organic compounds
N-(4-Chlorophenyl)-1,1,1-trifluoro-N-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)methanesulfonamide
aFundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto de Tecnologia em Fármacos, Departamento de Síntese Orgânica, Manguinhos, CEP 21041250 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, bUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Departamento de Química Orgânica, Instituto de Quıímica, Cidade Universitária, 21949-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, cDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, dCentro de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico em Saúde (CDTS), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Casa Amarela, Campus de Manguinhos, Av. Brasil 4365, 21040-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, and eCHEMSOL, 1 Harcourt Road, Aberdeen AB15 5NY, Scotland
*Correspondence e-mail: edward.tiekink@gmail.com
The title molecule, also called 4-chloro-N,N-bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)aniline, C8H4ClF6NO4S2, has non-crystallographic twofold symmetry with the pseudo-axis aligned along the Cl—C⋯C—N backbone of the molecule: the SO2CF3 residues lie to either side of the benzene ring. In the crystal, the presence of C—H⋯O contacts lead to the formation of a sequence of 12-membered {⋯HC2NSO}2 synthons within a supramolecular chain aligned along [101].
Related literature
For uses of N,N-bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)aniline derivatives, see: Zeller (2001); Wulff et al. (1986). For general background to the synthesis, see: Deprez et al. (1995); Greenfield & Crosanu (2008). For a previous synthesis of the title compound, see: Laali et al. (2007).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: COLLECT (Hooft, 1998); cell DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and COLLECT; data reduction: DENZO and COLLECT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536810003326/hb5319sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536810003326/hb5319Isup2.hkl
To a cooled (213 K) solution of p-ClC6H4NH2 (11.5 g, 9.0 mmol) and triethylamine (1.50 ml; 10.8 mmol, 1.20 eq.) in CH2Cl2 (40 ml) was slowly added a solution of trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride (2.40 ml; 13.5 mmol, 1.50 eq) in CH2Cl2 (40 ml). After the mixture was stirred at 213-223 K for 1 h, water (30 ml) was added. The mixture was allowed to warm to room temperature, and the organic layer was decanted, washed with water, dried, and evaporated. The products, N-(4-chlorophenyl)trifluoromethylsulfonamide and N-(4-chlorophenyl)-bis-trifluoromethylsulfonamide, (I), were purified by δ: 7.34 (2H), 7.50 (2H) p.p.m. 13C-NMR (125 MHz, CDCl3) δ: 119.36 (q, 1J(C,F) = 325 Hz), 125.17 (C3), 130.06, 132.18, 138.84 p.p.m. 19F-NMR (376 MHz, CDCl3) δ: 71.11 p.p.m.
on silica gel with hexane as Products were recrystallized from hexane. Characterisation data for (I): m.pt. 346-348 K, 1H-NMR (500 MHz, CDCl3)The C-bound H atoms were geometrically placed (C–H = 0.95 Å) and refined as riding with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).
