organic compounds
(E)-4-Methoxy-2-(o-tolyliminomethyl)phenol
aDepartment of Physics, Ondokuz Mayıs University, TR-55139 Samsun, Turkey, bSinop University, Sinop Faculty of Education, Sinop, Turkey, and cPamukkale University, Denizli Technical Vocational School, Denizli, Turkey
*Correspondence e-mail: orhanb@omu.edu.tr
In the molecule of the title compound, C15H15NO2, the aromatic rings are oriented at a dihedral angle of 15.46 (6)°. An intramolecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bond results in the formation of a nearly planar six-membered ring [maximum deviation of 0.035 (5) Å for the N atom] which is almost coplanar with the adjacent ring, making a dihedral angle of 0.8 (3)°. The title organic molecule is a phenol–imine tautomer, as evidenced by the C—O, C—N and C—C bond lengths. Molecules are linked by intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds that generate a C(5) chain. C—H⋯π and π–π interactions exist in the structure. The π–π interaction occurs between the phenol ring and its symmetry equivalent at (1 − x, 1 − y, −z), with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.727 (7) Å and a plane-to-plane separation of 3.383 (5) Å, resulting in an offset angle of 24.82 (1)°.
Related literature
For previous work in our structural study of et al. (2007); Odabaşoğlu, Arslan et al. (2007); Odabaşoğlu, Büyükgüngör et al. (2007). For a related compound, see: Albayrak et al. (2005).
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Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2002); cell X-AREA; data reduction: X-RED32 (Stoe & Cie, 2002); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536809009192/bv2115sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809009192/bv2115Isup2.hkl
The compound (E)-4-methoxy-2-[(o-tolylimino)methyl]phenol was prepared by reflux a mixture of a solution containing 5-methoxysalicylaldehyde (0.5 g 3.3 mmol) in 20 ml ethanol and a solution containing 2-chloraniline (0.420 g 3.3 mmol) in 20 ml ethanol. The reaction mixture was stirred for 1 h under reflux. The crystals of (E)-4-methoxy-2-[(o-tolylimino)methyl]phenol suitable for X-ray analysis were obtained from methanol by slow evaporation (yield % 73; m.p. 343–344 K).
All the H-atoms were found in difference-density maps, and refined freely. The C—H bond lengths are 0.95 (2)–0.99 (2) Å.
Data collection: X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2002); cell
X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2002); data reduction: X-RED32 (Stoe & Cie, 2002); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).C15H15NO2 | F(000) = 512 |
Mr = 241.28 | Dx = 1.308 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 6569 reflections |
a = 13.2889 (6) Å | θ = 1.9–28.0° |
b = 8.5986 (6) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
c = 11.6714 (6) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 113.284 (3)° | Prism, red |
V = 1225.03 (12) Å3 | 0.59 × 0.47 × 0.30 mm |
Z = 4 |
Stoe IPDS II diffractometer | 2537 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2108 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Plane graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.039 |
Detector resolution: 6.67 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 26.5°, θmin = 2.9° |
