organic compounds
1,5-Dimethyl-4-[(E)-3-phenoxybenzylideneamino]-2-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-3(2H)-one
aDepartment of Chemistry, Taishan University, 271021 Taian, Shandong, People's Republic of China, and bLibrary, Taishan University, 271021 Taian, Shandong, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: sunyf50@hotmail.com
The title Schiff base, C24H21N3O2, adopts an E configuration with respect to the central C=N bond. The pyrazole ring and the central benzene ring attached to the imino group are almost coplanar. The phenyl ring attached to the pyrazole unit is twisted by 39.3 (2)° with respect to the pyrazole ring plane. The phenoxy benzene ring makes a dihedral angle of 79.8 (2)° with the central benzene ring.
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1997); cell SAINT (Bruker, 1997); data reduction: SAINT; 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: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536808024409/fj2143sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536808024409/fj2143Isup2.hkl
A mixture of 4-aminoantipyrine (1 mmol) and 3-phenoxybenzaldehyde (1 mmol) in anhydrous ethanol (20 ml) was refluxed for 3 hr, and then cooled to room temperature. After cooling, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the solid residue was recrystallized from ethanol to yield the pure product(66% yield). m.p. 425–427 K. A single-crystal suitable for an X-ray structural analysis was obtained by slowly evaporating a ethanolic solution at room temperature.
All H atoms were initially located in a difference Fourier map. The methyl H atoms were then constrained to an ideal geometry with C—H distances of 0.96 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(C). All other H atoms were placed in geometrically idealized positions and constrained to ride on their parent atoms with C—H distances 0.93 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1997); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 1997); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 1997); 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: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. View of the molecule of (I) showing the atom-labelling scheme. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level. H atoms are shown as small spheres of arbitrary radii. |
C24H21N3O2 | Z = 2 |
Mr = 383.44 | F(000) = 404 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.272 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 7.6640 (12) Å | Cell parameters from 1817 reflections |
b = 8.3593 (14) Å | θ = 2–25.1° |
c = 16.731 (3) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
α = 77.396 (3)° | T = 273 K |
β = 77.587 (2)° | Block, colorless |
γ = 76.240 (3)° | 0.18 × 0.16 × 0.12 mm |
V = 1000.9 (3) Å3 |
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3505 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2584 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.016 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 25.1°, θmin = 2.5° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −9→9 |