Data collection: COLLECT (Hooft, 1998); cell
DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and COLLECT (Hooft, 1998); data reduction: DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and COLLECT (Hooft, 1998); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).C8H4ClF6NO4S2 | F(000) = 776 |
Mr = 391.70 | Dx = 1.938 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 2983 reflections |
a = 11.5998 (3) Å | θ = 2.9–27.5° |
b = 13.4423 (4) Å | µ = 0.68 mm−1 |
c = 9.0548 (2) Å | T = 120 K |
β = 108.014 (2)° | Block, colourless |
V = 1342.69 (6) Å3 | 0.40 × 0.25 × 0.25 mm |
Z = 4 |
Nonius KappaCCD area-detector diffractometer | 3047 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Enraf Nonius FR591 rotating anode | 2806 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
10 cm confocal mirrors monochromator | Rint = 0.023 |
Detector resolution: 9.091 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.9° |
ϕ and ω scans | h = −15→15 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2007) | k = −17→17 |
Tmin = 0.821, Tmax = 1.000 | l = −11→11 |
17100 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)] = 0.031 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.082 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0407P)2 + 1.1662P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3047 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
199 parameters | Δρmax = 0.62 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.41 e Å−3 |
C8H4ClF6NO4S2 | V = 1342.69 (6) Å3 |
Mr = 391.70 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 11.5998 (3) Å | µ = 0.68 mm−1 |
b = 13.4423 (4) Å | T = 120 K |
c = 9.0548 (2) Å | 0.40 × 0.25 × 0.25 mm |
β = 108.014 (2)° |
Nonius KappaCCD area-detector diffractometer | 3047 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2007) | 2806 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.821, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.023 |
17100 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.031 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.082 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.62 e Å−3 |
3047 reflections | Δρmin = −0.41 e Å−3 |
199 parameters |
Geometry. All s.u.'s (except the s.u. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell s.u.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of s.u.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between s.u.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell s.u.'s is used for estimating s.u.'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 > 2σ(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 | 0.97286 (4) | 0.86092 (3) | 0.34987 (5) | 0.02733 (12) | |
S1 | 0.78053 (4) | 1.09197 (3) | 0.91222 (4) | 0.01889 (11) | |
S2 | 0.59031 (4) | 0.94255 (3) | 0.78741 (5) | 0.01943 (11) | |
F1 | 0.70006 (16) | 1.20000 (9) | 0.66292 (14) | 0.0497 (4) | |
F2 | 0.75847 (13) | 1.28200 (9) | 0.87505 (16) | 0.0449 (3) | |
F3 | 0.58975 (12) | 1.20628 (11) | 0.8139 (2) | 0.0551 (4) | |
F4 | 0.69058 (14) | 0.77016 (10) | 0.86879 (18) | 0.0525 (4) | |
F5 | 0.71980 (16) | 0.87281 (11) | 1.05802 (17) | 0.0663 (5) | |
F6 | 0.54674 (13) | 0.80495 (10) | 0.96076 (16) | 0.0478 (3) | |
