organic compounds
2-Fluoro-N-o-tolylbenzamide
aDepartment of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan, and bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
*Correspondence e-mail: aamersaeed@yahoo.com
In the title compound, C14H12FNO, the ortho-F atom and corresponding H atom on the fluorobenzene ring are disordered over two positions with occupancies of 0.856 (4) and 0.144 (4). The amide unit is planar with a maximum deviation of 0.0057 (16) Å and the amide plane makes dihedral angles of 38.27 (11)° with the fluorobenzene ring plane and 37.53 (10)° with the tolyl ring. The two benzene rings are inclined at an angle of 4.17 (15)°. In the chains form along b through N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds augmented by C—H⋯π interactions. Additional intermolecular C—H⋯O and C—H⋯F hydrogen bonds further stabilize the structure, forming layers in the ac plane.
Related literature
For related structures, see: Chopra & Guru Row (2008); Donnelly et al. (2008); Hou et al. (2004); Saeed et al. (2008). For reference structural data, see: Allen et al. (1987).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker 2006); cell APEX2 and SAINT (Bruker 2006); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and TITAN2000 (Hunter & Simpson, 1999); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97, enCIFer (Allen et al., 2004), PLATON (Spek, 2003) and publCIF (Westrip, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536808043122/hb2882sup1.cif
contains datablock I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536808043122/hb2882Isup2.hkl
2-Fluorobenzoyl chloride (5.4 mmol) in CHCl3 was treated with 2-methylaniline (21.6 mmol) under a nitrogen atmosphere at reflux for 3 h. Upon cooling, the reaction mixture was diluted with CHCl3 and washed consecutively with 1 M aqueous HCl and saturated aq NaHCO3. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. Crystallization of the residue from CHCl3 afforded (I) as colourless needles in an81% yield: Anal. calcd. for C14H12FNO: C 73.35, H 5.28, N 6.11%; found: C 73.30, H 5.32, N 6.09%
The H atom bound to N1 was located in a difference θ = 21°
and refined freely with an isotropic displacement parameter. All other H-atoms were refined using a riding model with C—H = 0.95 Å, Uiso= 1.2Ueq (C) for aromatic and 0.98 Å, Uiso = 1.5Ueq (C) for methyl H atoms. The ortho-F atom and corresponding H atom on the fluorobenzene ring are disordered over two positions with occupancies 0.856 (4) and 0.144 (4). Crystals were very small and weakly diffracting, with no significant data obtained beyondData collection: APEX2 (Bruker 2006); cell
APEX2 and SAINT (Bruker 2006); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker 2006); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and TITAN (Hunter & Simpson, 1999); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), enCIFer (Allen et al., 2004), PLATON (Spek, 2003) and publCIF (Westrip, 2009).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of (I) with displacement ellipsoids for the non-hydrogen atoms drawn at the 50% probability level. For clarity atoms of the minor disorder component have been omitted. | |
Fig. 2. Chains formed along a by N—H···O hydrogen bonds (dashed lines) and C—H···π interactions (dotted lines). Spheres represent the centroids of C8···C13 benzene rings. | |
Fig. 3. Crystal packing of (I) viewed down the b axis with hydrogen bonds drawn as dashed lines. |
C14H12FNO | F(000) = 480 |
Mr = 229.25 | Dx = 1.364 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 1374 reflections |
a = 10.749 (4) Å | θ = 3.3–21.2° |
b = 4.8245 (17) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
c = 21.580 (7) Å | T = 93 K |
β = 93.820 (19)° | Rectangular plate, colourless |
V = 1116.6 (7) Å3 | 0.25 × 0.15 × 0.05 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 1228 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 925 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.067 |
