organic compounds
N-Ethyl-6-ethylamino-4-oxo-1,3,5-triazin-2-aminium chloride (Oxysimazine·HCl)
aDepartment of Chemistry, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO 63501-4221, USA
*Correspondence e-mail: baughman@truman.edu
In the title molecular salt, C7H14N5O+·Cl− (the HCl salt of the oxo derivative of the triazine herbicide simazine), the cation and anion are linked by N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds. The chloride ion is also involved in a close electrostatic interaction with an inversion-related triazine ring [Cl⋯centroid distance = 3.201 (1) Å]. A π–π interaction having a centroid⋯centroid distance of 3.456 (2) Å exists between pairs of rings via another inversion relation. The triazine ring and adjacent non-H atoms are essentially planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.042 Å), while both methyl groups are approximately perpendicular and on the same side of the plane [torsion angles = 79.3 (3) and −84.6 (3)°]. Upon exposure to X-rays for about two days, the color of the title compound changed from colorless to a pale yellow-orange with no apparent affect on the structure as evidenced by no significant change in the intensities of the standard reflections.
Related literature
The structure determinations of twoherbicides have been reported (Black & Baughman, 2010; Baughman & Yu, 1988 and references cited therein) as has information on the mode of action of this class of herbicides (Roberts, 1998). For the Gaussian calculation, see: Frisch et al. (2009).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: XSCANS (Bruker, 1996); cell XSCANS; data reduction: XSCANS; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS86 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL/PC (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL/PC and SHELXL97.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536810033775/fl2312sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536810033775/fl2312Isup2.hkl
Simazine (99.9%), the parent compound, was purchased from Sigma-Aldrich (Riedel-de Haën) and used without further purification. Crystals of the title compound were grown by slow evaporation of a solution in dilute HCl(aq).
Approximate positions of the all of the H's were first obtained from a difference map, then placed into "ideal" positions and refined as a rotational group. Bond lengths were constrained at 0.93 Å (AFIX 43) for aromatic C—H's; at 0.96 Å (AFIX 137) for methyl C—H's; at 0.97 Å (AFIX 137) for ethyl C—H's; and at 0.86 Å (AFIX 43) for N—H's. Uiso(H) were fixed at 1.5Ueq(parent) for OH and methyl H's, and 1.2 Ueq(parent) for all other H's.
In the final stages of
11 very small or negative Fo's were deemed to be in high disagreement with their Fc's and were eliminated from final refinement.For the set of standard reflection I's monitored during data collection, an average and standard deviation were calculated, as was the ratio of this standard deviation to the average I for each standard. The average of these 3 ratios, expressed as a percentage, is reported.
