organic compounds
7-Chloro-2-[1-(4-methoxyphenyl)pyrazol-4-yl]-3,3-dimethyl-3H-indole
aThe School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, England, bFaculty of Petroleum Chemistry, Urmia University of Technology, Urmia, Iran, and cDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Urmia, Urmia 57135, Iran
*Correspondence e-mail: mmbaradarani@yahoo.com
In the title compound, C20H18ClN3O, the dihedral angle between the pyrazole and the 3H-indole components is only 13.28 (6)°, indicating that there is conjugation between the two heterocyclic subunits. The N-methoxyphenyl unit makes a dihedral angle of 25.10 (7)° with the pyrazole ring.
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2002); 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/S1600536809052581/ez2195sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809052581/ez2195Isup2.hkl
A mixture of 7-chloro-3,3-dimethyl-2,3-dihydroindol- 2-ylidene)malondialdehyde (150 mg, 0.6 mmol) and 4-methoxyphenylhydrazine hydrochloride (110 mg, 0.6 mmol) in ethanol (15 ml) was heated at reflux for 2 h. After this time, the solvent was evaporated and residue recrystallized from absolute ethanol to give 7-chloro-3,3-dimethyl-2- (1-(4-methoxyphenyl)pyrazol-4-yl)-3H-indole (179 mg, 85%). m.p. 464–465 K. 1H-NMR (CDCl3) δ 1.56 (6H, s, 2xMe), 3.88 (3H, s, OMe), 7.02 (2H, d, J = 9 Hz, Ar—H), 7.17 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H, H-5), 7.24 (dd, J = 7.5, 1.2 Hz, H-4), 7.35 (1H, dd, J = 7.5, 1.2 Hz, H-6), 7.69 (2H, d, J = 9 Hz, Ar—H), 8.29 (1H, s, pyrazol-5-yl-H), 8.61 (1H, s, pyrazol-3-yl-H). 13C-NMR (CDCl3) δ 24.72, 54.56, 55.61, 114.67, 119.33, 121.15, 126.19, 127.75, 128.32, 140.30, 148.22, 158.91, 179.38. νmax 3022, 2970, 2927, 1606, 1508, 1255.
H atoms bonded to the C atoms were fixed geometrically and treated as riding with C—H = 0.93 Å (aromatic) and 0.96 Å (methyl), with Uiso(H) = 1.2 times those of the parent atoms for the aromatic H atoms and Uiso(H) = 1.5 times those of the parent atoms for the methyl H atoms.
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2002); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2002); 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).Fig. 1. View of the title compound showing the atom numbering scheme with 50% probability displacement ellipsoids. | |
Fig. 2. The formation of the title compound. |
C20H18ClN3O | F(000) = 736 |
Mr = 351.82 | Dx = 1.382 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Melting point = 464–465 K |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 11.635 (3) Å | Cell parameters from 858 reflections |
b = 10.328 (3) Å | θ = 2.9–26.0° |
c = 14.141 (4) Å | µ = 0.24 mm−1 |
β = 95.681 (5)° | T = 100 K |
V = 1690.9 (8) Å3 | Irregular, yellow |
Z = 4 | 0.50 × 0.40 × 0.20 mm |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2662 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.092 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 26.4°, θmin = 2.2° |
phi and ω scans | h = −14→14 |
9553 measured reflections | k = −12→12 |
3461 independent reflections | l = −10→17 |
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)] = 0.049 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.124 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.97 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0596P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3461 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
