organic compounds
2-[(2,4-Dimethylphenyl)iminomethyl]-6-methylphenol
aDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Arts & Science, Ondokuz Mayıs University, TR-55139 Kurupelit-Samsun, Turkey, and bDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts & Science, Ondokuz Mayıs University, 55139 Samsun, Turkey
*Correspondence e-mail: htanak@omu.edu.tr
The title compound, C16H17NO, is a Schiff base which adopts the phenol–imine tautomeric form in the solid state. The molecule is almost planar, with a dihedral angle of 4.61 (4)° between the aromatic rings. The molecular structure is stabilized by an intramolecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bond which generates a six membered ring.
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For background to the properties and uses of et al. (2001); Barton & Ollis (1979); Layer (1963); Ingold (1969); Cohen et al. (1964); Moustakali-Mavridis et al. (1978); Taggi et al. (2002). For hydrogen-bond motifs, see: Bernstein et al. (1995). For a related structure, see: Köysal et al. (2007).
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Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2002); cell X-AREA; data reduction: X-RED32 (Stoe & Cie, 2002); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536809033637/fl2259sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809033637/fl2259Isup2.hkl
A solution of 3-methylsalicylaldehyde (0.0239 g, 0.1755 mmol) in ethanol (10 ml) was added to a solution of 2,4-dimethylaniline (0.02127 g, 0.1755 mmol) in ethanol (20 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 h under reflux. Single crystals suitable for X-ray analysis were obtained from ethyl alcohol by slow evaporation (yield 74%; m.p.386–388 K).
C-bound H atoms were positioned geometrically and refined using a riding model, with C—H = 0.93–0.96 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2–1.5Ueq(C). The C16-methyl group was refined as idealized disordered one with two positions rotated from each other by 60°. The position of the H1 atom was obtained from a difference map of the electron density in the unit-cell and was refined freely.
Data collection: X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2002); cell
X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2002); data reduction: X-RED32 (Stoe & Cie, 2002); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).C16H17NO | F(000) = 512 |
Mr = 239.31 | Dx = 1.199 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 21940 reflections |
a = 18.1448 (11) Å | θ = 1.6–28.0° |
b = 4.7141 (3) Å | µ = 0.07 mm−1 |
c = 15.7151 (8) Å | T = 296 K |
β = 99.646 (4)° | Prism, yellow |
V = 1325.21 (13) Å3 | 0.80 × 0.40 × 0.15 mm |
Z = 4 |
Stoe IPDS II diffractometer | 2732 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1808 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.058 |
Detector resolution: 6.67 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 26.5°, θmin = 2.3° |
rotation method scans | h = −22→22 |
Absorption correction: integration (X-RED32; Stoe & Cie, 2002) | k = −5→5 |
Tmin = 0.963, Tmax = 0.990 | l = −19→19 |
18038 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)] = 0.044 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.120 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.01 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0631P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2732 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
169 parameters | Δρmax = 0.10 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.14 e Å−3 |
C16H17NO | V = 1325.21 (13) Å3 |
Mr = 239.31 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 18.1448 (11) Å | µ = 0.07 mm−1 |
b = 4.7141 (3) Å | T = 296 K |
c = 15.7151 (8) Å | 0.80 × 0.40 × 0.15 mm |
β = 99.646 (4)° |
Stoe IPDS II diffractometer | 2732 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: integration (X-RED32; Stoe & Cie, 2002) | 1808 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.963, Tmax = 0.990 | Rint = 0.058 |
