organic compounds
4-Benzyl-6-bromo-2-phenyl-4H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine
aLaboratoire de Chimie Organique Appliquée, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdallah, Fés, Morocco, bLaboratoire d'Electrochimie et de Physicochimie des Matériaux et des Interfaces, Domaine Universitaire, 38402 St Martin d'Hères Cedex, Grenoble, France, cUnité de Catalyse et de Chimie du Solide, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille, Lille, France, dLaboratoire de Chimie Organique Hétérocyclique, Pôle de Compétences Pharmacochimie, Université Mohammed V-Agdal, BP 1014 Avenue Ibn Batout, Rabat, Morocco, and eDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*Correspondence e-mail: seikweng@um.edu.my
The imidazopyridine fused ring in the title compound, C19H14BrN3, is almost coplanar with the phenyl ring at the 2-position of the five-membered ring [dihedral angle = 2.4 (1). The features short Br⋯Br contacts [3.562 (1) Å].
Related literature
For the synthesis of imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines, see: Aridoss et al. (2006); Benham et al. (1995); Cundy et al. (1997); Kale et al. (2009); Walsh et al. (1994); Zaki & Proença (2007).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2008); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
10.1107/S160053681001038X/pk2232sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S160053681001038X/pk2232Isup2.hkl
To a solution of the 6-bromo-2-phenyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (0.30 g, 1.09 mmol), potassium carbonate (0.20 g, 1.42 mmol) and tetra-n-butylammonium bromide (0.04 g (0,1 mmol) in DMF (15 ml) was added benzyl chloride (0.15 ml, 1.31 mmol). Stirring was continued at room temperature for 12 hours. The salt was removed by filtration and the filtrate concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue was separated by
on a column of silica gel with ethyl acetate/hexane (1/1) as Brown crystals were isolated when the solvent was allowed to evaporate.Carbon-bound H-atoms were placed in calculated positions (C—H 0.93–0.97 Å) and were included in the
in the riding model approximation, with U(H) set to 1.2U(C).Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2008); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2008); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).Fig. 1. Thermal ellipsoid plot (Barbour, 2001) of C19H14BrN3 at the 50% probability level. Hydrogen atoms are drawn as spheres of arbitrary radius. |
C19H14BrN3 | F(000) = 736 |
Mr = 364.24 | Dx = 1.530 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 9876 reflections |
a = 8.6613 (6) Å | θ = 2.4–27.2° |
b = 19.7631 (13) Å | µ = 2.60 mm−1 |
c = 9.3683 (6) Å | T = 293 K |
β = 99.647 (3)° | Prism, brown |
V = 1580.93 (18) Å3 | 0.28 × 0.24 × 0.20 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker X8 APEXII diffractometer | 4613 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3492 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.035 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 30.1°, θmin = 2.4° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −12→11 |
