organic compounds
N-(2,6-Dimethylphenyl)-4-methylbenzamide
aDepartment of Chemistry, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri 574 199, Mangalore, India, bFaculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak Technical University, Radlinského 9, SK-812 37 Bratislava, Slovak Republic, and cInstitute of Materials Science, Darmstadt University of Technology, Petersenstrasse 23, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
*Correspondence e-mail: gowdabt@yahoo.com
In the molecular structure of the title compound, C16H17NO, the two aromatic rings are close to orthogonal to each other [dihedral angle 78.8 (1)°], while the central –NH—C(=O)– amide core is nearly coplanar with the benzoyl ring, forming a dihedral angle of 3.5 (2)°. Intermolecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds in the link the molecules into infinite chains running along the c axis of the crystal, and a C—H⋯O interaction also occurs.
Related literature
For the preparation of the title compound, see: Gowda et al. (2003). For related structures, see: Gowda, Foro et al. (2008, 2009); Gowda, Tokarčík et al. (2008).
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) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2002); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97, PLATON (Spek, 2009) and WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536809022648/dn2462sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809022648/dn2462Isup2.hkl
The title compound was prepared according to the method described by Gowda et al. (2003). The purity of the compound was checked by determining its melting point. It was characterized by recording its infrared and NMR spectra. Needle-like colourless single crystals of the title compound were obtained by slow evaporation from an ethanol solution of the compound (0.5 g in about 30 ml of ethanol) at room temperature.
All H atoms except amide H atom were placed in calculated positions with C—H distances in the range 0.93–0.96 Å and constrained to ride on their parent atoms. The C14 methyl group was refined as orientationally disordered using the instruction AFIX 127. Amide H atom was seen in difference map and was refined with the N—H distance restrained to 0.86 (2) Å. The Uiso(H) values were set at 1.2Ueq(C-aromatic,N) or 1.5Ueq(C-methyl).
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) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2002); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), PLATON (Spek, 2009) and WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).C16H17NO | Dx = 1.153 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 239.31 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Tetragonal, I41/a | Cell parameters from 3736 reflections |
Hall symbol: -I 4ad | θ = 3.2–29.6° |
a = 16.6224 (5) Å | µ = 0.07 mm−1 |
c = 19.9508 (7) Å | T = 295 K |
V = 5512.5 (3) Å3 | Needle, colourless |
Z = 16 | 0.48 × 0.07 × 0.07 mm |
F(000) = 2048 |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur diffractometer | 2649 independent reflections |
Graphite monochromator | 1250 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Detector resolution: 10.434 pixels mm-1 | Rint = 0.039 |
ω scans with κ offsets | θmax = 25.8°, θmin = 3.2° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2008) | h = −19→20 |
Tmin = 0.977, Tmax = 0.992 | k = −18→20 |
17659 measured reflections | l = −24→24 |
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)] = 0.038 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.108 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 0.99 | w = [exp(2.10(sinθ/λ)2)]/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0579P)2], where P = 0.33333Fo2 + 0.66667Fc2 |
2649 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
169 parameters | Δρmax = 0.09 e Å−3 |
2 restraints | Δρmin = −0.12 e Å−3 |
C16H17NO | Z = 16 |
Mr = 239.31 | Mo Kα radiation |
