organic compounds
N-(9H-Fluoren-9-ylidene)-4-methylaniline
aCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Pingdingshan University, Pingdingshan 467002, People's Republic of China, bCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang 471022, People's Republic of China, and cChemical Engineering and Pharmaceutics School, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471003, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: lxh-9802@163.com
In the title compound, C20H15N, the fluorene unit is essentially planar [r.m.s. deviation 0.0334 Å] and the benzene ring bound to the imine N atom bears a methyl group which is nearly coplanar [dihedral angle 0.5 (1)°]. The dihedral angle between the substituent benzene ring and the 9H-fluoren-9-imine unit is 71.1 (3)°. Intermolecular π–π interactions between the benzene rings of adjacent fluorene units [centroid–centroid distance 3.8081 (13) Å] are present in the resulting in a one-dimensional supramolecular architecture.
Related literature
For the properties of et al. (2007); Tanaka et al. (2006). For the properties of fluorene derivatives, see: Saragi et al. (2004). For related structures, see: Glagovich et al. (2004); Peters et al. (1998); Pierre et al. (1997).
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Crystal data
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2004); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536809020765/si2179sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809020765/si2179Isup2.hkl
The title compound was obtained from the condensation reaction of 9-fluorenone and 4-methylaniline as described in literature (Glagovich et al., 2004) and recrystallized from ethanol solution at room temperature to give the desired product as yellow crystals suitable for single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
H atoms attached to C atoms of the title compound were placed in geometrically idealized positions and treated as riding with C—H distances constrained to 0.93–0.96 Å, and with Uiso(H)=1.2Ueq(C) (1.5Ueq for methyl H).
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2004); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2004); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).C20H15N | F(000) = 568 |
Mr = 269.33 | Dx = 1.225 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 5.6423 (10) Å | Cell parameters from 1911 reflections |
b = 12.187 (2) Å | θ = 2.5–22.3° |
c = 21.310 (4) Å | µ = 0.07 mm−1 |
β = 94.441 (2)° | T = 294 K |
V = 1460.9 (5) Å3 | Block, yellow |
Z = 4 | 0.35 × 0.17 × 0.09 mm |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2711 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1779 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.042 |
phi and ω scans | θmax = 25.5°, θmin = 2.5° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −6→6 |
Tmin = 0.976, Tmax = 0.994 | k = −14→14 |
10793 measured reflections | l = −25→25 |
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)] = 0.042 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.115 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.052P)2 + 0.1725P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.01 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
2711 reflections | Δρmax = 0.13 e Å−3 |
192 parameters | Δρmin = −0.14 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL, Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.0105 (19) |
C20H15N | V = 1460.9 (5) Å3 |
Mr = 269.33 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 5.6423 (10) Å | µ = 0.07 mm−1 |
b = 12.187 (2) Å | T = 294 K |
c = 21.310 (4) Å | 0.35 × 0.17 × 0.09 mm |
