organic compounds
Morpholinium 2,4,6-trinitrophenolate
aDepartment of Chemistry, Urumu Dhanalakshmi College, Tiruchirappalli 620 019, India, and bDepartment of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-1804, USA
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There are two independent formula units in the 4H10NO+·C6H2N3O7−. The morpholinium cations in both molecules are puckered and adopt a chair conformation. Intermolecular N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O interactions generate rings of motifs R21(5) and R12(6). The supramolecular aggregation is completed by the presence of two co-operative hydrogen-bonded networks of further N—H⋯O interactions, which generate an infinite one-dimensional chain along the base vector [100]. Two C—H⋯π interactions are also seen.
of the title compound, CRelated literature
For a detailed account of the design of organic polar crystals, see: Pecaut & Bagieu-Beucher (1993). For hydrogen bonding in nitrophenol complexes, see: In et al. (1997); Zadrenko et al. (1997); Mizutani et al. (1998). For the supramolecular architecture of molecular complexes of trinitrophenols, see: Botoshansky et al. (1994); Vembu et al. (2003). For puckering paramaters, see: Cremer & Pople (1975). For hydrogen-bonding criteria, see: Desiraju & Steiner (1999); Desiraju (1989); Jeffrey (1997). For graph-set notation, see: Bernstein et al. (1995); Etter (1990).
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); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2003); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536808042657/sj2568sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536808042657/sj2568Isup2.hkl
2,4,6-Trinitrophenol (5.2 mmol) dissolved in aqueous ethanol (25 ml) was added dropwise to morpholine (5.7 mmol) in aqueous ethanol (25 ml). The above solution was constantly stirred at room temperature for 2 hrs. The precipitated product was filtered and recrystallized from aqueous ethanol. Yield 75% (3.9 mmol).
All H-atoms were located in difference maps and their positions and isotropic displacement parameters were freely refined.
Data 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); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2003); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The asymmetric unit of (I) with the atoms labelled and displacement ellipsoids depicted at the 50% probability level for all non-H atoms. H-atoms are drawn as spheres of arbitrary radius. | |
Fig. 2. The molecular packing viewed down the a-axis. Dashed lines represent the N—H···O and C—H···O interactions within the lattice. |
C4H10NO+·C6H2N3O7− | Z = 4 |
Mr = 316.24 | F(000) = 656 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.666 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Melting point: 418 K |
a = 8.3179 (5) Å | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.54178 Å |
b = 9.5733 (5) Å | Cell parameters from 9038 reflections |
c = 16.8451 (10) Å | θ = 2.6–70.3° |
α = 91.292 (4)° | µ = 1.28 mm−1 |
β = 98.604 (4)° | T = 90 K |
γ = 107.589 (4)° | Needle, yellow |
V = 1261.00 (13) Å3 | 0.25 × 0.22 × 0.13 mm |
Bruker Kappa APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 4520 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 4172 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.025 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 70.4°, θmin = 2.7° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2006) | h = −9→8 |
Tmin = 0.745, Tmax = 0.851 | k = −11→11 |
14930 measured reflections | l = −20→20 |
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)] = 0.029 | All H-atom parameters refined |
