organic compounds
1,1′-(Butane-1,4-diyl)di-1H-imidazole–benzene-1,3,5-triol–water (1/1/1)
aCollege of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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The 10H14N4·C6H6O3·H2O, contains one molecule of benzene-1,3,5-triol, two half-molecules of 1,1′-butane-1,4-diyldi-1H-imidazole (each molecule is centrosymmetric) and one solvent water molecule. In the intermolecular O—H⋯O and O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds link all molecules into a three-dimensional supramolecular network.
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For background and details of the synthesis of 1,1′-(1,4-butanediyl)diimidazole, see: Ma et al. (2003). For the related of 1,1′-(1,4-butanediyl)diimidazole, see: Yu et al. (2008).
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, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
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contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S160053680802240X/cv2422Isup2.hkl
1,1'-(1,4-Butanediyl)diimidazole was prepared from imidazole and 1,4-dibromobutane in dimethylsulfoxide solution (Ma et al., 2003). m-trihydroxybenzene (0.126 g, 1 mmol) and 1,1'-(1,4-butanediyl)diimidazole (0.380 g, 2 mmol) were dissolved in hot methanol solution (15 ml) then a clear solution was obtained. The resulting solution was allowed to stand in a desiccator at room temperature for several days. Red crystals of (I) were obtained.
H atoms bound to C atoms were placed in calculated positions and treated as riding on their parent atoms, with C—H = 0.93 Å (aromatic); C—H = 0.97 Å (methylene) and with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C). The hydroxy H atoms were placed in calculated positions and treated as riding on their parent atoms, with O—H = 0.82 Å and with Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(O). Water H atoms were initially located in a difference Fourier map, but they were treated as riding on their parent atoms with O—H = 0.85 Å and with Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(O).
Data collection: RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998); cell
RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998); data reduction: CrystalStructure (Rigaku/MSC, 2002); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).C10H14N4·C6H6O3·H2O | Z = 2 |
Mr = 334.38 | F(000) = 356 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.289 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 7.964 (5) Å | Cell parameters from 5362 reflections |
b = 8.405 (7) Å | θ = 3.1–27.6° |
c = 14.800 (9) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
α = 98.40 (3)° | T = 291 K |
β = 92.93 (2)° | Block, red |
γ = 117.47 (3)° | 0.31 × 0.31 × 0.19 mm |
V = 861.5 (10) Å3 |
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID diffractometer | 3911 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2370 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.028 |