β = 94.441 (2)° |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2711 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 1779 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.976, Tmax = 0.994 | Rint = 0.042 |
10793 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.042 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.115 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.01 | Δρmax = 0.13 e Å−3 |
2711 reflections | Δρmin = −0.14 e Å−3 |
192 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 | ||
C1 | 0.0001 (3) | 0.30235 (15) | 0.13059 (9) | 0.0507 (5) | |
H1 | −0.0938 | 0.3086 | 0.0929 | 0.061* | |
C2 | −0.0545 (4) | 0.36053 (16) | 0.18339 (10) | 0.0582 (5) | |
H2 | −0.1869 | 0.4062 | 0.1810 | 0.070* | |
C3 | 0.0836 (4) | 0.35188 (16) | 0.23918 (10) | 0.0604 (5) | |
H3 | 0.0452 | 0.3931 | 0.2737 | 0.072* | |
C4 | 0.2787 (3) | 0.28289 (15) | 0.24478 (9) | 0.0544 (5) | |
H4 | 0.3701 | 0.2762 | 0.2828 | 0.065* | |
C5 | 0.3348 (3) | 0.22414 (13) | 0.19248 (8) | 0.0435 (4) | |
C6 | 0.5230 (3) | 0.14217 (13) | 0.18583 (8) | 0.0433 (4) | |
C7 | 0.7076 (3) | 0.10822 (14) | 0.22712 (9) | 0.0508 (5) | |
H7 | 0.7270 | 0.1372 | 0.2676 | 0.061* | |
C8 | 0.8643 (3) | 0.03010 (15) | 0.20743 (9) | 0.0549 (5) | |
H8 | 0.9901 | 0.0065 | 0.2349 | 0.066* | |
C9 | 0.8350 (3) | −0.01288 (16) | 0.14735 (9) | 0.0557 (5) | |
H9 | 0.9409 | −0.0657 | 0.1350 | 0.067* | |
C10 | 0.6513 (3) | 0.02124 (14) | 0.10530 (9) | 0.0506 (5) | |
H10 | 0.6328 | −0.0077 | 0.0648 | 0.061* | |
C11 | 0.4954 (3) | 0.09953 (13) | 0.12487 (8) | 0.0432 (4) | |
C12 | 0.2980 (3) | 0.15766 (13) | 0.08907 (8) | 0.0440 (4) | |
C13 | 0.1986 (3) | 0.23442 (13) | 0.13519 (8) | 0.0428 (4) | |
C14 | 0.0834 (3) | 0.21043 (15) | −0.00479 (8) | 0.0481 (5) | |
C15 | −0.1301 (3) | 0.17101 (16) | −0.03143 (9) | 0.0544 (5) | |
H15 | −0.1735 | 0.0986 | −0.0246 | 0.065* | |
C16 | −0.2793 (4) | 0.23849 (16) | −0.06821 (9) | 0.0598 (5) | |
H16 | −0.4241 | 0.2110 | −0.0852 | 0.072* | |
C17 | −0.2197 (4) | 0.34635 (17) | −0.08065 (9) | 0.0579 (5) | |
C18 | −0.0037 (4) | 0.38372 (16) | −0.05457 (9) | 0.0612 (5) | |
H18 | 0.0417 | 0.4554 | −0.0625 | 0.073* | |
C19 | 0.1475 (4) | 0.31784 (16) | −0.01699 (9) | 0.0592 (5) | |
H19 | 0.2921 | 0.3454 | 0.0001 | 0.071* | |
C20 | −0.3829 (4) | 0.4195 (2) | −0.12150 (12) | 0.0880 (8) | |
H20A | −0.3234 | 0.4263 | −0.1623 | 0.132* | |
H20B | −0.3899 | 0.4907 | −0.1024 | 0.132* | |
H20C | −0.5393 | 0.3880 | −0.1257 | 0.132* | |
N1 | 0.2459 (3) | 0.14086 (12) | 0.03045 (7) | 0.0521 (4) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0542 (11) | 0.0462 (10) | 0.0518 (11) | 0.0015 (9) | 0.0048 (9) | 0.0011 (9) |
C2 | 0.0594 (12) | 0.0508 (11) | 0.0659 (14) | 0.0066 (9) | 0.0144 (11) | −0.0045 (10) |
C3 | 0.0717 (14) | 0.0513 (12) | 0.0600 (13) | 0.0007 (10) | 0.0164 (11) | −0.0119 (10) |
C4 | 0.0629 (12) | 0.0494 (11) | 0.0507 (11) | −0.0054 (9) | 0.0037 (9) | −0.0071 (9) |
C5 | 0.0486 (10) | 0.0379 (9) | 0.0443 (10) | −0.0061 (8) | 0.0062 (8) | −0.0038 (8) |
C6 | 0.0477 (10) | 0.0395 (9) | 0.0429 (10) | −0.0065 (8) | 0.0040 (8) | 0.0014 (8) |
C7 | 0.0565 (11) | 0.0494 (11) | 0.0457 (11) | −0.0039 (9) | −0.0005 (9) | 0.0003 (9) |
C8 | 0.0497 (11) | 0.0555 (12) | 0.0587 (13) | 0.0015 (9) | −0.0008 (10) | 0.0083 (10) |
C9 | 0.0585 (12) | 0.0521 (11) | 0.0578 (13) | 0.0085 (9) | 0.0123 (10) | 0.0071 (10) |
C10 | 0.0630 (12) | 0.0441 (10) | 0.0455 (11) | 0.0034 (9) | 0.0102 (9) | 0.0023 (8) |
C11 | 0.0497 (10) | 0.0365 (9) | 0.0438 (10) | −0.0017 (8) | 0.0053 (8) | 0.0022 (8) |
C12 | 0.0509 (11) | 0.0381 (9) | 0.0434 (11) | −0.0027 (8) | 0.0064 (8) | 0.0007 (8) |
C13 | 0.0494 (10) | 0.0350 (9) | 0.0446 (10) | −0.0043 (8) | 0.0075 (8) | −0.0004 (8) |
C14 | 0.0591 (12) | 0.0486 (10) | 0.0366 (10) | 0.0046 (9) | 0.0029 (9) | −0.0027 (8) |
