organic compounds
Bis(benzothiazol-2-ylmethyl)amine
aSchool of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Huangshi Institute of Technology, Huangshi 435003, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: zy0340907@yahoo.com.cn
In the title compound, C16H13N3S2, the dihedral angle between the two benzothiazole ring systems is 20.41 (2)°. In the intermolecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds link molecules into a chain along the b axis. The packing is further stabilized by C—H⋯π stacking interactions involving the two benzothiazole ring systems.
Related literature
For applications of benzothiazole devivatives, see: Pinheiro et al. (1990); Emad et al. (2009). For their use as ligands, see: Oughtred et al. (1982); Akther et al. (2008). For related structures, see: Laurence et al. (1980.
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2001; data reduction: SAINT-Plus program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536809023435/pk2169sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809023435/pk2169Isup2.hkl
The title compound was synthesized according to a literature procedure (Laurence et al., 1980). Single crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction were obtained by slow evaporation of a dichloromethane solution at room temperature.
H atoms bonded to carbon atoms were placed in idealized positions [C—H(methylene)=0.97 Å and C—H(aromatic) =0.93 Å] and included in therefinement in the riding-model approximation, with Uiso(methyl and aromatic H) = 1.2Ueq(C). H atoms bonded to N atom was found from the difference map and refined with the restraint of N—H=0.86 (1)Å and Uiso(H)=1.2Ueq(N).
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell
SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2001; data reduction: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2001; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The molecular structure with displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level. | |
Fig. 2. Part of the crystal structure showing hydrogen bonds as dashed lines. |
C16H13N3S2 | F(000) = 324 |
Mr = 311.41 | Dx = 1.419 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2yb | Cell parameters from 6428 reflections |
a = 7.8478 (5) Å | θ = 2.6–28.2° |
b = 5.8042 (3) Å | µ = 0.36 mm−1 |
c = 16.1548 (9) Å | T = 298 K |
β = 97.910 (1)° | Block, colourless |
V = 728.85 (7) Å3 | 0.23 × 0.12 × 0.10 mm |
Z = 2 |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3603 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine focus sealed Siemens Mo tube | 3473 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.032 |
0.3° wide ω exposures scans | θmax = 28.3°, θmin = 2.6° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2001) | h = −10→10 |
Tmin = 0.889, Tmax = 0.965 | k = −7→7 |
9009 measured reflections | l = −21→21 |
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)] = 0.029 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
wR(F2) = 0.079 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0549P)2 + 0.0014P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.07 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.002 |
3603 reflections | Δρmax = 0.19 e Å−3 |
193 parameters | Δρmin = −0.22 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1621 Friedel pairs |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure parameter: −0.07 (4) |
C16H13N3S2 | V = 728.85 (7) Å3 |
Mr = 311.41 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.8478 (5) Å | µ = 0.36 mm−1 |
b = 5.8042 (3) Å | T = 298 K |
c = 16.1548 (9) Å | 0.23 × 0.12 × 0.10 mm |
