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4-(4-Bromo­phen­yl)-2,6-di­phenyl­pyridine

aKey Laboratory of Nondestructive Testing (Ministry of Education), Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, People's Republic of China, and bKey Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, TIPC, CAS, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: xieyu_121@163.com

(Received 15 October 2009; accepted 18 November 2009; online 21 November 2009)

In the title compound, C23H16BrN, the three benzene rings show a disrotatory counter-rotating arrangement around the central pyridine ring and are twisted with respect to the pyridine ring with dihedral angles of 19.56 (13), 27.54 (13) and 30.51 (13)°.

Related literature

For applications of the title compound, see: Verma et al. (2007[Verma, A. K., Koul, S., Pannub, A. P. S. & Razdan, T. K. (2007). Tetrahedron, 63, 8715-8722.]); Vellis et al. (2008[Vellis, P. D., Yeb, S., Mikroyannidisa, J. A. & Liub, Y. (2008). Synth. Met. 158, 854-860.]). For related structures, see: Lv & Huang (2008[Lv, L. L. & Huang, X.-Q. (2008). Acta Cryst. E64, o186.]); Ondrá˘cek et al. (1994[Ondrá˘cek, J., Novotný, J., Petrů, M., Lhoták, P. & Kuthan, J. (1994). Acta Cryst. C50, 1809-1811.]). For the synthesis, see: Verma et al. (2007[Verma, A. K., Koul, S., Pannub, A. P. S. & Razdan, T. K. (2007). Tetrahedron, 63, 8715-8722.]).

[Scheme 1]

Experimental

Crystal data
  • C23H16BrN

  • Mr = 386.28

  • Monoclinic, P 21 /c

  • a = 8.9837 (4) Å

  • b = 21.5202 (10) Å

  • c = 9.6108 (4) Å

  • β = 105.5940 (10)°

  • V = 1789.67 (14) Å3

  • Z = 4

  • Mo Kα radiation

  • μ = 2.30 mm−1

  • T = 293 K

  • 0.30 × 0.22 × 0.20 mm

Data collection
  • Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer

  • Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996[Sheldrick, G. M. (1996). SADABS. University of Göttingen, Germany.]) Tmin = 0.542, Tmax = 0.652

  • 13423 measured reflections

  • 4325 independent reflections

  • 2433 reflections with I > 2σ(I)

  • Rint = 0.027

Refinement
  • R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.038

  • wR(F2) = 0.105

  • S = 1.01

  • 4325 reflections

  • 226 parameters

  • H-atom parameters constrained

  • Δρmax = 0.42 e Å−3

  • Δρmin = −0.43 e Å−3

Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1998[Bruker (1998). SAINT and SMART. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 1998[Bruker (1998). SAINT and SMART. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: SHELXTL; software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.

Supporting information


Comment top

The title compound, 4-(4-bromophenyl)-2,6-diphenylpyridine (I), is an useful intermediate in the synthesis of electroluminescent materials or new supramolecules (Verma et al., 2007; Vellis et al., 2008). It has been synthesized previously. We reported its structure here.

In (I) (Fig. 1), the bond lengths and angles are normal and comparable to those observed in reported the compound (Ondrá˘cek et al., 1994; Lv & Huang, 2008). The three phenyl rings display a disrotatory conformation and form different angles with the pyridine ring. The dihedral angles between the pyridine ring and the two phenyls in 2- and 6- position are 19.56 (13) and 27.54 (13) ° respectively, while the phenyl ring in 4- position forms the largest angle with the heterocycle, 30.51 (13)°.

Related literature top

For applications of the title compound, see: Verma et al. (2007); Vellis et al. (2008). For related structures, see: Lv & Huang (2008); Ondrá˘cek et al. (1994). For the synthesis, see: Verma et al. (2007).

Experimental top

The title compound was prepared by literature method (Verma et al., 2007). Colorless single crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction were obtained from the solution of dichloromethane by vapor diffusion with hexane.