Tmin = 0.985, Tmax = 0.990 | k = −9→8 |
5300 measured reflections | l = −19→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)] = 0.043 | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
wR(F2) = 0.117 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0553P)2 + 0.1379P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3505 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
264 parameters | Δρmax = 0.17 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.18 e Å−3 |
C24H21N3O2 | γ = 76.240 (3)° |
Mr = 383.44 | V = 1000.9 (3) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 7.6640 (12) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 8.3593 (14) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
c = 16.731 (3) Å | T = 273 K |
α = 77.396 (3)° | 0.18 × 0.16 × 0.12 mm |
β = 77.587 (2)° |
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3505 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 2584 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.985, Tmax = 0.990 | Rint = 0.016 |
5300 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.043 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.117 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.17 e Å−3 |
3505 reflections | Δρmin = −0.18 e Å−3 |
264 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 | ||
O1 | −0.09698 (15) | 0.55049 (16) | 1.14179 (8) | 0.0559 (3) | |
O2 | −0.41493 (16) | 1.0621 (2) | 0.79039 (8) | 0.0727 (4) | |
N1 | 0.17090 (17) | 0.46344 (17) | 1.19591 (8) | 0.0451 (4) | |
N2 | 0.34291 (17) | 0.50949 (17) | 1.17773 (9) | 0.0436 (3) | |
N3 | 0.15472 (18) | 0.75399 (18) | 1.00126 (8) | 0.0463 (4) | |
C1 | 0.1017 (2) | 0.3971 (2) | 1.27873 (10) | 0.0436 (4) | |
C2 | 0.1611 (2) | 0.4293 (2) | 1.34520 (11) | 0.0534 (5) | |
H2 | 0.2455 | 0.4978 | 1.3359 | 0.064* | |
C3 | 0.0942 (3) | 0.3590 (3) | 1.42535 (12) | 0.0644 (6) | |
H3 | 0.1348 | 0.3798 | 1.4699 | 0.077* | |
C4 | −0.0311 (3) | 0.2590 (3) | 1.43974 (13) | 0.0696 (6) | |
H4 | −0.0752 | 0.2118 | 1.4938 | 0.084* | |
C5 | −0.0915 (3) | 0.2288 (3) | 1.37361 (13) | 0.0641 (5) | |
H5 | −0.1778 | 0.1620 | 1.3833 | 0.077* | |
C6 | −0.0253 (2) | 0.2967 (2) | 1.29318 (11) | 0.0507 (4) | |
H6 | −0.0659 | 0.2749 | 1.2488 | 0.061* | |
C7 | 0.0644 (2) | 0.5536 (2) | 1.13636 (10) | 0.0430 (4) | |
C8 | 0.1860 (2) | 0.6450 (2) | 1.07513 (10) | 0.0412 (4) | |
C9 | 0.3485 (2) | 0.6120 (2) | 1.10112 (10) | 0.0431 (4) | |
C10 | 0.5167 (2) | 0.6735 (3) | 1.05804 (11) | 0.0573 (5) | |
H10A | 0.6070 | 0.5828 | 1.0386 | 0.086* | |
H10B | 0.5625 | 0.7175 | 1.0960 | 0.086* | |
H10C | 0.4894 | 0.7600 | 1.0117 | 0.086* | |
C11 | 0.4972 (2) | 0.3701 (2) | 1.19262 (13) | 0.0607 (5) | |
H11A | 0.5038 | 0.2889 | 1.1588 | 0.091* | |
H11B | 0.4801 | 0.3187 | 1.2502 | 0.091* | |
H11C | 0.6084 | 0.4116 | 1.1786 | 0.091* | |
C12 | 0.0019 (2) | 0.7838 (2) | 0.97743 (10) | 0.0477 (4) | |
H12 | −0.0906 | 0.7318 | 1.0099 | 0.057* | |
C13 | −0.0321 (2) | 0.8980 (2) | 0.90021 (10) | 0.0442 (4) | |
C14 | 0.1005 (2) | 0.9784 (2) | 0.84859 (11) | 0.0502 (4) | |
H14 | 0.2152 | 0.9607 | 0.8628 | 0.060* | |