Data collection: XSCANS (Bruker, 1996); cell
XSCANS (Bruker, 1996); data reduction: XSCANS (Bruker, 1996); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS86 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL/PC (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL/PC (Sheldrick, 2008) and SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).C7H14N5O+·Cl− | F(000) = 928 |
Mr = 219.68 | Dx = 1.342 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 100 reflections |
a = 8.2804 (5) Å | θ = 10.9–20.4° |
b = 14.5930 (9) Å | µ = 0.33 mm−1 |
c = 17.9924 (11) Å | T = 295 K |
V = 2174.1 (2) Å3 | Parallelpiped, colorless |
Z = 8 | 0.40 × 0.28 × 0.27 mm |
Bruker P4 diffractometer | 1316 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: normal-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.026 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 25.3°, θmin = 2.3° |
θ/2θ scans | h = −9→1 |
Absorption correction: integration (XSHELL; Bruker, 1999) | k = −1→17 |
Tmin = 0.912, Tmax = 0.927 | l = −1→21 |
2548 measured reflections | 3 standard reflections every 100 reflections |
1969 independent reflections | intensity decay: A value of 1.1% for the average ratio of σ(I):(average I) for the three standards. |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.037 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.094 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0341P)2 + 0.8482P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.02 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
1940 reflections | Δρmax = 0.16 e Å−3 |
130 parameters | Δρmin = −0.15 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.0061 (6) |
C7H14N5O+·Cl− | V = 2174.1 (2) Å3 |
Mr = 219.68 | Z = 8 |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.2804 (5) Å | µ = 0.33 mm−1 |
b = 14.5930 (9) Å | T = 295 K |
c = 17.9924 (11) Å | 0.40 × 0.28 × 0.27 mm |
Bruker P4 diffractometer | 1316 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Absorption correction: integration (XSHELL; Bruker, 1999) | Rint = 0.026 |
Tmin = 0.912, Tmax = 0.927 | 3 standard reflections every 100 reflections |
2548 measured reflections | intensity decay: A value of 1.1% for the average ratio of σ(I):(average I) for the three standards. |
1969 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.037 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.094 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.02 | Δρmax = 0.16 e Å−3 |
1940 reflections | Δρmin = −0.15 e Å−3 |
130 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 | 0.99717 (7) | 0.66337 (4) | 0.44093 (3) | 0.0479 (2) | |
O1 | 0.7993 (2) | 0.37960 (13) | 0.38752 (9) | 0.0624 (5) | |
N1 | 0.7703 (2) | 0.48903 (13) | 0.47604 (9) | 0.0416 (5) | |
H1A | 0.8280 | 0.5280 | 0.4519 | 0.050* | |
N2 | 0.6260 (2) | 0.35562 (13) | 0.48312 (10) | 0.0413 (5) | |
H2A | 0.5908 | 0.3055 | 0.4639 | 0.050* | |
N3 | 0.6097 (2) | 0.46066 (12) | 0.58214 (10) | 0.0402 (5) | |
N4 | 0.7645 (3) | 0.59006 (13) | 0.57336 (10) | 0.0499 (5) | |
H4C | 0.8258 | 0.6245 | 0.5467 | 0.060* | |
N5 | 0.4670 (2) | 0.32663 (13) | 0.58517 (11) | 0.0461 (5) | |