Tmin = 0.529, Tmax = 0.624 | k = −27→27 |
57936 measured reflections | l = −13→13 |
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)] = 0.032 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.098 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.00 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0518P)2 + 0.5269P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
4613 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
208 parameters | Δρmax = 0.63 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.51 e Å−3 |
C19H14BrN3 | V = 1580.93 (18) Å3 |
Mr = 364.24 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.6613 (6) Å | µ = 2.60 mm−1 |
b = 19.7631 (13) Å | T = 293 K |
c = 9.3683 (6) Å | 0.28 × 0.24 × 0.20 mm |
β = 99.647 (3)° |
Bruker X8 APEXII diffractometer | 4613 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 3492 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.529, Tmax = 0.624 | Rint = 0.035 |
57936 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.032 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.098 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.00 | Δρmax = 0.63 e Å−3 |
4613 reflections | Δρmin = −0.51 e Å−3 |
208 parameters |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Br1 | 0.10158 (3) | 0.475089 (12) | 0.85824 (2) | 0.06483 (10) | |
N1 | 0.29485 (16) | 0.43405 (7) | 0.49901 (15) | 0.0385 (3) | |
N2 | 0.26154 (17) | 0.60722 (7) | 0.40338 (16) | 0.0424 (3) | |
N3 | 0.35446 (17) | 0.50867 (7) | 0.31224 (15) | 0.0387 (3) | |
C1 | 0.1792 (2) | 0.48667 (9) | 0.68312 (19) | 0.0454 (4) | |
C2 | 0.1807 (2) | 0.55060 (9) | 0.62007 (19) | 0.0458 (4) | |
H2 | 0.1429 | 0.5886 | 0.6616 | 0.055* | |
C3 | 0.2408 (2) | 0.55460 (8) | 0.49376 (18) | 0.0392 (3) | |
C4 | 0.29944 (19) | 0.49489 (8) | 0.43321 (17) | 0.0367 (3) | |
C5 | 0.2352 (2) | 0.43003 (9) | 0.62362 (18) | 0.0437 (4) | |
H5 | 0.2322 | 0.3884 | 0.6694 | 0.052* | |
C6 | 0.32810 (19) | 0.57716 (8) | 0.30027 (17) | 0.0379 (3) | |
C7 | 0.37246 (19) | 0.61435 (8) | 0.17772 (18) | 0.0390 (3) | |
C8 | 0.3423 (2) | 0.68335 (9) | 0.1595 (2) | 0.0459 (4) | |
H8 | 0.2938 | 0.7067 | 0.2261 | 0.055* | |
C9 | 0.3845 (2) | 0.71728 (10) | 0.0425 (2) | 0.0547 (5) | |
H9 | 0.3644 | 0.7634 | 0.0310 | 0.066* | |
C10 | 0.4557 (3) | 0.68322 (11) | −0.0569 (2) | 0.0574 (5) | |
H10 | 0.4829 | 0.7062 | −0.1357 | 0.069* | |
C11 | 0.4869 (3) | 0.61517 (11) | −0.0399 (2) | 0.0624 (5) | |
H11 | 0.5353 | 0.5922 | −0.1069 | 0.075* | |
C12 | 0.4459 (3) | 0.58097 (10) | 0.0773 (2) | 0.0538 (5) | |
H12 | 0.4679 | 0.5350 | 0.0888 | 0.065* | |
C13 | 0.3544 (2) | 0.37271 (8) | 0.43491 (19) | 0.0427 (3) | |
H13A | 0.4041 | 0.3433 | 0.5121 | 0.051* | |
H13B | 0.4331 | 0.3859 | 0.3778 | 0.051* | |
C14 | 0.22599 (19) | 0.33413 (8) | 0.34017 (17) | 0.0380 (3) | |
C15 | 0.1392 (2) | 0.36407 (9) | 0.21824 (19) | 0.0481 (4) | |
