organic compounds
2-Hydroxy-(2-methyl-1H-indol-3-ylmethylidene)benzohydrazide ethanol solvate
aDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*Correspondence e-mail: seikweng@um.edu.my
In the title compound, C17H15N3O2·C2H6O, Schiff base molecules are linked by a hydroxy–amido hydrogen bond into a helical chain running along the b axis. This chain is consolidated by two other hydrogen bonds; the ethanol solvent molecule is a hydrogen-bond donor to the amide group and a hydrogen-bond acceptor for the indolyl NH group of an adjacent Schiff base molecule.
Related literature
For reports on the medicinal properties of the unsubstituted compound, indol-3-ylmethylidene-2-hydroxybenzohydrazide, see: Alemany et al. (1967); Fujikawa et al. (1966); Nakata et al. (1966); Singh et al. (1984).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2008).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536808011756/sg2238sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536808011756/sg2238Isup2.hkl
2-Hydroxybenzohyrazide (0.60 g, 4 mmol) and 2-methyl-1H-indole-3-carboxaldehyde (0.63 g, 4 mmol) were heated in ethanol (30 ml) for 3 h. The solvent was removed by evaporation and the light brown product recrystallized from ethanol.
Carbon-bound H-atoms were placed in calculated positions (C—H 0.95 to 0.99 Å) and were included in the
in the riding model approximation, with U(H) set to 1.2–1.5 U(C).The oxygen- and nitrogen-bound H-atoms were also generated geometrically (O–H 0.84, N–H 0.88 Å).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2008).Fig. 1. Thermal ellipsoid plot (Barbour, 2001) of C17H15N3O2.C2H6O at the 70% probability level. Hydrogen atoms are drawn as spheres of arbitrary radiius. | |
Fig. 2. Hydrogen-bonded chain motif. |
C17H15N3O2·C2H6O | F(000) = 720 |
Mr = 339.39 | Dx = 1.304 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 6771 reflections |
a = 7.5907 (1) Å | θ = 2.7–28.2° |
b = 11.2269 (2) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
c = 20.3014 (3) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 91.924 (1)° | Prism, yellow |
V = 1729.11 (5) Å3 | 0.34 × 0.27 × 0.12 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART APEX diffractometer | 2869 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.056 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.0° |
ω scans | h = −9→9 |
20827 measured reflections | k = −14→14 |
3967 independent reflections | l = −26→22 |
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)] = 0.047 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.162 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.13 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0721P)2 + 0.9553P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3967 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
230 parameters | Δρmax = 0.31 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.30 e Å−3 |
C17H15N3O2·C2H6O | V = 1729.11 (5) Å3 |
Mr = 339.39 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.5907 (1) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
b = 11.2269 (2) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 20.3014 (3) Å | 0.34 × 0.27 × 0.12 mm |
