
Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, o595 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808004108 ]
The crystal structure of the title compound, C31H26N4O4, displays a trans conformation for the nitrophenyldiazenyl portion of the molecule. Packing diagrams indicate that weak C-H
O hydrogen bonds, likely associated with a strong dipole moment present in the molecule, dictate the arrangement of molecules in the crystal structure.
The title compound was obtained using the published synthetic procedure of Simmons, et al. (2007). The product was synthesized from 9-anthracenecarboxylic acid and Disperse red 1 via a dicylcohexylcarbodiimide esterification in anhydrous dichloromethane. Following purification by silica gel chromatography with chloroform eluent, the dark red powder was characterized by 1H-NMR, UV/Vis and FTIR. Crystals were obtained by re-crystallization from acetonitrile/ethanol.
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1998); cell refinement: SMART (Bruker, 1998); data reduction: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2001); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Version 6.10; Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: XSHELL (Bruker, 2000); molecular graphics: XSHELL (Bruker, 2000) and Mercury (Version 1.4; Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Version 6.10; Sheldrick, 2008).
| C31H26N4O4 | Z = 2 |
| Mr = 518.56 | F000 = 544 |
| Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.388 Mg m−3 |
| Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation λ = 0.71073 Å |
| a = 9.3161 (9) Å | Cell parameters from 100 reflections |
| b = 10.6586 (10) Å | θ = 1.6–26.0º |
| c = 13.5328 (13) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
| α = 101.134 (3)º | T = 173 (2) K |
| β = 104.667 (4)º | Irregular, orange |
| γ = 99.779 (3)º | 0.20 × 0.08 × 0.06 mm |
| V = 1241.2 (2) Å3 |
| Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 4824 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2786 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Monochromator: graphite | Rint = 0.050 |
| Detector resolution: 0 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 26.0º |
| T = 173(2) K | θmin = 1.6º |
| phi and ω scans | h = −11→11 |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1999) | k = −13→13 |
| Tmin = 0.982, Tmax = 0.994 | l = −16→16 |
| 9650 measured reflections |
| 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)] = 0.066 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.123 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0333P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| S = 1.02 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
