organic compounds
4,4′-Dimethyl-2,2′-[1,2-phenylenebis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenol
aState Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, Institute of Solid Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: leikeweipublic@hotmail.com
In the title Schiff base, C22H20N2O2, the benzene ring forms dihedral angles of 53.92 (1) and 3.62 (1)° with the two salicylaldimine groups. There are two strong O—H⋯N intramolecular hydrogen bonds. The crystal packing is stabilized by weak intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and π–π stacking interactions (average distance 3.39 Å).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998); cell RAPID-AUTO; data reduction: CrystalStructure (Rigaku/MSC, 2002); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Bruker, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536807064768/gk2120sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536807064768/gk2120Isup2.hkl
1,2-Phenylenediamine(0.01 mol, 1.08 g) and 5-methylsalicylaldehyde (0.02 mol, 2.76 g) were dissolved in ethanol and the solution was refluxed for 3 h. After evaporation, a crude product was recrystallized twice from ethanol to give a pure yellow product. Yield: 90.1%. Melting point: 494–496 K. Calcd. for C22H20N2O2: C, 76.72; H, 5.85; N, 8.13; Found: C, 76.44; H, 5.75; N, 8.07%.
All H atoms were placed in geometrically idealized positions and constrained to ride on their parent atoms (C—H = 0.93 Å or 0.96 Å; O—H = 0.82 Å) and Uiso(H) values equal to 1.2Ueq(C) or 1.5Ueq(O).
Schiff bases have been used extensively as ligands in the field of coordination chemistry. Some of the reasons are that the intramolecular hydrogen bond between the O and N atoms plays an important role in the formation of metal complexes, and that Schiff base compounds show
and thermochromism in the solid state by proton transfer from the hydroxyl O atom to the imine N atom (Cohen et al., 1964). On the basis of structural studies on photochromic and thermochromic salicylaldimine derivatives it was concluded that there is a significant difference in crydtal packing of these molecules: molecules exhibiting thermochromism are planar while those showing are non-planar (Cohen et al., 1964). In other words, photochromic salicylideneanilines are packed rather loosely in the crystal, in which nonplanar molecules may undergo some conformational changes, while thermochromic salicylideneanilines are packed tightly to form one-dimensional columns. With the aim of gaining a deeper insight into the structural aspects responsible for the observed phenomenon in the solid state, conformational and crystallographic analysis of the non-planar tetra-dentate title compound (I), has been carried out and the results are presented in this paper.The molecular structure of (I) is illustrated in Fig. 1.
The title molecule is not planar. The salicylaldimine groups C1—C7 (A) and C16—C22 (B) are twisted relative to the phenylene spacer and the angles between the spacer and the salicylaldimino parts A and B are 53.92 (1) and 3.62 (1)°, respectively. The dihedral angle between the salicylaldimine groups A and B is equal to 56.23 (2)°.
In the title molecule there are intramolecular hydrogen bonds between between O1 and N1 and between O2 and N2 atoms (Table 1). Clearly, the enolimine tautomer is favoured over the ketamine form. The crystal packing is stabilized by weak intermolecular hydrogen bonds C—H···O (Table 1) and π···π stacking interactions between benzene ring and salicylaldimine group B.
For related literature, see: Cohen et al. (1964).