ω scans | θmax = 21.3°, θmin = 1.9° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2006) | h = −10→10 |
Tmin = 0.779, Tmax = 0.995 | k = −4→4 |
7896 measured reflections | l = −22→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)] = 0.037 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.108 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.06 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0633P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
1228 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
169 parameters | Δρmax = 0.19 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.21 e Å−3 |
C14H12FNO | V = 1116.6 (7) Å3 |
Mr = 229.25 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.749 (4) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
b = 4.8245 (17) Å | T = 93 K |
c = 21.580 (7) Å | 0.25 × 0.15 × 0.05 mm |
β = 93.820 (19)° |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 1228 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2006) | 925 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.779, Tmax = 0.995 | Rint = 0.067 |
7896 measured reflections | θmax = 21.3° |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.037 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.108 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.06 | Δρmax = 0.19 e Å−3 |
1228 reflections | Δρmin = −0.21 e Å−3 |
169 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) | |
C1 | 0.5852 (2) | 1.1330 (5) | 0.13062 (12) | 0.0203 (7) | |
O1 | 0.57188 (16) | 1.3797 (3) | 0.11721 (8) | 0.0291 (6) | |
C2 | 0.5376 (2) | 1.0250 (4) | 0.18985 (11) | 0.0177 (7) | |
C7 | 0.4271 (2) | 1.1328 (5) | 0.20975 (13) | 0.0229 (7) | |
H7 | 0.3828 | 1.2677 | 0.1850 | 0.027* | 0.856 (4) |
F1 | 0.71053 (15) | 0.7317 (3) | 0.21278 (8) | 0.0296 (7) | 0.856 (4) |
C3 | 0.5996 (2) | 0.8335 (5) | 0.22854 (13) | 0.0242 (7) | |
H3 | 0.6757 | 0.7577 | 0.2162 | 0.029* | 0.144 (4) |
F1' | 0.3678 (10) | 1.321 (2) | 0.1771 (6) | 0.046 (4) | 0.144 (4) |
C4 | 0.5566 (3) | 0.7481 (5) | 0.28378 (13) | 0.0302 (7) | |
H4 | 0.6022 | 0.6179 | 0.3093 | 0.036* | |
C5 | 0.4450 (3) | 0.8563 (5) | 0.30152 (13) | 0.0284 (7) | |
H5 | 0.4126 | 0.7979 | 0.3393 | 0.034* | |
C6 | 0.3806 (2) | 1.0486 (5) | 0.26455 (12) | 0.0270 (7) | |
H6 | 0.3043 | 1.1228 | 0.2769 | 0.032* | |
N1 | 0.64105 (18) | 0.9476 (5) | 0.09499 (10) | 0.0197 (6) | |
HN1 | 0.639 (2) | 0.781 (5) | 0.1077 (12) | 0.028 (8)* | |
C8 | 0.6910 (2) | 1.0053 (4) | 0.03731 (11) | 0.0173 (7) | |
C9 | 0.8010 (2) | 0.8696 (4) | 0.02298 (12) | 0.0186 (7) | |
C14 | 0.8660 (2) | 0.6685 (5) | 0.06812 (12) | 0.0243 (7) | |
H14A | 0.8801 | 0.7574 | 0.1088 | 0.036* | |
H14B | 0.9463 | 0.6140 | 0.0528 | 0.036* | |
H14C | 0.8138 | 0.5037 | 0.0720 | 0.036* | |
C10 | 0.8481 (2) | 0.9264 (5) | −0.03388 (12) | 0.0242 (7) | |
H10 | 0.9220 | 0.8353 | −0.0446 | 0.029* | |
C11 | 0.7908 (2) | 1.1116 (5) | −0.07566 (12) | 0.0264 (7) | |
H11 | 0.8257 | 1.1480 | −0.1141 | 0.032* | |
C12 | 0.6822 (2) | 1.2436 (5) | −0.06095 (13) | 0.0235 (7) | |
H12 | 0.6421 | 1.3704 | −0.0894 | 0.028* | |
C13 | 0.6326 (2) | 1.1905 (5) | −0.00504 (12) | 0.0205 (7) | |
H13 | 0.5579 | 1.2807 | 0.0049 | 0.025* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0195 (15) | 0.0157 (16) | 0.0256 (18) | −0.0019 (12) | 0.0003 (13) | 0.0007 (13) |
O1 | 0.0434 (12) | 0.0128 (11) | 0.0326 (12) | 0.0013 (8) | 0.0142 (9) | 0.0032 (8) |
C2 | 0.0229 (15) | 0.0104 (13) | 0.0197 (16) | −0.0033 (12) | 0.0005 (13) | −0.0007 (11) |
C7 | 0.0246 (16) | 0.0188 (15) | 0.0253 (18) | −0.0012 (13) | 0.0015 (14) | −0.0003 (12) |
F1 | 0.0306 (11) | 0.0303 (11) | 0.0279 (12) | 0.0111 (9) | 0.0007 (9) | 0.0041 (8) |
C3 | 0.0245 (17) | 0.0213 (16) | 0.0268 (19) | −0.0004 (12) | 0.0028 (14) | −0.0024 (12) |
F1' | 0.050 (8) | 0.044 (8) | 0.046 (9) | 0.018 (6) | 0.011 (6) | 0.015 (6) |
C4 | 0.0394 (18) | 0.0271 (16) | 0.0236 (19) | −0.0024 (14) | −0.0015 (15) | 0.0038 (13) |
C5 | 0.0409 (18) | 0.0276 (16) | 0.0170 (17) | −0.0117 (14) | 0.0051 (14) | 0.0006 (12) |