| 4824 reflections | Δρmax = 0.21 e Å−3 |
| 353 parameters | Δρmin = −0.21 e Å−3 |
| Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction correction: none |
| C31H26N4O4 | γ = 99.779 (3)º |
| Mr = 518.56 | V = 1241.2 (2) Å3 |
| Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
| a = 9.3161 (9) Å | Mo Kα |
| b = 10.6586 (10) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
| c = 13.5328 (13) Å | T = 173 (2) K |
| α = 101.134 (3)º | 0.20 × 0.08 × 0.06 mm |
| β = 104.667 (4)º |
| Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 4824 independent reflections |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1999) | 2786 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Tmin = 0.982, Tmax = 0.994 | Rint = 0.050 |
| 9650 measured reflections |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.066 | 353 parameters |
| wR(F2) = 0.123 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| S = 1.02 | Δρmax = 0.21 e Å−3 |
| 4824 reflections | Δρmin = −0.21 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 > σ(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 | ||
| C1 | 0.4311 (4) | 0.4301 (3) | 1.1818 (2) | 0.0357 (8) | |
| H1 | 0.3552 | 0.3878 | 1.1167 | 0.043* | |
| C2 | 0.3871 (4) | 0.4647 (3) | 1.2740 (2) | 0.0380 (8) | |
| H2 | 0.2823 | 0.4455 | 1.2705 | 0.046* | |
| C3 | 0.5796 (3) | 0.4565 (3) | 1.1849 (2) | 0.0314 (8) | |
| H3 | 0.6066 | 0.4332 | 1.1218 | 0.038* | |
| C4 | 0.4936 (3) | 0.5249 (3) | 1.3672 (2) | 0.0330 (8) | |
| H4 | 0.4624 | 0.5486 | 1.4285 | 0.040* | |
| C5 | 0.6965 (3) | 0.5190 (3) | 1.2820 (2) | 0.0256 (7) | |
| C6 | 0.6513 (3) | 0.5536 (3) | 1.3752 (2) | 0.0267 (7) | |
| C7 | 0.8515 (3) | 0.5491 (3) | 1.2887 (2) | 0.0233 (7) | |
| C8 | 0.7638 (3) | 0.6146 (3) | 1.4708 (2) | 0.0295 (8) | |
| H8 | 0.7339 | 0.6371 | 1.5328 | 0.035* | |
| C9 | 0.9635 (3) | 0.6111 (3) | 1.3845 (2) | 0.0262 (7) | |
| C10 | 0.9183 (3) | 0.6438 (3) | 1.4782 (2) | 0.0271 (7) | |
| C11 | 1.1225 (3) | 0.6452 (3) | 1.3946 (2) | 0.0308 (8) | |
| H11 | 1.1560 | 0.6250 | 1.3339 | 0.037* | |
| C12 | 1.0315 (4) | 0.7073 (3) | 1.5759 (2) | 0.0363 (8) | |
| H12 | 1.0017 | 0.7292 | 1.6380 | 0.044* | |
| C13 | 1.2262 (4) | 0.7058 (3) | 1.4892 (3) | 0.0385 (9) | |
| H13 | 1.3313 | 0.7279 | 1.4938 | 0.046* | |
| C14 | 1.1804 (4) | 0.7369 (3) | 1.5816 (3) | 0.0404 (9) | |
| H14 | 1.2548 | 0.7785 | 1.6476 | 0.049* | |
| C15 | 0.8955 (3) | 0.5179 (3) | 1.1890 (2) | 0.0262 (7) | |
| C16 | 0.9915 (3) | 0.3710 (3) | 1.0822 (2) | 0.0283 (7) | |
| H16A | 1.0823 | 0.4372 | 1.0856 | 0.034* | |
| H16B | 0.9086 | 0.3672 | 1.0185 | 0.034* | |
