organic compounds
4-Chloro-7-hydroxy-6-methyl-1,7-naphthyridin-8(7H)-one
aPfizer Global Research and Development, La Jolla Labs, 10770 Science Center Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA, and bDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
*Correspondence e-mail: alex.yanovsky@pfizer.com
The title compound, C9H7ClN2O2, was prepared by reaction of methyl 4-chloro-3-(prop-1-ynyl)picolinate with hydroxylamine in MeOH/KOH solution. The two essentially planar molecules which make up the have almost identical geometries and and are linked into dimeric aggregates via pairs of O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. These aggregates have almost perfect inversion symmetry; however, quite unusually, the inversion center of the dimer does not coincide with the crystallographic inversion center.
Related literature
For the synthesis, see: Knight et al. (2002). For the structures of related compounds with a similar bicyclic framework, see: Ikeura et al. (1998); Natsugari et al. (1995). For structural analysis, see: Spek (2009).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2007); 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/S1600536809050429/dn2516sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809050429/dn2516Isup2.hkl
Warm solutions (50°C) of hydroxylamine hydrochloride (199.0 mg, 2.86 mmol, 6 eq) in methanol (2.0 M, 1.43 ml) and potassium hydroxide (241.0 mg, 4.29 mmol, 9 eq) in methanol (4.0 M, 1.07 ml) were mixed; the resulting solution was cooled to below 40°C and potassium chloride precipitated out. The precipitate was filtered and the filtrate was added to a vial containing methyl 4-chloro-3-(prop-1-ynyl)picolinate (100.0 mg, 0.4770 mmol); the flask containing the filtrate was rinsed with an additional 1 ml of MeOH and added to the reaction vial. The resulting mixture was then heated to reflux. A precipitate formed within 20 minutes. The reaction was monitored by LCMS; after consumption of starting material (about 75 min), the mixture was removed from heat and cooled to room temperature, diluted with ether and the precipitate was collected. To the precipitate was added minimal amount of acetic acid to quench the mixture. The mixture was then triturated in ethyl acetate and filtered. The filtrate was collected, concentrated and the solid dried to give 26 mg (26%) of the title compound. A small sample was dissolved in methanol:dichloromethane (1:1) and heated at 50°C to dryness to obtain crystals of sufficient quality for X-ray diffraction experiment. LC—MS m/z (% relative intensity, ion): 211.0 (100.0%), 213.0 (32.0%), 212.0 (9.9%), 214.0 (3.2%). 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δ p.p.m. 2.46 (s, 3H) 6.67 (br. s., 1H) 7.88 (br. s., 1H) 8.65 (br. s., 1H) 11.62 (br. s., 1H).
All H atoms were placed in geometrically calculated positions (C—H 0.98 Å and 0.95 Å for methyl and aromatic CH-groups; O—H 0.84 Å) and included in the