229 parameters | Δρmax = 0.70 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.30 e Å−3 |
C20H18ClN3O | V = 1690.9 (8) Å3 |
Mr = 351.82 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 11.635 (3) Å | µ = 0.24 mm−1 |
b = 10.328 (3) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 14.141 (4) Å | 0.50 × 0.40 × 0.20 mm |
β = 95.681 (5)° |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2662 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
9553 measured reflections | Rint = 0.092 |
3461 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.049 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.124 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.97 | Δρmax = 0.70 e Å−3 |
3461 reflections | Δρmin = −0.30 e Å−3 |
229 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 | ||
Cl1 | 1.22881 (4) | 0.17525 (5) | 0.17785 (4) | 0.02511 (18) | |
O1 | 0.48712 (12) | 0.88812 (14) | 0.58360 (11) | 0.0251 (4) | |
N1 | 1.03001 (14) | 0.27790 (17) | 0.29514 (12) | 0.0184 (4) | |
N2 | 0.81439 (14) | 0.57762 (16) | 0.43402 (12) | 0.0190 (4) | |
N3 | 0.91804 (14) | 0.62821 (17) | 0.41446 (12) | 0.0203 (4) | |
C1 | 1.04052 (17) | 0.1445 (2) | 0.27506 (14) | 0.0180 (4) | |
C2 | 1.12290 (17) | 0.0837 (2) | 0.22603 (14) | 0.0208 (5) | |
C3 | 1.11990 (18) | −0.0494 (2) | 0.21418 (15) | 0.0236 (5) | |
H3 | 1.1750 | −0.0904 | 0.1814 | 0.028* | |
C4 | 1.03402 (18) | −0.1217 (2) | 0.25156 (15) | 0.0249 (5) | |
H4 | 1.0329 | −0.2112 | 0.2442 | 0.030* | |
C5 | 0.95010 (19) | −0.0621 (2) | 0.29962 (15) | 0.0229 (5) | |
H5 | 0.8922 | −0.1105 | 0.3237 | 0.028* | |
C6 | 0.95434 (17) | 0.0709 (2) | 0.31094 (14) | 0.0192 (5) | |
C7 | 0.87609 (17) | 0.16310 (19) | 0.35671 (14) | 0.0182 (5) | |
C8 | 0.93947 (17) | 0.2890 (2) | 0.34114 (14) | 0.0171 (4) | |
C9 | 0.86942 (19) | 0.1327 (2) | 0.46245 (15) | 0.0254 (5) | |
H9A | 0.8386 | 0.0473 | 0.4688 | 0.038* | |
H9B | 0.8201 | 0.1947 | 0.4890 | 0.038* | |
H9C | 0.9454 | 0.1373 | 0.4957 | 0.038* | |
C10 | 0.75543 (18) | 0.1630 (2) | 0.30166 (16) | 0.0265 (5) | |
H10A | 0.7609 | 0.1928 | 0.2380 | 0.040* | |
H10B | 0.7054 | 0.2194 | 0.3327 | 0.040* | |
H10C | 0.7246 | 0.0767 | 0.3000 | 0.040* | |
C11 | 0.90599 (17) | 0.41488 (19) | 0.37521 (14) | 0.0183 (5) | |
C12 | 0.80538 (18) | 0.4512 (2) | 0.41173 (14) | 0.0205 (5) | |
H12 | 0.7426 | 0.3980 | 0.4196 | 0.025* | |
C13 | 0.97206 (17) | 0.5295 (2) | 0.37985 (14) | 0.0196 (5) | |
H13 | 1.0460 | 0.5349 | 0.3605 | 0.024* | |
C14 | 0.73117 (18) | 0.6587 (2) | 0.47155 (14) | 0.0189 (5) | |
C15 | 0.76750 (18) | 0.7680 (2) | 0.52286 (14) | 0.0209 (5) | |
H15 | 0.8458 | 0.7879 | 0.5318 | 0.025* | |
C16 | 0.68888 (18) | 0.8471 (2) | 0.56077 (15) | 0.0210 (5) | |
H16 | 0.7138 | 0.9209 | 0.5946 | 0.025* | |
C17 | 0.57208 (18) | 0.8165 (2) | 0.54834 (15) | 0.0202 (5) | |
C18 | 0.53577 (18) | 0.7079 (2) | 0.49591 (15) | 0.0223 (5) | |
H18 | 0.4575 | 0.6879 | 0.4869 | 0.027* | |
C19 | 0.61435 (18) | 0.6295 (2) | 0.45722 (15) | 0.0215 (5) | |
H19 | 0.5894 | 0.5573 | 0.4216 | 0.026* | |
C20 | 0.5233 (2) | 1.0001 (2) | 0.63873 (16) | 0.0274 (5) | |
H20A | 0.5720 | 0.9738 | 0.6942 | 0.041* | |
H20B | 0.4567 | 1.0442 | 0.6577 | 0.041* | |