Refinement top

All H atoms were positioned geomertrically and treated as riding (C—H = 0.93 Å) with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).

Computing details top

Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1998); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 1998); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 1998); 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).

Figures top
[Figure 1] Fig. 1. : The molecular structure of compound (I). Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 30% probability level. The H atoms are omitted for clarity.
4-(4-Bromophenyl)-2,6-diphenylpyridine top
Crystal data top
C23H16BrNF(000) = 784
Mr = 386.28Dx = 1.434 Mg m3
Monoclinic, P21/cMo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Hall symbol: -P 2ybcCell parameters from 987 reflections
a = 8.9837 (4) Åθ = 2.9–25.1°
b = 21.5202 (10) ŵ = 2.30 mm1
c = 9.6108 (4) ÅT = 293 K
β = 105.594 (1)°Block, colorless
V = 1789.67 (14) Å30.30 × 0.22 × 0.20 mm
Z = 4
Data collection top
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector
diffractometer
4325 independent reflections
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube2433 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Graphite monochromatorRint = 0.027
ϕ and ω scansθmax = 28.3°, θmin = 1.9°
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996)
h = 1111
Tmin = 0.542, Tmax = 0.652k = 2827
13423 measured reflectionsl = 1112
Refinement top
Refinement on F2Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods
Least-squares matrix: fullSecondary atom site location: difference Fourier map
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.038Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
wR(F2) = 0.105H-atom parameters constrained
S = 1.01 w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0449P)2 + 0.3089P]
where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
4325 reflections(Δ/σ)max = 0.001
226 parametersΔρmax = 0.42 e Å3
0 restraintsΔρmin = 0.43 e Å3
Crystal data top
C23H16BrNV = 1789.67 (14) Å3
Mr = 386.28Z = 4
Monoclinic, P21/cMo Kα radiation
a = 8.9837 (4) ŵ = 2.30 mm1
b = 21.5202 (10) ÅT = 293 K
c = 9.6108 (4) Å0.30 × 0.22 × 0.20 mm
β = 105.594 (1)°
Data collection top
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector
diffractometer
4325 independent reflections
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996)
2433 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Tmin = 0.542, Tmax = 0.652Rint = 0.027
13423 measured reflections
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.0380 restraints
wR(F2) = 0.105H-atom parameters constrained
S = 1.01Δρmax = 0.42 e Å3
4325 reflectionsΔρmin = 0.43 e Å3
226 parameters
Special details top

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.

