
Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, o961 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808011768 ]
In the planar title molecule, C16H16N2O4·C2H6O, the planar Schiff base molecule is linked to the ethanol solvent molecule by a hydroxy-amide hydrogen bond. The hydroxy group of the ethanol molecule is a hydrogen-bond donor to the double-bonded N atom of an adjacent Sciff base, pairs of interactions taking place across a center of symmetry and giving rise to a hydrogen-bonded dimer.
2-Hydroxybenzohydrazide (0.60 g, 4 mmol) and 2,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde (0.66 g, 4 mmol) were heated in ethanol (30 ml) for 2 h. The solvent was removed by evaporation and the product recrystallized from ethanol.
Carbon-bound H-atoms were placed in calculated positions (C—H 0.95 to 0.99 Å) and were included in the refinement in the riding model approximation, with U(H) set to 1.2–1.5 U(C).
The oxygen- and nitrogen-bound H-atoms were located in a difference Fouier map, and were refined with a distance restraint (O–H = N–H 0.85 Å); their temperature factors were freely refined.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2008).
| Fig. 1. Thermal ellipsoid plot (Barbour, 2001) of C16H16N2O4.C2H6O at the 70% probability level. Hydrogen atoms are drawn as spheres of arbitrary radiius. |
| Fig. 2. Hydrogen-bonded dimeric structure. |
| C16H16N2O4·C2H6O | F000 = 736 |
| Mr = 346.38 | Dx = 1.366 Mg m−3 |
| Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation λ = 0.71073 Å |
| Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 1895 reflections |
| a = 7.7909 (2) Å | θ = 2.8–25.5º |
| b = 18.0539 (6) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
| c = 12.0001 (4) Å | T = 100 (2) K |
| β = 93.803 (2)º | Prism, colorless |
| V = 1684.17 (9) Å3 | 0.20 × 0.15 × 0.15 mm |
| Z = 4 |
| Bruker SMART APEX diffractometer | 2575 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.059 |
| Monochromator: graphite | θmax = 27.5º |
| T = 100(2) K | θmin = 2.0º |
| ω scans | h = −10→10 |
| Absorption correction: None | k = −20→23 |
| 13796 measured reflections | l = −15→15 |
| 3853 independent 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)] = 0.046 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
| wR(F2) = 0.118 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0476P)2 + 0.175P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| S = 1.03 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
| 3853 reflections | Δρmax = 0.21 e Å−3 |
| 241 parameters | Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3 |
| 3 restraints | Extinction correction: none |
| Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
| C16H16N2O4·C2H6O | V = 1684.17 (9) Å3 |
| Mr = 346.38 | Z = 4 |
| Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα |
| a = 7.7909 (2) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
| b = 18.0539 (6) Å | T = 100 (2) K |