ω scans | h = −16→16 |
Absorption correction: integration (X-RED32; Stoe & Cie, 2002) | k = −9→10 |
Tmin = 0.954, Tmax = 0.975 | l = −14→13 |
6569 measured reflections |
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)] = 0.036 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.092 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.02 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0457P)2 + 0.2485P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2537 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
223 parameters | Δρmax = 0.20 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.19 e Å−3 |
C15H15NO2 | V = 1225.03 (12) Å3 |
Mr = 241.28 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 13.2889 (6) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
b = 8.5986 (6) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 11.6714 (6) Å | 0.59 × 0.47 × 0.30 mm |
β = 113.284 (3)° |
Stoe IPDS II diffractometer | 2537 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: integration (X-RED32; Stoe & Cie, 2002) | 2108 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.954, Tmax = 0.975 | Rint = 0.039 |
6569 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.036 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.092 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.02 | Δρmax = 0.20 e Å−3 |
2537 reflections | Δρmin = −0.19 e Å−3 |
223 parameters |
Experimental. 133 frames, detector distance = 80 mm |
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 | 0.50912 (9) | 0.80474 (14) | 0.44057 (10) | 0.0202 (2) | |
C2 | 0.50739 (9) | 0.87880 (14) | 0.33229 (10) | 0.0220 (3) | |
C3 | 0.41277 (10) | 0.95544 (15) | 0.25458 (11) | 0.0260 (3) | |
C4 | 0.32140 (10) | 0.95800 (15) | 0.28313 (11) | 0.0268 (3) | |
C5 | 0.32211 (9) | 0.88566 (14) | 0.39055 (11) | 0.0240 (3) | |
C6 | 0.41552 (9) | 0.80964 (14) | 0.46900 (11) | 0.0221 (3) | |
C7 | 0.22417 (11) | 0.82076 (17) | 0.51644 (13) | 0.0301 (3) | |
C8 | 0.60665 (9) | 0.72552 (14) | 0.52526 (10) | 0.0204 (2) | |
C9 | 0.78609 (9) | 0.62921 (13) | 0.57661 (10) | 0.0199 (2) | |
C10 | 0.88252 (9) | 0.65581 (14) | 0.55698 (10) | 0.0220 (3) | |
C11 | 0.97626 (10) | 0.57301 (15) | 0.62954 (11) | 0.0253 (3) | |
C12 | 0.97591 (10) | 0.46596 (15) | 0.71788 (11) | 0.0273 (3) | |
C13 | 0.87983 (10) | 0.43903 (15) | 0.73477 (11) | 0.0267 (3) | |
C14 | 0.78528 (10) | 0.52031 (15) | 0.66497 (11) | 0.0238 (3) | |
C15 | 0.88540 (10) | 0.77174 (16) | 0.46210 (13) | 0.0271 (3) | |
N1 | 0.69160 (8) | 0.71244 (11) | 0.49897 (9) | 0.0201 (2) | |
O1 | 0.59622 (7) | 0.88000 (11) | 0.30225 (8) | 0.0259 (2) | |
O2 | 0.22688 (7) | 0.89755 (11) | 0.40973 (9) | 0.0299 (2) | |
H1 | 0.6488 (15) | 0.821 (2) | 0.3689 (18) | 0.052 (5)* | |
H3 | 0.4132 (12) | 1.0039 (19) | 0.1796 (14) | 0.034 (4)* | |
H4 | 0.2560 (12) | 1.0104 (19) | 0.2304 (14) | 0.034 (4)* | |
H6 | 0.4193 (11) | 0.7593 (18) | 0.5449 (14) | 0.027 (3)* | |
H7A | 0.2795 (12) | 0.8655 (18) | 0.5964 (14) | 0.030 (4)* | |
H7B | 0.2372 (13) | 0.705 (2) | 0.5150 (15) | 0.038 (4)* | |
H8 | 0.6040 (11) | 0.6867 (17) | 0.6023 (14) | 0.026 (3)* | |
H11 | 1.0416 (12) | 0.5929 (17) | 0.6150 (13) | 0.030 (4)* | |
H12 | 1.0432 (12) | 0.4111 (18) | 0.7671 (14) | 0.032 (4)* | |
