organic compounds
Pifithrin-β
aSchool of Natural Sciences (Chemistry), University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, England
*Correspondence e-mail: w.clegg@ncl.ac.uk
The title compound, 2-p-tolyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobenzo[d]imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole, C16H16N2S, is a condensation product of pifithrin-α, which has been previously reported as an inhibitor of the tumour suppressor protein p53. The molecule contains a planar fused pair of heterocyclic five-membered rings and the attached p-tolyl substituent is also essentially coplanar.
Comment
The compound pifithrin-α [2-(2-imino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiazol-3-yl)-1-(4-methylphenyl)ethanone, (1)] was previously reported to inhibit, in vitro, a number of processes involving the tumour suppressor protein p53; it was thus of interest in the development of cancer therapies (Komarov et al., 1999). During a further evaluation of the effectiveness of pifithrin-α, a crystalline sample was obtained and its structure investigated by X-ray diffraction. However, the material was found to be a condensation product of pifithrin-α, from which water had been eliminated in a ring closure. The product, referred to as pifithrin-β, (2), is more stable than pifithrin-α in tissue culture medium. The revelation of this transformation through crystallographic identification of the condensation product has led to an expansion of the original evaluation of pifithrin-α to include also pifithrin-β, and the recognition that some of the inhibitory effects previously ascribed to pifithrin-α are probably due instead to pifithrin-β or a combination of the two compounds (Walton et al., 2005).
The molecule of pifithrin-β (Fig. 1) contains three fused rings with a p-tolyl substituent. The cyclohexene ring (or tetrahydrobenzo group) is disordered over two conformations, in which the two saturated C atoms furthest from the double bond lie one on each side of the mean plane of the other atoms of the ring [by 0.377 (4) and 0.375 (4) Å for the major component]; the two disorder components have opposite senses of twist for this CH2CH2 segment (see the torsion angles in Table 1). The fused thiazole and imidazole rings are individually planar (r.m.s. deviations < 0.003 Å) and form a single planar unit [r.m.s. deviation 0.009 Å; dihedral angle between the two five-membered rings = 1.32 (5)°]. Such imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole fused ring systems have been found in ten other crystal structures in the Cambridge Structural Database (Version 5.26 plus one update, February 2005; Allen, 2002), and they are all planar.
The benzene ring of the p-tolyl substituent makes a dihedral angle of 2.32 (5)° with the imidazole ring to which it is attached. The whole molecule, excluding H atoms and the disordered CH2CH2 linkage, is thus essentially planar, with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.039 Å. There are no notable intermolecular interactions in the The molecules lie in almost planar sheets parallel to (001) (Fig. 2).
Experimental
The compound was prepared by a condensation reaction of pifithrin-α, initially unintentionally during a study of anti-tumour agents, and subsequently by refluxing in aqueous methanol (Walton et al., 2005). It was recrystallized from methanol.
Crystal data
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Refinement
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H atoms were positioned geometrically (C—H = 0.95–0.99 Å) and refined with a riding model (including Uiso values constrained to be 1.2 (1.5 for methyl groups) times Ueq of the Twofold disorder was resolved and refined for the central CH2CH2 linkage of the cyclohexene ring, with occupancy factors 0.766 (6):0.234 (6).
