organic compounds
Chains of edge-fused hydrogen-bonded R33(12) rings in N-phenyl-4-nitrophthalimide
aSchool of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, Scotland, bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Old Aberdeen AB24 3UE, Scotland, and cInstituto de Química, Departamento de Química Inorgânica, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21945-970 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
*Correspondence e-mail: cg@st-andrews.ac.uk
Molecules of the title compound [systematic name: 5-nitro-1H-isoindole-1,3(2H)-dione], C14H8N2O4, adopt a conformation in the solid state which renders them chiral, and they are linked by three distinct types of direction-specific intermolecular interaction. The molecules are linked by two C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds [H⋯O = 2.50 and 2.52 Å, C⋯O = 3.118 (7) and 3.294 (7) Å, and C—H⋯O = 123 and 139°] into chains of edge-fused (12) rings, which are themselves weakly linked into sheets by a combination of an aromatic π–π stacking interaction and a sheared-parallel carbonyl–carbonyl interaction.
Comment
As part of a study of the supramolecular arrangements in N-arylnitrophthalimides, the title compound, (I) (Fig. 1), has been prepared and its structure determined. The small and rather simple molecules of (I) are involved in three distinct types of direction-specific intermolecular interaction.
The dihedral angle in (I) between the C11–C16 aryl ring and the heterocyclic ring is 36.2 (2)°. Associated with this inter-ring twist are two fairly short intramolecular C—H⋯O contacts (Table 1), which are probably weakly attractive, in view of the likely positive polarization of the aryl H atoms and the negative polarization of the carbonyl O atoms. In addition, the nitro group is not quite coplanar with the adjacent C3–C8 aromatic ring; the dihedral angle between this ring and the C5/N5/O51/O52 plane is 6.4 (3)°. Accordingly, the molecules have no internal symmetry and are chiral. Thus, in P212121, only one will be present in each crystal, providing that inversion is absent. The bond lengths and angles present no unusual features.
Molecules of (I) are linked into chains by the co-operative action of two C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, each individually of only modest strength and each having a nitro O atom as acceptor, as opposed to the more usual carbonyl O atom. Aryl atom C7 in the molecule at (x, y, z) acts as hydrogen-bond donor to nitro atom O51 in the molecule at (x, −1 + y, z), so generating by translation a C(6) (Bernstein et al., 1995) chain running parallel to the [010] direction (Fig. 2). There are four chains of this type passing through each and they are linked in pairs by the second hydrogen bond. Aryl atom C6 at (x, y, z) acts as donor towards nitro atom O52 in the molecule at (1 − x, − + y, − z), so forming a second chain running parallel to [010], this time of C(5) type generated by the 21 screw axis along (, y, ). The combination of these two simple chain motifs generates a chain of edge-fused (12) rings (Fig. 2).
The chains of rings are weakly linked into sheets by a combination of an aromatic π–π stacking interaction and a dipolar interaction between carbonyl groups. The C3–C8 and C11–C16 rings in the molecules at (x, y, z) and (2 − x, + y, − z), respectively, are components of the chains of rings generated by the 21 screw axes along (, y, ) and (, y, ). These two rings make a dihedral angle of 12.7 (2)°, but their ring-centroid separation of 3.770 (3) Å and interplanar separation of ca 3.6 Å suggest a structurally significant interaction, the effect of which is to link [010] chains into (001) sheets. This linking of [010] chains is reinforced by an attractive dipolar interaction involving the two carbonyl groups. The C1—O1 carbonyl group in the molecule at (x, y, z), which forms part of the chain along (, y, ), forms a type III sheared-parallel interaction (Allen et al., 1998) with the C2—O2 carbonyl group in the molecule at (2 − x, − + y, − z), part of the chain along (, y, ). The O1⋯C2i distance is 2.957 (5) Å, and the C1—O1⋯C2i and O1⋯C2i—O2i angles are 118.5 (3) and 107.0 (2)°, respectively [symmetry code: (i) 2 − x, − + y, − z]. It may be noted here that, although the carbonyl O atoms participate in both of the short intramolecular contacts and in the intermolecular dipolar interactions, they play no part at all in the intermolecular hydrogen bonding.