H5D | 0.4422 | 0.2757 | 0.5640 | 0.055* | |
C1 | 0.7374 (3) | 0.40559 (16) | 0.44432 (13) | 0.0443 (6) | |
C2 | 0.7138 (3) | 0.51210 (15) | 0.54523 (12) | 0.0387 (5) | |
C3 | 0.5681 (3) | 0.38174 (16) | 0.55095 (12) | 0.0384 (5) | |
C4 | 0.7206 (4) | 0.62068 (19) | 0.64822 (14) | 0.0600 (7) | |
H4A | 0.6073 | 0.6077 | 0.6570 | 0.072* | |
H4B | 0.7359 | 0.6864 | 0.6518 | 0.072* | |
C5 | 0.8195 (4) | 0.5745 (2) | 0.70630 (15) | 0.0788 (10) | |
H5A | 0.7892 | 0.5972 | 0.7544 | 0.118* | |
H5B | 0.9318 | 0.5871 | 0.6977 | 0.118* | |
H5C | 0.8014 | 0.5096 | 0.7042 | 0.118* | |
C6 | 0.3943 (3) | 0.34737 (18) | 0.65733 (12) | 0.0505 (6) | |
H6A | 0.2925 | 0.3149 | 0.6615 | 0.061* | |
H6B | 0.3714 | 0.4125 | 0.6599 | 0.061* | |
C7 | 0.4998 (4) | 0.3215 (2) | 0.72113 (15) | 0.0802 (10) | |
H7A | 0.4479 | 0.3384 | 0.7669 | 0.120* | |
H7B | 0.6012 | 0.3530 | 0.7171 | 0.120* | |
H7C | 0.5181 | 0.2566 | 0.7205 | 0.120* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Cl1 | 0.0491 (3) | 0.0455 (3) | 0.0491 (3) | 0.0041 (3) | 0.0000 (3) | 0.0024 (3) |
O1 | 0.0758 (13) | 0.0704 (12) | 0.0409 (9) | −0.0070 (11) | 0.0160 (10) | −0.0152 (9) |
N1 | 0.0469 (12) | 0.0426 (11) | 0.0352 (10) | 0.0009 (9) | 0.0028 (9) | 0.0033 (9) |
N2 | 0.0429 (11) | 0.0423 (11) | 0.0387 (10) | −0.0019 (10) | −0.0029 (9) | −0.0069 (9) |
N3 | 0.0397 (11) | 0.0419 (10) | 0.0390 (9) | 0.0006 (9) | 0.0019 (9) | −0.0032 (9) |
N4 | 0.0600 (13) | 0.0450 (12) | 0.0449 (11) | −0.0072 (11) | 0.0063 (11) | −0.0032 (10) |
N5 | 0.0458 (13) | 0.0460 (11) | 0.0466 (10) | −0.0068 (10) | 0.0017 (9) | −0.0033 (9) |
C1 | 0.0483 (14) | 0.0479 (14) | 0.0368 (12) | 0.0032 (12) | −0.0040 (12) | −0.0026 (12) |
C2 | 0.0392 (13) | 0.0393 (13) | 0.0376 (12) | 0.0035 (11) | −0.0030 (11) | 0.0001 (10) |
C3 | 0.0352 (12) | 0.0447 (13) | 0.0354 (11) | 0.0051 (11) | −0.0048 (10) | −0.0002 (11) |
C4 | 0.0691 (19) | 0.0547 (15) | 0.0563 (15) | −0.0076 (15) | 0.0082 (15) | −0.0177 (14) |
C5 | 0.097 (2) | 0.091 (2) | 0.0476 (16) | −0.010 (2) | −0.0022 (17) | −0.0057 (16) |
C6 | 0.0467 (14) | 0.0576 (15) | 0.0473 (13) | −0.0061 (13) | 0.0062 (12) | 0.0008 (12) |
C7 | 0.091 (2) | 0.101 (3) | 0.0486 (15) | 0.023 (2) | −0.0016 (17) | 0.0070 (16) |
O1—C1 | 1.204 (3) | N5—H5D | 0.8600 |
N1—C2 | 1.372 (3) | C4—C5 | 1.489 (4) |
N1—C1 | 1.372 (3) | C4—H4A | 0.9700 |
N1—H1A | 0.8600 | C4—H4B | 0.9700 |
N2—C3 | 1.366 (3) | C5—H5A | 0.9600 |
N2—C1 | 1.368 (3) | C5—H5B | 0.9600 |
N2—H2A | 0.8600 | C5—H5C | 0.9600 |
N3—C2 | 1.322 (3) | C6—C7 | 1.491 (4) |
N3—C3 | 1.327 (3) | C6—H6A | 0.9700 |
N4—C2 | 1.314 (3) | C6—H6B | 0.9700 |
N4—C4 | 1.465 (3) | C7—H7A | 0.9600 |
N4—H4C | 0.8600 | C7—H7B | 0.9600 |
N5—C3 | 1.314 (3) | C7—H7C | 0.9600 |
N5—C6 | 1.463 (3) | ||
C2—N1—C1 | 121.8 (2) | N4—C4—H4A | 109.3 |
C2—N1—H1A | 119.1 | C5—C4—H4A | 109.3 |
C1—N1—H1A | 119.1 | N4—C4—H4B | 109.3 |
C3—N2—C1 | 123.0 (2) | C5—C4—H4B | 109.3 |
C3—N2—H2A | 118.5 | H4A—C4—H4B | 107.9 |
C1—N2—H2A | 118.5 | C4—C5—H5A | 109.5 |
C2—N3—C3 | 116.73 (19) | C4—C5—H5B | 109.5 |
C2—N4—C4 | 122.6 (2) | H5A—C5—H5B | 109.5 |
