N-(4-Methyl­phen­yl)succinimide

Saraswathi, B.S.; Gowda, B.T.; Foro, S.; Fuess, H.

doi:10.1107/S1600536810001546

Volume 66
Part 2
Page o390
February 2010

Received 10 January 2010
Accepted 13 January 2010
Online 16 January 2010

Key indicators
Single-crystal X-ray study
T = 299 K
Mean (C-C) = 0.005 Å
R = 0.068
wR = 0.136
Data-to-parameter ratio = 12.0
Details

N-(4-Methylphenyl)succinimide

B. S. Saraswathi,^a B. Thimme Gowda,^a ^* Sabine Foro ^b and Hartmut Fuess ^b

^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

In the molecule of the title compound, C₁₁H₁₁NO₂, the dihedral angle between the aromatic ring and the amide segment is 57.3 (1)°.

Related literature

For a related structure, see: Saraswathi et al. (2010).

Experimental

Crystal data

C₁₁H₁₁NO₂
M_r = 189.21
Monoclinic, P 2₁ /c
a = 13.543 (3) Å
b = 5.6539 (9) Å
c = 13.365 (3) Å
= 109.35 (2)°
V = 965.6 (3) Å³
Z = 4
Mo K radiation
= 0.09 mm^-1
T = 299 K
0.44 × 0.24 × 0.08 mm

Data collection

Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur diffractometer with a Sapphire CCD detector
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2009 $[Oxford Diffraction (2009). CrysAlis CCD and CrysAlis RED. Oxford Diffraction Ltd, Yarnton, England.]$ ) T_min = 0.961, T_max = 0.993
3389 measured reflections
1924 independent reflections
1262 reflections with I > 2(I)
R_int = 0.020

Refinement

R[F² > 2(F²)] = 0.068
wR(F²) = 0.136
S = 1.23
1924 reflections
160 parameters
Only H-atom coordinates refined
_max = 0.17 e Å^-3
_min = -0.16 e Å^-3

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); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.

Supplementary data and figures for this paper are available from the IUCr electronic archives (Reference: NG2719 ).

Acknowledgements

BSS thanks the University Grants Commission, Government of India, New Delhi, for the award of a research fellowship under its faculty improvement program.

References

Oxford Diffraction (2009). CrysAlis CCD and CrysAlis RED. Oxford Diffraction Ltd, Yarnton, England.
Saraswathi, B. S., Gowda, B. T., Foro, S. & Fuess, H. (2010). Acta Cryst. E66, o325.
Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.
Spek, A. L. (2009). Acta Cryst. D65, 148-155.

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