organic compounds
Methyl 4-[5-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-(pyridin-4-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-ylsulfanyl]butanoate
aInstitute of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 8, 72076 Tübingen, Germany, and bDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55099 Mainz, Germany
*Correspondence e-mail: stefan.laufer@uni-tuebingen.de
The title compound, C19H18FN3O2S, was synthesized in the course of studies on 2-alkylsufanylimidazoles as p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitors. The synthesis was achieved by nucleophilic substitution of 4-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-(pyridin-4-yl)-1,3-dihydroimidazole-2-thione with methyl 4-bromobutanoate. The five-membered heterocycle makes dihedral angles of 32.4 (2) and 18.3 (2)° with the fluorophenyl and pyridinyl rings, respectively, indicating a low degree of conjugation between these rings. Intramolecular C—H⋯N and intermolecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds as well as C—H⋯π interactions seem to be effective in stabilization of the crystal structure.
Related literature
Substituted imidazoles as small-molecule inhibitors of p38 MAP kinase have been reviewed by Peifer et al. (2006) and Wagner & Laufer (2006). For the preparation of 4-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-(pyridin-4-yl)-1,3-dihydroimidazole-2-thione, see: Lantos et al. (1988). For related literature, see: Laufer, Striegel & Wagner (2002); Laufer, Wagner & Kotschenreuther (2002); Laufer & Koch (2008); Wang et al. (1998); Peifer et al. (2007).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: CAD-4 Software (Enraf–Nonius, 1989); cell CAD-4 Software; data reduction: CORINC (Dräger & Gattow, 1971); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2003); software used to prepare material for publication: PLATON.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536808016000/bx2140sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536808016000/bx2140Isup2.hkl
To a stirred solution of 4-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-(pyridin-4-yl)-1,3-dihydroimidazole-2-thione (0.74 mmol) and potassium tert-butoxide (0.77 mmol) in dry methanol (15 ml) was added under argon atmosphere after 15 min metyl 4-bromobutanoate (0.77 mmol). The solution was heated for 1 h to reflux temperature. After extraction with water and ethyl acetate the organic layer was washed twice with water, dried over sodium sulfate and evaporated under reduced pressure. The crude product was purified by flash
(silica gel, dichloromethane - ethyl acetate 1:1 to 2:3) to yield methyl 4-(5-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-(pyridin-4-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-ylthio)butanoate (I) (49%) as a colorless solid. Compound I was crystallized from methanol.Hydrogen atoms attached to carbons were placed at calculated positions with C—H = 0.95Å (aromatic) or 0.98–0.99 Å (sp3 C-atom). H-atom bonded to N5 was located from a difference Fourier map (N—H = 0.9 Å). All H atoms were refined in the riding-model approximation with isotropic displacement parameters (set at 1.2–1.5 times of the Ueq of the parent atom).