in riding motion approximation. The Uiso(H) were set to 1.2Ueq of the carrying atom (1.5Ueq for methyl and hydroxyl H atoms).Two independent molecules in the structure of the title compound are related by almost ideal non-crystallographic inversion center, which prompted us to perform additional checks on the presence of higher genuine symmetry by careful inspection of atomic coordinates as well as by using ADDSYM option in PLATON (Spek, 2009). Nevertheless, no unaccounted
was detected.Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); 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).C9H7ClN2O2 | F(000) = 864 |
Mr = 210.62 | Dx = 1.660 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.54178 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 4820 reflections |
a = 9.3983 (4) Å | θ = 4.7–67.9° |
b = 13.8786 (5) Å | µ = 3.80 mm−1 |
c = 13.5643 (5) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 107.663 (3)° | Block, light yellow |
V = 1685.86 (11) Å3 | 0.14 × 0.12 × 0.08 mm |
Z = 8 |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3061 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2420 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.032 |
phi and ω scans | θmax = 68.1°, θmin = 4.7° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) | h = −11→11 |
Tmin = 0.618, Tmax = 0.751 | k = −13→16 |
12070 measured reflections | l = −16→16 |
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)] = 0.042 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.115 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0643P)2 + 0.6521P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3061 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
255 parameters | Δρmax = 0.50 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.41 e Å−3 |
C9H7ClN2O2 | V = 1685.86 (11) Å3 |
Mr = 210.62 | Z = 8 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Cu Kα radiation |
a = 9.3983 (4) Å | µ = 3.80 mm−1 |
b = 13.8786 (5) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 13.5643 (5) Å | 0.14 × 0.12 × 0.08 mm |
β = 107.663 (3)° |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3061 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) | 2420 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.618, Tmax = 0.751 | Rint = 0.032 |
12070 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.042 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.115 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.50 e Å−3 |
3061 reflections | Δρmin = −0.41 e Å−3 |
255 parameters |
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds 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 | ||
Cl11 | −0.07931 (6) | 0.29765 (4) | 0.57976 (4) | 0.02505 (17) | |
O11 | 0.62329 (17) | 0.16036 (11) | 0.68417 (13) | 0.0229 (4) | |
H11C | 0.6950 | 0.1993 | 0.6968 | 0.034* | |
O12 | 0.62280 (17) | 0.34923 (11) | 0.68384 (12) | 0.0220 (4) | |
N11 | 0.3605 (2) | 0.45541 (13) | 0.64550 (14) | 0.0199 (4) | |
N12 | 0.4903 (2) | 0.21085 (13) | 0.66186 (14) | 0.0175 (4) | |
C11 | 0.2323 (2) | 0.50128 (17) | 0.63118 (17) | 0.0213 (5) | |
H11A | 0.2343 | 0.5697 | 0.6337 | 0.026* | |
C12 | 0.0938 (3) | 0.45514 (17) | 0.61247 (16) | 0.0210 (5) | |
H12A | 0.0051 | 0.4912 | 0.6045 | 0.025* | |