H20C | 0.5654 | 1.0572 | 0.6012 | 0.041* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Cl1 | 0.0224 (3) | 0.0279 (3) | 0.0255 (3) | 0.0004 (2) | 0.0048 (2) | 0.0008 (2) |
O1 | 0.0289 (8) | 0.0239 (8) | 0.0229 (9) | 0.0037 (7) | 0.0038 (7) | −0.0050 (7) |
N1 | 0.0208 (9) | 0.0183 (9) | 0.0151 (9) | 0.0010 (7) | −0.0019 (7) | 0.0004 (7) |
N2 | 0.0212 (9) | 0.0192 (9) | 0.0161 (9) | −0.0004 (7) | −0.0009 (7) | 0.0000 (7) |
N3 | 0.0212 (9) | 0.0220 (9) | 0.0174 (9) | −0.0015 (8) | 0.0007 (8) | 0.0005 (7) |
C1 | 0.0186 (10) | 0.0201 (11) | 0.0142 (11) | 0.0020 (8) | −0.0041 (9) | 0.0015 (8) |
C2 | 0.0188 (10) | 0.0269 (12) | 0.0161 (11) | −0.0005 (9) | −0.0014 (9) | 0.0028 (9) |
C3 | 0.0260 (11) | 0.0249 (12) | 0.0193 (12) | 0.0062 (10) | −0.0011 (9) | −0.0027 (9) |
C4 | 0.0281 (12) | 0.0207 (11) | 0.0249 (13) | 0.0018 (10) | −0.0031 (10) | −0.0016 (9) |
C5 | 0.0244 (11) | 0.0234 (12) | 0.0204 (12) | −0.0033 (9) | −0.0003 (9) | −0.0007 (9) |
C6 | 0.0221 (10) | 0.0214 (11) | 0.0128 (11) | 0.0003 (9) | −0.0038 (8) | 0.0014 (8) |
C7 | 0.0203 (10) | 0.0193 (11) | 0.0147 (11) | 0.0002 (8) | 0.0008 (9) | 0.0001 (8) |
C8 | 0.0195 (10) | 0.0204 (11) | 0.0103 (10) | 0.0015 (8) | −0.0046 (8) | 0.0017 (8) |
C9 | 0.0333 (12) | 0.0233 (11) | 0.0203 (12) | 0.0002 (10) | 0.0059 (10) | 0.0018 (9) |
C10 | 0.0231 (11) | 0.0272 (12) | 0.0287 (13) | 0.0003 (10) | −0.0002 (10) | −0.0067 (10) |
C11 | 0.0215 (10) | 0.0200 (11) | 0.0127 (10) | 0.0017 (9) | −0.0017 (8) | 0.0038 (8) |
C12 | 0.0244 (11) | 0.0178 (11) | 0.0188 (11) | −0.0020 (9) | −0.0009 (9) | 0.0013 (8) |
C13 | 0.0190 (10) | 0.0234 (11) | 0.0160 (11) | 0.0028 (9) | −0.0002 (9) | 0.0021 (9) |
C14 | 0.0232 (11) | 0.0202 (11) | 0.0127 (11) | 0.0035 (9) | −0.0007 (9) | 0.0017 (8) |
C15 | 0.0222 (10) | 0.0231 (11) | 0.0162 (11) | −0.0006 (9) | −0.0035 (9) | 0.0027 (9) |
C16 | 0.0275 (11) | 0.0183 (11) | 0.0163 (11) | −0.0019 (9) | −0.0020 (9) | −0.0008 (9) |
C17 | 0.0269 (11) | 0.0200 (11) | 0.0133 (11) | 0.0025 (9) | 0.0008 (9) | 0.0023 (8) |
C18 | 0.0207 (10) | 0.0249 (12) | 0.0206 (12) | −0.0013 (9) | −0.0010 (9) | 0.0005 (9) |
C19 | 0.0274 (11) | 0.0182 (11) | 0.0179 (11) | −0.0022 (9) | −0.0020 (9) | −0.0023 (9) |
C20 | 0.0393 (14) | 0.0223 (12) | 0.0206 (12) | 0.0051 (10) | 0.0030 (10) | −0.0042 (9) |
Cl1—C2 | 1.744 (2) | C9—H9A | 0.9600 |
O1—C17 | 1.367 (2) | C9—H9B | 0.9600 |
O1—C20 | 1.434 (2) | C9—H9C | 0.9600 |
N1—C8 | 1.297 (2) | C10—H10A | 0.9600 |
N1—C1 | 1.415 (3) | C10—H10B | 0.9600 |
N2—C12 | 1.344 (3) | C10—H10C | 0.9600 |
N2—N3 | 1.367 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.378 (3) |
N2—C14 | 1.422 (3) | C11—C13 | 1.410 (3) |
N3—C13 | 1.317 (3) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C1—C2 | 1.387 (3) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C1—C6 | 1.393 (3) | C14—C15 | 1.384 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.385 (3) | C14—C19 | 1.387 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.393 (3) | C15—C16 | 1.375 (3) |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C4—C5 | 1.388 (3) | C16—C17 | 1.389 (3) |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C5—C6 | 1.383 (3) | C17—C18 | 1.388 (3) |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C18—C19 | 1.375 (3) |
C6—C7 | 1.507 (3) | C18—H18 | 0.9300 |
C7—C8 | 1.521 (3) | C19—H19 | 0.9300 |
