Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, o2070-o2071 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809029754 ]
In the crystal structure of the title compound, C13H18N2O4, the asymmetric unit consists of three crystallographically independent ethyl 4-butylamino-3-nitrobenzoate molecules. There is an intramolecular N-H
O hydrogen bond in each molecule, which generates an S(6) ring motif. The structure is stabilized by intermolecular N-H
O and C-H
O hydrogen bonds.
The title compound was synthesized by adding N,N-diisopropyl ethylamine (DIPEA) (0.20 ml, 1.12 mmol) dropwise to a stirred solution of ethyl 4-fluoro-3-nitrobenzoate (0.21 g, 1 mmol) in dry dichloromethane (10 ml). Butylamine (0.10 ml, 1 mmol) was added slowly with stirring, and then the mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature under N2. After completion of the reaction, the mixture was washed with 10% Na2CO3 (10 ml). The aqueous layer was washed again with dichloromethane (3 × 10 ml). The organic fractions were pooled, dried over MgSO4 and the solvent was evaporated in vacuo. Recrystallization with hot hexane afforded the title compound as yellow needle-like crystals.
H atoms were positioned geometrically (C—H = 0.93–0.97 Å) and refined using a riding model with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) and 1.5Ueq(methyl C). A rotating–group model was used for the methyl groups. The nitrogen H atoms were located from the difference Fourier map [N–H = 0.82 (3)–0.89 (3) Å] and allowed to refine freely.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2005); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
| C13H18N2O4 | F(000) = 3408 |
| Mr = 266.29 | Dx = 1.352 Mg m−3 |
| Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
| Hall symbol: -C 2yc | Cell parameters from 8010 reflections |
| a = 65.292 (2) Å | θ = 0.00–0.00° |
| b = 3.9555 (2) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
| c = 31.4417 (11) Å | T = 100 K |
| β = 104.833 (3)° | Needle, yellow |
| V = 7849.6 (5) Å3 | 0.40 × 0.19 × 0.03 mm |
| Z = 24 |
| Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 8991 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 6753 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| graphite | Rint = 0.090 |
| φ and ω scans | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 0.7° |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2005) | h = −84→84 |
| Tmin = 0.915, Tmax = 0.997 | k = −5→5 |
| 85498 measured reflections | l = −40→40 |
| Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
| Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.076 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
| wR(F2) = 0.177 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
| S = 1.13 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.04P)2 + 36.3175P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| 8991 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
| 532 parameters | Δρmax = 0.31 e Å−3 |
| 0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.25 e Å−3 |
| C13H18N2O4 | V = 7849.6 (5) Å3 |
| Mr = 266.29 | Z = 24 |
| Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation |
| a = 65.292 (2) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
| b = 3.9555 (2) Å | T = 100 K |
| c = 31.4417 (11) Å | 0.40 × 0.19 × 0.03 mm |
| β = 104.833 (3)° |
| Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 8991 independent reflections |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2005) | 6753 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Tmin = 0.915, Tmax = 0.997 | Rint = 0.090 |
