organic compounds
3-Methyl-1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-a]phthalazine monohydrate
aDepartment of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Grunwaldzka 6, 60-780 Poznań, Poland, bDepartment of Studies in Chemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006, India, and cSequent Scientific Ltd, New Mangalore 575 011, India
*Correspondence e-mail: mkubicki@amu.edu.pl
In the 10H8N4·H2O, the organic molecules are approximately planar [maximum deviation from the least-squares plane = 0.041 (2) Å]. Two molecules are connected by two water molecules via O—H⋯N hydrogen bonding into dimers, which are located around centres of inversion. In the crystal, molecules are stacked in the a-axis direction, with mean distances between the π systems of 3.43 (1) and 3.46 (1) Å [centroid–centroid distances are 3.604 (2) and 3.591 (2) Å].
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For general background to phthalazines, see: Cheng et al. (1999); Coates (1999); De Stevens (1981); Shubin et al. (2004); Tarzia et al. (1989); Yatani et al. (2001). For related structures, see: Boulanger et al. (1991); Burton-Pye et al. (2005); Zimmer et al. (1995). For a description of the Cambridge Structural Database, see: Allen (2002).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrysAlis Pro (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); cell CrysAlis Pro; data reduction: CrysAlis Pro; program(s) used to solve structure: SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1993); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: XP (Siemens, 1989); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
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1-Hydrazinophthalazine (2 g, 12.5 mmol) in 10 ml acetic acid was refluxed for 4 h. The reaction mixture was quenched to ice cold water and the solid separated was collected by filteration. The solid obtained was crystallized from methanol. Crystals for x-ray measurements were grown by a slow evaporation of ethyl acetate solution (m.p.: 421–423 K).
Hydrogen atoms from the methyl group were placed in idealized positions and were refined as riding model with Uiso values set at 1.5 times Ueq of their carrier carbon atom. All other hydrogen atoms, including those from water molecule, were freely refined.
The practical interest upon phthalazine derivatives is based on their widespread applications (Coates, 1999). They are commonly used as ligands in transition metal catalysis (e.g., Yatani et al., 2001), as chemiluminescent materials (Shubin et al., 2004) and for optical applications (Cheng et al., 1999). The chemistry of phthalazine derivatives has been of increasing interest since many of these compounds have found chemotherapeutic applications, especially as antihypertensive agents (De Stevens, 1981). 3-substituted 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-a]phthalazines have been described as high affinity ligands for benzodiazepine receptor site (e.g., Tarzia et al., 1989).
In the Cambridge Database (Allen, 2002; ver. 5.30, November 2008) there are only four structures with 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-a]phthalazine units. This includes 3-chloromethyl-1,2,4-triazolophthalazine (Burton-Pye et al., 2005), 3-(p-methoxyphenyl)triazolo(4,3 - a)phthalazine (Boulanger et al., 1991), 3-(p-methoxyphenyl)-6-(N,N-bis(2-methoxyethyl)amino)triazolo(4,3 - a)phthalazine (Boulanger et al., 1991), and 3-butyl-s-triazolo(3,4 - a)phthalazine (Zimmer et al., 1995). Here we present the X-ray structural analysis of the hydrate of 3-methyl[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-a]phthalazine.
The molecules are almost planar with maximum deviation from the least-squares plane through all 13 ring atoms of 0.041 (2) Å (Fig. 1). The dihedral angle between the planes of the phenyl and the 1,2,4-triazole rings amount to 2.84 (7)°.
In the crystal the principal motif is built of two molecules of 3-methyl[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-a]phthalazine and two water molecules, which are connected by means of O—H···N hydrogen bonds into centrosymmetric dimers which can be described according to the graph set notation as R44(10), cf. (Fig. 2). The planar molecules are stacked in a head-to-tail manner in the direction of the crystallographic a-axis with distances between the subsequent mean planes of 3.43 (1)Å and 3.46 (1)Å.