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/Ueq
Br10.28459 (4)0.440827 (13)0.83895 (4)0.08918 (16)
N10.0501 (2)0.82145 (8)0.9831 (2)0.0538 (5)
C70.1196 (2)0.76960 (11)1.0130 (2)0.0518 (6)
C120.1459 (2)0.87312 (11)0.8977 (3)0.0530 (6)
C210.2129 (3)0.52227 (11)0.8610 (3)0.0597 (6)
C230.2619 (3)0.62976 (12)0.9073 (3)0.0599 (6)
H23A0.33100.66280.92680.072*
C160.2240 (3)0.97801 (12)0.9653 (3)0.0733 (7)
H16A0.22201.01251.02300.088*
C90.0510 (3)0.70294 (10)0.9250 (3)0.0527 (6)
C110.0680 (3)0.81496 (10)0.9238 (3)0.0527 (6)
C100.1200 (3)0.75706 (11)0.8935 (3)0.0570 (6)
H10A0.20190.75450.85170.068*
C80.0713 (3)0.71067 (10)0.9864 (3)0.0556 (6)
H8A0.12120.67591.00980.067*
C190.0068 (3)0.59007 (11)0.8679 (3)0.0617 (6)
H19A0.09780.59620.85910.074*
C180.1063 (3)0.64034 (10)0.8985 (3)0.0526 (6)
C170.1437 (3)0.92504 (11)0.9818 (3)0.0629 (7)
H17A0.08760.92431.05020.076*
C150.3066 (3)0.98002 (13)0.8645 (3)0.0718 (8)
H15A0.36291.01540.85550.086*
C130.2264 (3)0.87648 (12)0.7932 (3)0.0620 (6)
H13A0.22660.84250.73350.074*
C50.3104 (3)0.73186 (13)1.1431 (3)0.0683 (7)
H5A0.25900.69391.15850.082*
C200.0587 (3)0.53108 (11)0.8502 (3)0.0628 (6)
H20A0.00960.49770.83130.075*
C60.2546 (3)0.77920 (11)1.0728 (3)0.0525 (6)
C10.3309 (3)0.83534 (12)1.0563 (3)0.0681 (7)
H1B0.29420.86811.01170.082*
C20.4611 (3)0.84380 (13)1.1047 (3)0.0772 (8)
H2A0.51100.88211.09260.093*
C140.3058 (3)0.92962 (13)0.7769 (3)0.0716 (8)
H14A0.35910.93130.70630.086*
C40.4407 (3)0.74032 (14)1.1904 (3)0.0748 (8)
H4A0.47740.70801.23610.090*
C220.3151 (3)0.57114 (12)0.8876 (3)0.0640 (7)
H22A0.41870.56480.89240.077*
C30.5166 (3)0.79637 (13)1.1701 (3)0.0731 (8)
H3A0.60540.80191.20090.088*
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
Br10.0970 (3)0.0623 (2)0.1124 (3)0.02012 (15)0.0353 (2)0.00041 (16)
N10.0535 (11)0.0557 (11)0.0563 (13)0.0001 (9)0.0215 (9)0.0006 (9)
C70.0517 (13)0.0565 (13)0.0503 (15)0.0016 (10)0.0190 (11)0.0046 (11)
C120.0506 (13)0.0571 (14)0.0539 (15)0.0012 (10)0.0185 (11)0.0006 (11)
C210.0681 (16)0.0547 (14)0.0591 (16)0.0088 (12)0.0220 (13)0.0018 (11)
C230.0553 (14)0.0605 (15)0.0697 (17)0.0020 (11)0.0268 (13)0.0006 (12)
C160.0888 (19)0.0562 (15)0.078 (2)0.0075 (14)0.0275 (16)0.0077 (13)
C90.0499 (13)0.0569 (13)0.0530 (15)0.0002 (10)0.0169 (11)0.0002 (11)
C110.0538 (13)0.0556 (13)0.0518 (15)0.0034 (10)0.0193 (11)0.0010 (11)
C100.0540 (14)0.0617 (14)0.0616 (16)0.0008 (11)0.0264 (12)0.0023 (12)
C80.0550 (14)0.0519 (13)0.0642 (17)0.0024 (11)0.0233 (12)0.0033 (11)
C190.0509 (13)0.0642 (15)0.0719 (18)0.0019 (12)0.0199 (12)0.0034 (13)
C180.0546 (14)0.0536 (13)0.0534 (15)0.0016 (11)0.0211 (11)0.0022 (11)
