organic compounds
N-(3,5-Dimethylphenyl)-2-methylbenzamide
aDepartment of Chemistry, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri 574 199, Mangalore, India, bFaculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak Technical University, Radlinského 9, SK-812 37 Bratislava, Slovak Republic, and cInstitute of Materials Science, Darmstadt University of Technology, Petersenstrasse 23, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
*Correspondence e-mail: gowdabt@yahoo.com
In the molecular structure of the title compound, C16H17NO, the amide group is twisted by 41.8 (2) and 29.0 (2)° out of the planes of the 2-methylphenyl and 3,5-dimethylphenyl rings, respectively. The two aromatic rings make a dihedral angle of 69.5 (1)°. In the crystal, intermolecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds connect the molecules into C(4) chains running along the c axis.
Related literature
For our study of the effect of the substituents on the structures of benzanilides and for related structures, see: Gowda, Foro et al. (2008a,b); Gowda, Tokarčík et al. (2009). For synthesis, see: Gowda, Foro et al. (2008b).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); cell CrysAlis PRO; data reduction: CrysAlis PRO; 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, 2002); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97, PLATON (Spek, 2009) and WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536810009116/tk2640sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536810009116/tk2640Isup2.hkl
Compound (I) as prepared according to the method described by Gowda, Foro et al. (2008b). Colourless blocks of (I) were obtained by slow evaporation from an ethanol solution (0.5 g in about 25 ml of ethanol) held at room temperature.
All hydrogen atoms were positioned with idealized geometry using a riding model with C–H = 0.93-0.96 Å and N–H = 0.86 Å. The Uiso(H) values were set at 1.2Ueq(C-aromatic, N) and 1.5Ueq(C-methyl). The methyl groups with the carbon atoms C14, C15 and C16 exhibit orientational disorder in the positions of their H atoms, and each group was modelled by two sets of methyl hydrogen atoms. The refined occupancies are 0.82 (3) and 0.18 (3) for the C14-mehtyl group, 0.60 (3) and 0.40 (3) for the C15 group, 0.73 (2) and 0.27 (2) for the C16 group.
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); 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, 2002); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), PLATON (Spek, 2009) and WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).C16H17NO | F(000) = 512 |
Mr = 239.31 | Dx = 1.174 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 5268 reflections |
a = 10.5174 (5) Å | θ = 2.0–29.4° |
b = 14.9616 (7) Å | µ = 0.07 mm−1 |
c = 8.9209 (4) Å | T = 295 K |
β = 105.373 (4)° | Needle, colourless |
V = 1353.54 (11) Å3 | 0.54 × 0.08 × 0.04 mm |
Z = 4 |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Ruby Gemini diffractometer | 2548 independent reflections |
Graphite monochromator | 1628 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Detector resolution: 10.434 pixels mm-1 | Rint = 0.041 |