Data collection: CAD-4 Software (Enraf–Nonius, 1989); cell
CAD-4 Software (Enraf–Nonius, 1989); data reduction: CORINC (Dräger & Gattow, 1971); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2003); software used to prepare material for publication: PLATON (Spek, 2003).C19H18FN3O2S | F(000) = 776 |
Mr = 371.42 | Dx = 1.425 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, Pca21 | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.54178 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2c -2ac | Cell parameters from 25 reflections |
a = 18.494 (4) Å | θ = 31–44° |
b = 12.4367 (10) Å | µ = 1.92 mm−1 |
c = 7.5255 (5) Å | T = 193 K |
V = 1730.9 (4) Å3 | Needle, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.55 × 0.12 × 0.09 mm |
Enraf–Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer | 2869 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: rotating anode | Rint = 0.051 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 70.0°, θmin = 3.6° |
ω/2θ scans | h = −22→22 |
Absorption correction: gaussian (PLATON; Spek, 2003) | k = −15→15 |
Tmin = 0.61, Tmax = 0.85 | l = −7→9 |
3363 measured reflections | 3 standard reflections every 60 min |
3086 independent reflections | intensity decay: 5% |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.076 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.188 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.1374P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.14 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
3086 reflections | Δρmax = 1.14 e Å−3 |
236 parameters | Δρmin = −0.60 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1307 Friedel pairs |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure parameter: −0.02 (3) |
C19H18FN3O2S | V = 1730.9 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 371.42 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, Pca21 | Cu Kα radiation |
a = 18.494 (4) Å | µ = 1.92 mm−1 |
b = 12.4367 (10) Å | T = 193 K |
c = 7.5255 (5) Å | 0.55 × 0.12 × 0.09 mm |
Enraf–Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer | 2869 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Absorption correction: gaussian (PLATON; Spek, 2003) | Rint = 0.051 |
Tmin = 0.61, Tmax = 0.85 | 3 standard reflections every 60 min |
3363 measured reflections | intensity decay: 5% |
3086 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.076 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.188 | Δρmax = 1.14 e Å−3 |
S = 1.14 | Δρmin = −0.60 e Å−3 |
3086 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1307 Friedel pairs |
236 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: −0.02 (3) |
1 restraint |
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 | ||
C1 | 0.3643 (2) | 0.3750 (3) | 0.3172 (5) | 0.0204 (8) | |
N2 | 0.29502 (16) | 0.3630 (3) | 0.3227 (4) | 0.0203 (7) | |