Data collection: RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998); cell
RAPID-AUTO; data reduction: CrystalStructure (Rigaku/MSC, 2002); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Bruker, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.Fig. 1. The structure of (I), showing 30% probability displacement ellipsoids and the atom-numbering scheme. | |
Fig. 2. A view of crystal packing of (I). |
C22H20N2O2 | F(000) = 728 |
Mr = 344.40 | Dx = 1.260 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Melting point = 494–496 K |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 6.0835 (12) Å | Cell parameters from 8652 reflections |
b = 16.207 (3) Å | θ = 1.0–27.4° |
c = 18.607 (4) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
β = 98.28 (3)° | T = 296 K |
V = 1815.4 (6) Å3 | Block, orange |
Z = 4 | 0.33 × 0.29 × 0.21 mm |
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID diffractometer | 4063 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2571 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.037 |
Detector resolution: 0 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.4°, θmin = 3.4° |
ω scans | h = −7→7 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) | k = −21→21 |
Tmin = 0.971, Tmax = 0.985 | l = −24→23 |
17288 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)] = 0.049 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.134 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.03 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0577P)2 + 0.235P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
4063 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.003 |
237 parameters | Δρmax = 0.17 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.15 e Å−3 |
C22H20N2O2 | V = 1815.4 (6) Å3 |
Mr = 344.40 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 6.0835 (12) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
b = 16.207 (3) Å | T = 296 K |
c = 18.607 (4) Å | 0.33 × 0.29 × 0.21 mm |
β = 98.28 (3)° |
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID diffractometer | 4063 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) | 2571 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.971, Tmax = 0.985 | Rint = 0.037 |
17288 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.049 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.134 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.03 | Δρmax = 0.17 e Å−3 |
4063 reflections | Δρmin = −0.15 e Å−3 |
237 parameters |
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. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
N1 | 0.4005 (2) | 0.75760 (9) | 0.02195 (8) | 0.0530 (4) | |
O1 | 0.1506 (2) | 0.88529 (8) | −0.01297 (7) | 0.0731 (4) | |
H1 | 0.2520 | 0.8526 | −0.0155 | 0.110* | |
C1 | 0.7385 (4) | 1.07183 (14) | −0.30763 (12) | 0.0790 (6) | |
H1B | 0.8885 | 1.0532 | −0.3072 | 0.118* | |
H1C | 0.7385 | 1.1210 | −0.2789 | 0.118* | |
H1D | 0.6729 | 1.0834 | −0.3566 | 0.118* | |
O2 | 0.2200 (2) | 0.82823 (8) | −0.19143 (7) | 0.0677 (4) | |
H2A | 0.2921 | 0.8046 | −0.1568 | 0.101* | |
N2 | 0.5699 (2) | 0.78862 (9) | −0.10188 (7) | 0.0535 (4) | |
C2 | 0.6061 (3) | 1.00555 (11) | −0.27638 (9) | 0.0562 (4) | |
C3 | 0.3863 (3) | 0.99007 (11) | −0.30589 (10) | 0.0606 (5) | |
H3A | 0.3232 | 1.0202 | −0.3462 | 0.073* | |
C4 | 0.2594 (3) | 0.93154 (11) | −0.27725 (9) | 0.0586 (5) | |
H4A | 0.1126 | 0.9233 | −0.2979 | 0.070* | |
C5 | 0.3491 (3) | 0.88514 (11) | −0.21800 (9) | 0.0508 (4) | |
C6 | 0.5724 (3) | 0.89744 (11) | −0.18760 (8) | 0.0489 (4) | |