ω scans | θmax = 25.6°, θmin = 2.0° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) | h = −12→12 |
Tmin = 0.957, Tmax = 0.992 | k = −18→18 |
14671 measured reflections | l = −10→10 |
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)] = 0.037 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.120 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.97 | [exp(2.50(sinθ/λ)2)]/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.094P)2], where P = 0.33333Fo2 + 0.66667Fc2 |
2548 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
170 parameters | Δρmax = 0.13 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.12 e Å−3 |
C16H17NO | V = 1353.54 (11) Å3 |
Mr = 239.31 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.5174 (5) Å | µ = 0.07 mm−1 |
b = 14.9616 (7) Å | T = 295 K |
c = 8.9209 (4) Å | 0.54 × 0.08 × 0.04 mm |
β = 105.373 (4)° |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Ruby Gemini diffractometer | 2548 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) | 1628 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.957, Tmax = 0.992 | Rint = 0.041 |
14671 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.037 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.120 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.97 | Δρmax = 0.13 e Å−3 |
2548 reflections | Δρmin = −0.12 e Å−3 |
170 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 | Occ. (<1) | |
C1 | 0.20367 (15) | 0.19330 (10) | 0.08175 (15) | 0.0348 (4) | |
C2 | 0.09976 (16) | 0.14838 (10) | 0.14205 (17) | 0.0392 (4) | |
C3 | −0.02376 (17) | 0.12792 (12) | 0.0426 (2) | 0.0503 (5) | |
C4 | −0.1141 (2) | 0.08515 (16) | 0.1073 (3) | 0.0724 (6) | |
H4 | −0.1967 | 0.0705 | 0.0435 | 0.087* | |
C5 | −0.0850 (2) | 0.06389 (17) | 0.2623 (3) | 0.0835 (7) | |
H5 | −0.148 | 0.0359 | 0.3021 | 0.1* | |
C6 | 0.0366 (2) | 0.08381 (16) | 0.3589 (3) | 0.0760 (7) | |
H6 | 0.0564 | 0.0695 | 0.464 | 0.091* | |
C7 | 0.1290 (2) | 0.12525 (12) | 0.29829 (19) | 0.0527 (5) | |
H7 | 0.2121 | 0.1379 | 0.3629 | 0.063* | |
C8 | 0.38098 (14) | 0.30756 (10) | 0.15513 (15) | 0.0354 (4) | |
C9 | 0.46745 (15) | 0.27564 (11) | 0.07407 (16) | 0.0396 (4) | |
H9 | 0.4536 | 0.2198 | 0.0266 | 0.048* | |
C10 | 0.57512 (15) | 0.32734 (12) | 0.06388 (17) | 0.0454 (4) | |
C11 | 0.59283 (16) | 0.41058 (12) | 0.13406 (18) | 0.0489 (4) | |
H11 | 0.6637 | 0.4456 | 0.1256 | 0.059* | |
C12 | 0.50798 (17) | 0.44351 (11) | 0.21670 (17) | 0.0449 (4) | |
C13 | 0.40205 (16) | 0.39107 (11) | 0.22612 (16) | 0.0398 (4) | |
H13 | 0.344 | 0.4119 | 0.2807 | 0.048* | |
C14 | −0.0633 (2) | 0.15265 (17) | −0.1269 (2) | 0.0743 (6) | |
H14A | −0.1568 | 0.1457 | −0.1673 | 0.112* | 0.82 (3) |
H14B | −0.0187 | 0.1144 | −0.1829 | 0.112* | 0.82 (3) |
H14C | −0.0395 | 0.2137 | −0.1386 | 0.112* | 0.82 (3) |
H14D | 0.0135 | 0.1703 | −0.1585 | 0.112* | 0.18 (3) |
H14E | −0.1248 | 0.2014 | −0.143 | 0.112* | 0.18 (3) |
H14F | −0.1037 | 0.1021 | −0.1872 | 0.112* | 0.18 (3) |
C15 | 0.67092 (19) | 0.29122 (17) | −0.0193 (2) | 0.0651 (6) | |
H15A | 0.7143 | 0.34 | −0.0554 | 0.098* | 0.60 (3) |