β = 91.924 (1)° |
Bruker SMART APEX diffractometer | 2869 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
20827 measured reflections | Rint = 0.056 |
3967 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.047 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.162 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.13 | Δρmax = 0.31 e Å−3 |
3967 reflections | Δρmin = −0.30 e Å−3 |
230 parameters |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
O1 | 0.60372 (18) | 0.39960 (12) | 0.26124 (6) | 0.0287 (3) | |
H1O | 0.6488 | 0.3342 | 0.2507 | 0.043* | |
O2 | 0.26721 (17) | 0.69310 (12) | 0.26809 (7) | 0.0272 (3) | |
O3 | −0.0963 (2) | 0.65666 (15) | 0.29094 (8) | 0.0409 (4) | |
H3O | 0.0126 | 0.6698 | 0.2916 | 0.061* | |
N1 | 0.3897 (2) | 0.53879 (15) | 0.32419 (7) | 0.0255 (4) | |
H1N | 0.4563 | 0.4746 | 0.3236 | 0.031* | |
N2 | 0.3081 (2) | 0.57121 (15) | 0.38183 (8) | 0.0263 (4) | |
N3 | 0.1852 (2) | 0.47451 (15) | 0.59623 (8) | 0.0265 (4) | |
H3N | 0.1730 | 0.4372 | 0.6339 | 0.032* | |
C1 | 0.5678 (2) | 0.46480 (17) | 0.20605 (9) | 0.0243 (4) | |
C2 | 0.6339 (3) | 0.43017 (18) | 0.14536 (10) | 0.0283 (4) | |
H2 | 0.7025 | 0.3597 | 0.1425 | 0.034* | |
C3 | 0.5997 (3) | 0.4978 (2) | 0.08976 (10) | 0.0313 (5) | |
H3 | 0.6462 | 0.4742 | 0.0489 | 0.038* | |
C4 | 0.4981 (3) | 0.60009 (19) | 0.09301 (10) | 0.0311 (4) | |
H4 | 0.4760 | 0.6471 | 0.0547 | 0.037* | |
C5 | 0.4291 (2) | 0.63320 (18) | 0.15254 (9) | 0.0270 (4) | |
H5 | 0.3583 | 0.7028 | 0.1545 | 0.032* | |
C6 | 0.4616 (2) | 0.56639 (17) | 0.20990 (9) | 0.0233 (4) | |
C7 | 0.3674 (2) | 0.60467 (17) | 0.26980 (9) | 0.0233 (4) | |
C8 | 0.3263 (2) | 0.49282 (18) | 0.42813 (9) | 0.0258 (4) | |
H8 | 0.3859 | 0.4204 | 0.4194 | 0.031* | |
C9 | 0.2589 (2) | 0.51224 (18) | 0.49235 (9) | 0.0258 (4) | |
C10 | 0.2617 (2) | 0.42767 (18) | 0.54211 (9) | 0.0266 (4) | |
C11 | 0.3331 (3) | 0.30424 (19) | 0.54307 (10) | 0.0324 (5) | |
H11A | 0.2672 | 0.2556 | 0.5739 | 0.049* | |
H11B | 0.4578 | 0.3060 | 0.5572 | 0.049* | |
H11C | 0.3212 | 0.2698 | 0.4988 | 0.049* | |
C12 | 0.1752 (2) | 0.61732 (18) | 0.51780 (9) | 0.0262 (4) | |
C13 | 0.1327 (3) | 0.73007 (19) | 0.49295 (10) | 0.0304 (4) | |
H13 | 0.1621 | 0.7517 | 0.4494 | 0.036* | |
C14 | 0.0472 (3) | 0.8094 (2) | 0.53269 (11) | 0.0343 (5) | |
H14 | 0.0185 | 0.8864 | 0.5161 | 0.041* | |
C15 | 0.0014 (3) | 0.7792 (2) | 0.59706 (11) | 0.0359 (5) | |
H15 | −0.0586 | 0.8356 | 0.6231 | 0.043* | |
C16 | 0.0425 (3) | 0.66914 (19) | 0.62286 (10) | 0.0314 (5) | |
H16 | 0.0123 | 0.6483 | 0.6664 | 0.038* | |
C17 | 0.1302 (2) | 0.58892 (18) | 0.58288 (9) | 0.0262 (4) | |
C18 | −0.1888 (3) | 0.7654 (2) | 0.28171 (11) | 0.0384 (5) | |
H18A | −0.3059 | 0.7584 | 0.3014 | 0.046* | |
H18B | −0.2077 | 0.7799 | 0.2339 | 0.046* | |
C19 | −0.0926 (3) | 0.8698 (2) | 0.31203 (13) | 0.0453 (6) | |
H19A | −0.1676 | 0.9407 | 0.3088 | 0.068* | |
H19B | 0.0163 | 0.8839 | 0.2886 | 0.068* | |
H19C | −0.0637 | 0.8529 | 0.3585 | 0.068* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0333 (8) | 0.0315 (7) | 0.0215 (7) | 0.0069 (6) | 0.0051 (5) | 0.0015 (6) |
