organic compounds
2-(2-Quinolyl)quinolinium nitrate
aDepartment of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran, and bDepartment of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, Shahr-e-Rey Branch, Tehran, Iran
*Correspondence e-mail: v_amani2002@yahoo.com
In the cation of the title compound, C18H13N2+·NO3−, the two bicyclic ring systems form a dihedral angle of 3.84 (4)°. The nitrate anion is disordered over two orientations in a 0.9:0.1 ratio. In the the cations form stacks along the a axis, with short intermolecular contacts [C⋯C = 3.330 (3) and 3.345 (4) Å], and link to the anions via N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
Related literature
For related literature, see: Smith et al. (1999); Zafar et al. (2000); Rafizadeh et al. (2006); Yousefi et al. (2007); Parlow & Hartl (1979).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1998); cell SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 1998); data reduction: SAINT-Plus; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: SHELXTL; software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536808012579/cv2401sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536808012579/cv2401Isup2.hkl
For the preparation of the title compound, (I), a solution of 2,2'-biquinolinyl (0.20 g, 0.78 mmol) in HNO3 0.5 M (10 ml) was added to a solution of La(NO3)3.6H2O, (0.11 g, 0.26 mmol) in water (5 ml) and the resulting yellow solution was stirred at 333 K for 2 h. Then, it was left to evaporate slowly at room temperature. The suitable crystals for X-ray diffraction experiment were obtained by methanol diffusion in a solution of yellow precipitated in DMSO after one week (yield 0.19 g, 76.2%, m.p 496–497 K).
C-bound H atoms were geometrically positioned (C-H 0.95 Å). The H atom of NH group was located on a difference Fourier map, but placed in idealized position (N-H 0.91 Å). All H atoms were refined in riding model approximation, with Uiso(H) = 1.2 Ueq of the parent atom. The NO3 anion was treated as disordered between two orientations with the occupancies fixed to 0.9 and 0.1, respectively.
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1998); cell
SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 1998); data reduction: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 1998); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The content of asymmetric unit of (I) showing the atomic numbering and 50% probability displacement ellipsoids. Only major part of the disordered nitrate anion is shown. |
C18H13N2+·NO3− | F(000) = 664 |
Mr = 319.31 | Dx = 1.499 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 937 reflections |
a = 6.9756 (6) Å | θ = 3–29° |
b = 10.6408 (9) Å | µ = 0.11 mm−1 |
c = 19.1226 (15) Å | T = 120 K |
β = 94.399 (2)° | Block, yellow |
V = 1415.2 (2) Å3 | 0.45 × 0.30 × 0.25 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART 1000 CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2115 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: normal-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.038 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 29.0°, θmin = 2.1° |