| c = 12.0001 (4) Å | 0.20 × 0.15 × 0.15 mm |
| β = 93.803 (2)º |
| Bruker SMART APEX diffractometer | 3853 independent reflections |
| Absorption correction: None | 2575 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| 13796 measured reflections | Rint = 0.059 |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.046 | 3 restraints |
| wR(F2) = 0.118 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
| S = 1.03 | Δρmax = 0.21 e Å−3 |
| 3853 reflections | Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3 |
| 241 parameters |
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
| O1 | 0.64682 (15) | 0.22307 (7) | 0.69448 (11) | 0.0248 (3) | |
| O2 | 0.48542 (15) | 0.30514 (7) | 0.55256 (10) | 0.0253 (3) | |
| O3 | 0.09164 (14) | 0.62457 (7) | 0.44328 (10) | 0.0224 (3) | |
| O4 | −0.15888 (16) | 0.55131 (7) | 0.07909 (10) | 0.0280 (3) | |
| O5 | 0.45339 (16) | 0.56902 (7) | 0.68732 (11) | 0.0256 (3) | |
| N1 | 0.40917 (17) | 0.42200 (9) | 0.59366 (12) | 0.0191 (3) | |
| N2 | 0.32044 (17) | 0.42928 (8) | 0.48948 (11) | 0.0195 (3) | |
| C1 | 0.6546 (2) | 0.28297 (10) | 0.76338 (14) | 0.0199 (4) | |
| C2 | 0.7381 (2) | 0.27412 (10) | 0.86870 (14) | 0.0219 (4) | |
| H2 | 0.7858 | 0.2275 | 0.8904 | 0.026* | |
| C3 | 0.7514 (2) | 0.33316 (11) | 0.94120 (14) | 0.0231 (4) | |
| H3 | 0.8073 | 0.3266 | 1.0133 | 0.028* | |
| C4 | 0.6847 (2) | 0.40220 (10) | 0.91101 (14) | 0.0230 (4) | |
| H4 | 0.6962 | 0.4428 | 0.9614 | 0.028* | |
| C5 | 0.6014 (2) | 0.41094 (10) | 0.80671 (14) | 0.0211 (4) | |
| H5 | 0.5560 | 0.4581 | 0.7856 | 0.025* | |
| C6 | 0.5825 (2) | 0.35172 (10) | 0.73132 (14) | 0.0180 (4) | |
| C7 | 0.4908 (2) | 0.35796 (10) | 0.61929 (14) | 0.0192 (4) | |
| C8 | 0.22902 (19) | 0.48872 (10) | 0.47864 (14) | 0.0188 (4) | |
| H8 | 0.2277 | 0.5226 | 0.5391 | 0.023* | |
| C9 | 0.1282 (2) | 0.50446 (10) | 0.37526 (14) | 0.0185 (4) | |
| C10 | 0.0552 (2) | 0.57510 (10) | 0.35888 (14) | 0.0189 (4) | |
| C11 | −0.0433 (2) | 0.59274 (10) | 0.26156 (14) | 0.0197 (4) | |
| H11 | −0.0930 | 0.6405 | 0.2519 | 0.024* | |
| C12 | −0.0677 (2) | 0.53942 (10) | 0.17899 (14) | 0.0213 (4) | |
| C13 | 0.0016 (2) | 0.46857 (10) | 0.19353 (15) | 0.0227 (4) | |
| H13 | −0.0173 | 0.4321 | 0.1369 | 0.027* | |
| C14 | 0.0973 (2) | 0.45200 (10) | 0.29057 (14) | 0.0205 (4) | |
| H14 | 0.1438 | 0.4036 | 0.3004 | 0.025* | |
| C15 | 0.0125 (2) | 0.69592 (10) | 0.43449 (15) | 0.0240 (4) | |
| H15A | 0.0456 | 0.7250 | 0.5015 | 0.036* | |
| H15B | −0.1128 | 0.6902 | 0.4275 | 0.036* | |
| H15C | 0.0505 | 0.7215 | 0.3685 | 0.036* | |
| C16 | −0.2167 (2) | 0.62483 (11) | 0.05390 (16) | 0.0281 (4) | |
| H16A | −0.2707 | 0.6264 | −0.0222 | 0.042* | |
| H16B | −0.1184 | 0.6588 | 0.0597 | 0.042* | |
| H16C | −0.3006 | 0.6398 | 0.1069 | 0.042* | |
| C17 | 0.4115 (2) | 0.62589 (11) | 0.76362 (15) | 0.0278 (4) | |
| H17A | 0.5186 | 0.6506 | 0.7929 | 0.033* | |
| H17B | 0.3567 | 0.6033 | 0.8275 | 0.033* | |
