organic compounds
2-Methyl-N-o-tolylbenzamide
aDepartment of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan, and bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
*Correspondence e-mail: aamersaeed@yahoo.com
In the title compound, C15H15NO, the C—N—C(O)—C amide unit is planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.003 Å) and subtends dihedral angles of 44.71 (5) and 43.33 (5)° with the two o-tolyl rings. These aromatic rings are inclined at 4.94 (7)° to one another. The ortho-methyl groups of the two tolyl rings are anti to one another. In the N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds augmented by C—H⋯π interactions link the molecules in a head-to-head fashion into chains along a. Independent chains pack in a herringbone pattern along c.
Related literature
For background to our work on benzamide derivatives, see: Saeed et al. (2008). For the 2-methyl-N-(3-methylphenyl)benzamide isomer, see: Gowda et al. (2008b). For other related structures see: Gowda et al. (2008a,c, 2009).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2006); cell APEX2 and SAINT (Bruker, 2006); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and TITAN2000 (Hunter & Simpson, 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and TITAN2000; molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97, enCIFer (Allen et al., 2004), PLATON (Spek, 2009) and publCIF (Westrip, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536809050946/tk2588sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536809050946/tk2588Isup2.hkl
o-Tolyl chloride (1 mmol) in CHCl3 was treated with o-toluidine (1 mmol) under a nitrogen atmosphere at reflux for 2 h. Upon cooling, the reaction mixture was diluted with CHCl3 and washed consecutively with 1 M aq. HCl and saturated aq. NaHCO3. The organic layer was dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate and concentrated under reduced pressure. Crystallization of the residue in methanol afforded the title compound (81%) as colourless crystals: Anal. calcd. for C15H15NO: C, 79.97; H, 6.71; N, 6.22%; found: C, 80.02; H, 6.66; N, 6.36%.
All H-atoms were placed in calculated positions and refined using a riding model with d(N—H) = 0.88 Å, Uiso=1.2Ueq (N); d(C—H) = 0.95 Å, Uiso=1.2Ueq (C) for aromatic-H; and 0.98 Å, Uiso = 1.5Ueq (C) for CH3 H atoms. The final difference Fourier map showed a high peak close to the O1 and H1N atoms.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2006); cell
APEX2 and SAINT (Bruker, 2006); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2006); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and TITAN (Hunter & Simpson, 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and TITAN (Hunter & Simpson, 1999); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), enCIFer (Allen et al., 2004), PLATON (Spek, 2009) and publCIF (Westrip, 2009).C15H15NO | F(000) = 480 |
Mr = 225.28 | Dx = 1.280 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 4591 reflections |
a = 4.9340 (4) Å | θ = 2.2–31.3° |
b = 23.639 (2) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
c = 10.0228 (8) Å | T = 89 K |
β = 91.184 (4)° | Triangular, colourless |
V = 1168.75 (17) Å3 | 0.59 × 0.23 × 0.13 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3831 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3010 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.064 |