For general background to phthalazines, see: Cheng et al. (1999); Coates (1999); De Stevens (1981); Shubin et al. (2004); Tarzia et al. (1989); Yatani et al. (2001). For related structures, see: Boulanger et al. (1991); Burton-Pye et al. (2005); Zimmer et al. (1995). For a description of the Cambridge Structural Database, see: Allen (2002).
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1993); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: XP (Siemens, 1989); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).C10H8N4·H2O | Z = 2 |
Mr = 202.22 | F(000) = 212 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.405 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.5418 Å |
a = 7.3009 (9) Å | Cell parameters from 2647 reflections |
b = 7.9253 (9) Å | θ = 6.4–75.6° |
c = 9.2755 (10) Å | µ = 0.80 mm−1 |
α = 109.663 (10)° | T = 295 K |
β = 104.91 (1)° | Block, colourless |
γ = 95.830 (9)° | 0.4 × 0.2 × 0.1 mm |
V = 477.83 (10) Å3 |
Oxford Diffraction SuperNova (single source at offset) Atlas diffractometer | 1772 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Nova (Cu) X-ray Source | 1615 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Mirror monochromator | Rint = 0.024 |
Detector resolution: 5.2679 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 70.0°, θmin = 6.4° |
ω scans | h = −7→8 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) | k = −9→9 |
Tmin = 0.831, Tmax = 0.932 | l = −10→11 |
2893 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)] = 0.057 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.147 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.12 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.07P)2 + 0.128P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
1772 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
164 parameters | Δρmax = 0.20 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.17 e Å−3 |
C10H8N4·H2O | γ = 95.830 (9)° |
Mr = 202.22 | V = 477.83 (10) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 7.3009 (9) Å | Cu Kα radiation |
b = 7.9253 (9) Å | µ = 0.80 mm−1 |
c = 9.2755 (10) Å | T = 295 K |
α = 109.663 (10)° | 0.4 × 0.2 × 0.1 mm |
β = 104.91 (1)° |
Oxford Diffraction SuperNova (single source at offset) Atlas diffractometer | 1772 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) | 1615 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.831, Tmax = 0.932 | Rint = 0.024 |
2893 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.057 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.147 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.12 | Δρmax = 0.20 e Å−3 |
1772 reflections | Δρmin = −0.17 e Å−3 |
164 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 | ||
N1 | 0.0820 (2) | 0.4413 (2) | 0.25290 (18) | 0.0576 (5) | |
N2 | −0.0116 (2) | 0.2599 (2) | 0.16838 (18) | 0.0585 (5) | |
C3 | 0.0258 (2) | 0.1699 (3) | 0.2642 (2) | 0.0504 (4) | |
C31 | −0.0377 (3) | −0.0275 (3) | 0.2252 (2) | 0.0629 (5) | |