O1 | 0.90194 (11) | 1.10259 (10) | 0.91208 (15) | 0.0280 (3) | |
O2 | 0.74816 (13) | 1.08338 (10) | 1.04986 (15) | 0.0293 (3) | |
O3 | 0.54372 (11) | 0.89593 (10) | 0.64061 (14) | 0.0254 (3) | |
O4 | 0.52094 (12) | 1.00882 (11) | 0.84680 (16) | 0.0308 (3) | |
N1 | 0.72049 (12) | 0.99798 (10) | 0.79108 (15) | 0.0167 (3) | |
C1 | 0.89885 (15) | 0.90047 (12) | 0.4795 (2) | 0.0192 (3) | |
C2 | 0.79853 (15) | 0.96166 (12) | 0.42518 (19) | 0.0201 (3) | |
H2 | 0.7706 | 0.9812 | 0.3192 | 0.024* | |
C3 | 0.73954 (14) | 0.99385 (12) | 0.52852 (18) | 0.0182 (3) | |
H3 | 0.6704 | 1.0358 | 0.4943 | 0.022* | |
C4 | 0.78292 (14) | 0.96396 (12) | 0.68241 (18) | 0.0162 (3) | |
C5 | 0.88287 (15) | 0.90243 (12) | 0.73621 (19) | 0.0198 (3) | |
H5 | 0.9106 | 0.8824 | 0.8420 | 0.024* | |
C6 | 0.94185 (15) | 0.87055 (12) | 0.6327 (2) | 0.0218 (3) | |
H6 | 1.0110 | 0.8286 | 0.6668 | 0.026* | |
C7 | 0.70024 (18) | 1.20199 (13) | 0.8072 (2) | 0.0258 (4) | |
C8 | 0.64203 (18) | 0.84073 (14) | 0.9298 (2) | 0.0301 (4) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Cl1 | 0.0291 (2) | 0.0285 (2) | 0.0294 (2) | −0.00347 (16) | 0.01644 (18) | −0.01089 (17) |
S1 | 0.0231 (2) | 0.0187 (2) | 0.01481 (19) | −0.00119 (14) | 0.00583 (15) | −0.00231 (13) |
S2 | 0.0178 (2) | 0.0220 (2) | 0.0187 (2) | −0.00101 (14) | 0.00585 (15) | 0.00126 (14) |
F1 | 0.0996 (12) | 0.0286 (6) | 0.0236 (6) | 0.0191 (7) | 0.0229 (7) | 0.0060 (5) |
F2 | 0.0691 (9) | 0.0188 (5) | 0.0461 (7) | −0.0062 (6) | 0.0167 (7) | −0.0067 (5) |
F3 | 0.0402 (7) | 0.0402 (7) | 0.0918 (12) | 0.0177 (6) | 0.0303 (8) | 0.0267 (7) |
F4 | 0.0650 (9) | 0.0347 (7) | 0.0620 (9) | 0.0206 (7) | 0.0257 (8) | 0.0194 (6) |
F5 | 0.0872 (11) | 0.0427 (8) | 0.0367 (7) | −0.0277 (8) | −0.0281 (7) | 0.0189 (6) |
F6 | 0.0593 (9) | 0.0433 (7) | 0.0469 (8) | −0.0179 (6) | 0.0252 (7) | 0.0100 (6) |
O1 | 0.0216 (6) | 0.0317 (7) | 0.0290 (7) | −0.0046 (5) | 0.0053 (5) | −0.0099 (5) |
O2 | 0.0462 (8) | 0.0276 (7) | 0.0174 (6) | −0.0026 (6) | 0.0146 (6) | −0.0025 (5) |
O3 | 0.0211 (6) | 0.0313 (7) | 0.0216 (6) | −0.0065 (5) | 0.0032 (5) | −0.0025 (5) |
O4 | 0.0267 (7) | 0.0358 (7) | 0.0357 (7) | 0.0025 (6) | 0.0182 (6) | −0.0020 (6) |
N1 | 0.0178 (6) | 0.0171 (6) | 0.0158 (6) | −0.0006 (5) | 0.0060 (5) | −0.0025 (5) |
C1 | 0.0216 (8) | 0.0159 (7) | 0.0226 (8) | −0.0044 (6) | 0.0105 (6) | −0.0059 (6) |
C2 | 0.0241 (8) | 0.0204 (8) | 0.0152 (7) | −0.0020 (6) | 0.0055 (6) | −0.0020 (6) |
C3 | 0.0182 (7) | 0.0175 (7) | 0.0171 (7) | 0.0018 (6) | 0.0027 (6) | 0.0002 (6) |
C4 | 0.0163 (7) | 0.0166 (7) | 0.0160 (7) | −0.0004 (6) | 0.0055 (6) | −0.0015 (6) |
C5 | 0.0197 (8) | 0.0207 (8) | 0.0176 (8) | 0.0021 (6) | 0.0038 (6) | 0.0024 (6) |
C6 | 0.0190 (8) | 0.0193 (8) | 0.0269 (8) | 0.0029 (6) | 0.0069 (7) | −0.0003 (6) |
C7 | 0.0371 (10) | 0.0185 (8) | 0.0244 (9) | 0.0017 (7) | 0.0134 (7) | 0.0002 (6) |
C8 | 0.0360 (10) | 0.0247 (9) | 0.0258 (9) | −0.0082 (7) | 0.0040 (8) | 0.0053 (7) |
Cl1—C1 | 1.7380 (16) | F5—C8 | 1.304 (2) |
S1—O2 | 1.4131 (13) | F6—C8 | 1.313 (2) |
S1—O1 | 1.4160 (13) | N1—C4 | 1.4637 (19) |
S1—N1 | 1.6769 (13) | C1—C6 | 1.381 (2) |
S1—C7 | 1.8470 (18) | C1—C2 | 1.385 (2) |