| 85498 measured reflections | θmax = 27.5° |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.076 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.04P)2 + 36.3175P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| wR(F2) = 0.177 | Δρmax = 0.31 e Å−3 |
| S = 1.13 | Δρmin = −0.25 e Å−3 |
| 8991 reflections | Absolute structure: ? |
| 532 parameters | Flack parameter: ? |
| 0 restraints | Rogers parameter: ? |
| H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Experimental. The crystal was placed in the cold stream of an Oxford Cryosystems Cobra open-flow nitrogen cryostat (Cosier & Glazer, 1986) operating at 100.0 (1) K. |
Geometry. All s.u.'s (except the s.u. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell s.u.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of s.u.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between s.u.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell s.u.'s is used for estimating s.u.'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 | ||
| O1A | 0.06501 (3) | −0.0471 (6) | 0.49353 (6) | 0.0262 (5) | |
| O2A | 0.03378 (3) | 0.2100 (5) | 0.48936 (6) | 0.0201 (4) | |
| O3A | −0.00677 (3) | 0.6630 (6) | 0.35544 (6) | 0.0252 (5) | |
| O4A | 0.00171 (3) | 0.6139 (6) | 0.29354 (6) | 0.0229 (5) | |
| N1A | 0.00508 (4) | 0.5558 (6) | 0.33362 (8) | 0.0188 (5) | |
| N2A | 0.03624 (4) | 0.2884 (7) | 0.28855 (8) | 0.0178 (5) | |
| C1A | 0.01824 (5) | 0.2944 (9) | 0.54946 (9) | 0.0257 (7) | |
| H1AA | 0.0207 | 0.2875 | 0.5809 | 0.039* | |
| H1AB | 0.0068 | 0.1440 | 0.5363 | 0.039* | |
| H1AC | 0.0146 | 0.5206 | 0.5392 | 0.039* | |
| C2A | 0.03805 (4) | 0.1864 (8) | 0.53679 (9) | 0.0215 (6) | |
| H2AA | 0.0498 | 0.3326 | 0.5506 | 0.026* | |
| H2AB | 0.0417 | −0.0440 | 0.5463 | 0.026* | |
| C3A | 0.04914 (4) | 0.0866 (8) | 0.47201 (9) | 0.0187 (6) | |
| C4A | 0.04423 (4) | 0.1364 (7) | 0.42388 (9) | 0.0170 (6) | |
| C5A | 0.02675 (4) | 0.3068 (7) | 0.39999 (9) | 0.0165 (6) | |
| H5AA | 0.0169 | 0.3886 | 0.4141 | 0.020* | |
| C6A | 0.02354 (4) | 0.3594 (7) | 0.35516 (9) | 0.0169 (6) | |
| C7A | 0.03814 (4) | 0.2401 (7) | 0.33173 (9) | 0.0165 (6) | |
| C8A | 0.05587 (4) | 0.0581 (7) | 0.35738 (9) | 0.0176 (6) | |
| H8AA | 0.0657 | −0.0304 | 0.3436 | 0.021* | |
| C9A | 0.05883 (4) | 0.0099 (8) | 0.40161 (9) | 0.0181 (6) | |
| H9AA | 0.0707 | −0.1083 | 0.4173 | 0.022* | |
| C10A | 0.05237 (4) | 0.1805 (8) | 0.26671 (9) | 0.0180 (6) | |
| H10E | 0.0547 | −0.0607 | 0.2708 | 0.022* | |
| H10F | 0.0656 | 0.2956 | 0.2798 | 0.022* | |
| C11A | 0.04547 (4) | 0.2598 (8) | 0.21793 (9) | 0.0185 (6) | |
| H11E | 0.0416 | 0.4967 | 0.2140 | 0.022* | |
| H11F | 0.0330 | 0.1267 | 0.2044 | 0.022* | |
| C12A | 0.06284 (4) | 0.1846 (8) | 0.19501 (9) | 0.0191 (6) | |
| H12E | 0.0668 | −0.0515 | 0.1994 | 0.023* | |
| H12F | 0.0752 | 0.3201 | 0.2083 | 0.023* | |
| C13A | 0.05590 (5) | 0.2592 (9) | 0.14579 (9) | 0.0257 (7) | |
| H13G | 0.0668 | 0.1890 | 0.1322 | 0.038* | |
| H13H | 0.0535 | 0.4974 | 0.1413 | 0.038* | |
| H13I | 0.0431 | 0.1380 | 0.1329 | 0.038* | |
| O1B | 0.09697 (3) | 0.7037 (6) | 0.30897 (7) | 0.0264 (5) | |
| O2B | 0.12968 (3) | 0.9272 (6) | 0.32094 (6) | 0.0230 (5) | |
| O3B | 0.17262 (3) | 1.0571 (6) | 0.46621 (7) | 0.0286 (5) | |
| O4B | 0.16496 (3) | 0.8443 (6) | 0.52368 (6) | 0.0248 (5) | |
| N1B | 0.16074 (3) | 0.8951 (7) | 0.48336 (8) | 0.0195 (5) | |
| N2B | 0.12866 (4) | 0.5300 (7) | 0.51718 (8) | 0.0188 (5) | |
| C1B | 0.14493 (5) | 1.1508 (9) | 0.26583 (10) | 0.0293 (7) | |
| H1BA | 0.1423 | 1.2167 | 0.2355 | 0.044* | |
| H1BB | 0.1557 | 0.9798 | 0.2722 | 0.044* | |
| H1BC | 0.1496 | 1.3437 | 0.2843 | 0.044* | |
| C2B | 0.12485 (4) | 1.0126 (9) | 0.27447 (9) | 0.0240 (7) | |
| H2BA | 0.1137 | 1.1807 | 0.2674 | 0.029* | |
| H2BB | 0.1202 | 0.8133 | 0.2566 | 0.029* | |