Two (010) sheets pass through each 1 screw axes at z = and z = , but there are no direction-specific interactions between adjacent sheets.
generated by 2It is of interest to compare briefly the supramolecular structure of (I) with those of isomeric compounds having the nitro substituent in the N-phenyl ring. In N-(2-nitrophenyl)phthalimide (Voliotis et al., 1984), pairs of molecules are linked by a single C—H⋯O hydrogen bond into R22(14) dimers, which are themselves linked into π-stacked chains, while in N-(3-nitrophenyl)phthalimide (Glidewell et al., 2004), the molecules are linked into a three-dimensional framework utilizing four independent C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
Experimental
A well ground mixture of PhNH2 (0.19 g, 2 mmol) and 4-nitrophthalic anhydride (0.38 g, 2 mmol) was carefully heated at 473 K until effervescence (water evolution) ceased. To the cooled solid residue was added chloroform (10 ml) and The resulting mixture was heated to reflux, filtered, and the filtrate evaporated. The residue was recrystallized from ethanol to provide compound (I).
Crystal data
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Refinement
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All H atoms were located from difference maps and then treated as riding atoms [C—H = 0.95 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C)]. In the absence of significant the (Flack, 1983) was inconclusive (Flack & Bernardinelli, 2000). Hence, the Friedel-equivalent reflections were merged prior to the final and it was not possible to determine the of the molecules in the crystal used for the data collection. However, this configuration has no chemical significance.
Data collection: COLLECT (Hooft, 1999); cell and data reduction: DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and COLLECT; structure solution: OSCAIL (McArdle, 2003) and SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); structure OSCAIL and SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2003); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 and PRPKAPPA (Ferguson, 1999).
Supporting information
10.1107/S0108270105004245/sk1814sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S0108270105004245/sk1814Isup2.hkl
A well ground mixture of PhNH2 (0.19 g, 2 mmol) and 4-nitrophthalic anhydride (0.38 g, 2 mmol) was carefully heated at 473 K until effervescence (water evolution) ceased. To the cooled solid residue was added chloroform (10 ml) and
The resulting mixture was heated to reflux, filtered, and the filtrate evaporated. The residue was recrystallized from ethanol to provide compound (I).The
P212121 was uniquely assigned from the All H atoms were located from difference maps and then treated as riding atoms, with C—H distances of 0.95 Å and with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C). In the absence of significant the (Flack, 1983) was inconclusive (Flack & Bernardinelli, 2000). Hence, the Friedel-equivalent reflections were merged prior to the final and it was not possible to determine the of the molecules in the crystal used for the data collection. However, this configuration has no chemical significance.Data collection: COLLECT (Hooft, 1999); cell
DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and COLLECT; data reduction: DENZO and COLLECT; program(s) used to solve structure: OSCAIL (McArdle, 2003) and SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: OSCAIL and SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2003); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 and PRPKAPPA (Ferguson, 1999).C14H8N2O4 | F(000) = 552 |