ω scans | h = −9→9 |
15078 measured reflections | k = −14→14 |
3739 independent reflections | l = −25→26 |
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)] = 0.057 | Hydrogen site location: mixed |
wR(F2) = 0.136 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.97 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0551P)2 + 0.46P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3739 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
229 parameters | Δρmax = 0.31 e Å−3 |
3 restraints | Δρmin = −0.29 e Å−3 |
C18H13N2+·NO3− | V = 1415.2 (2) Å3 |
Mr = 319.31 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 6.9756 (6) Å | µ = 0.11 mm−1 |
b = 10.6408 (9) Å | T = 120 K |
c = 19.1226 (15) Å | 0.45 × 0.30 × 0.25 mm |
β = 94.399 (2)° |
Bruker SMART 1000 CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2115 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
15078 measured reflections | Rint = 0.038 |
3739 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.057 | 3 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.136 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.97 | Δρmax = 0.31 e Å−3 |
3739 reflections | Δρmin = −0.29 e Å−3 |
229 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 | Occ. (<1) | |
N1 | 0.2846 (2) | 0.12303 (14) | 0.47447 (7) | 0.0261 (3) | |
N2 | 0.21783 (19) | −0.05200 (13) | 0.56913 (7) | 0.0245 (3) | |
H2N | 0.2249 | 0.0316 | 0.5802 | 0.029* | |
C1 | 0.3241 (2) | 0.21681 (17) | 0.42885 (9) | 0.0265 (4) | |
C2 | 0.3386 (3) | 0.34167 (17) | 0.45393 (10) | 0.0320 (4) | |
H2A | 0.3180 | 0.3593 | 0.5015 | 0.038* | |
C3 | 0.3821 (3) | 0.43694 (19) | 0.41010 (10) | 0.0352 (5) | |
H3A | 0.3920 | 0.5205 | 0.4274 | 0.042* | |
C4 | 0.4124 (3) | 0.4124 (2) | 0.33902 (10) | 0.0347 (5) | |
H4A | 0.4448 | 0.4794 | 0.3093 | 0.042* | |
C5 | 0.3955 (3) | 0.29307 (19) | 0.31289 (10) | 0.0329 (4) | |
H5A | 0.4127 | 0.2780 | 0.2648 | 0.040* | |
C6 | 0.3524 (2) | 0.19166 (18) | 0.35718 (9) | 0.0283 (4) | |
C7 | 0.3393 (3) | 0.06604 (19) | 0.33471 (9) | 0.0319 (4) | |
H7A | 0.3553 | 0.0460 | 0.2871 | 0.038* | |
C8 | 0.3037 (3) | −0.02721 (18) | 0.38088 (9) | 0.0307 (4) | |
H8A | 0.2981 | −0.1126 | 0.3663 | 0.037* | |
C9 | 0.2754 (2) | 0.00614 (17) | 0.45085 (9) | 0.0243 (4) | |
C10 | 0.2313 (2) | −0.09095 (17) | 0.50285 (9) | 0.0249 (4) | |
C11 | 0.2028 (3) | −0.21806 (17) | 0.48705 (10) | 0.0309 (4) | |
H11A | 0.2123 | −0.2471 | 0.4405 | 0.037* | |
C12 | 0.1613 (3) | −0.30107 (17) | 0.53859 (10) | 0.0321 (4) | |
H12A | 0.1413 | −0.3873 | 0.5273 | 0.038* | |
C13 | 0.1480 (2) | −0.26001 (17) | 0.60813 (9) | 0.0272 (4) | |
C14 | 0.1044 (2) | −0.34060 (17) | 0.66293 (10) | 0.0313 (4) | |
H14A | 0.0826 | −0.4274 | 0.6539 | 0.038* | |
C15 | 0.0931 (3) | −0.29430 (18) | 0.72935 (10) | 0.0332 (4) | |
H15A | 0.0621 | −0.3492 | 0.7660 | 0.040* | |
C16 | 0.1272 (3) | −0.16592 (18) | 0.74375 (10) | 0.0326 (4) | |
H16A | 0.1207 | −0.1355 | 0.7902 | 0.039* | |
C17 | 0.1696 (2) | −0.08437 (17) | 0.69156 (9) | 0.0285 (4) | |
