organic compounds
N-[1-(Biphenyl-4-yl)ethylidene]-N′-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)hydrazine
aX-ray Crystallography Unit, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia, bDepartment of Earth Sciences, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran, and cDepartment of Chemistry, School of Science, Payame Noor University (PNU), Ardakan, Yazd, Iran
*Correspondence e-mail: hkfun@usm.my
The title compound, C20H16N4O4, contains two crystallographically independent molecules (A and B) in the Intramolecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds generate S(6) ring motifs in both molecules. The dihedral angles between the nitro-substituted benzene rings and the two benzene rings in molecules A and B are 14.32 (9), 17.89 (9)° and 13.04 (9) and 25.71 (9)°. The ortho and para nitro groups form dihedral angles of 6.2 (2) and 8.5 (2)° in molecule A, and 5.3 (3) and 13.8 (2)° in molecule B, with the benzene rings to which they are attached. The is stabilized by intermolecular C—H⋯O interactions.
Related literature
For bond length data, see: Allen et al. (1987). For details of hydrogen-bond motifs, see: Bernstein et al. (1995). For general background and related structures, see: Fun et al. (2009); Kia et al. (2009); Cordis et al. (1998); Guillaumont & Nakamura (2000); Lamberton et al. (1974); Niknam et al. (2005); Raj & Kurup (2006); Zegota (1999); Zlotorzynska & Lai (1999); Okabe et al. (1993). For stability of the temperature controller used for data collection, see: Cosier & Glazer (1986).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2005); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: SHELXTL; software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536809009593/at2742sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809009593/at2742Isup2.hkl
The title compound was synthesized based on the reported procedure (Okabe et al. 1993) except that p-phenyl-acetophenone (1 mmol) was used instead. Single crystals suitable for X-ray
were grown by slow evaporation of a of the resulted compound in acetone.N-bound H atom was located from the difference Fourier map and refined freely; see, Table 1. The remaining H atoms were positioned geometrically and constrained with a riding model approximation with C—H = 0.95–0.98 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2 or 1.5 Ueq(C). A rotating group model was applied to the methyl groups.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell
APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound, showing 50% probability displacement ellipsoids and the atomic numbering scheme. Hydrogen bond is shown as a dashed line. | |
Fig. 2. The crystal packing of the title compound, viewed down the c-axis, showing linking of molecules into dimers through intermolecular C—H···O interactions. Intermolecular interactions are shown as dashed lines. |
C20H16N4O4 | F(000) = 1568 |
Mr = 376.37 | Dx = 1.454 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 5139 reflections |
a = 10.0108 (5) Å | θ = 2.5–28.5° |
b = 14.9422 (8) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
c = 23.3401 (14) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 99.871 (4)° | Plate, red |
V = 3439.6 (3) Å3 | 0.51 × 0.20 × 0.04 mm |
Z = 8 |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 10018 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 6820 reflections with I > 2˘I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.063 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 30.0°, θmin = 1.6° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2005) | h = −14→14 |