O2 | 0.0237 (7) | 0.0306 (7) | 0.0276 (7) | 0.0012 (5) | 0.0066 (5) | 0.0015 (6) |
O3 | 0.0288 (8) | 0.0494 (10) | 0.0452 (10) | −0.0007 (7) | 0.0132 (7) | 0.0105 (7) |
N1 | 0.0239 (8) | 0.0333 (9) | 0.0198 (8) | 0.0029 (7) | 0.0060 (6) | −0.0004 (7) |
N2 | 0.0214 (8) | 0.0376 (9) | 0.0202 (8) | −0.0009 (7) | 0.0053 (6) | −0.0021 (7) |
N3 | 0.0232 (8) | 0.0368 (9) | 0.0197 (8) | −0.0011 (7) | 0.0043 (6) | 0.0004 (7) |
C1 | 0.0210 (9) | 0.0310 (10) | 0.0209 (9) | −0.0029 (7) | 0.0021 (7) | 0.0010 (7) |
C2 | 0.0244 (9) | 0.0346 (10) | 0.0260 (10) | 0.0019 (8) | 0.0041 (7) | −0.0026 (8) |
C3 | 0.0292 (10) | 0.0440 (12) | 0.0211 (10) | −0.0011 (9) | 0.0062 (8) | −0.0014 (8) |
C4 | 0.0327 (10) | 0.0399 (11) | 0.0208 (9) | −0.0021 (9) | 0.0019 (8) | 0.0045 (8) |
C5 | 0.0251 (9) | 0.0308 (10) | 0.0252 (10) | −0.0008 (8) | 0.0021 (7) | 0.0016 (8) |
C6 | 0.0194 (8) | 0.0302 (10) | 0.0205 (9) | −0.0040 (7) | 0.0028 (7) | −0.0016 (7) |
C7 | 0.0185 (8) | 0.0279 (9) | 0.0236 (9) | −0.0039 (7) | 0.0016 (7) | −0.0004 (7) |
C8 | 0.0192 (9) | 0.0341 (10) | 0.0242 (10) | −0.0012 (7) | 0.0029 (7) | −0.0017 (8) |
C9 | 0.0173 (8) | 0.0379 (11) | 0.0224 (9) | −0.0022 (7) | 0.0018 (7) | −0.0010 (8) |
C10 | 0.0184 (8) | 0.0391 (11) | 0.0224 (9) | −0.0029 (8) | 0.0034 (7) | −0.0018 (8) |
C11 | 0.0308 (10) | 0.0400 (11) | 0.0268 (10) | −0.0006 (9) | 0.0069 (8) | 0.0005 (9) |
C12 | 0.0167 (8) | 0.0396 (11) | 0.0225 (9) | −0.0030 (8) | 0.0022 (7) | −0.0026 (8) |
C13 | 0.0222 (9) | 0.0410 (11) | 0.0279 (10) | −0.0020 (8) | 0.0021 (7) | 0.0017 (9) |
C14 | 0.0264 (10) | 0.0362 (11) | 0.0402 (12) | 0.0025 (9) | −0.0012 (9) | 0.0009 (9) |
C15 | 0.0280 (10) | 0.0450 (12) | 0.0349 (11) | 0.0038 (9) | 0.0026 (8) | −0.0087 (10) |
C16 | 0.0238 (9) | 0.0447 (12) | 0.0258 (10) | −0.0009 (8) | 0.0042 (8) | −0.0055 (9) |
C17 | 0.0177 (8) | 0.0382 (11) | 0.0226 (9) | −0.0032 (7) | 0.0012 (7) | −0.0020 (8) |
C18 | 0.0253 (10) | 0.0568 (14) | 0.0332 (11) | 0.0033 (10) | 0.0047 (8) | 0.0130 (10) |
C19 | 0.0292 (11) | 0.0548 (15) | 0.0520 (15) | 0.0108 (10) | 0.0026 (10) | 0.0041 (12) |
O1—C1 | 1.358 (2) | C8—H8 | 0.9500 |
O1—H1O | 0.8400 | C9—C10 | 1.386 (3) |
O2—C7 | 1.250 (2) | C9—C12 | 1.444 (3) |
O3—C18 | 1.417 (3) | C10—C11 | 1.488 (3) |
O3—H3O | 0.8400 | C11—H11A | 0.9800 |
N1—C7 | 1.335 (2) | C11—H11B | 0.9800 |
N1—N2 | 1.391 (2) | C11—H11C | 0.9800 |
N1—H1N | 0.8800 | C12—C13 | 1.396 (3) |
N2—C8 | 1.292 (3) | C12—C17 | 1.412 (3) |
N3—C10 | 1.365 (2) | C13—C14 | 1.379 (3) |
N3—C17 | 1.375 (3) | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
N3—H3N | 0.8800 | C14—C15 | 1.405 (3) |
C1—C6 | 1.401 (3) | C14—H14 | 0.9500 |
C1—C2 | 1.401 (3) | C15—C16 | 1.374 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.378 (3) | C15—H15 | 0.9500 |
C2—H2 | 0.9500 | C16—C17 | 1.396 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.386 (3) | C16—H16 | 0.9500 |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C18—C19 | 1.502 (4) |
C4—C5 | 1.384 (3) | C18—H18A | 0.9900 |
C4—H4 | 0.9500 | C18—H18B | 0.9900 |
C5—C6 | 1.400 (3) | C19—H19A | 0.9800 |
C5—H5 | 0.9500 | C19—H19B | 0.9800 |
C6—C7 | 1.494 (3) | C19—H19C | 0.9800 |
C8—C9 | 1.433 (3) | ||
C1—O1—H1O | 109.5 | C9—C10—C11 | 130.10 (18) |
