organic compounds
4-Methyl-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrocyclohepta[b]indol-6(5H)-one
aDepartment of Chemistry, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641 046, Tamilnadu, India, bPG Research Department of Physics, Rajah Serfoji Government College (Autonomous), Thanjavur 613 005, Tamilnadu, India, and cDepartment of Chemistry, Howard University, 525 College Street NW, Washington, DC 20059, USA
*Correspondence e-mail: athiru@vsnl.net
In the title compound, C14H15NO, the seven-membered ring exhibits a slightly distorted twist-boat conformation. The pyrrole ring forms a dihedral angle of 1.44 (10)° with the fused benzene ring. N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds form a centrosymmetric dimer and weak C—H⋯π interactions are also found in the crystal structure.
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2008); cell CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2008); data reduction: CrysAlis RED; 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: PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536809007429/wn2312sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809007429/wn2312Isup2.hkl
A solution of 2-(2-(1-methylphenyl)hydrazono)cycloheptanone (0.230 g, 0.001 mol) in a mixture of acetic acid (20 ml) and conc. hydrochloric acid (5 ml) was refluxed on an oil bath pre-heated to 398–403 K for 4 h. The reaction was monitored by TLC. After the completion of the reaction, the contents were cooled and poured into ice water with stirring. The separated brown solid was filtered and purified by passing through a column of silica gel and eluting with a petroleum ether-ethyl acetate (95:5 v/v) mixture to yield the title compound (0.140 g, 66%). This product was recrystallized using ethanol.
H5 attached to N5 was located in a difference Fourier map and refined isotropically; the final N—H distance was 0.94 (3) Å. The remaining H atoms were positioned geometrically and allowed to ride on their parent atoms, with C—H = 0.93, 0.96 and 0.97 Å for Csp2, methyl and methylene H atoms, respectively. Uiso(H) = xUeq(C), where x = 1.5 for methyl H atoms and 1.2 for other C-bound H atoms.
Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2008); cell
CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2008); data reduction: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 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: PLATON (Spek, 2009).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound, showing the atom-numbering scheme and displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 30% probability level. H atoms are shown as small spheres of arbitrary radius. | |
Fig. 2. The packing of the title compound, viewed down the b axis. Dashed lines indicate hydrogen bonds. H atoms not involved in hydrogen bonding have been omitted. |
C14H15NO | F(000) = 456 |
Mr = 213.27 | Dx = 1.261 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Melting point: 412.5 K |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 9.6731 (4) Å | Cell parameters from 3217 reflections |
b = 10.0924 (5) Å | θ = 4.7–32.7° |
c = 11.8328 (6) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
β = 103.397 (5)° | T = 295 K |
V = 1123.74 (10) Å3 | Prism, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.55 × 0.45 × 0.26 mm |