| C3B | 0.11389 (4) | 0.7744 (8) | 0.33400 (9) | 0.0191 (6) | |
| C4B | 0.11916 (4) | 0.7104 (8) | 0.38191 (9) | 0.0183 (6) | |
| C5B | 0.13752 (4) | 0.8196 (8) | 0.41074 (9) | 0.0188 (6) | |
| H5BA | 0.1476 | 0.9339 | 0.4001 | 0.023* | |
| C6B | 0.14114 (4) | 0.7609 (7) | 0.45575 (9) | 0.0169 (6) | |
| C7B | 0.12620 (4) | 0.5899 (7) | 0.47410 (9) | 0.0159 (6) | |
| C8B | 0.10746 (4) | 0.4822 (8) | 0.44326 (9) | 0.0199 (6) | |
| H8BA | 0.0971 | 0.3703 | 0.4534 | 0.024* | |
| C9B | 0.10416 (4) | 0.5381 (8) | 0.39906 (9) | 0.0194 (6) | |
| H9BA | 0.0917 | 0.4605 | 0.3799 | 0.023* | |
| C10B | 0.11209 (4) | 0.3819 (7) | 0.53512 (9) | 0.0174 (6) | |
| H10C | 0.1083 | 0.1602 | 0.5223 | 0.021* | |
| H10D | 0.0995 | 0.5234 | 0.5276 | 0.021* | |
| C11B | 0.11981 (4) | 0.3507 (8) | 0.58467 (9) | 0.0197 (6) | |
| H11C | 0.1247 | 0.5696 | 0.5971 | 0.024* | |
| H11D | 0.1317 | 0.1954 | 0.5919 | 0.024* | |
| C12B | 0.10245 (4) | 0.2244 (8) | 0.60518 (9) | 0.0217 (6) | |
| H12C | 0.0973 | 0.0079 | 0.5924 | 0.026* | |
| H12D | 0.0907 | 0.3826 | 0.5986 | 0.026* | |
| C13B | 0.11062 (5) | 0.1861 (10) | 0.65495 (10) | 0.0344 (8) | |
| H13D | 0.0994 | 0.1052 | 0.6669 | 0.052* | |
| H13E | 0.1155 | 0.4013 | 0.6678 | 0.052* | |
| H13F | 0.1221 | 0.0277 | 0.6615 | 0.052* | |
| O1C | 0.23186 (3) | 1.0386 (6) | 0.33479 (6) | 0.0234 (5) | |
| O2C | 0.19996 (3) | 1.2945 (6) | 0.31998 (6) | 0.0206 (4) | |
| O3C | 0.15980 (3) | 1.4495 (6) | 0.17315 (7) | 0.0270 (5) | |
| O4C | 0.16732 (3) | 1.2089 (6) | 0.11696 (6) | 0.0241 (5) | |
| N1C | 0.17152 (3) | 1.2711 (6) | 0.15709 (8) | 0.0184 (5) | |
| N2C | 0.20352 (4) | 0.8875 (6) | 0.12565 (8) | 0.0168 (5) | |
| C1C | 0.18335 (5) | 1.5198 (9) | 0.37305 (10) | 0.0257 (7) | |
| H1CA | 0.1854 | 1.5871 | 0.4032 | 0.039* | |
| H1CB | 0.1723 | 1.3526 | 0.3658 | 0.039* | |
| H1CC | 0.1793 | 1.7131 | 0.3543 | 0.039* | |
| C2C | 0.20364 (5) | 1.3733 (8) | 0.36649 (9) | 0.0222 (6) | |
| H2CA | 0.2151 | 1.5354 | 0.3753 | 0.027* | |
| H2CB | 0.2074 | 1.1703 | 0.3840 | 0.027* | |
| C3C | 0.21578 (4) | 1.1305 (7) | 0.30853 (9) | 0.0179 (6) | |
| C4C | 0.21160 (4) | 1.0758 (7) | 0.26043 (9) | 0.0162 (6) | |
| C5C | 0.19371 (4) | 1.1935 (7) | 0.23052 (9) | 0.0157 (5) | |
| H5CA | 0.1836 | 1.3132 | 0.2404 | 0.019* | |
| C6C | 0.19066 (4) | 1.1347 (7) | 0.18548 (9) | 0.0157 (6) | |
| C7C | 0.20581 (4) | 0.9571 (7) | 0.16860 (9) | 0.0146 (5) | |
| C8C | 0.22437 (4) | 0.8497 (7) | 0.20039 (9) | 0.0158 (6) | |
| H8CA | 0.2350 | 0.7410 | 0.1909 | 0.019* | |
| C9C | 0.22695 (4) | 0.9016 (7) | 0.24435 (9) | 0.0163 (6) | |
| H9CA | 0.2391 | 0.8205 | 0.2642 | 0.020* | |
| C10C | 0.22007 (4) | 0.7308 (8) | 0.10874 (9) | 0.0177 (6) | |
| H10A | 0.2241 | 0.5161 | 0.1234 | 0.021* | |
| H10B | 0.2325 | 0.8756 | 0.1148 | 0.021* | |
| C11C | 0.21220 (4) | 0.6747 (8) | 0.05957 (9) | 0.0180 (6) | |
| H11A | 0.2072 | 0.8876 | 0.0454 | 0.022* | |
| H11B | 0.2003 | 0.5188 | 0.0539 | 0.022* | |
| C12C | 0.22942 (4) | 0.5331 (8) | 0.03965 (9) | 0.0197 (6) | |
| H12A | 0.2347 | 0.3234 | 0.0544 | 0.024* | |
| H12B | 0.2411 | 0.6920 | 0.0446 | 0.024* | |
| C13C | 0.22125 (5) | 0.4672 (8) | −0.00982 (9) | 0.0245 (7) | |
| H13A | 0.2325 | 0.3744 | −0.0209 | 0.037* | |
| H13B | 0.2165 | 0.6758 | −0.0247 | 0.037* | |
| H13C | 0.2097 | 0.3100 | −0.0149 | 0.037* | |
| H2NB | 0.1398 (5) | 0.593 (9) | 0.5348 (10) | 0.020 (8)* | |
| H2NA | 0.0249 (5) | 0.402 (9) | 0.2736 (11) | 0.028 (9)* | |
| H2NC | 0.1923 (5) | 0.941 (10) | 0.1086 (11) | 0.031 (10)* |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| O1A | 0.0196 (10) | 0.0369 (13) | 0.0205 (10) | 0.0087 (10) | 0.0024 (8) | 0.0007 (10) |
| O2A | 0.0190 (10) | 0.0275 (12) | 0.0135 (9) | 0.0031 (9) | 0.0034 (8) | −0.0003 (8) |