C7 | 0.6942 (3) | 0.95853 (11) | −0.21748 (9) | 0.0564 (4) | |
H7A | 0.8406 | 0.9678 | −0.1968 | 0.068* | |
C8 | 0.6787 (3) | 0.84472 (11) | −0.12984 (9) | 0.0534 (4) | |
H8A | 0.8289 | 0.8518 | −0.1128 | 0.064* | |
C9 | 0.6778 (3) | 0.72943 (10) | −0.05323 (9) | 0.0509 (4) | |
C10 | 0.8666 (3) | 0.68766 (11) | −0.06801 (10) | 0.0592 (5) | |
H10A | 0.9340 | 0.7028 | −0.1078 | 0.071* | |
C11 | 0.9537 (3) | 0.62385 (12) | −0.02361 (10) | 0.0645 (5) | |
H11A | 1.0801 | 0.5962 | −0.0334 | 0.077* | |
C12 | 0.8537 (3) | 0.60120 (12) | 0.03489 (11) | 0.0677 (5) | |
H12A | 0.9106 | 0.5572 | 0.0638 | 0.081* | |
C13 | 0.6707 (3) | 0.64270 (11) | 0.05125 (10) | 0.0638 (5) | |
H13A | 0.6063 | 0.6271 | 0.0916 | 0.077* | |
C14 | 0.5802 (3) | 0.70811 (10) | 0.00797 (9) | 0.0510 (4) | |
C15 | 0.2992 (3) | 0.74716 (11) | 0.07654 (9) | 0.0540 (4) | |
H15A | 0.3431 | 0.7042 | 0.1086 | 0.065* | |
C16 | 0.1188 (3) | 0.79963 (10) | 0.09036 (9) | 0.0513 (4) | |
C17 | 0.0497 (3) | 0.86653 (11) | 0.04521 (10) | 0.0562 (4) | |
C18 | −0.1276 (3) | 0.91440 (12) | 0.05974 (11) | 0.0683 (5) | |
H18A | −0.1730 | 0.9594 | 0.0303 | 0.082* | |
C19 | −0.2366 (3) | 0.89569 (12) | 0.11747 (11) | 0.0653 (5) | |
H19A | −0.3555 | 0.9284 | 0.1263 | 0.078* | |
C20 | −0.1739 (3) | 0.82931 (11) | 0.16301 (10) | 0.0588 (5) | |
C21 | 0.0043 (3) | 0.78327 (11) | 0.14885 (9) | 0.0570 (4) | |
H21A | 0.0510 | 0.7393 | 0.1794 | 0.068* | |
C22 | −0.2979 (4) | 0.80766 (14) | 0.22487 (11) | 0.0806 (6) | |
H22A | −0.4540 | 0.8163 | 0.2102 | 0.121* | |
H22B | −0.2470 | 0.8421 | 0.2659 | 0.121* | |
H22C | −0.2716 | 0.7508 | 0.2379 | 0.121* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
N1 | 0.0519 (8) | 0.0496 (8) | 0.0578 (9) | 0.0005 (6) | 0.0092 (7) | 0.0059 (7) |
O1 | 0.0760 (9) | 0.0649 (9) | 0.0824 (9) | 0.0113 (7) | 0.0251 (8) | 0.0276 (7) |
C1 | 0.0820 (14) | 0.0738 (14) | 0.0866 (15) | 0.0036 (11) | 0.0310 (12) | 0.0169 (11) |
O2 | 0.0551 (7) | 0.0724 (9) | 0.0716 (8) | −0.0099 (6) | −0.0041 (6) | 0.0130 (7) |
N2 | 0.0525 (8) | 0.0601 (9) | 0.0469 (8) | 0.0036 (7) | 0.0038 (7) | 0.0036 (7) |
C2 | 0.0619 (11) | 0.0549 (10) | 0.0544 (10) | 0.0081 (8) | 0.0171 (9) | 0.0018 (8) |
C3 | 0.0725 (12) | 0.0574 (11) | 0.0504 (10) | 0.0143 (9) | 0.0041 (9) | 0.0025 (8) |
C4 | 0.0548 (10) | 0.0607 (11) | 0.0565 (10) | 0.0056 (8) | −0.0045 (9) | −0.0004 (9) |
C5 | 0.0512 (9) | 0.0506 (10) | 0.0500 (9) | 0.0011 (8) | 0.0053 (8) | −0.0026 (7) |
C6 | 0.0475 (9) | 0.0560 (10) | 0.0437 (8) | 0.0048 (7) | 0.0078 (7) | −0.0014 (7) |
C7 | 0.0471 (9) | 0.0641 (11) | 0.0589 (10) | 0.0022 (8) | 0.0107 (8) | −0.0010 (9) |
C8 | 0.0473 (9) | 0.0643 (11) | 0.0475 (9) | 0.0049 (8) | 0.0036 (8) | −0.0017 (8) |
C9 | 0.0511 (9) | 0.0503 (10) | 0.0490 (9) | 0.0011 (8) | −0.0009 (8) | −0.0022 (8) |
C10 | 0.0597 (11) | 0.0635 (12) | 0.0533 (10) | 0.0061 (9) | 0.0047 (9) | −0.0083 (9) |
C11 | 0.0679 (12) | 0.0572 (11) | 0.0660 (12) | 0.0145 (9) | 0.0013 (10) | −0.0120 (9) |
C12 | 0.0792 (13) | 0.0463 (10) | 0.0740 (13) | 0.0137 (9) | −0.0010 (11) | 0.0017 (9) |
C13 | 0.0757 (13) | 0.0504 (10) | 0.0653 (11) | 0.0052 (9) | 0.0107 (10) | 0.0085 (9) |
C14 | 0.0522 (9) | 0.0442 (9) | 0.0549 (10) | −0.0001 (7) | 0.0023 (8) | −0.0009 (7) |
C15 | 0.0586 (10) | 0.0496 (10) | 0.0521 (10) | 0.0027 (8) | 0.0022 (9) | 0.0041 (8) |
C16 | 0.0555 (10) | 0.0460 (9) | 0.0512 (9) | −0.0030 (7) | 0.0031 (8) | 0.0001 (7) |
C17 | 0.0591 (10) | 0.0482 (10) | 0.0620 (11) | −0.0025 (8) | 0.0109 (9) | 0.0058 (8) |
C18 | 0.0733 (12) | 0.0493 (11) | 0.0827 (13) | 0.0088 (9) | 0.0126 (11) | 0.0116 (10) |
