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Volume 66 
Part 2 
Page o435  
February 2010  

Received 17 January 2010
Accepted 18 January 2010
Online 23 January 2010

Key indicators
Single-crystal X-ray study
T = 299 K
Mean [sigma](C-C) = 0.003 Å
R = 0.040
wR = 0.115
Data-to-parameter ratio = 16.1
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N-(4-Methylphenyl)benzenesulfonamide

aDepartment of Chemistry, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri 574 199, Mangalore, India, and bInstitute of Materials Science, Darmstadt University of Technology, Petersenstrasse 23, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
Correspondence e-mail: gowdabt@yahoo.com

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C13H13NO2S, contains two independent molecules. The dihedral angles between the aromatic rings in the two molecules are 78.0 (1) and 74.0 (1)°. In the crystal, intermolecular N-H...O hydrogen bonds pack the molecules into a three-dimensional structure.

Related literature

For the preparation of the title compound, see: Gowda et al. (2005[Gowda, B. T., Shetty, M. & Jayalakshmi, K. L. (2005). Z. Naturforsch. Teil A, 60, 106-112.]). For related structures, see: Gelbrich et al. (2007[Gelbrich, T., Hursthouse, M. B. & Threlfall, T. L. (2007). Acta Cryst. B63, 621-632.]); Gowda et al. (2008[Gowda, B. T., Foro, S., Babitha, K. S. & Fuess, H. (2008). Acta Cryst. E64, o1692.], 2010[Gowda, B. T., Foro, S., Nirmala, P. G. & Fuess, H. (2010). Acta Cryst. E66, o434.]); Perlovich et al. (2006[Perlovich, G. L., Tkachev, V. V., Schaper, K.-J. & Raevsky, O. A. (2006). Acta Cryst. E62, o780-o782.]).

[Scheme 1]

Experimental

Crystal data
  • C13H13NO2S

  • Mr = 247.30

  • Monoclinic, P 21 /c

  • a = 10.8963 (7) Å

  • b = 9.6981 (7) Å

  • c = 24.089 (2) Å

  • [beta] = 101.335 (6)°

  • V = 2495.9 (3) Å3

  • Z = 8

  • Mo K[alpha] radiation

  • [mu] = 0.25 mm-1

  • T = 299 K

  • 0.48 × 0.36 × 0.36 mm

Data collection
  • Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur diffractometer with a Sapphire CCD detector

  • Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2009[Oxford Diffraction (2009). CrysAlis CCD and CrysAlis RED. Oxford Diffraction Ltd, Yarnton, England.]) Tmin = 0.890, Tmax = 0.916

  • 11057 measured reflections

  • 5102 independent reflections

  • 3835 reflections with I > 2[sigma](I)

  • Rint = 0.016

Refinement
  • R[F2 > 2[sigma](F2)] = 0.040

  • wR(F2) = 0.115

  • S = 1.07

  • 5102 reflections

  • 317 parameters

  • 2 restraints

  • H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement

  • [Delta][rho]max = 0.25 e Å-3

  • [Delta][rho]min = -0.44 e Å-3

Table 1
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °)

D-H...A D-H H...A D...A D-H...A
N1-H1N...O2i 0.86 (1) 2.09 (1) 2.924 (2) 166 (2)
N2-H2N...O1 0.85 (1) 2.17 (1) 3.0056 (19) 168 (2)
Symmetry code: (i) [-x+1, y+{\script{1\over 2}}, -z+{\script{1\over 2}}].

Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2009[Oxford Diffraction (2009). CrysAlis CCD and CrysAlis RED. Oxford Diffraction Ltd, Yarnton, England.]); cell refinement: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009[Oxford Diffraction (2009). CrysAlis CCD and CrysAlis RED. Oxford Diffraction Ltd, Yarnton, England.]); data reduction: CrysAlis RED; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009[Spek, A. L. (2009). Acta Cryst. D65, 148-155.]); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.


Supplementary data and figures for this paper are available from the IUCr electronic archives (Reference: BT5173 ).


References

Gelbrich, T., Hursthouse, M. B. & Threlfall, T. L. (2007). Acta Cryst. B63, 621-632.  [ISI] [CSD] [CrossRef] [details]
Gowda, B. T., Foro, S., Babitha, K. S. & Fuess, H. (2008). Acta Cryst. E64, o1692.  [CSD] [CrossRef] [details]
Gowda, B. T., Foro, S., Nirmala, P. G. & Fuess, H. (2010). Acta Cryst. E66, o434.  [CSD] [CrossRef] [details]
Gowda, B. T., Shetty, M. & Jayalakshmi, K. L. (2005). Z. Naturforsch. Teil A, 60, 106-112.  [ChemPort]
Oxford Diffraction (2009). CrysAlis CCD and CrysAlis RED. Oxford Diffraction Ltd, Yarnton, England.
Perlovich, G. L., Tkachev, V. V., Schaper, K.-J. & Raevsky, O. A. (2006). Acta Cryst. E62, o780-o782.  [CSD] [CrossRef] [details]
Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.  [CrossRef] [details]
Spek, A. L. (2009). Acta Cryst. D65, 148-155.  [ISI] [CrossRef] [details]


Acta Cryst (2010). E66, o435  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536810002278 ]

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