Tetragonal, I41/a | µ = 0.07 mm−1 |
a = 16.6224 (5) Å | T = 295 K |
c = 19.9508 (7) Å | 0.48 × 0.07 × 0.07 mm |
V = 5512.5 (3) Å3 |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur diffractometer | 2649 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2008) | 1250 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.977, Tmax = 0.992 | Rint = 0.039 |
17659 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.038 | 2 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.108 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 0.99 | Δρmax = 0.09 e Å−3 |
2649 reflections | Δρmin = −0.12 e Å−3 |
169 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 | Occ. (<1) | |
C1 | 0.27487 (9) | 0.49299 (9) | 0.25025 (7) | 0.0506 (4) | |
O1 | 0.26537 (8) | 0.52765 (7) | 0.30418 (5) | 0.0697 (4) | |
N1 | 0.25165 (9) | 0.52730 (8) | 0.19248 (6) | 0.0573 (4) | |
H1N | 0.2648 (10) | 0.5037 (9) | 0.1539 (7) | 0.069* | |
C2 | 0.31055 (9) | 0.41089 (9) | 0.24642 (6) | 0.0483 (4) | |
C3 | 0.33373 (14) | 0.37365 (12) | 0.30424 (8) | 0.0900 (7) | |
H3 | 0.3289 | 0.4009 | 0.3448 | 0.108* | |
C4 | 0.36405 (15) | 0.29691 (13) | 0.30384 (9) | 0.0959 (7) | |
H4 | 0.3789 | 0.2735 | 0.3443 | 0.115* | |
C5 | 0.37308 (10) | 0.25407 (10) | 0.24670 (9) | 0.0606 (5) | |
C6 | 0.34988 (13) | 0.29146 (12) | 0.18953 (9) | 0.0828 (6) | |
H6 | 0.3548 | 0.264 | 0.1491 | 0.099* | |
C7 | 0.31947 (13) | 0.36797 (11) | 0.18884 (8) | 0.0769 (6) | |
H7 | 0.3046 | 0.3911 | 0.1482 | 0.092* | |
C8 | 0.21647 (11) | 0.60581 (10) | 0.18922 (7) | 0.0565 (4) | |
C9 | 0.13575 (12) | 0.61467 (10) | 0.20521 (7) | 0.0630 (5) | |
C10 | 0.10337 (13) | 0.69090 (13) | 0.20139 (10) | 0.0801 (6) | |
H10 | 0.0496 | 0.6988 | 0.2125 | 0.096* | |
C11 | 0.14898 (17) | 0.75510 (13) | 0.18149 (11) | 0.0937 (7) | |
H11 | 0.126 | 0.806 | 0.1793 | 0.112* | |
C12 | 0.22797 (16) | 0.74490 (12) | 0.16481 (10) | 0.0885 (7) | |
H12 | 0.2579 | 0.7889 | 0.1505 | 0.106* | |
C13 | 0.26422 (12) | 0.66992 (11) | 0.16895 (9) | 0.0700 (5) | |
C14 | 0.40544 (13) | 0.16975 (11) | 0.24629 (11) | 0.0866 (6) | |
H14A | 0.3916 | 0.1441 | 0.2047 | 0.13* | 0.5 |
H14B | 0.3825 | 0.1401 | 0.2829 | 0.13* | 0.5 |
H14C | 0.4629 | 0.1711 | 0.251 | 0.13* | 0.5 |
H14D | 0.4331 | 0.1594 | 0.2877 | 0.13* | 0.5 |
H14E | 0.4422 | 0.1635 | 0.2095 | 0.13* | 0.5 |
H14F | 0.3618 | 0.1324 | 0.2414 | 0.13* | 0.5 |
C15 | 0.08424 (12) | 0.54478 (13) | 0.22548 (10) | 0.0842 (6) | |
H15A | 0.0822 | 0.5064 | 0.1895 | 0.126* | |
H15B | 0.0309 | 0.5634 | 0.2353 | 0.126* | |
H15C | 0.1067 | 0.5197 | 0.2646 | 0.126* | |
C16 | 0.35125 (14) | 0.65809 (14) | 0.15300 (11) | 0.0971 (7) | |
H16A | 0.3778 | 0.6338 | 0.1906 | 0.146* | |
H16B | 0.3756 | 0.7092 | 0.1435 | 0.146* | |
H16C | 0.3563 | 0.6237 | 0.1146 | 0.146* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0587 (10) | 0.0565 (10) | 0.0367 (8) | 0.0018 (8) | 0.0004 (7) | 0.0000 (7) |
O1 | 0.1009 (10) | 0.0724 (8) | 0.0358 (6) | 0.0166 (7) | −0.0008 (5) | −0.0073 (5) |
N1 | 0.0802 (10) | 0.0571 (9) | 0.0347 (6) | 0.0149 (7) | −0.0026 (6) | −0.0030 (6) |
C2 | 0.0532 (9) | 0.0524 (10) | 0.0391 (8) | 0.0019 (8) | 0.0000 (7) | 0.0014 (7) |
C3 | 0.144 (2) | 0.0805 (15) | 0.0451 (10) | 0.0401 (14) | −0.0106 (11) | 0.0004 (9) |
C4 | 0.149 (2) | 0.0801 (15) | 0.0588 (12) | 0.0407 (15) | −0.0138 (12) | 0.0123 (10) |
C5 | 0.0590 (11) | 0.0547 (11) | 0.0681 (11) | 0.0028 (8) | 0.0006 (8) | 0.0053 (9) |
C6 | 0.1222 (18) | 0.0660 (14) | 0.0603 (11) | 0.0237 (12) | −0.0004 (11) | −0.0090 (9) |
C7 | 0.1186 (17) | 0.0670 (13) | 0.0450 (9) | 0.0233 (11) | −0.0040 (10) | 0.0010 (8) |
C8 | 0.0777 (13) | 0.0525 (11) | 0.0392 (8) | 0.0119 (10) | −0.0078 (8) | −0.0030 (7) |
C9 | 0.0758 (14) | 0.0587 (12) | 0.0546 (10) | 0.0104 (10) | −0.0076 (8) | −0.0021 (8) |
C10 | 0.0811 (14) | 0.0717 (15) | 0.0874 (13) | 0.0192 (12) | −0.0078 (11) | −0.0007 (11) |
C11 | 0.116 (2) | 0.0634 (15) | 0.1019 (16) | 0.0252 (15) | −0.0078 (14) | 0.0029 (11) |