C19 | 0.0643 (11) | 0.0550 (11) | 0.0779 (13) | 0.0041 (9) | 0.0152 (10) | −0.0081 (10) |
C20 | 0.0677 (11) | 0.0542 (11) | 0.0555 (10) | −0.0013 (9) | 0.0120 (9) | −0.0073 (8) |
C21 | 0.0695 (11) | 0.0522 (10) | 0.0484 (10) | 0.0027 (9) | 0.0052 (9) | 0.0031 (8) |
C22 | 0.0953 (16) | 0.0850 (16) | 0.0665 (13) | 0.0006 (12) | 0.0286 (12) | −0.0062 (11) |
N1—C15 | 1.273 (2) | C9—C14 | 1.401 (2) |
N1—C14 | 1.410 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.381 (3) |
O1—C17 | 1.353 (2) | C10—H10A | 0.9300 |
O1—H1 | 0.8200 | C11—C12 | 1.371 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.509 (3) | C11—H11A | 0.9300 |
C1—H1B | 0.9600 | C12—C13 | 1.372 (3) |
C1—H1C | 0.9600 | C12—H12A | 0.9300 |
C1—H1D | 0.9600 | C13—C14 | 1.396 (2) |
O2—C5 | 1.350 (2) | C13—H13A | 0.9300 |
O2—H2A | 0.8200 | C15—C16 | 1.440 (2) |
N2—C8 | 1.279 (2) | C15—H15A | 0.9300 |
N2—C9 | 1.414 (2) | C16—C17 | 1.399 (2) |
C2—C7 | 1.379 (2) | C16—C21 | 1.399 (2) |
C2—C3 | 1.393 (3) | C17—C18 | 1.387 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.378 (3) | C18—C19 | 1.375 (3) |
C3—H3A | 0.9300 | C18—H18A | 0.9300 |
C4—C5 | 1.380 (2) | C19—C20 | 1.388 (3) |
C4—H4A | 0.9300 | C19—H19A | 0.9300 |
C5—C6 | 1.409 (2) | C20—C21 | 1.373 (3) |
C6—C7 | 1.399 (2) | C20—C22 | 1.505 (3) |
C6—C8 | 1.450 (2) | C21—H21A | 0.9300 |
C7—H7A | 0.9300 | C22—H22A | 0.9600 |
C8—H8A | 0.9300 | C22—H22B | 0.9600 |
C9—C10 | 1.394 (2) | C22—H22C | 0.9600 |
C15—N1—C14 | 123.29 (15) | C12—C11—H11A | 120.0 |
C17—O1—H1 | 109.5 | C10—C11—H11A | 120.0 |
C2—C1—H1B | 109.5 | C11—C12—C13 | 120.79 (18) |
C2—C1—H1C | 109.5 | C11—C12—H12A | 119.6 |
H1B—C1—H1C | 109.5 | C13—C12—H12A | 119.6 |
C2—C1—H1D | 109.5 | C12—C13—C14 | 120.65 (18) |
H1B—C1—H1D | 109.5 | C12—C13—H13A | 119.7 |
H1C—C1—H1D | 109.5 | C14—C13—H13A | 119.7 |
C5—O2—H2A | 109.5 | C13—C14—C9 | 118.56 (16) |
C8—N2—C9 | 121.53 (15) | C13—C14—N1 | 125.29 (16) |
C7—C2—C3 | 117.08 (17) | C9—C14—N1 | 116.11 (15) |
C7—C2—C1 | 122.12 (18) | N1—C15—C16 | 122.20 (16) |
C3—C2—C1 | 120.80 (17) | N1—C15—H15A | 118.9 |
C4—C3—C2 | 122.07 (17) | C16—C15—H15A | 118.9 |
C4—C3—H3A | 119.0 | C17—C16—C21 | 118.29 (16) |
C2—C3—H3A | 119.0 | C17—C16—C15 | 121.41 (16) |
C3—C4—C5 | 120.33 (17) | C21—C16—C15 | 120.28 (16) |
C3—C4—H4A | 119.8 | O1—C17—C18 | 119.03 (16) |
C5—C4—H4A | 119.8 | O1—C17—C16 | 121.53 (16) |
O2—C5—C4 | 118.72 (15) | C18—C17—C16 | 119.43 (16) |
O2—C5—C6 | 121.86 (15) | C19—C18—C17 | 120.35 (18) |
C4—C5—C6 | 119.41 (16) | C19—C18—H18A | 119.8 |
C7—C6—C5 | 118.43 (15) | C17—C18—H18A | 119.8 |
C7—C6—C8 | 120.42 (16) | C18—C19—C20 | 121.79 (18) |
C5—C6—C8 | 121.03 (16) | C18—C19—H19A | 119.1 |
C2—C7—C6 | 122.65 (17) | C20—C19—H19A | 119.1 |
C2—C7—H7A | 118.7 | C21—C20—C19 | 117.33 (17) |
C6—C7—H7A | 118.7 | C21—C20—C22 | 121.10 (18) |
N2—C8—C6 | 121.25 (16) | C19—C20—C22 | 121.57 (18) |
N2—C8—H8A | 119.4 | C20—C21—C16 | 122.80 (17) |
C6—C8—H8A | 119.4 | C20—C21—H21A | 118.6 |
C10—C9—C14 | 119.88 (16) | C16—C21—H21A | 118.6 |
C10—C9—N2 | 121.52 (15) | C20—C22—H22A | 109.5 |
C14—C9—N2 | 118.39 (15) | C20—C22—H22B | 109.5 |
C11—C10—C9 | 120.10 (17) | H22A—C22—H22B | 109.5 |
C11—C10—H10A | 119.9 | C20—C22—H22C | 109.5 |
C9—C10—H10A | 119.9 | H22A—C22—H22C | 109.5 |
C12—C11—C10 | 119.97 (18) | H22B—C22—H22C | 109.5 |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1···N1 | 0.82 | 1.87 | 2.595 (2) | 147 |
O2—H2A···N2 | 0.82 | 1.86 | 2.5880 (19) | 147 |
C8—H8A···O1i | 0.93 | 2.56 | 3.407 (2) | 152 |