| C17 | 1.0292 (3) | 0.2372 (3) | 1.0778 (2) | 0.0306 (8) | |
| H17A | 1.1023 | 0.2286 | 1.0364 | 0.037* | |
| H17B | 1.0808 | 0.2334 | 1.1503 | 0.037* | |
| C18 | 0.8293 (4) | 0.0686 (3) | 1.1033 (2) | 0.0326 (8) | |
| H18A | 0.9052 | 0.0919 | 1.1739 | 0.039* | |
| H18B | 0.8035 | −0.0283 | 1.0777 | 0.039* | |
| C19 | 0.6864 (4) | 0.1132 (3) | 1.1141 (2) | 0.0384 (9) | |
| H19A | 0.7124 | 0.2081 | 1.1454 | 0.058* | |
| H19B | 0.6428 | 0.0670 | 1.1595 | 0.058* | |
| H19C | 0.6117 | 0.0934 | 1.0443 | 0.058* | |
| C20 | 0.8434 (3) | 0.0764 (3) | 0.9246 (2) | 0.0252 (7) | |
| C21 | 0.9076 (3) | 0.1361 (3) | 0.8559 (2) | 0.0271 (7) | |
| H21 | 0.9850 | 0.2148 | 0.8846 | 0.032* | |
| C22 | 0.8607 (3) | 0.0830 (3) | 0.7490 (2) | 0.0274 (7) | |
| H22 | 0.9083 | 0.1238 | 0.7053 | 0.033* | |
| C23 | 0.7442 (3) | −0.0300 (3) | 0.7038 (2) | 0.0248 (7) | |
| C24 | 0.6742 (3) | −0.0860 (3) | 0.7695 (2) | 0.0275 (7) | |
| H24 | 0.5922 | −0.1614 | 0.7394 | 0.033* | |
| C25 | 0.7210 (3) | −0.0349 (3) | 0.8769 (2) | 0.0259 (7) | |
| H25 | 0.6704 | −0.0750 | 0.9195 | 0.031* | |
| C26 | 0.6993 (3) | −0.0968 (3) | 0.4302 (2) | 0.0248 (7) | |
| C27 | 0.7983 (3) | −0.1047 (3) | 0.3689 (2) | 0.0271 (7) | |
| H27 | 0.9051 | −0.0733 | 0.4009 | 0.033* | |
| C28 | 0.7414 (3) | −0.1583 (3) | 0.2614 (2) | 0.0270 (7) | |
| H28 | 0.8081 | −0.1663 | 0.2190 | 0.032* | |
| C29 | 0.5850 (3) | −0.1999 (3) | 0.2170 (2) | 0.0255 (7) | |
| C30 | 0.4844 (3) | −0.1891 (3) | 0.2755 (2) | 0.0303 (8) | |
| H30 | 0.3775 | −0.2172 | 0.2427 | 0.036* | |
| C31 | 0.5424 (3) | −0.1365 (3) | 0.3829 (2) | 0.0298 (7) | |
| H31 | 0.4751 | −0.1274 | 0.4246 | 0.036* | |
| N1 | 0.8986 (3) | 0.1256 (2) | 1.03191 (18) | 0.0281 (6) | |
| N2 | 0.6851 (3) | −0.0883 (2) | 0.59401 (18) | 0.0278 (6) | |
| N3 | 0.7671 (3) | −0.0435 (2) | 0.54054 (18) | 0.0281 (6) | |
| N4 | 0.5237 (3) | −0.2560 (2) | 0.10309 (19) | 0.0333 (7) | |
| O1 | 0.9436 (2) | 0.40590 (19) | 1.17640 (14) | 0.0297 (5) | |
| O2 | 0.8885 (3) | 0.5849 (2) | 1.12621 (17) | 0.0432 (6) | |
| O3 | 0.6111 (3) | −0.2485 (2) | 0.04881 (16) | 0.0490 (7) | |
| O4 | 0.3869 (3) | −0.3075 (2) | 0.06570 (16) | 0.0461 (6) |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| C1 | 0.030 (2) | 0.0329 (19) | 0.036 (2) | 0.0005 (16) | 0.0081 (16) | −0.0016 (16) |
| C2 | 0.030 (2) | 0.035 (2) | 0.046 (2) | 0.0021 (16) | 0.0162 (17) | 0.0015 (17) |
| C3 | 0.036 (2) | 0.0261 (18) | 0.0289 (18) | 0.0055 (15) | 0.0106 (16) | −0.0005 (14) |
| C4 | 0.036 (2) | 0.0326 (19) | 0.035 (2) | 0.0098 (16) | 0.0191 (17) | 0.0063 (16) |
| C5 | 0.0308 (19) | 0.0178 (16) | 0.0267 (18) | 0.0049 (14) | 0.0099 (15) | 0.0010 (13) |