C12 | 0.116 (2) | 0.0550 (13) | 0.0946 (14) | −0.0017 (13) | 0.0019 (13) | 0.0062 (10) |
C13 | 0.0870 (15) | 0.0604 (13) | 0.0625 (10) | 0.0017 (11) | −0.0007 (9) | −0.0021 (9) |
C14 | 0.0941 (16) | 0.0622 (13) | 0.1034 (15) | 0.0131 (11) | −0.0005 (12) | 0.0093 (11) |
C15 | 0.0811 (15) | 0.0787 (14) | 0.0928 (14) | 0.0011 (12) | 0.0017 (11) | 0.0046 (10) |
C16 | 0.0926 (17) | 0.0928 (16) | 0.1059 (16) | −0.0052 (13) | 0.0143 (13) | −0.0034 (12) |
C1—O1 | 1.2307 (16) | C10—C11 | 1.368 (3) |
C1—N1 | 1.3427 (17) | C10—H10 | 0.93 |
C1—C2 | 1.490 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.365 (3) |
N1—C8 | 1.431 (2) | C11—H11 | 0.93 |
N1—H1N | 0.892 (13) | C12—C13 | 1.387 (3) |
C2—C7 | 1.360 (2) | C12—H12 | 0.93 |
C2—C3 | 1.365 (2) | C13—C16 | 1.494 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.372 (3) | C14—H14A | 0.96 |
C3—H3 | 0.93 | C14—H14B | 0.96 |
C4—C5 | 1.352 (2) | C14—H14C | 0.96 |
C4—H4 | 0.93 | C14—H14D | 0.96 |
C5—C6 | 1.355 (2) | C14—H14E | 0.96 |
C5—C14 | 1.501 (2) | C14—H14F | 0.96 |
C6—C7 | 1.369 (3) | C15—H15A | 0.96 |
C6—H6 | 0.93 | C15—H15B | 0.96 |
C7—H7 | 0.93 | C15—H15C | 0.96 |
C8—C9 | 1.387 (2) | C16—H16A | 0.96 |
C8—C13 | 1.389 (2) | C16—H16B | 0.96 |
C9—C10 | 1.379 (2) | C16—H16C | 0.96 |
C9—C15 | 1.499 (3) | ||
O1—C1—N1 | 120.98 (15) | C13—C12—H12 | 119.5 |
O1—C1—C2 | 121.65 (13) | C12—C13—C8 | 117.29 (19) |
N1—C1—C2 | 117.35 (13) | C12—C13—C16 | 121.75 (19) |
C1—N1—C8 | 122.94 (12) | C8—C13—C16 | 120.95 (18) |
C1—N1—H1N | 119.0 (11) | C5—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
C8—N1—H1N | 117.5 (10) | C5—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C7—C2—C3 | 116.44 (15) | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C7—C2—C1 | 124.54 (14) | C5—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C1 | 118.98 (14) | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C2—C3—C4 | 121.38 (16) | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.3 | C5—C14—H14D | 109.5 |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.3 | H14A—C14—H14D | 141.1 |
C5—C4—C3 | 122.37 (17) | H14B—C14—H14D | 56.3 |
C5—C4—H4 | 118.8 | H14C—C14—H14D | 56.3 |
C3—C4—H4 | 118.8 | C5—C14—H14E | 109.5 |
C4—C5—C6 | 115.88 (16) | H14A—C14—H14E | 56.3 |
C4—C5—C14 | 122.41 (17) | H14B—C14—H14E | 141.1 |
C6—C5—C14 | 121.70 (17) | H14C—C14—H14E | 56.3 |
C5—C6—C7 | 122.67 (16) | H14D—C14—H14E | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6 | 118.7 | C5—C14—H14F | 109.5 |
C7—C6—H6 | 118.7 | H14A—C14—H14F | 56.3 |
C2—C7—C6 | 121.27 (15) | H14B—C14—H14F | 56.3 |
C2—C7—H7 | 119.4 | H14C—C14—H14F | 141.1 |
C6—C7—H7 | 119.4 | H14D—C14—H14F | 109.5 |
C9—C8—C13 | 122.57 (16) | H14E—C14—H14F | 109.5 |
C9—C8—N1 | 118.78 (16) | C9—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
C13—C8—N1 | 118.63 (17) | C9—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C10—C9—C8 | 117.55 (18) | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C10—C9—C15 | 120.28 (19) | C9—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C8—C9—C15 | 122.17 (16) | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C11—C10—C9 | 121.1 (2) | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C11—C10—H10 | 119.4 | C13—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
C9—C10—H10 | 119.4 | C13—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C12—C11—C10 | 120.47 (19) | H16A—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C12—C11—H11 | 119.8 | C13—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C10—C11—H11 | 119.8 | H16A—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C11—C12—C13 | 121.0 (2) | H16B—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C11—C12—H12 | 119.5 | ||
O1—C1—N1—C8 | 1.4 (3) | C1—N1—C8—C9 | −79.3 (2) |
C2—C1—N1—C8 | 179.93 (15) | C1—N1—C8—C13 | 101.84 (18) |
O1—C1—C2—C7 | 177.04 (17) | C13—C8—C9—C10 | −1.0 (2) |