| C18 | 0.2921 (2) | 0.68255 (11) | 0.70951 (16) | 0.0310 (5) | |
| H18A | 0.2608 | 0.7187 | 0.7655 | 0.046* | |
| H18B | 0.1881 | 0.6579 | 0.6775 | 0.046* | |
| H18C | 0.3496 | 0.7079 | 0.6502 | 0.046* | |
| H1O | 0.594 (3) | 0.2375 (13) | 0.6331 (12) | 0.054 (7)* | |
| H5O | 0.518 (2) | 0.5858 (13) | 0.6389 (15) | 0.052 (7)* | |
| H1N | 0.410 (3) | 0.4596 (8) | 0.6371 (14) | 0.036 (6)* |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| O1 | 0.0311 (7) | 0.0185 (7) | 0.0241 (7) | 0.0015 (5) | −0.0021 (6) | −0.0001 (6) |
| O2 | 0.0328 (7) | 0.0185 (7) | 0.0236 (7) | 0.0024 (5) | −0.0045 (5) | −0.0035 (6) |
| O3 | 0.0291 (6) | 0.0170 (7) | 0.0208 (7) | 0.0034 (5) | −0.0009 (5) | −0.0022 (5) |
| O4 | 0.0342 (7) | 0.0261 (8) | 0.0225 (7) | 0.0032 (6) | −0.0077 (5) | 0.0004 (6) |
| O5 | 0.0313 (7) | 0.0212 (7) | 0.0247 (7) | 0.0003 (6) | 0.0063 (6) | −0.0036 (6) |
| N1 | 0.0227 (7) | 0.0181 (8) | 0.0163 (8) | −0.0002 (6) | −0.0007 (6) | −0.0006 (7) |
| N2 | 0.0206 (7) | 0.0205 (8) | 0.0169 (8) | −0.0006 (6) | −0.0012 (6) | 0.0010 (7) |
| C1 | 0.0190 (8) | 0.0193 (10) | 0.0218 (9) | −0.0023 (7) | 0.0033 (7) | −0.0003 (8) |
| C2 | 0.0212 (8) | 0.0210 (10) | 0.0233 (10) | 0.0009 (7) | 0.0000 (7) | 0.0044 (8) |
| C3 | 0.0224 (8) | 0.0285 (11) | 0.0183 (9) | −0.0043 (8) | 0.0001 (7) | 0.0050 (8) |
| C4 | 0.0263 (9) | 0.0235 (10) | 0.0194 (9) | −0.0042 (7) | 0.0031 (7) | −0.0034 (8) |
| C5 | 0.0221 (8) | 0.0181 (10) | 0.0232 (10) | −0.0003 (7) | 0.0022 (7) | 0.0017 (8) |
| C6 | 0.0192 (8) | 0.0169 (10) | 0.0181 (9) | −0.0020 (7) | 0.0018 (6) | 0.0009 (7) |
| C7 | 0.0187 (8) | 0.0176 (10) | 0.0214 (9) | −0.0012 (7) | 0.0024 (7) | −0.0001 (8) |
| C8 | 0.0190 (8) | 0.0181 (9) | 0.0198 (9) | −0.0010 (7) | 0.0044 (7) | 0.0001 (8) |
| C9 | 0.0191 (8) | 0.0187 (9) | 0.0179 (9) | −0.0014 (7) | 0.0032 (6) | 0.0005 (8) |
| C10 | 0.0181 (8) | 0.0193 (10) | 0.0196 (9) | −0.0026 (7) | 0.0043 (7) | −0.0026 (8) |
| C11 | 0.0195 (8) | 0.0179 (10) | 0.0218 (9) | 0.0012 (7) | 0.0027 (7) | 0.0028 (8) |
| C12 | 0.0210 (8) | 0.0228 (10) | 0.0200 (9) | −0.0026 (7) | 0.0009 (7) | 0.0018 (8) |
| C13 | 0.0253 (9) | 0.0206 (10) | 0.0218 (10) | −0.0024 (7) | −0.0006 (7) | −0.0034 (8) |
| C14 | 0.0217 (8) | 0.0158 (9) | 0.0240 (10) | −0.0014 (7) | 0.0023 (7) | 0.0007 (8) |
| C15 | 0.0268 (9) | 0.0187 (10) | 0.0267 (10) | 0.0036 (7) | 0.0032 (7) | −0.0032 (8) |
| C16 | 0.0288 (9) | 0.0294 (11) | 0.0254 (10) | 0.0027 (8) | −0.0031 (8) | 0.0047 (9) |
| C17 | 0.0319 (10) | 0.0270 (11) | 0.0245 (10) | 0.0004 (8) | 0.0026 (8) | −0.0066 (9) |
| C18 | 0.0323 (10) | 0.0270 (12) | 0.0339 (11) | 0.0002 (8) | 0.0040 (8) | −0.0023 (9) |
| O1—C1 | 1.360 (2) | C8—C9 | 1.452 (2) |
| O1—H1O | 0.859 (9) | C8—H8 | 0.9500 |
| O2—C7 | 1.244 (2) | C9—C14 | 1.398 (2) |
| O3—C10 | 1.366 (2) | C9—C10 | 1.405 (2) |
| O3—C15 | 1.429 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.391 (2) |
| O4—C12 | 1.369 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.385 (2) |