H17A | 0.1928 | 0.0020 | 0.7015 | 0.034* | |
C18 | 0.1781 (2) | −0.13100 (17) | 0.62339 (9) | 0.0248 (4) | |
N3 | 0.2376 (3) | 0.27946 (17) | 0.62588 (8) | 0.0385 (4) | |
O1 | 0.1506 (3) | 0.17769 (16) | 0.63037 (10) | 0.0433 (5) | 0.90 |
O2 | 0.1410 (3) | 0.37683 (15) | 0.60925 (9) | 0.0502 (5) | 0.90 |
O3 | 0.4157 (3) | 0.2874 (2) | 0.63555 (9) | 0.0555 (5) | 0.90 |
O1' | 0.0850 (18) | 0.2168 (18) | 0.6230 (13) | 0.060 (7)* | 0.10 |
O2' | 0.264 (3) | 0.3897 (8) | 0.6450 (11) | 0.077 (6)* | 0.10 |
O3' | 0.3749 (19) | 0.2024 (14) | 0.6346 (9) | 0.054 (4)* | 0.10 |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
N1 | 0.0253 (8) | 0.0271 (8) | 0.0258 (8) | 0.0003 (6) | 0.0022 (6) | 0.0036 (6) |
N2 | 0.0255 (8) | 0.0229 (7) | 0.0249 (8) | 0.0000 (6) | 0.0011 (6) | −0.0003 (6) |
C1 | 0.0239 (9) | 0.0306 (10) | 0.0249 (9) | 0.0021 (7) | 0.0017 (7) | 0.0031 (8) |
C2 | 0.0371 (11) | 0.0314 (10) | 0.0280 (10) | 0.0010 (8) | 0.0063 (8) | 0.0017 (8) |
C3 | 0.0368 (11) | 0.0306 (10) | 0.0384 (11) | 0.0008 (8) | 0.0044 (9) | 0.0054 (8) |
C4 | 0.0289 (10) | 0.0431 (12) | 0.0323 (10) | 0.0004 (8) | 0.0027 (8) | 0.0144 (9) |
C5 | 0.0274 (10) | 0.0473 (12) | 0.0239 (9) | 0.0000 (9) | 0.0010 (7) | 0.0069 (8) |
C6 | 0.0214 (9) | 0.0393 (11) | 0.0243 (9) | 0.0021 (8) | 0.0014 (7) | 0.0027 (8) |
C7 | 0.0286 (10) | 0.0442 (12) | 0.0230 (9) | −0.0017 (8) | 0.0035 (7) | −0.0013 (8) |
C8 | 0.0329 (10) | 0.0318 (10) | 0.0273 (10) | −0.0010 (8) | 0.0029 (8) | −0.0046 (8) |
C9 | 0.0214 (8) | 0.0288 (9) | 0.0226 (8) | 0.0006 (7) | 0.0001 (7) | −0.0005 (7) |
C10 | 0.0203 (8) | 0.0292 (10) | 0.0251 (9) | 0.0016 (7) | 0.0013 (7) | −0.0017 (7) |
C11 | 0.0332 (10) | 0.0299 (10) | 0.0295 (10) | 0.0002 (8) | 0.0026 (8) | −0.0047 (8) |
C12 | 0.0310 (10) | 0.0240 (9) | 0.0412 (11) | −0.0010 (8) | 0.0029 (8) | −0.0041 (8) |
C13 | 0.0215 (9) | 0.0282 (9) | 0.0319 (10) | 0.0015 (7) | 0.0027 (7) | 0.0018 (8) |
C14 | 0.0280 (10) | 0.0241 (9) | 0.0417 (11) | −0.0014 (7) | 0.0024 (8) | 0.0046 (8) |
C15 | 0.0290 (10) | 0.0336 (10) | 0.0375 (11) | −0.0009 (8) | 0.0053 (8) | 0.0118 (8) |
C16 | 0.0339 (10) | 0.0364 (11) | 0.0278 (10) | 0.0036 (8) | 0.0048 (8) | 0.0024 (8) |
C17 | 0.0287 (10) | 0.0288 (9) | 0.0282 (9) | 0.0013 (8) | 0.0027 (7) | −0.0003 (8) |
C18 | 0.0203 (8) | 0.0258 (9) | 0.0283 (9) | 0.0016 (7) | 0.0017 (7) | 0.0036 (7) |
N3 | 0.0534 (11) | 0.0360 (10) | 0.0272 (9) | −0.0011 (9) | 0.0102 (8) | −0.0040 (7) |
O1 | 0.0697 (12) | 0.0249 (9) | 0.0380 (10) | −0.0089 (10) | 0.0211 (9) | −0.0020 (8) |
O2 | 0.0790 (13) | 0.0276 (9) | 0.0460 (10) | 0.0114 (9) | 0.0186 (9) | 0.0005 (7) |
O3 | 0.0514 (12) | 0.0705 (14) | 0.0440 (11) | −0.0145 (10) | 0.0011 (8) | 0.0099 (9) |
N1—C9 | 1.323 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.397 (3) |
N1—C1 | 1.367 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.371 (3) |
N2—C10 | 1.344 (2) | C11—H11A | 0.9500 |
N2—C18 | 1.380 (2) | C12—C13 | 1.410 (3) |
N2—H2N | 0.910 | C12—H12A | 0.9500 |
C1—C2 | 1.413 (3) | C13—C14 | 1.405 (2) |