H15 | 0.1605 | 0.4084 | 0.1945 | 0.058* | |
C16 | 0.0214 (3) | 0.32854 (11) | 0.1321 (2) | 0.0574 (5) | |
H16 | −0.0379 | 0.3494 | 0.0522 | 0.069* | |
C17 | −0.0082 (3) | 0.26217 (11) | 0.1643 (2) | 0.0585 (5) | |
H17 | −0.0859 | 0.2380 | 0.1050 | 0.070* | |
C18 | 0.0769 (3) | 0.23206 (10) | 0.2833 (3) | 0.0598 (5) | |
H18 | 0.0570 | 0.1873 | 0.3047 | 0.072* | |
C19 | 0.1930 (2) | 0.26789 (9) | 0.3728 (2) | 0.0517 (4) | |
H19 | 0.2487 | 0.2473 | 0.4548 | 0.062* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Br1 | 0.08695 (19) | 0.06436 (15) | 0.05128 (13) | 0.00593 (10) | 0.03507 (11) | 0.00630 (9) |
N1 | 0.0419 (7) | 0.0355 (6) | 0.0382 (7) | 0.0001 (5) | 0.0074 (5) | 0.0003 (5) |
N2 | 0.0515 (8) | 0.0338 (6) | 0.0437 (7) | −0.0007 (6) | 0.0131 (6) | −0.0028 (5) |
N3 | 0.0443 (7) | 0.0337 (6) | 0.0394 (7) | −0.0009 (5) | 0.0104 (5) | −0.0012 (5) |
C1 | 0.0501 (10) | 0.0498 (10) | 0.0386 (8) | −0.0024 (7) | 0.0140 (7) | 0.0004 (7) |
C2 | 0.0535 (10) | 0.0417 (9) | 0.0444 (9) | −0.0007 (7) | 0.0147 (7) | −0.0056 (7) |
C3 | 0.0431 (8) | 0.0349 (7) | 0.0402 (8) | −0.0015 (6) | 0.0088 (6) | −0.0046 (6) |
C4 | 0.0390 (8) | 0.0345 (7) | 0.0366 (7) | −0.0020 (6) | 0.0061 (6) | −0.0035 (6) |
C5 | 0.0485 (9) | 0.0430 (8) | 0.0403 (8) | −0.0019 (7) | 0.0094 (7) | 0.0036 (7) |
C6 | 0.0407 (8) | 0.0345 (7) | 0.0385 (7) | −0.0028 (6) | 0.0068 (6) | −0.0023 (6) |
C7 | 0.0420 (8) | 0.0353 (7) | 0.0395 (7) | −0.0036 (6) | 0.0064 (6) | −0.0004 (6) |
C8 | 0.0471 (9) | 0.0360 (8) | 0.0553 (10) | −0.0020 (7) | 0.0105 (8) | −0.0007 (7) |
C9 | 0.0567 (11) | 0.0391 (9) | 0.0678 (12) | −0.0031 (8) | 0.0092 (9) | 0.0118 (8) |
C10 | 0.0647 (12) | 0.0560 (11) | 0.0530 (10) | −0.0070 (9) | 0.0141 (9) | 0.0153 (9) |
C11 | 0.0851 (15) | 0.0567 (12) | 0.0516 (10) | 0.0037 (11) | 0.0298 (10) | 0.0062 (9) |
C12 | 0.0782 (13) | 0.0393 (9) | 0.0486 (10) | 0.0062 (9) | 0.0240 (9) | 0.0040 (7) |
C13 | 0.0430 (9) | 0.0371 (8) | 0.0483 (9) | 0.0064 (7) | 0.0091 (7) | 0.0015 (7) |
C14 | 0.0419 (8) | 0.0331 (7) | 0.0416 (8) | 0.0029 (6) | 0.0147 (6) | −0.0002 (6) |
C15 | 0.0608 (11) | 0.0390 (8) | 0.0446 (9) | −0.0013 (8) | 0.0092 (8) | 0.0021 (7) |
C16 | 0.0660 (12) | 0.0574 (11) | 0.0462 (10) | −0.0037 (9) | 0.0015 (9) | −0.0030 (8) |
C17 | 0.0603 (12) | 0.0584 (12) | 0.0587 (11) | −0.0140 (9) | 0.0152 (9) | −0.0156 (9) |
C18 | 0.0683 (13) | 0.0396 (9) | 0.0754 (14) | −0.0103 (9) | 0.0233 (11) | −0.0022 (9) |
C19 | 0.0583 (11) | 0.0388 (9) | 0.0593 (11) | 0.0013 (8) | 0.0139 (9) | 0.0088 (8) |
Br1—C1 | 1.8882 (18) | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
N1—C4 | 1.355 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.376 (3) |
N1—C5 | 1.356 (2) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
N1—C13 | 1.483 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.385 (3) |
N2—C6 | 1.344 (2) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
N2—C3 | 1.372 (2) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
N3—C4 | 1.329 (2) | C13—C14 | 1.508 (2) |
N3—C6 | 1.374 (2) | C13—H13A | 0.9700 |