Mr = 268.22 | Dx = 1.529 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 1554 reflections |
a = 11.9288 (6) Å | θ = 2.9–27.6° |
b = 7.0604 (2) Å | µ = 0.12 mm−1 |
c = 13.8337 (7) Å | T = 120 K |
V = 1165.10 (9) Å3 | Needle, yellow |
Z = 4 | 0.12 × 0.04 × 0.03 mm |
Nonius KappaCCD area-detector diffractometer | 1554 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Bruker-Nonius FR591 rotating anode | 1318 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.070 |
Detector resolution: 9.091 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.6°, θmin = 2.9° |
ϕ and ω scans | h = −15→13 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003) | k = −9→9 |
Tmin = 0.963, Tmax = 0.997 | l = −17→17 |
13798 measured reflections |
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)] = 0.068 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.171 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.09 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0641P)2 + 1.6397P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
1554 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
181 parameters | Δρmax = 0.39 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.25 e Å−3 |
C14H8N2O4 | V = 1165.10 (9) Å3 |
Mr = 268.22 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 11.9288 (6) Å | µ = 0.12 mm−1 |
b = 7.0604 (2) Å | T = 120 K |
c = 13.8337 (7) Å | 0.12 × 0.04 × 0.03 mm |
Nonius KappaCCD area-detector diffractometer | 1554 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003) | 1318 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.963, Tmax = 0.997 | Rint = 0.070 |
13798 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.068 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.171 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.09 | Δρmax = 0.39 e Å−3 |
1554 reflections | Δρmin = −0.25 e Å−3 |
181 parameters |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
N1 | 1.0377 (3) | 0.4517 (5) | 0.6196 (3) | 0.0282 (8) | |
C1 | 0.9520 (4) | 0.3459 (7) | 0.6640 (3) | 0.0325 (10) | |
O1 | 0.9594 (3) | 0.1872 (5) | 0.6951 (2) | 0.0396 (8) | |
C2 | 1.0001 (4) | 0.6356 (6) | 0.5957 (3) | 0.0319 (10) | |
O2 | 1.0547 (3) | 0.7551 (5) | 0.5542 (3) | 0.0426 (9) | |
C3 | 0.8803 (4) | 0.6421 (7) | 0.6261 (3) | 0.0328 (10) | |
C4 | 0.8037 (4) | 0.7882 (7) | 0.6190 (3) | 0.0340 (10) | |
C5 | 0.6965 (4) | 0.7423 (7) | 0.6524 (3) | 0.0324 (10) | |
C6 | 0.6648 (4) | 0.5719 (8) | 0.6898 (4) | 0.0391 (11) | |
C7 | 0.7442 (4) | 0.4292 (8) | 0.6962 (4) | 0.0393 (11) | |
C8 | 0.8516 (4) | 0.4702 (7) | 0.6646 (3) | 0.0340 (10) | |
N5 | 0.6083 (4) | 0.8913 (7) | 0.6463 (3) | 0.0472 (11) | |
O51 | 0.6387 (3) | 1.0524 (5) | 0.6218 (3) | 0.0533 (10) | |
O52 | 0.5135 (3) | 0.8489 (6) | 0.6684 (3) | 0.0563 (11) | |
C11 | 1.1507 (4) | 0.3832 (7) | 0.6066 (3) | 0.0300 (10) | |
C12 | 1.2394 (4) | 0.5091 (8) | 0.6192 (4) | 0.0395 (11) | |
C13 | 1.3480 (4) | 0.4436 (9) | 0.6049 (4) | 0.0478 (14) | |
C14 | 1.3674 (5) | 0.2591 (9) | 0.5812 (4) | 0.0493 (14) | |
C15 | 1.2784 (5) | 0.1356 (8) | 0.5700 (4) | 0.0498 (15) | |
C16 | 1.1679 (4) | 0.1969 (7) | 0.5813 (3) | 0.0356 (11) | |
H4 | 0.8222 | 0.9092 | 0.5936 | 0.041* | |
H6 | 0.5900 | 0.5515 | 0.7110 | 0.047* | |
H7 | 0.7256 | 0.3079 | 0.7214 | 0.047* | |
H12 | 1.2260 | 0.6369 | 0.6372 | 0.047* | |