N1—C1—C2—C7 | −1.5 (3) | N1—C8—C9—C10 | −179.76 (14) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −0.5 (3) | C13—C8—C9—C15 | 178.53 (16) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | −179.03 (17) | N1—C8—C9—C15 | −0.2 (2) |
C7—C2—C3—C4 | −0.2 (3) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | 1.0 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 177.5 (2) | C15—C9—C10—C11 | −178.47 (18) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.3 (4) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 0.1 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.3 (3) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −1.4 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C14 | −179.3 (2) | C11—C12—C13—C8 | 1.4 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 0.3 (3) | C11—C12—C13—C16 | −178.01 (19) |
C14—C5—C6—C7 | 179.3 (2) | C9—C8—C13—C12 | −0.2 (2) |
C3—C2—C7—C6 | 0.2 (3) | N1—C8—C13—C12 | 178.56 (15) |
C1—C2—C7—C6 | −177.35 (18) | C9—C8—C13—C16 | 179.20 (15) |
C5—C6—C7—C2 | −0.3 (3) | N1—C8—C13—C16 | −2.0 (2) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1N···O1i | 0.89 (1) | 2.03 (1) | 2.8814 (16) | 161 (2) |
C7—H7···O1i | 0.93 | 2.48 | 3.385 (2) | 165 |
Symmetry code: (i) y−1/4, −x+3/4, z−1/4. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H17NO |
Mr | 239.31 |
Crystal system, space group | Tetragonal, I41/a |
Temperature (K) | 295 |
a, c (Å) | 16.6224 (5), 19.9508 (7) |
V (Å3) | 5512.5 (3) |
Z | 16 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.07 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.48 × 0.07 × 0.07 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2008) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.977, 0.992 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 17659, 2649, 1250 |
Rint | 0.039 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.612 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.038, 0.108, 0.99 |
No. of reflections | 2649 |
No. of parameters | 169 |
No. of restraints | 2 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.09, −0.12 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2008), CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2008), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2002), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), PLATON (Spek, 2009) and WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1N···O1i | 0.892 (13) | 2.025 (14) | 2.8814 (16) | 160.6 (15) |
C7—H7···O1i | 0.93 | 2.48 | 3.385 (2) | 165 |
Symmetry code: (i) y−1/4, −x+3/4, z−1/4. |
Acknowledgements
BTG thanks the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn, Germany, for an extension of his research fellowship. MT and JK thank the Grant Agency of the Slovak Republic (VEGA 1/0817/08) and Structural Funds, Interreg IIIA, for financial support in purchasing the diffractometer.
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As part of a study of the substituent effects on the crystal structures of benzanilides (Gowda, Foro et al., 2008, 2009; Gowda, Tokarčík et al., 2008), in the present work, the structure of 4-methyl-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)benzamide (I) has been determined. The conformations of the N—H and C═O bonds in the amide segment of the structure are anti to each other (Fig.1), similar to that observed in 4-methyl-N-(phenyl)benzamide (Gowda, Foro et al., 2009), N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)benzamide (Gowda, Tokarčík et al., 2008), 2-methyl-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)benzamide (Gowda, Foro et al., 2008) and other benzanilides, with similar bond parameters. The two aromatic rings in the structure of (I) make the dihedral angle of 78.8 (1)°, while the central amide core –NH—C(═O)– is nearly coplanar with the benzoyl ring, forming a dihedral angle of 3.5 (2)°. Part of the crystal structure of (I), showing the formation of hydrogen-bonded chains (Table 1) running in [001] direction is shown in Fig.2.