S2—O4 | 1.4135 (13) | C2—C3 | 1.388 (2) |
S2—O3 | 1.4168 (13) | C2—H2 | 0.9500 |
S2—N1 | 1.6749 (14) | C3—C4 | 1.387 (2) |
S2—C8 | 1.8483 (19) | C3—H3 | 0.9500 |
F1—C7 | 1.306 (2) | C4—C5 | 1.384 (2) |
F2—C7 | 1.317 (2) | C5—C6 | 1.388 (2) |
F3—C7 | 1.303 (2) | C5—H5 | 0.9500 |
F4—C8 | 1.309 (3) | C6—H6 | 0.9500 |
O2—S1—O1 | 123.00 (9) | C2—C3—H3 | 120.5 |
O2—S1—N1 | 110.21 (8) | C5—C4—C3 | 122.06 (15) |
O1—S1—N1 | 106.70 (7) | C5—C4—N1 | 119.00 (14) |
O2—S1—C7 | 106.88 (8) | C3—C4—N1 | 118.94 (14) |
O1—S1—C7 | 105.19 (9) | C4—C5—C6 | 118.75 (15) |
N1—S1—C7 | 103.02 (8) | C4—C5—H5 | 120.6 |
O4—S2—O3 | 122.60 (8) | C6—C5—H5 | 120.6 |
O4—S2—N1 | 109.14 (8) | C1—C6—C5 | 119.21 (15) |
O3—S2—N1 | 107.18 (7) | C1—C6—H6 | 120.4 |
O4—S2—C8 | 107.55 (9) | C5—C6—H6 | 120.4 |
O3—S2—C8 | 105.91 (8) | F3—C7—F1 | 110.51 (18) |
N1—S2—C8 | 102.67 (8) | F3—C7—F2 | 108.18 (16) |
C4—N1—S2 | 118.56 (10) | F1—C7—F2 | 109.00 (16) |
C4—N1—S1 | 118.91 (10) | F3—C7—S1 | 110.98 (13) |
S2—N1—S1 | 122.53 (8) | F1—C7—S1 | 110.08 (12) |
C6—C1—C2 | 122.17 (15) | F2—C7—S1 | 108.03 (13) |
C6—C1—Cl1 | 119.27 (13) | F5—C8—F4 | 110.23 (19) |
C2—C1—Cl1 | 118.56 (13) | F5—C8—F6 | 109.09 (18) |
C1—C2—C3 | 118.74 (15) | F4—C8—F6 | 108.97 (16) |
C1—C2—H2 | 120.6 | F5—C8—S2 | 111.24 (13) |
C3—C2—H2 | 120.6 | F4—C8—S2 | 109.37 (13) |
C4—C3—C2 | 119.07 (15) | F6—C8—S2 | 107.89 (14) |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.5 | ||
O4—S2—N1—C4 | −155.34 (12) | N1—C4—C5—C6 | −179.88 (14) |
O3—S2—N1—C4 | −20.57 (14) | C2—C1—C6—C5 | 0.1 (3) |
C8—S2—N1—C4 | 90.75 (13) | Cl1—C1—C6—C5 | 179.81 (13) |
O4—S2—N1—S1 | 23.61 (12) | C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.4 (2) |
O3—S2—N1—S1 | 158.38 (9) | O2—S1—C7—F3 | −40.94 (16) |
C8—S2—N1—S1 | −90.29 (11) | O1—S1—C7—F3 | −173.17 (14) |
O2—S1—N1—C4 | −151.50 (12) | N1—S1—C7—F3 | 75.21 (15) |
O1—S1—N1—C4 | −15.75 (14) | O2—S1—C7—F1 | −163.59 (14) |
C7—S1—N1—C4 | 94.75 (13) | O1—S1—C7—F1 | 64.17 (16) |
O2—S1—N1—S2 | 29.55 (12) | N1—S1—C7—F1 | −47.44 (16) |
O1—S1—N1—S2 | 165.30 (9) | O2—S1—C7—F2 | 77.50 (14) |
C7—S1—N1—S2 | −84.20 (11) | O1—S1—C7—F2 | −54.73 (14) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 0.0 (2) | N1—S1—C7—F2 | −166.35 (12) |
Cl1—C1—C2—C3 | −179.66 (12) | O4—S2—C8—F5 | −67.64 (18) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.1 (2) | O3—S2—C8—F5 | 159.68 (16) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.4 (2) | N1—S2—C8—F5 | 47.42 (18) |
C2—C3—C4—N1 | −179.97 (14) | O4—S2—C8—F4 | 170.36 (13) |
S2—N1—C4—C5 | −102.12 (15) | O3—S2—C8—F4 | 37.69 (16) |
S1—N1—C4—C5 | 78.89 (17) | N1—S2—C8—F4 | −74.58 (15) |
S2—N1—C4—C3 | 77.44 (17) | O4—S2—C8—F6 | 51.97 (16) |
S1—N1—C4—C3 | −101.55 (15) | O3—S2—C8—F6 | −80.71 (15) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.6 (2) | N1—S2—C8—F6 | 167.02 (13) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C3—H3···O3i | 0.95 | 2.57 | 3.496 (2) | 164 |
C5—H5···O1ii | 0.95 | 2.59 | 3.385 (2) | 141 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+2, −z+1; (ii) −x+2, −y+2, −z+2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C8H4ClF6NO4S2 |
Mr | 391.70 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 120 |