ω scans | θmax = 31.4°, θmin = 2.2° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2006) | h = −7→7 |
Tmin = 0.762, Tmax = 1.000 | k = −33→22 |
19815 measured reflections | l = −14→14 |
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)] = 0.055 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.168 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.09 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0962P)2 + 0.1512P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3831 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
156 parameters | Δρmax = 0.80 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.33 e Å−3 |
C15H15NO | V = 1168.75 (17) Å3 |
Mr = 225.28 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 4.9340 (4) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
b = 23.639 (2) Å | T = 89 K |
c = 10.0228 (8) Å | 0.59 × 0.23 × 0.13 mm |
β = 91.184 (4)° |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3831 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2006) | 3010 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.762, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.064 |
19815 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.055 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.168 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.09 | Δρmax = 0.80 e Å−3 |
3831 reflections | Δρmin = −0.33 e Å−3 |
156 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 | −0.0409 (2) | 0.11397 (4) | 0.02480 (10) | 0.0144 (2) | |
H1N | −0.2109 | 0.1224 | 0.0407 | 0.017* | |
C1 | 0.1521 (2) | 0.13178 (5) | 0.11331 (11) | 0.0135 (2) | |
O1 | 0.39796 (17) | 0.12286 (4) | 0.09903 (9) | 0.0201 (2) | |
C2 | 0.0510 (2) | 0.16434 (5) | 0.23088 (11) | 0.0125 (2) | |
C3 | 0.1575 (2) | 0.15349 (5) | 0.35932 (12) | 0.0132 (2) | |
C31 | 0.3642 (2) | 0.10786 (5) | 0.38777 (13) | 0.0181 (3) | |
H31A | 0.5405 | 0.1197 | 0.3542 | 0.027* | |
H31B | 0.3072 | 0.0728 | 0.3433 | 0.027* | |
H31C | 0.3791 | 0.1015 | 0.4843 | 0.027* | |
C4 | 0.0611 (2) | 0.18607 (5) | 0.46491 (12) | 0.0173 (2) | |
H4 | 0.1289 | 0.1791 | 0.5528 | 0.021* | |
C5 | −0.1310 (3) | 0.22825 (5) | 0.44439 (13) | 0.0201 (3) | |
H5 | −0.1926 | 0.2498 | 0.5177 | 0.024* | |
C6 | −0.2333 (3) | 0.23888 (5) | 0.31665 (14) | 0.0201 (3) | |
H6 | −0.3640 | 0.2679 | 0.3021 | 0.024* | |
C7 | −0.1427 (2) | 0.20680 (5) | 0.21060 (13) | 0.0160 (2) | |
H7 | −0.2131 | 0.2138 | 0.1232 | 0.019* | |
C8 | 0.0152 (2) | 0.08234 (5) | −0.09270 (11) | 0.0127 (2) | |
C9 | −0.1221 (2) | 0.09560 (5) | −0.21238 (12) | 0.0132 (2) | |
C91 | −0.3265 (2) | 0.14277 (5) | −0.22165 (13) | 0.0171 (2) | |
H91A | −0.3488 | 0.1547 | −0.3149 | 0.026* | |
H91B | −0.2630 | 0.1749 | −0.1676 | 0.026* | |
H91C | −0.5008 | 0.1295 | −0.1885 | 0.026* | |
C10 | −0.0626 (2) | 0.06309 (5) | −0.32468 (12) | 0.0175 (3) | |
H10 | −0.1525 | 0.0713 | −0.4072 | 0.021* | |
C11 | 0.1242 (3) | 0.01915 (5) | −0.31890 (13) | 0.0196 (3) | |
H11 | 0.1618 | −0.0021 | −0.3968 | 0.024* | |
C12 | 0.2556 (2) | 0.00638 (5) | −0.19899 (12) | 0.0175 (2) | |
H12 | 0.3828 | −0.0238 | −0.1945 | 0.021* | |
C13 | 0.2009 (2) | 0.03771 (5) | −0.08573 (12) | 0.0154 (2) | |
H13 | 0.2896 | 0.0288 | −0.0034 | 0.018* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