wR(F2) = 0.075 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0404P)2 + 0.5962P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.04 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
4520 reflections | Δρmax = 0.25 e Å−3 |
494 parameters | Δρmin = −0.21 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.0031 (2) |
C4H10NO+·C6H2N3O7− | γ = 107.589 (4)° |
Mr = 316.24 | V = 1261.00 (13) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 4 |
a = 8.3179 (5) Å | Cu Kα radiation |
b = 9.5733 (5) Å | µ = 1.28 mm−1 |
c = 16.8451 (10) Å | T = 90 K |
α = 91.292 (4)° | 0.25 × 0.22 × 0.13 mm |
β = 98.604 (4)° |
Bruker Kappa APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 4520 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2006) | 4172 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.745, Tmax = 0.851 | Rint = 0.025 |
14930 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.029 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.075 | All H-atom parameters refined |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.25 e Å−3 |
4520 reflections | Δρmin = −0.21 e Å−3 |
494 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 | ||
C1A | 1.09611 (17) | 0.49974 (13) | −0.12320 (7) | 0.0127 (3) | |
C2A | 1.25008 (16) | 0.60126 (14) | −0.07769 (7) | 0.0132 (3) | |
C3A | 1.25234 (17) | 0.72107 (14) | −0.03028 (7) | 0.0136 (3) | |
C4A | 1.10041 (17) | 0.74600 (14) | −0.02152 (7) | 0.0133 (3) | |
C5A | 0.94390 (17) | 0.65574 (14) | −0.06295 (7) | 0.0132 (3) | |
C6A | 0.94588 (16) | 0.53913 (14) | −0.11109 (7) | 0.0130 (3) | |
O7A | 1.09018 (12) | 0.39624 (10) | −0.17139 (5) | 0.0155 (2) | |
N8A | 1.41454 (14) | 0.58076 (12) | −0.08198 (6) | 0.0147 (2) | |
O9A | 1.42204 (12) | 0.45459 (10) | −0.09063 (6) | 0.0192 (2) | |
O10A | 1.54125 (12) | 0.69100 (10) | −0.07467 (6) | 0.0212 (2) | |
N11A | 1.10530 (14) | 0.86621 (12) | 0.03319 (6) | 0.0143 (2) | |
O12A | 0.96928 (12) | 0.87274 (10) | 0.05109 (5) | 0.0179 (2) | |
O13A | 1.24520 (12) | 0.95709 (10) | 0.05934 (6) | 0.0194 (2) | |
N14A | 0.78244 (14) | 0.44885 (12) | −0.15723 (6) | 0.0134 (2) | |
O15A | 0.74323 (12) | 0.31494 (10) | −0.15316 (6) | 0.0189 (2) | |
O16A | 0.69331 (12) | 0.51112 (11) | −0.19769 (6) | 0.0199 (2) | |
O17A | 0.10539 (11) | 0.00176 (10) | 0.25016 (6) | 0.0168 (2) | |
C18A | 0.20658 (18) | −0.08501 (15) | 0.28608 (9) | 0.0184 (3) | |
C19A | 0.32219 (18) | −0.00503 (15) | 0.36195 (8) | 0.0171 (3) | |
N20A | 0.43482 (14) | 0.13842 (12) | 0.34067 (7) | 0.0133 (2) | |
C21A | 0.32929 (17) | 0.22701 (14) | 0.30180 (8) | 0.0145 (3) | |
C22A | 0.21200 (17) | 0.13892 (15) | 0.22823 (8) | 0.0162 (3) | |
C1B | 1.20643 (17) | 0.72087 (13) | 0.48672 (7) | 0.0131 (3) | |
C2B | 1.02460 (17) | 0.69732 (14) | 0.46441 (7) | 0.0136 (3) | |
C3B | 0.91624 (17) | 0.59563 (14) | 0.40640 (7) | 0.0133 (3) | |
C4B | 0.98544 (17) | 0.50853 (14) | 0.36284 (7) | 0.0133 (3) | |
C5B | 1.15875 (17) | 0.52696 (14) | 0.37604 (7) | 0.0134 (3) | |
C6B | 1.26371 (16) | 0.62652 (14) | 0.43659 (8) | 0.0134 (3) | |
O7B | 1.30043 (12) | 0.81736 (10) | 0.53895 (5) | 0.0166 (2) | |
N8B | 0.95032 (14) | 0.79251 (12) | 0.50610 (6) | 0.0141 (2) | |
O9B | 0.97719 (12) | 0.80272 (10) | 0.57994 (5) | 0.0181 (2) | |
O10B | 0.86456 (13) | 0.85646 (11) | 0.46437 (6) | 0.0208 (2) | |
N11B | 0.87435 (14) | 0.39640 (12) | 0.30331 (6) | 0.0143 (2) | |
O12B | 0.93987 (12) | 0.32440 (10) | 0.26417 (5) | 0.0172 (2) | |
O13B | 0.71918 (12) | 0.37736 (11) | 0.29419 (6) | 0.0204 (2) | |
N14B | 1.44400 (14) | 0.63651 (12) | 0.44848 (6) | 0.0152 (2) | |
O15B | 1.52754 (12) | 0.66652 (11) | 0.51713 (6) | 0.0196 (2) | |