H31A | −0.1301 | −0.0825 | 0.1193 | 0.094* | |
H31B | −0.0966 | −0.0436 | 0.3024 | 0.094* | |
H31C | 0.0722 | −0.0847 | 0.2287 | 0.094* | |
N4 | 0.1420 (2) | 0.2902 (2) | 0.41193 (16) | 0.0455 (4) | |
N5 | 0.2127 (2) | 0.2489 (2) | 0.54647 (17) | 0.0530 (4) | |
C6 | 0.3218 (3) | 0.3879 (3) | 0.6698 (2) | 0.0533 (5) | |
H6 | 0.372 (3) | 0.360 (3) | 0.765 (3) | 0.070 (6)* | |
C7 | 0.3736 (2) | 0.5716 (2) | 0.6764 (2) | 0.0477 (4) | |
C8 | 0.4993 (3) | 0.7118 (3) | 0.8151 (2) | 0.0562 (5) | |
H8 | 0.557 (4) | 0.683 (3) | 0.913 (3) | 0.080 (7)* | |
C9 | 0.5466 (3) | 0.8835 (3) | 0.8153 (3) | 0.0600 (5) | |
H9 | 0.636 (3) | 0.978 (3) | 0.909 (3) | 0.067 (6)* | |
C10 | 0.4682 (3) | 0.9207 (3) | 0.6786 (3) | 0.0613 (5) | |
H10 | 0.506 (4) | 1.043 (4) | 0.685 (3) | 0.080 (7)* | |
C11 | 0.3434 (3) | 0.7866 (3) | 0.5412 (2) | 0.0573 (5) | |
H11 | 0.283 (3) | 0.805 (3) | 0.447 (3) | 0.074 (7)* | |
C12 | 0.2970 (2) | 0.6096 (2) | 0.5382 (2) | 0.0467 (4) | |
C13 | 0.1741 (2) | 0.4575 (3) | 0.4000 (2) | 0.0466 (4) | |
O1W | 0.2725 (3) | 0.6362 (3) | 0.0877 (2) | 0.0876 (6) | |
H1W2 | 0.198 (6) | 0.571 (6) | 0.125 (5) | 0.143 (14)* | |
H1W1 | 0.197 (4) | 0.662 (4) | 0.018 (4) | 0.092 (9)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
N1 | 0.0568 (9) | 0.0734 (11) | 0.0449 (8) | 0.0125 (8) | 0.0080 (7) | 0.0313 (8) |
N2 | 0.0558 (9) | 0.0759 (11) | 0.0431 (8) | 0.0143 (8) | 0.0092 (6) | 0.0263 (8) |
C3 | 0.0470 (9) | 0.0637 (11) | 0.0399 (9) | 0.0137 (8) | 0.0129 (7) | 0.0185 (8) |
C31 | 0.0655 (12) | 0.0629 (12) | 0.0510 (10) | 0.0102 (9) | 0.0132 (9) | 0.0145 (9) |
N4 | 0.0483 (8) | 0.0565 (8) | 0.0363 (7) | 0.0158 (6) | 0.0120 (6) | 0.0228 (6) |
N5 | 0.0653 (9) | 0.0569 (9) | 0.0416 (8) | 0.0159 (7) | 0.0124 (7) | 0.0265 (7) |
C6 | 0.0634 (11) | 0.0610 (11) | 0.0382 (9) | 0.0159 (8) | 0.0103 (8) | 0.0253 (8) |
C7 | 0.0495 (9) | 0.0572 (10) | 0.0413 (9) | 0.0157 (7) | 0.0159 (7) | 0.0218 (8) |
C8 | 0.0594 (11) | 0.0645 (11) | 0.0429 (9) | 0.0142 (9) | 0.0142 (8) | 0.0191 (8) |
C9 | 0.0565 (11) | 0.0608 (11) | 0.0555 (11) | 0.0067 (9) | 0.0189 (9) | 0.0136 (9) |
C10 | 0.0616 (11) | 0.0558 (11) | 0.0717 (13) | 0.0122 (9) | 0.0251 (10) | 0.0274 (10) |
C11 | 0.0586 (11) | 0.0634 (11) | 0.0599 (11) | 0.0164 (8) | 0.0184 (9) | 0.0345 (9) |
C12 | 0.0444 (8) | 0.0585 (10) | 0.0451 (9) | 0.0165 (7) | 0.0168 (7) | 0.0255 (8) |
C13 | 0.0454 (8) | 0.0595 (10) | 0.0435 (9) | 0.0164 (7) | 0.0150 (7) | 0.0275 (8) |
O1W | 0.0682 (10) | 0.1226 (15) | 0.0838 (12) | 0.0115 (9) | 0.0052 (8) | 0.0695 (12) |
N1—C13 | 1.312 (2) | C7—C8 | 1.398 (3) |
N1—N2 | 1.384 (2) | C7—C12 | 1.404 (2) |
N2—C3 | 1.309 (2) | C8—C9 | 1.369 (3) |
C3—N4 | 1.365 (2) | C8—H8 | 1.01 (3) |
C3—C31 | 1.476 (3) | C9—C10 | 1.391 (3) |
C31—H31A | 0.9600 | C9—H9 | 0.96 (2) |
C31—H31B | 0.9600 | C10—C11 | 1.370 (3) |
C31—H31C | 0.9600 | C10—H10 | 0.96 (3) |
N4—C13 | 1.369 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.399 (3) |
N4—N5 | 1.3818 (18) | C11—H11 | 0.94 (3) |
N5—C6 | 1.289 (2) | C12—C13 | 1.432 (3) |