C3 | 0.26668 (19) | 0.4629 (3) | 0.2819 (5) | 0.0179 (7) | |
C4 | 0.32215 (19) | 0.5351 (3) | 0.2524 (5) | 0.0183 (8) | |
N5 | 0.38455 (15) | 0.4764 (2) | 0.2738 (4) | 0.0173 (6) | |
H5 | 0.4314 | 0.4967 | 0.2711 | 0.021* | |
S6 | 0.42920 (5) | 0.27420 (8) | 0.35250 (18) | 0.0298 (3) | |
C7 | 0.3694 (2) | 0.1589 (3) | 0.3710 (7) | 0.0300 (9) | |
H7A | 0.3312 | 0.1650 | 0.2796 | 0.036* | |
H7B | 0.3975 | 0.0929 | 0.3456 | 0.036* | |
C8 | 0.3338 (2) | 0.1474 (4) | 0.5527 (8) | 0.0371 (12) | |
H8A | 0.2967 | 0.0901 | 0.5463 | 0.044* | |
H8B | 0.3089 | 0.2155 | 0.5825 | 0.044* | |
C9 | 0.3870 (3) | 0.1202 (4) | 0.7011 (8) | 0.0451 (13) | |
H9A | 0.4239 | 0.1778 | 0.7061 | 0.054* | |
H9B | 0.3604 | 0.1214 | 0.8153 | 0.054* | |
C10 | 0.4252 (2) | 0.0150 (4) | 0.6867 (7) | 0.0360 (11) | |
O11 | 0.4808 (2) | −0.0057 (4) | 0.7602 (7) | 0.0621 (12) | |
O12 | 0.38975 (17) | −0.0571 (2) | 0.5875 (5) | 0.0368 (8) | |
C13 | 0.4252 (3) | −0.1576 (4) | 0.5589 (7) | 0.0413 (12) | |
H13A | 0.4738 | −0.1447 | 0.5115 | 0.062* | |
H13B | 0.3973 | −0.2004 | 0.4737 | 0.062* | |
H13C | 0.4288 | −0.1965 | 0.6717 | 0.062* | |
C14 | 0.1875 (2) | 0.4721 (3) | 0.2746 (5) | 0.0189 (7) | |
C15 | 0.14573 (19) | 0.3934 (3) | 0.3609 (6) | 0.0225 (7) | |
H15 | 0.1684 | 0.3374 | 0.4260 | 0.027* | |
C16 | 0.07186 (19) | 0.3987 (3) | 0.3501 (7) | 0.0267 (8) | |
H16 | 0.0447 | 0.3439 | 0.4076 | 0.032* | |
N17 | 0.03515 (16) | 0.4759 (3) | 0.2637 (6) | 0.0270 (8) | |
C18 | 0.0753 (2) | 0.5502 (3) | 0.1816 (6) | 0.0244 (9) | |
H18 | 0.0509 | 0.6056 | 0.1186 | 0.029* | |
C19 | 0.14979 (19) | 0.5514 (3) | 0.1825 (5) | 0.0201 (7) | |
H19 | 0.1753 | 0.6061 | 0.1207 | 0.024* | |
C20 | 0.32620 (18) | 0.6506 (3) | 0.2109 (5) | 0.0185 (8) | |
C21 | 0.2750 (2) | 0.7236 (3) | 0.2741 (6) | 0.0217 (8) | |
H21 | 0.2373 | 0.6988 | 0.3493 | 0.026* | |
C22 | 0.2782 (2) | 0.8313 (3) | 0.2294 (6) | 0.0261 (9) | |
H22 | 0.2423 | 0.8801 | 0.2704 | 0.031* | |
C23 | 0.3342 (2) | 0.8664 (3) | 0.1244 (6) | 0.0274 (9) | |
C24 | 0.3875 (2) | 0.7984 (4) | 0.0657 (6) | 0.0267 (9) | |
H24 | 0.4265 | 0.8252 | −0.0032 | 0.032* | |
C25 | 0.38349 (19) | 0.6910 (3) | 0.1081 (6) | 0.0220 (8) | |
H25 | 0.4201 | 0.6434 | 0.0672 | 0.026* | |
F26 | 0.33578 (16) | 0.9714 (2) | 0.0773 (4) | 0.0405 (7) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0269 (17) | 0.0264 (18) | 0.008 (2) | 0.0036 (14) | −0.0006 (13) | 0.0032 (14) |
N2 | 0.0239 (14) | 0.0260 (15) | 0.0110 (19) | 0.0029 (11) | 0.0001 (12) | −0.0007 (12) |
C3 | 0.0263 (18) | 0.0242 (17) | 0.0031 (17) | 0.0023 (13) | 0.0009 (14) | −0.0015 (14) |
C4 | 0.0211 (16) | 0.032 (2) | 0.0019 (18) | 0.0020 (14) | 0.0004 (13) | −0.0021 (14) |
N5 | 0.0177 (13) | 0.0271 (16) | 0.0072 (15) | 0.0012 (11) | −0.0002 (12) | −0.0022 (12) |
S6 | 0.0229 (5) | 0.0303 (5) | 0.0362 (7) | 0.0068 (3) | 0.0024 (4) | 0.0086 (4) |
C7 | 0.037 (2) | 0.0238 (18) | 0.029 (3) | 0.0044 (15) | −0.005 (2) | 0.0005 (17) |
C8 | 0.039 (2) | 0.033 (2) | 0.039 (3) | 0.0064 (18) | 0.011 (2) | 0.013 (2) |
C9 | 0.078 (4) | 0.033 (2) | 0.024 (3) | 0.004 (2) | 0.005 (3) | 0.002 (2) |