C1—C5 | 1.375 (3) | C13—H13B | 0.9700 |
C1—C2 | 1.396 (3) | C14—C19 | 1.385 (2) |
C2—C3 | 1.373 (2) | C14—C15 | 1.390 (2) |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C15—C16 | 1.382 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.438 (2) | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C16—C17 | 1.379 (3) |
C6—C7 | 1.468 (2) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C7—C12 | 1.388 (3) | C17—C18 | 1.366 (3) |
C7—C8 | 1.394 (2) | C17—H17 | 0.9300 |
C8—C9 | 1.385 (3) | C18—C19 | 1.390 (3) |
C8—H8 | 0.9300 | C18—H18 | 0.9300 |
C9—C10 | 1.376 (3) | C19—H19 | 0.9300 |
C4—N1—C5 | 119.22 (14) | C11—C10—H10 | 120.0 |
C4—N1—C13 | 120.17 (14) | C9—C10—H10 | 120.0 |
C5—N1—C13 | 120.61 (14) | C10—C11—C12 | 119.8 (2) |
C6—N2—C3 | 102.99 (13) | C10—C11—H11 | 120.1 |
C4—N3—C6 | 101.13 (13) | C12—C11—H11 | 120.1 |
C5—C1—C2 | 122.44 (16) | C11—C12—C7 | 120.86 (18) |
C5—C1—Br1 | 117.06 (13) | C11—C12—H12 | 119.6 |
C2—C1—Br1 | 120.49 (14) | C7—C12—H12 | 119.6 |
C3—C2—C1 | 116.66 (16) | N1—C13—C14 | 112.30 (13) |
C3—C2—H2 | 121.7 | N1—C13—H13A | 109.1 |
C1—C2—H2 | 121.7 | C14—C13—H13A | 109.1 |
N2—C3—C2 | 133.11 (16) | N1—C13—H13B | 109.1 |
N2—C3—C4 | 106.70 (14) | C14—C13—H13B | 109.1 |
C2—C3—C4 | 120.18 (16) | H13A—C13—H13B | 107.9 |
N3—C4—N1 | 127.72 (15) | C19—C14—C15 | 118.70 (17) |
N3—C4—C3 | 111.64 (14) | C19—C14—C13 | 120.47 (16) |
N1—C4—C3 | 120.64 (15) | C15—C14—C13 | 120.82 (15) |
N1—C5—C1 | 120.85 (16) | C16—C15—C14 | 120.56 (17) |
N1—C5—H5 | 119.6 | C16—C15—H15 | 119.7 |
C1—C5—H5 | 119.6 | C14—C15—H15 | 119.7 |
N2—C6—N3 | 117.54 (14) | C17—C16—C15 | 120.1 (2) |
N2—C6—C7 | 122.76 (14) | C17—C16—H16 | 119.9 |
N3—C6—C7 | 119.70 (14) | C15—C16—H16 | 119.9 |
C12—C7—C8 | 118.69 (17) | C18—C17—C16 | 119.88 (19) |
C12—C7—C6 | 120.15 (15) | C18—C17—H17 | 120.1 |
C8—C7—C6 | 121.17 (16) | C16—C17—H17 | 120.1 |
C9—C8—C7 | 120.11 (18) | C17—C18—C19 | 120.47 (18) |
C9—C8—H8 | 119.9 | C17—C18—H18 | 119.8 |
C7—C8—H8 | 119.9 | C19—C18—H18 | 119.8 |
C10—C9—C8 | 120.42 (18) | C14—C19—C18 | 120.25 (18) |
C10—C9—H9 | 119.8 | C14—C19—H19 | 119.9 |
C8—C9—H9 | 119.8 | C18—C19—H19 | 119.9 |
C11—C10—C9 | 120.08 (18) | ||
C5—C1—C2—C3 | 0.3 (3) | N2—C6—C7—C12 | 177.72 (18) |
Br1—C1—C2—C3 | 179.25 (13) | N3—C6—C7—C12 | −2.4 (2) |
C6—N2—C3—C2 | 179.20 (19) | N2—C6—C7—C8 | −2.2 (3) |
C6—N2—C3—C4 | −0.16 (17) | N3—C6—C7—C8 | 177.69 (16) |
C1—C2—C3—N2 | −179.77 (18) | C12—C7—C8—C9 | 0.4 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.5 (3) | C6—C7—C8—C9 | −179.61 (16) |
C6—N3—C4—N1 | −179.97 (16) | C7—C8—C9—C10 | 0.2 (3) |
C6—N3—C4—C3 | −0.15 (18) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | −0.6 (3) |
C5—N1—C4—N3 | 179.35 (16) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 0.2 (4) |
C13—N1—C4—N3 | −0.7 (3) | C10—C11—C12—C7 | 0.5 (4) |
C5—N1—C4—C3 | −0.5 (2) | C8—C7—C12—C11 | −0.8 (3) |
C13—N1—C4—C3 | 179.47 (15) | C6—C7—C12—C11 | 179.25 (19) |
N2—C3—C4—N3 | 0.21 (19) | C4—N1—C13—C14 | −94.67 (18) |
C2—C3—C4—N3 | −179.25 (16) | C5—N1—C13—C14 | 85.26 (19) |