C6—C7 | 1.443 (3) | O1W—H1W2 | 0.92 (5) |
C6—H6 | 0.97 (2) | O1W—H1W1 | 0.83 (3) |
C13—N1—N2 | 107.24 (15) | C12—C7—C6 | 118.75 (16) |
C3—N2—N1 | 108.84 (14) | C9—C8—C7 | 120.13 (18) |
N2—C3—N4 | 108.18 (16) | C9—C8—H8 | 121.1 (14) |
N2—C3—C31 | 127.98 (17) | C7—C8—H8 | 118.7 (14) |
N4—C3—C31 | 123.82 (16) | C8—C9—C10 | 120.41 (19) |
C3—C31—H31A | 109.5 | C8—C9—H9 | 119.8 (14) |
C3—C31—H31B | 109.5 | C10—C9—H9 | 119.8 (14) |
H31A—C31—H31B | 109.5 | C11—C10—C9 | 120.85 (19) |
C3—C31—H31C | 109.5 | C11—C10—H10 | 122.1 (15) |
H31A—C31—H31C | 109.5 | C9—C10—H10 | 117.0 (15) |
H31B—C31—H31C | 109.5 | C10—C11—C12 | 119.35 (18) |
C3—N4—C13 | 106.81 (14) | C10—C11—H11 | 124.5 (15) |
C3—N4—N5 | 126.01 (15) | C12—C11—H11 | 116.2 (15) |
C13—N4—N5 | 127.18 (15) | C11—C12—C7 | 120.10 (18) |
C6—N5—N4 | 113.22 (14) | C11—C12—C13 | 124.20 (16) |
N5—C6—C7 | 126.56 (16) | C7—C12—C13 | 115.70 (16) |
N5—C6—H6 | 113.6 (14) | N1—C13—N4 | 108.93 (16) |
C7—C6—H6 | 119.8 (14) | N1—C13—C12 | 132.48 (17) |
C8—C7—C12 | 119.14 (17) | N4—C13—C12 | 118.57 (15) |
C8—C7—C6 | 122.10 (16) | H1W2—O1W—H1W1 | 107 (3) |
C13—N1—N2—C3 | −0.4 (2) | C10—C11—C12—C7 | 1.7 (3) |
N1—N2—C3—N4 | 0.5 (2) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −177.70 (16) |
N1—N2—C3—C31 | −177.91 (17) | C8—C7—C12—C11 | −1.3 (3) |
N2—C3—N4—C13 | −0.45 (19) | C6—C7—C12—C11 | 179.58 (15) |
C31—C3—N4—C13 | 178.04 (16) | C8—C7—C12—C13 | 178.19 (14) |
N2—C3—N4—N5 | 179.64 (14) | C6—C7—C12—C13 | −0.9 (2) |
C31—C3—N4—N5 | −1.9 (3) | N2—N1—C13—N4 | 0.06 (19) |
C3—N4—N5—C6 | 178.98 (16) | N2—N1—C13—C12 | 178.52 (17) |
C13—N4—N5—C6 | −0.9 (2) | C3—N4—C13—N1 | 0.23 (19) |
N4—N5—C6—C7 | −0.6 (3) | N5—N4—C13—N1 | −179.86 (14) |
N5—C6—C7—C8 | −177.53 (18) | C3—N4—C13—C12 | −178.47 (13) |
N5—C6—C7—C12 | 1.6 (3) | N5—N4—C13—C12 | 1.4 (3) |
C12—C7—C8—C9 | 0.0 (3) | C11—C12—C13—N1 | 0.7 (3) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | 179.10 (17) | C7—C12—C13—N1 | −178.71 (17) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | 0.8 (3) | C11—C12—C13—N4 | 179.08 (15) |
C8—C9—C10—C11 | −0.4 (3) | C7—C12—C13—N4 | −0.4 (2) |
C9—C10—C11—C12 | −0.9 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1W—H1W2···N1 | 0.92 (5) | 2.08 (5) | 2.987 (2) | 168 (4) |
O1W—H1W1···N2i | 0.83 (3) | 2.21 (3) | 3.043 (2) | 177 (3) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y+1, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C10H8N4·H2O |
Mr | 202.22 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 295 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.3009 (9), 7.9253 (9), 9.2755 (10) |
α, β, γ (°) | 109.663 (10), 104.91 (1), 95.830 (9) |
V (Å3) | 477.83 (10) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Cu Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.80 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.4 × 0.2 × 0.1 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction SuperNova (single source at offset) Atlas |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.831, 0.932 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 2893, 1772, 1615 |