C10 | 0.045 (3) | 0.037 (2) | 0.026 (3) | −0.0026 (18) | 0.002 (2) | 0.004 (2) |
O11 | 0.059 (2) | 0.061 (2) | 0.067 (3) | 0.009 (2) | −0.027 (2) | −0.019 (2) |
O12 | 0.0440 (17) | 0.0313 (16) | 0.035 (2) | 0.0030 (12) | −0.0122 (15) | 0.0029 (15) |
C13 | 0.060 (3) | 0.035 (2) | 0.029 (3) | 0.008 (2) | −0.014 (2) | 0.002 (2) |
C14 | 0.0255 (17) | 0.0277 (17) | 0.0036 (17) | −0.0002 (14) | 0.0021 (14) | −0.0047 (14) |
C15 | 0.0294 (17) | 0.0239 (16) | 0.014 (2) | 0.0004 (14) | 0.0036 (18) | −0.0007 (15) |
C16 | 0.0281 (18) | 0.0265 (18) | 0.025 (2) | −0.0021 (14) | 0.0060 (18) | −0.0044 (19) |
N17 | 0.0193 (14) | 0.0349 (18) | 0.027 (2) | −0.0003 (13) | −0.0008 (13) | −0.0080 (15) |
C18 | 0.033 (2) | 0.031 (2) | 0.010 (2) | 0.0058 (15) | −0.0052 (16) | −0.0029 (17) |
C19 | 0.0266 (18) | 0.0275 (17) | 0.006 (2) | −0.0008 (14) | 0.0003 (14) | −0.0004 (15) |
C20 | 0.0224 (17) | 0.0276 (18) | 0.0055 (18) | −0.0017 (13) | −0.0034 (13) | −0.0007 (14) |
C21 | 0.0266 (18) | 0.031 (2) | 0.0076 (18) | 0.0008 (14) | −0.0018 (15) | 0.0005 (15) |
C22 | 0.034 (2) | 0.0285 (19) | 0.016 (2) | 0.0043 (16) | −0.0011 (16) | −0.0031 (16) |
C23 | 0.037 (2) | 0.0259 (19) | 0.020 (2) | −0.0043 (15) | −0.0059 (17) | 0.0033 (16) |
C24 | 0.031 (2) | 0.036 (2) | 0.013 (2) | −0.0078 (16) | −0.0001 (15) | 0.0056 (17) |
C25 | 0.0221 (17) | 0.0320 (19) | 0.012 (2) | −0.0004 (14) | 0.0006 (15) | −0.0026 (16) |
F26 | 0.0596 (17) | 0.0272 (12) | 0.0346 (18) | −0.0027 (11) | 0.0013 (13) | 0.0072 (11) |
C1—N2 | 1.290 (5) | C13—H13B | 0.9800 |
C1—N5 | 1.356 (5) | C13—H13C | 0.9800 |
C1—S6 | 1.756 (4) | C14—C19 | 1.392 (5) |
N2—C3 | 1.384 (5) | C14—C15 | 1.405 (5) |
C3—C4 | 1.381 (5) | C15—C16 | 1.370 (5) |
C3—C14 | 1.470 (5) | C15—H15 | 0.9500 |
C4—N5 | 1.375 (5) | C16—N17 | 1.344 (6) |
C4—C20 | 1.471 (5) | C16—H16 | 0.9500 |
N5—H5 | 0.9032 | N17—C18 | 1.336 (6) |
S6—C7 | 1.816 (4) | C18—C19 | 1.378 (5) |
C7—C8 | 1.525 (7) | C18—H18 | 0.9500 |
C7—H7A | 0.9900 | C19—H19 | 0.9500 |
C7—H7B | 0.9900 | C20—C21 | 1.395 (5) |
C8—C9 | 1.527 (8) | C20—C25 | 1.405 (5) |
C8—H8A | 0.9900 | C21—C22 | 1.383 (5) |
C8—H8B | 0.9900 | C21—H21 | 0.9500 |
C9—C10 | 1.491 (6) | C22—C23 | 1.374 (6) |
C9—H9A | 0.9900 | C22—H22 | 0.9500 |
C9—H9B | 0.9900 | C23—F26 | 1.354 (5) |
C10—O11 | 1.196 (6) | C23—C24 | 1.371 (6) |
C10—O12 | 1.339 (6) | C24—C25 | 1.375 (6) |
O12—C13 | 1.427 (6) | C24—H24 | 0.9500 |
C13—H13A | 0.9800 | C25—H25 | 0.9500 |
N2—C1—N5 | 113.0 (3) | H13A—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
N2—C1—S6 | 126.2 (3) | O12—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
N5—C1—S6 | 120.7 (3) | H13A—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C1—N2—C3 | 105.3 (3) | H13B—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C4—C3—N2 | 109.8 (3) | C19—C14—C15 | 116.6 (3) |
C4—C3—C14 | 133.1 (3) | C19—C14—C3 | 124.9 (3) |
N2—C3—C14 | 117.1 (3) | C15—C14—C3 | 118.4 (3) |
N5—C4—C3 | 105.0 (3) | C16—C15—C14 | 119.2 (4) |
N5—C4—C20 | 120.0 (3) | C16—C15—H15 | 120.4 |
C3—C4—C20 | 134.9 (3) | C14—C15—H15 | 120.4 |