O16B | 1.50511 (12) | 0.61178 (11) | 0.38943 (6) | 0.0214 (2) | |
O17B | 0.59893 (12) | 0.00091 (10) | 0.24493 (5) | 0.0160 (2) | |
C18B | 0.71842 (18) | −0.05139 (15) | 0.29696 (8) | 0.0170 (3) | |
C19B | 0.72407 (18) | −0.19629 (15) | 0.26204 (8) | 0.0160 (3) | |
N20B | 0.77466 (14) | −0.17515 (12) | 0.18046 (6) | 0.0132 (2) | |
C21B | 0.65320 (17) | −0.11684 (14) | 0.12743 (8) | 0.0144 (3) | |
C22B | 0.64834 (18) | 0.02484 (15) | 0.16719 (8) | 0.0157 (3) | |
H3A | 1.360 (2) | 0.7844 (18) | −0.0031 (10) | 0.017 (4)* | |
H5A | 0.838 (2) | 0.6748 (17) | −0.0584 (9) | 0.016 (4)* | |
H18A | 0.271 (2) | −0.1092 (17) | 0.2483 (10) | 0.018 (4)* | |
H18B | 0.126 (2) | −0.1764 (19) | 0.2992 (10) | 0.023 (4)* | |
H19A | 0.396 (2) | −0.0592 (18) | 0.3852 (10) | 0.018 (4)* | |
H19B | 0.261 (2) | 0.0171 (17) | 0.4011 (10) | 0.017 (4)* | |
H20A | 0.500 (2) | 0.1174 (18) | 0.3066 (10) | 0.019 (4)* | |
H20B | 0.508 (2) | 0.1873 (19) | 0.3868 (11) | 0.025 (4)* | |
H21A | 0.263 (2) | 0.2475 (16) | 0.3409 (9) | 0.012 (4)* | |
H21B | 0.405 (2) | 0.3182 (18) | 0.2864 (9) | 0.018 (4)* | |
H22A | 0.135 (2) | 0.1928 (17) | 0.2053 (9) | 0.015 (4)* | |
H22B | 0.276 (2) | 0.1212 (17) | 0.1890 (10) | 0.017 (4)* | |
H3B | 0.797 (2) | 0.5873 (17) | 0.3967 (10) | 0.017 (4)* | |
H5B | 1.207 (2) | 0.4711 (17) | 0.3456 (10) | 0.014 (4)* | |
H18C | 0.827 (2) | 0.0221 (17) | 0.3037 (9) | 0.014 (4)* | |
H18D | 0.680 (2) | −0.0648 (18) | 0.3484 (10) | 0.020 (4)* | |
H19C | 0.809 (2) | −0.2287 (17) | 0.2940 (10) | 0.017 (4)* | |
H19D | 0.616 (2) | −0.2714 (18) | 0.2553 (10) | 0.019 (4)* | |
H20C | 0.780 (2) | −0.260 (2) | 0.1599 (10) | 0.022 (4)* | |
H20D | 0.885 (2) | −0.109 (2) | 0.1881 (10) | 0.024 (4)* | |
H21C | 0.689 (2) | −0.1002 (17) | 0.0762 (10) | 0.015 (4)* | |
H21D | 0.543 (2) | −0.1912 (17) | 0.1218 (9) | 0.014 (4)* | |
H22C | 0.760 (2) | 0.1022 (18) | 0.1722 (9) | 0.018 (4)* | |
H22D | 0.560 (2) | 0.0609 (17) | 0.1341 (10) | 0.016 (4)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1A | 0.0151 (7) | 0.0122 (6) | 0.0111 (6) | 0.0043 (5) | 0.0024 (5) | 0.0033 (5) |
C2A | 0.0119 (7) | 0.0151 (6) | 0.0135 (6) | 0.0050 (5) | 0.0031 (5) | 0.0029 (5) |
C3A | 0.0138 (7) | 0.0142 (6) | 0.0116 (6) | 0.0027 (5) | 0.0018 (5) | 0.0023 (5) |
C4A | 0.0165 (7) | 0.0122 (6) | 0.0114 (6) | 0.0045 (5) | 0.0029 (5) | 0.0006 (5) |
C5A | 0.0133 (7) | 0.0150 (6) | 0.0123 (6) | 0.0050 (5) | 0.0040 (5) | 0.0036 (5) |
C6A | 0.0118 (7) | 0.0143 (6) | 0.0117 (6) | 0.0022 (5) | 0.0017 (5) | 0.0024 (5) |
O7A | 0.0157 (5) | 0.0145 (4) | 0.0162 (4) | 0.0054 (4) | 0.0012 (4) | −0.0020 (3) |
N8A | 0.0128 (6) | 0.0155 (5) | 0.0153 (5) | 0.0042 (4) | 0.0013 (4) | −0.0010 (4) |
O9A | 0.0166 (5) | 0.0165 (5) | 0.0254 (5) | 0.0081 (4) | 0.0005 (4) | −0.0028 (4) |
O10A | 0.0123 (5) | 0.0175 (5) | 0.0313 (5) | 0.0006 (4) | 0.0049 (4) | −0.0021 (4) |
N11A | 0.0162 (6) | 0.0144 (5) | 0.0129 (5) | 0.0053 (4) | 0.0027 (4) | 0.0010 (4) |
O12A | 0.0177 (5) | 0.0205 (5) | 0.0184 (5) | 0.0081 (4) | 0.0075 (4) | 0.0000 (4) |
O13A | 0.0166 (5) | 0.0169 (5) | 0.0210 (5) | 0.0016 (4) | 0.0003 (4) | −0.0051 (4) |
N14A | 0.0122 (6) | 0.0152 (5) | 0.0127 (5) | 0.0035 (4) | 0.0031 (4) | −0.0003 (4) |
O15A | 0.0174 (5) | 0.0138 (5) | 0.0227 (5) | 0.0013 (4) | 0.0027 (4) | −0.0010 (4) |
O16A | 0.0151 (5) | 0.0239 (5) | 0.0201 (5) | 0.0073 (4) | −0.0019 (4) | 0.0037 (4) |
O17A | 0.0115 (5) | 0.0159 (5) | 0.0202 (5) | 0.0018 (4) | −0.0005 (4) | 0.0002 (4) |
C18A | 0.0145 (7) | 0.0140 (6) | 0.0254 (7) | 0.0033 (5) | 0.0014 (6) | −0.0002 (5) |
C19A | 0.0150 (7) | 0.0168 (6) | 0.0193 (7) | 0.0043 (5) | 0.0027 (6) | 0.0043 (5) |