Tmin = 0.949, Tmax = 0.996 | k = −17→21 |
38703 measured reflections | l = −24→32 |
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)] = 0.070 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.162 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.05 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0656P)2 + 1.1266P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
10018 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
515 parameters | Δρmax = 0.35 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.32 e Å−3 |
C20H16N4O4 | V = 3439.6 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 376.37 | Z = 8 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.0108 (5) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
b = 14.9422 (8) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 23.3401 (14) Å | 0.51 × 0.20 × 0.04 mm |
β = 99.871 (4)° |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 10018 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2005) | 6820 reflections with I > 2˘I) |
Tmin = 0.949, Tmax = 0.996 | Rint = 0.063 |
38703 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.070 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.162 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.35 e Å−3 |
10018 reflections | Δρmin = −0.32 e Å−3 |
515 parameters |
Experimental. The crystal was placed in the cold stream of an Oxford Cyrosystems Cobra open-flow nitrogen cryostat (Cosier & Glazer, 1986) operating at 100.0 (1)K. |
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds 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 > 2sigma(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 | ||
O1A | 0.76069 (14) | 0.22620 (9) | 0.23590 (6) | 0.0246 (3) | |
O2A | 0.58648 (18) | 0.23537 (10) | 0.16763 (8) | 0.0485 (5) | |
O3A | 0.32139 (14) | −0.01433 (9) | 0.09644 (7) | 0.0278 (3) | |
O4A | 0.37325 (14) | −0.14680 (9) | 0.13206 (7) | 0.0280 (3) | |
N1A | 0.86347 (15) | 0.07099 (11) | 0.26819 (7) | 0.0172 (3) | |
H1NA | 0.866 (2) | 0.1289 (17) | 0.2702 (11) | 0.039 (7)* | |
N2A | 0.94751 (15) | 0.01368 (10) | 0.30306 (7) | 0.0171 (3) | |
N3A | 0.66711 (17) | 0.19105 (10) | 0.20141 (8) | 0.0243 (4) | |
N4A | 0.39718 (16) | −0.06641 (11) | 0.12752 (7) | 0.0209 (3) | |
C1A | 0.75102 (18) | 0.03800 (12) | 0.23386 (8) | 0.0163 (4) | |
C2A | 0.72659 (18) | −0.05521 (12) | 0.22963 (8) | 0.0185 (4) | |
H2AA | 0.7896 | −0.0951 | 0.2515 | 0.022* | |
C3A | 0.61413 (19) | −0.08917 (12) | 0.19472 (8) | 0.0196 (4) | |
H3AA | 0.5996 | −0.1520 | 0.1924 | 0.024* | |
C4A | 0.52048 (18) | −0.03081 (12) | 0.16247 (8) | 0.0189 (4) | |
C5A | 0.53958 (18) | 0.06021 (12) | 0.16430 (8) | 0.0195 (4) | |
H5AA | 0.4764 | 0.0990 | 0.1415 | 0.023* | |
C6A | 0.65363 (18) | 0.09453 (12) | 0.20027 (9) | 0.0187 (4) | |
C7A | 1.05071 (18) | 0.04897 (12) | 0.33658 (8) | 0.0172 (4) | |
C8A | 1.13686 (18) | −0.01546 (12) | 0.37413 (8) | 0.0173 (4) | |
C9A | 1.08960 (19) | −0.10274 (12) | 0.37967 (8) | 0.0200 (4) | |
H9AA | 1.0000 | −0.1179 | 0.3617 | 0.024* | |
C10A | 1.17056 (19) | −0.16714 (12) | 0.41074 (9) | 0.0203 (4) | |
H10A | 1.1364 | −0.2261 | 0.4132 | 0.024* | |
C11A | 1.30261 (18) | −0.14688 (12) | 0.43877 (8) | 0.0180 (4) | |
C12A | 1.34820 (19) | −0.05927 (12) | 0.43486 (8) | 0.0196 (4) | |
H12A | 1.4364 | −0.0436 | 0.4542 | 0.024* | |
C13A | 1.26710 (18) | 0.00583 (12) | 0.40313 (8) | 0.0186 (4) | |
H13A | 1.3006 | 0.0650 | 0.4012 | 0.022* | |
C14A | 1.38924 (18) | −0.21713 (12) | 0.47113 (8) | 0.0194 (4) | |