H13 | 1.4094 | 0.5284 | 0.6116 | 0.057* | |
H14 | 1.4420 | 0.2154 | 0.5724 | 0.059* | |
H15 | 1.2926 | 0.0068 | 0.5543 | 0.060* | |
H16 | 1.1067 | 0.1129 | 0.5719 | 0.043* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
N1 | 0.0293 (18) | 0.0260 (17) | 0.0293 (17) | 0.0050 (16) | −0.0005 (15) | −0.0017 (16) |
C1 | 0.030 (2) | 0.041 (3) | 0.026 (2) | 0.002 (2) | −0.0032 (18) | −0.004 (2) |
O1 | 0.0431 (19) | 0.0407 (19) | 0.0349 (17) | −0.0015 (17) | 0.0020 (15) | 0.0117 (15) |
C2 | 0.040 (2) | 0.026 (2) | 0.029 (2) | 0.003 (2) | −0.0014 (19) | −0.0012 (18) |
O2 | 0.048 (2) | 0.0315 (16) | 0.048 (2) | −0.0004 (17) | 0.0055 (16) | 0.0016 (16) |
C3 | 0.033 (2) | 0.038 (2) | 0.027 (2) | 0.003 (2) | −0.0023 (18) | −0.008 (2) |
C4 | 0.040 (2) | 0.031 (2) | 0.031 (2) | 0.001 (2) | −0.001 (2) | −0.002 (2) |
C5 | 0.030 (2) | 0.036 (2) | 0.031 (2) | 0.006 (2) | −0.0026 (19) | −0.005 (2) |
C6 | 0.032 (2) | 0.051 (3) | 0.035 (2) | −0.008 (2) | −0.002 (2) | 0.005 (2) |
C7 | 0.035 (2) | 0.048 (3) | 0.035 (2) | −0.006 (2) | −0.004 (2) | 0.007 (2) |
C8 | 0.037 (2) | 0.040 (3) | 0.025 (2) | 0.001 (2) | −0.0059 (19) | 0.001 (2) |
N5 | 0.042 (3) | 0.053 (3) | 0.046 (3) | 0.007 (2) | −0.004 (2) | −0.004 (2) |
O51 | 0.055 (2) | 0.042 (2) | 0.063 (2) | 0.0103 (19) | 0.002 (2) | 0.006 (2) |
O52 | 0.0322 (18) | 0.065 (3) | 0.072 (3) | 0.0077 (19) | 0.0092 (18) | −0.001 (2) |
C11 | 0.032 (2) | 0.036 (2) | 0.0213 (19) | 0.006 (2) | 0.0038 (17) | 0.0005 (19) |
C12 | 0.035 (2) | 0.047 (3) | 0.037 (2) | −0.002 (2) | −0.002 (2) | 0.001 (2) |
C13 | 0.038 (3) | 0.064 (4) | 0.041 (3) | 0.005 (3) | −0.001 (2) | 0.008 (3) |
C14 | 0.036 (2) | 0.074 (4) | 0.038 (3) | 0.015 (3) | 0.006 (2) | 0.015 (3) |
C15 | 0.068 (4) | 0.051 (3) | 0.030 (2) | 0.029 (3) | 0.011 (2) | 0.008 (3) |
C16 | 0.047 (3) | 0.035 (2) | 0.025 (2) | 0.008 (2) | 0.005 (2) | 0.0023 (19) |
N1—C1 | 1.407 (6) | C7—C8 | 1.385 (7) |
N1—C2 | 1.413 (6) | C7—H7 | 0.95 |
N1—C11 | 1.443 (6) | N5—O52 | 1.209 (6) |
C1—O1 | 1.204 (6) | N5—O51 | 1.242 (6) |
C1—C8 | 1.484 (6) | C11—C16 | 1.377 (7) |
C2—O2 | 1.211 (5) | C11—C12 | 1.393 (7) |
C2—C3 | 1.490 (6) | C12—C13 | 1.389 (7) |
C3—C8 | 1.369 (7) | C12—H12 | 0.95 |
C3—C4 | 1.381 (6) | C13—C14 | 1.363 (9) |
C4—C5 | 1.398 (6) | C13—H13 | 0.95 |
C4—H4 | 0.95 | C14—C15 | 1.383 (9) |
C5—C6 | 1.363 (7) | C14—H14 | 0.95 |
C5—N5 | 1.490 (6) | C15—C16 | 1.396 (7) |
C6—C7 | 1.386 (7) | C15—H15 | 0.95 |
C6—H6 | 0.95 | C16—H16 | 0.95 |
C1—N1—C2 | 111.0 (4) | C3—C8—C7 | 122.6 (5) |
C1—N1—C11 | 123.8 (4) | C3—C8—C1 | 108.7 (4) |
C2—N1—C11 | 125.1 (4) | C7—C8—C1 | 128.7 (5) |
O1—C1—N1 | 126.7 (4) | O52—N5—O51 | 124.7 (5) |
O1—C1—C8 | 127.4 (5) | O52—N5—C5 | 118.2 (5) |
N1—C1—C8 | 106.0 (4) | O51—N5—C5 | 117.1 (4) |
O2—C2—N1 | 125.4 (4) | C16—C11—C12 | 121.8 (5) |
O2—C2—C3 | 128.9 (4) | C16—C11—N1 | 119.4 (4) |
N1—C2—C3 | 105.5 (4) | C12—C11—N1 | 118.7 (4) |
C8—C3—C4 | 121.6 (4) | C13—C12—C11 | 118.6 (5) |
C8—C3—C2 | 108.8 (4) | C13—C12—H12 | 120.7 |
C4—C3—C2 | 129.6 (5) | C11—C12—H12 | 120.7 |
C3—C4—C5 | 114.1 (4) | C14—C13—C12 | 120.7 (6) |
C3—C4—H4 | 122.9 | C14—C13—H13 | 119.7 |
C5—C4—H4 | 122.9 | C12—C13—H13 | 119.7 |
C6—C5—C4 | 125.7 (4) | C13—C14—C15 | 120.0 (5) |
C6—C5—N5 | 116.6 (4) | C13—C14—H14 | 120.0 |
C4—C5—N5 | 117.6 (4) | C15—C14—H14 | 120.0 |
C5—C6—C7 | 118.5 (4) | C14—C15—C16 | 121.1 (5) |
C5—C6—H6 | 120.8 | C14—C15—H15 | 119.4 |
C7—C6—H6 | 120.8 | C16—C15—H15 | 119.4 |
C8—C7—C6 | 117.4 (5) | C11—C16—C15 | 117.8 (5) |