C18—O3—H3O | 109.5 | C10—C11—H11A | 109.5 |
C7—N1—N2 | 120.20 (16) | C10—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
C7—N1—H1N | 119.9 | H11A—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
N2—N1—H1N | 119.9 | C10—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C8—N2—N1 | 113.21 (16) | H11A—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C10—N3—C17 | 109.62 (16) | H11B—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C10—N3—H3N | 125.2 | C13—C12—C17 | 118.84 (18) |
C17—N3—H3N | 125.2 | C13—C12—C9 | 135.28 (18) |
O1—C1—C6 | 119.52 (16) | C17—C12—C9 | 105.88 (17) |
O1—C1—C2 | 120.54 (17) | C14—C13—C12 | 118.82 (19) |
C6—C1—C2 | 119.93 (17) | C14—C13—H13 | 120.6 |
C3—C2—C1 | 120.29 (19) | C12—C13—H13 | 120.6 |
C3—C2—H2 | 119.9 | C13—C14—C15 | 121.6 (2) |
C1—C2—H2 | 119.9 | C13—C14—H14 | 119.2 |
C2—C3—C4 | 120.49 (19) | C15—C14—H14 | 119.2 |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.8 | C16—C15—C14 | 120.8 (2) |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.8 | C16—C15—H15 | 119.6 |
C5—C4—C3 | 119.45 (19) | C14—C15—H15 | 119.6 |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.3 | C15—C16—C17 | 117.72 (19) |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.3 | C15—C16—H16 | 121.1 |
C4—C5—C6 | 121.42 (19) | C17—C16—H16 | 121.1 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.3 | N3—C17—C16 | 129.46 (18) |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.3 | N3—C17—C12 | 108.30 (17) |
C5—C6—C1 | 118.38 (17) | C16—C17—C12 | 122.23 (19) |
C5—C6—C7 | 116.57 (17) | O3—C18—C19 | 112.73 (18) |
C1—C6—C7 | 124.88 (17) | O3—C18—H18A | 109.0 |
O2—C7—N1 | 121.54 (17) | C19—C18—H18A | 109.0 |
O2—C7—C6 | 120.86 (17) | O3—C18—H18B | 109.0 |
N1—C7—C6 | 117.57 (16) | C19—C18—H18B | 109.0 |
N2—C8—C9 | 121.71 (18) | H18A—C18—H18B | 107.8 |
N2—C8—H8 | 119.1 | C18—C19—H19A | 109.5 |
C9—C8—H8 | 119.1 | C18—C19—H19B | 109.5 |
C10—C9—C8 | 124.18 (18) | H19A—C19—H19B | 109.5 |
C10—C9—C12 | 107.16 (17) | C18—C19—H19C | 109.5 |
C8—C9—C12 | 128.66 (18) | H19A—C19—H19C | 109.5 |
N3—C10—C9 | 109.04 (18) | H19B—C19—H19C | 109.5 |
N3—C10—C11 | 120.86 (17) | ||
C7—N1—N2—C8 | 173.12 (16) | C17—N3—C10—C11 | −179.95 (17) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −178.81 (17) | C8—C9—C10—N3 | −179.13 (17) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 2.2 (3) | C12—C9—C10—N3 | −0.1 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.7 (3) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | 1.4 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.8 (3) | C12—C9—C10—C11 | −179.53 (19) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.8 (3) | C10—C9—C12—C13 | −179.7 (2) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 0.6 (3) | C8—C9—C12—C13 | −0.7 (4) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −174.79 (17) | C10—C9—C12—C17 | −0.4 (2) |
O1—C1—C6—C5 | 178.89 (16) | C8—C9—C12—C17 | 178.61 (18) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −2.1 (3) | C17—C12—C13—C14 | −0.4 (3) |
O1—C1—C6—C7 | −6.1 (3) | C9—C12—C13—C14 | 178.8 (2) |
C2—C1—C6—C7 | 172.88 (17) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | −0.3 (3) |