Oxford Diffraction Gemini R diffractometer | 3772 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2044 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.025 |
Detector resolution: 10.5081 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 32.8°, θmin = 4.7° |
ϕ and ω scans | h = −14→13 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2008) | k = −14→15 |
Tmin = 0.937, Tmax = 1.000 | l = −17→15 |
9586 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)] = 0.077 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.253 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.04 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.1467P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3772 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
150 parameters | Δρmax = 0.57 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.30 e Å−3 |
C14H15NO | V = 1123.74 (10) Å3 |
Mr = 213.27 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 9.6731 (4) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
b = 10.0924 (5) Å | T = 295 K |
c = 11.8328 (6) Å | 0.55 × 0.45 × 0.26 mm |
β = 103.397 (5)° |
Oxford Diffraction Gemini R diffractometer | 3772 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2008) | 2044 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.937, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.025 |
9586 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.077 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.253 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.57 e Å−3 |
3772 reflections | Δρmin = −0.30 e Å−3 |
150 parameters |
Geometry. Bond distances, angles etc. have been calculated using the rounded fractional coordinates. All su's are estimated from the variances of the (full) variance-covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account in the estimation of distances, angles and torsion angles |
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 > 2σ(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 | ||
O6 | 0.07595 (15) | 0.12098 (15) | −0.05930 (13) | 0.0619 (5) | |
N5 | 0.23136 (16) | −0.06788 (15) | 0.07124 (12) | 0.0407 (4) | |
C1 | 0.5759 (2) | −0.1262 (3) | 0.25005 (19) | 0.0684 (9) | |
C2 | 0.5665 (3) | −0.2535 (3) | 0.2849 (2) | 0.0765 (9) | |
C3 | 0.4432 (3) | −0.3286 (3) | 0.24770 (18) | 0.0677 (9) | |
C4 | 0.3234 (2) | −0.2780 (2) | 0.17452 (17) | 0.0523 (7) | |
C4A | 0.33242 (19) | −0.14568 (19) | 0.14131 (14) | 0.0430 (5) | |
C5A | 0.28716 (17) | 0.05736 (17) | 0.06406 (14) | 0.0398 (5) | |
C6 | 0.19212 (19) | 0.15599 (19) | −0.00273 (15) | 0.0445 (6) | |
C7 | 0.2291 (3) | 0.3012 (2) | 0.0012 (2) | 0.0648 (8) | |
C8 | 0.3799 (3) | 0.3459 (3) | 0.0216 (3) | 0.0855 (11) | |
C9 | 0.4803 (3) | 0.3090 (3) | 0.1286 (3) | 0.0892 (11) | |
C10 | 0.5353 (2) | 0.1680 (3) | 0.1405 (2) | 0.0624 (8) | |
C10A | 0.42772 (18) | 0.05965 (19) | 0.12696 (15) | 0.0453 (6) | |
C10B | 0.45656 (19) | −0.0687 (2) | 0.17618 (15) | 0.0479 (6) | |
C14 | 0.1923 (3) | −0.3579 (2) | 0.1263 (2) | 0.0715 (9) | |
H1 | 0.65958 | −0.07827 | 0.27466 | 0.0820* | |
H2 | 0.64462 | −0.29183 | 0.33504 | 0.0916* | |
H3 | 0.44200 | −0.41558 | 0.27329 | 0.0813* | |
H5 | 0.134 (3) | −0.084 (2) | 0.0449 (18) | 0.054 (6)* | |
H7A | 0.17878 | 0.33949 | −0.07201 | 0.0777* | |
H7B | 0.18946 | 0.34096 | 0.06134 | 0.0777* | |
H8A | 0.41736 | 0.31357 | −0.04249 | 0.1026* | |
H8B | 0.37928 | 0.44191 | 0.01707 | 0.1026* | |