| C6 | 0.0305 (19) | 0.0233 (17) | 0.0282 (18) | 0.0062 (14) | 0.0133 (15) | 0.0046 (14) |
| C7 | 0.0281 (18) | 0.0186 (16) | 0.0264 (17) | 0.0059 (13) | 0.0135 (14) | 0.0054 (13) |
| C8 | 0.040 (2) | 0.0282 (18) | 0.0238 (17) | 0.0098 (15) | 0.0150 (16) | 0.0049 (14) |
| C9 | 0.0315 (19) | 0.0203 (16) | 0.0285 (18) | 0.0071 (14) | 0.0084 (15) | 0.0096 (14) |
| C10 | 0.0320 (19) | 0.0227 (17) | 0.0256 (18) | 0.0058 (14) | 0.0084 (15) | 0.0045 (14) |
| C11 | 0.0299 (19) | 0.0324 (19) | 0.0326 (19) | 0.0089 (15) | 0.0110 (16) | 0.0100 (15) |
| C12 | 0.043 (2) | 0.036 (2) | 0.0251 (18) | 0.0072 (17) | 0.0068 (16) | 0.0028 (15) |
| C13 | 0.029 (2) | 0.036 (2) | 0.047 (2) | 0.0041 (16) | 0.0076 (17) | 0.0102 (17) |
| C14 | 0.044 (2) | 0.035 (2) | 0.032 (2) | 0.0020 (17) | 0.0012 (17) | 0.0036 (16) |
| C15 | 0.0232 (18) | 0.0212 (17) | 0.0312 (19) | 0.0026 (14) | 0.0074 (15) | 0.0027 (14) |
| C16 | 0.0292 (18) | 0.0356 (19) | 0.0184 (16) | 0.0067 (15) | 0.0081 (14) | 0.0021 (14) |
| C17 | 0.0261 (18) | 0.0376 (19) | 0.0230 (17) | 0.0103 (15) | 0.0047 (14) | −0.0035 (15) |
| C18 | 0.043 (2) | 0.0314 (19) | 0.0253 (18) | 0.0130 (16) | 0.0100 (16) | 0.0077 (15) |
| C19 | 0.046 (2) | 0.035 (2) | 0.036 (2) | 0.0086 (17) | 0.0176 (17) | 0.0064 (16) |
| C20 | 0.0260 (18) | 0.0265 (18) | 0.0263 (18) | 0.0137 (14) | 0.0094 (15) | 0.0052 (14) |
| C21 | 0.0234 (17) | 0.0249 (17) | 0.0292 (18) | 0.0042 (14) | 0.0072 (14) | 0.0000 (14) |
| C22 | 0.0256 (18) | 0.0321 (18) | 0.0276 (18) | 0.0088 (15) | 0.0114 (14) | 0.0076 (15) |
| C23 | 0.0248 (17) | 0.0263 (17) | 0.0204 (17) | 0.0071 (14) | 0.0052 (14) | 0.0003 (13) |
| C24 | 0.0282 (18) | 0.0263 (17) | 0.0242 (17) | 0.0053 (14) | 0.0061 (14) | 0.0007 (14) |
| C25 | 0.0292 (18) | 0.0249 (17) | 0.0242 (17) | 0.0075 (14) | 0.0095 (14) | 0.0046 (14) |
| C26 | 0.0329 (19) | 0.0179 (16) | 0.0247 (17) | 0.0092 (14) | 0.0085 (15) | 0.0048 (13) |
| C27 | 0.0248 (17) | 0.0273 (17) | 0.0256 (18) | 0.0035 (14) | 0.0053 (14) | 0.0033 (14) |
| C28 | 0.0268 (18) | 0.0322 (18) | 0.0250 (18) | 0.0079 (15) | 0.0095 (14) | 0.0104 (14) |
| C29 | 0.0332 (19) | 0.0233 (17) | 0.0178 (16) | 0.0077 (14) | 0.0045 (14) | 0.0032 (13) |
| C30 | 0.0271 (18) | 0.0328 (19) | 0.0285 (18) | 0.0077 (15) | 0.0050 (15) | 0.0056 (15) |
| C31 | 0.0293 (19) | 0.0346 (19) | 0.0268 (18) | 0.0101 (15) | 0.0096 (15) | 0.0070 (15) |
| N1 | 0.0309 (16) | 0.0331 (15) | 0.0189 (14) | 0.0075 (12) | 0.0072 (12) | 0.0028 (12) |
| N2 | 0.0308 (15) | 0.0296 (15) | 0.0245 (15) | 0.0111 (12) | 0.0093 (12) | 0.0049 (12) |
| N3 | 0.0306 (16) | 0.0308 (15) | 0.0218 (14) | 0.0083 (12) | 0.0070 (12) | 0.0037 (12) |