N20A | 0.0124 (6) | 0.0141 (5) | 0.0130 (5) | 0.0041 (4) | 0.0014 (5) | −0.0013 (4) |
C21A | 0.0126 (7) | 0.0139 (6) | 0.0173 (6) | 0.0051 (5) | 0.0020 (5) | −0.0001 (5) |
C22A | 0.0138 (7) | 0.0186 (7) | 0.0156 (6) | 0.0044 (5) | 0.0015 (5) | 0.0019 (5) |
C1B | 0.0146 (7) | 0.0130 (6) | 0.0117 (6) | 0.0041 (5) | 0.0021 (5) | 0.0031 (5) |
C2B | 0.0150 (7) | 0.0142 (6) | 0.0127 (6) | 0.0056 (5) | 0.0039 (5) | 0.0024 (5) |
C3B | 0.0132 (7) | 0.0151 (6) | 0.0120 (6) | 0.0046 (5) | 0.0027 (5) | 0.0042 (5) |
C4B | 0.0129 (7) | 0.0130 (6) | 0.0120 (6) | 0.0016 (5) | 0.0013 (5) | 0.0009 (5) |
C5B | 0.0162 (7) | 0.0133 (6) | 0.0122 (6) | 0.0054 (5) | 0.0044 (5) | 0.0021 (5) |
C6B | 0.0117 (7) | 0.0145 (6) | 0.0142 (6) | 0.0037 (5) | 0.0030 (5) | 0.0032 (5) |
O7B | 0.0156 (5) | 0.0167 (5) | 0.0160 (4) | 0.0048 (4) | −0.0013 (4) | −0.0037 (4) |
N8B | 0.0123 (6) | 0.0140 (5) | 0.0154 (5) | 0.0034 (4) | 0.0022 (4) | 0.0004 (4) |
O9B | 0.0205 (5) | 0.0218 (5) | 0.0126 (4) | 0.0068 (4) | 0.0041 (4) | −0.0011 (4) |
O10B | 0.0216 (5) | 0.0218 (5) | 0.0216 (5) | 0.0128 (4) | −0.0010 (4) | 0.0004 (4) |
N11B | 0.0143 (6) | 0.0143 (5) | 0.0131 (5) | 0.0021 (4) | 0.0031 (4) | 0.0020 (4) |
O12B | 0.0206 (5) | 0.0164 (5) | 0.0148 (4) | 0.0062 (4) | 0.0032 (4) | −0.0021 (3) |
O13B | 0.0117 (5) | 0.0231 (5) | 0.0226 (5) | 0.0006 (4) | 0.0018 (4) | −0.0030 (4) |
N14B | 0.0140 (6) | 0.0161 (5) | 0.0154 (5) | 0.0046 (4) | 0.0020 (4) | −0.0006 (4) |
O15B | 0.0161 (5) | 0.0258 (5) | 0.0164 (5) | 0.0091 (4) | −0.0037 (4) | −0.0045 (4) |
O16B | 0.0155 (5) | 0.0316 (6) | 0.0183 (5) | 0.0077 (4) | 0.0060 (4) | −0.0025 (4) |
O17B | 0.0165 (5) | 0.0209 (5) | 0.0137 (4) | 0.0101 (4) | 0.0030 (4) | 0.0005 (3) |
C18B | 0.0163 (7) | 0.0227 (7) | 0.0136 (6) | 0.0092 (6) | 0.0008 (5) | −0.0006 (5) |
C19B | 0.0155 (7) | 0.0190 (7) | 0.0152 (6) | 0.0074 (6) | 0.0035 (5) | 0.0030 (5) |
N20B | 0.0120 (6) | 0.0127 (5) | 0.0147 (5) | 0.0037 (5) | 0.0025 (4) | −0.0015 (4) |
C21B | 0.0115 (7) | 0.0180 (6) | 0.0129 (6) | 0.0040 (5) | 0.0010 (5) | 0.0004 (5) |
C22B | 0.0160 (7) | 0.0176 (6) | 0.0149 (6) | 0.0068 (6) | 0.0034 (5) | 0.0025 (5) |
C1A—O7A | 1.2511 (16) | C1B—O7B | 1.2489 (16) |
C1A—C2A | 1.4466 (19) | C1B—C2B | 1.4490 (19) |
C1A—C6A | 1.4502 (18) | C1B—C6B | 1.4498 (18) |
C2A—C3A | 1.3765 (18) | C2B—C3B | 1.3705 (19) |
C2A—N8A | 1.4513 (17) | C2B—N8B | 1.4652 (16) |
C3A—C4A | 1.3829 (19) | C3B—C4B | 1.3978 (18) |
C3A—H3A | 0.957 (17) | C3B—H3B | 0.958 (17) |
C4A—C5A | 1.3963 (19) | C4B—C5B | 1.3811 (19) |
C4A—N11A | 1.4449 (16) | C4B—N11B | 1.4445 (17) |
C5A—C6A | 1.3705 (18) | C5B—C6B | 1.3777 (18) |
C5A—H5A | 0.968 (17) | C5B—H5B | 0.943 (16) |
C6A—N14A | 1.4638 (17) | C6B—N14B | 1.4563 (17) |
N8A—O10A | 1.2340 (15) | N8B—O9B | 1.2266 (14) |
N8A—O9A | 1.2347 (14) | N8B—O10B | 1.2292 (15) |
N11A—O12A | 1.2324 (15) | N11B—O13B | 1.2328 (15) |
N11A—O13A | 1.2339 (15) | N11B—O12B | 1.2333 (14) |
N14A—O16A | 1.2262 (15) | N14B—O16B | 1.2318 (15) |
N14A—O15A | 1.2298 (14) | N14B—O15B | 1.2356 (15) |
O17A—C18A | 1.4343 (16) | O17B—C22B | 1.4332 (15) |
O17A—C22A | 1.4363 (16) | O17B—C18B | 1.4376 (16) |
C18A—C19A | 1.5126 (19) | C18B—C19B | 1.5110 (18) |
C18A—H18A | 0.956 (17) | C18B—H18C | 0.954 (17) |
C18A—H18B | 0.982 (18) | C18B—H18D | 0.967 (17) |
C19A—N20A | 1.4957 (17) | C19B—N20B | 1.4968 (16) |
C19A—H19A | 0.964 (17) | C19B—H19C | 0.952 (17) |
C19A—H19B | 0.949 (17) | C19B—H19D | 0.957 (17) |
N20A—C21A | 1.4905 (16) | N20B—C21B | 1.4912 (17) |
N20A—H20A | 0.905 (18) | N20B—H20C | 0.888 (18) |
N20A—H20B | 0.930 (19) | N20B—H20D | 0.930 (19) |
C21A—C22A | 1.5141 (18) | C21B—C22B | 1.5134 (18) |