C170.0676 (15)0.0623 (15)0.0651 (18)0.0021 (12)0.0283 (13)0.0044 (12)
C150.0720 (17)0.0625 (16)0.082 (2)0.0154 (13)0.0233 (16)0.0028 (14)
C130.0646 (15)0.0619 (15)0.0654 (17)0.0070 (12)0.0276 (13)0.0063 (12)
C50.0726 (17)0.0617 (15)0.080 (2)0.0029 (13)0.0366 (15)0.0087 (13)
C200.0646 (16)0.0544 (14)0.0713 (18)0.0029 (12)0.0214 (13)0.0035 (12)
C60.0484 (13)0.0567 (13)0.0560 (15)0.0003 (10)0.0199 (11)0.0019 (11)
C10.0663 (16)0.0598 (15)0.088 (2)0.0006 (12)0.0375 (15)0.0012 (14)
C20.0694 (17)0.0671 (17)0.106 (2)0.0104 (13)0.0426 (17)0.0017 (16)
C140.0718 (17)0.0760 (18)0.076 (2)0.0115 (13)0.0353 (15)0.0028 (15)
C40.0745 (18)0.0799 (19)0.083 (2)0.0101 (15)0.0439 (16)0.0053 (15)
C220.0567 (14)0.0686 (17)0.0702 (18)0.0105 (12)0.0231 (13)0.0039 (13)
C30.0576 (16)0.087 (2)0.084 (2)0.0001 (14)0.0350 (15)0.0095 (16)
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Br1—C211.899 (2)C19—C201.379 (3)
N1—C111.340 (3)C19—C181.383 (3)
N1—C71.347 (3)C19—H19A0.9300
C7—C81.386 (3)C17—H17A0.9300
C7—C61.490 (3)C15—C141.372 (4)
C12—C171.382 (3)C15—H15A0.9300
C12—C131.389 (3)C13—C141.379 (3)
C12—C111.488 (3)C13—H13A0.9300
C21—C201.374 (3)C5—C41.377 (3)
C21—C221.374 (4)C5—C61.388 (3)
C23—C221.380 (3)C5—H5A0.9300
C23—C181.397 (3)C20—H20A0.9300
C23—H23A0.9300C6—C11.377 (3)
C16—C151.371 (4)C1—C21.383 (3)
C16—C171.381 (3)C1—H1B0.9300
C16—H16A0.9300C2—C31.362 (4)
C9—C81.390 (3)C2—H2A0.9300
C9—C101.390 (3)C14—H14A0.9300
C9—C181.481 (3)C4—C31.374 (4)
C11—C101.389 (3)C4—H4A0.9300
C10—H10A0.9300C22—H22A0.9300
C8—H8A0.9300C3—H3A0.9300
C11—N1—C7118.03 (19)C16—C17—H17A119.6
N1—C7—C8122.17 (19)C12—C17—H17A119.6
N1—C7—C6116.1 (2)C16—C15—C14119.6 (2)
C8—C7—C6121.7 (2)C16—C15—H15A120.2
C17—C12—C13118.2 (2)C14—C15—H15A120.2
C17—C12—C11120.1 (2)C14—C13—C12120.8 (2)
C13—C12—C11121.7 (2)C14—C13—H13A119.6
C20—C21—C22121.2 (2)C12—C13—H13A119.6
C20—C21—Br1118.97 (19)C4—C5—C6120.9 (3)
C22—C21—Br1119.85 (19)C4—C5—H5A119.5
C22—C23—C18121.2 (2)C6—C5—H5A119.5
C22—C23—H23A119.4C21—C20—C19119.0 (2)
C18—C23—H23A119.4C21—C20—H20A120.5
C15—C16—C17120.4 (2)C19—C20—H20A120.5
C15—C16—H16A119.8C1—C6—C5117.8 (2)
C17—C16—H16A119.8C1—C6—C7120.6 (2)
C8—C9—C10116.2 (2)C5—C6—C7121.6 (2)
C8—C9—C18121.4 (2)C6—C1—C2121.1 (2)
C10—C9—C18122.3 (2)C6—C1—H1B119.4
N1—C11—C10122.1 (2)C2—C1—H1B119.4
N1—C11—C12116.48 (19)C3—C2—C1120.3 (3)
C10—C11—C12121.3 (2)C3—C2—H2A119.8
C11—C10—C9120.8 (2)C1—C2—H2A119.8
C11—C10—H10A119.6C15—C14—C13120.2 (3)
C9—C10—H10A119.6C15—C14—H14A119.9
C7—C8—C9120.7 (2)C13—C14—H14A119.9
C7—C8—H8A119.7C3—C4—C5120.2 (3)
C9—C8—H8A119.7C3—C4—H4A119.9
C20—C19—C18121.7 (2)C5—C4—H4A119.9
C20—C19—H19A119.1C21—C22—C23119.1 (2)
C18—C19—H19A119.1C21—C22—H22A120.4