C6 | 0.0278 (16) | 0.0292 (16) | 0.0246 (18) | −0.0018 (13) | 0.0060 (13) | −0.0021 (13) |
N1 | 0.0258 (13) | 0.0101 (13) | 0.0239 (15) | 0.0023 (11) | 0.0060 (11) | 0.0022 (11) |
C8 | 0.0203 (15) | 0.0113 (14) | 0.0206 (17) | −0.0051 (11) | 0.0028 (13) | −0.0002 (11) |
C9 | 0.0212 (15) | 0.0125 (14) | 0.0216 (17) | −0.0031 (11) | −0.0008 (13) | −0.0027 (11) |
C14 | 0.0244 (15) | 0.0227 (15) | 0.0259 (18) | 0.0031 (12) | 0.0022 (13) | −0.0016 (12) |
C10 | 0.0234 (15) | 0.0241 (15) | 0.0255 (18) | 0.0002 (13) | 0.0040 (13) | −0.0049 (13) |
C11 | 0.0305 (17) | 0.0291 (16) | 0.0199 (17) | −0.0047 (13) | 0.0043 (14) | −0.0017 (13) |
C12 | 0.0295 (16) | 0.0188 (15) | 0.0216 (18) | −0.0042 (13) | −0.0033 (13) | 0.0034 (12) |
C13 | 0.0173 (14) | 0.0163 (14) | 0.0278 (19) | −0.0020 (11) | −0.0007 (13) | −0.0003 (12) |
C1—O1 | 1.231 (3) | N1—C8 | 1.416 (3) |
C1—N1 | 1.347 (3) | N1—HN1 | 0.85 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.501 (3) | C8—C13 | 1.397 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.386 (3) | C8—C9 | 1.404 (3) |
C2—C7 | 1.390 (3) | C9—C10 | 1.385 (4) |
C7—F1' | 1.292 (10) | C9—C14 | 1.512 (3) |
C7—C6 | 1.375 (4) | C14—H14A | 0.9800 |
C7—H7 | 0.9500 | C14—H14B | 0.9800 |
F1—C3 | 1.354 (3) | C14—H14C | 0.9800 |
C3—C4 | 1.370 (4) | C10—C11 | 1.384 (3) |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C10—H10 | 0.9500 |
C4—C5 | 1.385 (4) | C11—C12 | 1.385 (4) |
C4—H4 | 0.9500 | C11—H11 | 0.9500 |
C5—C6 | 1.379 (4) | C12—C13 | 1.375 (4) |
C5—H5 | 0.9500 | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
C6—H6 | 0.9500 | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
O1—C1—N1 | 123.9 (2) | C13—C8—N1 | 121.4 (2) |
O1—C1—C2 | 119.7 (2) | C9—C8—N1 | 118.4 (2) |
N1—C1—C2 | 116.5 (2) | C13—C8—C14i | 76.61 (13) |
C3—C2—C7 | 116.7 (2) | C9—C8—C14i | 90.97 (14) |
C3—C2—C1 | 124.5 (2) | N1—C8—C14i | 103.13 (14) |
C7—C2—C1 | 118.6 (2) | C10—C9—C8 | 117.7 (2) |
F1'—C7—C6 | 118.8 (6) | C10—C9—C14 | 121.2 (2) |
F1'—C7—C2 | 119.7 (6) | C8—C9—C14 | 121.1 (2) |
C6—C7—C2 | 121.4 (2) | C9—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
C6—C7—H7 | 119.3 | C9—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C2—C7—H7 | 119.3 | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
F1—C3—C4 | 117.6 (2) | C9—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
F1—C3—C2 | 119.1 (2) | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C4—C3—C2 | 123.2 (2) | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C4—C3—H3 | 118.4 | C11—C10—C9 | 122.1 (2) |
C2—C3—H3 | 118.4 | C11—C10—H10 | 118.9 |
C3—C4—C5 | 118.4 (3) | C9—C10—H10 | 118.9 |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.8 | C10—C11—C12 | 119.5 (3) |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.8 | C10—C11—H11 | 120.2 |
C6—C5—C4 | 120.2 (3) | C12—C11—H11 | 120.2 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.9 | C13—C12—C11 | 119.8 (2) |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.9 | C13—C12—H12 | 120.1 |
C5—C6—C7 | 120.0 (3) | C11—C12—H12 | 120.1 |
C5—C6—H6 | 120.0 | C12—C13—C8 | 120.6 (2) |
C7—C6—H6 | 120.0 | C12—C13—C14i | 88.08 (15) |
C1—N1—C8 | 125.5 (2) | C8—C13—C14i | 81.74 (14) |
C1—N1—HN1 | 115.0 (18) | C12—C13—H13 | 119.7 |
C8—N1—HN1 | 119.2 (18) | C8—C13—H13 | 119.7 |
C13—C8—C9 | 120.2 (2) | C14i—C13—H13 | 100.3 |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −140.1 (3) | C1—N1—C8—C13 | −37.4 (3) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | 39.8 (3) | C1—N1—C8—C9 | 143.2 (2) |
O1—C1—C2—C7 | 36.3 (3) | C1—N1—C8—C14i | 44.8 (3) |
N1—C1—C2—C7 | −143.8 (2) | C13—C8—C9—C10 | 0.0 (3) |
C3—C2—C7—F1' | 176.9 (6) | N1—C8—C9—C10 | 179.4 (2) |
C1—C2—C7—F1' | 0.3 (7) | C14i—C8—C9—C10 | −75.1 (2) |
C3—C2—C7—C6 | −1.4 (3) | C13—C8—C9—C14 | 179.9 (2) |
C1—C2—C7—C6 | −178.0 (2) | N1—C8—C9—C14 | −0.6 (3) |
C7—C2—C3—F1 | −176.9 (2) | C14i—C8—C9—C14 | 104.9 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—F1 | −0.5 (3) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | 0.6 (3) |