C13 | 0.0903 (2) | 0.35705 (17) | 0.60603 (16) | 0.0186 (5) | |
C14 | 0.2232 (2) | 0.30333 (16) | 0.62197 (16) | 0.0171 (5) | |
C15 | 0.2303 (2) | 0.20137 (16) | 0.61942 (16) | 0.0179 (5) | |
H15A | 0.1406 | 0.1649 | 0.6033 | 0.021* | |
C16 | 0.3631 (2) | 0.15509 (16) | 0.63963 (16) | 0.0171 (5) | |
C17 | 0.4990 (2) | 0.30963 (16) | 0.66367 (16) | 0.0174 (5) | |
C18 | 0.3550 (2) | 0.35808 (16) | 0.64246 (16) | 0.0166 (5) | |
C19 | 0.3820 (3) | 0.04884 (15) | 0.63766 (17) | 0.0204 (5) | |
H19A | 0.2837 | 0.0179 | 0.6165 | 0.031* | |
H19B | 0.4390 | 0.0263 | 0.7068 | 0.031* | |
H19C | 0.4358 | 0.0323 | 0.5884 | 0.031* | |
Cl21 | 1.58399 (6) | 0.29188 (4) | 0.92532 (4) | 0.02425 (17) | |
O21 | 0.87294 (17) | 0.40291 (12) | 0.82957 (13) | 0.0275 (4) | |
H21C | 0.8044 | 0.3616 | 0.8176 | 0.041* | |
O22 | 0.88743 (17) | 0.21429 (11) | 0.81342 (12) | 0.0228 (4) | |
N21 | 1.1594 (2) | 0.11748 (14) | 0.85899 (14) | 0.0202 (4) | |
N22 | 1.0090 (2) | 0.35700 (13) | 0.84478 (14) | 0.0187 (4) | |
C21 | 1.2917 (3) | 0.07633 (17) | 0.87918 (17) | 0.0213 (5) | |
H21A | 1.2960 | 0.0079 | 0.8789 | 0.026* | |
C22 | 1.4260 (3) | 0.12739 (17) | 0.90091 (17) | 0.0221 (5) | |
H22A | 1.5186 | 0.0944 | 0.9153 | 0.026* | |
C23 | 1.4211 (2) | 0.22576 (17) | 0.90105 (16) | 0.0188 (5) | |
C24 | 1.2824 (2) | 0.27445 (16) | 0.88048 (16) | 0.0163 (5) | |
C25 | 1.2672 (2) | 0.37650 (16) | 0.88112 (16) | 0.0175 (5) | |
H25A | 1.3531 | 0.4161 | 0.8929 | 0.021* | |
C26 | 1.1319 (3) | 0.41747 (16) | 0.86517 (17) | 0.0180 (5) | |
C27 | 1.0071 (2) | 0.25806 (16) | 0.83737 (17) | 0.0184 (5) | |
C28 | 1.1554 (2) | 0.21492 (16) | 0.86006 (16) | 0.0167 (5) | |
C29 | 1.1054 (3) | 0.52295 (16) | 0.86981 (18) | 0.0225 (5) | |
H29A | 1.2003 | 0.5575 | 0.8825 | 0.034* | |
H29B | 1.0629 | 0.5364 | 0.9260 | 0.034* | |
H29C | 1.0357 | 0.5443 | 0.8039 | 0.034* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Cl11 | 0.0151 (3) | 0.0280 (3) | 0.0313 (3) | −0.0015 (2) | 0.0058 (2) | 0.0012 (2) |
O11 | 0.0132 (8) | 0.0163 (8) | 0.0371 (9) | 0.0040 (6) | 0.0046 (7) | 0.0022 (7) |
O12 | 0.0165 (8) | 0.0176 (8) | 0.0311 (9) | −0.0031 (7) | 0.0061 (7) | 0.0023 (7) |
N11 | 0.0227 (10) | 0.0143 (9) | 0.0217 (10) | 0.0003 (8) | 0.0052 (8) | 0.0002 (8) |
N12 | 0.0155 (10) | 0.0133 (9) | 0.0238 (10) | 0.0022 (7) | 0.0059 (8) | 0.0011 (8) |
C11 | 0.0249 (12) | 0.0154 (11) | 0.0222 (11) | 0.0031 (10) | 0.0050 (9) | −0.0002 (9) |
C12 | 0.0209 (12) | 0.0219 (12) | 0.0201 (11) | 0.0072 (10) | 0.0059 (9) | −0.0002 (9) |
C13 | 0.0173 (11) | 0.0207 (12) | 0.0172 (11) | 0.0007 (9) | 0.0041 (9) | 0.0005 (9) |
C14 | 0.0190 (12) | 0.0173 (11) | 0.0163 (11) | 0.0008 (9) | 0.0070 (9) | 0.0007 (9) |
C15 | 0.0171 (11) | 0.0174 (11) | 0.0189 (11) | −0.0040 (9) | 0.0050 (9) | −0.0010 (9) |
C16 | 0.0199 (11) | 0.0154 (11) | 0.0156 (10) | −0.0022 (9) | 0.0048 (9) | 0.0007 (9) |
C17 | 0.0188 (11) | 0.0163 (11) | 0.0177 (11) | 0.0012 (9) | 0.0062 (9) | 0.0019 (9) |
C18 | 0.0189 (12) | 0.0139 (11) | 0.0167 (11) | 0.0002 (9) | 0.0051 (9) | 0.0001 (9) |
C19 | 0.0230 (11) | 0.0133 (11) | 0.0223 (11) | −0.0006 (9) | 0.0033 (9) | −0.0001 (9) |