C8—C7—H7 | 121.3 | C11—C16—H16 | 121.1 |
C6—C7—H7 | 121.3 | C15—C16—H16 | 121.1 |
C2—N1—C1—O1 | −177.5 (4) | C6—C7—C8—C3 | −1.5 (7) |
C11—N1—C1—O1 | −1.2 (7) | C6—C7—C8—C1 | 179.5 (4) |
C2—N1—C1—C8 | 2.2 (5) | O1—C1—C8—C3 | 177.3 (5) |
C11—N1—C1—C8 | 178.5 (4) | N1—C1—C8—C3 | −2.4 (5) |
C1—N1—C2—O2 | −177.6 (4) | O1—C1—C8—C7 | −3.6 (8) |
C11—N1—C2—O2 | 6.2 (7) | N1—C1—C8—C7 | 176.7 (5) |
C1—N1—C2—C3 | −1.2 (5) | C6—C5—N5—O52 | −5.0 (7) |
C11—N1—C2—C3 | −177.5 (4) | C4—C5—N5—O52 | 174.7 (5) |
O2—C2—C3—C8 | 175.8 (5) | C6—C5—N5—O51 | 172.8 (5) |
N1—C2—C3—C8 | −0.3 (5) | C4—C5—N5—O51 | −7.5 (7) |
O2—C2—C3—C4 | −3.6 (8) | C1—N1—C11—C16 | 39.3 (6) |
N1—C2—C3—C4 | −179.7 (5) | C2—N1—C11—C16 | −145.0 (4) |
C8—C3—C4—C5 | −1.2 (7) | C1—N1—C11—C12 | −141.3 (4) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 178.1 (4) | C2—N1—C11—C12 | 34.5 (6) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.2 (7) | C16—C11—C12—C13 | 0.6 (7) |
C3—C4—C5—N5 | −179.4 (4) | N1—C11—C12—C13 | −178.8 (4) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 0.1 (8) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −1.6 (8) |
N5—C5—C6—C7 | 179.7 (4) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 0.9 (8) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | 0.5 (7) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | 0.8 (8) |
C4—C3—C8—C7 | 2.0 (7) | C12—C11—C16—C15 | 1.0 (7) |
C2—C3—C8—C7 | −177.5 (4) | N1—C11—C16—C15 | −179.6 (4) |
C4—C3—C8—C1 | −178.9 (4) | C14—C15—C16—C11 | −1.7 (7) |
C2—C3—C8—C1 | 1.7 (5) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C6—H6···O52i | 0.95 | 2.52 | 3.294 (6) | 139 |
C7—H7···O51ii | 0.95 | 2.50 | 3.118 (7) | 123 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (ii) x, y−1, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C14H8N2O4 |
Mr | 268.22 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, P212121 |
Temperature (K) | 120 |
a, b, c (Å) | 11.9288 (6), 7.0604 (2), 13.8337 (7) |
V (Å3) | 1165.10 (9) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.12 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.12 × 0.04 × 0.03 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Nonius KappaCCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.963, 0.997 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 13798, 1554, 1318 |
Rint | 0.070 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.651 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.068, 0.171, 1.09 |
No. of reflections | 1554 |
No. of parameters | 181 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.39, −0.25 |
Computer programs: COLLECT (Hooft, 1999), DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and COLLECT, DENZO and COLLECT, OSCAIL (McArdle, 2003) and SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997), OSCAIL and SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997), PLATON (Spek, 2003), SHELXL97 and PRPKAPPA (Ferguson, 1999).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C6—H6···O52i | 0.95 | 2.52 | 3.294 (6) | 139 |
C7—H7···O51ii | 0.95 | 2.50 | 3.118 (7) | 123 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (ii) x, y−1, z. |
Acknowledgements
The X-ray data were collected at the EPSRC X-ray Crystallographic Service, University of Southampton, England; the authors thank the staff for all their help and advice. JNL thanks NCR Self-Service, Dundee, for grants which have provided computing facilities for this work. JLW thanks CNPq and FAPERJ for financial support.