C21A—H21A | 0.972 (16) | C21B—H21C | 0.956 (16) |
C21A—H21B | 0.976 (17) | C21B—H21D | 0.965 (17) |
C22A—H22A | 0.977 (16) | C22B—H22C | 0.985 (17) |
C22A—H22B | 0.952 (17) | C22B—H22D | 1.003 (17) |
O7A—C1A—C2A | 125.64 (12) | O7B—C1B—C2B | 123.19 (12) |
O7A—C1A—C6A | 122.87 (12) | O7B—C1B—C6B | 125.55 (12) |
C2A—C1A—C6A | 111.33 (11) | C2B—C1B—C6B | 111.10 (11) |
C3A—C2A—C1A | 123.85 (12) | C3B—C2B—C1B | 125.69 (12) |
C3A—C2A—N8A | 116.39 (11) | C3B—C2B—N8B | 116.95 (12) |
C1A—C2A—N8A | 119.75 (11) | C1B—C2B—N8B | 117.34 (11) |
C2A—C3A—C4A | 119.83 (12) | C2B—C3B—C4B | 118.12 (12) |
C2A—C3A—H3A | 118.7 (10) | C2B—C3B—H3B | 119.4 (9) |
C4A—C3A—H3A | 121.5 (10) | C4B—C3B—H3B | 122.5 (10) |
C3A—C4A—C5A | 121.30 (12) | C5B—C4B—C3B | 121.14 (12) |
C3A—C4A—N11A | 118.73 (12) | C5B—C4B—N11B | 119.13 (11) |
C5A—C4A—N11A | 119.96 (11) | C3B—C4B—N11B | 119.72 (12) |
C6A—C5A—C4A | 117.54 (12) | C6B—C5B—C4B | 119.39 (12) |
C6A—C5A—H5A | 120.9 (9) | C6B—C5B—H5B | 118.8 (10) |
C4A—C5A—H5A | 121.6 (9) | C4B—C5B—H5B | 121.8 (10) |
C5A—C6A—C1A | 126.08 (12) | C5B—C6B—C1B | 124.41 (12) |
C5A—C6A—N14A | 117.30 (11) | C5B—C6B—N14B | 116.21 (11) |
C1A—C6A—N14A | 116.57 (11) | C1B—C6B—N14B | 119.37 (11) |
O10A—N8A—O9A | 123.17 (11) | O9B—N8B—O10B | 124.48 (11) |
O10A—N8A—C2A | 117.99 (10) | O9B—N8B—C2B | 118.06 (10) |
O9A—N8A—C2A | 118.82 (10) | O10B—N8B—C2B | 117.46 (10) |
O12A—N11A—O13A | 123.45 (11) | O13B—N11B—O12B | 123.32 (11) |
O12A—N11A—C4A | 118.20 (11) | O13B—N11B—C4B | 118.51 (11) |
O13A—N11A—C4A | 118.35 (11) | O12B—N11B—C4B | 118.17 (11) |
O16A—N14A—O15A | 124.03 (11) | O16B—N14B—O15B | 123.11 (11) |
O16A—N14A—C6A | 118.12 (10) | O16B—N14B—C6B | 118.08 (11) |
O15A—N14A—C6A | 117.85 (10) | O15B—N14B—C6B | 118.80 (10) |
C18A—O17A—C22A | 110.98 (10) | C22B—O17B—C18B | 111.02 (10) |
O17A—C18A—C19A | 110.48 (11) | O17B—C18B—C19B | 110.24 (11) |
O17A—C18A—H18A | 110.1 (10) | O17B—C18B—H18C | 108.1 (9) |
C19A—C18A—H18A | 111.4 (10) | C19B—C18B—H18C | 111.9 (9) |
O17A—C18A—H18B | 106.4 (10) | O17B—C18B—H18D | 107.6 (10) |
C19A—C18A—H18B | 109.9 (10) | C19B—C18B—H18D | 109.5 (10) |
H18A—C18A—H18B | 108.4 (14) | H18C—C18B—H18D | 109.4 (13) |
N20A—C19A—C18A | 108.48 (11) | N20B—C19B—C18B | 108.76 (11) |
N20A—C19A—H19A | 107.1 (10) | N20B—C19B—H19C | 106.8 (9) |
C18A—C19A—H19A | 111.6 (10) | C18B—C19B—H19C | 111.0 (9) |
N20A—C19A—H19B | 106.8 (10) | N20B—C19B—H19D | 107.1 (10) |
C18A—C19A—H19B | 112.8 (10) | C18B—C19B—H19D | 112.9 (10) |
H19A—C19A—H19B | 109.8 (14) | H19C—C19B—H19D | 110.0 (14) |
C21A—N20A—C19A | 110.29 (10) | C21B—N20B—C19B | 110.35 (10) |
C21A—N20A—H20A | 110.8 (10) | C21B—N20B—H20C | 112.0 (11) |
C19A—N20A—H20A | 107.0 (10) | C19B—N20B—H20C | 109.3 (11) |
C21A—N20A—H20B | 112.2 (11) | C21B—N20B—H20D | 111.0 (11) |
C19A—N20A—H20B | 109.0 (11) | C19B—N20B—H20D | 106.7 (11) |
H20A—N20A—H20B | 107.4 (15) | H20C—N20B—H20D | 107.3 (15) |
N20A—C21A—C22A | 108.92 (10) | N20B—C21B—C22B | 109.01 (10) |
N20A—C21A—H21A | 107.5 (9) | N20B—C21B—H21C | 109.5 (10) |
C22A—C21A—H21A | 110.5 (9) | C22B—C21B—H21C | 110.5 (9) |
N20A—C21A—H21B | 109.1 (10) | N20B—C21B—H21D | 106.1 (9) |
C22A—C21A—H21B | 110.3 (9) | C22B—C21B—H21D | 110.9 (9) |
H21A—C21A—H21B | 110.6 (13) | H21C—C21B—H21D | 110.7 (13) |
O17A—C22A—C21A | 110.50 (11) | O17B—C22B—C21B | 110.54 (10) |
O17A—C22A—H22A | 106.6 (9) | O17B—C22B—H22C | 109.9 (9) |
C21A—C22A—H22A | 109.2 (9) | C21B—C22B—H22C | 111.5 (9) |
O17A—C22A—H22B | 109.8 (10) | O17B—C22B—H22D | 107.0 (9) |
C21A—C22A—H22B | 110.8 (10) | C21B—C22B—H22D | 109.7 (9) |
H22A—C22A—H22B | 109.8 (13) | H22C—C22B—H22D | 108.1 (13) |
O7A—C1A—C2A—C3A | 174.43 (12) | O7B—C1B—C2B—C3B | 178.42 (12) |