| O3A | 0.0217 (10) | 0.0356 (13) | 0.0196 (10) | 0.0082 (10) | 0.0073 (8) | 0.0022 (10) |
| O4A | 0.0197 (10) | 0.0314 (13) | 0.0172 (10) | 0.0040 (9) | 0.0043 (8) | 0.0028 (9) |
| N1A | 0.0162 (11) | 0.0206 (13) | 0.0207 (12) | −0.0002 (10) | 0.0068 (9) | −0.0007 (10) |
| N2A | 0.0159 (11) | 0.0208 (13) | 0.0171 (12) | 0.0009 (10) | 0.0047 (9) | 0.0001 (10) |
| C1A | 0.0283 (16) | 0.0309 (18) | 0.0176 (14) | 0.0024 (14) | 0.0054 (12) | −0.0006 (13) |
| C2A | 0.0240 (14) | 0.0269 (16) | 0.0122 (13) | 0.0025 (13) | 0.0018 (11) | 0.0018 (12) |
| C3A | 0.0161 (13) | 0.0203 (15) | 0.0202 (14) | −0.0013 (11) | 0.0054 (11) | −0.0033 (12) |
| C4A | 0.0144 (13) | 0.0190 (15) | 0.0176 (13) | −0.0029 (11) | 0.0040 (10) | −0.0005 (11) |
| C5A | 0.0148 (12) | 0.0178 (14) | 0.0179 (13) | −0.0021 (11) | 0.0057 (10) | −0.0006 (11) |
| C6A | 0.0138 (12) | 0.0164 (14) | 0.0198 (14) | −0.0021 (11) | 0.0029 (10) | −0.0006 (11) |
| C7A | 0.0158 (13) | 0.0155 (14) | 0.0188 (14) | −0.0042 (11) | 0.0053 (10) | −0.0026 (11) |
| C8A | 0.0125 (12) | 0.0193 (15) | 0.0219 (14) | −0.0006 (11) | 0.0057 (11) | −0.0035 (12) |
| C9A | 0.0130 (12) | 0.0205 (15) | 0.0198 (14) | −0.0021 (11) | 0.0021 (10) | 0.0022 (12) |
| C10A | 0.0175 (13) | 0.0187 (15) | 0.0193 (14) | 0.0000 (11) | 0.0073 (11) | −0.0010 (12) |
| C11A | 0.0149 (13) | 0.0219 (15) | 0.0193 (14) | −0.0008 (11) | 0.0055 (11) | −0.0027 (12) |
| C12A | 0.0179 (13) | 0.0187 (15) | 0.0217 (14) | 0.0012 (11) | 0.0072 (11) | −0.0004 (12) |
| C13A | 0.0261 (15) | 0.0282 (18) | 0.0242 (16) | 0.0009 (13) | 0.0091 (12) | −0.0009 (13) |
| O1B | 0.0195 (10) | 0.0355 (13) | 0.0224 (11) | −0.0074 (10) | 0.0022 (8) | −0.0008 (10) |
| O2B | 0.0163 (10) | 0.0352 (13) | 0.0175 (10) | −0.0057 (9) | 0.0045 (8) | 0.0021 (9) |
| O3B | 0.0199 (10) | 0.0415 (14) | 0.0237 (11) | −0.0123 (10) | 0.0045 (9) | 0.0017 (10) |
| O4B | 0.0189 (10) | 0.0381 (13) | 0.0154 (10) | −0.0051 (9) | 0.0008 (8) | 0.0010 (9) |
| N1B | 0.0130 (11) | 0.0241 (14) | 0.0210 (13) | −0.0010 (10) | 0.0038 (9) | −0.0006 (10) |
| N2B | 0.0140 (11) | 0.0228 (13) | 0.0191 (12) | −0.0029 (10) | 0.0032 (10) | −0.0010 (10) |
| C1B | 0.0282 (16) | 0.0359 (19) | 0.0233 (16) | −0.0036 (15) | 0.0053 (13) | 0.0032 (14) |
| C2B | 0.0205 (14) | 0.0333 (18) | 0.0172 (14) | −0.0028 (13) | 0.0027 (11) | 0.0011 (13) |
| C3B | 0.0162 (13) | 0.0199 (15) | 0.0217 (14) | −0.0008 (11) | 0.0058 (11) | −0.0023 (12) |
| C4B | 0.0143 (13) | 0.0209 (15) | 0.0198 (14) | −0.0005 (11) | 0.0043 (11) | −0.0015 (12) |
| C5B | 0.0141 (13) | 0.0208 (15) | 0.0227 (15) | −0.0007 (11) | 0.0071 (11) | −0.0013 (12) |
| C6B | 0.0128 (12) | 0.0180 (14) | 0.0196 (14) | 0.0002 (11) | 0.0036 (10) | −0.0021 (11) |
| C7B | 0.0139 (12) | 0.0166 (14) | 0.0171 (13) | 0.0031 (11) | 0.0039 (10) | 0.0004 (11) |
| C8B | 0.0151 (13) | 0.0208 (15) | 0.0244 (15) | −0.0012 (11) | 0.0063 (11) | −0.0029 (12) |
| C9B | 0.0143 (13) | 0.0201 (15) | 0.0225 (14) | −0.0029 (11) | 0.0022 (11) | −0.0049 (12) |
| C10B | 0.0131 (12) | 0.0182 (15) | 0.0219 (14) | −0.0005 (11) | 0.0062 (11) | 0.0008 (12) |
| C11B | 0.0174 (13) | 0.0208 (15) | 0.0218 (15) | −0.0011 (12) | 0.0066 (11) | 0.0013 (12) |
| C12B | 0.0204 (14) | 0.0261 (17) | 0.0196 (14) | −0.0027 (12) | 0.0067 (11) | 0.0003 (12) |
| C13B | 0.0307 (17) | 0.051 (2) | 0.0226 (16) | −0.0128 (17) | 0.0083 (13) | 0.0041 (16) |
| O1C | 0.0148 (10) | 0.0350 (13) | 0.0185 (10) | 0.0006 (9) | 0.0007 (8) | −0.0032 (9) |
| O2C | 0.0179 (10) | 0.0288 (12) | 0.0141 (9) | 0.0017 (9) | 0.0022 (7) | −0.0049 (9) |
| O3C | 0.0205 (10) | 0.0375 (14) | 0.0228 (11) | 0.0125 (10) | 0.0053 (8) | 0.0009 (10) |
| O4C | 0.0192 (10) | 0.0361 (13) | 0.0155 (10) | 0.0058 (9) | 0.0016 (8) | −0.0018 (9) |