18038 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.044 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.120 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.01 | Δρmax = 0.10 e Å−3 |
2732 reflections | Δρmin = −0.14 e Å−3 |
169 parameters |
Experimental. 359 frames, detector distance = 100 mm |
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 | 0.35139 (7) | 0.4131 (3) | 0.57205 (9) | 0.0555 (3) | |
C2 | 0.33187 (7) | 0.3180 (3) | 0.64973 (9) | 0.0568 (4) | |
C3 | 0.37660 (8) | 0.1210 (3) | 0.70152 (10) | 0.0639 (4) | |
C4 | 0.43983 (8) | 0.0228 (4) | 0.67355 (10) | 0.0716 (5) | |
H4 | 0.4698 | −0.1090 | 0.7072 | 0.086* | |
C5 | 0.46019 (9) | 0.1133 (4) | 0.59720 (11) | 0.0766 (5) | |
H5 | 0.5033 | 0.0436 | 0.5800 | 0.092* | |
C6 | 0.41638 (8) | 0.3062 (4) | 0.54709 (10) | 0.0704 (4) | |
H6 | 0.4300 | 0.3672 | 0.4956 | 0.084* | |
C7 | 0.35539 (10) | 0.0258 (5) | 0.78536 (11) | 0.0943 (6) | |
H7A | 0.3059 | −0.0532 | 0.7748 | 0.113* | |
H7B | 0.3565 | 0.1851 | 0.8236 | 0.113* | |
H7C | 0.3902 | −0.1155 | 0.8113 | 0.113* | |
C8 | 0.30616 (8) | 0.6172 (3) | 0.51840 (9) | 0.0588 (4) | |
H8 | 0.3214 | 0.6770 | 0.4677 | 0.071* | |
C9 | 0.20053 (7) | 0.9169 (3) | 0.48548 (8) | 0.0538 (3) | |
C10 | 0.13929 (8) | 1.0247 (3) | 0.51850 (9) | 0.0573 (4) | |
C11 | 0.09298 (8) | 1.2164 (3) | 0.46860 (9) | 0.0614 (4) | |
H11 | 0.0522 | 1.2882 | 0.4904 | 0.074* | |
C12 | 0.10427 (8) | 1.3069 (3) | 0.38793 (9) | 0.0602 (4) | |
C13 | 0.16527 (8) | 1.1959 (3) | 0.35699 (10) | 0.0662 (4) | |
H13 | 0.1745 | 1.2516 | 0.3030 | 0.079* | |
C14 | 0.21240 (8) | 1.0049 (4) | 0.40465 (9) | 0.0659 (4) | |
H14 | 0.2530 | 0.9335 | 0.3823 | 0.079* | |
C15 | 0.12371 (9) | 0.9339 (4) | 0.60573 (10) | 0.0764 (5) | |
H15A | 0.1653 | 0.9843 | 0.6493 | 0.092* | |
H15B | 0.1164 | 0.7322 | 0.6061 | 0.092* | |
H15C | 0.0795 | 1.0274 | 0.6174 | 0.092* | |
C16 | 0.05261 (9) | 1.5162 (4) | 0.33607 (10) | 0.0731 (4) | |
H16A | 0.0139 | 1.5690 | 0.3678 | 0.110* | 0.50 |
H16B | 0.0307 | 1.4313 | 0.2822 | 0.110* | 0.50 |
H16C | 0.0803 | 1.6818 | 0.3251 | 0.110* | 0.50 |
H16D | 0.0694 | 1.5524 | 0.2823 | 0.110* | 0.50 |
H16E | 0.0526 | 1.6901 | 0.3678 | 0.110* | 0.50 |
H16F | 0.0029 | 1.4395 | 0.3250 | 0.110* | 0.50 |
N1 | 0.24618 (6) | 0.7186 (3) | 0.53786 (7) | 0.0577 (3) | |
O1 | 0.27017 (6) | 0.4153 (3) | 0.67706 (8) | 0.0781 (4) | |
H1 | 0.2494 (11) | 0.542 (5) | 0.6293 (15) | 0.128 (8)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0539 (7) | 0.0570 (9) | 0.0546 (8) | −0.0013 (6) | 0.0063 (6) | −0.0050 (6) |
C2 | 0.0524 (7) | 0.0602 (9) | 0.0571 (8) | −0.0024 (7) | 0.0075 (6) | −0.0035 (7) |
C3 | 0.0651 (8) | 0.0648 (10) | 0.0588 (8) | 0.0001 (7) | 0.0017 (7) | −0.0014 (7) |
C4 | 0.0717 (9) | 0.0697 (11) | 0.0674 (10) | 0.0120 (8) | −0.0063 (8) | −0.0044 (8) |
C5 | 0.0661 (9) | 0.0924 (13) | 0.0707 (10) | 0.0237 (9) | 0.0096 (7) | −0.0075 (9) |
C6 | 0.0661 (9) | 0.0841 (12) | 0.0623 (9) | 0.0124 (8) | 0.0147 (7) | 0.0001 (8) |
C7 | 0.0993 (13) | 0.1095 (16) | 0.0736 (12) | 0.0156 (11) | 0.0130 (10) | 0.0261 (11) |
C8 | 0.0604 (8) | 0.0627 (10) | 0.0545 (8) | 0.0005 (7) | 0.0127 (6) | 0.0018 (7) |
C9 | 0.0549 (7) | 0.0532 (9) | 0.0533 (7) | −0.0002 (6) | 0.0091 (6) | −0.0012 (6) |
C10 | 0.0584 (8) | 0.0607 (9) | 0.0533 (8) | −0.0004 (7) | 0.0104 (6) | −0.0045 (7) |
C11 | 0.0584 (8) | 0.0647 (10) | 0.0609 (8) | 0.0074 (7) | 0.0095 (6) | −0.0068 (7) |
C12 | 0.0645 (8) | 0.0519 (9) | 0.0614 (8) | −0.0012 (7) | 0.0030 (6) | −0.0043 (7) |
C13 | 0.0730 (9) | 0.0673 (10) | 0.0597 (8) | 0.0018 (8) | 0.0153 (7) | 0.0089 (8) |
C14 | 0.0664 (9) | 0.0715 (11) | 0.0635 (9) | 0.0094 (8) | 0.0216 (7) | 0.0067 (8) |
C15 | 0.0705 (9) | 0.0992 (13) | 0.0635 (9) | 0.0151 (9) | 0.0227 (7) | 0.0053 (9) |
C16 | 0.0745 (10) | 0.0645 (11) | 0.0758 (10) | 0.0069 (8) | −0.0003 (8) | 0.0042 (8) |
N1 | 0.0568 (7) | 0.0583 (8) | 0.0587 (7) | 0.0037 (5) | 0.0120 (5) | 0.0013 (6) |