ω scans | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 3.1° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) | h = −10→10 |
Tmin = 0.971, Tmax = 0.982 | k = −10→10 |
8527 measured reflections | l = −18→19 |
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: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.195 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.1078P)2 + 0.0441P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3911 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
220 parameters | Δρmax = 0.20 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.27 e Å−3 |
C10H14N4·C6H6O3·H2O | γ = 117.47 (3)° |
Mr = 334.38 | V = 861.5 (10) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 7.964 (5) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 8.405 (7) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
c = 14.800 (9) Å | T = 291 K |
α = 98.40 (3)° | 0.31 × 0.31 × 0.19 mm |
β = 92.93 (2)° |
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID diffractometer | 3911 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) | 2370 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.971, Tmax = 0.982 | Rint = 0.028 |
8527 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.057 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.195 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.20 e Å−3 |
3911 reflections | Δρmin = −0.27 e Å−3 |
220 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 | ||
C1 | 0.6082 (3) | 0.4322 (3) | 0.27525 (15) | 0.0495 (5) | |
H1 | 0.5935 | 0.5359 | 0.2907 | 0.059* | |
C2 | 0.4512 (3) | 0.2634 (3) | 0.24735 (14) | 0.0463 (5) | |
C3 | 0.4707 (3) | 0.1074 (3) | 0.22121 (14) | 0.0440 (5) | |
H3 | 0.3639 | −0.0060 | 0.2009 | 0.053* | |
C4 | 0.6534 (3) | 0.1248 (3) | 0.22616 (14) | 0.0431 (5) | |
C5 | 0.8124 (3) | 0.2923 (3) | 0.25642 (14) | 0.0445 (5) | |
H5 | 0.9340 | 0.3024 | 0.2609 | 0.053* | |
C6 | 0.7880 (3) | 0.4458 (3) | 0.28012 (14) | 0.0461 (5) | |
C7 | 0.5669 (4) | 0.2164 (4) | 0.62310 (17) | 0.0599 (6) | |
H7 | 0.5388 | 0.1550 | 0.6722 | 0.072* | |
C8 | 0.7113 (4) | 0.4008 (4) | 0.5372 (2) | 0.0807 (9) | |
H8 | 0.8061 | 0.4952 | 0.5144 | 0.097* | |
C9 | 0.5333 (4) | 0.2938 (5) | 0.4948 (2) | 0.0814 (9) | |
H9 | 0.4827 | 0.2997 | 0.4381 | 0.098* | |
C10 | 0.2441 (4) | 0.0249 (4) | 0.5326 (2) | 0.0770 (8) | |
H10 | 0.2144 | −0.0270 | 0.5878 | 0.092* | |
H11 | 0.2360 | −0.0698 | 0.4837 | 0.092* | |
C11 | 0.0998 (3) | 0.0796 (4) | 0.50659 (19) | 0.0655 (7) | |
H12 | 0.1248 | 0.1263 | 0.4498 | 0.079* | |
H13 | 0.1094 | 0.1768 | 0.5543 | 0.079* | |
C12 | 0.2720 (3) | 0.5418 (3) | 0.10952 (16) | 0.0561 (6) | |
H16 | 0.2520 | 0.5172 | 0.1684 | 0.067* | |
C13 | 0.3851 (4) | 0.6740 (4) | −0.00145 (17) | 0.0606 (6) | |
H14 | 0.4595 | 0.7618 | −0.0344 | 0.073* | |
C14 | 0.2445 (4) | 0.5074 (4) | −0.03878 (17) | 0.0613 (6) | |
H15 | 0.2052 | 0.4582 | −0.1013 | 0.074* | |
C15 | 0.0159 (3) | 0.2379 (3) | 0.02391 (18) | 0.0572 (6) | |