| N1C | 0.0143 (11) | 0.0222 (13) | 0.0194 (12) | 0.0006 (10) | 0.0056 (9) | 0.0006 (10) |
| N2C | 0.0141 (11) | 0.0207 (13) | 0.0152 (12) | 0.0015 (10) | 0.0030 (9) | 0.0004 (10) |
| C1C | 0.0250 (15) | 0.0306 (18) | 0.0219 (15) | 0.0012 (13) | 0.0068 (12) | −0.0049 (13) |
| C2C | 0.0233 (14) | 0.0294 (17) | 0.0121 (13) | −0.0020 (13) | 0.0012 (11) | −0.0041 (12) |
| C3C | 0.0157 (13) | 0.0173 (15) | 0.0204 (14) | −0.0034 (11) | 0.0043 (11) | −0.0018 (11) |
| C4C | 0.0147 (12) | 0.0149 (14) | 0.0188 (13) | −0.0048 (11) | 0.0043 (10) | −0.0002 (11) |
| C5C | 0.0147 (12) | 0.0159 (14) | 0.0175 (13) | −0.0029 (11) | 0.0057 (10) | −0.0006 (11) |
| C6C | 0.0116 (12) | 0.0176 (14) | 0.0165 (13) | −0.0004 (10) | 0.0012 (10) | 0.0037 (11) |
| C7C | 0.0135 (12) | 0.0124 (13) | 0.0183 (13) | −0.0019 (10) | 0.0048 (10) | 0.0011 (11) |
| C8C | 0.0119 (12) | 0.0153 (14) | 0.0201 (14) | 0.0009 (10) | 0.0038 (10) | 0.0008 (11) |
| C9C | 0.0139 (12) | 0.0144 (14) | 0.0189 (14) | −0.0015 (11) | 0.0011 (10) | 0.0009 (11) |
| C10C | 0.0146 (12) | 0.0204 (15) | 0.0184 (14) | 0.0015 (11) | 0.0048 (10) | 0.0001 (12) |
| C11C | 0.0157 (13) | 0.0200 (15) | 0.0179 (14) | 0.0008 (11) | 0.0033 (10) | −0.0005 (12) |
| C12C | 0.0187 (13) | 0.0200 (15) | 0.0214 (14) | 0.0014 (12) | 0.0072 (11) | −0.0001 (12) |
| C13C | 0.0261 (15) | 0.0265 (17) | 0.0225 (15) | 0.0039 (13) | 0.0091 (12) | 0.0011 (13) |
| O1A—C3A | 1.205 (3) | C5B—H5BA | 0.9300 |
| O2A—C3A | 1.350 (3) | C6B—C7B | 1.425 (4) |
| O2A—C2A | 1.449 (3) | C7B—C8B | 1.418 (4) |
| O3A—N1A | 1.233 (3) | C8B—C9B | 1.369 (4) |
| O4A—N1A | 1.244 (3) | C8B—H8BA | 0.9300 |
| N1A—C6A | 1.448 (4) | C9B—H9BA | 0.9300 |
| N2A—C7A | 1.345 (3) | C10B—C11B | 1.515 (4) |
| N2A—C10A | 1.460 (3) | C10B—H10C | 0.9700 |
| N2A—H2NA | 0.89 (3) | C10B—H10D | 0.9700 |
| C1A—C2A | 1.510 (4) | C11B—C12B | 1.524 (4) |
| C1A—H1AA | 0.9600 | C11B—H11C | 0.9700 |
| C1A—H1AB | 0.9600 | C11B—H11D | 0.9700 |
| C1A—H1AC | 0.9600 | C12B—C13B | 1.526 (4) |
| C2A—H2AA | 0.9700 | C12B—H12C | 0.9700 |
| C2A—H2AB | 0.9700 | C12B—H12D | 0.9700 |
| C3A—C4A | 1.478 (4) | C13B—H13D | 0.9600 |
| C4A—C5A | 1.372 (4) | C13B—H13E | 0.9600 |
| C4A—C9A | 1.411 (4) | C13B—H13F | 0.9600 |
| C5A—C6A | 1.387 (4) | O1C—C3C | 1.213 (3) |
| C5A—H5AA | 0.9300 | O2C—C3C | 1.345 (3) |
| C6A—C7A | 1.426 (4) | O2C—C2C | 1.454 (3) |
| C7A—C8A | 1.425 (4) | O3C—N1C | 1.239 (3) |
| C8A—C9A | 1.368 (4) | O4C—N1C | 1.245 (3) |
| C8A—H8AA | 0.9300 | N1C—C6C | 1.442 (3) |
| C9A—H9AA | 0.9300 | N2C—C7C | 1.348 (3) |
| C10A—C11A | 1.516 (4) | N2C—C10C | 1.460 (3) |
| C10A—H10E | 0.9700 | N2C—H2NC | 0.82 (3) |
| C10A—H10F | 0.9700 | C1C—C2C | 1.508 (4) |
| C11A—C12A | 1.521 (4) | C1C—H1CA | 0.9600 |
| C11A—H11E | 0.9700 | C1C—H1CB | 0.9600 |
| C11A—H11F | 0.9700 | C1C—H1CC | 0.9600 |
| C12A—C13A | 1.526 (4) | C2C—H2CA | 0.9700 |
| C12A—H12E | 0.9700 | C2C—H2CB | 0.9700 |
| C12A—H12F | 0.9700 | C3C—C4C | 1.482 (4) |
| C13A—H13G | 0.9600 | C4C—C5C | 1.379 (4) |
| C13A—H13H | 0.9600 | C4C—C9C | 1.412 (4) |
| C13A—H13I | 0.9600 | C5C—C6C | 1.398 (4) |
| O1B—C3B | 1.214 (3) | C5C—H5CA | 0.9300 |
| O2B—C3B | 1.346 (3) | C6C—C7C | 1.422 (4) |
| O2B—C2B | 1.454 (3) | C7C—C8C | 1.424 (4) |
| O3B—N1B | 1.232 (3) | C8C—C9C | 1.364 (4) |
| O4B—N1B | 1.243 (3) | C8C—H8CA | 0.9300 |
| N1B—C6B | 1.451 (3) | C9C—H9CA | 0.9300 |
| N2B—C7B | 1.344 (3) | C10C—C11C | 1.515 (4) |
| N2B—C10B | 1.465 (3) | C10C—H10A | 0.9700 |
| N2B—H2NB | 0.83 (3) | C10C—H10B | 0.9700 |
| C1B—C2B | 1.508 (4) | C11C—C12C | 1.526 (4) |
| C1B—H1BA | 0.9600 | C11C—H11A | 0.9700 |
| C1B—H1BB | 0.9600 | C11C—H11B | 0.9700 |
| C1B—H1BC | 0.9600 | C12C—C13C | 1.532 (4) |
| C2B—H2BA | 0.9700 | C12C—H12A | 0.9700 |