H15B | 0.6244 | 0.2558 | −0.1063 | 0.098* | 0.60 (3) |
H15C | 0.7353 | 0.2548 | 0.0507 | 0.098* | 0.60 (3) |
H15D | 0.6684 | 0.2271 | −0.0186 | 0.098* | 0.40 (3) |
H15E | 0.7583 | 0.3112 | 0.0324 | 0.098* | 0.40 (3) |
H15F | 0.6474 | 0.3123 | −0.1247 | 0.098* | 0.40 (3) |
C16 | 0.5318 (2) | 0.53329 (13) | 0.2949 (2) | 0.0644 (5) | |
H16A | 0.5572 | 0.5754 | 0.227 | 0.097* | 0.73 (2) |
H16B | 0.6009 | 0.5283 | 0.3896 | 0.097* | 0.73 (2) |
H16C | 0.4525 | 0.5535 | 0.3182 | 0.097* | 0.73 (2) |
H16D | 0.5166 | 0.5294 | 0.3962 | 0.097* | 0.27 (2) |
H16E | 0.4728 | 0.5765 | 0.2336 | 0.097* | 0.27 (2) |
H16F | 0.6213 | 0.5513 | 0.305 | 0.097* | 0.27 (2) |
N1 | 0.27245 (13) | 0.25733 (9) | 0.17550 (13) | 0.0399 (3) | |
H1N | 0.2474 | 0.2691 | 0.2576 | 0.048* | |
O1 | 0.22394 (11) | 0.17203 (8) | −0.04280 (11) | 0.0456 (3) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0372 (8) | 0.0346 (8) | 0.0317 (7) | 0.0014 (7) | 0.0078 (6) | 0.0008 (6) |
C2 | 0.0428 (9) | 0.0315 (8) | 0.0444 (8) | −0.0029 (7) | 0.0137 (7) | −0.0046 (6) |
C3 | 0.0426 (10) | 0.0445 (10) | 0.0629 (11) | −0.0037 (8) | 0.0122 (8) | −0.0086 (8) |
C4 | 0.0485 (11) | 0.0649 (14) | 0.1019 (16) | −0.0159 (10) | 0.0167 (11) | −0.0023 (12) |
C5 | 0.0744 (16) | 0.0734 (16) | 0.1135 (19) | −0.0260 (13) | 0.0438 (15) | 0.0144 (13) |
C6 | 0.0901 (17) | 0.0724 (15) | 0.0719 (12) | −0.0242 (13) | 0.0327 (12) | 0.0169 (11) |
C7 | 0.0602 (11) | 0.0481 (10) | 0.0506 (10) | −0.0128 (8) | 0.0163 (8) | 0.0044 (8) |
C8 | 0.0360 (8) | 0.0395 (9) | 0.0290 (7) | −0.0040 (7) | 0.0056 (6) | 0.0048 (6) |
C9 | 0.0396 (9) | 0.0428 (9) | 0.0341 (7) | −0.0008 (7) | 0.0055 (6) | 0.0004 (6) |
C10 | 0.0359 (9) | 0.0604 (11) | 0.0377 (8) | −0.0007 (8) | 0.0058 (6) | 0.0074 (7) |
C11 | 0.0387 (9) | 0.0580 (11) | 0.0463 (8) | −0.0133 (8) | 0.0050 (7) | 0.0113 (8) |
C12 | 0.0486 (10) | 0.0413 (9) | 0.0399 (8) | −0.0071 (8) | 0.0031 (7) | 0.0065 (7) |
C13 | 0.0444 (9) | 0.0393 (9) | 0.0354 (7) | −0.0013 (7) | 0.0101 (6) | 0.0020 (6) |
C14 | 0.0483 (11) | 0.1004 (18) | 0.0638 (12) | −0.0075 (12) | −0.0037 (9) | −0.0105 (11) |
C15 | 0.0441 (10) | 0.0897 (16) | 0.0651 (11) | 0.0000 (10) | 0.0209 (9) | −0.0018 (10) |
C16 | 0.0745 (14) | 0.0471 (11) | 0.0683 (11) | −0.0196 (10) | 0.0134 (10) | −0.0037 (9) |
N1 | 0.0461 (8) | 0.0433 (8) | 0.0341 (6) | −0.0087 (6) | 0.0173 (5) | −0.0051 (5) |
O1 | 0.0505 (7) | 0.0517 (7) | 0.0363 (6) | −0.0048 (6) | 0.0148 (5) | −0.0068 (5) |
C1—O1 | 1.2276 (17) | C12—C13 | 1.383 (2) |
C1—N1 | 1.3490 (19) | C12—C16 | 1.504 (2) |
C1—C2 | 1.499 (2) | C13—H13 | 0.93 |
C2—C7 | 1.389 (2) | C14—H14A | 0.96 |
C2—C3 | 1.399 (2) | C14—H14B | 0.96 |
C3—C4 | 1.391 (3) | C14—H14C | 0.96 |
C3—C14 | 1.504 (3) | C14—H14D | 0.96 |
C4—C5 | 1.372 (3) | C14—H14E | 0.96 |
C4—H4 | 0.93 | C14—H14F | 0.96 |
C5—C6 | 1.372 (3) | C15—H15A | 0.96 |
C5—H5 | 0.93 | C15—H15B | 0.96 |
C6—C7 | 1.378 (3) | C15—H15C | 0.96 |
C6—H6 | 0.93 | C15—H15D | 0.96 |
C7—H7 | 0.93 | C15—H15E | 0.96 |
C8—C9 | 1.388 (2) | C15—H15F | 0.96 |
C8—C13 | 1.392 (2) | C16—H16A | 0.96 |
C8—N1 | 1.4180 (19) | C16—H16B | 0.96 |
C9—C10 | 1.394 (2) | C16—H16C | 0.96 |
