organic compounds
(1E,2E)-1,2-Bis(2,3,4-trimethoxybenzylidene)hydrazine
aFaculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jln Tungku Link, BE 1410, Negara Brunei Darussalam, and bDepartment of Chemistry, Howard University, 525 College Street NW, Washington, DC 20059, USA
*Correspondence e-mail: rbutcher99@yahoo.com
The title compound, C20H24N2O6, was obtained as an unexpected product by the reaction of hydrazinium dithiocarbazate with 2,3,4-trimethoxybenzaldehyde in refluxing ethanol. The molecule lies on a center of inversion. The crystal packing is stabilized by weak intermolecular C—H⋯O interactions.
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The surprising formation of the title hydrazone was probably due to the decomposition of hydrazinium dithiocarbazate in solution resulting in the formation of hydrazine, which then reacted with 2,3,4-trimethoxybenzaldehdye. Hydrazinium dithiocarbazates are known to decompose on heating (Rudorf, 2007). For the biological activity of see: Akbar Ali et al. (2008); Chan et al. (2008). For a previous report of the title compound (the X-ray structure was not provided), see: Praefcke et al. (1991). For comparison bond lengths in an aroyl hydrazone, see: Ji et al. (2010).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1998); cell SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 1998); data reduction: SAINT-Plus; 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/S160053681003518X/bt5339sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S160053681003518X/bt5339Isup2.hkl
2,3,4-trimethoxybenzaldehyde (0.24 g, 1.24 mmol) dissolved in absolute ethanol (5 ml) was mixed with a solution of hydrazinium dithiocarbazate (0.93 g, 0.66 mmol) in the same solvent (45 ml). After refluxing for two hours, the resulting clear yellow solution was left to stand at room temperature for five days to afford crystalline yellow plates. The crystals were filtered, washed with cold absolute ethanol and dried in vacuo. Yield: 0.152 g (63%); m.p. 192–194 °C; IR (KBr, cm-1): 2968, 2937, 2832, 1614, 1590, 1494, 1457, 1431, 1410, 1286, 1229, 1199. 1166, 1090, 1023, 1008, 943, 898, 809, 699, 667, 594, 540, 433; 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3, 30 °C): δ 8.92 (2H, s, CH=N), 7.84 (2H, d, ArH), 6.76 (2H, d, ArH), 3.96 (6H, s, OCH3), 3.92 (6H, s, OCH3), 3.90 (6H, s, OCH3); Anal. Calcd. for C20H24N2O6 (388.42): C 61.85, H 6.23, N 7.21. Found: C 62.17, H 6.17, N 7.47%.
IR spectrum was recorded as a KBr disc with 13 mm KBr discs SPECAC accessory on a Perkin-Elmer 1600 F T IR spectrometer. 1H NMR spectrum was run in CDCl3 on a Varian 400-NMR spectrometer at Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Elemental analysis for C, H and N was done by the Elemental Analysis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore. The X-ray data were collected at the X-ray Diffraction Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore using a Bruker-AXS Smart Apex CCD single-crystal diffractometer.