C1—C6 | 1.425 (2) | C13—C18 | 1.416 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.364 (3) | C14—C15 | 1.370 (3) |
C2—H2A | 0.9500 | C14—H14A | 0.9500 |
C3—C4 | 1.416 (3) | C15—C16 | 1.410 (3) |
C3—H3A | 0.9500 | C15—H15A | 0.9500 |
C4—C5 | 1.366 (3) | C16—C17 | 1.372 (3) |
C4—H4A | 0.9500 | C16—H16A | 0.9500 |
C5—C6 | 1.418 (3) | C17—C18 | 1.400 (2) |
C5—H5A | 0.9500 | C17—H17A | 0.9500 |
C6—C7 | 1.405 (3) | N3—O2' | 1.239 (5) |
C7—C8 | 1.364 (3) | N3—O3 | 1.245 (2) |
C7—H7A | 0.9500 | N3—O1 | 1.247 (2) |
C8—C9 | 1.413 (2) | N3—O1' | 1.253 (5) |
C8—H8A | 0.9500 | N3—O3' | 1.263 (5) |
C9—C10 | 1.483 (2) | N3—O2 | 1.263 (2) |
N1···C18i | 3.606 (3) | C6···C14i | 3.550 (4) |
N1···C10ii | 3.388 (3) | C18···C6ii | 3.330 (3) |
C1···C13i | 3.345 (4) | ||
C9—N1—C1 | 118.36 (15) | N2—C10—C9 | 116.81 (15) |
C10—N2—C18 | 123.64 (15) | C11—C10—C9 | 124.27 (16) |
C10—N2—H2N | 120.8 | C12—C11—C10 | 120.19 (17) |
C18—N2—H2N | 115.4 | C12—C11—H11A | 119.9 |
N1—C1—C2 | 118.83 (16) | C10—C11—H11A | 119.9 |
N1—C1—C6 | 121.75 (16) | C11—C12—C13 | 120.75 (17) |
C2—C1—C6 | 119.42 (16) | C11—C12—H12A | 119.6 |
C3—C2—C1 | 120.24 (17) | C13—C12—H12A | 119.6 |
C3—C2—H2A | 119.9 | C14—C13—C12 | 123.24 (17) |
C1—C2—H2A | 119.9 | C14—C13—C18 | 118.36 (17) |
C2—C3—C4 | 120.60 (19) | C12—C13—C18 | 118.40 (16) |
C2—C3—H3A | 119.7 | C15—C14—C13 | 120.20 (17) |
C4—C3—H3A | 119.7 | C15—C14—H14A | 119.9 |
C5—C4—C3 | 120.51 (18) | C13—C14—H14A | 119.9 |
C5—C4—H4A | 119.7 | C14—C15—C16 | 120.56 (17) |
C3—C4—H4A | 119.7 | C14—C15—H15A | 119.7 |
C4—C5—C6 | 120.33 (17) | C16—C15—H15A | 119.7 |
C4—C5—H5A | 119.8 | C17—C16—C15 | 120.89 (18) |
C6—C5—H5A | 119.8 | C17—C16—H16A | 119.6 |
C7—C6—C5 | 123.57 (17) | C15—C16—H16A | 119.6 |
C7—C6—C1 | 117.54 (16) | C16—C17—C18 | 118.69 (17) |
C5—C6—C1 | 118.88 (17) | C16—C17—H17A | 120.7 |
C8—C7—C6 | 120.34 (17) | C18—C17—H17A | 120.7 |
C8—C7—H7A | 119.8 | N2—C18—C17 | 120.62 (16) |
C6—C7—H7A | 119.8 | N2—C18—C13 | 118.09 (16) |
C7—C8—C9 | 118.43 (17) | C17—C18—C13 | 121.29 (16) |
C7—C8—H8A | 120.8 | O3—N3—O1 | 122.3 (2) |
C9—C8—H8A | 120.8 | O2'—N3—O1' | 128.7 (14) |
N1—C9—C8 | 123.57 (16) | O2'—N3—O3' | 118.7 (14) |
N1—C9—C10 | 115.67 (15) | O1'—N3—O3' | 107.1 (13) |
C8—C9—C10 | 120.77 (16) | O3—N3—O2 | 119.2 (2) |
N2—C10—C11 | 118.92 (16) | O1—N3—O2 | 118.5 (2) |
C9—N1—C1—C2 | −178.56 (16) | N1—C9—C10—N2 | −4.2 (2) |
C9—N1—C1—C6 | 0.9 (2) | C8—C9—C10—N2 | 176.18 (15) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | 178.55 (17) | N1—C9—C10—C11 | 175.52 (16) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −1.0 (3) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | −4.1 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.3 (3) | N2—C10—C11—C12 | 0.2 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 1.1 (3) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | −179.57 (16) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −1.7 (3) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −0.4 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −177.72 (18) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 179.46 (17) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 1.0 (3) | C11—C12—C13—C18 | 0.2 (3) |