β = 97.910 (1)° |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3603 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2001) | 3473 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.889, Tmax = 0.965 | Rint = 0.032 |
9009 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.029 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
wR(F2) = 0.079 | Δρmax = 0.19 e Å−3 |
S = 1.07 | Δρmin = −0.22 e Å−3 |
3603 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1621 Friedel pairs |
193 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: −0.07 (4) |
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 | ||
C1 | 0.32522 (18) | −0.2480 (3) | 0.92805 (8) | 0.0469 (3) | |
H1A | 0.4335 | −0.3306 | 0.9380 | 0.056* | |
H1B | 0.2355 | −0.3573 | 0.9078 | 0.056* | |
C2 | 0.28685 (17) | −0.1421 (3) | 1.00759 (9) | 0.0421 (3) | |
C3 | 0.27501 (17) | −0.0905 (3) | 1.14199 (9) | 0.0419 (3) | |
C4 | 0.30208 (19) | −0.1344 (3) | 1.22742 (9) | 0.0508 (3) | |
H4 | 0.3569 | −0.2685 | 1.2483 | 0.061* | |
C5 | 0.2453 (2) | 0.0270 (3) | 1.28049 (10) | 0.0563 (4) | |
H5 | 0.2626 | 0.0001 | 1.3378 | 0.068* | |
C6 | 0.1634 (2) | 0.2274 (4) | 1.25053 (10) | 0.0552 (4) | |
H6 | 0.1279 | 0.3328 | 1.2880 | 0.066* | |
C7 | 0.13337 (18) | 0.2734 (3) | 1.16584 (9) | 0.0512 (3) | |
H7 | 0.0775 | 0.4074 | 1.1456 | 0.061* | |
C8 | 0.18981 (17) | 0.1116 (3) | 1.11172 (8) | 0.0430 (3) | |
C9 | 0.3518 (2) | −0.1629 (3) | 0.78314 (9) | 0.0520 (4) | |
H9A | 0.2734 | −0.2916 | 0.7712 | 0.062* | |
H9B | 0.4680 | −0.2194 | 0.7827 | 0.062* | |
C10 | 0.31251 (18) | 0.0167 (3) | 0.71708 (9) | 0.0440 (3) | |
C11 | 0.30569 (18) | 0.1982 (3) | 0.59715 (9) | 0.0463 (3) | |
C12 | 0.3417 (2) | 0.2449 (4) | 0.51678 (10) | 0.0589 (4) | |
H12 | 0.4135 | 0.1486 | 0.4912 | 0.071* | |
C13 | 0.2688 (2) | 0.4370 (4) | 0.47583 (10) | 0.0628 (5) | |
H13 | 0.2930 | 0.4705 | 0.4224 | 0.075* | |
C14 | 0.1602 (2) | 0.5812 (4) | 0.51276 (11) | 0.0617 (4) | |
H14 | 0.1131 | 0.7100 | 0.4840 | 0.074* | |
C15 | 0.1213 (2) | 0.5352 (3) | 0.59197 (11) | 0.0571 (4) | |
H15 | 0.0482 | 0.6313 | 0.6168 | 0.069* | |
C16 | 0.19401 (18) | 0.3417 (3) | 0.63367 (9) | 0.0449 (3) | |
N1 | 0.33530 (16) | −0.0701 (2) | 0.86544 (8) | 0.0462 (3) | |
H1 | 0.413 (2) | 0.023 (3) | 0.8796 (11) | 0.055* | |
N2 | 0.32946 (14) | −0.2309 (2) | 1.08061 (7) | 0.0448 (3) | |
N3 | 0.37321 (16) | 0.0144 (3) | 0.64678 (8) | 0.0499 (3) | |
S1 | 0.17864 (5) | 0.12218 (6) | 1.00381 (2) | 0.04752 (10) | |
S2 | 0.17133 (5) | 0.23922 (7) | 0.73265 (2) | 0.05010 (11) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0526 (7) | 0.0424 (7) | 0.0455 (7) | 0.0054 (7) | 0.0062 (6) | 0.0017 (6) |
C2 | 0.0395 (6) | 0.0388 (7) | 0.0475 (7) | 0.0010 (5) | 0.0043 (5) | 0.0032 (6) |
C3 | 0.0399 (6) | 0.0417 (7) | 0.0443 (7) | −0.0007 (5) | 0.0062 (5) | 0.0049 (5) |
C4 | 0.0519 (8) | 0.0532 (8) | 0.0471 (8) | 0.0010 (7) | 0.0059 (6) | 0.0091 (7) |
C5 | 0.0587 (9) | 0.0677 (10) | 0.0437 (8) | −0.0003 (8) | 0.0109 (7) | 0.0042 (7) |
C6 | 0.0572 (8) | 0.0576 (9) | 0.0528 (8) | 0.0004 (8) | 0.0145 (6) | −0.0076 (8) |
C7 | 0.0522 (8) | 0.0476 (8) | 0.0536 (8) | 0.0050 (7) | 0.0065 (6) | 0.0001 (7) |
C8 | 0.0416 (6) | 0.0446 (7) | 0.0425 (6) | −0.0012 (6) | 0.0044 (5) | 0.0024 (6) |
C9 | 0.0669 (9) | 0.0443 (8) | 0.0453 (8) | 0.0058 (7) | 0.0093 (7) | −0.0039 (6) |
C10 | 0.0469 (6) | 0.0413 (7) | 0.0435 (7) | 0.0005 (6) | 0.0046 (5) | −0.0077 (6) |
C11 | 0.0440 (7) | 0.0546 (9) | 0.0392 (6) | −0.0016 (6) | 0.0022 (5) | −0.0045 (6) |
C12 | 0.0568 (8) | 0.0778 (12) | 0.0426 (7) | 0.0046 (9) | 0.0082 (6) | −0.0028 (9) |
C13 | 0.0641 (9) | 0.0788 (13) | 0.0439 (8) | −0.0109 (9) | 0.0011 (7) | 0.0083 (8) |
C14 | 0.0631 (9) | 0.0596 (11) | 0.0592 (9) | −0.0012 (8) | −0.0036 (7) | 0.0124 (8) |