C1—N5—C4 | 106.9 (3) | N17—C16—C15 | 124.5 (4) |
C1—N5—H5 | 122.1 | N17—C16—H16 | 117.8 |
C4—N5—H5 | 130.9 | C15—C16—H16 | 117.8 |
C1—S6—C7 | 99.14 (18) | C18—N17—C16 | 115.9 (3) |
C8—C7—S6 | 114.0 (3) | N17—C18—C19 | 124.1 (4) |
C8—C7—H7A | 108.8 | N17—C18—H18 | 117.9 |
S6—C7—H7A | 108.8 | C19—C18—H18 | 117.9 |
C8—C7—H7B | 108.8 | C18—C19—C14 | 119.7 (4) |
S6—C7—H7B | 108.8 | C18—C19—H19 | 120.2 |
H7A—C7—H7B | 107.7 | C14—C19—H19 | 120.2 |
C7—C8—C9 | 113.4 (4) | C21—C20—C25 | 117.8 (4) |
C7—C8—H8A | 108.9 | C21—C20—C4 | 121.9 (3) |
C9—C8—H8A | 108.9 | C25—C20—C4 | 120.3 (3) |
C7—C8—H8B | 108.9 | C22—C21—C20 | 121.3 (4) |
C9—C8—H8B | 108.9 | C22—C21—H21 | 119.4 |
H8A—C8—H8B | 107.7 | C20—C21—H21 | 119.4 |
C10—C9—C8 | 116.6 (4) | C23—C22—C21 | 118.7 (4) |
C10—C9—H9A | 108.2 | C23—C22—H22 | 120.7 |
C8—C9—H9A | 108.2 | C21—C22—H22 | 120.7 |
C10—C9—H9B | 108.2 | F26—C23—C24 | 119.7 (4) |
C8—C9—H9B | 108.2 | F26—C23—C22 | 118.3 (4) |
H9A—C9—H9B | 107.3 | C24—C23—C22 | 122.1 (4) |
O11—C10—O12 | 122.4 (5) | C23—C24—C25 | 119.1 (4) |
O11—C10—C9 | 124.3 (5) | C23—C24—H24 | 120.5 |
O12—C10—C9 | 113.3 (4) | C25—C24—H24 | 120.5 |
C10—O12—C13 | 116.5 (4) | C24—C25—C20 | 121.0 (4) |
O12—C13—H13A | 109.5 | C24—C25—H25 | 119.5 |
O12—C13—H13B | 109.5 | C20—C25—H25 | 119.5 |
N5—C1—N2—C3 | −0.5 (4) | N2—C3—C14—C15 | 19.8 (5) |
S6—C1—N2—C3 | −178.3 (3) | C19—C14—C15—C16 | 0.1 (6) |
C1—N2—C3—C4 | −0.2 (4) | C3—C14—C15—C16 | −177.7 (4) |
C1—N2—C3—C14 | 178.7 (3) | C14—C15—C16—N17 | −1.2 (7) |
N2—C3—C4—N5 | 0.8 (4) | C15—C16—N17—C18 | 1.3 (7) |
C14—C3—C4—N5 | −177.8 (4) | C16—N17—C18—C19 | −0.4 (6) |
N2—C3—C4—C20 | −177.7 (4) | N17—C18—C19—C14 | −0.5 (6) |
C14—C3—C4—C20 | 3.6 (7) | C15—C14—C19—C18 | 0.7 (6) |
N2—C1—N5—C4 | 1.0 (4) | C3—C14—C19—C18 | 178.3 (3) |
S6—C1—N5—C4 | 179.0 (3) | N5—C4—C20—C21 | −146.2 (4) |
C3—C4—N5—C1 | −1.1 (4) | C3—C4—C20—C21 | 32.2 (7) |
C20—C4—N5—C1 | 177.7 (4) | N5—C4—C20—C25 | 32.5 (5) |
N2—C1—S6—C7 | 5.7 (4) | C3—C4—C20—C25 | −149.2 (4) |
N5—C1—S6—C7 | −172.0 (3) | C25—C20—C21—C22 | 3.4 (6) |
C1—S6—C7—C8 | −80.0 (3) | C4—C20—C21—C22 | −177.9 (4) |
S6—C7—C8—C9 | −67.3 (4) | C20—C21—C22—C23 | −1.7 (6) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | −63.6 (6) | C21—C22—C23—F26 | 178.2 (4) |
C8—C9—C10—O11 | 158.8 (6) | C21—C22—C23—C24 | −1.2 (7) |
C8—C9—C10—O12 | −23.6 (6) | F26—C23—C24—C25 | −177.2 (4) |
O11—C10—O12—C13 | −6.0 (8) | C22—C23—C24—C25 | 2.2 (7) |
C9—C10—O12—C13 | 176.3 (4) | C23—C24—C25—C20 | −0.4 (6) |
C4—C3—C14—C19 | 20.7 (7) | C21—C20—C25—C24 | −2.4 (6) |
N2—C3—C14—C19 | −157.8 (4) | C4—C20—C25—C24 | 178.9 (4) |
C4—C3—C14—C15 | −161.6 (4) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N5—H5···N17i | 0.90 | 1.95 | 2.849 (4) | 174 |
Symmetry code: (i) x+1/2, −y+1, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C19H18FN3O2S |
Mr | 371.42 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pca21 |
Temperature (K) | 193 |
a, b, c (Å) | 18.494 (4), 12.4367 (10), 7.5255 (5) |