| C2B—H2BB | 0.9700 | C12C—H12B | 0.9700 |
| C3B—C4B | 1.479 (4) | C13C—H13A | 0.9600 |
| C4B—C5B | 1.374 (4) | C13C—H13B | 0.9600 |
| C4B—C9B | 1.409 (4) | C13C—H13C | 0.9600 |
| C5B—C6B | 1.393 (4) | ||
| C3A—O2A—C2A | 115.2 (2) | N2B—C7B—C6B | 125.0 (2) |
| O3A—N1A—O4A | 121.8 (2) | C8B—C7B—C6B | 115.2 (2) |
| O3A—N1A—C6A | 119.3 (2) | C9B—C8B—C7B | 122.0 (3) |
| O4A—N1A—C6A | 118.9 (2) | C9B—C8B—H8BA | 119.0 |
| C7A—N2A—C10A | 122.8 (2) | C7B—C8B—H8BA | 119.0 |
| C7A—N2A—H2NA | 117 (2) | C8B—C9B—C4B | 121.5 (3) |
| C10A—N2A—H2NA | 120 (2) | C8B—C9B—H9BA | 119.3 |
| C2A—C1A—H1AA | 109.5 | C4B—C9B—H9BA | 119.3 |
| C2A—C1A—H1AB | 109.5 | N2B—C10B—C11B | 110.1 (2) |
| H1AA—C1A—H1AB | 109.5 | N2B—C10B—H10C | 109.6 |
| C2A—C1A—H1AC | 109.5 | C11B—C10B—H10C | 109.6 |
| H1AA—C1A—H1AC | 109.5 | N2B—C10B—H10D | 109.6 |
| H1AB—C1A—H1AC | 109.5 | C11B—C10B—H10D | 109.6 |
| O2A—C2A—C1A | 107.5 (2) | H10C—C10B—H10D | 108.1 |
| O2A—C2A—H2AA | 110.2 | C10B—C11B—C12B | 111.9 (2) |
| C1A—C2A—H2AA | 110.2 | C10B—C11B—H11C | 109.2 |
| O2A—C2A—H2AB | 110.2 | C12B—C11B—H11C | 109.2 |
| C1A—C2A—H2AB | 110.2 | C10B—C11B—H11D | 109.2 |
| H2AA—C2A—H2AB | 108.5 | C12B—C11B—H11D | 109.2 |
| O1A—C3A—O2A | 123.6 (3) | H11C—C11B—H11D | 107.9 |
| O1A—C3A—C4A | 124.3 (3) | C11B—C12B—C13B | 111.3 (2) |
| O2A—C3A—C4A | 112.1 (2) | C11B—C12B—H12C | 109.4 |
| C5A—C4A—C9A | 118.4 (3) | C13B—C12B—H12C | 109.4 |
| C5A—C4A—C3A | 123.9 (2) | C11B—C12B—H12D | 109.4 |
| C9A—C4A—C3A | 117.7 (2) | C13B—C12B—H12D | 109.4 |
| C4A—C5A—C6A | 121.2 (3) | H12C—C12B—H12D | 108.0 |
| C4A—C5A—H5AA | 119.4 | C12B—C13B—H13D | 109.5 |
| C6A—C5A—H5AA | 119.4 | C12B—C13B—H13E | 109.5 |
| C5A—C6A—C7A | 121.9 (3) | H13D—C13B—H13E | 109.5 |
| C5A—C6A—N1A | 116.6 (2) | C12B—C13B—H13F | 109.5 |
| C7A—C6A—N1A | 121.5 (2) | H13D—C13B—H13F | 109.5 |
| N2A—C7A—C8A | 119.6 (2) | H13E—C13B—H13F | 109.5 |
| N2A—C7A—C6A | 125.0 (3) | C3C—O2C—C2C | 115.6 (2) |
| C8A—C7A—C6A | 115.4 (2) | O3C—N1C—O4C | 121.8 (2) |
| C9A—C8A—C7A | 121.9 (3) | O3C—N1C—C6C | 119.2 (2) |
| C9A—C8A—H8AA | 119.0 | O4C—N1C—C6C | 119.0 (2) |
| C7A—C8A—H8AA | 119.0 | C7C—N2C—C10C | 123.3 (2) |
| C8A—C9A—C4A | 121.2 (3) | C7C—N2C—H2NC | 117 (2) |
| C8A—C9A—H9AA | 119.4 | C10C—N2C—H2NC | 120 (2) |
| C4A—C9A—H9AA | 119.4 | C2C—C1C—H1CA | 109.5 |
| N2A—C10A—C11A | 110.6 (2) | C2C—C1C—H1CB | 109.5 |
| N2A—C10A—H10E | 109.5 | H1CA—C1C—H1CB | 109.5 |
| C11A—C10A—H10E | 109.5 | C2C—C1C—H1CC | 109.5 |
| N2A—C10A—H10F | 109.5 | H1CA—C1C—H1CC | 109.5 |
| C11A—C10A—H10F | 109.5 | H1CB—C1C—H1CC | 109.5 |
| H10E—C10A—H10F | 108.1 | O2C—C2C—C1C | 107.2 (2) |
| C10A—C11A—C12A | 112.0 (2) | O2C—C2C—H2CA | 110.3 |
| C10A—C11A—H11E | 109.2 | C1C—C2C—H2CA | 110.3 |
| C12A—C11A—H11E | 109.2 | O2C—C2C—H2CB | 110.3 |
| C10A—C11A—H11F | 109.2 | C1C—C2C—H2CB | 110.3 |
| C12A—C11A—H11F | 109.2 | H2CA—C2C—H2CB | 108.5 |
| H11E—C11A—H11F | 107.9 | O1C—C3C—O2C | 123.5 (3) |
| C11A—C12A—C13A | 112.3 (2) | O1C—C3C—C4C | 123.5 (3) |
| C11A—C12A—H12E | 109.2 | O2C—C3C—C4C | 113.0 (2) |
| C13A—C12A—H12E | 109.2 | C5C—C4C—C9C | 118.4 (2) |
| C11A—C12A—H12F | 109.2 | C5C—C4C—C3C | 123.3 (2) |
| C13A—C12A—H12F | 109.2 | C9C—C4C—C3C | 118.3 (2) |
| H12E—C12A—H12F | 107.9 | C4C—C5C—C6C | 120.7 (3) |
| C12A—C13A—H13G | 109.5 | C4C—C5C—H5CA | 119.6 |
| C12A—C13A—H13H | 109.5 | C6C—C5C—H5CA | 119.6 |
| H13G—C13A—H13H | 109.5 | C5C—C6C—C7C | 121.8 (2) |
| C12A—C13A—H13I | 109.5 | C5C—C6C—N1C | 116.2 (2) |
| H13G—C13A—H13I | 109.5 | C7C—C6C—N1C | 122.0 (2) |
| H13H—C13A—H13I | 109.5 | N2C—C7C—C6C | 124.4 (2) |
| C3B—O2B—C2B | 115.1 (2) | N2C—C7C—C8C | 119.9 (2) |
| O3B—N1B—O4B | 122.0 (2) | C6C—C7C—C8C | 115.7 (2) |
| O3B—N1B—C6B | 119.1 (2) | C9C—C8C—C7C | 121.9 (2) |