C15 | 0.0592 (8) | 0.0528 (9) | 0.0589 (9) | 0.0037 (8) | 0.0059 (7) | 0.0034 (8) |
C16 | 0.0432 (7) | 0.0445 (7) | 0.0469 (7) | −0.0045 (6) | 0.0055 (5) | −0.0024 (6) |
N1 | 0.0540 (7) | 0.0441 (7) | 0.0405 (6) | −0.0066 (6) | 0.0063 (5) | −0.0029 (5) |
N2 | 0.0470 (6) | 0.0423 (6) | 0.0454 (6) | 0.0026 (5) | 0.0079 (5) | 0.0056 (5) |
N3 | 0.0542 (6) | 0.0545 (7) | 0.0411 (6) | 0.0064 (6) | 0.0066 (5) | −0.0048 (6) |
S1 | 0.0553 (2) | 0.04359 (19) | 0.04214 (17) | 0.00959 (16) | 0.00134 (13) | 0.00366 (15) |
S2 | 0.0592 (2) | 0.04371 (19) | 0.05053 (19) | 0.00410 (16) | 0.01872 (15) | −0.00142 (15) |
C1—N1 | 1.4554 (19) | C9—C10 | 1.493 (2) |
C1—C2 | 1.4922 (19) | C9—H9A | 0.9700 |
C1—H1A | 0.9700 | C9—H9B | 0.9700 |
C1—H1B | 0.9700 | C10—N3 | 1.2906 (18) |
C2—N2 | 1.2884 (18) | C10—S2 | 1.7424 (15) |
C2—S1 | 1.7503 (15) | C11—C12 | 1.393 (2) |
C3—C4 | 1.391 (2) | C11—N3 | 1.394 (2) |
C3—N2 | 1.3951 (18) | C11—C16 | 1.397 (2) |
C3—C8 | 1.404 (2) | C12—C13 | 1.380 (3) |
C4—C5 | 1.384 (2) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C13—C14 | 1.387 (3) |
C5—C6 | 1.383 (3) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C14—C15 | 1.382 (2) |
C6—C7 | 1.382 (2) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | C15—C16 | 1.391 (2) |
C7—C8 | 1.396 (2) | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C7—H7 | 0.9300 | C16—S2 | 1.7382 (15) |
C8—S1 | 1.7344 (13) | N1—H1 | 0.821 (19) |
C9—N1 | 1.4567 (18) | ||
N1—C1—C2 | 110.05 (13) | C10—C9—H9B | 109.4 |
N1—C1—H1A | 109.7 | H9A—C9—H9B | 108.0 |
C2—C1—H1A | 109.7 | N3—C10—C9 | 123.85 (14) |
N1—C1—H1B | 109.7 | N3—C10—S2 | 116.97 (13) |
C2—C1—H1B | 109.7 | C9—C10—S2 | 119.14 (11) |
H1A—C1—H1B | 108.2 | C12—C11—N3 | 125.12 (15) |
N2—C2—C1 | 124.47 (14) | C12—C11—C16 | 119.78 (16) |
N2—C2—S1 | 116.49 (12) | N3—C11—C16 | 115.10 (12) |
C1—C2—S1 | 119.04 (11) | C13—C12—C11 | 118.72 (17) |
C4—C3—N2 | 125.36 (14) | C13—C12—H12 | 120.6 |
C4—C3—C8 | 119.93 (14) | C11—C12—H12 | 120.6 |
N2—C3—C8 | 114.70 (12) | C12—C13—C14 | 121.34 (16) |
C5—C4—C3 | 118.20 (15) | C12—C13—H13 | 119.3 |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.9 | C14—C13—H13 | 119.3 |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.9 | C15—C14—C13 | 120.60 (17) |
C6—C5—C4 | 121.73 (15) | C15—C14—H14 | 119.7 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.1 | C13—C14—H14 | 119.7 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.1 | C14—C15—C16 | 118.44 (16) |
C7—C6—C5 | 121.09 (17) | C14—C15—H15 | 120.8 |
C7—C6—H6 | 119.5 | C16—C15—H15 | 120.8 |
C5—C6—H6 | 119.5 | C15—C16—C11 | 121.09 (14) |
C6—C7—C8 | 117.68 (16) | C15—C16—S2 | 129.40 (13) |
C6—C7—H7 | 121.2 | C11—C16—S2 | 109.50 (11) |
C8—C7—H7 | 121.2 | C1—N1—C9 | 113.07 (13) |
C7—C8—C3 | 121.37 (13) | C1—N1—H1 | 112.4 (13) |
C7—C8—S1 | 128.98 (12) | C9—N1—H1 | 110.0 (12) |
C3—C8—S1 | 109.60 (11) | C2—N2—C3 | 110.55 (13) |
N1—C9—C10 | 111.02 (13) | C10—N3—C11 | 109.95 (13) |
N1—C9—H9A | 109.4 | C8—S1—C2 | 88.66 (7) |
C10—C9—H9A | 109.4 | C16—S2—C10 | 88.47 (7) |
N1—C9—H9B | 109.4 | ||
N1—C1—C2—N2 | −153.63 (14) | C12—C11—C16—C15 | −1.8 (2) |
N1—C1—C2—S1 | 25.69 (16) | N3—C11—C16—C15 | 178.18 (14) |
N2—C3—C4—C5 | 177.62 (14) | C12—C11—C16—S2 | 179.13 (13) |
C8—C3—C4—C5 | −0.9 (2) | N3—C11—C16—S2 | −0.91 (16) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.1 (2) | C2—C1—N1—C9 | −173.01 (13) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 0.6 (3) | C10—C9—N1—C1 | 164.09 (13) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | −0.5 (2) | C1—C2—N2—C3 | −179.90 (13) |
C6—C7—C8—C3 | −0.4 (2) | S1—C2—N2—C3 | 0.76 (16) |
C6—C7—C8—S1 | −177.64 (12) | C4—C3—N2—C2 | −179.17 (14) |
C4—C3—C8—C7 | 1.1 (2) | C8—C3—N2—C2 | −0.58 (18) |
N2—C3—C8—C7 | −177.61 (13) | C9—C10—N3—C11 | 176.92 (14) |