about the C—C bond for the methyl group), and withData collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2001); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: SHELXTL; software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL and local programs.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S160053680501264X/bt6656sup1.cif
contains datablocks 2, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock 2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S160053680501264X/bt66562sup2.hkl
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2001); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: SHELXTL; software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL and local programs.C16H16N2S | F(000) = 568 |
Mr = 268.37 | Dx = 1.318 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 7.1729 (4) Å | Cell parameters from 9390 reflections |
b = 13.5386 (8) Å | θ = 2.1–28.5° |
c = 14.3530 (8) Å | µ = 0.23 mm−1 |
β = 103.917 (2)° | T = 160 K |
V = 1352.92 (13) Å3 | Block, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.44 × 0.30 × 0.26 mm |
Bruker SMART 1K CCD diffractometer | 3222 independent reflections |
Radiation source: sealed tube | 2871 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.022 |
Detector resolution: 8.192 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 28.5°, θmin = 2.1° |
thin–slice ω scans | h = −9→9 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003) | k = −17→17 |
Tmin = 0.91, Tmax = 0.94 | l = −18→18 |
11454 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)] = 0.038 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.103 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0542P)2 + 0.5147P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3222 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
192 parameters | Δρmax = 0.32 e Å−3 |
36 restraints | Δρmin = −0.25 e Å−3 |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) | |
N1 | 0.58299 (16) | 0.17620 (8) | 0.14058 (8) | 0.0257 (2) | |
N2 | 0.69620 (16) | 0.02495 (8) | 0.12171 (8) | 0.0242 (2) | |
S1 | 0.35910 (5) | 0.00517 (3) | 0.14928 (3) | 0.03065 (12) | |
C1 | 0.76869 (18) | 0.18220 (10) | 0.12686 (9) | 0.0237 (3) | |
C2 | 0.54752 (18) | 0.08082 (10) | 0.13678 (9) | 0.0242 (3) | |
C3 | 0.4914 (2) | −0.10047 (10) | 0.13244 (9) | 0.0268 (3) | |
C4 | 0.4184 (2) | −0.20417 (11) | 0.13456 (11) | 0.0326 (3) | |
H4A | 0.3239 | −0.2189 | 0.0736 | 0.039* | 0.766 (6) |
H4B | 0.3535 | −0.2114 | 0.1877 | 0.039* | 0.766 (6) |
H4X | 0.2834 | −0.2088 | 0.0971 | 0.039* | 0.234 (6) |
H4Y | 0.4246 | −0.2247 | 0.2014 | 0.039* | 0.234 (6) |
C5 | 0.5846 (3) | −0.27551 (14) | 0.1484 (2) | 0.0333 (6) | 0.766 (6) |
H5A | 0.5345 | −0.3435 | 0.1347 | 0.040* | 0.766 (6) |
H5B | 0.6590 | −0.2732 | 0.2161 | 0.040* | 0.766 (6) |
C6 | 0.7167 (4) | −0.25056 (15) | 0.0826 (2) | 0.0316 (6) | 0.766 (6) |