| N4 | 0.0376 (18) | 0.0333 (16) | 0.0253 (16) | 0.0071 (14) | 0.0045 (14) | 0.0064 (13) |
| O1 | 0.0383 (13) | 0.0302 (12) | 0.0231 (12) | 0.0128 (10) | 0.0121 (10) | 0.0043 (10) |
| O2 | 0.0657 (17) | 0.0346 (14) | 0.0456 (15) | 0.0187 (12) | 0.0329 (13) | 0.0194 (12) |
| O3 | 0.0528 (16) | 0.0625 (17) | 0.0281 (13) | 0.0052 (13) | 0.0163 (12) | 0.0045 (12) |
| O4 | 0.0316 (14) | 0.0597 (16) | 0.0327 (14) | 0.0039 (12) | −0.0035 (11) | 0.0011 (12) |
| C1—C3 | 1.352 (4) | C18—N1 | 1.460 (3) |
| C1—C2 | 1.411 (4) | C18—C19 | 1.519 (4) |
| C1—H1 | 0.9500 | C18—H18A | 0.9900 |
| C2—C4 | 1.350 (4) | C18—H18B | 0.9900 |
| C2—H2 | 0.9500 | C19—H19A | 0.9800 |
| C3—C5 | 1.431 (4) | C19—H19B | 0.9800 |
| C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C19—H19C | 0.9800 |
| C4—C6 | 1.421 (4) | C20—N1 | 1.373 (3) |
| C4—H4 | 0.9500 | C20—C25 | 1.413 (4) |
| C5—C7 | 1.400 (4) | C20—C21 | 1.416 (4) |
| C5—C6 | 1.431 (4) | C21—C22 | 1.373 (4) |
| C6—C8 | 1.397 (4) | C21—H21 | 0.9500 |
| C7—C9 | 1.399 (4) | C22—C23 | 1.392 (4) |
| C7—C15 | 1.500 (4) | C22—H22 | 0.9500 |
| C8—C10 | 1.394 (4) | C23—C24 | 1.392 (4) |
| C8—H8 | 0.9500 | C23—N2 | 1.418 (3) |
| C9—C11 | 1.429 (4) | C24—C25 | 1.376 (4) |
| C9—C10 | 1.433 (4) | C24—H24 | 0.9500 |
| C10—C12 | 1.422 (4) | C25—H25 | 0.9500 |
| C11—C13 | 1.354 (4) | C26—C27 | 1.391 (4) |
| C11—H11 | 0.9500 | C26—C31 | 1.391 (4) |
| C12—C14 | 1.349 (4) | C26—N3 | 1.423 (3) |
| C12—H12 | 0.9500 | C27—C28 | 1.381 (4) |
| C13—C14 | 1.418 (4) | C27—H27 | 0.9500 |
| C13—H13 | 0.9500 | C28—C29 | 1.384 (4) |
| C14—H14 | 0.9500 | C28—H28 | 0.9500 |
| C15—O2 | 1.207 (3) | C29—C30 | 1.378 (4) |
| C15—O1 | 1.341 (3) | C29—N4 | 1.463 (3) |
| C16—O1 | 1.457 (3) | C30—C31 | 1.379 (4) |
| C16—C17 | 1.519 (4) | C30—H30 | 0.9500 |
| C16—H16A | 0.9900 | C31—H31 | 0.9500 |
| C16—H16B | 0.9900 | N2—N3 | 1.275 (3) |
| C17—N1 | 1.457 (3) | N4—O4 | 1.229 (3) |
| C17—H17A | 0.9900 | N4—O3 | 1.230 (3) |
| C17—H17B | 0.9900 | ||
| C3—C1—C2 | 120.9 (3) | N1—C18—C19 | 114.1 (3) |
| C3—C1—H1 | 119.5 | N1—C18—H18A | 108.7 |
| C2—C1—H1 | 119.5 | C19—C18—H18A | 108.7 |
| C4—C2—C1 | 120.2 (3) | N1—C18—H18B | 108.7 |
| C4—C2—H2 | 119.9 | C19—C18—H18B | 108.7 |
| C1—C2—H2 | 119.9 | H18A—C18—H18B | 107.6 |
| C1—C3—C5 | 120.9 (3) | C18—C19—H19A | 109.5 |
| C1—C3—H3 | 119.6 | C18—C19—H19B | 109.5 |
| C5—C3—H3 | 119.6 | H19A—C19—H19B | 109.5 |
| C2—C4—C6 | 121.2 (3) | C18—C19—H19C | 109.5 |
| C2—C4—H4 | 119.4 | H19A—C19—H19C | 109.5 |
| C6—C4—H4 | 119.4 | H19B—C19—H19C | 109.5 |
| C7—C5—C6 | 119.2 (3) | N1—C20—C25 | 122.4 (3) |
| C7—C5—C3 | 122.8 (3) | N1—C20—C21 | 121.0 (3) |
| C6—C5—C3 | 118.0 (3) | C25—C20—C21 | 116.6 (3) |
| C8—C6—C4 | 122.4 (3) | C22—C21—C20 | 121.7 (3) |