C19—C18—C23117.7 (2)C23—C22—H22A120.4
C19—C18—C9121.4 (2)C2—C3—C4119.6 (2)
C23—C18—C9120.9 (2)C2—C3—H3A120.2
C16—C17—C12120.7 (2)C4—C3—H3A120.2
C11—N1—C7—C81.0 (3)C13—C12—C17—C162.2 (4)
C11—N1—C7—C6177.4 (2)C11—C12—C17—C16175.7 (2)
C7—N1—C11—C100.3 (4)C17—C16—C15—C141.8 (4)
C7—N1—C11—C12177.6 (2)C17—C12—C13—C142.0 (4)
C17—C12—C11—N126.4 (3)C11—C12—C13—C14175.9 (2)
C13—C12—C11—N1155.7 (2)C22—C21—C20—C190.6 (4)
C17—C12—C11—C10150.9 (2)Br1—C21—C20—C19179.22 (19)
C13—C12—C11—C1027.0 (4)C18—C19—C20—C211.1 (4)
N1—C11—C10—C90.4 (4)C4—C5—C6—C12.0 (4)
C12—C11—C10—C9176.8 (2)C4—C5—C6—C7176.2 (3)
C8—C9—C10—C110.4 (3)N1—C7—C6—C119.2 (3)
C18—C9—C10—C11178.1 (2)C8—C7—C6—C1159.2 (2)
N1—C7—C8—C91.0 (4)N1—C7—C6—C5162.6 (2)
C6—C7—C8—C9177.3 (2)C8—C7—C6—C519.0 (4)
C10—C9—C8—C70.2 (4)C5—C6—C1—C21.6 (4)
C18—C9—C8—C7178.7 (2)C7—C6—C1—C2176.6 (3)
C20—C19—C18—C231.6 (4)C6—C1—C2—C30.1 (5)
C20—C19—C18—C9176.7 (2)C16—C15—C14—C132.0 (4)
C22—C23—C18—C190.6 (4)C12—C13—C14—C150.1 (4)
C22—C23—C18—C9177.8 (2)C6—C5—C4—C30.8 (4)
C8—C9—C18—C1930.6 (4)C20—C21—C22—C231.6 (4)
C10—C9—C18—C19151.0 (2)Br1—C21—C22—C23178.2 (2)
C8—C9—C18—C23147.7 (2)C18—C23—C22—C210.9 (4)
C10—C9—C18—C2330.7 (3)C1—C2—C3—C41.3 (5)
C15—C16—C17—C120.4 (4)C5—C4—C3—C20.9 (5)

Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formulaC23H16BrN
Mr386.28
Crystal system, space groupMonoclinic, P21/c
Temperature (K)293
a, b, c (Å)8.9837 (4), 21.5202 (10), 9.6108 (4)
β (°) 105.594 (1)
V3)1789.67 (14)
Z4
Radiation typeMo Kα
µ (mm1)2.30
Crystal size (mm)0.30 × 0.22 × 0.20
Data collection
DiffractometerBruker SMART CCD area-detector
diffractometer
Absorption correctionMulti-scan
(SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996)
Tmin, Tmax0.542, 0.652
No. of measured, independent and
observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections
13423, 4325, 2433
Rint0.027
(sin θ/λ)max1)0.666
Refinement
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S 0.038, 0.105, 1.01
No. of reflections4325
No. of parameters226
H-atom treatmentH-atom parameters constrained
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å3)0.42, 0.43

Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 1998), SAINT (Bruker, 1998), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).

 

Acknowledgements

The authors thank the Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, TIPC, CAS and Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education for financial support for this work. In addition, the Materials Chemistry Department of Nanchang Hangkong University is acknowleged.

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