| O4—C16 | 1.428 (2) | C11—H11 | 0.9500 |
| O5—C17 | 1.428 (2) | C12—C13 | 1.395 (2) |
| O5—H5O | 0.848 (10) | C13—C14 | 1.374 (2) |
| N1—C7 | 1.345 (2) | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
| N1—N2 | 1.3941 (19) | C14—H14 | 0.9500 |
| N1—H1N | 0.855 (9) | C15—H15A | 0.9800 |
| N2—C8 | 1.290 (2) | C15—H15B | 0.9800 |
| C1—C2 | 1.392 (2) | C15—H15C | 0.9800 |
| C1—C6 | 1.405 (2) | C16—H16A | 0.9800 |
| C2—C3 | 1.375 (2) | C16—H16B | 0.9800 |
| C2—H2 | 0.9500 | C16—H16C | 0.9800 |
| C3—C4 | 1.389 (3) | C17—C18 | 1.501 (3) |
| C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C17—H17A | 0.9900 |
| C4—C5 | 1.380 (2) | C17—H17B | 0.9900 |
| C4—H4 | 0.9500 | C18—H18A | 0.9800 |
| C5—C6 | 1.402 (2) | C18—H18B | 0.9800 |
| C5—H5 | 0.9500 | C18—H18C | 0.9800 |
| C6—C7 | 1.485 (2) | ||
| C1—O1—H1O | 106.2 (16) | C11—C10—C9 | 121.39 (16) |
| C10—O3—C15 | 117.86 (13) | C12—C11—C10 | 118.89 (16) |
| C12—O4—C16 | 117.97 (14) | C12—C11—H11 | 120.6 |
| C17—O5—H5O | 110.7 (17) | C10—C11—H11 | 120.6 |
| C7—N1—N2 | 119.00 (15) | O4—C12—C11 | 123.77 (16) |
| C7—N1—H1N | 123.9 (14) | O4—C12—C13 | 115.29 (16) |
| N2—N1—H1N | 117.1 (14) | C11—C12—C13 | 120.94 (16) |
| C8—N2—N1 | 113.99 (14) | C14—C13—C12 | 119.31 (17) |
| O1—C1—C2 | 117.39 (16) | C14—C13—H13 | 120.3 |
| O1—C1—C6 | 122.35 (15) | C12—C13—H13 | 120.3 |
| C2—C1—C6 | 120.27 (16) | C13—C14—C9 | 121.74 (17) |
| C3—C2—C1 | 119.77 (17) | C13—C14—H14 | 119.1 |
| C3—C2—H2 | 120.1 | C9—C14—H14 | 119.1 |
| C1—C2—H2 | 120.1 | O3—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
| C2—C3—C4 | 121.28 (16) | O3—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
| C2—C3—H3 | 119.4 | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
| C4—C3—H3 | 119.4 | O3—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
| C5—C4—C3 | 118.97 (17) | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
| C5—C4—H4 | 120.5 | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
| C3—C4—H4 | 120.5 | O4—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
| C4—C5—C6 | 121.40 (17) | O4—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
| C4—C5—H5 | 119.3 | H16A—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
| C6—C5—H5 | 119.3 | O4—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
| C5—C6—C1 | 118.29 (15) | H16A—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
| C5—C6—C7 | 123.38 (16) | H16B—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
| C1—C6—C7 | 118.32 (15) | O5—C17—C18 | 111.97 (15) |
| O2—C7—N1 | 121.10 (16) | O5—C17—H17A | 109.2 |
| O2—C7—C6 | 121.22 (15) | C18—C17—H17A | 109.2 |
| N1—C7—C6 | 117.66 (15) | O5—C17—H17B | 109.2 |
| N2—C8—C9 | 120.86 (16) | C18—C17—H17B | 109.2 |
| N2—C8—H8 | 119.6 | H17A—C17—H17B | 107.9 |
| C9—C8—H8 | 119.6 | C17—C18—H18A | 109.5 |
| C14—C9—C10 | 117.70 (15) | C17—C18—H18B | 109.5 |
| C14—C9—C8 | 123.06 (16) | H18A—C18—H18B | 109.5 |
| C10—C9—C8 | 119.23 (16) | C17—C18—H18C | 109.5 |