| C8—C6—C5 | 118.9 (3) | C22—C21—H21 | 119.2 |
| C4—C6—C5 | 118.8 (3) | C20—C21—H21 | 119.2 |
| C9—C7—C5 | 121.6 (3) | C21—C22—C23 | 120.8 (3) |
| C9—C7—C15 | 120.1 (3) | C21—C22—H22 | 119.6 |
| C5—C7—C15 | 118.2 (3) | C23—C22—H22 | 119.6 |
| C10—C8—C6 | 122.2 (3) | C22—C23—C24 | 118.4 (3) |
| C10—C8—H8 | 118.9 | C22—C23—N2 | 124.4 (3) |
| C6—C8—H8 | 118.9 | C24—C23—N2 | 117.1 (3) |
| C7—C9—C11 | 123.4 (3) | C25—C24—C23 | 121.6 (3) |
| C7—C9—C10 | 119.1 (3) | C25—C24—H24 | 119.2 |
| C11—C9—C10 | 117.5 (3) | C23—C24—H24 | 119.2 |
| C8—C10—C12 | 121.6 (3) | C24—C25—C20 | 120.8 (3) |
| C8—C10—C9 | 118.9 (3) | C24—C25—H25 | 119.6 |
| C12—C10—C9 | 119.5 (3) | C20—C25—H25 | 119.6 |
| C13—C11—C9 | 121.1 (3) | C27—C26—C31 | 120.1 (3) |
| C13—C11—H11 | 119.5 | C27—C26—N3 | 116.6 (3) |
| C9—C11—H11 | 119.5 | C31—C26—N3 | 123.3 (3) |
| C14—C12—C10 | 121.0 (3) | C28—C27—C26 | 120.0 (3) |
| C14—C12—H12 | 119.5 | C28—C27—H27 | 120.0 |
| C10—C12—H12 | 119.5 | C26—C27—H27 | 120.0 |
| C11—C13—C14 | 121.0 (3) | C27—C28—C29 | 118.5 (3) |
| C11—C13—H13 | 119.5 | C27—C28—H28 | 120.8 |
| C14—C13—H13 | 119.5 | C29—C28—H28 | 120.8 |
| C12—C14—C13 | 120.0 (3) | C30—C29—C28 | 122.6 (3) |
| C12—C14—H14 | 120.0 | C30—C29—N4 | 118.6 (3) |
| C13—C14—H14 | 120.0 | C28—C29—N4 | 118.8 (3) |
| O2—C15—O1 | 123.0 (3) | C29—C30—C31 | 118.5 (3) |
| O2—C15—C7 | 124.5 (3) | C29—C30—H30 | 120.8 |
| O1—C15—C7 | 112.4 (3) | C31—C30—H30 | 120.8 |
| O1—C16—C17 | 107.3 (2) | C30—C31—C26 | 120.3 (3) |
| O1—C16—H16A | 110.3 | C30—C31—H31 | 119.9 |
| C17—C16—H16A | 110.3 | C26—C31—H31 | 119.9 |
| O1—C16—H16B | 110.3 | C20—N1—C17 | 120.5 (2) |
| C17—C16—H16B | 110.3 | C20—N1—C18 | 121.5 (2) |
| H16A—C16—H16B | 108.5 | C17—N1—C18 | 118.0 (2) |
| N1—C17—C16 | 115.0 (2) | N3—N2—C23 | 113.5 (2) |
| N1—C17—H17A | 108.5 | N2—N3—C26 | 112.1 (2) |
| C16—C17—H17A | 108.5 | O4—N4—O3 | 122.8 (3) |
| N1—C17—H17B | 108.5 | O4—N4—C29 | 118.6 (3) |
| C16—C17—H17B | 108.5 | O3—N4—C29 | 118.6 (3) |
| H17A—C17—H17B | 107.5 | C15—O1—C16 | 115.4 (2) |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| C1—H1···O3i | 0.95 | 2.56 | 3.230 (4) | 128 |
| C3—H3···O4i | 0.95 | 2.65 | 3.570 (4) | 163 |
| C16—H16B···O4i | 0.99 | 2.61 | 3.462 (4) | 144 |
| C21—H21···O2ii | 0.95 | 2.31 | 3.176 (4) | 152 |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (ii) −x+2, −y+1, −z+2. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| C1—H1···O3i | 0.95 | 2.56 | 3.230 (4) | 128 |
| C3—H3···O4i | 0.95 | 2.65 | 3.570 (4) | 163 |
| C16—H16B···O4i | 0.99 | 2.61 | 3.462 (4) | 144 |
| C21—H21···O2ii | 0.95 | 2.31 | 3.176 (4) | 152 |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (ii) −x+2, −y+1, −z+2. |
