organic compounds
4-Bromo-N-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzylidene)aniline
aDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran, bInstitute for Chemical Technology and Analytics, Division of Structural Chemistry, Vienna University of Technology, Getreidemarkt 9/164-SC, A-1060 Vienna, Austria, and cDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
*Correspondence e-mail: ishidah@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp
The title compound, C16H16BrNO3, adopts an E configuration with respect to the imine C=N bond. The two benzene rings are twisted with respect to each other at an angle of 38.3 (1)°. In the molecules are connected by weak bifurcated C—H⋯(O, O) hydrogen bonds, forming a helical chain along the b axis.
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The structure of the isotypic 4-chloro compound was reported by Khalaji et al. (2009). For structures containing a 4-bromoaniline unit, see: Khalaji et al. (2007); Khalaji & Harrison (2008).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2008); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 and PLATON (Spek, 2003).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536809003432/wn2308sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809003432/wn2308Isup2.hkl
The title compound was prepared by the reaction of 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzaldehyde (1 mmol, 0.196 g) and 4-bromoaniline (1 mmol, 0.172 g), which were dissolved in methanol (10 ml). The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 min. Colourless single crystals suitable for X-ray structure analysis were obtained by recrystallization from a methanol/chloroform (1:1 v/v) solution.
H atoms were positioned geometrically (C—H = 0.93 or 0.96 Å) and refined as riding, with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) or 1.5Ueq(methyl C), allowing for
of the methyl groups.Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2008); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2008); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2003).C16H16BrNO3 | F(000) = 356 |
Mr = 350.21 | Dx = 1.500 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2yb | Cell parameters from 9957 reflections |
a = 7.1951 (4) Å | θ = 2.9–29.0° |
b = 8.3722 (5) Å | µ = 2.66 mm−1 |
c = 13.2882 (8) Å | T = 296 K |
β = 104.413 (3)° | Block, colourless |
V = 775.27 (8) Å3 | 0.40 × 0.30 × 0.15 mm |
Z = 2 |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 3497 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3064 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.023 |
ω scans | θmax = 28.0°, θmin = 2.9° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2006) | h = −9→9 |
Tmin = 0.403, Tmax = 0.671 | k = −10→10 |
18229 measured reflections | l = −17→17 |
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)] = 0.025 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.065 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0339P)2 + 0.0173P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.09 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.002 |
3497 reflections | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
193 parameters | Δρmin = −0.53 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1511 Friedel pairs |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure parameter: 0.012 (6) |
C16H16BrNO3 | V = 775.27 (8) Å3 |
Mr = 350.21 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.1951 (4) Å | µ = 2.66 mm−1 |
b = 8.3722 (5) Å | T = 296 K |
c = 13.2882 (8) Å | 0.40 × 0.30 × 0.15 mm |
β = 104.413 (3)° |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 3497 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2006) | 3064 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.403, Tmax = 0.671 | Rint = 0.023 |