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As part of a study of the supramolecular arrangements in N-aryl-nitrophthalimides, the title compound, (I) (Fig. 1), has been prepared and its structure determined. The small and rather simple molecules of (I) are involved in three distinct types of direction-specific intermolecular interaction.
The dihedral angle in (I) between the C11–C16 aryl ring and the heterocyclic ring is 36.2 (2)°. Associated with this inter-ring twist are two fairly short intramolecular C—H···O contacts (Table 1), which are probably weakly attractive, in view of the likely positive polarization of the aryl H atoms and the negative polarization of the carbonyl O atoms. In addition, the nitro group is not quite coplanar with the adjacent C3–C8 aromatic ring: the dihedral angle between this ring and the C5/N5/O51/O52 plane is 6.4 (3)°. Accordingly, the molecules have no internal symmetry and they are chiral. Thus, in space group P212121, only one enantiomorph will be present in each crystal, providing that inversion twinning is absent. The bond lengths and angles present no unusual features.
The molecules of (I) are linked into chains by the cooperative action of two C—H···O hydrogen bonds, each individually of only modest strength and each having a nitro O atom as acceptor, as opposed to the more usual carbonyl O atom. Aryl atom C7 in the molecule at (x, y, z) acts as hydrogen-bond donor to nitro atom O51 in the molecule at (x, −1 + y, z), so generating by translation a C(6) (Bernstein et al., 1995) chain running parallel to the [010] direction (Fig. 2). There are four chains of this type passing through each unit cell and they are linked in pairs by the second hydrogen bond. Aryl atom C6 at (x, y, z) acts as donor towards nitro atom O52 in the molecule at (1 − x, −1/2 + y, 3/2 − z), so forming a second chain running parallel to [010], this time of C(5) type generated by the 21 screw axis along (1/2, y, 3/4). The combination of these two simple chain motifs generates a chain of edge-fused R33(12) rings (Fig. 2).
The chains of rings are weakly linked into sheets by a combination of an aromatic π–π stacking interaction and a dipolar interaction between carbonyl groups. The C3–C8 and C11–C16 rings in the molecules at (x, y, z) and (2 − x, 1/2 + y, 3/2 − z), respectively, are components of the chains of rings generated by the 21 screw axes along (1/2, y, 3/4) and (3/2, y, 3/4). These two rings make a dihedral angle of 12.7 (2)°, but their ring-centroid separation of 3.770 (3) Å and interplanar separation of ca 3.6 Å s u ggest a structurally significant interaction, the effect of which is to link [010] chains into (001) sheets. This linking of [010] chains is reinforced by an attractive dipolar interaction involving the two carbonyl groups. The C1—O1 carbonyl group in the molecule at (x, y, z), which forms part of the chain along (1/2, y, 3/4), forms a type III sheared-parallel interaction (Allen et al., 1998) with the C2—O2 carbonyl group in the molecule at (2 − x, −1/2 + y, 3/2 − z), part of the chain along (3/2, y, 3/4). The O1···C2i distance [symmetry code: (i) 2 − x, −1/2 + y, 3/2 − z] is 2.957 (5) Å, and the C1—O1···C2i and O1···C2i—O2i angles are 118.5 (3) and 107.0 (2)°, respectively. It may be noted here that, although the carbonyl O atoms participate in both short intramolecular contacts and in intermolecular dipolar interactions, they play no part at all in the intermolecular hydrogen bonding.
Two (010) sheets pass through each unit cell, generated respectively by 21 screw axes at z = 1/4 and z = 3/4, but there are no direction-specific interactions between adjacent sheets.
It is of interest to compare briefly the supramolecular structure of (I) with those of isomeric compounds having the nitro substituent in the N-phenyl ring. In N-(2-nitrophenyl)phthalimide (Voliotis et al., 1984), pairs of molecules are linked by a single C—H···O hydrogen bond into R22(14) dimers, which are themselves linked into π-stacked chains, while in N-(3-nitrophenyl)phthalimide (Glidewell et al., 2004), the molecules are linked into a three-dimensional framework utilizing four independent C—H···O hydrogen bonds.