C15 | 0.0622 (2) | 1.0844 (2) | 0.77623 (12) | 0.0548 (5) | |
H15 | 0.1519 | 1.1379 | 0.7420 | 0.066* | |
C16 | −0.1063 (2) | 1.1126 (2) | 0.75369 (11) | 0.0493 (4) | |
H16 | −0.1304 | 1.1832 | 0.7044 | 0.059* | |
C17 | −0.2385 (2) | 1.0347 (2) | 0.80524 (11) | 0.0474 (4) | |
C18 | −0.2022 (2) | 0.9280 (2) | 0.87751 (11) | 0.0492 (4) | |
H18 | −0.2927 | 0.8753 | 0.9115 | 0.059* | |
C19 | −0.4469 (2) | 1.1295 (2) | 0.71019 (11) | 0.0482 (4) | |
C20 | −0.3803 (3) | 1.0387 (3) | 0.64795 (13) | 0.0618 (5) | |
H20 | −0.3083 | 0.9324 | 0.6586 | 0.074* | |
C21 | −0.4186 (3) | 1.1025 (3) | 0.57065 (14) | 0.0781 (7) | |
H21 | −0.3719 | 1.0402 | 0.5283 | 0.094* | |
C22 | −0.5239 (3) | 1.2556 (4) | 0.55469 (15) | 0.0885 (8) | |
H22 | −0.5492 | 1.2985 | 0.5013 | 0.106* | |
C23 | −0.5939 (3) | 1.3483 (3) | 0.61630 (18) | 0.0836 (7) | |
H23 | −0.6673 | 1.4536 | 0.6049 | 0.100* | |
C24 | −0.5555 (3) | 1.2854 (2) | 0.69626 (14) | 0.0621 (5) | |
H24 | −0.6020 | 1.3472 | 0.7388 | 0.075* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0386 (7) | 0.0680 (9) | 0.0613 (8) | −0.0141 (6) | −0.0158 (6) | −0.0009 (6) |
O2 | 0.0417 (7) | 0.1136 (12) | 0.0539 (8) | −0.0163 (7) | −0.0152 (6) | 0.0112 (8) |
N1 | 0.0369 (7) | 0.0496 (9) | 0.0479 (9) | −0.0084 (6) | −0.0113 (6) | −0.0030 (7) |
N2 | 0.0319 (7) | 0.0491 (8) | 0.0488 (8) | −0.0050 (6) | −0.0119 (6) | −0.0051 (7) |
N3 | 0.0424 (8) | 0.0543 (9) | 0.0427 (8) | −0.0071 (7) | −0.0114 (6) | −0.0085 (7) |
C1 | 0.0398 (9) | 0.0379 (9) | 0.0476 (10) | 0.0016 (7) | −0.0093 (7) | −0.0046 (7) |
C2 | 0.0522 (10) | 0.0498 (11) | 0.0575 (12) | −0.0003 (9) | −0.0169 (9) | −0.0114 (9) |
C3 | 0.0641 (12) | 0.0728 (14) | 0.0502 (12) | 0.0075 (11) | −0.0153 (10) | −0.0160 (10) |
C4 | 0.0636 (13) | 0.0783 (15) | 0.0484 (12) | 0.0006 (12) | −0.0003 (10) | 0.0024 (10) |
C5 | 0.0561 (11) | 0.0622 (13) | 0.0640 (14) | −0.0119 (10) | 0.0010 (10) | −0.0012 (10) |
C6 | 0.0458 (10) | 0.0500 (11) | 0.0527 (11) | −0.0052 (8) | −0.0071 (8) | −0.0078 (8) |
C7 | 0.0376 (9) | 0.0453 (10) | 0.0469 (10) | −0.0037 (7) | −0.0125 (7) | −0.0097 (8) |
C8 | 0.0369 (8) | 0.0476 (10) | 0.0400 (9) | −0.0061 (7) | −0.0095 (7) | −0.0092 (7) |
C9 | 0.0386 (9) | 0.0492 (10) | 0.0419 (9) | −0.0071 (7) | −0.0074 (7) | −0.0103 (8) |
C10 | 0.0409 (10) | 0.0769 (14) | 0.0537 (11) | −0.0155 (9) | −0.0075 (8) | −0.0070 (10) |
C11 | 0.0441 (10) | 0.0598 (12) | 0.0742 (13) | 0.0031 (9) | −0.0205 (9) | −0.0080 (10) |
C12 | 0.0426 (9) | 0.0555 (11) | 0.0445 (10) | −0.0105 (8) | −0.0102 (8) | −0.0044 (8) |
C13 | 0.0422 (9) | 0.0477 (10) | 0.0437 (10) | −0.0073 (8) | −0.0109 (7) | −0.0089 (8) |
C14 | 0.0398 (9) | 0.0562 (11) | 0.0568 (11) | −0.0123 (8) | −0.0131 (8) | −0.0070 (9) |
C15 | 0.0497 (10) | 0.0565 (12) | 0.0590 (12) | −0.0211 (9) | −0.0095 (9) | −0.0004 (9) |
C16 | 0.0508 (10) | 0.0451 (10) | 0.0497 (10) | −0.0113 (8) | −0.0128 (8) | 0.0020 (8) |
C17 | 0.0378 (9) | 0.0568 (11) | 0.0470 (10) | −0.0085 (8) | −0.0112 (8) | −0.0050 (8) |
C18 | 0.0429 (9) | 0.0589 (11) | 0.0449 (10) | −0.0142 (8) | −0.0078 (8) | −0.0024 (8) |
C19 | 0.0363 (9) | 0.0573 (11) | 0.0488 (11) | −0.0105 (8) | −0.0137 (8) | 0.0028 (8) |