C7—C2—C3—C4 | 0.5 (4) | C14—C9—C10—C11 | −179.4 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 176.9 (2) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | −0.7 (4) |
F1—C3—C4—C5 | 178.2 (2) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.3 (4) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.7 (4) | C11—C12—C13—C8 | 0.3 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −1.0 (4) | C11—C12—C13—C14i | 79.5 (2) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 0.2 (4) | C9—C8—C13—C12 | −0.4 (3) |
F1'—C7—C6—C5 | −177.3 (6) | N1—C8—C13—C12 | −179.8 (2) |
C2—C7—C6—C5 | 1.0 (4) | C14i—C8—C13—C12 | 82.8 (2) |
O1—C1—N1—C8 | −0.8 (4) | C9—C8—C13—C14i | −83.2 (2) |
C2—C1—N1—C8 | 179.30 (19) | N1—C8—C13—C14i | 97.4 (2) |
Symmetry code: (i) x, y+1, z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—HN1···O1ii | 0.85 (3) | 2.08 (3) | 2.887 (3) | 158 (2) |
C6—H6···F1′iii | 0.95 | 2.60 | 3.219 (11) | 123 |
C12—H12···O1iv | 0.95 | 2.63 | 3.434 (3) | 143 |
C12—H12···F1′iv | 0.95 | 2.40 | 3.287 (11) | 154 |
C14—H14C···Cg1ii | 0.98 | 2.98 | 3.702 (3) | 131 |
Symmetry codes: (ii) x, y−1, z; (iii) −x+1/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (iv) −x+1, −y+3, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C14H12FNO |
Mr | 229.25 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 93 |
a, b, c (Å) | 10.749 (4), 4.8245 (17), 21.580 (7) |
β (°) | 93.820 (19) |
V (Å3) | 1116.6 (7) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.25 × 0.15 × 0.05 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2006) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.779, 0.995 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 7896, 1228, 925 |
Rint | 0.067 |
θmax (°) | 21.3 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.511 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.037, 0.108, 1.06 |
No. of reflections | 1228 |
No. of parameters | 169 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.19, −0.21 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker 2006), APEX2 and SAINT (Bruker 2006), SAINT (Bruker 2006), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and TITAN (Hunter & Simpson, 1999), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), enCIFer (Allen et al., 2004), PLATON (Spek, 2003) and publCIF (Westrip, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—HN1···O1i | 0.85 (3) | 2.08 (3) | 2.887 (3) | 158 (2) |
C6—H6···F1'ii | 0.95 | 2.60 | 3.219 (11) | 123.1 |
C12—H12···O1iii | 0.95 | 2.63 | 3.434 (3) | 142.7 |
C12—H12···F1'iii | 0.95 | 2.40 | 3.287 (11) | 154.4 |
C14—H14C···Cg1i | 0.98 | 2.98 | 3.702 (3) | 131 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y−1, z; (ii) −x+1/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) −x+1, −y+3, −z. |
Acknowledgements
We thank the University of Otago for purchase of the diffractometer.
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As part of our ongoing work on the structure of benzanilides and related compounds (Saeed et al., 2008), we report here the structure of the title 2-fluorobenzamide derivative, (I), Fig 1. The C2—C1—O1—N1—C8 unit is almost planar with a maximum deviation of 0.0057 (16)Å for N1. This plane makes dihedral angles of 38.27 (11) ° with the fluorobenzene ring plane and 37.53 (10)° with the tolyl ring. The two benzene rings are inclined at an angle of 4.17 (15)° giving the molecule a stepped structure. Bond distances in the molecule are not unusual (Allen et al., 1987) and agree well with those reported previously (see for example Chopra & Guru Row, 2008; Donnelly et al., 2008; Hou et al., 2004, Saeed et al., 2008).
In the crystal structure, chains form along b through N—H···O hydrogen bonds augmented by C—H···π interactions involving the methyl group and the tolyl rings (Table 1, Fig. 2). Additional intermolecular C—H···O and C—H···F hydrogen bonds further stabilize the structure forming layers in the ac plane, that stack down the b axis (Fig. 3).