C15A | 1.3764 (2) | −0.30658 (13) | 0.45349 (9) | 0.0234 (4) | |
H15A | 1.3121 | −0.3224 | 0.4202 | 0.028* | |
C16A | 1.4563 (2) | −0.37248 (14) | 0.48411 (10) | 0.0277 (5) | |
H16A | 1.4457 | −0.4330 | 0.4718 | 0.033* | |
C17A | 1.5511 (2) | −0.35083 (14) | 0.53224 (10) | 0.0287 (5) | |
H17A | 1.6069 | −0.3960 | 0.5525 | 0.034* | |
C18A | 1.5644 (2) | −0.26259 (14) | 0.55081 (10) | 0.0297 (5) | |
H18A | 1.6286 | −0.2474 | 0.5843 | 0.036* | |
C19A | 1.4841 (2) | −0.19649 (14) | 0.52056 (9) | 0.0246 (4) | |
H19A | 1.4938 | −0.1363 | 0.5336 | 0.029* | |
C20A | 1.08413 (19) | 0.14713 (12) | 0.33820 (9) | 0.0214 (4) | |
H20A | 1.0061 | 0.1814 | 0.3464 | 0.032* | |
H20B | 1.1055 | 0.1656 | 0.3005 | 0.032* | |
H20C | 1.1625 | 0.1584 | 0.3687 | 0.032* | |
O1B | 0.24703 (15) | 0.26357 (9) | 0.23255 (7) | 0.0323 (4) | |
O2B | 0.4466 (2) | 0.24962 (11) | 0.28413 (10) | 0.0599 (6) | |
O3B | 0.66656 (15) | 0.48817 (10) | 0.39824 (7) | 0.0307 (3) | |
O4B | 0.60838 (14) | 0.62418 (9) | 0.37192 (6) | 0.0278 (3) | |
N1B | 0.13039 (16) | 0.41932 (11) | 0.21771 (8) | 0.0203 (4) | |
H1NB | 0.126 (2) | 0.3682 (15) | 0.2101 (10) | 0.025 (6)* | |
N2B | 0.03856 (15) | 0.48109 (10) | 0.19137 (7) | 0.0189 (3) | |
N3B | 0.34763 (19) | 0.29565 (11) | 0.26485 (9) | 0.0306 (4) | |
N4B | 0.58899 (16) | 0.54278 (11) | 0.37022 (7) | 0.0230 (4) | |
C1B | 0.24162 (18) | 0.44779 (12) | 0.25439 (8) | 0.0184 (4) | |
C2B | 0.25660 (19) | 0.53943 (12) | 0.27013 (9) | 0.0200 (4) | |
H2BA | 0.1880 | 0.5808 | 0.2543 | 0.024* | |
C3B | 0.36773 (19) | 0.56955 (13) | 0.30758 (9) | 0.0210 (4) | |
H3BA | 0.3763 | 0.6313 | 0.3171 | 0.025* | |
C4B | 0.46877 (19) | 0.50923 (12) | 0.33182 (8) | 0.0198 (4) | |
C5B | 0.46021 (19) | 0.41996 (13) | 0.31842 (9) | 0.0215 (4) | |
H5BA | 0.5293 | 0.3797 | 0.3354 | 0.026* | |
C6B | 0.34862 (19) | 0.38920 (12) | 0.27952 (9) | 0.0206 (4) | |
C7B | −0.06623 (19) | 0.45005 (12) | 0.15687 (8) | 0.0190 (4) | |
C8B | −0.15944 (18) | 0.51924 (12) | 0.12712 (8) | 0.0186 (4) | |
C9B | −0.14824 (19) | 0.60798 (12) | 0.14622 (8) | 0.0191 (4) | |
H9BA | −0.0812 | 0.6235 | 0.1786 | 0.023* | |
C10B | −0.23311 (18) | 0.67353 (12) | 0.11872 (8) | 0.0191 (4) | |
H10B | −0.2242 | 0.7332 | 0.1330 | 0.023* | |
C11B | −0.33207 (18) | 0.65396 (12) | 0.07024 (9) | 0.0190 (4) | |
C12B | −0.34157 (19) | 0.56507 (13) | 0.05072 (9) | 0.0214 (4) | |
H12B | −0.4066 | 0.5498 | 0.0175 | 0.026* | |
C13B | −0.25785 (19) | 0.49892 (13) | 0.07897 (9) | 0.0207 (4) | |
H13B | −0.2677 | 0.4390 | 0.0653 | 0.025* | |
C14B | −0.42078 (19) | 0.72507 (13) | 0.03980 (8) | 0.0198 (4) | |
C15B | −0.3711 (2) | 0.81216 (13) | 0.03623 (9) | 0.0228 (4) | |
H15B | −0.2814 | 0.8263 | 0.0547 | 0.027* | |
C16B | −0.4522 (2) | 0.87809 (14) | 0.00587 (9) | 0.0272 (5) | |
H16B | −0.4173 | 0.9368 | 0.0033 | 0.033* | |
C17B | −0.5834 (2) | 0.85851 (14) | −0.02069 (9) | 0.0289 (5) | |
H17B | −0.6381 | 0.9037 | −0.0416 | 0.035* | |
C18B | −0.6353 (2) | 0.77304 (14) | −0.01678 (9) | 0.0280 (5) | |
H18B | −0.7258 | 0.7598 | −0.0345 | 0.034* | |
C19B | −0.5540 (2) | 0.70702 (14) | 0.01314 (9) | 0.0235 (4) | |
H19B | −0.5897 | 0.6485 | 0.0155 | 0.028* | |
C20B | −0.0951 (2) | 0.35244 (12) | 0.14521 (9) | 0.0233 (4) | |
H20D | −0.0688 | 0.3184 | 0.1813 | 0.035* | |
H20E | −0.0432 | 0.3311 | 0.1159 | 0.035* | |
H20F | −0.1922 | 0.3441 | 0.1308 | 0.035* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1A | 0.0273 (7) | 0.0135 (7) | 0.0311 (8) | −0.0023 (5) | −0.0008 (6) | −0.0008 (6) |
O2A | 0.0494 (10) | 0.0149 (8) | 0.0677 (13) | 0.0038 (7) | −0.0279 (9) | 0.0072 (8) |