H17 | −0.0806 | 0.2134 | −0.0265 | 0.069* | |
H18 | −0.0429 | 0.2277 | 0.0801 | 0.069* | |
C16 | 0.0830 (3) | 0.0959 (3) | 0.00706 (15) | 0.0502 (6) | |
H19 | 0.1731 | 0.1147 | 0.0593 | 0.060* | |
H20 | 0.1485 | 0.1102 | −0.0471 | 0.060* | |
N1 | 0.4412 (3) | 0.1758 (3) | 0.54990 (13) | 0.0574 (5) | |
N2 | 0.7338 (3) | 0.3514 (3) | 0.61894 (15) | 0.0661 (6) | |
N3 | 0.1703 (3) | 0.4238 (2) | 0.03210 (12) | 0.0497 (5) | |
N4 | 0.4031 (3) | 0.6959 (3) | 0.09239 (14) | 0.0573 (5) | |
O1 | 0.6793 (2) | −0.0244 (2) | 0.20167 (12) | 0.0587 (5) | |
H4 | 0.5847 | −0.1054 | 0.1677 | 0.088* | |
O2 | 0.9405 (2) | 0.6159 (2) | 0.30773 (14) | 0.0675 (5) | |
H6 | 1.0348 | 0.6068 | 0.3247 | 0.101* | |
O3 | 0.2755 (2) | 0.2535 (2) | 0.24808 (13) | 0.0643 (5) | |
H2 | 0.1939 | 0.1464 | 0.2426 | 0.096* | |
O4 | 0.9883 (2) | 0.9172 (3) | 0.23236 (15) | 0.0838 (6) | |
H21 | 0.8952 | 0.9328 | 0.2485 | 0.101* | |
H22 | 0.9716 | 0.8225 | 0.2530 | 0.101* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0515 (13) | 0.0396 (12) | 0.0590 (13) | 0.0239 (11) | 0.0033 (10) | 0.0078 (10) |
C2 | 0.0425 (11) | 0.0467 (13) | 0.0518 (12) | 0.0225 (10) | 0.0043 (9) | 0.0113 (9) |
C3 | 0.0374 (10) | 0.0401 (12) | 0.0503 (11) | 0.0165 (9) | −0.0001 (9) | 0.0055 (9) |
C4 | 0.0432 (11) | 0.0403 (12) | 0.0464 (11) | 0.0210 (10) | 0.0037 (9) | 0.0067 (9) |
C5 | 0.0380 (11) | 0.0443 (13) | 0.0502 (11) | 0.0192 (10) | 0.0014 (9) | 0.0090 (9) |
C6 | 0.0416 (11) | 0.0352 (12) | 0.0532 (12) | 0.0118 (10) | 0.0007 (9) | 0.0086 (9) |
C7 | 0.0559 (14) | 0.0609 (16) | 0.0589 (14) | 0.0246 (13) | 0.0035 (11) | 0.0120 (12) |
C8 | 0.0605 (17) | 0.069 (2) | 0.117 (2) | 0.0253 (16) | 0.0187 (17) | 0.0479 (18) |
C9 | 0.074 (2) | 0.096 (2) | 0.0739 (17) | 0.0352 (19) | 0.0028 (15) | 0.0350 (16) |
C10 | 0.0540 (16) | 0.0608 (18) | 0.104 (2) | 0.0216 (14) | −0.0041 (15) | 0.0053 (15) |
C11 | 0.0538 (14) | 0.0644 (17) | 0.0701 (15) | 0.0261 (13) | −0.0046 (12) | 0.0007 (13) |
C12 | 0.0588 (14) | 0.0445 (14) | 0.0537 (13) | 0.0177 (12) | 0.0049 (11) | 0.0011 (10) |
C13 | 0.0570 (14) | 0.0543 (16) | 0.0706 (16) | 0.0231 (13) | 0.0136 (12) | 0.0216 (12) |
C14 | 0.0626 (15) | 0.0632 (17) | 0.0537 (13) | 0.0266 (14) | 0.0070 (12) | 0.0095 (12) |
C15 | 0.0451 (12) | 0.0400 (13) | 0.0717 (15) | 0.0117 (10) | 0.0073 (11) | −0.0024 (11) |
C16 | 0.0418 (12) | 0.0415 (13) | 0.0559 (12) | 0.0134 (10) | 0.0030 (10) | 0.0000 (10) |
N1 | 0.0483 (11) | 0.0548 (13) | 0.0616 (12) | 0.0200 (10) | −0.0006 (9) | 0.0080 (10) |
N2 | 0.0545 (13) | 0.0524 (13) | 0.0832 (15) | 0.0220 (11) | −0.0070 (11) | 0.0064 (11) |
N3 | 0.0477 (10) | 0.0376 (11) | 0.0563 (11) | 0.0159 (9) | 0.0070 (9) | 0.0026 (8) |
N4 | 0.0512 (11) | 0.0358 (11) | 0.0724 (13) | 0.0131 (9) | 0.0036 (10) | 0.0020 (9) |
O1 | 0.0444 (9) | 0.0438 (9) | 0.0818 (12) | 0.0222 (8) | −0.0023 (8) | −0.0069 (8) |
O2 | 0.0494 (10) | 0.0371 (9) | 0.1014 (13) | 0.0126 (8) | −0.0109 (9) | 0.0056 (9) |