N2—C3—C4—N1 | −179.95 (15) | N1—C13—C14—C19 | −119.47 (17) |
C2—C3—C4—N1 | 0.6 (2) | N1—C13—C14—C15 | 60.9 (2) |
C4—N1—C5—C1 | 0.3 (2) | C19—C14—C15—C16 | 0.5 (3) |
C13—N1—C5—C1 | −179.68 (16) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | −179.83 (17) |
C2—C1—C5—N1 | −0.2 (3) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | −1.8 (3) |
Br1—C1—C5—N1 | −179.17 (13) | C15—C16—C17—C18 | 1.4 (3) |
C3—N2—C6—N3 | 0.1 (2) | C16—C17—C18—C19 | 0.2 (3) |
C3—N2—C6—C7 | 180.00 (15) | C15—C14—C19—C18 | 1.1 (3) |
C4—N3—C6—N2 | 0.05 (19) | C13—C14—C19—C18 | −178.56 (17) |
C4—N3—C6—C7 | −179.88 (14) | C17—C18—C19—C14 | −1.5 (3) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C19H14BrN3 |
Mr | 364.24 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.6613 (6), 19.7631 (13), 9.3683 (6) |
β (°) | 99.647 (3) |
V (Å3) | 1580.93 (18) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 2.60 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.28 × 0.24 × 0.20 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker X8 APEXII diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.529, 0.624 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 57936, 4613, 3492 |
Rint | 0.035 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.705 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.032, 0.098, 1.00 |
No. of reflections | 4613 |
No. of parameters | 208 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.63, −0.51 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008), SAINT (Bruker, 2008), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), X-SEED (Barbour, 2001), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Acknowledgements
We thank Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah, Université Mohammed V-Agdal and the University of Malaya for supporting this study.
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Imidazo[4,5-b]pyridines are a class of sedative drugs exemplified by Zolpidem, Alpidem, Saripidem and Necopidem. There is intense interest in designing new synthetic routes; for example, an eco-friendly synthesis by oxidation in aqueous medium has been claimed (Kale et al., 2009). Other methods require more than one step (Aridoss et al., 2006; Benham et al., 1995; Cundy et al., 1997; Walsh et al., 1994; Zaki & Proença, 2007).
We have been able to react 6-bromo-2-phenyl-1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine with benzyl chloride in the presence of a catalytic quantity of tetra-n-butylammonium bromide under mild conditions to furnish the title compound (Scheme I, Fig. 1). The imidazopyridine fused-ring in C19H14BrN3 is co-planar with the phenyl ring at the 2-position [dihedral angle 2.4 (1) °]. In the five-membered imidazo portion, the carbon–nitrogen bond whose carbon atom is also connected to the pyridine nitrogen atom is predominantly a double bond [1.329 (2) Å], whereas the carbon–nitrogen bond whose atom is connected to the pyridine carbon atom is predominantly a single bond [1.372 (2) Å].