Cl21 | 0.0159 (3) | 0.0256 (3) | 0.0303 (3) | −0.0007 (2) | 0.0057 (2) | 0.0016 (2) |
O21 | 0.0126 (8) | 0.0200 (8) | 0.0473 (11) | 0.0039 (7) | 0.0053 (7) | −0.0038 (8) |
O22 | 0.0171 (8) | 0.0211 (8) | 0.0297 (9) | −0.0029 (7) | 0.0063 (7) | 0.0010 (7) |
N21 | 0.0248 (10) | 0.0143 (9) | 0.0217 (10) | 0.0000 (8) | 0.0074 (8) | −0.0010 (8) |
N22 | 0.0150 (9) | 0.0149 (10) | 0.0255 (10) | 0.0037 (8) | 0.0051 (8) | −0.0004 (8) |
C21 | 0.0255 (12) | 0.0147 (11) | 0.0234 (12) | 0.0033 (10) | 0.0069 (10) | −0.0004 (9) |
C22 | 0.0231 (12) | 0.0199 (12) | 0.0244 (12) | 0.0065 (10) | 0.0089 (10) | 0.0018 (10) |
C23 | 0.0172 (11) | 0.0221 (12) | 0.0167 (11) | 0.0000 (9) | 0.0045 (9) | 0.0000 (9) |
C24 | 0.0188 (12) | 0.0163 (11) | 0.0138 (11) | 0.0012 (9) | 0.0050 (9) | 0.0009 (9) |
C25 | 0.0184 (11) | 0.0164 (11) | 0.0174 (11) | −0.0018 (9) | 0.0047 (9) | −0.0005 (9) |
C26 | 0.0204 (11) | 0.0149 (11) | 0.0191 (11) | −0.0014 (9) | 0.0065 (9) | 0.0012 (9) |
C27 | 0.0191 (12) | 0.0170 (11) | 0.0190 (11) | 0.0000 (9) | 0.0057 (9) | 0.0017 (9) |
C28 | 0.0182 (12) | 0.0161 (11) | 0.0166 (11) | −0.0014 (9) | 0.0061 (9) | −0.0010 (9) |
C29 | 0.0236 (12) | 0.0155 (12) | 0.0268 (12) | 0.0013 (10) | 0.0053 (10) | 0.0001 (10) |
Cl11—C13 | 1.733 (2) | Cl21—C23 | 1.729 (2) |
O11—N12 | 1.384 (2) | O21—N22 | 1.387 (2) |
O11—H11C | 0.8400 | O21—H21C | 0.8405 |
O12—C17 | 1.240 (3) | O22—C27 | 1.232 (3) |
N11—C11 | 1.323 (3) | N21—C21 | 1.320 (3) |
N11—C18 | 1.352 (3) | N21—C28 | 1.353 (3) |
N12—C17 | 1.373 (3) | N22—C27 | 1.377 (3) |
N12—C16 | 1.378 (3) | N22—C26 | 1.386 (3) |
C11—C12 | 1.403 (3) | C21—C22 | 1.399 (3) |
C11—H11A | 0.9500 | C21—H21A | 0.9500 |
C12—C13 | 1.364 (3) | C22—C23 | 1.366 (3) |
C12—H12A | 0.9500 | C22—H22A | 0.9500 |
C13—C14 | 1.414 (3) | C23—C24 | 1.419 (3) |
C14—C18 | 1.407 (3) | C24—C28 | 1.408 (3) |
C14—C15 | 1.418 (3) | C24—C25 | 1.424 (3) |
C15—C16 | 1.356 (3) | C25—C26 | 1.349 (3) |
C15—H15A | 0.9500 | C25—H25A | 0.9500 |
C16—C19 | 1.486 (3) | C26—C29 | 1.489 (3) |
C17—C18 | 1.459 (3) | C27—C28 | 1.462 (3) |
C19—H19A | 0.9800 | C29—H29A | 0.9800 |
C19—H19B | 0.9800 | C29—H29B | 0.9800 |
C19—H19C | 0.9800 | C29—H29C | 0.9800 |
N12—O11—H11C | 109.5 | N22—O21—H21C | 109.5 |
C11—N11—C18 | 116.9 (2) | C21—N21—C28 | 117.2 (2) |
C17—N12—C16 | 127.42 (19) | C27—N22—C26 | 127.62 (19) |
C17—N12—O11 | 117.17 (18) | C27—N22—O21 | 117.13 (18) |
C16—N12—O11 | 115.41 (17) | C26—N22—O21 | 115.25 (17) |
N11—C11—C12 | 124.1 (2) | N21—C21—C22 | 123.9 (2) |
N11—C11—H11A | 118.0 | N21—C21—H21A | 118.0 |
C12—C11—H11A | 118.0 | C22—C21—H21A | 118.0 |
C13—C12—C11 | 118.1 (2) | C23—C22—C21 | 118.5 (2) |
C13—C12—H12A | 121.0 | C23—C22—H22A | 120.7 |
C11—C12—H12A | 121.0 | C21—C22—H22A | 120.7 |
C12—C13—C14 | 120.9 (2) | C22—C23—C24 | 120.4 (2) |
C12—C13—Cl11 | 119.42 (18) | C22—C23—Cl21 | 120.15 (18) |
C14—C13—Cl11 | 119.71 (18) | C24—C23—Cl21 | 119.49 (18) |
C18—C14—C13 | 115.4 (2) | C28—C24—C23 | 115.6 (2) |
C18—C14—C15 | 119.9 (2) | C28—C24—C25 | 120.3 (2) |
C13—C14—C15 | 124.6 (2) | C23—C24—C25 | 124.1 (2) |
C16—C15—C14 | 121.0 (2) | C26—C25—C24 | 120.7 (2) |
C16—C15—H15A | 119.5 | C26—C25—H25A | 119.7 |