C7—C10 | 1.536 (3) | C20—H20A | 0.9600 |
C7—C9 | 1.537 (3) | C20—H20B | 0.9600 |
C8—C11 | 1.453 (3) | C20—H20C | 0.9600 |
C17—O1—C20 | 116.76 (16) | C7—C10—H10A | 109.5 |
C8—N1—C1 | 106.09 (17) | C7—C10—H10B | 109.5 |
C12—N2—N3 | 111.93 (16) | H10A—C10—H10B | 109.5 |
C12—N2—C14 | 128.26 (17) | C7—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
N3—N2—C14 | 119.80 (16) | H10A—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C13—N3—N2 | 104.03 (16) | H10B—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C2—C1—C6 | 119.53 (19) | C12—C11—C13 | 103.48 (18) |
C2—C1—N1 | 128.23 (18) | C12—C11—C8 | 129.33 (19) |
C6—C1—N1 | 112.24 (17) | C13—C11—C8 | 127.18 (18) |
C3—C2—C1 | 119.95 (19) | N2—C12—C11 | 107.65 (18) |
C3—C2—Cl1 | 120.07 (16) | N2—C12—H12 | 126.2 |
C1—C2—Cl1 | 119.97 (17) | C11—C12—H12 | 126.2 |
C2—C3—C4 | 119.77 (19) | N3—C13—C11 | 112.91 (18) |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.1 | N3—C13—H13 | 123.5 |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.1 | C11—C13—H13 | 123.5 |
C5—C4—C3 | 120.9 (2) | C15—C14—C19 | 119.85 (19) |
C5—C4—H4 | 119.5 | C15—C14—N2 | 119.45 (18) |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.5 | C19—C14—N2 | 120.70 (18) |
C6—C5—C4 | 118.58 (19) | C16—C15—C14 | 120.6 (2) |
C6—C5—H5 | 120.7 | C16—C15—H15 | 119.7 |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.7 | C14—C15—H15 | 119.7 |
C5—C6—C1 | 121.21 (19) | C15—C16—C17 | 119.71 (19) |
C5—C6—C7 | 131.37 (19) | C15—C16—H16 | 120.1 |
C1—C6—C7 | 107.40 (17) | C17—C16—H16 | 120.1 |
C6—C7—C8 | 98.95 (16) | O1—C17—C18 | 116.06 (18) |
C6—C7—C10 | 110.03 (17) | O1—C17—C16 | 124.34 (19) |
C8—C7—C10 | 111.04 (17) | C18—C17—C16 | 119.59 (19) |
C6—C7—C9 | 112.32 (17) | C19—C18—C17 | 120.63 (19) |
C8—C7—C9 | 112.76 (17) | C19—C18—H18 | 119.7 |
C10—C7—C9 | 111.17 (17) | C17—C18—H18 | 119.7 |
N1—C8—C11 | 120.19 (19) | C18—C19—C14 | 119.63 (19) |
N1—C8—C7 | 115.26 (18) | C18—C19—H19 | 120.2 |
C11—C8—C7 | 124.54 (18) | C14—C19—H19 | 120.2 |
C7—C9—H9A | 109.5 | O1—C20—H20A | 109.5 |
C7—C9—H9B | 109.5 | O1—C20—H20B | 109.5 |
H9A—C9—H9B | 109.5 | H20A—C20—H20B | 109.5 |
C7—C9—H9C | 109.5 | O1—C20—H20C | 109.5 |
H9A—C9—H9C | 109.5 | H20A—C20—H20C | 109.5 |
H9B—C9—H9C | 109.5 | H20B—C20—H20C | 109.5 |
C12—N2—N3—C13 | −0.1 (2) | C10—C7—C8—C11 | 67.3 (2) |
C14—N2—N3—C13 | −178.87 (18) | C9—C7—C8—C11 | −58.2 (3) |
C8—N1—C1—C2 | 179.1 (2) | N1—C8—C11—C12 | 168.9 (2) |
C8—N1—C1—C6 | −0.8 (2) | C7—C8—C11—C12 | −12.2 (3) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.8 (3) | N1—C8—C11—C13 | −12.4 (3) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | 179.3 (2) | C7—C8—C11—C13 | 166.5 (2) |
C6—C1—C2—Cl1 | 178.18 (15) | N3—N2—C12—C11 | −0.4 (2) |
N1—C1—C2—Cl1 | −1.6 (3) | C14—N2—C12—C11 | 178.24 (19) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.0 (3) | C13—C11—C12—N2 | 0.7 (2) |
Cl1—C2—C3—C4 | −179.00 (16) | C8—C11—C12—N2 | 179.67 (19) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.9 (3) | N2—N3—C13—C11 | 0.6 (2) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.9 (3) | C12—C11—C13—N3 | −0.8 (2) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 0.1 (3) | C8—C11—C13—N3 | −179.82 (19) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 178.4 (2) | C12—N2—C14—C15 | 155.5 (2) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 0.8 (3) | N3—N2—C14—C15 | −26.0 (3) |