C4—C3—C8—S1 | 178.83 (11) | S2—C10—N3—C11 | −0.93 (17) |
N2—C3—C8—S1 | 0.15 (15) | C12—C11—N3—C10 | −178.86 (15) |
N1—C9—C10—N3 | 154.02 (15) | C16—C11—N3—C10 | 1.18 (18) |
N1—C9—C10—S2 | −28.18 (18) | C7—C8—S1—C2 | 177.75 (14) |
N3—C11—C12—C13 | −178.31 (16) | C3—C8—S1—C2 | 0.21 (10) |
C16—C11—C12—C13 | 1.7 (2) | N2—C2—S1—C8 | −0.59 (11) |
C11—C12—C13—C14 | −0.6 (3) | C1—C2—S1—C8 | −179.96 (12) |
C12—C13—C14—C15 | −0.3 (3) | C15—C16—S2—C10 | −178.68 (16) |
C13—C14—C15—C16 | 0.2 (3) | C11—C16—S2—C10 | 0.31 (11) |
C14—C15—C16—C11 | 0.8 (2) | N3—C10—S2—C16 | 0.37 (13) |
C14—C15—C16—S2 | 179.72 (13) | C9—C10—S2—C16 | −177.58 (13) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···N2i | 0.821 (19) | 2.489 (19) | 3.3054 (18) | 173.5 (17) |
C1—H1···Cg1ii | 0.97 | 2.78 | 3.737 (16) | 168 |
C9—H9···Cg2ii | 0.97 | 2.73 | 3.689 (17) | 170 |
C14—H14···Cg3iii | 0.93 | 2.89 | 3.598 (2) | 134 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+2; (ii) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+2; (iii) −x, y+1/2, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H13N3S2 |
Mr | 311.41 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21 |
Temperature (K) | 298 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.8478 (5), 5.8042 (3), 16.1548 (9) |
β (°) | 97.910 (1) |
V (Å3) | 728.85 (7) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.36 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.23 × 0.12 × 0.10 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2001) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.889, 0.965 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 9009, 3603, 3473 |
Rint | 0.032 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.666 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.029, 0.079, 1.07 |
No. of reflections | 3603 |
No. of parameters | 193 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.19, −0.22 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 1621 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | −0.07 (4) |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2001), SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2001, SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), PLATON (Spek, 2009), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···N2i | 0.821 (19) | 2.489 (19) | 3.3054 (18) | 173.5 (17) |
C1—H1···Cg1ii | 0.97 | 2.78 | 3.737 (16) | 168 |
C9—H9···Cg2ii | 0.97 | 2.73 | 3.689 (17) | 170 |
C14—H14···Cg3iii | 0.93 | 2.89 | 3.598 (2) | 134 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+2; (ii) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+2; (iii) −x, y+1/2, −z+1. |
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Benzothiazole devivatives have been used as photostablizers and metal chelating agents (Pinheiro et al., 1990; Emad et al., 2009). Many chelating heterocyclic ligands bearing benzothiazole group have been reported in recent years (Oughtred et al., 1982; Akther et al., 2008). The wide range of application of the benzothiazole chelators and their metal complexes aroused our interest to prepare a new series of metal complexes. With this mind, the title compound was prepared and we report the crystal stucture herein.
In the molecular structure (Fig. 1), the dihedral angle between the two benzothiazole ring systems is 20.41 (2)°. The C—N bond distances range from 1.2906 (18) to 1.4567 (18) Å, and the C—N(amino) bonds are longer than the C—N (benzothiazolyl) bonds. In the crystal structure (Fig. 2), intermolecular N—H···N hydrogen bond links molecules into a chain along the b axis. The packing is further stabilized by C—H···π stacking interactions involving two benzothiazole ring systems.