H13 | 0.8786 (12) | 0.3638 (19) | 0.7957 (14) | 0.033 (4)* | |
H14 | 0.7188 (12) | 0.4974 (18) | 0.6756 (13) | 0.028 (4)* | |
H15A | 0.9547 (15) | 0.772 (2) | 0.4543 (16) | 0.046 (5)* | |
H15B | 0.8291 (13) | 0.7525 (19) | 0.3784 (15) | 0.036 (4)* | |
H7C | 0.1484 (13) | 0.838 (2) | 0.5114 (15) | 0.039 (4)* | |
H15C | 0.8706 (14) | 0.879 (2) | 0.4830 (16) | 0.048 (5)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0214 (5) | 0.0197 (6) | 0.0185 (5) | −0.0007 (4) | 0.0068 (4) | −0.0023 (4) |
C2 | 0.0249 (5) | 0.0209 (6) | 0.0206 (5) | −0.0010 (5) | 0.0093 (4) | −0.0025 (4) |
C3 | 0.0313 (6) | 0.0239 (6) | 0.0201 (5) | 0.0010 (5) | 0.0072 (5) | 0.0020 (5) |
C4 | 0.0238 (6) | 0.0249 (6) | 0.0256 (6) | 0.0033 (5) | 0.0033 (5) | 0.0004 (5) |
C5 | 0.0205 (5) | 0.0221 (6) | 0.0287 (6) | −0.0003 (5) | 0.0088 (5) | −0.0041 (5) |
C6 | 0.0242 (6) | 0.0211 (6) | 0.0212 (5) | 0.0006 (5) | 0.0091 (4) | −0.0002 (4) |
C7 | 0.0252 (6) | 0.0313 (7) | 0.0381 (7) | −0.0007 (5) | 0.0172 (5) | −0.0039 (6) |
C8 | 0.0234 (5) | 0.0203 (6) | 0.0179 (5) | −0.0002 (4) | 0.0083 (4) | −0.0015 (4) |
C9 | 0.0211 (5) | 0.0196 (6) | 0.0177 (5) | 0.0012 (4) | 0.0063 (4) | −0.0034 (4) |
C10 | 0.0235 (5) | 0.0193 (6) | 0.0223 (5) | −0.0004 (4) | 0.0083 (4) | −0.0038 (5) |
C11 | 0.0200 (5) | 0.0250 (6) | 0.0297 (6) | −0.0005 (5) | 0.0086 (5) | −0.0034 (5) |
C12 | 0.0239 (6) | 0.0277 (7) | 0.0255 (6) | 0.0053 (5) | 0.0047 (5) | −0.0011 (5) |
C13 | 0.0325 (6) | 0.0258 (6) | 0.0221 (6) | 0.0053 (5) | 0.0112 (5) | 0.0036 (5) |
C14 | 0.0248 (6) | 0.0248 (6) | 0.0231 (5) | 0.0020 (5) | 0.0110 (4) | −0.0002 (5) |
C15 | 0.0240 (6) | 0.0274 (7) | 0.0326 (7) | 0.0012 (5) | 0.0139 (5) | 0.0033 (5) |
N1 | 0.0209 (5) | 0.0197 (5) | 0.0194 (4) | 0.0007 (4) | 0.0076 (4) | −0.0012 (4) |
O1 | 0.0280 (4) | 0.0300 (5) | 0.0229 (4) | 0.0028 (4) | 0.0135 (3) | 0.0043 (4) |
O2 | 0.0206 (4) | 0.0305 (5) | 0.0391 (5) | 0.0038 (4) | 0.0122 (4) | 0.0027 (4) |
C1—C2 | 1.4071 (16) | C8—H8 | 0.973 (15) |
C1—C6 | 1.4091 (16) | C9—C14 | 1.3961 (17) |
C1—C8 | 1.4519 (16) | C9—C10 | 1.4068 (16) |
C2—O1 | 1.3579 (14) | C9—N1 | 1.4179 (14) |
C2—C3 | 1.3916 (17) | C10—C11 | 1.3934 (16) |
C3—C4 | 1.3805 (18) | C10—C15 | 1.5017 (17) |
C3—H3 | 0.971 (16) | C11—C12 | 1.3836 (18) |
C4—C5 | 1.3962 (18) | C11—H11 | 0.963 (16) |
C4—H4 | 0.956 (16) | C12—C13 | 1.3862 (18) |
C5—O2 | 1.3734 (15) | C12—H12 | 0.973 (15) |
C5—C6 | 1.3812 (17) | C13—C14 | 1.3862 (17) |
C6—H6 | 0.969 (15) | C13—H13 | 0.966 (16) |
C7—O2 | 1.4226 (17) | C14—H14 | 0.959 (15) |
C7—H7A | 1.008 (15) | C15—H15A | 0.960 (18) |
C7—H7B | 1.008 (18) | C15—H15B | 0.981 (16) |
C7—H7C | 0.996 (17) | C15—H15C | 0.99 (2) |
C8—N1 | 1.2865 (15) | O1—H1 | 0.958 (19) |
C2—C1—C6 | 119.70 (10) | C14—C9—C10 | 120.19 (10) |
C2—C1—C8 | 121.13 (10) | C14—C9—N1 | 123.17 (10) |
C6—C1—C8 | 119.16 (10) | C10—C9—N1 | 116.58 (10) |
O1—C2—C3 | 118.81 (11) | C11—C10—C9 | 118.10 (11) |
O1—C2—C1 | 121.88 (10) | C11—C10—C15 | 120.67 (11) |
C3—C2—C1 | 119.30 (11) | C9—C10—C15 | 121.22 (10) |
C4—C3—C2 | 120.30 (11) | C12—C11—C10 | 121.82 (11) |
C4—C3—H3 | 122.0 (9) | C12—C11—H11 | 121.2 (9) |
C2—C3—H3 | 117.7 (9) | C10—C11—H11 | 117.0 (9) |