N1—C1—C6—C7 | −0.3 (3) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | −179.80 (17) |
C2—C1—C6—C7 | 179.14 (16) | C18—C13—C14—C15 | −0.5 (3) |
N1—C1—C6—C5 | −179.15 (16) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | −0.7 (3) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 0.3 (3) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | 0.9 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | 177.74 (17) | C15—C16—C17—C18 | 0.1 (3) |
C1—C6—C7—C8 | −1.0 (3) | C10—N2—C18—C17 | 178.81 (15) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | 1.7 (3) | C10—N2—C18—C13 | −0.6 (2) |
C1—N1—C9—C8 | −0.2 (2) | C16—C17—C18—N2 | 179.18 (16) |
C1—N1—C9—C10 | −179.75 (15) | C16—C17—C18—C13 | −1.4 (3) |
C7—C8—C9—N1 | −1.1 (3) | C14—C13—C18—N2 | −178.98 (15) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | 178.41 (16) | C12—C13—C18—N2 | 0.3 (2) |
C18—N2—C10—C11 | 0.4 (2) | C14—C13—C18—C17 | 1.6 (2) |
C18—N2—C10—C9 | −179.86 (14) | C12—C13—C18—C17 | −179.08 (16) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y, −z+1; (ii) −x+1, −y, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C18H13N2+·NO3− |
Mr | 319.31 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 120 |
a, b, c (Å) | 6.9756 (6), 10.6408 (9), 19.1226 (15) |
β (°) | 94.399 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1415.2 (2) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.11 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.45 × 0.30 × 0.25 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART 1000 CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 15078, 3739, 2115 |
Rint | 0.038 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.682 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.057, 0.136, 0.97 |
No. of reflections | 3739 |
No. of parameters | 229 |
No. of restraints | 3 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.31, −0.29 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 1998), SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 1998), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Acknowledgements
We are grateful to the Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, for financial support.
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In recent years, there has been considerable interest in proton transfer systems and their structures (Smith et al., 1999; Zafar et al., 2000; Rafizadeh et al., 2006; Yousefi et al., 2007). To our knowledge, there is only one proton-transfer system with 2,2'-biquinolinyl, such as [(biq.H)(I2Cl3)] [biq.H = 2-(2-quinolinyl)quinolinium], which was structurally characterized (Parlow & Hartl, 1979). Herewith we report the synthesis and crystal structure of the title compound, (I).
The asymmetric unit of (I) contains one cation and one anion (Fig. 1). In the cation, two bicycles form a dihedral angle of 3.84 (4)%. In the crystal structure, the cations form stacks along the a axis with short intermolecular contacts [C···C = 3.330 (3) and 3.345 (4)Å] linking the anions via N—H···O hydrogen bonds.