C20 | 0.0598 (12) | 0.0541 (12) | 0.0644 (13) | −0.0029 (9) | −0.0083 (10) | −0.0070 (10) |
C21 | 0.0711 (14) | 0.1030 (19) | 0.0636 (15) | −0.0168 (14) | −0.0149 (12) | −0.0192 (13) |
C22 | 0.0640 (14) | 0.129 (2) | 0.0611 (15) | −0.0159 (15) | −0.0246 (12) | 0.0161 (15) |
C23 | 0.0583 (13) | 0.0630 (14) | 0.108 (2) | 0.0043 (11) | −0.0239 (13) | 0.0230 (14) |
C24 | 0.0521 (11) | 0.0516 (12) | 0.0806 (15) | −0.0063 (9) | −0.0097 (10) | −0.0134 (10) |
O1—C7 | 1.2264 (19) | C11—H11A | 0.9600 |
O2—C17 | 1.383 (2) | C11—H11B | 0.9600 |
O2—C19 | 1.387 (2) | C11—H11C | 0.9600 |
N1—C7 | 1.399 (2) | C12—C13 | 1.462 (2) |
N1—N2 | 1.4130 (18) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
N1—C1 | 1.413 (2) | C13—C18 | 1.386 (2) |
N2—C9 | 1.376 (2) | C13—C14 | 1.387 (2) |
N2—C11 | 1.471 (2) | C14—C15 | 1.378 (2) |
N3—C12 | 1.269 (2) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
N3—C8 | 1.395 (2) | C15—C16 | 1.376 (2) |
C1—C6 | 1.382 (2) | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C1—C2 | 1.386 (2) | C16—C17 | 1.374 (2) |
C2—C3 | 1.382 (3) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C17—C18 | 1.375 (2) |
C3—C4 | 1.369 (3) | C18—H18 | 0.9300 |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C19—C20 | 1.362 (3) |
C4—C5 | 1.379 (3) | C19—C24 | 1.371 (3) |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C20—C21 | 1.353 (3) |
C5—C6 | 1.379 (3) | C20—H20 | 0.9300 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C21—C22 | 1.346 (4) |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | C21—H21 | 0.9300 |
C7—C8 | 1.445 (2) | C22—C23 | 1.366 (4) |
C8—C9 | 1.354 (2) | C22—H22 | 0.9300 |
C9—C10 | 1.483 (2) | C23—C24 | 1.393 (3) |
C10—H10A | 0.9600 | C23—H23 | 0.9300 |
C10—H10B | 0.9600 | C24—H24 | 0.9300 |
C10—H10C | 0.9600 | ||
C17—O2—C19 | 118.13 (13) | H11A—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
C7—N1—N2 | 110.26 (13) | N2—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C7—N1—C1 | 125.01 (13) | H11A—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
N2—N1—C1 | 119.24 (13) | H11B—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C9—N2—N1 | 105.45 (12) | N3—C12—C13 | 121.58 (17) |
C9—N2—C11 | 119.28 (14) | N3—C12—H12 | 119.2 |
N1—N2—C11 | 114.71 (14) | C13—C12—H12 | 119.2 |
C12—N3—C8 | 121.20 (15) | C18—C13—C14 | 118.58 (16) |
C6—C1—C2 | 119.78 (17) | C18—C13—C12 | 119.30 (16) |
C6—C1—N1 | 119.10 (15) | C14—C13—C12 | 122.11 (15) |
C2—C1—N1 | 121.11 (16) | C15—C14—C13 | 120.02 (16) |
C3—C2—C1 | 119.65 (19) | C15—C14—H14 | 120.0 |
C3—C2—H2 | 120.2 | C13—C14—H14 | 120.0 |
C1—C2—H2 | 120.2 | C16—C15—C14 | 121.13 (17) |
C4—C3—C2 | 120.64 (19) | C16—C15—H15 | 119.4 |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.7 | C14—C15—H15 | 119.4 |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.7 | C17—C16—C15 | 118.93 (17) |
C3—C4—C5 | 119.6 (2) | C17—C16—H16 | 120.5 |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.2 | C15—C16—H16 | 120.5 |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.2 | C16—C17—C18 | 120.61 (16) |