C15 | 0.0632 (12) | 0.0498 (11) | 0.0502 (11) | −0.0031 (10) | 0.0038 (10) | 0.0021 (9) |
C16 | 0.0562 (12) | 0.0647 (13) | 0.0572 (12) | −0.0059 (10) | −0.0030 (10) | 0.0009 (10) |
C17 | 0.0627 (13) | 0.0626 (13) | 0.0478 (11) | 0.0034 (10) | 0.0006 (10) | 0.0082 (10) |
C18 | 0.0700 (14) | 0.0521 (12) | 0.0610 (13) | −0.0019 (10) | 0.0020 (11) | 0.0089 (10) |
C19 | 0.0609 (12) | 0.0554 (12) | 0.0597 (13) | −0.0027 (10) | −0.0046 (10) | 0.0022 (10) |
C20 | 0.0844 (17) | 0.0904 (18) | 0.0862 (18) | 0.0081 (14) | −0.0126 (14) | 0.0261 (14) |
N1 | 0.0638 (10) | 0.0489 (9) | 0.0431 (9) | 0.0066 (8) | 0.0002 (8) | −0.0012 (7) |
C1—C2 | 1.385 (3) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
C1—C13 | 1.390 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.481 (2) |
C1—H1 | 0.9300 | C12—N1 | 1.278 (2) |
C2—C3 | 1.374 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.497 (2) |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C14—C15 | 1.378 (2) |
C3—C4 | 1.383 (3) | C14—C19 | 1.388 (3) |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C14—N1 | 1.420 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.382 (2) | C15—C16 | 1.378 (3) |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C5—C13 | 1.397 (2) | C16—C17 | 1.387 (3) |
C5—C6 | 1.473 (2) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C6—C7 | 1.374 (2) | C17—C18 | 1.377 (3) |
C6—C11 | 1.397 (2) | C17—C20 | 1.509 (3) |
C7—C8 | 1.386 (3) | C18—C19 | 1.381 (3) |
C7—H7 | 0.9300 | C18—H18 | 0.9300 |
C8—C9 | 1.381 (3) | C19—H19 | 0.9300 |
C8—H8 | 0.9300 | C20—H20A | 0.9600 |
C9—C10 | 1.381 (2) | C20—H20B | 0.9600 |
C9—H9 | 0.9300 | C20—H20C | 0.9600 |
C10—C11 | 1.384 (2) | ||
C2—C1—C13 | 118.45 (18) | C6—C11—C12 | 109.05 (15) |
C2—C1—H1 | 120.8 | N1—C12—C11 | 122.27 (16) |
C13—C1—H1 | 120.8 | N1—C12—C13 | 132.28 (16) |
C3—C2—C1 | 121.13 (18) | C11—C12—C13 | 105.42 (14) |
C3—C2—H2 | 119.4 | C1—C13—C5 | 120.05 (16) |
C1—C2—H2 | 119.4 | C1—C13—C12 | 131.81 (16) |
C2—C3—C4 | 121.03 (18) | C5—C13—C12 | 108.00 (15) |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.5 | C15—C14—C19 | 118.94 (17) |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.5 | C15—C14—N1 | 121.18 (17) |
C5—C4—C3 | 118.41 (18) | C19—C14—N1 | 119.68 (17) |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.8 | C16—C15—C14 | 120.18 (18) |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.8 | C16—C15—H15 | 119.9 |
C4—C5—C13 | 120.91 (17) | C14—C15—H15 | 119.9 |
C4—C5—C6 | 129.85 (17) | C15—C16—C17 | 121.85 (19) |
C13—C5—C6 | 109.18 (15) | C15—C16—H16 | 119.1 |
C7—C6—C11 | 120.53 (16) | C17—C16—H16 | 119.1 |
C7—C6—C5 | 131.23 (16) | C18—C17—C16 | 117.14 (18) |
C11—C6—C5 | 108.22 (15) | C18—C17—C20 | 121.3 (2) |
C6—C7—C8 | 118.85 (18) | C16—C17—C20 | 121.6 (2) |
C6—C7—H7 | 120.6 | C17—C18—C19 | 121.97 (19) |
C8—C7—H7 | 120.6 | C17—C18—H18 | 119.0 |
C9—C8—C7 | 120.51 (18) | C19—C18—H18 | 119.0 |
C9—C8—H8 | 119.7 | C18—C19—C14 | 119.90 (18) |
C7—C8—H8 | 119.7 | C18—C19—H19 | 120.1 |
C10—C9—C8 | 121.14 (18) | C14—C19—H19 | 120.1 |
C10—C9—H9 | 119.4 | C17—C20—H20A | 109.5 |
C8—C9—H9 | 119.4 | C17—C20—H20B | 109.5 |
C9—C10—C11 | 118.36 (17) | H20A—C20—H20B | 109.5 |
C9—C10—H10 | 120.8 | C17—C20—H20C | 109.5 |
C11—C10—H10 | 120.8 | H20A—C20—H20C | 109.5 |
C10—C11—C6 | 120.60 (17) | H20B—C20—H20C | 109.5 |
C10—C11—C12 | 130.17 (16) | C12—N1—C14 | 120.76 (15) |
C13—C1—C2—C3 | 0.1 (3) | C2—C1—C13—C5 | 1.4 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −1.4 (3) | C2—C1—C13—C12 | 176.50 (17) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 1.2 (3) | C4—C5—C13—C1 | −1.6 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C13 | 0.3 (3) | C6—C5—C13—C1 | 176.08 (15) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −176.88 (17) | C4—C5—C13—C12 | −177.78 (15) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −6.8 (3) | C6—C5—C13—C12 | −0.07 (18) |