H6A | 0.6409 | −0.2503 | 0.0152 | 0.038* | 0.766 (6) |
H6B | 0.8164 | −0.3023 | 0.0890 | 0.038* | 0.766 (6) |
C5X | 0.5584 (10) | −0.2755 (5) | 0.0866 (7) | 0.035 (2) | 0.234 (6) |
H5X1 | 0.5311 | −0.3456 | 0.0980 | 0.042* | 0.234 (6) |
H5X2 | 0.5273 | −0.2647 | 0.0163 | 0.042* | 0.234 (6) |
C6X | 0.7701 (13) | −0.2555 (6) | 0.1274 (8) | 0.0367 (19) | 0.234 (6) |
H6X1 | 0.8478 | −0.3011 | 0.0981 | 0.044* | 0.234 (6) |
H6X2 | 0.8033 | −0.2670 | 0.1976 | 0.044* | 0.234 (6) |
C7 | 0.8147 (2) | −0.14939 (10) | 0.10651 (11) | 0.0304 (3) | |
H7A | 0.9181 | −0.1539 | 0.1661 | 0.036* | 0.766 (6) |
H7B | 0.8721 | −0.1278 | 0.0537 | 0.036* | 0.766 (6) |
H7X | 0.9395 | −0.1306 | 0.1494 | 0.036* | 0.234 (6) |
H7Y | 0.8282 | −0.1451 | 0.0396 | 0.036* | 0.234 (6) |
C8 | 0.66567 (19) | −0.07719 (9) | 0.11945 (9) | 0.0249 (3) | |
C9 | 0.84012 (19) | 0.08993 (10) | 0.11508 (10) | 0.0258 (3) | |
H9 | 0.9626 | 0.0744 | 0.1046 | 0.031* | |
C10 | 0.86652 (18) | 0.27755 (10) | 0.12710 (9) | 0.0241 (3) | |
C11 | 1.05548 (19) | 0.28174 (10) | 0.11660 (10) | 0.0291 (3) | |
H11 | 1.1197 | 0.2224 | 0.1077 | 0.035* | |
C12 | 1.1500 (2) | 0.37143 (11) | 0.11911 (10) | 0.0315 (3) | |
H12 | 1.2785 | 0.3722 | 0.1122 | 0.038* | |
C13 | 1.0616 (2) | 0.46007 (10) | 0.13146 (9) | 0.0288 (3) | |
C14 | 0.8730 (2) | 0.45609 (11) | 0.14183 (10) | 0.0317 (3) | |
H14 | 0.8092 | 0.5156 | 0.1507 | 0.038* | |
C15 | 0.7773 (2) | 0.36671 (10) | 0.13934 (10) | 0.0294 (3) | |
H15 | 0.6487 | 0.3661 | 0.1461 | 0.035* | |
C16 | 1.1659 (2) | 0.55676 (11) | 0.13264 (11) | 0.0360 (3) | |
H16A | 1.3047 | 0.5455 | 0.1534 | 0.054* | |
H16B | 1.1261 | 0.6024 | 0.1772 | 0.054* | |
H16C | 1.1348 | 0.5854 | 0.0680 | 0.054* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
N1 | 0.0233 (5) | 0.0267 (5) | 0.0276 (5) | 0.0019 (4) | 0.0071 (4) | 0.0006 (4) |
N2 | 0.0238 (5) | 0.0234 (5) | 0.0262 (5) | 0.0018 (4) | 0.0080 (4) | 0.0015 (4) |
S1 | 0.02331 (18) | 0.02947 (19) | 0.0411 (2) | −0.00072 (12) | 0.01156 (14) | 0.00096 (14) |
C1 | 0.0233 (6) | 0.0262 (6) | 0.0220 (6) | 0.0019 (5) | 0.0060 (5) | 0.0012 (5) |
C2 | 0.0214 (6) | 0.0265 (6) | 0.0253 (6) | 0.0021 (5) | 0.0069 (5) | 0.0010 (5) |
C3 | 0.0279 (6) | 0.0256 (6) | 0.0266 (6) | 0.0007 (5) | 0.0059 (5) | 0.0017 (5) |
C4 | 0.0337 (7) | 0.0292 (7) | 0.0348 (7) | −0.0068 (6) | 0.0081 (6) | 0.0019 (6) |
C5 | 0.0387 (11) | 0.0231 (9) | 0.0372 (16) | −0.0024 (7) | 0.0074 (9) | 0.0046 (8) |
C6 | 0.0373 (13) | 0.0232 (9) | 0.0350 (14) | 0.0043 (8) | 0.0098 (10) | −0.0003 (10) |
C5X | 0.039 (4) | 0.026 (3) | 0.037 (5) | 0.000 (2) | 0.005 (3) | 0.003 (3) |
C6X | 0.042 (4) | 0.031 (3) | 0.032 (4) | 0.000 (3) | 0.000 (3) | −0.001 (3) |
C7 | 0.0314 (7) | 0.0255 (6) | 0.0358 (7) | 0.0029 (5) | 0.0114 (6) | 0.0013 (5) |
C8 | 0.0285 (6) | 0.0219 (6) | 0.0244 (6) | 0.0011 (5) | 0.0064 (5) | 0.0018 (5) |
C9 | 0.0236 (6) | 0.0249 (6) | 0.0305 (6) | 0.0013 (5) | 0.0094 (5) | 0.0019 (5) |