| O4B—N1B—C6B | 118.9 (2) | C9C—C8C—H8CA | 119.1 |
| C7B—N2B—C10B | 123.3 (2) | C7C—C8C—H8CA | 119.1 |
| C7B—N2B—H2NB | 118 (2) | C8C—C9C—C4C | 121.4 (2) |
| C10B—N2B—H2NB | 118 (2) | C8C—C9C—H9CA | 119.3 |
| C2B—C1B—H1BA | 109.5 | C4C—C9C—H9CA | 119.3 |
| C2B—C1B—H1BB | 109.5 | N2C—C10C—C11C | 110.2 (2) |
| H1BA—C1B—H1BB | 109.5 | N2C—C10C—H10A | 109.6 |
| C2B—C1B—H1BC | 109.5 | C11C—C10C—H10A | 109.6 |
| H1BA—C1B—H1BC | 109.5 | N2C—C10C—H10B | 109.6 |
| H1BB—C1B—H1BC | 109.5 | C11C—C10C—H10B | 109.6 |
| O2B—C2B—C1B | 106.9 (2) | H10A—C10C—H10B | 108.1 |
| O2B—C2B—H2BA | 110.3 | C10C—C11C—C12C | 112.3 (2) |
| C1B—C2B—H2BA | 110.3 | C10C—C11C—H11A | 109.1 |
| O2B—C2B—H2BB | 110.3 | C12C—C11C—H11A | 109.1 |
| C1B—C2B—H2BB | 110.3 | C10C—C11C—H11B | 109.1 |
| H2BA—C2B—H2BB | 108.6 | C12C—C11C—H11B | 109.1 |
| O1B—C3B—O2B | 123.1 (3) | H11A—C11C—H11B | 107.9 |
| O1B—C3B—C4B | 123.8 (3) | C11C—C12C—C13C | 112.2 (2) |
| O2B—C3B—C4B | 113.0 (2) | C11C—C12C—H12A | 109.2 |
| C5B—C4B—C9B | 118.3 (3) | C13C—C12C—H12A | 109.2 |
| C5B—C4B—C3B | 123.7 (3) | C11C—C12C—H12B | 109.2 |
| C9B—C4B—C3B | 118.0 (2) | C13C—C12C—H12B | 109.2 |
| C4B—C5B—C6B | 120.7 (3) | H12A—C12C—H12B | 107.9 |
| C4B—C5B—H5BA | 119.7 | C12C—C13C—H13A | 109.5 |
| C6B—C5B—H5BA | 119.7 | C12C—C13C—H13B | 109.5 |
| C5B—C6B—C7B | 122.3 (2) | H13A—C13C—H13B | 109.5 |
| C5B—C6B—N1B | 116.2 (2) | C12C—C13C—H13C | 109.5 |
| C7B—C6B—N1B | 121.5 (2) | H13A—C13C—H13C | 109.5 |
| N2B—C7B—C8B | 119.7 (3) | H13B—C13C—H13C | 109.5 |
| C3A—O2A—C2A—C1A | −173.0 (3) | C10B—N2B—C7B—C8B | −5.3 (4) |
| C2A—O2A—C3A—O1A | 2.9 (4) | C10B—N2B—C7B—C6B | 174.0 (3) |
| C2A—O2A—C3A—C4A | −176.8 (2) | C5B—C6B—C7B—N2B | −179.0 (3) |
| O1A—C3A—C4A—C5A | −175.9 (3) | N1B—C6B—C7B—N2B | −1.3 (4) |
| O2A—C3A—C4A—C5A | 3.8 (4) | C5B—C6B—C7B—C8B | 0.3 (4) |
| O1A—C3A—C4A—C9A | 2.0 (5) | N1B—C6B—C7B—C8B | 178.0 (3) |
| O2A—C3A—C4A—C9A | −178.3 (3) | N2B—C7B—C8B—C9B | 179.8 (3) |
| C9A—C4A—C5A—C6A | −1.0 (4) | C6B—C7B—C8B—C9B | 0.4 (4) |
| C3A—C4A—C5A—C6A | 176.9 (3) | C7B—C8B—C9B—C4B | −0.9 (5) |
| C4A—C5A—C6A—C7A | 0.0 (4) | C5B—C4B—C9B—C8B | 0.7 (4) |
| C4A—C5A—C6A—N1A | −177.2 (3) | C3B—C4B—C9B—C8B | −177.1 (3) |
| O3A—N1A—C6A—C5A | −0.5 (4) | C7B—N2B—C10B—C11B | −179.5 (3) |
| O4A—N1A—C6A—C5A | 178.9 (3) | N2B—C10B—C11B—C12B | 175.3 (2) |
| O3A—N1A—C6A—C7A | −177.7 (3) | C10B—C11B—C12B—C13B | 178.6 (3) |
| O4A—N1A—C6A—C7A | 1.7 (4) | C3C—O2C—C2C—C1C | −173.9 (3) |
| C10A—N2A—C7A—C8A | −4.0 (4) | C2C—O2C—C3C—O1C | 3.0 (4) |
| C10A—N2A—C7A—C6A | 175.8 (3) | C2C—O2C—C3C—C4C | −176.6 (2) |
| C5A—C6A—C7A—N2A | −178.5 (3) | O1C—C3C—C4C—C5C | −177.1 (3) |
| N1A—C6A—C7A—N2A | −1.4 (4) | O2C—C3C—C4C—C5C | 2.5 (4) |
| C5A—C6A—C7A—C8A | 1.3 (4) | O1C—C3C—C4C—C9C | 1.3 (4) |
| N1A—C6A—C7A—C8A | 178.3 (2) | O2C—C3C—C4C—C9C | −179.1 (2) |
| N2A—C7A—C8A—C9A | 178.2 (3) | C9C—C4C—C5C—C6C | 1.4 (4) |
| C6A—C7A—C8A—C9A | −1.6 (4) | C3C—C4C—C5C—C6C | 179.8 (3) |
| C7A—C8A—C9A—C4A | 0.6 (4) | C4C—C5C—C6C—C7C | −0.9 (4) |
| C5A—C4A—C9A—C8A | 0.7 (4) | C4C—C5C—C6C—N1C | −179.5 (3) |
| C3A—C4A—C9A—C8A | −177.3 (3) | O3C—N1C—C6C—C5C | 5.1 (4) |
| C7A—N2A—C10A—C11A | 178.3 (3) | O4C—N1C—C6C—C5C | −175.6 (2) |
| N2A—C10A—C11A—C12A | 174.0 (2) | O3C—N1C—C6C—C7C | −173.6 (3) |
| C10A—C11A—C12A—C13A | 179.2 (3) | O4C—N1C—C6C—C7C | 5.8 (4) |
| C3B—O2B—C2B—C1B | −175.0 (3) | C10C—N2C—C7C—C6C | 174.5 (3) |
| C2B—O2B—C3B—O1B | 1.8 (4) | C10C—N2C—C7C—C8C | −5.7 (4) |
| C2B—O2B—C3B—C4B | −176.7 (2) | C5C—C6C—C7C—N2C | 178.7 (3) |
| O1B—C3B—C4B—C5B | −173.5 (3) | N1C—C6C—C7C—N2C | −2.8 (4) |
| O2B—C3B—C4B—C5B | 5.0 (4) | C5C—C6C—C7C—C8C | −1.2 (4) |
| O1B—C3B—C4B—C9B | 4.2 (5) | N1C—C6C—C7C—C8C | 177.4 (2) |