18229 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.025 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.065 | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
S = 1.09 | Δρmin = −0.53 e Å−3 |
3497 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1511 Friedel pairs |
193 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: 0.012 (6) |
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 | ||
Br1 | 0.99402 (3) | 0.96811 (5) | 0.988948 (16) | 0.06694 (9) | |
O1 | −0.26888 (18) | 0.4772 (2) | 0.36904 (9) | 0.0522 (3) | |
O2 | −0.46171 (19) | 0.29368 (19) | 0.46988 (11) | 0.0498 (3) | |
O3 | −0.3668 (2) | 0.2687 (2) | 0.67538 (12) | 0.0600 (4) | |
N1 | 0.2656 (2) | 0.6014 (2) | 0.79047 (14) | 0.0502 (4) | |
C1 | 0.7715 (3) | 0.8470 (2) | 0.92769 (15) | 0.0450 (4) | |
C2 | 0.6245 (3) | 0.8386 (3) | 0.97682 (18) | 0.0595 (6) | |
H2 | 0.6355 | 0.8891 | 1.0404 | 0.071* | |
C3 | 0.4614 (4) | 0.7546 (3) | 0.9308 (2) | 0.0604 (6) | |
H3 | 0.3634 | 0.7458 | 0.9648 | 0.072* | |
C4 | 0.4402 (3) | 0.6827 (2) | 0.83465 (15) | 0.0436 (4) | |
C5 | 0.5939 (3) | 0.6886 (3) | 0.78856 (16) | 0.0478 (5) | |
H5 | 0.5850 | 0.6368 | 0.7256 | 0.057* | |
C6 | 0.7594 (3) | 0.7705 (3) | 0.83532 (17) | 0.0498 (5) | |
H6 | 0.8618 | 0.7736 | 0.8043 | 0.060* | |
C7 | 0.2013 (3) | 0.6071 (2) | 0.69260 (16) | 0.0427 (4) | |
H7 | 0.2700 | 0.6651 | 0.6542 | 0.051* | |
C8 | 0.0246 (3) | 0.5272 (2) | 0.63686 (16) | 0.0411 (4) | |
C9 | −0.0833 (3) | 0.4364 (2) | 0.69019 (15) | 0.0432 (5) | |
H9 | −0.0454 | 0.4266 | 0.7621 | 0.052* | |
C10 | −0.2484 (3) | 0.3611 (2) | 0.63335 (16) | 0.0430 (4) | |
C11 | −0.3059 (3) | 0.3758 (2) | 0.52599 (16) | 0.0411 (4) | |
C12 | −0.1991 (2) | 0.4695 (3) | 0.47377 (12) | 0.0403 (3) | |
C13 | −0.0336 (3) | 0.5450 (2) | 0.53043 (16) | 0.0417 (4) | |
H13 | 0.0381 | 0.6078 | 0.4963 | 0.050* | |
C14 | −0.1666 (4) | 0.5679 (4) | 0.3108 (2) | 0.0785 (8) | |
H14A | −0.1641 | 0.6779 | 0.3316 | 0.118* | |
H14B | −0.2287 | 0.5591 | 0.2382 | 0.118* | |
H14C | −0.0377 | 0.5284 | 0.3232 | 0.118* | |
C15 | −0.6378 (3) | 0.3769 (4) | 0.4588 (2) | 0.0673 (7) | |
H15A | −0.6588 | 0.3972 | 0.5262 | 0.101* | |
H15B | −0.7412 | 0.3133 | 0.4189 | 0.101* | |
H15C | −0.6324 | 0.4765 | 0.4238 | 0.101* | |
C16 | −0.3111 (5) | 0.2366 (4) | 0.7828 (2) | 0.0761 (8) | |
H16A | −0.1813 | 0.1983 | 0.8010 | 0.114* | |
H16B | −0.3944 | 0.1569 | 0.7997 | 0.114* | |
H16C | −0.3198 | 0.3327 | 0.8208 | 0.114* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Br1 | 0.05738 (13) | 0.06441 (15) | 0.06520 (14) | −0.01188 (12) | −0.01083 (9) | −0.00513 (15) |
O1 | 0.0556 (7) | 0.0567 (8) | 0.0431 (6) | −0.0113 (9) | 0.0100 (5) | −0.0013 (9) |
O2 | 0.0463 (7) | 0.0467 (8) | 0.0547 (8) | −0.0096 (7) | 0.0092 (6) | −0.0106 (7) |
O3 | 0.0588 (9) | 0.0704 (10) | 0.0506 (9) | −0.0236 (7) | 0.0135 (7) | 0.0033 (7) |
N1 | 0.0478 (9) | 0.0533 (10) | 0.0498 (11) | −0.0107 (8) | 0.0126 (8) | −0.0056 (8) |
C1 | 0.0423 (9) | 0.0395 (11) | 0.0456 (11) | −0.0019 (8) | −0.0036 (8) | −0.0007 (8) |
C2 | 0.0630 (13) | 0.0664 (15) | 0.0468 (12) | −0.0018 (11) | 0.0094 (10) | −0.0168 (10) |
C3 | 0.0582 (13) | 0.0769 (18) | 0.0500 (14) | −0.0086 (11) | 0.0208 (11) | −0.0114 (10) |
C4 | 0.0425 (9) | 0.0441 (12) | 0.0418 (10) | −0.0030 (9) | 0.0060 (8) | −0.0009 (8) |
C5 | 0.0463 (10) | 0.0538 (14) | 0.0400 (11) | −0.0014 (10) | 0.0044 (8) | −0.0099 (9) |
C6 | 0.0408 (10) | 0.0595 (14) | 0.0466 (12) | −0.0002 (9) | 0.0060 (9) | −0.0020 (10) |
C7 | 0.0376 (9) | 0.0393 (10) | 0.0504 (12) | −0.0019 (8) | 0.0095 (8) | −0.0013 (8) |
C8 | 0.0355 (9) | 0.0337 (9) | 0.0524 (11) | 0.0014 (7) | 0.0076 (8) | −0.0044 (7) |
C9 | 0.0418 (9) | 0.0433 (13) | 0.0442 (9) | −0.0024 (7) | 0.0101 (7) | −0.0026 (7) |
C10 | 0.0434 (10) | 0.0377 (11) | 0.0497 (11) | −0.0038 (8) | 0.0148 (8) | −0.0041 (8) |