C10 | 0.0250 (6) | 0.0254 (6) | 0.0215 (6) | 0.0003 (5) | 0.0048 (5) | 0.0007 (5) |
C11 | 0.0268 (7) | 0.0293 (7) | 0.0320 (7) | 0.0014 (5) | 0.0083 (5) | −0.0032 (5) |
C12 | 0.0249 (6) | 0.0383 (8) | 0.0319 (7) | −0.0043 (5) | 0.0079 (5) | −0.0028 (6) |
C13 | 0.0323 (7) | 0.0305 (7) | 0.0219 (6) | −0.0070 (5) | 0.0033 (5) | −0.0005 (5) |
C14 | 0.0337 (7) | 0.0254 (7) | 0.0368 (7) | 0.0010 (5) | 0.0101 (6) | 0.0012 (5) |
C15 | 0.0261 (7) | 0.0270 (6) | 0.0366 (7) | 0.0014 (5) | 0.0101 (5) | 0.0017 (5) |
C16 | 0.0391 (8) | 0.0340 (7) | 0.0332 (7) | −0.0118 (6) | 0.0053 (6) | −0.0003 (6) |
N1—C1 | 1.3949 (17) | C5X—C6X | 1.515 (12) |
N1—C2 | 1.3147 (17) | C6X—H6X1 | 0.990 |
N2—C2 | 1.3666 (16) | C6X—H6X2 | 0.990 |
N2—C8 | 1.3991 (16) | C6X—C7 | 1.518 (8) |
N2—C9 | 1.3770 (17) | C7—H7A | 0.990 |
S1—C2 | 1.7391 (13) | C7—H7B | 0.990 |
S1—C3 | 1.7650 (14) | C7—H7X | 0.990 |
C1—C9 | 1.3760 (18) | C7—H7Y | 0.990 |
C1—C10 | 1.4689 (18) | C7—C8 | 1.4926 (18) |
C3—C4 | 1.5014 (19) | C9—H9 | 0.950 |
C3—C8 | 1.3447 (19) | C10—C11 | 1.4005 (18) |
C4—H4A | 0.990 | C10—C15 | 1.3971 (18) |
C4—H4B | 0.990 | C11—H11 | 0.950 |
C4—H4X | 0.990 | C11—C12 | 1.387 (2) |
C4—H4Y | 0.990 | C12—H12 | 0.950 |
C4—C5 | 1.510 (2) | C12—C13 | 1.389 (2) |
C4—C5X | 1.658 (7) | C13—C14 | 1.397 (2) |
C5—H5A | 0.990 | C13—C16 | 1.5061 (19) |
C5—H5B | 0.990 | C14—H14 | 0.950 |
C5—C6 | 1.528 (3) | C14—C15 | 1.388 (2) |
C6—H6A | 0.990 | C15—H15 | 0.950 |
C6—H6B | 0.990 | C16—H16A | 0.980 |
C6—C7 | 1.540 (3) | C16—H16B | 0.980 |
C5X—H5X1 | 0.990 | C16—H16C | 0.980 |
C5X—H5X2 | 0.990 | ||
C1—N1—C2 | 103.49 (11) | C5X—C6X—C7 | 109.4 (7) |
C2—N2—C8 | 115.28 (11) | H6X1—C6X—H6X2 | 108.2 |
C2—N2—C9 | 106.49 (11) | H6X1—C6X—C7 | 109.8 |
C8—N2—C9 | 138.21 (11) | H6X2—C6X—C7 | 109.8 |
C2—S1—C3 | 90.36 (6) | C6—C7—H7A | 110.1 |
N1—C1—C9 | 111.16 (11) | C6—C7—H7B | 110.1 |
N1—C1—C10 | 121.52 (11) | C6—C7—C8 | 107.94 (13) |
C9—C1—C10 | 127.32 (12) | C6X—C7—H7X | 108.8 |
N1—C2—N2 | 113.56 (11) | C6X—C7—H7Y | 108.8 |
N1—C2—S1 | 136.19 (10) | C6X—C7—C8 | 113.9 (3) |
N2—C2—S1 | 110.23 (10) | H7A—C7—H7B | 108.4 |
S1—C3—C4 | 123.59 (10) | H7A—C7—C8 | 110.1 |
S1—C3—C8 | 112.18 (10) | H7B—C7—C8 | 110.1 |
C4—C3—C8 | 124.22 (13) | H7X—C7—H7Y | 107.7 |
C3—C4—H4A | 109.8 | H7X—C7—C8 | 108.8 |
C3—C4—H4B | 109.8 | H7Y—C7—C8 | 108.8 |
C3—C4—H4X | 110.4 | N2—C8—C3 | 111.96 (11) |
C3—C4—H4Y | 110.4 | N2—C8—C7 | 122.51 (11) |
C3—C4—C5 | 109.43 (13) | C3—C8—C7 | 125.52 (12) |
C3—C4—C5X | 106.7 (2) | N2—C9—C1 | 105.31 (11) |
H4A—C4—H4B | 108.2 | N2—C9—H9 | 127.3 |
H4A—C4—C5 | 109.8 | C1—C9—H9 | 127.3 |
H4B—C4—C5 | 109.8 | C1—C10—C11 | 120.64 (12) |
H4X—C4—H4Y | 108.6 | C1—C10—C15 | 121.77 (12) |
H4X—C4—C5X | 110.4 | C11—C10—C15 | 117.59 (12) |
H4Y—C4—C5X | 110.4 | C10—C11—H11 | 119.6 |
C4—C5—H5A | 109.4 | C10—C11—C12 | 120.84 (13) |
C4—C5—H5B | 109.4 | H11—C11—C12 | 119.6 |