N1 | 0.0129 (4) | 0.0156 (5) | 0.0146 (5) | 0.0006 (3) | 0.0006 (3) | −0.0028 (3) |
C1 | 0.0161 (5) | 0.0119 (5) | 0.0125 (5) | −0.0027 (4) | 0.0006 (4) | 0.0005 (4) |
O1 | 0.0119 (4) | 0.0272 (5) | 0.0213 (5) | 0.0003 (3) | 0.0014 (3) | −0.0051 (3) |
C2 | 0.0118 (5) | 0.0111 (5) | 0.0147 (5) | −0.0022 (3) | 0.0016 (4) | −0.0014 (4) |
C3 | 0.0119 (5) | 0.0124 (5) | 0.0152 (5) | −0.0014 (4) | 0.0011 (4) | −0.0016 (4) |
C31 | 0.0164 (6) | 0.0188 (5) | 0.0192 (6) | 0.0022 (4) | −0.0003 (4) | 0.0010 (4) |
C4 | 0.0177 (6) | 0.0177 (6) | 0.0164 (6) | −0.0020 (4) | 0.0013 (4) | −0.0045 (4) |
C5 | 0.0211 (6) | 0.0157 (5) | 0.0238 (6) | −0.0007 (4) | 0.0061 (5) | −0.0082 (4) |
C6 | 0.0173 (6) | 0.0124 (5) | 0.0307 (7) | 0.0027 (4) | 0.0027 (5) | −0.0023 (4) |
C7 | 0.0141 (5) | 0.0132 (5) | 0.0208 (6) | −0.0011 (4) | −0.0014 (4) | 0.0010 (4) |
C8 | 0.0127 (5) | 0.0123 (5) | 0.0131 (5) | −0.0015 (4) | 0.0019 (4) | −0.0005 (4) |
C9 | 0.0114 (5) | 0.0128 (5) | 0.0153 (5) | −0.0007 (4) | 0.0008 (4) | 0.0001 (4) |
C91 | 0.0150 (5) | 0.0165 (5) | 0.0197 (6) | 0.0030 (4) | 0.0002 (4) | 0.0017 (4) |
C10 | 0.0188 (6) | 0.0194 (6) | 0.0143 (5) | 0.0016 (4) | −0.0021 (4) | −0.0022 (4) |
C11 | 0.0227 (6) | 0.0186 (6) | 0.0178 (6) | 0.0019 (4) | 0.0020 (5) | −0.0059 (4) |
C12 | 0.0166 (6) | 0.0148 (5) | 0.0211 (6) | 0.0035 (4) | 0.0014 (4) | −0.0012 (4) |
C13 | 0.0147 (5) | 0.0152 (5) | 0.0162 (6) | 0.0008 (4) | −0.0011 (4) | 0.0005 (4) |
N1—C1 | 1.3553 (15) | C6—H6 | 0.9500 |
N1—C8 | 1.4270 (14) | C7—H7 | 0.9500 |
N1—H1N | 0.8800 | C8—C13 | 1.3980 (16) |
C1—O1 | 1.2423 (14) | C8—C9 | 1.4007 (16) |
C1—C2 | 1.5013 (16) | C9—C10 | 1.3989 (16) |
C2—C7 | 1.3979 (16) | C9—C91 | 1.5054 (16) |
C2—C3 | 1.4040 (16) | C91—H91A | 0.9800 |
C3—C4 | 1.4000 (16) | C91—H91B | 0.9800 |
C3—C31 | 1.5074 (16) | C91—H91C | 0.9800 |
C31—H31A | 0.9800 | C10—C11 | 1.3891 (17) |
C31—H31B | 0.9800 | C10—H10 | 0.9500 |
C31—H31C | 0.9800 | C11—C12 | 1.3869 (18) |
C4—C5 | 1.3881 (17) | C11—H11 | 0.9500 |
C4—H4 | 0.9500 | C12—C13 | 1.3867 (17) |
C5—C6 | 1.3893 (19) | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
C5—H5 | 0.9500 | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
C6—C7 | 1.3872 (17) | ||
C1—N1—C8 | 123.87 (10) | C6—C7—C2 | 120.75 (11) |
C1—N1—H1N | 118.1 | C6—C7—H7 | 119.6 |
C8—N1—H1N | 118.1 | C2—C7—H7 | 119.6 |
O1—C1—N1 | 123.13 (11) | C13—C8—C9 | 121.08 (10) |
O1—C1—C2 | 121.24 (10) | C13—C8—N1 | 119.50 (10) |
N1—C1—C2 | 115.62 (10) | C9—C8—N1 | 119.40 (10) |
C7—C2—C3 | 120.41 (10) | C10—C9—C8 | 117.42 (10) |
C7—C2—C1 | 119.42 (10) | C10—C9—C91 | 120.57 (10) |
C3—C2—C1 | 120.12 (10) | C8—C9—C91 | 122.01 (10) |
C4—C3—C2 | 117.78 (10) | C9—C91—H91A | 109.5 |
C4—C3—C31 | 119.32 (11) | C9—C91—H91B | 109.5 |
C2—C3—C31 | 122.89 (10) | H91A—C91—H91B | 109.5 |
C3—C31—H31A | 109.5 | C9—C91—H91C | 109.5 |
C3—C31—H31B | 109.5 | H91A—C91—H91C | 109.5 |
H31A—C31—H31B | 109.5 | H91B—C91—H91C | 109.5 |
C3—C31—H31C | 109.5 | C11—C10—C9 | 121.81 (11) |
H31A—C31—H31C | 109.5 | C11—C10—H10 | 119.1 |
H31B—C31—H31C | 109.5 | C9—C10—H10 | 119.1 |
C5—C4—C3 | 121.65 (12) | C12—C11—C10 | 119.79 (11) |
C5—C4—H4 | 119.2 | C12—C11—H11 | 120.1 |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.2 | C10—C11—H11 | 120.1 |