a, b, c (Å) | 11.5998 (3), 13.4423 (4), 9.0548 (2) |
β (°) | 108.014 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1342.69 (6) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.68 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.40 × 0.25 × 0.25 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Nonius KappaCCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2007) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.821, 1.000 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 17100, 3047, 2806 |
Rint | 0.023 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.650 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.031, 0.082, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 3047 |
No. of parameters | 199 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.62, −0.41 |
Computer programs: , DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and COLLECT (Hooft, 1998), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C3—H3···O3i | 0.95 | 2.57 | 3.496 (2) | 164 |
C5—H5···O1ii | 0.95 | 2.59 | 3.385 (2) | 141 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+2, −z+1; (ii) −x+2, −y+2, −z+2. |
Footnotes
‡Additional correspondence author, e-mail: j.wardell@abdn.ac.uk.
Acknowledgements
The use of the EPSRC X-ray crystallographic service at the University of Southampton, England, and the valuable assistance of the staff there is gratefully acknowledged. JLW acknowledges support from CAPES (Brazil).
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N,N-Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)aniline derivatives find use in synthetic chemistry such as mild triflating reagents (Zeller, 2001; Wulff et al., 1986). Following a literature procedure to p-ClC6H4NHSO2CF3, using p-ClC6H4NH2, (F3CSO2)O and Et3N in CH2Cl2 at 213 K, a little of the di-substituted compound, p-ClC6H4(NSO2CF3), (I), was isolated as a side-product (Greenfield & Crosanu, 2008; Deprez et al., 1995). Compound (I) has been reported previously (Laali et al., 2007) and the X-ray structure determination is reported herein.
In (I), the SO2CF3 groups occupy approximately orthogonal positions to either side of the aromatic ring: the C3/C4/N1/S1, S2 torsion angles are 77.44 (17) and -101.55 (15) °, respectively; the dihedral angle formed between the benzene ring and NS2 group is 78.13 (6) °. The CF3 groups lie to either side of the molecule and fold back over the benzene ring so that, overall, the molecule has non-crystallographic 2-fold symmetry when viewed down the Cl1–C1–C4–N1 axis.
Supramolecular aggregation in (I) is dominated by C–H···O interactions that lead to the formation of a sequence of 12-membered {···HC2NSO}2 synthons aligned along [1 0 1], Fig. 2 and Table 1. Chains are connected into layers through the agency of C–Cl···π interactions between centrosymmetrically related residues [C1–Cl1···ring centroid(C1–C6)i = 3.4592 (8) Å with angle at Cl1 = 92.46 (6) ° for i: 2-x, 2-y, 1-z]. The layers thus formed stack along the b axis with the closest contacts between successive layers being of the type C–F···π [C8–F4···ring centroid(C1–C6)ii = 3.4708 (16) Å with angle at F4 = 122.83 (11) ° for ii: x, 3/2-y,1/2+z].