C6A—C1A—C2A—C3A | −1.07 (17) | C6B—C1B—C2B—C3B | 2.76 (18) |
O7A—C1A—C2A—N8A | −4.32 (19) | O7B—C1B—C2B—N8B | −0.12 (18) |
C6A—C1A—C2A—N8A | −179.83 (10) | C6B—C1B—C2B—N8B | −175.78 (10) |
C1A—C2A—C3A—C4A | 2.82 (19) | C1B—C2B—C3B—C4B | −1.76 (19) |
N8A—C2A—C3A—C4A | −178.39 (11) | N8B—C2B—C3B—C4B | 176.79 (11) |
C2A—C3A—C4A—C5A | −3.08 (19) | C2B—C3B—C4B—C5B | −1.87 (18) |
C2A—C3A—C4A—N11A | 175.50 (11) | C2B—C3B—C4B—N11B | 177.69 (11) |
C3A—C4A—C5A—C6A | 1.64 (18) | C3B—C4B—C5B—C6B | 4.11 (19) |
N11A—C4A—C5A—C6A | −176.93 (11) | N11B—C4B—C5B—C6B | −175.46 (11) |
C4A—C5A—C6A—C1A | 0.14 (19) | C4B—C5B—C6B—C1B | −2.93 (19) |
C4A—C5A—C6A—N14A | −177.27 (11) | C4B—C5B—C6B—N14B | 178.15 (11) |
O7A—C1A—C6A—C5A | −176.08 (12) | O7B—C1B—C6B—C5B | −175.89 (12) |
C2A—C1A—C6A—C5A | −0.42 (18) | C2B—C1B—C6B—C5B | −0.36 (17) |
O7A—C1A—C6A—N14A | 1.35 (18) | O7B—C1B—C6B—N14B | 3.00 (19) |
C2A—C1A—C6A—N14A | 177.01 (10) | C2B—C1B—C6B—N14B | 178.53 (10) |
C3A—C2A—N8A—O10A | −30.04 (16) | C3B—C2B—N8B—O9B | 128.96 (12) |
C1A—C2A—N8A—O10A | 148.81 (12) | C1B—C2B—N8B—O9B | −52.38 (15) |
C3A—C2A—N8A—O9A | 148.13 (12) | C3B—C2B—N8B—O10B | −50.82 (16) |
C1A—C2A—N8A—O9A | −33.03 (17) | C1B—C2B—N8B—O10B | 127.85 (12) |
C3A—C4A—N11A—O12A | −167.89 (11) | C5B—C4B—N11B—O13B | 177.35 (11) |
C5A—C4A—N11A—O12A | 10.72 (17) | C3B—C4B—N11B—O13B | −2.22 (17) |
C3A—C4A—N11A—O13A | 12.32 (17) | C5B—C4B—N11B—O12B | −2.60 (17) |
C5A—C4A—N11A—O13A | −169.08 (11) | C3B—C4B—N11B—O12B | 177.83 (11) |
C5A—C6A—N14A—O16A | 50.61 (16) | C5B—C6B—N14B—O16B | 30.79 (16) |
C1A—C6A—N14A—O16A | −127.06 (12) | C1B—C6B—N14B—O16B | −148.19 (12) |
C5A—C6A—N14A—O15A | −129.58 (12) | C5B—C6B—N14B—O15B | −147.88 (12) |
C1A—C6A—N14A—O15A | 52.76 (15) | C1B—C6B—N14B—O15B | 33.14 (17) |
C22A—O17A—C18A—C19A | 60.91 (14) | C22B—O17B—C18B—C19B | −61.09 (14) |
O17A—C18A—C19A—N20A | −58.84 (14) | O17B—C18B—C19B—N20B | 58.66 (14) |
C18A—C19A—N20A—C21A | 57.62 (14) | C18B—C19B—N20B—C21B | −57.23 (14) |
C19A—N20A—C21A—C22A | −57.29 (13) | C19B—N20B—C21B—C22B | 56.75 (13) |
C18A—O17A—C22A—C21A | −60.32 (14) | C18B—O17B—C22B—C21B | 60.61 (14) |
N20A—C21A—C22A—O17A | 57.97 (14) | N20B—C21B—C22B—O17B | −57.89 (14) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N20A—H20A···O17B | 0.905 (18) | 1.938 (18) | 2.8011 (14) | 158.9 (15) |
C21A—H21B···O13B | 0.976 (17) | 2.485 (16) | 3.1491 (16) | 125.1 (12) |
C22B—H22C···O12B | 0.985 (17) | 2.531 (17) | 3.3427 (16) | 139.6 (12) |
N20A—H20B···O7Bi | 0.930 (19) | 1.885 (19) | 2.6838 (14) | 142.6 (15) |
N20A—H20B···O15Bi | 0.930 (19) | 2.225 (18) | 2.9229 (15) | 131.2 (14) |
C18B—H18C···O9Bi | 0.954 (17) | 2.559 (16) | 3.3078 (17) | 135.5 (12) |
N20B—H20C···O7Aii | 0.888 (18) | 1.930 (18) | 2.6911 (14) | 142.8 (15) |
N20B—H20C···O9Aii | 0.888 (18) | 2.255 (18) | 2.9248 (15) | 132.1 (14) |
N20B—H20D···O12Aiii | 0.930 (19) | 2.528 (17) | 2.8693 (14) | 102.0 (12) |
C18B—H18D···O10Biii | 0.967 (17) | 2.571 (17) | 3.1533 (16) | 118.8 (12) |
C21B—H21C···O12Aiii | 0.956 (16) | 2.514 (16) | 3.1210 (16) | 121.4 (12) |
N20B—H20D···O17Aiv | 0.930 (19) | 1.946 (19) | 2.8182 (14) | 155.4 (15) |
C3B—H3B···O16Bv | 0.958 (17) | 2.495 (18) | 3.4394 (17) | 168.5 (13) |
C5A—H5A···O10Av | 0.968 (17) | 2.492 (17) | 3.4436 (16) | 167.7 (13) |
C18A—H18A···O15Avi | 0.956 (17) | 2.474 (17) | 3.2628 (17) | 139.7 (13) |
C21B—H21D···O15Avi | 0.965 (17) | 2.461 (17) | 3.3679 (16) | 156.6 (12) |
C21A—H21A···O9Bvii | 0.972 (16) | 2.499 (16) | 3.4139 (16) | 156.8 (12) |
C21A—H21B···O16Aviii | 0.976 (17) | 2.473 (16) | 3.1274 (16) | 124.2 (12) |
C22A—H22B···O13Aix | 0.952 (17) | 2.595 (17) | 3.3916 (16) | 141.3 (13) |