C14—C15—H15A | 119.5 | C24—C25—H25A | 119.7 |
C15—C16—N12 | 117.5 (2) | C25—C26—N22 | 117.7 (2) |
C15—C16—C19 | 125.0 (2) | C25—C26—C29 | 124.7 (2) |
N12—C16—C19 | 117.43 (19) | N22—C26—C29 | 117.6 (2) |
O12—C17—N12 | 119.6 (2) | O22—C27—N22 | 120.1 (2) |
O12—C17—C18 | 126.2 (2) | O22—C27—C28 | 126.1 (2) |
N12—C17—C18 | 114.20 (19) | N22—C27—C28 | 113.74 (19) |
N11—C18—C14 | 124.6 (2) | N21—C28—C24 | 124.4 (2) |
N11—C18—C17 | 115.49 (19) | N21—C28—C27 | 115.7 (2) |
C14—C18—C17 | 119.9 (2) | C24—C28—C27 | 119.9 (2) |
C16—C19—H19A | 109.5 | C26—C29—H29A | 109.5 |
C16—C19—H19B | 109.5 | C26—C29—H29B | 109.5 |
H19A—C19—H19B | 109.5 | H29A—C29—H29B | 109.5 |
C16—C19—H19C | 109.5 | C26—C29—H29C | 109.5 |
H19A—C19—H19C | 109.5 | H29A—C29—H29C | 109.5 |
H19B—C19—H19C | 109.5 | H29B—C29—H29C | 109.5 |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O11—H11C···O22 | 0.84 | 2.02 | 2.675 (2) | 134 |
O21—H21C···O12 | 0.84 | 2.09 | 2.677 (2) | 127 |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C9H7ClN2O2 |
Mr | 210.62 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 9.3983 (4), 13.8786 (5), 13.5643 (5) |
β (°) | 107.663 (3) |
V (Å3) | 1685.86 (11) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Cu Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 3.80 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.14 × 0.12 × 0.08 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.618, 0.751 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 12070, 3061, 2420 |
Rint | 0.032 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.602 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.042, 0.115, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 3061 |
No. of parameters | 255 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.50, −0.41 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007), SAINT (Bruker, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O11—H11C···O22 | 0.84 | 2.02 | 2.675 (2) | 134 |
O21—H21C···O12 | 0.84 | 2.09 | 2.677 (2) | 127 |
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The title compound was obtained using the reaction of of methyl 4-chloro-3-(prop-1-ynyl)picolinate with hydroxylamine in MeOH/KOH solution (Knight et al., 2002). The structural formula of the product was confirmed by the present study (Fig. 1).
There are two independent molecules in the structure, which show almost identical geometry. The molecules are essentially planar (with the exception of methyl H atoms) and their parameters are quite similar to those found in related structures with analogous carbon-nitrogen bicyclic framework (Ikeura et al., 1998; Natsugari et al., 1995). To the best of our knowledge, however, this is the first structurally characterized system of this kind with the O-substitution at the N atom next to C=O group.
The molecules in the asymmetric unit of the title compound are linked into dimeric aggregates via H-bonds (Table 1). These aggregates have almost ideal inversion symmetry, however, quite unusually, the inversion center of the dimer does not coincide with the crystallographic inversion center.