C11 | 0.0378 (9) | 0.0345 (10) | 0.0503 (11) | −0.0006 (8) | 0.0097 (8) | −0.0080 (8) |
C12 | 0.0412 (8) | 0.0356 (8) | 0.0449 (8) | 0.0025 (11) | 0.0122 (6) | −0.0028 (11) |
C13 | 0.0397 (9) | 0.0371 (10) | 0.0502 (11) | −0.0020 (7) | 0.0148 (8) | −0.0011 (8) |
C14 | 0.0817 (17) | 0.102 (2) | 0.0505 (14) | −0.0239 (16) | 0.0142 (13) | 0.0169 (14) |
C15 | 0.0429 (11) | 0.0708 (17) | 0.0828 (18) | −0.0044 (12) | 0.0056 (11) | −0.0027 (13) |
C16 | 0.0790 (17) | 0.086 (2) | 0.0611 (18) | −0.0228 (16) | 0.0134 (15) | 0.0180 (13) |
Br1—C1 | 1.8992 (19) | C7—C8 | 1.464 (3) |
O1—C12 | 1.358 (2) | C7—H7 | 0.9300 |
O1—C14 | 1.414 (3) | C8—C9 | 1.399 (3) |
O2—C11 | 1.367 (2) | C8—C13 | 1.379 (3) |
O2—C15 | 1.421 (3) | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
O3—C16 | 1.409 (3) | C10—C9 | 1.390 (3) |
O3—C10 | 1.368 (2) | C11—C10 | 1.388 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.376 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.392 (3) |
C1—C6 | 1.368 (3) | C12—C11 | 1.397 (3) |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C3—C2 | 1.375 (3) | C14—H14A | 0.9600 |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C14—H14B | 0.9600 |
C4—N1 | 1.421 (2) | C14—H14C | 0.9600 |
C4—C3 | 1.386 (3) | C15—H15A | 0.9600 |
C4—C5 | 1.392 (3) | C15—H15B | 0.9600 |
C5—C6 | 1.380 (3) | C15—H15C | 0.9600 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C16—H16A | 0.9600 |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | C16—H16B | 0.9600 |
C7—N1 | 1.268 (3) | C16—H16C | 0.9600 |
O1—C12—C11 | 115.25 (16) | C6—C1—Br1 | 119.56 (16) |
O1—C12—C13 | 125.52 (17) | C6—C1—C2 | 121.14 (18) |
O1—C14—H14A | 109.5 | C6—C5—C4 | 120.69 (19) |
O1—C14—H14B | 109.5 | C6—C5—H5 | 119.7 |
O1—C14—H14C | 109.5 | C7—N1—C4 | 117.70 (17) |
O2—C11—C10 | 120.65 (17) | C8—C7—H7 | 118.3 |
O2—C11—C12 | 119.28 (17) | C8—C9—H9 | 120.7 |
O2—C15—H15A | 109.5 | C8—C13—C12 | 120.43 (18) |
O2—C15—H15B | 109.5 | C8—C13—H13 | 119.8 |
O2—C15—H15C | 109.5 | C9—C8—C7 | 120.90 (18) |
O3—C10—C9 | 124.70 (18) | C10—O3—C16 | 118.18 (19) |
O3—C10—C11 | 114.39 (17) | C10—C9—C8 | 118.58 (18) |
O3—C16—H16A | 109.5 | C10—C9—H9 | 120.7 |
O3—C16—H16B | 109.5 | C10—C11—C12 | 120.00 (17) |
O3—C16—H16C | 109.5 | C11—O2—C15 | 113.49 (18) |
N1—C7—C8 | 123.41 (18) | C11—C10—C9 | 120.91 (17) |
N1—C7—H7 | 118.3 | C12—O1—C14 | 118.41 (17) |
C1—C2—H2 | 120.4 | C13—C8—C9 | 120.83 (17) |
C1—C6—C5 | 119.45 (19) | C13—C8—C7 | 118.27 (17) |
C1—C6—H6 | 120.3 | C13—C12—C11 | 119.23 (16) |
C2—C1—Br1 | 119.30 (15) | C12—C13—H13 | 119.8 |
C2—C3—C4 | 121.2 (2) | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.4 | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C1 | 119.1 (2) | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—H2 | 120.4 | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C3—C4—N1 | 118.17 (18) | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C3—C4—C5 | 118.22 (19) | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.4 | H16A—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.7 | H16A—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C5—C4—N1 | 123.56 (17) | H16B—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6 | 120.3 | ||
Br1—C1—C2—C3 | 178.2 (2) | C6—C1—C2—C3 | −1.4 (4) |
Br1—C1—C6—C5 | −177.04 (17) | C7—C8—C9—C10 | −179.05 (17) |
O1—C12—C11—O2 | 3.6 (3) | C7—C8—C13—C12 | 179.05 (18) |
O1—C12—C11—C10 | −179.35 (19) | C8—C7—N1—C4 | 179.19 (18) |
O1—C12—C13—C8 | −179.36 (19) | C9—C10—O3—C16 | −5.2 (3) |
O2—C11—C10—O3 | −4.2 (3) | C9—C8—C13—C12 | −1.5 (3) |
O2—C11—C10—C9 | 175.96 (17) | C11—C10—O3—C16 | 174.9 (2) |
O3—C10—C9—C8 | 179.93 (18) | C11—C12—C13—C8 | 0.2 (3) |
N1—C4—C3—C2 | −178.3 (2) | C11—C10—C9—C8 | −0.2 (3) |
N1—C4—C5—C6 | 179.6 (2) | C12—C11—C10—O3 | 178.83 (19) |
N1—C7—C8—C13 | 178.51 (19) | C12—C11—C10—C9 | −1.0 (3) |