| O3—C10—C11 | 123.27 (16) | H18A—C18—H18C | 109.5 |
| O3—C10—C9 | 115.32 (15) | H18B—C18—H18C | 109.5 |
| C7—N1—N2—C8 | 171.60 (15) | N2—C8—C9—C14 | 12.2 (2) |
| O1—C1—C2—C3 | 179.24 (15) | N2—C8—C9—C10 | −168.70 (15) |
| C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.6 (2) | C15—O3—C10—C11 | 5.3 (2) |
| C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.8 (2) | C15—O3—C10—C9 | −176.25 (14) |
| C2—C3—C4—C5 | 1.0 (2) | C14—C9—C10—O3 | −178.97 (14) |
| C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.2 (2) | C8—C9—C10—O3 | 1.9 (2) |
| C4—C5—C6—C1 | −1.6 (2) | C14—C9—C10—C11 | −0.5 (2) |
| C4—C5—C6—C7 | 178.61 (15) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | −179.61 (15) |
| O1—C1—C6—C5 | −178.08 (14) | O3—C10—C11—C12 | 177.63 (14) |
| C2—C1—C6—C5 | 1.7 (2) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | −0.7 (2) |
| O1—C1—C6—C7 | 1.8 (2) | C16—O4—C12—C11 | 6.8 (2) |
| C2—C1—C6—C7 | −178.44 (14) | C16—O4—C12—C13 | −173.16 (15) |
| N2—N1—C7—O2 | −1.3 (2) | C10—C11—C12—O4 | −178.49 (15) |
| N2—N1—C7—C6 | −179.38 (13) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 1.5 (2) |
| C5—C6—C7—O2 | 175.88 (16) | O4—C12—C13—C14 | 179.01 (14) |
| C1—C6—C7—O2 | −4.0 (2) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −0.9 (3) |
| C5—C6—C7—N1 | −6.1 (2) | C12—C13—C14—C9 | −0.3 (3) |
| C1—C6—C7—N1 | 174.10 (15) | C10—C9—C14—C13 | 1.0 (2) |
| N1—N2—C8—C9 | −179.75 (14) | C8—C9—C14—C13 | −179.89 (15) |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| O1—H1o···O2 | 0.86 (1) | 1.74 (2) | 2.528 (2) | 151 (2) |
| O5—H5o···N2i | 0.85 (1) | 2.07 (1) | 2.847 (2) | 152 (2) |
| N1—H1n···O5 | 0.86 (1) | 2.09 (1) | 2.894 (2) | 157 (2) |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| O1—H1o···O2 | 0.86 (1) | 1.74 (2) | 2.528 (2) | 151 (2) |
| O5—H5o···N2i | 0.85 (1) | 2.07 (1) | 2.847 (2) | 152 (2) |
| N1—H1n···O5 | 0.86 (1) | 2.09 (1) | 2.894 (2) | 157 (2) |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
We acknowledge the SAGA grant (06–02-03–0147) for support of this study, and the University of Malaya for the purchase of the diffractometer.
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The crystal structures of a number of substituted benzylidene-2-hydroxybenzohydrazides have been reported (Li, 2007; Liang et al., 2005; Luo, 2007; Ma et al., 2005; Pan & Yang, 2005a,b,c; Qiu et al., 2006; Shao et al., 2004; Wang et al., 2007; Xu & Liu, 2006; Yang, 2006; Yang & Pan, 2004, 2005a,b; Zhang et al., 2006.
The 2,4-dimethoxy derivative crystallizes as an ethanol solvate (Scheme I, Fig. 1). The planar molecule of C16H16N2O4 is linked to the ethanol molecule by an amido···hydroxyethanol hydrogen bond [N–H···O 2.894 (2) Å]. The hydroxy unit of the ethanol molecule is a hydrogen-bond donor site to the double-bond nitrogen atom of an adjacent Sciff base [O–H···N 2.847 (2) Å], this interaction across a center of symmetry giving rise to a hydrogen-bonded dimer (Fig. 2).