H9A | 0.43564 | 0.32612 | 0.19252 | 0.1070* | |
H9B | 0.56157 | 0.36766 | 0.13819 | 0.1070* | |
H10A | 0.59125 | 0.15438 | 0.08327 | 0.0749* | |
H10B | 0.59905 | 0.15903 | 0.21654 | 0.0749* | |
H14A | 0.18522 | −0.37473 | 0.04526 | 0.1074* | |
H14B | 0.11011 | −0.30959 | 0.13542 | 0.1074* | |
H14C | 0.19759 | −0.44058 | 0.16719 | 0.1074* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O6 | 0.0446 (8) | 0.0549 (9) | 0.0752 (10) | −0.0084 (6) | −0.0088 (7) | 0.0151 (7) |
N5 | 0.0350 (7) | 0.0400 (8) | 0.0453 (8) | −0.0003 (6) | 0.0054 (6) | 0.0036 (6) |
C1 | 0.0434 (11) | 0.102 (2) | 0.0559 (12) | 0.0226 (12) | 0.0035 (9) | 0.0005 (12) |
C2 | 0.0640 (14) | 0.107 (2) | 0.0565 (13) | 0.0439 (15) | 0.0101 (10) | 0.0127 (13) |
C3 | 0.0818 (17) | 0.0718 (15) | 0.0551 (12) | 0.0387 (13) | 0.0272 (12) | 0.0185 (11) |
C4 | 0.0636 (12) | 0.0531 (12) | 0.0473 (10) | 0.0179 (10) | 0.0273 (9) | 0.0090 (8) |
C4A | 0.0408 (9) | 0.0520 (11) | 0.0379 (8) | 0.0101 (8) | 0.0125 (7) | 0.0001 (7) |
C5A | 0.0354 (8) | 0.0431 (10) | 0.0407 (8) | −0.0049 (7) | 0.0083 (6) | −0.0033 (7) |
C6 | 0.0427 (10) | 0.0447 (10) | 0.0442 (9) | −0.0046 (8) | 0.0062 (7) | 0.0041 (7) |
C7 | 0.0683 (14) | 0.0483 (12) | 0.0718 (14) | −0.0129 (10) | 0.0043 (11) | 0.0063 (10) |
C8 | 0.0817 (19) | 0.0623 (16) | 0.113 (2) | −0.0267 (14) | 0.0236 (16) | 0.0034 (15) |
C9 | 0.0805 (18) | 0.082 (2) | 0.0953 (19) | −0.0445 (16) | 0.0002 (15) | −0.0061 (15) |
C10 | 0.0384 (10) | 0.0861 (17) | 0.0602 (12) | −0.0196 (10) | 0.0065 (8) | −0.0131 (11) |
C10A | 0.0356 (9) | 0.0608 (12) | 0.0390 (8) | −0.0029 (8) | 0.0074 (7) | −0.0079 (8) |
C10B | 0.0393 (9) | 0.0648 (13) | 0.0388 (9) | 0.0101 (8) | 0.0073 (7) | −0.0038 (8) |
C14 | 0.095 (2) | 0.0499 (12) | 0.0785 (15) | 0.0098 (12) | 0.0380 (14) | 0.0109 (11) |
O6—C6 | 1.220 (2) | C10—C10A | 1.492 (3) |
N5—C4A | 1.373 (2) | C10A—C10B | 1.421 (3) |
N5—C5A | 1.385 (2) | C1—H1 | 0.9300 |
N5—H5 | 0.94 (3) | C2—H2 | 0.9300 |
C1—C10B | 1.402 (3) | C3—H3 | 0.9300 |
C1—C2 | 1.359 (4) | C7—H7A | 0.9700 |
C2—C3 | 1.396 (4) | C7—H7B | 0.9700 |
C3—C4 | 1.374 (3) | C8—H8A | 0.9700 |
C4—C4A | 1.401 (3) | C8—H8B | 0.9700 |
C4—C14 | 1.500 (3) | C9—H9A | 0.9700 |
C4A—C10B | 1.409 (3) | C9—H9B | 0.9700 |
C5A—C6 | 1.457 (3) | C10—H10A | 0.9700 |
C5A—C10A | 1.391 (2) | C10—H10B | 0.9700 |
C6—C7 | 1.507 (3) | C14—H14A | 0.9600 |
C7—C8 | 1.492 (4) | C14—H14B | 0.9600 |
C8—C9 | 1.454 (5) | C14—H14C | 0.9600 |
C9—C10 | 1.514 (4) | ||
O6···N5 | 2.684 (2) | H5···O6 | 2.41 (2) |
O6···N5i | 2.992 (2) | H5···C14 | 2.94 (2) |
O6···H5 | 2.41 (2) | H5···H14B | 2.5500 |
O6···H5i | 2.11 (3) | H5···O6i | 2.11 (3) |
O6···H14Bi | 2.6300 | H7A···H10Bvii | 2.4400 |
N5···O6 | 2.684 (2) | H7B···H9A | 2.5300 |
N5···O6i | 2.992 (2) | H7B···H14Cviii | 2.5300 |
N5···H14B | 2.8800 | H8A···H10A | 2.5400 |
N5···H10Aii | 2.9200 | H8A···C2ii | 2.9700 |
C3···C6iii | 3.560 (3) | H8A···C3ii | 3.0400 |
C6···C3iv | 3.560 (3) | H9A···H7B | 2.5300 |
C10A···C14iv | 3.484 (3) | H9A···H14Biv | 2.5800 |
C14···C10Aiii | 3.484 (3) | H10A···H8A | 2.5400 |
C1···H10B | 2.9200 | H10A···H2v | 2.5700 |
C2···H8Aii | 2.9700 | H10A···N5ii | 2.9200 |
C3···H8Aii | 3.0400 | H10A···C4Aii | 2.9200 |
C4A···H10Aii | 2.9200 | H10B···C1 | 2.9200 |
C10···H2v | 3.0700 | H10B···H1 | 2.5200 |
C10···H1 | 3.0400 | H10B···H7Aix | 2.4400 |
C10A···H14Civ | 2.9600 | H14B···N5 | 2.8800 |
C10B···H14Civ | 2.9300 | H14B···H5 | 2.5500 |