O1 | 0.0692 (6) | 0.0967 (9) | 0.0732 (7) | 0.0176 (6) | 0.0263 (5) | 0.0192 (7) |
C1—C6 | 1.3975 (19) | C10—C11 | 1.385 (2) |
C1—C2 | 1.4005 (19) | C10—C15 | 1.5073 (19) |
C1—C8 | 1.442 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.385 (2) |
C2—O1 | 1.3452 (17) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
C2—C3 | 1.401 (2) | C12—C13 | 1.384 (2) |
C3—C4 | 1.376 (2) | C12—C16 | 1.503 (2) |
C3—C7 | 1.502 (2) | C13—C14 | 1.374 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.381 (2) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C5—C6 | 1.367 (2) | C15—H15A | 0.9600 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C15—H15B | 0.9600 |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | C15—H15C | 0.9600 |
C7—H7A | 0.9600 | C16—H16A | 0.9600 |
C7—H7B | 0.9600 | C16—H16B | 0.9600 |
C7—H7C | 0.9600 | C16—H16C | 0.9600 |
C8—N1 | 1.2720 (17) | C16—H16D | 0.9600 |
C8—H8 | 0.9300 | C16—H16E | 0.9600 |
C9—C14 | 1.3872 (18) | C16—H16F | 0.9600 |
C9—C10 | 1.3985 (18) | O1—H1 | 0.98 (2) |
C9—N1 | 1.4172 (17) | ||
C6—C1—C2 | 118.54 (13) | C13—C12—C16 | 121.35 (14) |
C6—C1—C8 | 120.06 (13) | C11—C12—C16 | 121.60 (14) |
C2—C1—C8 | 121.40 (12) | C14—C13—C12 | 121.17 (14) |
O1—C2—C1 | 120.98 (13) | C14—C13—H13 | 119.4 |
O1—C2—C3 | 118.21 (13) | C12—C13—H13 | 119.4 |
C1—C2—C3 | 120.80 (13) | C13—C14—C9 | 121.15 (13) |
C4—C3—C2 | 118.06 (14) | C13—C14—H14 | 119.4 |
C4—C3—C7 | 121.98 (15) | C9—C14—H14 | 119.4 |
C2—C3—C7 | 119.96 (14) | C10—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
C3—C4—C5 | 122.17 (15) | C10—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C3—C4—H4 | 118.9 | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C5—C4—H4 | 118.9 | C10—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C6—C5—C4 | 119.45 (14) | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5 | 120.3 | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.3 | C12—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C1 | 120.98 (15) | C12—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6 | 119.5 | H16A—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C1—C6—H6 | 119.5 | C12—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C3—C7—H7A | 109.5 | H16A—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C3—C7—H7B | 109.5 | H16B—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
H7A—C7—H7B | 109.5 | C12—C16—H16D | 109.5 |
C3—C7—H7C | 109.5 | H16A—C16—H16D | 141.1 |
H7A—C7—H7C | 109.5 | H16B—C16—H16D | 56.3 |
H7B—C7—H7C | 109.5 | H16C—C16—H16D | 56.3 |
N1—C8—C1 | 122.44 (13) | C12—C16—H16E | 109.5 |
N1—C8—H8 | 118.8 | H16A—C16—H16E | 56.3 |
C1—C8—H8 | 118.8 | H16B—C16—H16E | 141.1 |
C14—C9—C10 | 119.08 (13) | H16C—C16—H16E | 56.3 |
C14—C9—N1 | 124.33 (12) | H16D—C16—H16E | 109.5 |
C10—C9—N1 | 116.59 (12) | C12—C16—H16F | 109.5 |
C11—C10—C9 | 118.14 (13) | H16A—C16—H16F | 56.3 |
C11—C10—C15 | 120.79 (13) | H16B—C16—H16F | 56.3 |
C9—C10—C15 | 121.07 (13) | H16C—C16—H16F | 141.1 |
C10—C11—C12 | 123.42 (13) | H16D—C16—H16F | 109.5 |
C10—C11—H11 | 118.3 | H16E—C16—H16F | 109.5 |
C12—C11—H11 | 118.3 | C8—N1—C9 | 123.26 (12) |
C13—C12—C11 | 117.05 (14) | C2—O1—H1 | 101.3 (12) |
C6—C1—C2—O1 | 179.58 (14) | C14—C9—C10—C11 | −0.1 (2) |
C8—C1—C2—O1 | −0.3 (2) | N1—C9—C10—C11 | −179.26 (13) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 0.3 (2) | C14—C9—C10—C15 | 179.56 (15) |
C8—C1—C2—C3 | −179.57 (13) | N1—C9—C10—C15 | 0.4 (2) |
O1—C2—C3—C4 | −179.75 (14) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | −0.1 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.4 (2) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | −179.76 (15) |
O1—C2—C3—C7 | −0.4 (2) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.2 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—C7 | 178.92 (15) | C10—C11—C12—C16 | −179.85 (14) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.4 (2) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −0.1 (2) |