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Figure 1 shows an atomic displacement ellipsoid plot of the title compound (I). (I) is a merger of 9-anthracenecarboxylic acid and 4-[N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-ethyl]-amino-4'-nitroazobenzene which is better known as Disperse Red 1 or (DR1). In (I) the azobenzene-based DR1 takes on the trans conformational state. Atassi et al. (1998) has documented photoisomerization to a cis conformation under UV light with decay back to the equilibrium trans species upon removal of the UV stimulus. (I) has three terminal oxygen atoms: O2, O3 and O4. All three of these atoms display double bonds, O2 being a remnant of anthracene and O3 and O4 at the termination of the nitroazobenzene. The C15=O2 bond length is 1.207 (3)Å while O3=N4 and O4=N4 are slightly longer at 1.230 (3) and 1.229 (3) Å, respectively. All other bond lengths (C—C, C—N, N=N, and C—O) in (I) were consistent with expected values.
Figure 2 shows a packing arrangement of two molecules of (I). The two molecules are related by inversion, consistent with the P-1 space group and the nitroazobenzene portion of (I) is positioned close to the a-c plane of the unit cell. Weak C—H···O hydrogen bonds are observed from O3 to H1—C1 of a neighboring molecule, with an intermolecular O3···H1 distance of 2.559 Å. Likewise, O4 shows similar weak hydrogen bonding to H3—C3 and H16—C16 of a neighboring molecule with intermolecular distances of 2.652 and 2.611 Å, respectively. These weak C—H···O hydrogen bonds generate a supramolecular head-to-tail dimer via the nitro groups that terminate each molecule. Atassi, et al. (1998) has calculated the dipole moment for the trans form of DR1 to be about 9D. Since compound (I) contains the DR1 molecule, it is reasonable to presume a comparable dipole presence for (I). Our calculations of the geometry and dipole moment for compound (I) using a three-parameter hybrid functional (B3LYP) with the 6–311 G(d,p) basis set (Becke, 1993) yielded a value of 11.8 D. This relatively strong dipole likely plays a role in the head-to-tail alignment of the molecules as viewed in Figure 2.
Figure 3 shows a packing diagram for (I) which illustrates the supramolecular interactions along the b axis of the unit cell. Again we can see the inversion symmetry for the two molecules of (I) and see that the carbonyl O2 atom is coordinated to H21—C21 of a neighboring molecule with an intermolecular distance of 2.307 Å. This is shorter than for interactions observed in figure 2 and likely indicates a more rigid C—H···O interaction along the b axis.