O3A | 0.0255 (7) | 0.0247 (8) | 0.0305 (8) | 0.0004 (6) | −0.0033 (6) | 0.0005 (6) |
O4A | 0.0298 (8) | 0.0167 (7) | 0.0364 (9) | −0.0058 (6) | 0.0028 (7) | −0.0039 (6) |
N1A | 0.0191 (8) | 0.0100 (7) | 0.0219 (9) | 0.0013 (6) | 0.0019 (6) | 0.0020 (6) |
N2A | 0.0189 (7) | 0.0132 (7) | 0.0193 (8) | 0.0021 (6) | 0.0034 (6) | 0.0031 (6) |
N3A | 0.0276 (9) | 0.0115 (8) | 0.0315 (10) | 0.0014 (6) | −0.0011 (7) | 0.0008 (7) |
N4A | 0.0216 (8) | 0.0182 (8) | 0.0229 (9) | −0.0009 (6) | 0.0037 (7) | −0.0037 (7) |
C1A | 0.0184 (8) | 0.0126 (8) | 0.0189 (10) | 0.0008 (7) | 0.0061 (7) | 0.0008 (7) |
C2A | 0.0210 (9) | 0.0137 (9) | 0.0208 (10) | 0.0009 (7) | 0.0040 (7) | 0.0017 (7) |
C3A | 0.0233 (9) | 0.0115 (9) | 0.0246 (10) | −0.0007 (7) | 0.0056 (8) | 0.0000 (7) |
C4A | 0.0194 (9) | 0.0171 (9) | 0.0203 (10) | −0.0012 (7) | 0.0039 (7) | −0.0011 (7) |
C5A | 0.0193 (9) | 0.0159 (9) | 0.0230 (10) | 0.0022 (7) | 0.0033 (7) | 0.0014 (8) |
C6A | 0.0198 (9) | 0.0113 (8) | 0.0250 (10) | 0.0007 (7) | 0.0041 (7) | 0.0013 (7) |
C7A | 0.0193 (9) | 0.0141 (9) | 0.0190 (10) | −0.0009 (7) | 0.0052 (7) | −0.0006 (7) |
C8A | 0.0198 (9) | 0.0130 (9) | 0.0195 (10) | 0.0009 (7) | 0.0044 (7) | −0.0007 (7) |
C9A | 0.0198 (9) | 0.0149 (9) | 0.0239 (10) | −0.0021 (7) | −0.0002 (7) | −0.0021 (8) |
C10A | 0.0232 (9) | 0.0129 (9) | 0.0242 (10) | −0.0005 (7) | 0.0025 (8) | 0.0016 (8) |
C11A | 0.0199 (9) | 0.0163 (9) | 0.0182 (10) | 0.0013 (7) | 0.0046 (7) | −0.0006 (7) |
C12A | 0.0182 (9) | 0.0180 (9) | 0.0224 (10) | −0.0012 (7) | 0.0029 (7) | −0.0011 (8) |
C13A | 0.0209 (9) | 0.0135 (9) | 0.0216 (10) | −0.0020 (7) | 0.0047 (7) | −0.0002 (7) |
C14A | 0.0181 (9) | 0.0201 (10) | 0.0209 (10) | 0.0023 (7) | 0.0058 (7) | 0.0050 (8) |
C15A | 0.0267 (10) | 0.0196 (10) | 0.0242 (11) | 0.0022 (8) | 0.0051 (8) | 0.0012 (8) |
C16A | 0.0327 (11) | 0.0197 (10) | 0.0323 (12) | 0.0071 (8) | 0.0097 (9) | 0.0043 (9) |
C17A | 0.0229 (10) | 0.0283 (11) | 0.0355 (13) | 0.0079 (8) | 0.0065 (9) | 0.0127 (10) |
C18A | 0.0247 (10) | 0.0322 (12) | 0.0301 (12) | −0.0008 (9) | −0.0011 (9) | 0.0059 (10) |
C19A | 0.0228 (10) | 0.0215 (10) | 0.0283 (11) | 0.0005 (8) | 0.0011 (8) | 0.0042 (8) |
C20A | 0.0232 (9) | 0.0127 (9) | 0.0267 (11) | −0.0019 (7) | −0.0007 (8) | 0.0003 (8) |
O1B | 0.0347 (8) | 0.0152 (7) | 0.0431 (10) | −0.0039 (6) | −0.0040 (7) | 0.0001 (7) |
O2B | 0.0561 (12) | 0.0208 (9) | 0.0871 (16) | 0.0157 (8) | −0.0319 (11) | −0.0047 (9) |
O3B | 0.0257 (7) | 0.0305 (8) | 0.0330 (9) | 0.0016 (6) | −0.0027 (6) | 0.0051 (7) |
O4B | 0.0290 (8) | 0.0211 (8) | 0.0334 (9) | −0.0027 (6) | 0.0059 (6) | −0.0048 (6) |
N1B | 0.0223 (8) | 0.0094 (8) | 0.0286 (10) | −0.0005 (6) | 0.0030 (7) | 0.0023 (7) |
N2B | 0.0194 (8) | 0.0153 (8) | 0.0223 (9) | 0.0014 (6) | 0.0046 (6) | 0.0033 (6) |
N3B | 0.0334 (10) | 0.0144 (8) | 0.0405 (11) | 0.0011 (7) | −0.0033 (8) | 0.0031 (8) |
N4B | 0.0213 (8) | 0.0236 (9) | 0.0253 (9) | 0.0000 (7) | 0.0075 (7) | −0.0006 (7) |
C1B | 0.0199 (9) | 0.0156 (9) | 0.0209 (10) | −0.0009 (7) | 0.0070 (7) | 0.0024 (7) |
C2B | 0.0215 (9) | 0.0149 (9) | 0.0247 (10) | 0.0012 (7) | 0.0068 (8) | 0.0020 (8) |
C3B | 0.0239 (9) | 0.0153 (9) | 0.0251 (11) | 0.0002 (7) | 0.0079 (8) | 0.0013 (8) |
C4B | 0.0212 (9) | 0.0182 (9) | 0.0206 (10) | −0.0019 (7) | 0.0054 (7) | 0.0018 (8) |
C5B | 0.0197 (9) | 0.0216 (10) | 0.0233 (10) | 0.0017 (7) | 0.0039 (8) | 0.0049 (8) |
C6B | 0.0238 (10) | 0.0121 (9) | 0.0264 (11) | 0.0005 (7) | 0.0057 (8) | 0.0033 (8) |
C7B | 0.0217 (9) | 0.0162 (9) | 0.0209 (10) | −0.0010 (7) | 0.0083 (8) | 0.0012 (8) |