H atoms were placed in geometrically idealized positions and constrained to ride on their parent atoms with a C—H distances of 0.95 Å and 0.98 Å, Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1998); cell
SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 1998); data reduction: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 1998); 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).C20H24N2O6 | F(000) = 412 |
Mr = 388.41 | Dx = 1.335 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 10.0380 (9) Å | Cell parameters from 1770 reflections |
b = 7.0713 (7) Å | θ = 2.8–27.1° |
c = 13.9586 (14) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
β = 102.800 (2)° | T = 100 K |
V = 966.18 (16) Å3 | Plate, yellow |
Z = 2 | 0.60 × 0.36 × 0.04 mm |
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2203 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1846 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.033 |
ω scans | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.3° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −13→12 |
Tmin = 0.943, Tmax = 0.996 | k = 0→9 |
6576 measured reflections | l = 0→18 |
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)] = 0.048 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.123 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0608P)2 + 0.353P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2196 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
130 parameters | Δρmax = 0.35 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
C20H24N2O6 | V = 966.18 (16) Å3 |
Mr = 388.41 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.0380 (9) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
b = 7.0713 (7) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 13.9586 (14) Å | 0.60 × 0.36 × 0.04 mm |
β = 102.800 (2)° |
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2203 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 1846 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.943, Tmax = 0.996 | Rint = 0.033 |
6576 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.048 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.123 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.35 e Å−3 |
2196 reflections | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
130 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 | ||
O1 | 0.62846 (10) | 0.45681 (14) | 0.85047 (7) | 0.0180 (2) | |
O2 | 0.61624 (9) | 0.20990 (14) | 0.70188 (7) | 0.0165 (2) | |
O3 | 0.38623 (10) | 0.18335 (14) | 0.55439 (7) | 0.0175 (2) | |
C10 | 0.15962 (14) | 0.4221 (2) | 0.54359 (10) | 0.0154 (3) | |
H10 | 0.1582 | 0.3285 | 0.4945 | 0.018* | |
C1 | 0.29226 (14) | 0.5791 (2) | 0.69604 (11) | 0.0172 (3) | |
H1 | 0.2190 | 0.6649 | 0.6944 | 0.021* | |
C2 | 0.40646 (15) | 0.5899 (2) | 0.77231 (10) | 0.0180 (3) | |
H2 | 0.4113 | 0.6834 | 0.8218 | 0.022* | |
C3 | 0.51481 (14) | 0.4635 (2) | 0.77677 (10) | 0.0153 (3) | |
C4 | 0.50841 (13) | 0.33003 (19) | 0.70148 (10) | 0.0146 (3) | |
C5 | 0.39310 (14) | 0.32122 (19) | 0.62483 (10) | 0.0147 (3) | |
C6 | 0.28211 (14) | 0.44466 (19) | 0.62113 (10) | 0.0149 (3) | |
C7 | 0.64403 (15) | 0.6012 (2) | 0.92428 (11) | 0.0202 (3) | |
H7A | 0.6488 | 0.7252 | 0.8938 | 0.030* | |
H7B | 0.7282 | 0.5789 | 0.9740 | 0.030* | |
H7C | 0.5657 | 0.5983 | 0.9555 | 0.030* | |
C8 | 0.60816 (16) | 0.0407 (2) | 0.75753 (11) | 0.0218 (3) | |
H8A | 0.6081 | 0.0745 | 0.8256 | 0.033* | |
H8B | 0.6871 | −0.0401 | 0.7563 | 0.033* | |
H8C | 0.5238 | −0.0274 | 0.7286 | 0.033* | |
C9 | 0.44808 (17) | 0.2382 (2) | 0.47521 (11) | 0.0250 (4) | |
H9A | 0.3970 | 0.3440 | 0.4393 | 0.038* | |
H9B | 0.4466 | 0.1309 | 0.4305 | 0.038* | |
H9C | 0.5428 | 0.2769 | 0.5017 | 0.038* | |
N1 | 0.05345 (12) | 0.52567 (17) | 0.53984 (8) | 0.0165 (3) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0149 (5) | 0.0161 (5) | 0.0206 (5) | 0.0020 (4) | −0.0011 (4) | −0.0043 (4) |
O2 | 0.0135 (5) | 0.0140 (5) | 0.0223 (5) | 0.0028 (4) | 0.0046 (4) | 0.0010 (4) |