Rint | 0.024 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.609 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.057, 0.147, 1.12 |
No. of reflections | 1772 |
No. of parameters | 164 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.20, −0.17 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009), SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1993), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), XP (Siemens, 1989).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1W—H1W2···N1 | 0.92 (5) | 2.08 (5) | 2.987 (2) | 168 (4) |
O1W—H1W1···N2i | 0.83 (3) | 2.21 (3) | 3.043 (2) | 177 (3) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y+1, −z. |
Acknowledgements
CSC thanks the University of Mysore for research facilities.
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The practical interest upon phthalazine derivatives is based on their widespread applications (Coates, 1999). They are commonly used as ligands in transition metal catalysis (e.g., Yatani et al., 2001), as chemiluminescent materials (Shubin et al., 2004) and for optical applications (Cheng et al., 1999). The chemistry of phthalazine derivatives has been of increasing interest since many of these compounds have found chemotherapeutic applications, especially as antihypertensive agents (De Stevens, 1981). 3-substituted 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-a]phthalazines have been described as high affinity ligands for benzodiazepine receptor site (e.g., Tarzia et al., 1989).
In the Cambridge Database (Allen, 2002; ver. 5.30, November 2008) there are only four structures with 1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-a]phthalazine units. This includes 3-chloromethyl-1,2,4-triazolophthalazine (Burton-Pye et al., 2005), 3-(p-methoxyphenyl)triazolo(4,3 - a)phthalazine (Boulanger et al., 1991), 3-(p-methoxyphenyl)-6-(N,N-bis(2-methoxyethyl)amino)triazolo(4,3 - a)phthalazine (Boulanger et al., 1991), and 3-butyl-s-triazolo(3,4 - a)phthalazine (Zimmer et al., 1995). Here we present the X-ray structural analysis of the hydrate of 3-methyl[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-a]phthalazine.
The molecules are almost planar with maximum deviation from the least-squares plane through all 13 ring atoms of 0.041 (2) Å (Fig. 1). The dihedral angle between the planes of the phenyl and the 1,2,4-triazole rings amount to 2.84 (7)°.
In the crystal the principal motif is built of two molecules of 3-methyl[1,2,4]triazolo[3,4-a]phthalazine and two water molecules, which are connected by means of O—H···N hydrogen bonds into centrosymmetric dimers which can be described according to the graph set notation as R44(10), cf. (Fig. 2). The planar molecules are stacked in a head-to-tail manner in the direction of the crystallographic a-axis with distances between the subsequent mean planes of 3.43 (1)Å and 3.46 (1)Å.