C4—C5—C6 | 120.02 (11) | C11—C12—C13 | 119.84 (11) |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.0 | C11—C12—H12 | 120.1 |
C6—C5—H5 | 120.0 | C13—C12—H12 | 120.1 |
C7—C6—C5 | 119.38 (11) | C12—C13—C8 | 120.05 (11) |
C7—C6—H6 | 120.3 | C12—C13—H13 | 120.0 |
C5—C6—H6 | 120.3 | C8—C13—H13 | 120.0 |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1N···O1i | 0.88 | 2.03 | 2.8891 (13) | 166 |
C31—H31A···Cg1ii | 0.98 | 2.76 | 3.6522 (12) | 152 |
C91—H91C···Cg2i | 0.98 | 2.83 | 3.6999 (12) | 148 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1, y, z; (ii) x+1, y, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C15H15NO |
Mr | 225.28 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 89 |
a, b, c (Å) | 4.9340 (4), 23.639 (2), 10.0228 (8) |
β (°) | 91.184 (4) |
V (Å3) | 1168.75 (17) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.08 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.59 × 0.23 × 0.13 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2006) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.762, 1.000 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 19815, 3831, 3010 |
Rint | 0.064 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.733 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.055, 0.168, 1.09 |
No. of reflections | 3831 |
No. of parameters | 156 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.80, −0.33 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2006), APEX2 and SAINT (Bruker, 2006), SAINT (Bruker, 2006), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and TITAN (Hunter & Simpson, 1999), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and TITAN (Hunter & Simpson, 1999), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), enCIFer (Allen et al., 2004), PLATON (Spek, 2009) and publCIF (Westrip, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1N···O1i | 0.88 | 2.03 | 2.8891 (13) | 166 |
C31—H31A···Cg1ii | 0.98 | 2.76 | 3.6522 (12) | 152 |
C91—H91C···Cg2i | 0.98 | 2.83 | 3.6999 (12) | 148 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1, y, z; (ii) x+1, y, z. |
Acknowledgements
We thank the University of Otago for purchase of the diffractometer.
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The background to our work on benzamide derivatives has been described in a previous paper (Saeed et al., 2008). In the title compound, (I), the C–N–C(O)–C amide unit is planar, r.m.s. deviation 0.003 Å, and subtends dihedral angles of 44.71 (5)° and 43.33 (5)°, respectively, to the two tolyl rings, Fig. 1. These are inclined at 4.94 (7)° to one another giving the overall molecule a stepped structure. The ortho-methyl groups of the two tolyl rings are anti to one another in contrast to the situation for the isomeric 2-methyl-N-(3-methylphenyl)benzamide structure where the methyl substituents are mutually syn (Gowda et al., 2008b). Bond distances within the molecule are normal and similar to those observed in comparable structures (Gowda et al., 2008a,b,c 2009).
In the crystal structure N1—H1N···O1 hydrogen bonds link molecules in a head to head fashion into chains along b. This leaves the methyl groups of the two tolyl rings positioned to form C—H···π contacts which reinforce the chain formation, Table 1, Fig. 2. There are no apparent contacts between adjacent chains that generate a herringbone packing motif along c, Fig. 3.