O3 | 0.0432 (9) | 0.0548 (11) | 0.0984 (13) | 0.0274 (8) | 0.0079 (9) | 0.0107 (10) |
O4 | 0.0461 (10) | 0.0723 (14) | 0.1375 (18) | 0.0247 (10) | 0.0120 (11) | 0.0456 (12) |
C1—C2 | 1.373 (3) | C11—C11i | 1.512 (5) |
C1—C6 | 1.380 (3) | C11—H12 | 0.9700 |
C1—H1 | 0.9300 | C11—H13 | 0.9700 |
C2—O3 | 1.364 (3) | C12—N4 | 1.306 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.392 (3) | C12—N3 | 1.336 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.390 (3) | C12—H16 | 0.9300 |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C13—C14 | 1.335 (4) |
C4—O1 | 1.364 (3) | C13—N4 | 1.365 (3) |
C4—C5 | 1.378 (3) | C13—H14 | 0.9300 |
C5—C6 | 1.390 (3) | C14—N3 | 1.356 (3) |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C14—H15 | 0.9300 |
C6—O2 | 1.365 (3) | C15—N3 | 1.458 (3) |
C7—N2 | 1.302 (3) | C15—C16 | 1.512 (3) |
C7—N1 | 1.326 (3) | C15—H17 | 0.9700 |
C7—H7 | 0.9300 | C15—H18 | 0.9700 |
C8—C9 | 1.334 (4) | C16—C16ii | 1.516 (4) |
C8—N2 | 1.364 (4) | C16—H19 | 0.9700 |
C8—H8 | 0.9300 | C16—H20 | 0.9700 |
C9—N1 | 1.347 (4) | O1—H4 | 0.8200 |
C9—H9 | 0.9300 | O2—H6 | 0.8200 |
C10—N1 | 1.471 (3) | O3—H2 | 0.8200 |
C10—C11 | 1.475 (4) | O4—H21 | 0.8501 |
C10—H10 | 0.9700 | O4—H22 | 0.8500 |
C10—H11 | 0.9700 | ||
C2—C1—C6 | 119.1 (2) | C10—C11—H13 | 109.4 |
C2—C1—H1 | 120.4 | C11i—C11—H13 | 109.4 |
C6—C1—H1 | 120.4 | H12—C11—H13 | 108.0 |
O3—C2—C1 | 117.6 (2) | N4—C12—N3 | 111.8 (2) |
O3—C2—C3 | 121.2 (2) | N4—C12—H16 | 124.1 |
C1—C2—C3 | 121.2 (2) | N3—C12—H16 | 124.1 |
C4—C3—C2 | 118.5 (2) | C14—C13—N4 | 109.7 (2) |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.7 | C14—C13—H14 | 125.1 |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.7 | N4—C13—H14 | 125.1 |
O1—C4—C5 | 118.36 (19) | C13—C14—N3 | 106.8 (2) |
O1—C4—C3 | 120.58 (19) | C13—C14—H15 | 126.6 |
C5—C4—C3 | 121.07 (19) | N3—C14—H15 | 126.6 |
C4—C5—C6 | 118.88 (19) | N3—C15—C16 | 112.84 (19) |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.6 | N3—C15—H17 | 109.0 |
C6—C5—H5 | 120.6 | C16—C15—H17 | 109.0 |
O2—C6—C1 | 117.4 (2) | N3—C15—H18 | 109.0 |
O2—C6—C5 | 121.5 (2) | C16—C15—H18 | 109.0 |
C1—C6—C5 | 121.1 (2) | H17—C15—H18 | 107.8 |
N2—C7—N1 | 112.9 (2) | C15—C16—C16ii | 111.3 (2) |
N2—C7—H7 | 123.6 | C15—C16—H19 | 109.4 |
N1—C7—H7 | 123.6 | C16ii—C16—H19 | 109.4 |
C9—C8—N2 | 110.0 (3) | C15—C16—H20 | 109.4 |
C9—C8—H8 | 125.0 | C16ii—C16—H20 | 109.4 |
N2—C8—H8 | 125.0 | H19—C16—H20 | 108.0 |
C8—C9—N1 | 106.8 (3) | C7—N1—C9 | 106.2 (2) |
C8—C9—H9 | 126.6 | C7—N1—C10 | 125.6 (2) |
N1—C9—H9 | 126.6 | C9—N1—C10 | 128.2 (2) |
N1—C10—C11 | 113.9 (2) | C7—N2—C8 | 104.1 (2) |
N1—C10—H10 | 108.8 | C12—N3—C14 | 106.6 (2) |
C11—C10—H10 | 108.8 | C12—N3—C15 | 127.4 (2) |
N1—C10—H11 | 108.8 | C14—N3—C15 | 126.0 (2) |
C11—C10—H11 | 108.8 | C12—N4—C13 | 105.2 (2) |
H10—C10—H11 | 107.7 | C4—O1—H4 | 109.5 |
C10—C11—C11i | 111.3 (3) | C6—O2—H6 | 109.5 |
C10—C11—H12 | 109.4 | C2—O3—H2 | 109.5 |