C4—C5—C6 | 111.4 (2) | C11—C12—H12 | 119.2 |
H5A—C5—H5B | 108.0 | C11—C12—C13 | 121.61 (13) |
H5A—C5—C6 | 109.4 | H12—C12—C13 | 119.2 |
H5B—C5—C6 | 109.4 | C12—C13—C14 | 117.66 (13) |
C5—C6—H6A | 109.2 | C12—C13—C16 | 120.75 (14) |
C5—C6—H6B | 109.2 | C14—C13—C16 | 121.58 (14) |
C5—C6—C7 | 112.1 (2) | C13—C14—H14 | 119.4 |
H6A—C6—H6B | 107.9 | C13—C14—C15 | 121.12 (13) |
H6A—C6—C7 | 109.2 | H14—C14—C15 | 119.4 |
H6B—C6—C7 | 109.2 | C10—C15—C14 | 121.18 (13) |
C4—C5X—H5X1 | 109.0 | C10—C15—H15 | 119.4 |
C4—C5X—H5X2 | 109.0 | C14—C15—H15 | 119.4 |
C4—C5X—C6X | 112.7 (6) | C13—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
H5X1—C5X—H5X2 | 107.8 | C13—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
H5X1—C5X—C6X | 109.0 | C13—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
H5X2—C5X—C6X | 109.0 | H16A—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C5X—C6X—H6X1 | 109.8 | H16A—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C5X—C6X—H6X2 | 109.8 | H16B—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C2—N1—C1—C9 | 0.04 (14) | C2—N2—C8—C3 | 0.29 (16) |
C2—N1—C1—C10 | −179.28 (11) | C2—N2—C8—C7 | −178.23 (12) |
C1—N1—C2—N2 | 0.03 (14) | C9—N2—C8—C3 | 178.36 (15) |
C1—N1—C2—S1 | 177.90 (12) | C9—N2—C8—C7 | −0.2 (2) |
C8—N2—C2—N1 | 178.58 (11) | C6—C7—C8—N2 | −166.19 (16) |
C8—N2—C2—S1 | 0.15 (14) | C6—C7—C8—C3 | 15.5 (2) |
C9—N2—C2—N1 | −0.08 (15) | C6X—C7—C8—N2 | 167.5 (5) |
C9—N2—C2—S1 | −178.51 (9) | C6X—C7—C8—C3 | −10.8 (5) |
C3—S1—C2—N1 | −178.32 (15) | N1—C1—C9—N2 | −0.08 (15) |
C3—S1—C2—N2 | −0.39 (10) | C10—C1—C9—N2 | 179.18 (12) |
C2—S1—C3—C4 | 179.36 (12) | C2—N2—C9—C1 | 0.10 (14) |
C2—S1—C3—C8 | 0.57 (11) | C8—N2—C9—C1 | −178.09 (14) |
S1—C3—C4—C5 | −162.66 (15) | N1—C1—C10—C11 | 177.71 (12) |
S1—C3—C4—C5X | 164.7 (3) | N1—C1—C10—C15 | −1.16 (19) |
C8—C3—C4—C5 | 16.0 (2) | C9—C1—C10—C11 | −1.5 (2) |
C8—C3—C4—C5X | −16.7 (4) | C9—C1—C10—C15 | 179.65 (13) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −45.8 (3) | C1—C10—C11—C12 | −178.43 (12) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 64.3 (3) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | 0.5 (2) |
C3—C4—C5X—C6X | 47.9 (8) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −0.4 (2) |
C4—C5X—C6X—C7 | −61.1 (10) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.3 (2) |
C5X—C6X—C7—C8 | 41.1 (9) | C11—C12—C13—C16 | −179.17 (13) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | −45.5 (3) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | −0.3 (2) |
S1—C3—C8—N2 | −0.59 (14) | C16—C13—C14—C15 | 179.12 (13) |
S1—C3—C8—C7 | 177.88 (11) | C13—C14—C15—C10 | 0.5 (2) |
C4—C3—C8—N2 | −179.37 (12) | C1—C10—C15—C14 | 178.36 (13) |
C4—C3—C8—C7 | −0.9 (2) | C11—C10—C15—C14 | −0.5 (2) |
Acknowledgements
We thank the EPSRC for financial support and Dr Ian Hardcastle for supplying the sample.
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