N1—C1—C6—C5 | −179.35 (19) | C12—N2—C14—C19 | −24.5 (3) |
C2—C1—C6—C7 | −177.89 (18) | N3—N2—C14—C19 | 154.00 (19) |
N1—C1—C6—C7 | 2.0 (2) | C19—C14—C15—C16 | 0.8 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | 179.4 (2) | N2—C14—C15—C16 | −179.27 (18) |
C1—C6—C7—C8 | −2.1 (2) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | 0.7 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—C10 | −64.3 (3) | C20—O1—C17—C18 | 179.43 (18) |
C1—C6—C7—C10 | 114.23 (19) | C20—O1—C17—C16 | −1.5 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—C9 | 60.1 (3) | C15—C16—C17—O1 | 179.54 (19) |
C1—C6—C7—C9 | −121.36 (19) | C15—C16—C17—C18 | −1.5 (3) |
C1—N1—C8—C11 | 178.18 (17) | O1—C17—C18—C19 | 179.89 (18) |
C1—N1—C8—C7 | −0.8 (2) | C16—C17—C18—C19 | 0.8 (3) |
C6—C7—C8—N1 | 1.9 (2) | C17—C18—C19—C14 | 0.6 (3) |
C10—C7—C8—N1 | −113.7 (2) | C15—C14—C19—C18 | −1.4 (3) |
C9—C7—C8—N1 | 120.8 (2) | N2—C14—C19—C18 | 178.62 (19) |
C6—C7—C8—C11 | −177.07 (18) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C20H18ClN3O |
Mr | 351.82 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 11.635 (3), 10.328 (3), 14.141 (4) |
β (°) | 95.681 (5) |
V (Å3) | 1690.9 (8) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.24 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.50 × 0.40 × 0.20 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 9553, 3461, 2662 |
Rint | 0.092 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.626 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.049, 0.124, 0.97 |
No. of reflections | 3461 |
No. of parameters | 229 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.70, −0.30 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2001), SAINT (Bruker, 2002), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to the University of Urmia for financial support of the preparative aspects of this work.
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We have been studying the interaction of 2,3,3-trimethyl-3H-indoles with the Vilsmeier reagent and discovered that this produced (3,3-dimethyl-2,3-dihydroindol-2-ylidene)malondialdehydes (Baradarani et al., 2006). 2,3,3-trimethyl-3H-pyrrolo[2,3-f]quinoline and 2,3,3-trimethyl-3H-pyrrolo[3,2-h]quinoline behave similarly (Rashidi et al., 2009). The malondialdehydes could be reacted in turn with arylhydrazines to produce mono-arylhydrazones which, on simple reflux in ethanol, were converted into 3,3-dimethyl-2-[1-aryl-1H -pyrazol-4-yl]-3H-indoles (Scheme 2). We now report the crystallographically determined structure of one of these: (1-(4-methoxyphenyl)pyrazol-4-yl)-3H-indole (1).
The structure of (1) reveals the extent of conjugation of the two heterocyclic components of the molecule, i.e. the pyrazole and the 3H-indole. Each of these two components is essential planar; the greatest distance from the least squares plane through the atoms C11 - C13, N2, N3 is 0.004 (2) Å for C11 and the greatest distance from the least squares plane through the atoms C1—C8, N1 is 0.027 (2) Å for C7. Furthermore, the dihedral angle between these two planes is only 13.28 (6) °, indicating conjugation between the two aromatic heterocycles. The N-methoxyphenyl unit, perhaps surprisingly, is not coplanar with its attached pyrazole making a dihedral angle of 25.10 (7) ° with the pyrazole unit.