O3 | 0.0191 (5) | 0.0148 (5) | 0.0188 (5) | −0.0001 (4) | 0.0043 (4) | −0.0027 (4) |
C10 | 0.0161 (6) | 0.0143 (7) | 0.0160 (6) | 0.0000 (5) | 0.0043 (5) | 0.0016 (5) |
C1 | 0.0152 (7) | 0.0160 (7) | 0.0206 (7) | 0.0040 (5) | 0.0045 (5) | 0.0010 (5) |
C2 | 0.0199 (7) | 0.0159 (7) | 0.0183 (7) | 0.0008 (6) | 0.0043 (6) | −0.0041 (5) |
C3 | 0.0119 (6) | 0.0155 (7) | 0.0175 (7) | −0.0021 (5) | 0.0014 (5) | 0.0012 (5) |
C4 | 0.0130 (6) | 0.0130 (7) | 0.0189 (7) | 0.0015 (5) | 0.0055 (5) | 0.0020 (5) |
C5 | 0.0167 (6) | 0.0128 (7) | 0.0155 (6) | −0.0011 (5) | 0.0055 (5) | 0.0002 (5) |
C6 | 0.0136 (6) | 0.0146 (7) | 0.0164 (6) | −0.0006 (5) | 0.0028 (5) | 0.0025 (5) |
C7 | 0.0203 (7) | 0.0190 (7) | 0.0196 (7) | −0.0001 (6) | 0.0009 (6) | −0.0035 (6) |
C8 | 0.0277 (8) | 0.0176 (8) | 0.0212 (7) | 0.0069 (6) | 0.0082 (6) | 0.0040 (6) |
C9 | 0.0320 (8) | 0.0244 (8) | 0.0206 (7) | 0.0016 (7) | 0.0098 (6) | −0.0024 (6) |
N1 | 0.0146 (6) | 0.0185 (6) | 0.0154 (6) | −0.0004 (5) | 0.0012 (5) | 0.0020 (5) |
O1—C3 | 1.3572 (16) | C3—C4 | 1.4036 (19) |
O1—C7 | 1.4344 (17) | C4—C5 | 1.3926 (19) |
O2—C4 | 1.3750 (16) | C5—C6 | 1.4072 (19) |
O2—C8 | 1.4383 (17) | C7—H7A | 0.9800 |
O3—C5 | 1.3755 (17) | C7—H7B | 0.9800 |
O3—C9 | 1.4357 (18) | C7—H7C | 0.9800 |
C10—N1 | 1.2846 (19) | C8—H8A | 0.9800 |
C10—C6 | 1.4556 (19) | C8—H8B | 0.9800 |
C10—H10 | 0.9500 | C8—H8C | 0.9800 |
C1—C2 | 1.383 (2) | C9—H9A | 0.9800 |
C1—C6 | 1.400 (2) | C9—H9B | 0.9800 |
C1—H1 | 0.9500 | C9—H9C | 0.9800 |
C2—C3 | 1.398 (2) | N1—N1i | 1.411 (2) |
C2—H2 | 0.9500 | ||
C3—O1—C7 | 117.32 (11) | C1—C6—C10 | 122.64 (13) |
C4—O2—C8 | 112.18 (11) | C5—C6—C10 | 119.40 (13) |
C5—O3—C9 | 113.41 (11) | O1—C7—H7A | 109.5 |
N1—C10—C6 | 121.62 (13) | O1—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
N1—C10—H10 | 119.2 | H7A—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
C6—C10—H10 | 119.2 | O1—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
C2—C1—C6 | 121.54 (13) | H7A—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
C2—C1—H1 | 119.2 | H7B—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
C6—C1—H1 | 119.2 | O2—C8—H8A | 109.5 |
C1—C2—C3 | 120.20 (13) | O2—C8—H8B | 109.5 |
C1—C2—H2 | 119.9 | H8A—C8—H8B | 109.5 |
C3—C2—H2 | 119.9 | O2—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
O1—C3—C2 | 124.83 (13) | H8A—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
O1—C3—C4 | 115.81 (12) | H8B—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
C2—C3—C4 | 119.36 (12) | O3—C9—H9A | 109.5 |
O2—C4—C5 | 119.67 (12) | O3—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
O2—C4—C3 | 120.47 (12) | H9A—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
C5—C4—C3 | 119.85 (12) | O3—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
O3—C5—C4 | 118.84 (12) | H9A—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
O3—C5—C6 | 119.97 (12) | H9B—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C4—C5—C6 | 121.13 (13) | C10—N1—N1i | 111.38 (15) |
C1—C6—C5 | 117.88 (13) | ||
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.8 (2) | O2—C4—C5—O3 | 4.25 (19) |
C7—O1—C3—C2 | −6.1 (2) | C3—C4—C5—O3 | −176.89 (12) |
C7—O1—C3—C4 | 174.78 (12) | O2—C4—C5—C6 | −178.71 (12) |
C1—C2—C3—O1 | −177.00 (13) | C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.2 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 2.1 (2) | C2—C1—C6—C5 | −0.9 (2) |
C8—O2—C4—C5 | −93.85 (15) | C2—C1—C6—C10 | 175.88 (13) |
C8—O2—C4—C3 | 87.29 (15) | O3—C5—C6—C1 | 178.16 (12) |
O1—C3—C4—O2 | −3.77 (19) | C4—C5—C6—C1 | 1.1 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—O2 | 177.08 (13) | O3—C5—C6—C10 | 1.3 (2) |
O1—C3—C4—C5 | 177.38 (12) | C4—C5—C6—C10 | −175.69 (12) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −1.8 (2) | N1—C10—C6—C1 | 0.1 (2) |
C9—O3—C5—C4 | −87.17 (15) | N1—C10—C6—C5 | 176.74 (13) |
C9—O3—C5—C6 | 95.76 (15) | C6—C10—N1—N1i | −178.28 (13) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y+1, −z+1. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C7—H7B···O3ii | 0.98 | 2.54 | 3.3620 (18) | 142 |