C8B | 0.0179 (9) | 0.0171 (9) | 0.0214 (10) | −0.0006 (7) | 0.0052 (7) | 0.0017 (8) |
C9B | 0.0200 (9) | 0.0163 (9) | 0.0209 (10) | −0.0030 (7) | 0.0032 (7) | 0.0002 (8) |
C10B | 0.0211 (9) | 0.0145 (9) | 0.0220 (10) | −0.0010 (7) | 0.0043 (8) | −0.0017 (7) |
C11B | 0.0184 (9) | 0.0181 (9) | 0.0216 (10) | 0.0000 (7) | 0.0065 (7) | 0.0023 (8) |
C12B | 0.0197 (9) | 0.0205 (10) | 0.0230 (10) | −0.0030 (7) | 0.0005 (8) | 0.0000 (8) |
C13B | 0.0227 (9) | 0.0150 (9) | 0.0242 (10) | −0.0043 (7) | 0.0041 (8) | −0.0028 (8) |
C14B | 0.0216 (9) | 0.0203 (10) | 0.0180 (10) | 0.0015 (7) | 0.0051 (7) | −0.0008 (8) |
C15B | 0.0251 (10) | 0.0204 (10) | 0.0230 (11) | 0.0011 (7) | 0.0044 (8) | −0.0012 (8) |
C16B | 0.0353 (12) | 0.0180 (10) | 0.0292 (12) | 0.0034 (8) | 0.0079 (9) | 0.0016 (9) |
C17B | 0.0329 (11) | 0.0279 (11) | 0.0248 (11) | 0.0114 (9) | 0.0021 (9) | 0.0019 (9) |
C18B | 0.0238 (10) | 0.0335 (12) | 0.0259 (11) | 0.0043 (8) | 0.0018 (8) | −0.0033 (9) |
C19B | 0.0243 (10) | 0.0237 (10) | 0.0228 (10) | 0.0000 (8) | 0.0045 (8) | −0.0014 (8) |
C20B | 0.0255 (10) | 0.0137 (9) | 0.0310 (11) | −0.0029 (7) | 0.0053 (8) | 0.0009 (8) |
O1A—N3A | 1.242 (2) | O1B—N3B | 1.246 (2) |
O2A—N3A | 1.222 (2) | O2B—N3B | 1.226 (2) |
O3A—N4A | 1.232 (2) | O3B—N4B | 1.234 (2) |
O4A—N4A | 1.233 (2) | O4B—N4B | 1.231 (2) |
N1A—C1A | 1.358 (2) | N1B—C1B | 1.352 (2) |
N1A—N2A | 1.367 (2) | N1B—N2B | 1.372 (2) |
N1A—H1NA | 0.87 (2) | N1B—H1NB | 0.78 (2) |
N2A—C7A | 1.296 (2) | N2B—C7B | 1.294 (2) |
N3A—C6A | 1.448 (2) | N3B—C6B | 1.439 (2) |
N4A—C4A | 1.458 (2) | N4B—C4B | 1.461 (3) |
C1A—C2A | 1.415 (2) | C1B—C2B | 1.419 (3) |
C1A—C6A | 1.420 (2) | C1B—C6B | 1.429 (3) |
C2A—C3A | 1.369 (3) | C2B—C3B | 1.368 (3) |
C2A—H2AA | 0.9500 | C2B—H2BA | 0.9500 |
C3A—C4A | 1.401 (3) | C3B—C4B | 1.400 (3) |
C3A—H3AA | 0.9500 | C3B—H3BA | 0.9500 |
C4A—C5A | 1.373 (3) | C4B—C5B | 1.369 (3) |
C5A—C6A | 1.394 (3) | C5B—C6B | 1.391 (3) |
C5A—H5AA | 0.9500 | C5B—H5BA | 0.9500 |
C7A—C8A | 1.476 (3) | C7B—C8B | 1.483 (3) |
C7A—C20A | 1.504 (2) | C7B—C20B | 1.503 (3) |
C8A—C13A | 1.399 (3) | C8B—C13B | 1.395 (3) |
C8A—C9A | 1.401 (2) | C8B—C9B | 1.397 (3) |
C9A—C10A | 1.381 (3) | C9B—C10B | 1.381 (3) |
C9A—H9AA | 0.9500 | C9B—H9BA | 0.9500 |
C10A—C11A | 1.404 (3) | C10B—C11B | 1.401 (3) |
C10A—H10A | 0.9500 | C10B—H10B | 0.9500 |
C11A—C12A | 1.394 (3) | C11B—C12B | 1.402 (3) |
C11A—C14A | 1.483 (3) | C11B—C14B | 1.485 (3) |
C12A—C13A | 1.395 (3) | C12B—C13B | 1.387 (3) |
C12A—H12A | 0.9500 | C12B—H12B | 0.9500 |
C13A—H13A | 0.9500 | C13B—H13B | 0.9500 |
C14A—C19A | 1.397 (3) | C14B—C19B | 1.398 (3) |
C14A—C15A | 1.398 (3) | C14B—C15B | 1.401 (3) |
C15A—C16A | 1.387 (3) | C15B—C16B | 1.391 (3) |
C15A—H15A | 0.9500 | C15B—H15B | 0.9500 |
C16A—C17A | 1.379 (3) | C16B—C17B | 1.385 (3) |
C16A—H16A | 0.9500 | C16B—H16B | 0.9500 |
C17A—C18A | 1.387 (3) | C17B—C18B | 1.387 (3) |
C17A—H17A | 0.9500 | C17B—H17B | 0.9500 |
C18A—C19A | 1.388 (3) | C18B—C19B | 1.388 (3) |
C18A—H18A | 0.9500 | C18B—H18B | 0.9500 |
C19A—H19A | 0.9500 | C19B—H19B | 0.9500 |
C20A—H20A | 0.9800 | C20B—H20D | 0.9800 |
C20A—H20B | 0.9800 | C20B—H20E | 0.9800 |
C20A—H20C | 0.9800 | C20B—H20F | 0.9800 |
C1A—N1A—N2A | 119.17 (15) | C1B—N1B—N2B | 119.21 (16) |
C1A—N1A—H1NA | 114.3 (17) | C1B—N1B—H1NB | 117.1 (17) |
N2A—N1A—H1NA | 125.6 (17) | N2B—N1B—H1NB | 123.4 (17) |
C7A—N2A—N1A | 116.74 (15) | C7B—N2B—N1B | 116.56 (16) |
O2A—N3A—O1A | 122.02 (16) | O2B—N3B—O1B | 121.65 (18) |
O2A—N3A—C6A | 118.59 (17) | O2B—N3B—C6B | 119.03 (18) |
O1A—N3A—C6A | 119.38 (16) | O1B—N3B—C6B | 119.32 (17) |