C13—C5—C6—C7 | 175.76 (17) | N1—C12—C13—C1 | 8.8 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C11 | 175.26 (18) | C11—C12—C13—C1 | −173.40 (17) |
C13—C5—C6—C11 | −2.18 (18) | N1—C12—C13—C5 | −175.62 (18) |
C11—C6—C7—C8 | −0.7 (3) | C11—C12—C13—C5 | 2.14 (17) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | −178.41 (17) | C19—C14—C15—C16 | −1.7 (3) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | −0.1 (3) | N1—C14—C15—C16 | −176.54 (17) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | 0.6 (3) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | 1.2 (3) |
C8—C9—C10—C11 | −0.3 (3) | C15—C16—C17—C18 | 0.0 (3) |
C9—C10—C11—C6 | −0.4 (3) | C15—C16—C17—C20 | 179.4 (2) |
C9—C10—C11—C12 | 174.14 (17) | C16—C17—C18—C19 | −0.7 (3) |
C7—C6—C11—C10 | 1.0 (3) | C20—C17—C18—C19 | 179.9 (2) |
C5—C6—C11—C10 | 179.15 (15) | C17—C18—C19—C14 | 0.2 (3) |
C7—C6—C11—C12 | −174.66 (15) | C15—C14—C19—C18 | 1.0 (3) |
C5—C6—C11—C12 | 3.53 (18) | N1—C14—C19—C18 | 175.92 (17) |
C10—C11—C12—N1 | −0.5 (3) | C11—C12—N1—C14 | −169.33 (16) |
C6—C11—C12—N1 | 174.52 (16) | C13—C12—N1—C14 | 8.1 (3) |
C10—C11—C12—C13 | −178.57 (17) | C15—C14—N1—C12 | −115.92 (19) |
C6—C11—C12—C13 | −3.52 (18) | C19—C14—N1—C12 | 69.2 (2) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C20H15N |
Mr | 269.33 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 294 |
a, b, c (Å) | 5.6423 (10), 12.187 (2), 21.310 (4) |
β (°) | 94.441 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1460.9 (5) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.07 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.35 × 0.17 × 0.09 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.976, 0.994 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 10793, 2711, 1779 |
Rint | 0.042 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.606 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.042, 0.115, 1.01 |
No. of reflections | 2711 |
No. of parameters | 192 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.13, −0.14 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2004), SAINT (Bruker, 2004), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the High-Level Personnel to Start Research Fund of Pingdingshan University (No. 2006044).
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Schiff bases have received much attention during the past decades because of their strong coordination capability and diverse biological activities (Xu et al., 2007; Tanaka et al., 2006). In addition, fluorene derivatives have found many applications in chemistry, especially in the optoelectronic area (Saragi et al., 2004). In view of these important properties, the crystal structure of the title compond has been determined.
In the title compound (Fig.1), the C12—N1—C14 angle of 120.76 (15)° and the N1—C12 bond distance of 1.278 (2)Å are in close agreement with the similar Nfluorenylideneaniline (Glagovich et al., 2004; Peters et al., 1998; Pierre et al., 1997). The fluorene unit is essentially planar and the benzene ring bound to the imine N atom bears a methyl that is nearly coplanar. The dihedral angle between the substituent benzene ring and the 9H-fluoren-9-imine unit is 108.9 (3)°. Intermolecular π···π interactions between the benzene rings of adjacent fluorene units [centroid-centroid distance is 3.8081 (13) Å, the average perpendicular distance is 3.469 Å, the dihedral angle between the rings is 3.7°, symmetry code = -1 + x, y, z] are present in the crystal structure, resulting in a one-dimensional supramolecular architecture (Fig. 2).