C18A—H18A···Cg4ix | 0.958 (18) | 2.906 | 3.718 | 140.37 |
C22B—H22C···Cg3x | 0.991 (18) | 3.152 | 3.896 | 133.06 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) −x+2, −y, −z; (iii) x, y−1, z; (iv) x+1, y, z; (v) x−1, y, z; (vi) −x+1, −y, −z; (vii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (viii) −x+1, −y+1, −z; (ix) x−1, y−1, z; (x) −x+2, −y+1, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C4H10NO+·C6H2N3O7− |
Mr | 316.24 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 90 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.3179 (5), 9.5733 (5), 16.8451 (10) |
α, β, γ (°) | 91.292 (4), 98.604 (4), 107.589 (4) |
V (Å3) | 1261.00 (13) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Cu Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.28 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.25 × 0.22 × 0.13 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker Kappa APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2006) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.745, 0.851 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 14930, 4520, 4172 |
Rint | 0.025 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.611 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.029, 0.075, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 4520 |
No. of parameters | 494 |
H-atom treatment | All H-atom parameters refined |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.25, −0.21 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2006), APEX2 and SAINT (Bruker, 2006), SAINT (Bruker, 2006), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), PLATON (Spek, 2003).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N20A—H20A···O17B | 0.905 (18) | 1.938 (18) | 2.8011 (14) | 158.9 (15) |
C21A—H21B···O13B | 0.976 (17) | 2.485 (16) | 3.1491 (16) | 125.1 (12) |
C22B—H22C···O12B | 0.985 (17) | 2.531 (17) | 3.3427 (16) | 139.6 (12) |
N20A—H20B···O7Bi | 0.930 (19) | 1.885 (19) | 2.6838 (14) | 142.6 (15) |
N20A—H20B···O15Bi | 0.930 (19) | 2.225 (18) | 2.9229 (15) | 131.2 (14) |
C18B—H18C···O9Bi | 0.954 (17) | 2.559 (16) | 3.3078 (17) | 135.5 (12) |
N20B—H20C···O7Aii | 0.888 (18) | 1.930 (18) | 2.6911 (14) | 142.8 (15) |
N20B—H20C···O9Aii | 0.888 (18) | 2.255 (18) | 2.9248 (15) | 132.1 (14) |
N20B—H20D···O12Aiii | 0.930 (19) | 2.528 (17) | 2.8693 (14) | 102.0 (12) |
C18B—H18D···O10Biii | 0.967 (17) | 2.571 (17) | 3.1533 (16) | 118.8 (12) |
C21B—H21C···O12Aiii | 0.956 (16) | 2.514 (16) | 3.1210 (16) | 121.4 (12) |
N20B—H20D···O17Aiv | 0.930 (19) | 1.946 (19) | 2.8182 (14) | 155.4 (15) |
C3B—H3B···O16Bv | 0.958 (17) | 2.495 (18) | 3.4394 (17) | 168.5 (13) |
C5A—H5A···O10Av | 0.968 (17) | 2.492 (17) | 3.4436 (16) | 167.7 (13) |
C18A—H18A···O15Avi | 0.956 (17) | 2.474 (17) | 3.2628 (17) | 139.7 (13) |
C21B—H21D···O15Avi | 0.965 (17) | 2.461 (17) | 3.3679 (16) | 156.6 (12) |
C21A—H21A···O9Bvii | 0.972 (16) | 2.499 (16) | 3.4139 (16) | 156.8 (12) |
C21A—H21B···O16Aviii | 0.976 (17) | 2.473 (16) | 3.1274 (16) | 124.2 (12) |
C22A—H22B···O13Aix | 0.952 (17) | 2.595 (17) | 3.3916 (16) | 141.3 (13) |
C18A—H18A···Cg4ix | 0.958 (18) | 2.906 | 3.718 | 140.37 |
C22B—H22C···Cg3x | 0.991 (18) | 3.152 | 3.896 | 133.06 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) −x+2, −y, −z; (iii) x, y−1, z; (iv) x+1, y, z; (v) x−1, y, z; (vi) −x+1, −y, −z; (vii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (viii) −x+1, −y+1, −z; (ix) x−1, y−1, z; (x) −x+2, −y+1, −z. |
Acknowledgements
NV thanks the University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India, for a minor research project grant [MRP-2219/06(UGC-SERO)].