O3A—N4A—O4A | 123.82 (16) | O4B—N4B—O3B | 123.70 (17) |
O3A—N4A—C4A | 118.40 (15) | O4B—N4B—C4B | 117.88 (16) |
O4A—N4A—C4A | 117.75 (16) | O3B—N4B—C4B | 118.41 (16) |
N1A—C1A—C2A | 120.97 (17) | N1B—C1B—C2B | 120.45 (17) |
N1A—C1A—C6A | 122.09 (16) | N1B—C1B—C6B | 123.04 (17) |
C2A—C1A—C6A | 116.93 (17) | C2B—C1B—C6B | 116.52 (17) |
C3A—C2A—C1A | 121.40 (17) | C3B—C2B—C1B | 121.41 (18) |
C3A—C2A—H2AA | 119.3 | C3B—C2B—H2BA | 119.3 |
C1A—C2A—H2AA | 119.3 | C1B—C2B—H2BA | 119.3 |
C2A—C3A—C4A | 119.68 (17) | C2B—C3B—C4B | 119.92 (18) |
C2A—C3A—H3AA | 120.2 | C2B—C3B—H3BA | 120.0 |
C4A—C3A—H3AA | 120.2 | C4B—C3B—H3BA | 120.0 |
C5A—C4A—C3A | 121.53 (18) | C5B—C4B—C3B | 121.48 (18) |
C5A—C4A—N4A | 118.60 (17) | C5B—C4B—N4B | 119.16 (17) |
C3A—C4A—N4A | 119.84 (16) | C3B—C4B—N4B | 119.30 (17) |
C4A—C5A—C6A | 118.58 (17) | C4B—C5B—C6B | 118.86 (18) |
C4A—C5A—H5AA | 120.7 | C4B—C5B—H5BA | 120.6 |
C6A—C5A—H5AA | 120.7 | C6B—C5B—H5BA | 120.6 |
C5A—C6A—C1A | 121.85 (16) | C5B—C6B—C1B | 121.79 (17) |
C5A—C6A—N3A | 116.20 (16) | C5B—C6B—N3B | 116.63 (17) |
C1A—C6A—N3A | 121.94 (16) | C1B—C6B—N3B | 121.56 (18) |
N2A—C7A—C8A | 114.65 (16) | N2B—C7B—C8B | 114.79 (16) |
N2A—C7A—C20A | 124.26 (17) | N2B—C7B—C20B | 124.82 (18) |
C8A—C7A—C20A | 121.09 (16) | C8B—C7B—C20B | 120.38 (17) |
C13A—C8A—C9A | 117.93 (17) | C13B—C8B—C9B | 118.07 (17) |
C13A—C8A—C7A | 122.70 (16) | C13B—C8B—C7B | 121.75 (17) |
C9A—C8A—C7A | 119.32 (16) | C9B—C8B—C7B | 120.16 (17) |
C10A—C9A—C8A | 121.34 (18) | C10B—C9B—C8B | 121.04 (18) |
C10A—C9A—H9AA | 119.3 | C10B—C9B—H9BA | 119.5 |
C8A—C9A—H9AA | 119.3 | C8B—C9B—H9BA | 119.5 |
C9A—C10A—C11A | 121.02 (17) | C9B—C10B—C11B | 121.39 (17) |
C9A—C10A—H10A | 119.5 | C9B—C10B—H10B | 119.3 |
C11A—C10A—H10A | 119.5 | C11B—C10B—H10B | 119.3 |
C12A—C11A—C10A | 117.69 (17) | C10B—C11B—C12B | 117.35 (17) |
C12A—C11A—C14A | 121.89 (17) | C10B—C11B—C14B | 121.27 (17) |
C10A—C11A—C14A | 120.42 (16) | C12B—C11B—C14B | 121.37 (18) |
C11A—C12A—C13A | 121.46 (17) | C13B—C12B—C11B | 121.24 (18) |
C11A—C12A—H12A | 119.3 | C13B—C12B—H12B | 119.4 |
C13A—C12A—H12A | 119.3 | C11B—C12B—H12B | 119.4 |
C12A—C13A—C8A | 120.50 (17) | C12B—C13B—C8B | 120.90 (18) |
C12A—C13A—H13A | 119.8 | C12B—C13B—H13B | 119.6 |
C8A—C13A—H13A | 119.8 | C8B—C13B—H13B | 119.6 |
C19A—C14A—C15A | 118.00 (18) | C19B—C14B—C15B | 118.31 (18) |
C19A—C14A—C11A | 121.30 (17) | C19B—C14B—C11B | 121.43 (17) |
C15A—C14A—C11A | 120.69 (18) | C15B—C14B—C11B | 120.25 (17) |
C16A—C15A—C14A | 120.7 (2) | C16B—C15B—C14B | 120.41 (19) |
C16A—C15A—H15A | 119.6 | C16B—C15B—H15B | 119.8 |
C14A—C15A—H15A | 119.6 | C14B—C15B—H15B | 119.8 |
C17A—C16A—C15A | 120.6 (2) | C17B—C16B—C15B | 120.31 (19) |
C17A—C16A—H16A | 119.7 | C17B—C16B—H16B | 119.8 |
C15A—C16A—H16A | 119.7 | C15B—C16B—H16B | 119.8 |
C16A—C17A—C18A | 119.57 (19) | C16B—C17B—C18B | 120.1 (2) |
C16A—C17A—H17A | 120.2 | C16B—C17B—H17B | 119.9 |
C18A—C17A—H17A | 120.2 | C18B—C17B—H17B | 119.9 |
C17A—C18A—C19A | 120.1 (2) | C17B—C18B—C19B | 119.6 (2) |
C17A—C18A—H18A | 120.0 | C17B—C18B—H18B | 120.2 |
C19A—C18A—H18A | 120.0 | C19B—C18B—H18B | 120.2 |
C18A—C19A—C14A | 121.0 (2) | C18B—C19B—C14B | 121.25 (19) |
C18A—C19A—H19A | 119.5 | C18B—C19B—H19B | 119.4 |
C14A—C19A—H19A | 119.5 | C14B—C19B—H19B | 119.4 |
C7A—C20A—H20A | 109.5 | C7B—C20B—H20D | 109.5 |
C7A—C20A—H20B | 109.5 | C7B—C20B—H20E | 109.5 |
H20A—C20A—H20B | 109.5 | H20D—C20B—H20E | 109.5 |
C7A—C20A—H20C | 109.5 | C7B—C20B—H20F | 109.5 |
H20A—C20A—H20C | 109.5 | H20D—C20B—H20F | 109.5 |
H20B—C20A—H20C | 109.5 | H20E—C20B—H20F | 109.5 |