| O2B—C3B—C4B—C9B | −177.3 (3) | N2C—C7C—C8C—C9C | −177.1 (3) |
| C9B—C4B—C5B—C6B | 0.0 (4) | C6C—C7C—C8C—C9C | 2.7 (4) |
| C3B—C4B—C5B—C6B | 177.7 (3) | C7C—C8C—C9C—C4C | −2.3 (4) |
| C4B—C5B—C6B—C7B | −0.5 (4) | C5C—C4C—C9C—C8C | 0.1 (4) |
| C4B—C5B—C6B—N1B | −178.3 (3) | C3C—C4C—C9C—C8C | −178.4 (3) |
| O3B—N1B—C6B—C5B | 1.8 (4) | C7C—N2C—C10C—C11C | 177.8 (3) |
| O4B—N1B—C6B—C5B | −178.6 (3) | N2C—C10C—C11C—C12C | 176.1 (2) |
| O3B—N1B—C6B—C7B | −176.1 (3) | C10C—C11C—C12C—C13C | 178.4 (2) |
| O4B—N1B—C6B—C7B | 3.6 (4) |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| N2A—H2NA···O4Ai | 0.89 (3) | 2.51 (3) | 3.345 (3) | 156 (3) |
| C1A—H1AA···O3Aii | 0.96 | 2.41 | 3.267 (3) | 149 |
| N2B—H2NB···O4B | 0.83 (3) | 2.02 (3) | 2.637 (3) | 130 (3) |
| N2A—H2NA···O4A | 0.89 (3) | 1.97 (3) | 2.636 (3) | 131 (3) |
| N2C—H2NC···O4C | 0.82 (3) | 2.02 (4) | 2.635 (3) | 132 (3) |
| C10A—H10F···O1B | 0.97 | 2.58 | 3.542 (4) | 169 |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x, y, −z+1/2; (ii) −x, −y+1, −z+1. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| N2A—H2NA···O4Ai | 0.89 (3) | 2.51 (3) | 3.345 (3) | 156 (3) |
| C1A—H1AA···O3Aii | 0.96 | 2.41 | 3.267 (3) | 149 |
| N2B—H2NB···O4B | 0.83 (3) | 2.02 (3) | 2.637 (3) | 130 (3) |
| N2A—H2NA···O4A | 0.89 (3) | 1.97 (3) | 2.636 (3) | 131 (3) |
| N2C—H2NC···O4C | 0.82 (3) | 2.02 (4) | 2.635 (3) | 132 (3) |
| C10A—H10F···O1B | 0.97 | 2.58 | 3.542 (4) | 169 |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x, y, −z+1/2; (ii) −x, −y+1, −z+1. |
SNNB, ASAR and SAH are grateful to Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) for funding the synthetic chemistry work under the University Research Grant (1001/PFARMASI/815026). SNNB acknowledges the USM for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. HKF and KBS thank the Malaysian Government and Universiti Sains Malaysia for the Science Fund grant No. 305/PFIZIK/613312. KBS thanks Universiti Sains Malaysia for a post–doctoral research fellowship. HKF also thanks Universiti Sains Malaysia for the Research University Golden Goose grant No. 1001/PFIZIK/811012.
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Nitro benzoic acid derivatives are important intermediates for the synthesis of various heterocyclic compounds of pharmacological interest (Brouillette et al. 1999; Williams et al. 1995). The synthesis of novel methyl or ethyl 1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylates derivatives (Ozden et al. 2005), non-nucleoside benzimidazole-based allosteric inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus ns5b polymerase inhibitors (Beaulieu et al. 2004) and solid-phase synthesis of substituted 2-aminomethyl benzimidazoles (Kilburn et al. 2000) were commonly accessed via nitrobenzoic acid derivatives. As part of an ongoing study on such compounds, in this paper, we present the crystal structure of the title compound, (I), which was synthesized as an intermediate.
The asymmetric unit of (I) consists of three crystallographically independent ethyl 4-(butylamino)-3-nitrobenzoate molecules (A, B & C), as shown in Fig. 1. Three intramolecular N—H···O hydrogen bonds generate S(6) ring motifs (Table 1).
In the crystal structure, in two molecules (A & B), the hydrogen atom attached to the nitrogen atom is hydrogen-bonded to the nitro group oxygen atoms via N—H···O hydrogen bonds to form tandem hydrogen bonds. Here both the hydrogen atoms act as bifurcated donor and the oxygen atom act as bifurcated acceptor. In addition, these neighboring molecules are linked by C—H···O hydrogen bonds along the [1 0 0] direction. Interestingly enough, the molecules C are not linked by any intermolecular interactions (Fig. 2).