C3—C4—C5 | 121.02 (11) | C11—C12—C13 | 119.45 (11) |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.9 (9) | C11—C12—H12 | 119.3 (9) |
C5—C4—H4 | 118.0 (9) | C13—C12—H12 | 121.2 (9) |
O2—C5—C6 | 124.87 (11) | C12—C13—C14 | 120.27 (12) |
O2—C5—C4 | 115.69 (11) | C12—C13—H13 | 120.1 (9) |
C6—C5—C4 | 119.43 (11) | C14—C13—H13 | 119.6 (9) |
C5—C6—C1 | 120.25 (11) | C13—C14—C9 | 120.16 (11) |
C5—C6—H6 | 121.7 (8) | C13—C14—H14 | 119.2 (9) |
C1—C6—H6 | 118.1 (8) | C9—C14—H14 | 120.6 (9) |
O2—C7—H7A | 111.8 (9) | C10—C15—H15A | 112.1 (11) |
O2—C7—H7B | 112.2 (9) | C10—C15—H15B | 112.9 (10) |
H7A—C7—H7B | 108.9 (13) | H15A—C15—H15B | 106.8 (14) |
O2—C7—H7C | 104.7 (9) | C10—C15—H15C | 111.7 (10) |
H7A—C7—H7C | 110.4 (13) | H15A—C15—H15C | 108.2 (15) |
H7B—C7—H7C | 108.8 (13) | H15B—C15—H15C | 104.7 (14) |
N1—C8—C1 | 120.66 (10) | C8—N1—C9 | 122.05 (10) |
N1—C8—H8 | 123.1 (8) | C2—O1—H1 | 102.5 (11) |
C1—C8—H8 | 116.2 (8) | C5—O2—C7 | 116.87 (9) |
C6—C1—C2—O1 | 178.64 (11) | N1—C9—C10—C11 | −178.42 (10) |
C8—C1—C2—O1 | −0.16 (17) | C14—C9—C10—C15 | 179.71 (11) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.23 (17) | N1—C9—C10—C15 | 2.50 (16) |
C8—C1—C2—C3 | −179.03 (11) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 0.70 (18) |
O1—C2—C3—C4 | −179.26 (11) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | 179.77 (12) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.36 (18) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.37 (19) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.67 (19) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −0.92 (19) |
C3—C4—C5—O2 | 179.29 (11) | C12—C13—C14—C9 | 0.40 (18) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.38 (19) | C10—C9—C14—C13 | 0.69 (17) |
O2—C5—C6—C1 | −179.85 (11) | N1—C9—C14—C13 | 177.71 (11) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.21 (18) | C1—C8—N1—C9 | −176.83 (10) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 0.51 (17) | C14—C9—N1—C8 | 18.82 (17) |
C8—C1—C6—C5 | 179.34 (11) | C10—C9—N1—C8 | −164.07 (11) |
C2—C1—C8—N1 | −4.59 (17) | C6—C5—O2—C7 | −2.26 (17) |
C6—C1—C8—N1 | 176.60 (11) | C4—C5—O2—C7 | 178.09 (11) |
C14—C9—C10—C11 | −1.22 (17) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1···N1 | 0.958 (19) | 1.68 (2) | 2.5794 (13) | 154.8 (17) |
C8—H8···O1i | 0.973 (15) | 2.444 (15) | 3.4129 (14) | 173.5 (12) |
C7—H7B···Cg2ii | 1.008 (18) | 2.903 (17) | 3.6727 (16) | 134.1 (16) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (ii) −x+1, −y, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C15H15NO2 |
Mr | 241.28 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 13.2889 (6), 8.5986 (6), 11.6714 (6) |
β (°) | 113.284 (3) |
V (Å3) | 1225.03 (12) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.09 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.59 × 0.47 × 0.30 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Stoe IPDS II diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Integration (X-RED32; Stoe & Cie, 2002) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.954, 0.975 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 6569, 2537, 2108 |
Rint | 0.039 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.628 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.036, 0.092, 1.02 |
No. of reflections | 2537 |