C14···H5 | 2.94 (2) | H14B···H9Aiii | 2.5800 |
H1···C10 | 3.0400 | H14B···O6i | 2.6300 |
H1···H10B | 2.5200 | H14C···H3 | 2.4200 |
H2···C10vi | 3.0700 | H14C···H7Bx | 2.5300 |
H2···H10Avi | 2.5700 | H14C···C10Aiii | 2.9600 |
H3···H14C | 2.4200 | H14C···C10Biii | 2.9300 |
C4A—N5—C5A | 109.03 (15) | C1—C2—H2 | 119.00 |
C4A—N5—H5 | 128.5 (13) | C3—C2—H2 | 119.00 |
C5A—N5—H5 | 121.0 (13) | C2—C3—H3 | 119.00 |
C2—C1—C10B | 118.5 (2) | C4—C3—H3 | 119.00 |
C1—C2—C3 | 122.0 (2) | C6—C7—H7A | 107.00 |
C2—C3—C4 | 122.1 (3) | C6—C7—H7B | 107.00 |
C4A—C4—C14 | 120.54 (18) | C8—C7—H7A | 107.00 |
C3—C4—C4A | 115.7 (2) | C8—C7—H7B | 107.00 |
C3—C4—C14 | 123.7 (2) | H7A—C7—H7B | 107.00 |
N5—C4A—C4 | 129.27 (17) | C7—C8—H8A | 107.00 |
N5—C4A—C10B | 107.50 (16) | C7—C8—H8B | 107.00 |
C4—C4A—C10B | 123.21 (17) | C9—C8—H8A | 107.00 |
N5—C5A—C6 | 116.80 (15) | C9—C8—H8B | 107.00 |
C6—C5A—C10A | 133.99 (17) | H8A—C8—H8B | 107.00 |
N5—C5A—C10A | 109.21 (15) | C8—C9—H9A | 108.00 |
O6—C6—C7 | 118.74 (19) | C8—C9—H9B | 108.00 |
C5A—C6—C7 | 122.15 (17) | C10—C9—H9A | 108.00 |
O6—C6—C5A | 119.02 (17) | C10—C9—H9B | 108.00 |
C6—C7—C8 | 121.0 (2) | H9A—C9—H9B | 107.00 |
C7—C8—C9 | 119.6 (3) | C9—C10—H10A | 108.00 |
C8—C9—C10 | 118.1 (3) | C9—C10—H10B | 108.00 |
C9—C10—C10A | 117.22 (19) | C10A—C10—H10A | 108.00 |
C5A—C10A—C10B | 106.20 (16) | C10A—C10—H10B | 108.00 |
C10—C10A—C10B | 123.93 (17) | H10A—C10—H10B | 107.00 |
C5A—C10A—C10 | 129.83 (18) | C4—C14—H14A | 109.00 |
C4A—C10B—C10A | 108.03 (16) | C4—C14—H14B | 109.00 |
C1—C10B—C4A | 118.49 (19) | C4—C14—H14C | 110.00 |
C1—C10B—C10A | 133.5 (2) | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.00 |
C2—C1—H1 | 121.00 | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.00 |
C10B—C1—H1 | 121.00 | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.00 |
C5A—N5—C4A—C4 | 179.17 (18) | N5—C5A—C6—C7 | 167.99 (18) |
C5A—N5—C4A—C10B | −1.88 (19) | C10A—C5A—C6—O6 | 172.63 (19) |
C4A—N5—C5A—C6 | −177.17 (15) | C10A—C5A—C6—C7 | −11.0 (3) |
C4A—N5—C5A—C10A | 2.05 (19) | N5—C5A—C10A—C10 | 176.20 (19) |
C10B—C1—C2—C3 | 1.2 (4) | N5—C5A—C10A—C10B | −1.36 (19) |
C2—C1—C10B—C4A | −0.1 (3) | C6—C5A—C10A—C10 | −4.8 (3) |
C2—C1—C10B—C10A | 177.7 (2) | C6—C5A—C10A—C10B | 177.67 (18) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.7 (4) | O6—C6—C7—C8 | −153.2 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C4A | −1.0 (3) | C5A—C6—C7—C8 | 30.4 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C14 | 175.8 (2) | C6—C7—C8—C9 | −60.2 (4) |
C3—C4—C4A—N5 | −179.06 (19) | C7—C8—C9—C10 | 75.5 (4) |
C3—C4—C4A—C10B | 2.1 (3) | C8—C9—C10—C10A | −56.8 (3) |
C14—C4—C4A—N5 | 4.0 (3) | C9—C10—C10A—C5A | 27.5 (3) |
C14—C4—C4A—C10B | −174.77 (19) | C9—C10—C10A—C10B | −155.4 (2) |
N5—C4A—C10B—C1 | 179.35 (17) | C5A—C10A—C10B—C1 | −177.8 (2) |
N5—C4A—C10B—C10A | 1.0 (2) | C5A—C10A—C10B—C4A | 0.2 (2) |
C4—C4A—C10B—C1 | −1.6 (3) | C10—C10A—C10B—C1 | 4.5 (3) |
C4—C4A—C10B—C10A | −179.94 (17) | C10—C10A—C10B—C4A | −177.54 (18) |
N5—C5A—C6—O6 | −8.4 (2) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y, −z; (ii) −x+1, −y, −z; (iii) −x+1/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (iv) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (v) −x+3/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (vi) −x+3/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (vii) x−1/2, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (viii) x, y+1, z; (ix) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (x) x, y−1, z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N5—H5···O6i | 0.94 (3) | 2.11 (3) | 2.992 (2) | 156.6 (19) |
