2A—C8A | 1.369 (2) | C16A—H16A | 0.9700 |
| N2A—H2AA | 0.8700 | C16A—H16B | 0.9700 |
| N3A—C8A | 1.3056 (19) | C16A—H16C | 0.9700 |
| N3A—N4A | 1.3985 (17) | C1B—C2B | 1.433 (2) |
| N4A—C9A | 1.2771 (19) | C1B—H1BA | 0.9400 |
| N1B—C1B | 1.296 (2) | C2B—C7B | 1.395 (2) |
| N1B—N2B | 1.3678 (18) | C2B—C3B | 1.400 (2) |
| N2B—C8B | 1.3640 (19) | C3B—C4B | 1.368 (3) |
| N2B—H2BA | 0.8700 | C3B—H3BA | 0.9400 |
| N3B—C8B | 1.307 (2) | C4B—C5B | 1.384 (3) |
| N3B—N4B | 1.3943 (17) | C4B—H4BA | 0.9400 |
| N4B—C9B | 1.2750 (19) | C5B—C6B | 1.376 (2) |
| C1A—C2A | 1.440 (2) | C5B—H5BA | 0.9400 |
| C1A—H1AA | 0.9400 | C6B—C7B | 1.399 (2) |
| C2A—C7A | 1.397 (2) | C6B—H6BA | 0.9400 |
| C2A—C3A | 1.404 (2) | C7B—C8B | 1.459 (2) |
| C3A—C4A | 1.364 (3) | C9B—C10B | 1.466 (2) |
| C3A—H3AA | 0.9400 | C9B—H9BA | 0.9400 |
| C4A—C5A | 1.383 (3) | C10B—C11B | 1.385 (2) |
| C4A—H4AA | 0.9400 | C10B—C15B | 1.388 (2) |
| C5A—C6A | 1.378 (2) | C11B—C12B | 1.386 (2) |
| C5A—H5AA | 0.9400 | C11B—H11B | 0.9400 |
| C6A—C7A | 1.388 (2) | C12B—C13B | 1.389 (2) |
| C6A—H6AA | 0.9400 | C13B—C14B | 1.375 (2) |
| C7A—C8A | 1.457 (2) | C13B—H13B | 0.9400 |
| C9A—C10A | 1.460 (2) | C14B—C15B | 1.383 (2) |
| C9A—H9AA | 0.9400 | C14B—H14B | 0.9400 |
| C10A—C11A | 1.387 (2) | C15B—H15B | 0.9400 |
| C10A—C15A | 1.395 (2) | C16B—H16D | 0.9700 |
| C11A—C12A | 1.381 (2) | C16B—H16E | 0.9700 |
| C11A—H11A | 0.9400 | C16B—H16F | 0.9700 |
| C12A—O1A—C16A | 118.45 (15) | C10A—C15A—H15A | 120.2 |
| C12B—O1B—C16B | 117.30 (13) | O1A—C16A—H16A | 109.5 |
| C1A—N1A—N2A | 116.61 (14) | O1A—C16A—H16B | 109.5 |
| N1A—N2A—C8A | 126.68 (13) | H16A—C16A—H16B | 109.5 |
| N1A—N2A—H2AA | 116.7 | O1A—C16A—H16C | 109.5 |
| C8A—N2A—H2AA | 116.7 | H16A—C16A—H16C | 109.5 |
| C8A—N3A—N4A | 111.83 (13) | H16B—C16A—H16C | 109.5 |
| C9A—N4A—N3A | 113.51 (14) | N1B—C1B—C2B | 124.64 (17) |
| C1B—N1B—N2B | 116.30 (14) | N1B—C1B—H1BA | 117.7 |
| C8B—N2B—N1B | 126.61 (13) | C2B—C1B—H1BA | 117.7 |
| C8B—N2B—H2BA | 116.7 | C7B—C2B—C3B | 119.45 (16) |
| N1B—N2B—H2BA | 116.7 | C7B—C2B—C1B | 118.11 (14) |
| C8B—N3B—N4B | 111.63 (13) | C3B—C2B—C1B | 122.43 (17) |
| C9B—N4B—N3B | 113.99 (13) | C4B—C3B—C2B | 119.97 (18) |
| N1A—C1A—C2A | 124.48 (16) | C4B—C3B—H3BA | 120.0 |