No. of parameters | 223 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.20, −0.19 |
Computer programs: X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2002), X-RED32 (Stoe & Cie, 2002), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1···N1 | 0.958 (19) | 1.68 (2) | 2.5794 (13) | 154.8 (17) |
C8—H8···O1i | 0.973 (15) | 2.444 (15) | 3.4129 (14) | 173.5 (12) |
C7—H7B···Cg2ii | 1.008 (18) | 2.903 (17) | 3.6727 (16) | 134.1 (16) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (ii) −x+1, −y, −z. |
Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Turkey, for the use of the Stoe IPDS II diffractometer (purchased under grant No. F.279 of the University Research Fund).
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The present work is part of a structural study of Schiff bases (Özek et al., 2007; Odabaşoğlu, Büyükgüngör et al., 2007; Odabaşoğlu, Arslan et al., 2007) and we report here the structure of (E)-4-methoxy-2-[(o-tolylimino)methyl]phenol, (I).
In general, o-hydroxy Schiff bases exhibit two possible tautomeric forms, the phenol-imine (or benzenoid) and keto-amine (or quinoid) forms. Depending on the tautomers, two types of intra-molecular hydrogen bonds are possible: O—H···N in benzenoid and N—H···O in quinoid tautomers. The H atom in title compound (I) is located on atom O1, thus the phenol-imine tautomer is favored over the keto-amine form, as indicated by the C2—O1 [1.3579 (2) Å], C8—N1 [1.2865 (2) Å], C1—C8 [1.4519 (2) Å] and C1—C2 [1.4071 (2) Å] bond lengths (Fig. 1). The C2—O1 bond length of 1.357 (2)Å indicates single-bond character, whereas the C8—N1 bond length of 1.286 (2)Å indicates a high degree of double-bond character. Similar results were observed for 2-(3-methoxysalicylideneamino)-1H-benzimidazolemonohydrate [C—O=1.357 (2) Å, C—N= 1.285 (2) Å, Albayrak et al., 2005].
It is known that Schiff bases may exhibit thermochromism or photochromism, depending on the planarity or non-planarity of the molecule, respectively. Therefore, one can expect photochromic properties in (I) caused by non-planarity of the molecules; the dihedral angle between rings A(C1—C6) and B (C9—C14) is 15.46 (6)°. The intramolecular O—H···N hydrogen bond (Table 1) results in the formation of a nearly planar six-membered ring C (O1/H1/N1/C1/C2/C8), oriented with respect to rings A and B at dihedral angles of A/C=0.81 (2)° and B/C= 15.04 (3)°. So, it is coplanar with the adjacent ring A and generates an S(6) ring motif. The O1···N1 distance of 2.579 (2)Å is comparable to those observed for analogous hydrogen bonds in three (E)-2-[(bromophenyl)iminomethyl]-4-methoxyphenols [2.603 (2) Å, 2.638 (7) Å, 2.577 (4) Å; Özek et al., 2007]. In the crystal structure, weak intermolecular C—H···O hydrogen bonds results in the formation of C(5) chains along the c axis (Table 1, Fig. 2). In addition to these intermolecular interactions, C—H···π interactions and π···π interactions play roles in the crystal packing (Table 1, Fig. 3). This slipped π···π interaction occurs between Cg1 (the centroid of the C1—C6 ring) and its symmetry equivalent at (1 - x, 1 - y, -z), with a centroid-to-centroid distance of 3.727 (7)Å and a plane-to-plane separation of 3.383 (5) Å, resulting in an offset angle of 24.82 (1)°.