C9—H9 | 0.93 | C16—H16D | 0.96 |
C10—C11 | 1.384 (2) | C16—H16E | 0.96 |
C10—C15 | 1.501 (3) | C16—H16F | 0.96 |
C11—C12 | 1.390 (2) | N1—H1N | 0.86 |
C11—H11 | 0.93 | ||
O1—C1—N1 | 123.50 (13) | C11—C12—C16 | 120.75 (16) |
O1—C1—C2 | 121.78 (13) | C12—C13—C8 | 121.01 (15) |
N1—C1—C2 | 114.72 (12) | C12—C13—H13 | 119.5 |
C7—C2—C3 | 120.21 (16) | C8—C13—H13 | 119.5 |
C7—C2—C1 | 118.90 (15) | C3—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C1 | 120.87 (14) | C3—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C4—C3—C2 | 117.28 (17) | C3—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C4—C3—C14 | 119.57 (18) | C3—C14—H14D | 109.5 |
C2—C3—C14 | 123.12 (16) | C3—C14—H14E | 109.5 |
C5—C4—C3 | 122.1 (2) | H14D—C14—H14E | 109.5 |
C5—C4—H4 | 119 | C3—C14—H14F | 109.5 |
C3—C4—H4 | 119 | H14D—C14—H14F | 109.5 |
C4—C5—C6 | 120.27 (19) | H14E—C14—H14F | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.9 | C10—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.9 | C10—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C7 | 119.2 (2) | C10—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6 | 120.4 | C10—C15—H15D | 109.5 |
C7—C6—H6 | 120.4 | C10—C15—H15E | 109.5 |
C6—C7—C2 | 120.94 (19) | H15D—C15—H15E | 109.5 |
C6—C7—H7 | 119.5 | C10—C15—H15F | 109.5 |
C2—C7—H7 | 119.5 | H15D—C15—H15F | 109.5 |
C9—C8—C13 | 119.91 (14) | H15E—C15—H15F | 109.5 |
C9—C8—N1 | 123.04 (14) | C12—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
C13—C8—N1 | 117.00 (13) | C12—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C8—C9—C10 | 119.92 (15) | C12—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C8—C9—H9 | 120 | C12—C16—H16D | 109.5 |
C10—C9—H9 | 120 | C12—C16—H16E | 109.5 |
C11—C10—C9 | 118.94 (15) | H16D—C16—H16E | 109.5 |
C11—C10—C15 | 121.33 (16) | C12—C16—H16F | 109.5 |
C9—C10—C15 | 119.71 (17) | H16D—C16—H16F | 109.5 |
C10—C11—C12 | 122.04 (15) | H16E—C16—H16F | 109.5 |
C10—C11—H11 | 119 | C1—N1—C8 | 127.92 (12) |
C12—C11—H11 | 119 | C1—N1—H1N | 116 |
C13—C12—C11 | 118.16 (15) | C8—N1—H1N | 116 |
C13—C12—C16 | 121.09 (16) | ||
O1—C1—C2—C7 | 136.94 (16) | N1—C8—C9—C10 | −177.47 (13) |
N1—C1—C2—C7 | −42.4 (2) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | −0.7 (2) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −41.5 (2) | C8—C9—C10—C15 | 177.92 (15) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | 139.08 (15) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 1.2 (2) |
C7—C2—C3—C4 | 0.7 (3) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | −177.41 (16) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 179.16 (17) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −0.9 (2) |
C7—C2—C3—C14 | 178.64 (19) | C10—C11—C12—C16 | 178.48 (16) |
C1—C2—C3—C14 | −2.9 (3) | C11—C12—C13—C8 | 0.1 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.4 (3) | C16—C12—C13—C8 | −179.26 (15) |
C14—C3—C4—C5 | −177.6 (2) | C9—C8—C13—C12 | 0.3 (2) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.7 (4) | N1—C8—C13—C12 | 177.91 (13) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −0.1 (4) | O1—C1—N1—C8 | −3.4 (2) |