V (Å3) | 1730.9 (4) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Cu Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.92 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.55 × 0.12 × 0.09 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Enraf–Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Gaussian (PLATON; Spek, 2003) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.61, 0.85 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 3363, 3086, 2869 |
Rint | 0.051 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.610 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.076, 0.188, 1.14 |
No. of reflections | 3086 |
No. of parameters | 236 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 1.14, −0.60 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 1307 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | −0.02 (3) |
Computer programs: CAD-4 Software (Enraf–Nonius, 1989), CORINC (Dräger & Gattow, 1971), SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), PLATON (Spek, 2003).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N5—H5···N17i | 0.90 | 1.95 | 2.849 (4) | 173.8 |
Symmetry code: (i) x+1/2, −y+1, z. |
C–H···A | C–H | H···A | C–H···A | C···A |
C13–H13B···Cg1ii | 0.98 | 2.65 | 156 | 3.566 (6) |
C7–H7A···N2 | 0.99 | 2.57 | 100 | 2.910 (5) |
Symmetry code: (ii) x, y-1, z. Cg1 is the centroid of the C20–C25 ring. |
Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge financial support from the EU, part of the EU-Craft Programme, Framework Project 6 `MACROCEPT'.
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The title compound was prepared in the course of our studies on 2-alkylsulfanyl-4-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-pyridinyl imidazoles as p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase inhibitors. The p38 MAP kinase plays a central role for the biosynthesis and release of pro-inflammatory cytokines like TNF-α and IL-1β. Inhibition of p38 MAP kinase is therefore a promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of inflammatory disorders like psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid arthritis. The fundamental SAR for the class of pyridinyl imidazole derivative as p38 MAP kinase inhibitors can be exemplified by the way SB203580 binds to the protein (Wang et al., 1998). There is a crucial hydrogen bond between the pyridin-4-yl moiety and Met109 of the enzyme. The 4-fluorophenyl ring binds to the hydrophobic region I, mainly gaining selectivity. Another possible ligand-protein interaction is a hydrogen bond between Lys53 and N3 of the imidazole core (Peifer et al., 2007).
The analysis of the crystal structure of methyl 4-(5-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-(pyridin-4-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-ylthio)butanoate (I) is shown in Figure 1. The crystal packing (Figure 2) shows that N5—H5 of the imidazole ring forms an intermolecular N–H···N hydrogen bond to pyridine (N17). The length of the hydrogen bond is 1.95Å (Table 1). Non-conventional C—H···X H-bonds are also present in addition to intermolecular N—H···N hydrogen interactions (Table 2).