C7—C3—C4—C5 | −178.92 (17) | C16—C12—C13—C14 | 179.93 (14) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.2 (3) | C12—C13—C14—C9 | 0.0 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 0.0 (3) | C10—C9—C14—C13 | 0.2 (2) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −0.1 (2) | N1—C9—C14—C13 | 179.27 (14) |
C8—C1—C6—C5 | 179.76 (15) | C1—C8—N1—C9 | −179.25 (13) |
C6—C1—C8—N1 | 179.29 (14) | C14—C9—N1—C8 | 5.4 (2) |
C2—C1—C8—N1 | −0.9 (2) | C10—C9—N1—C8 | −175.44 (14) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1···N1 | 0.98 (2) | 1.65 (2) | 2.5883 (16) | 157.3 (18) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H17NO |
Mr | 239.31 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 296 |
a, b, c (Å) | 18.1448 (11), 4.7141 (3), 15.7151 (8) |
β (°) | 99.646 (4) |
V (Å3) | 1325.21 (13) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.07 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.80 × 0.40 × 0.15 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Stoe IPDS II diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Integration (X-RED32; Stoe & Cie, 2002) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.963, 0.990 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 18038, 2732, 1808 |
Rint | 0.058 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.628 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.044, 0.120, 1.01 |
No. of reflections | 2732 |
No. of parameters | 169 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.10, −0.14 |
Computer programs: X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2002), X-RED32 (Stoe & Cie, 2002), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1···N1 | 0.98 (2) | 1.65 (2) | 2.5883 (16) | 157.3 (18) |
Acknowledgements
This study was supported financially by the Research Center of Ondokuz Mayıs University (Project No. F-476). The authors acknowledge the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Turkey, for the use of the Stoe IPDS II diffractometer (purchased under grant No. F279 of the University Research Fund).
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Schiff bases, i.e., compounds having a double C=N bond, are used as starting materials in the synthesis of important drugs, such as antibiotics, antiallergic, antiphlogistic, and antitumor substances (Barton et al., 1979; Layer, 1963; Ingold 1969). They also have a wide ranage of industrial uses such as dyes and pigments (Taggi et al., 2002). Schiff bases have also been employed as ligands for the complexation of metal ions (Aydoğan et al., 2001). Two characteristic properties of Schiff bases, are photochromism and thermochromism (Cohen et al., 1964). In general, Schiff bases display two possible tautomeric forms, the phenol-imine (OH) and the keto-amine (NH) forms. Depending on the tautomers, two types of intramolecular hydrogen bonds are observed: O—H···N in the phenol-imines and N—H···O in keto-amine tautomers.
In the title compound (I, Fig. 1), the molecule is almost planar with a dihedral angle between the aromatic rings [C1/C6 and C9/C14] of 4.61 (4)°. The imino group is coplanar with the hydroxyphenyl ring as it is shown by the C2—C1—C8—N1 torsion angle of -0.9 (2)°. The O—H and C=N bond lengths confirm that (I) exhibits the enol-imine tautomer. The length of the C8=N1 double bond is 1.272 (2) Å which is slightly shorter than the standard value of 1.28 Å but it is consistent with the related sturucture (Köysal et al., 2007). It is also known that Schiff bases may exhibit thermochromism depending on the planarity or non-planarity of the molecule, respectively (Moustakali-Mavridis et al., 1978). Therefore, the title compound may exhibit thermochromic properties.
The phenol H atom forms a strong intramolecular O1—H1···N1 hydrogen bond with the imine N atom. (Table 1, Fig. 1) which generates a six-membered ring, producing a S(6) ring motif (Bernstein et al., 1995), stabilizing the planarity of the molecular skeleton. A packing diagram for (I) with hydrogen bonding geometry is shown in figure 2.