C5—C6—C7—C2 | 1.2 (3) | C2—C1—N1—C8 | 176.00 (14) |
C3—C2—C7—C6 | −1.5 (3) | C9—C8—N1—C1 | −27.9 (2) |
C1—C2—C7—C6 | −179.97 (18) | C13—C8—N1—C1 | 154.64 (15) |
C13—C8—C9—C10 | 0.0 (2) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1N···O1i | 0.86 | 2.06 | 2.8935 (16) | 163 |
Symmetry code: (i) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H17NO |
Mr | 239.31 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 295 |
a, b, c (Å) | 10.5174 (5), 14.9616 (7), 8.9209 (4) |
β (°) | 105.373 (4) |
V (Å3) | 1353.54 (11) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.07 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.54 × 0.08 × 0.04 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Ruby Gemini diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.957, 0.992 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 14671, 2548, 1628 |
Rint | 0.041 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.608 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.037, 0.120, 0.97 |
No. of reflections | 2548 |
No. of parameters | 170 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.13, −0.12 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2009), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2002), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), PLATON (Spek, 2009) and WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1N···O1i | 0.86 | 2.06 | 2.8935 (16) | 163 |
Symmetry code: (i) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Acknowledgements
MT and JK thank the Grant Agency of the Slovak Republic (VEGA 1/0817/08) and the Structural Funds, Interreg IIIA, for financial support in purchasing the diffractometer. VZR thanks the University Grants Commission, Government of India, New Delhi, for the award of a research fellowship.
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As a part of our efforts to explore the effect of the substituents on the structures of benzanilides (Gowda, Foro et al., 2008a, b, Gowda, Tokarčík et al., 2009), in the present work, the structure of 2-methyl-N-(3,5-dimethylphenyl)benzamide (I) has been determined. In the structure of (I) (Fig. 1), the N—H and C=O groups are in an antiperiplanar conformation. This conformation is similar to those observed, e.g. in 2-methyl-N-(phenyl)benzamide (II) (Gowda, Foro et al., 2008a), 2-methyl-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)benzamide (III) (Gowda, Foro et al., 2008b), and 2-methyl-N-(2,4-dimethylphenyl)benzamide (IV) (Gowda, Tokarčík et al., 2009). Further, in (I) the conformation of the C=O group to the methyl substituent in the 2-methylphenyl ring is syn. This conformation is similar to those observed in (II) and (IV). The bond parameters in (I) are similar to those in (II), (III), (IV), and other benzanilides.
In the molecule, the amido group is twisted 41.8 (2)° and 29.0 (2)° out of the planes of the 2-methylphenyl and the 3,5-dimethylphenyl rings, respectively. The two aromatic rings make the dihedral angle of 69.5 (1)°. Intermolecular N–H···O hydrogen bonds (Table 1) connect the molecules into chains running along the c-axis (Fig. 2).