| N1A—C1A—H1AA | 117.8 | C2B—C3B—H3BA | 120.0 |
| C2A—C1A—H1AA | 117.8 | C3B—C4B—C5B | 120.37 (17) |
| C7A—C2A—C3A | 119.81 (16) | C3B—C4B—H4BA | 119.8 |
| C7A—C2A—C1A | 118.05 (15) | C5B—C4B—H4BA | 119.8 |
| C3A—C2A—C1A | 122.14 (16) | C6B—C5B—C4B | 121.03 (18) |
| C4A—C3A—C2A | 119.70 (17) | C6B—C5B—H5BA | 119.5 |
| C4A—C3A—H3AA | 120.1 | C4B—C5B—H5BA | 119.5 |
| C2A—C3A—H3AA | 120.1 | C5B—C6B—C7B | 119.05 (18) |
| C3A—C4A—C5A | 120.68 (16) | C5B—C6B—H6BA | 120.5 |
| C3A—C4A—H4AA | 119.7 | C7B—C6B—H6BA | 120.5 |
| C5A—C4A—H4AA | 119.7 | C2B—C7B—C6B | 120.11 (15) |
| C6A—C5A—C4A | 120.23 (17) | C2B—C7B—C8B | 118.05 (14) |
| C6A—C5A—H5AA | 119.9 | C6B—C7B—C8B | 121.82 (16) |
| C4A—C5A—H5AA | 119.9 | N3B—C8B—N2B | 123.57 (14) |
| C5A—C6A—C7A | 120.32 (17) | N3B—C8B—C7B | 120.23 (14) |
| C5A—C6A—H6AA | 119.8 | N2B—C8B—C7B | 116.20 (14) |
| C7A—C6A—H6AA | 119.8 | N4B—C9B—C10B | 121.29 (15) |
| C6A—C7A—C2A | 119.26 (15) | N4B—C9B—H9BA | 119.4 |
| C6A—C7A—C8A | 122.82 (15) | C10B—C9B—H9BA | 119.4 |
| C2A—C7A—C8A | 117.92 (14) | C11B—C10B—C15B | 119.38 (15) |
| N3A—C8A—N2A | 123.68 (14) | C11B—C10B—C9B | 120.61 (14) |
| N3A—C8A—C7A | 120.08 (14) | C15B—C10B—C9B | 120.01 (15) |
| N2A—C8A—C7A | 116.23 (14) | C10B—C11B—C12B | 120.53 (15) |
| N4A—C9A—C10A | 120.94 (15) | C10B—C11B—H11B | 119.7 |
| N4A—C9A—H9AA | 119.5 | C12B—C11B—H11B | 119.7 |
| C10A—C9A—H9AA | 119.5 | O1B—C12B—C11B | 115.26 (14) |
| C11A—C10A—C15A | 119.05 (15) | O1B—C12B—C13B | 124.77 (15) |
| C11A—C10A—C9A | 121.42 (15) | C11B—C12B—C13B | 119.96 (16) |
| C15A—C10A—C9A | 119.52 (16) | C14B—C13B—C12B | 119.09 (16) |
| C12A—C11A—C10A | 120.31 (16) | C14B—C13B—H13B | 120.5 |
| C12A—C11A—H11A | 119.8 | C12B—C13B—H13B | 120.5 |
| C10A—C11A—H11A | 119.8 | C13B—C14B—C15B | 121.37 (16) |
| O1A—C12A—C13A | 124.04 (16) | C13B—C14B—H14B | 119.3 |
| O1A—C12A—C11A | 115.33 (15) | C15B—C14B—H14B | 119.3 |
| C13A—C12A—C11A | 120.63 (17) | C14B—C15B—C10B | 119.56 (16) |
| C12A—C13A—C14A | 119.18 (17) | C14B—C15B—H15B | 120.2 |
| C12A—C13A—H13A | 120.4 | C10B—C15B—H15B | 120.2 |
| C14A—C13A—H13A | 120.4 | O1B—C16B—H16D | 109.5 |
| C13A—C14A—C15A | 121.15 (17) | O1B—C16B—H16E | 109.5 |