C6—C5—C4 | 120.6 (2) | C16—C17—O2 | 123.25 (16) |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.7 | C18—C17—O2 | 116.10 (16) |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.7 | C17—C18—C13 | 120.72 (17) |
C5—C6—C1 | 119.70 (18) | C17—C18—H18 | 119.6 |
C5—C6—H6 | 120.1 | C13—C18—H18 | 119.6 |
C1—C6—H6 | 120.1 | C20—C19—C24 | 120.94 (18) |
O1—C7—N1 | 123.73 (16) | C20—C19—O2 | 120.53 (17) |
O1—C7—C8 | 131.93 (16) | C24—C19—O2 | 118.42 (17) |
N1—C7—C8 | 104.32 (14) | C21—C20—C19 | 120.2 (2) |
C9—C8—N3 | 121.71 (15) | C21—C20—H20 | 119.9 |
C9—C8—C7 | 108.38 (15) | C19—C20—H20 | 119.9 |
N3—C8—C7 | 129.89 (14) | C22—C21—C20 | 120.4 (2) |
C8—C9—N2 | 111.07 (15) | C22—C21—H21 | 119.8 |
C8—C9—C10 | 128.06 (16) | C20—C21—H21 | 119.8 |
N2—C9—C10 | 120.86 (14) | C21—C22—C23 | 120.5 (2) |
C9—C10—H10A | 109.5 | C21—C22—H22 | 119.8 |
C9—C10—H10B | 109.5 | C23—C22—H22 | 119.8 |
H10A—C10—H10B | 109.5 | C22—C23—C24 | 120.1 (2) |
C9—C10—H10C | 109.5 | C22—C23—H23 | 120.0 |
H10A—C10—H10C | 109.5 | C24—C23—H23 | 120.0 |
H10B—C10—H10C | 109.5 | C19—C24—C23 | 117.9 (2) |
N2—C11—H11A | 109.5 | C19—C24—H24 | 121.1 |
N2—C11—H11B | 109.5 | C23—C24—H24 | 121.1 |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C24H21N3O2 |
Mr | 383.44 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 273 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.6640 (12), 8.3593 (14), 16.731 (3) |
α, β, γ (°) | 77.396 (3), 77.587 (2), 76.240 (3) |
V (Å3) | 1000.9 (3) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.08 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.18 × 0.16 × 0.12 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.985, 0.990 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 5300, 3505, 2584 |
Rint | 0.016 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.596 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.043, 0.117, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 3505 |
No. of parameters | 264 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.17, −0.18 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 1997), SAINT (Bruker, 1997), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Acknowledgements
This project was supported by the Foundation of Taishan University.
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Antipyrine (2,3-dimethyl-1-phenylpyrazol-5-one) and its derivatives have been long known for their wide spectrum of biological activities. As part of our ongoing studies of antipyrine derivatives, the title compound, (I), has been prepared and its crystal structure is reported here (Fig. 1).
The molecule adopts an E configuration with respect to the central C=N double bond (Fig. 1).The pyrazole ring (N1/N2/C7—C9), the C13—C18 phenyl ring and the imino group are almost coplanar which allows conjugation. But the C1—C6 phenyl ring is twisted with respect to the central pyrazole ring plane by 39.3 (2)°. In addition, the mean planes of the C13—C18 and C19—C24 phenyl rings make a dihedral angle of 79.8 (2)°. Therefore the molecule is not planar. The bond distances and angles agree with the corresponding values found in similar compounds (Sun et al., 2007a,b,c).