C18—H18A···O1ii | 0.93 | 2.54 | 3.359 (2) | 146 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1, y, z; (ii) −x, −y+2, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C22H20N2O2 |
Mr | 344.40 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 296 |
a, b, c (Å) | 6.0835 (12), 16.207 (3), 18.607 (4) |
β (°) | 98.28 (3) |
V (Å3) | 1815.4 (6) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.08 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.33 × 0.29 × 0.21 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.971, 0.985 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 17288, 4063, 2571 |
Rint | 0.037 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.648 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.049, 0.134, 1.03 |
No. of reflections | 4063 |
No. of parameters | 237 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.17, −0.15 |
Computer programs: RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998), RAPID-AUTO, CrystalStructure (Rigaku/MSC, 2002), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997), SHELXTL (Bruker, 1997), SHELXTL.
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1···N1 | 0.82 | 1.87 | 2.595 (2) | 147 |
O2—H2A···N2 | 0.82 | 1.86 | 2.5880 (19) | 147 |
C8—H8A···O1i | 0.93 | 2.56 | 3.407 (2) | 152 |
C18—H18A···O1ii | 0.93 | 2.54 | 3.359 (2) | 146 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1, y, z; (ii) −x, −y+2, −z. |
Acknowledgements
This project was supported by the Talent Fund of Ningbo University (grant No. 2006668).
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Schiff bases have been used extensively as ligands in the field of coordination chemistry. Some of the reasons are that the intramolecular hydrogen bond between the O and N atoms plays an important role in the formation of metal complexes, and that Schiff base compounds show photochromism and thermochromism in the solid state by proton transfer from the hydroxyl O atom to the imine N atom (Cohen et al., 1964). On the basis of structural studies on photochromic and thermochromic salicylaldimine derivatives it was concluded that there is a significant difference in crydtal packing of these molecules: molecules exhibiting thermochromism are planar while those showing photochromism are non-planar (Cohen et al., 1964). In other words, photochromic salicylideneanilines are packed rather loosely in the crystal, in which nonplanar molecules may undergo some conformational changes, while thermochromic salicylideneanilines are packed tightly to form one-dimensional columns. With the aim of gaining a deeper insight into the structural aspects responsible for the observed phenomenon in the solid state, conformational and crystallographic analysis of the non-planar tetra-dentate title compound (I), has been carried out and the results are presented in this paper.
The molecular structure of (I) is illustrated in Fig. 1.
The title molecule is not planar. The salicylaldimine groups C1—C7 (A) and C16—C22 (B) are twisted relative to the phenylene spacer and the angles between the spacer and the salicylaldimino parts A and B are 53.92 (1) and 3.62 (1)°, respectively. The dihedral angle between the salicylaldimine groups A and B is equal to 56.23 (2)°.
In the title molecule there are intramolecular hydrogen bonds between between O1 and N1 and between O2 and N2 atoms (Table 1). Clearly, the enolimine tautomer is favoured over the ketamine form. The crystal packing is stabilized by weak intermolecular hydrogen bonds C—H···O (Table 1) and π···π stacking interactions between benzene ring and salicylaldimine group B.