| C13A—C14A—H14A | 119.4 | H16D—C16B—H16E | 109.5 |
| C15A—C14A—H14A | 119.4 | O1B—C16B—H16F | 109.5 |
| C14A—C15A—C10A | 119.68 (18) | H16D—C16B—H16F | 109.5 |
| C14A—C15A—H15A | 120.2 | H16E—C16B—H16F | 109.5 |
| C1A—N1A—N2A—C8A | −1.0 (2) | C11A—C10A—C15A—C14A | −0.8 (2) |
| C8A—N3A—N4A—C9A | −178.96 (13) | C9A—C10A—C15A—C14A | 178.01 (15) |
| C1B—N1B—N2B—C8B | 2.6 (2) | N2B—N1B—C1B—C2B | 0.5 (2) |
| C8B—N3B—N4B—C9B | 172.58 (13) | N1B—C1B—C2B—C7B | −2.0 (3) |
| N2A—N1A—C1A—C2A | 0.1 (3) | N1B—C1B—C2B—C3B | 177.08 (15) |
| N1A—C1A—C2A—C7A | 0.1 (3) | C7B—C2B—C3B—C4B | 0.4 (3) |
| N1A—C1A—C2A—C3A | −179.98 (16) | C1B—C2B—C3B—C4B | −178.65 (17) |
| C7A—C2A—C3A—C4A | −0.2 (2) | C2B—C3B—C4B—C5B | −1.0 (3) |
| C1A—C2A—C3A—C4A | 179.81 (16) | C3B—C4B—C5B—C6B | 0.7 (3) |
| C2A—C3A—C4A—C5A | 0.0 (3) | C4B—C5B—C6B—C7B | 0.0 (3) |
| C3A—C4A—C5A—C6A | 0.2 (3) | C3B—C2B—C7B—C6B | 0.3 (2) |
| C4A—C5A—C6A—C7A | −0.3 (2) | C1B—C2B—C7B—C6B | 179.45 (15) |
| C5A—C6A—C7A—C2A | 0.1 (2) | C3B—C2B—C7B—C8B | −178.37 (13) |
| C5A—C6A—C7A—C8A | 179.61 (14) | C1B—C2B—C7B—C8B | 0.7 (2) |
| C3A—C2A—C7A—C6A | 0.2 (2) | C5B—C6B—C7B—C2B | −0.6 (2) |
| C1A—C2A—C7A—C6A | −179.89 (15) | C5B—C6B—C7B—C8B | 178.09 (14) |
| C3A—C2A—C7A—C8A | −179.37 (14) | N4B—N3B—C8B—N2B | −6.1 (2) |
| C1A—C2A—C7A—C8A | 0.6 (2) | N4B—N3B—C8B—C7B | 174.81 (12) |
| N4A—N3A—C8A—N2A | 1.8 (2) | N1B—N2B—C8B—N3B | 177.24 (14) |
| N4A—N3A—C8A—C7A | −178.92 (12) | N1B—N2B—C8B—C7B | −3.7 (2) |
| N1A—N2A—C8A—N3A | −179.13 (14) | C2B—C7B—C8B—N3B | −179.08 (14) |
| N1A—N2A—C8A—C7A | 1.6 (2) | C6B—C7B—C8B—N3B | 2.2 (2) |
| C6A—C7A—C8A—N3A | −0.1 (2) | C2B—C7B—C8B—N2B | 1.8 (2) |
| C2A—C7A—C8A—N3A | 179.37 (13) | C6B—C7B—C8B—N2B | −176.90 (14) |
| C6A—C7A—C8A—N2A | 179.17 (14) | N3B—N4B—C9B—C10B | 175.84 (12) |
| C2A—C7A—C8A—N2A | −1.3 (2) | N4B—C9B—C10B—C11B | −2.7 (2) |
| N3A—N4A—C9A—C10A | 178.92 (12) | N4B—C9B—C10B—C15B | 177.89 (14) |
| N4A—C9A—C10A—C11A | 14.1 (2) | C15B—C10B—C11B—C12B | −0.7 (2) |
| N4A—C9A—C10A—C15A | −164.71 (15) | C9B—C10B—C11B—C12B | 179.95 (13) |
| C15A—C10A—C11A—C12A | 1.1 (2) | C16B—O1B—C12B—C11B | 179.70 (14) |
| C9A—C10A—C11A—C12A | −177.74 (13) | C16B—O1B—C12B—C13B | −0.4 (2) |
| C16A—O1A—C12A—C13A | −2.5 (3) | C10B—C11B—C12B—O1B | −176.73 (13) |