C11i—C11—H12 | 109.4 | H21—O4—H22 | 102.9 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y, −z+1; (ii) −x, −y, −z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O4—H22···O2 | 0.85 | 1.94 | 2.789 (3) | 176 |
O4—H21···O1iii | 0.85 | 2.02 | 2.751 (3) | 143 |
O3—H2···O4iv | 0.82 | 1.84 | 2.658 (3) | 173 |
O2—H6···N2v | 0.82 | 1.84 | 2.636 (3) | 164 |
O1—H4···N4vi | 0.82 | 1.79 | 2.596 (3) | 170 |
Symmetry codes: (iii) x, y+1, z; (iv) x−1, y−1, z; (v) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1; (vi) x, y−1, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C10H14N4·C6H6O3·H2O |
Mr | 334.38 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 291 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.964 (5), 8.405 (7), 14.800 (9) |
α, β, γ (°) | 98.40 (3), 92.93 (2), 117.47 (3) |
V (Å3) | 861.5 (10) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.09 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.31 × 0.31 × 0.19 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.971, 0.982 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 8527, 3911, 2370 |
Rint | 0.028 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.649 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.057, 0.195, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 3911 |
No. of parameters | 220 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.20, −0.27 |
Computer programs: RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998), CrystalStructure (Rigaku/MSC, 2002), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O4—H22···O2 | 0.85 | 1.94 | 2.789 (3) | 176.4 |
O4—H21···O1i | 0.85 | 2.02 | 2.751 (3) | 143.3 |
O3—H2···O4ii | 0.82 | 1.84 | 2.658 (3) | 172.6 |
O2—H6···N2iii | 0.82 | 1.84 | 2.636 (3) | 164.3 |
O1—H4···N4iv | 0.82 | 1.79 | 2.596 (3) | 169.5 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y+1, z; (ii) x−1, y−1, z; (iii) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1; (iv) x, y−1, z. |
Acknowledgements
The authors thank Heilongjiang University for supporting this study.
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The 1,1'-(1,4-butanediyl)diimidazole can be used as a flexible ligand to construct coordination polymer materials (Ma et al., 2003; Yu et al., 2008). In this paper, we report the new title compound, (I), synthesized by the reaction of 1,1'-(1,4-butanediyl)diimidazole and m-trihydroxybenzene in an methanol solution.
The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C10H14N4.C6H6O3.H2O, contains one molecule of benzene-1,3,5-triol, two halfs of two independent centrosymmetric molecules of 1,1'-butane-1,4-diyldi-1H-imidazole and one crystalline water molecule (Figure 1). The two 1,1'-(1,4-butanediyl)diimidazole molecules both lie on inversion center.
There are five symmetry independent 'active' H atoms in the crystal structure; all of them participate in hydrogen bonds, which link the 1,1'-(1,4-butanediyl)diimidazole molecules, m-trihydroxybenzene molecule and water solvent molecule into an infinite three-dimensional network (Table 1, Figure 2).