C1A—N1A—N2A—C7A | −177.50 (16) | C1B—N1B—N2B—C7B | −179.75 (16) |
N2A—N1A—C1A—C2A | −6.0 (2) | N2B—N1B—C1B—C2B | 6.4 (3) |
N2A—N1A—C1A—C6A | 174.68 (16) | N2B—N1B—C1B—C6B | −174.03 (17) |
N1A—C1A—C2A—C3A | −179.39 (17) | N1B—C1B—C2B—C3B | 179.40 (17) |
C6A—C1A—C2A—C3A | 0.0 (3) | C6B—C1B—C2B—C3B | −0.2 (3) |
C1A—C2A—C3A—C4A | −0.2 (3) | C1B—C2B—C3B—C4B | −0.8 (3) |
C2A—C3A—C4A—C5A | 1.0 (3) | C2B—C3B—C4B—C5B | 0.8 (3) |
C2A—C3A—C4A—N4A | −176.91 (16) | C2B—C3B—C4B—N4B | 177.97 (16) |
O3A—N4A—C4A—C5A | 7.1 (3) | O4B—N4B—C4B—C5B | 164.84 (17) |
O4A—N4A—C4A—C5A | −171.05 (17) | O3B—N4B—C4B—C5B | −13.8 (3) |
O3A—N4A—C4A—C3A | −174.96 (17) | O4B—N4B—C4B—C3B | −12.4 (2) |
O4A—N4A—C4A—C3A | 6.9 (3) | O3B—N4B—C4B—C3B | 168.92 (17) |
C3A—C4A—C5A—C6A | −1.5 (3) | C3B—C4B—C5B—C6B | 0.4 (3) |
N4A—C4A—C5A—C6A | 176.43 (16) | N4B—C4B—C5B—C6B | −176.81 (16) |
C4A—C5A—C6A—C1A | 1.3 (3) | C4B—C5B—C6B—C1B | −1.5 (3) |
C4A—C5A—C6A—N3A | −178.73 (17) | C4B—C5B—C6B—N3B | 177.20 (17) |
N1A—C1A—C6A—C5A | 178.84 (17) | N1B—C1B—C6B—C5B | −178.20 (18) |
C2A—C1A—C6A—C5A | −0.5 (3) | C2B—C1B—C6B—C5B | 1.4 (3) |
N1A—C1A—C6A—N3A | −1.2 (3) | N1B—C1B—C6B—N3B | 3.2 (3) |
C2A—C1A—C6A—N3A | 179.46 (16) | C2B—C1B—C6B—N3B | −177.22 (17) |
O2A—N3A—C6A—C5A | −6.5 (3) | O2B—N3B—C6B—C5B | −4.2 (3) |
O1A—N3A—C6A—C5A | 174.46 (17) | O1B—N3B—C6B—C5B | 176.37 (18) |
O2A—N3A—C6A—C1A | 173.51 (19) | O2B—N3B—C6B—C1B | 174.5 (2) |
O1A—N3A—C6A—C1A | −5.5 (3) | O1B—N3B—C6B—C1B | −4.9 (3) |
N1A—N2A—C7A—C8A | 178.93 (15) | N1B—N2B—C7B—C8B | −177.16 (15) |
N1A—N2A—C7A—C20A | −1.4 (3) | N1B—N2B—C7B—C20B | 1.7 (3) |
N2A—C7A—C8A—C13A | 165.23 (17) | N2B—C7B—C8B—C13B | 164.50 (17) |
C20A—C7A—C8A—C13A | −14.4 (3) | C20B—C7B—C8B—C13B | −14.4 (3) |
N2A—C7A—C8A—C9A | −12.4 (2) | N2B—C7B—C8B—C9B | −14.0 (2) |
C20A—C7A—C8A—C9A | 167.97 (17) | C20B—C7B—C8B—C9B | 167.14 (17) |
C13A—C8A—C9A—C10A | −2.7 (3) | C13B—C8B—C9B—C10B | 0.8 (3) |
C7A—C8A—C9A—C10A | 175.07 (17) | C7B—C8B—C9B—C10B | 179.31 (17) |
C8A—C9A—C10A—C11A | 1.1 (3) | C8B—C9B—C10B—C11B | −1.0 (3) |
C9A—C10A—C11A—C12A | 1.0 (3) | C9B—C10B—C11B—C12B | 0.0 (3) |
C9A—C10A—C11A—C14A | −178.94 (17) | C9B—C10B—C11B—C14B | −178.35 (17) |
C10A—C11A—C12A—C13A | −1.5 (3) | C10B—C11B—C12B—C13B | 1.1 (3) |
C14A—C11A—C12A—C13A | 178.42 (17) | C14B—C11B—C12B—C13B | 179.48 (17) |
C11A—C12A—C13A—C8A | −0.1 (3) | C11B—C12B—C13B—C8B | −1.3 (3) |
C9A—C8A—C13A—C12A | 2.1 (3) | C9B—C8B—C13B—C12B | 0.4 (3) |
C7A—C8A—C13A—C12A | −175.51 (17) | C7B—C8B—C13B—C12B | −178.16 (17) |
C12A—C11A—C14A—C19A | 32.5 (3) | C10B—C11B—C14B—C19B | −147.87 (18) |
C10A—C11A—C14A—C19A | −147.56 (19) | C12B—C11B—C14B—C19B | 33.8 (3) |
C12A—C11A—C14A—C15A | −148.62 (18) | C10B—C11B—C14B—C15B | 33.4 (3) |
C10A—C11A—C14A—C15A | 31.3 (3) | C12B—C11B—C14B—C15B | −144.91 (18) |
C19A—C14A—C15A—C16A | −0.4 (3) | C19B—C14B—C15B—C16B | −1.2 (3) |
C11A—C14A—C15A—C16A | −179.29 (17) | C11B—C14B—C15B—C16B | 177.55 (18) |
C14A—C15A—C16A—C17A | −0.7 (3) | C14B—C15B—C16B—C17B | 0.6 (3) |
C15A—C16A—C17A—C18A | 1.3 (3) | C15B—C16B—C17B—C18B | 0.5 (3) |
C16A—C17A—C18A—C19A | −0.9 (3) | C16B—C17B—C18B—C19B | −1.0 (3) |
C17A—C18A—C19A—C14A | −0.1 (3) | C17B—C18B—C19B—C14B | 0.4 (3) |
C15A—C14A—C19A—C18A | 0.8 (3) | C15B—C14B—C19B—C18B | 0.7 (3) |
C11A—C14A—C19A—C18A | 179.68 (18) | C11B—C14B—C19B—C18B | −178.02 (18) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1A—H1NA···O1A | 0.87 (3) | 1.89 (2) | 2.596 (2) | 137 (2) |
N1B—H1NB···O1B | 0.78 (2) | 1.99 (2) | 2.600 (2) | 134 (2) |
C9A—H9AA···O2Ai | 0.95 | 2.41 | 3.084 (2) | 127 |