| C16A—O1A—C12A—C11A | 177.52 (15) | C10B—C11B—C12B—C13B | 3.4 (2) |
| C10A—C11A—C12A—O1A | 179.25 (14) | O1B—C12B—C13B—C14B | 176.61 (14) |
| C10A—C11A—C12A—C13A | −0.8 (2) | C11B—C12B—C13B—C14B | −3.5 (2) |
| O1A—C12A—C13A—C14A | −179.82 (16) | C12B—C13B—C14B—C15B | 1.0 (3) |
| C11A—C12A—C13A—C14A | 0.2 (3) | C13B—C14B—C15B—C10B | 1.7 (2) |
| C12A—C13A—C14A—C15A | 0.1 (3) | C11B—C10B—C15B—C14B | −1.9 (2) |
| C13A—C14A—C15A—C10A | 0.3 (3) | C9B—C10B—C15B—C14B | 177.52 (14) |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| N2A—H2AA···N1B | 0.87 | 2.36 | 3.0451 (19) | 136 |
| N2B—H2BA···N1A | 0.87 | 2.36 | 3.0466 (19) | 136 |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| N2A—H2AA···N1B | 0.87 | 2.36 | 3.0451 (19) | 136 |
| N2B—H2BA···N1A | 0.87 | 2.36 | 3.0466 (19) | 136 |
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Schiff bases are used as substrates in the preparation of number of industrial and biologically active compounds via ring closure, cycloaddition and replacement reactions. Moreover, Schiff bases are also known to have biological activities such as antimicrobial, antifungal, and antitumor, as well they can be herbicides. Schiff bases have also been employed as ligands for complexation of metal ions. On the industrial scale, they have wide range of applications such as dyes and pigments. A new Schiff base, C16H14N4O, (I), has been synthesized and its crystal structure is reported herein.
Two independent molecules of (I), molecules A and B, Fig. 1, comprise the crystallographic asymmetric unit. The phthalazin-1-yl and 4-methoxybenzaldehyde groups are coplanar with each other in each of the independent molecules with an angle between their mean planes of 15.4 (4) and 13.3 (9) Å in A and B, respectively. These groups are also planar with the hydrazone group, forming torsion angles of N4—N3—C8—N2 [1.8 (2)°] and N4—C9—C10—C11 [14.1 (2)°] for molecule A, and N4—N3—C8—N2 [−6.1 (2)°] and N4—C9—C10—C11 [−2.7 (2)°] for B.
Molecules A and B are linked by intermolecular N—H···N hydrogen bonding interactions (Table 1) between inverted phthalazin-1-yl groups. These stack diagonal to the a axis in a zigzag pattern (Fig. 2).