N2—N1—C7—O2 | −3.4 (3) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | 0.7 (3) |
N2—N1—C7—C6 | 178.81 (15) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | −0.2 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—O2 | −1.0 (3) | C10—N3—C17—C16 | 178.45 (19) |
C1—C6—C7—O2 | −176.05 (17) | C10—N3—C17—C12 | −0.8 (2) |
C5—C6—C7—N1 | 176.83 (16) | C15—C16—C17—N3 | −179.69 (19) |
C1—C6—C7—N1 | 1.8 (3) | C15—C16—C17—C12 | −0.5 (3) |
N1—N2—C8—C9 | 176.97 (16) | C13—C12—C17—N3 | −179.82 (16) |
N2—C8—C9—C10 | 174.44 (18) | C9—C12—C17—N3 | 0.7 (2) |
N2—C8—C9—C12 | −4.4 (3) | C13—C12—C17—C16 | 0.9 (3) |
C17—N3—C10—C9 | 0.5 (2) | C9—C12—C17—C16 | −178.58 (17) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1o···O2i | 0.84 | 1.76 | 2.594 (2) | 176 |
O3—H3o···O2 | 0.84 | 2.02 | 2.843 (2) | 165 |
N1—H1n···O1 | 0.88 | 1.91 | 2.618 (2) | 136 |
N3—H3n···O3ii | 0.88 | 1.96 | 2.824 (2) | 168 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) −x, −y+1, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C17H15N3O2·C2H6O |
Mr | 339.39 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.5907 (1), 11.2269 (2), 20.3014 (3) |
β (°) | 91.924 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1729.11 (5) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.09 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.34 × 0.27 × 0.12 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEX diffractometer |
Absorption correction | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 20827, 3967, 2869 |
Rint | 0.056 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.650 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.047, 0.162, 1.13 |
No. of reflections | 3967 |
No. of parameters | 230 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.31, −0.30 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007), SAINT (Bruker, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), X-SEED (Barbour, 2001), publCIF (Westrip, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1o···O2i | 0.84 | 1.76 | 2.594 (2) | 176 |
O3—H3o···O2 | 0.84 | 2.02 | 2.843 (2) | 165 |
N1—H1n···O1 | 0.88 | 1.91 | 2.618 (2) | 136 |
N3—H3n···O3ii | 0.88 | 1.96 | 2.824 (2) | 168 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) −x, −y+1, −z+1. |
Acknowledgements
We acknowledge the SAGA grant (06–02-03–0147) for support of this study, and the University of Malaya for the purchase of the diffractometer.
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There are no reports of the title Schiff base but there are several reports on the medicinal properties of the unsubstituted compound, indol-3-ylmethylidene-2-hydroxybenzohydrazide (Alemany et al., 1967; Fujikawa et al., 1966; Nakata et al., 1966; Singh et al., 1984). The methyl-substituted title compound (Scheme I, Fig. 1) is a planar molecule that is linked by a hydroxy···amido hydrogen bond into a helical chain that runs along the b-axis of the monoclinic unit cell (Fig. 2). The chain is consolidated by two other hydrogen bonds: the ethanol molecule is hydrogen-bond donor to the amido unit well as hydrogen-bond acceptor to the aminoindolyl unit of adjacent Schiff bases.