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The design of organic polar crystals for quadratic non-linear optical applications is supported by the observation that the organic molecules containing π-electron systems asymmetrized by electron donor and acceptor groups are highly polarizable entities in which problems of transparency and crystal growth may arise from their molecular crystal packing (Pecaut & Bagieu-Beucher, 1993). It is known that nitrophenols act not only as π-acceptor to form various π-stacking complexes with other aromatic molecules, but also as an acidic ligand to form salts through specific electrostatic or H-bonding interactions (In et al., 1997). The bonding of electron-donor acceptor complexes strongly depends on the nature of the partners. The linkage could involve not only electrostatic interactions, but also the formation of molecular complexes (Zadrenko et al., 1997). It has been reported that proton transferred thermochromic complexes were formed between phenols and amines in apolar solvents at low temperature if an appropriate H-bonding network between phenols and amines were present to stabilize it (Mizutani et al., 1998). Pyridinium picrate has been reported in two crystalline phases and it appears in both phases as an internally linked H-bonded ion pair. These two phases are termed as molecular crystals rather than salts based on their structural arrangements (Botoshansky et al., 1994). A similar structural arrangement has also been reported for 4-dimethylaminopyridinium picrate (Vembu et al., 2003). In continuation of our investigations on the supramolecular architecture of picrates, the X-ray diffraction study on the title compound is carried out.
The asymmetric unit of (I) contains two morpholinium cations and and two 2,4,6-trinitrophenolate anions. (Fig.1). The morpholinium cation is puckered in both the molecules with the Cremer and Pople puckering parameters Q, θ and ϕ (Cremer & Pople, 1975) in the two molecules being, 0.590 (1)Å & 0.588 (1) Å, 179.7 (2)° & 0.7 (1)°, 285 (13)° & 63 (11)°, respectively. The morpolinium cation in both the molecules adopt a chair conformation as discerned from the respective torsion angles.
The crystal structure of (I) is stabilized by N—H···O and C—H···O interactions. The range of H···O distances (Table 1) found in (I) agrees with those found for N—H···O (Jeffrey, 1997) and C—H···O hydrogen bonds (Desiraju & Steiner, 1999). The N20A—H20B···O7Bi and N20A—H20B···O15Bi interactions form a pair of bifurcated donor bonds that form a motif of graph set (Bernstein et al., 1995; Etter, 1990) R12(6). Another pair of bifurcated donor bonds consists of the N20B—H20C···O7Aii and N20B—H20C···O9Aii interactions that also generate a R12(6) motif. The N20B—H20D···O12Aiii and C21B—H21C···O12Aiii interactions constitute a pair of bifurcated acceptor bonds that generate a ring motif of graph set R21(5). The N20A—H20A···O17B, N20A—H20B···O7Bi and N20A—H20B···O15Bi interactions generate a cooperative H-bonded network. Another cooperative H-bonded network is formed by the interactions, N20B—H20C···O7Aii, N20B—H20C···O9Aii, N20B—H20D···O12Aiii and N20B—H20D···O17Aiv. These two networks generate an infinite one dimensional chain along the base vector [100]. The C18A—H18A···Cg4viii interaction (Table 2) is classified as an offset face to face interaction with γ = 4.45° and perpendicular distance 2.897Å whereas the C22B—H22C···Cg3ix is termed as edge to face interaction with γ = 20.34° with a perpendicular distance 2.956Å where Cg4 is the centroid of the ring formed by the atoms C1B—C6B and Cg3 is the centroid of the ring formed by the atoms C1A—C6A. There are two face to face π···π interactions in the title compound with coordinates Cg3···Cg3 (2 - x, 1 - y, -z) with α = 0.00°, β & γ = 19.38°, with perpendicular distance 3.449Å and Cg4···Cg4 (2 - x, 1 - y, 1 - z) with α = 0.02°, β & γ = 18.71°, and perpendicular distance 3.461 Å.
The interplay of strong N—H···O and weak C—H···O, C—H···π and π···π interactions with different strengths, directional preferences and distances presents a complex mosaic of interactions. The three dimensional arrangement of 2,4,6-trinitrophenolate and morpholinium moieties in the unit cell, shows that the title compound is an internally linked hydrogen bonded ion pair and hence can be regarded as a molecular crystal rather than a salt.