N1—C7—C8—C9 | −0.9 (3) | C13—C8—C9—C10 | 1.5 (3) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 2.6 (3) | C13—C12—C11—O2 | −175.99 (19) |
C3—C4—N1—C7 | 144.8 (2) | C13—C12—C11—C10 | 1.0 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −3.0 (3) | C14—O1—C12—C11 | −179.1 (2) |
C4—C3—C2—C1 | −2.0 (4) | C14—O1—C12—C13 | 0.5 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.3 (4) | C15—O2—C11—C10 | 88.3 (2) |
C5—C4—C3—C2 | 4.2 (4) | C15—O2—C11—C12 | −94.7 (2) |
C5—C4—N1—C7 | −37.8 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C7—H7···O1i | 0.93 | 2.63 | 3.272 (2) | 127 |
C7—H7···O2i | 0.93 | 2.63 | 3.553 (3) | 172 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, y+1/2, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H16BrNO3 |
Mr | 350.21 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21 |
Temperature (K) | 296 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.1951 (4), 8.3722 (5), 13.2882 (8) |
β (°) | 104.413 (3) |
V (Å3) | 775.27 (8) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 2.66 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.40 × 0.30 × 0.15 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2006) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.403, 0.671 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 18229, 3497, 3064 |
Rint | 0.023 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.661 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.025, 0.065, 1.09 |
No. of reflections | 3497 |
No. of parameters | 193 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.30, −0.53 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 1511 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | 0.012 (6) |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008), SAINT (Bruker, 2008), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2003).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C7—H7···O1i | 0.93 | 2.63 | 3.272 (2) | 127 |
C7—H7···O2i | 0.93 | 2.63 | 3.553 (3) | 172 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, y+1/2, −z+1. |
Footnotes
‡Additional correspondence author, e-mail: alidkhalaji@yahoo.com.
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Recently, we reported two Schiff-base compounds with 4-bromoaniline units that have been structurally characterized (Khalaji et al., 2007; Khalaji & Harrison, 2008). In continuation of these studies, the title compound was prepared and its structure has been determined.
An ORTEP plot, with the atomic numbering scheme is depicted in Fig. 1. The two benzene rings are twisted with respect to each other at an angle of 38.3 (1)°. In the crystal structure, the molecules are connected by weak bifurcated C—H···(O, O) hydrogen bonds, forming a helical chain along the b axis.
The C7═N1 bond length of 1.268 (3) Å conforms to the value for a double bond, and is slightly shorter than the corresponding bond length in N-(2-benzylidenepropylidene)-4-bromoaniline [C23═N23 1.288 (6) Å; Khalaji et al., 2007] and β-phenylcinnamaldehyde-4-bromoaniline [C7═N1 1.277 (4) Å; Khalaji & Harrison, 2008]. The C4—N1 bond length of 1.421 (2) Å conforms to the value for a single bond, and, in turn, is slightly longer than the corresponding bond length in N-(2-benzylidenepropylidene)-4-bromoaniline [C24—N23 1.411 (7) Å] and β-phenylcinnamaldehyde-4-bromoaniline [C6—N1 1.407 (4) Å]. All other bond lengths in the three related Schiff-base compounds are quite similar. For the title compound, the torsion angle, C8—C7—N1—C4, is 179.20 (18)°, indicating a virtually planar E-configuration with respect to the imine C═N bond (Khalaji et al., 2007; Khalaji & Harrison, 2008).
In comparison with the isotypic structure of C16H16ClNO3 (Dehno Khalaji et al., 2009), all interatomic distances and angles (except those involving the halogen atom) are very similar.