C3B—H3BA···O1Bii | 0.95 | 2.51 | 3.199 (2) | 130 |
C9B—H9BA···O2Bii | 0.95 | 2.39 | 3.174 (3) | 139 |
C17A—H17A···O3Aiii | 0.95 | 2.59 | 3.498 (3) | 161 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) x+3/2, −y−1/2, z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C20H16N4O4 |
Mr | 376.37 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 10.0108 (5), 14.9422 (8), 23.3401 (14) |
β (°) | 99.871 (4) |
V (Å3) | 3439.6 (3) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.51 × 0.20 × 0.04 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2005) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.949, 0.996 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2˘I)] reflections | 38703, 10018, 6820 |
Rint | 0.063 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.703 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.070, 0.162, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 10018 |
No. of parameters | 515 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.35, −0.32 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005), SAINT (Bruker, 2005), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1A—H1NA···O1A | 0.87 (3) | 1.89 (2) | 2.596 (2) | 137 (2) |
N1B—H1NB···O1B | 0.78 (2) | 1.99 (2) | 2.600 (2) | 134 (2) |
C9A—H9AA···O2Ai | 0.95 | 2.4100 | 3.084 (2) | 127 |
C3B—H3BA···O1Bii | 0.95 | 2.5100 | 3.199 (2) | 130 |
C9B—H9BA···O2Bii | 0.95 | 2.3900 | 3.174 (3) | 139 |
C17A—H17A···O3Aiii | 0.95 | 2.5900 | 3.498 (3) | 161 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) x+3/2, −y−1/2, z+1/2. |
Acknowledgements
HKF and RK thank the Malaysian Government and Universiti Sains Malaysia for the Science Fund grant No. 305/PFIZIK/613312. RK thanks Universiti Sains Malaysia for a postdoctoral research fellowship. BE thanks Shiraz University for financial support. HK thanks PNU for financial support. HKF also thanks Universiti Sains Malaysia for the Research University Golden Goose grant No. 1001/PFIZIK/811012.
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2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazones play a more important role as stabilizers for the detection, characterization and protection of the carbonyl groups than phenylhydrazones (Niknam et al., 2005). 2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazone derivatives are widely used in various forms of analytical chemistry (Lamberton et al., 1974; Zegota, 1999; Cordis et al., 1998; Zlotorzynska & Lai, 1999) and are also used as dyes (Guillaumont & Nakamura, 2000). They are also found to have versatile coordinating abilities towards different metal ions (Raj & Kurup, 2006). In addition, some phenylhydrazone derivatives have been shown to be potentially DNA-damaging and mutagenic agents (Okabe et al., 1993). For these reasons, the structure of the title compound was reported here.
The bond lengths (Allen et al., 1987) and angles in the title compound (Fig. 1) have normal values and are comparable to the related structures (Fun et al. 2009; Kia et al. 2009). Intramolecular N—H···O hydrogen bonds generate S(6) ring motifs (Bernstein et al.,1995). The dihedral angle between the two benzene rings and the nitro-substituted benzene rings in molecules A and B are 14.32 (9), 17.89 (9), 13.04 (9), and 25.71 (9)°, respectively. The ortho and para-substituted nitro groups form dihedral angles of 6.2 (2), 8.5 (2)° in molecule A and 5.3 (3) and 13.8 (2)° in molecule B, to the benzene rings to which they are attached. The crystal structure is further stabilized by intermolecular C—H···O interactions (Table 1 and Fig.2 ).