C8—H8B···O1iii | 0.98 | 2.62 | 3.3735 (19) | 134 |
C8—H8B···O2iii | 0.98 | 2.62 | 3.5711 (18) | 164 |
Symmetry codes: (ii) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (iii) −x+3/2, y−1/2, −z+3/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C20H24N2O6 |
Mr | 388.41 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 10.0380 (9), 7.0713 (7), 13.9586 (14) |
β (°) | 102.800 (2) |
V (Å3) | 966.18 (16) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.60 × 0.36 × 0.04 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.943, 0.996 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 6576, 2203, 1846 |
Rint | 0.033 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.649 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.048, 0.123, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 2196 |
No. of parameters | 130 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.35, −0.20 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 1998), SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 1998), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
C10—N1 | 1.2846 (19) | N1—N1i | 1.411 (2) |
N1—C10—C6 | 121.62 (13) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y+1, −z+1. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C7—H7B···O3ii | 0.98 | 2.54 | 3.3620 (18) | 142.0 |
C8—H8B···O1iii | 0.98 | 2.62 | 3.3735 (19) | 133.6 |
C8—H8B···O2iii | 0.98 | 2.62 | 3.5711 (18) | 164.3 |
Symmetry codes: (ii) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (iii) −x+3/2, y−1/2, −z+3/2. |
Acknowledgements
MHSAH, MAA, AHM and GAL thank Universiti Brunei Darussalam for support. The X-ray Diffraction Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, is acknowledged for the collection of the X-ray diffraction data.
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The compound, C20H24N2O6 (I) was obtained by the reaction of hydrazinium dithiocarbazate and 2,3,4-trimethoxybenzaldehyde in boiling ethanol. The surprising formation of the hydrazone was probably due to the decomposition of hydrazinium dithiocarbazate in solution resulting in the formation of hydrazine, which then reacted with 2,3,4-trimethoxybenzaldehdye to form the corresponding hydrazone (I). Hydrazinium dithiocarbazates are known to decompose on heating (Rudorf, 2007).
Schiff bases have attracted considerable attention because they can act as chelating agents for metal ions and many of them also exhibit useful biological activities (Akbar Ali et al., 2008; Chan et al., 2008). Although the compound has previously been reported its X-ray structure has not been provided (Praefcke et al., 1991). Hydrazones derived from the reactions of hydrazines with aldehydes or ketones are common but bis-hydrazones are not.
The molecular structure of (I) is shown in Figure 1 and its selected bond lengths and angles are given in Table 1. Like most thiosemicarbazones and Schiff bases, the imine moiety in [I] shows an E configuration about the C10—N1 [1.283 (2) Å] and N1A—C10A bonds. The C10—N1 and N1A—C10A bond distances also compare well with C=N double bonds in other related compounds. A comparison of the N(1)—N(1 A) distance [1.413 (3) Å] with that in an aroyl hydrazone [1.377 (3) Å] (Ji et al. 2010) shows that the bond is shorter than a single N—N bond (1.44 Å) indicating that a significant π-charge delocalization occurs along the C—N—N—C moiety. As the bond angles C6—C10—N1 (121.68°) and C6A—C10A—N1A (121.68°) are close to that of a sp2-hybridized carbon atom (ca 120°), the molecule does not have a distorted geometry. Due the fact that the molecule lies on a center of inversion the dihedral angle between the two phenyl rings is 0.0°.
Figure 2 shows the packing of (I) in the unit cell. The packing diagram shows that there are intermolecular hydrogen bonds between one of the CH3 hydrogen atoms of one molecule with an ether oxygen of another molecule.