C10—H10A···Cg1ii | 0.97 | 2.84 | 3.736 (2) | 154 |
C14—H14C···Cg1iii | 0.96 | 2.86 | 3.621 (2) | 137 |
C8—H8A···Cg2ii | 0.97 | 2.87 | 3.830 (3) | 173 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y, −z; (ii) −x+1, −y, −z; (iii) −x+1/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C14H15NO |
Mr | 213.27 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 295 |
a, b, c (Å) | 9.6731 (4), 10.0924 (5), 11.8328 (6) |
β (°) | 103.397 (5) |
V (Å3) | 1123.74 (10) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.08 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.55 × 0.45 × 0.26 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Gemini R diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2008) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.937, 1.000 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 9586, 3772, 2044 |
Rint | 0.025 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.762 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.077, 0.253, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 3772 |
No. of parameters | 150 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.57, −0.30 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2008), CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2008), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997), PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N5—H5···O6i | 0.94 (3) | 2.11 (3) | 2.992 (2) | 156.6 (19) |
C10—H10A···Cg1ii | 0.97 | 2.84 | 3.736 (2) | 154 |
C14—H14C···Cg1iii | 0.96 | 2.86 | 3.621 (2) | 137 |
C8—H8A···Cg2ii | 0.97 | 2.87 | 3.830 (3) | 173 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y, −z; (ii) −x+1, −y, −z; (iii) −x+1/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2. |
Acknowledgements
We acknowledge the UGC, New Delhi, India, for the award of Major Research Project grant No. F.No.31-122/2005. MS thanks the UGC, New Delhi, India, for the award of research fellowship. AT thanks the UGC, New Delhi, India, for the award of a Minor Research Project [File No. MRP-2355/06(UGC-SERO), Link No. 2355, 10/01/2007]. RJB acknowledges the NSF MRI program (grant No. CHE-0619278) for funds to purchase an X-ray diffractometer.
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The title compound has been analysed as part of our crystallographic studies on cyclohept[b]indoles and their substituted analogues. Sridharan et al.(2008) have reported the X-ray crystal sructure of the related compound, 7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-2-methylcyclohepta[b]indol-6(5H)-one. In that paper, the seven-membered ring is stated to exhibit a slightly distorted envelope conformation.
In the title compound, C14H15NO (Fig. 1), the seven-membered ring exhibits a slightly distorted twist-boat conformation. The pyrrole ring forms a dihedral angle of 1.44 (10)° with the fused benzene ring.
N5—H5···O6(-x, -y, -z) hydrogen bonds form a centrosymmetric dimer. Furthermore, C10—H10A···π(1- x, -y, -z) and C14—H14C···π(1/2-x, -1/2+y, 1/2-z) interactions involving the pyrrole ring are present. Additionally, a C8—H8A···π(1-x, -y, -z) interaction involving the benzene ring are also found in the crystal structure.