C2—N4—H4C | 118.7 | C4—C5—H5C | 109.5 |
C4—N4—H4C | 118.7 | H5A—C5—H5C | 109.5 |
C3—N5—C6 | 123.5 (2) | H5B—C5—H5C | 109.5 |
C3—N5—H5D | 118.3 | N5—C6—C7 | 113.0 (2) |
C6—N5—H5D | 118.3 | N5—C6—H6A | 109.0 |
O1—C1—N2 | 123.5 (2) | C7—C6—H6A | 109.0 |
O1—C1—N1 | 123.2 (2) | N5—C6—H6B | 109.0 |
N2—C1—N1 | 113.3 (2) | C7—C6—H6B | 109.0 |
N4—C2—N3 | 120.4 (2) | H6A—C6—H6B | 107.8 |
N4—C2—N1 | 116.9 (2) | C6—C7—H7A | 109.5 |
N3—C2—N1 | 122.6 (2) | C6—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
N5—C3—N3 | 119.9 (2) | H7A—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
N5—C3—N2 | 118.1 (2) | C6—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
N3—C3—N2 | 122.0 (2) | H7A—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
N4—C4—C5 | 111.8 (2) | H7B—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
C3—N2—C1—O1 | 173.6 (2) | C1—N1—C2—N3 | −8.0 (3) |
C3—N2—C1—N1 | −7.2 (3) | C6—N5—C3—N3 | 0.4 (3) |
C2—N1—C1—O1 | −171.7 (2) | C6—N5—C3—N2 | −178.9 (2) |
C2—N1—C1—N2 | 9.1 (3) | C2—N3—C3—N5 | 179.0 (2) |
C4—N4—C2—N3 | 5.1 (4) | C2—N3—C3—N2 | −1.8 (3) |
C4—N4—C2—N1 | −176.6 (2) | C1—N2—C3—N5 | −176.8 (2) |
C3—N3—C2—N4 | −178.1 (2) | C1—N2—C3—N3 | 3.9 (3) |
C3—N3—C2—N1 | 3.8 (3) | C2—N4—C4—C5 | 79.3 (3) |
C1—N1—C2—N4 | 173.9 (2) | C3—N5—C6—C7 | −84.6 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1A···Cl1 | 0.86 | 2.43 | 3.225 (2) | 154 |
N2—H2A···Cl1i | 0.86 | 2.24 | 3.080 (2) | 167 |
N4—H4C···Cl1 | 0.86 | 2.44 | 3.246 (2) | 156 |
N5—H5D···Cl1i | 0.86 | 2.80 | 3.536 (2) | 144 |
C5—H5A···O1ii | 0.96 | 2.53 | 3.471 (4) | 166 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3/2, y−1/2, z; (ii) −x+3/2, −y+1, z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C7H14N5O+·Cl− |
Mr | 219.68 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pbca |
Temperature (K) | 295 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.2804 (5), 14.5930 (9), 17.9924 (11) |
V (Å3) | 2174.1 (2) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.33 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.40 × 0.28 × 0.27 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker P4 diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Integration (XSHELL; Bruker, 1999) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.912, 0.927 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 2548, 1969, 1316 |
Rint | 0.026 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.600 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.037, 0.094, 1.02 |
No. of reflections | 1940 |
No. of parameters | 130 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.16, −0.15 |
Computer programs: XSCANS (Bruker, 1996), SHELXS86 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL/PC (Sheldrick, 2008) and SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1A···Cl1 | 0.86 | 2.430 | 3.225 (2) | 154 |
N2—H2A···Cl1i | 0.86 | 2.237 | 3.080 (2) | 167 |
N4—H4C···Cl1 | 0.86 | 2.441 | 3.246 (2) | 156 |
N5—H5D···Cl1i | 0.86 | 2.801 | 3.536 (2) | 144 |
C5—H5A···O1ii | 0.96 | 2.527 | 3.471 (4) | 166 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3/2, y−1/2, z; (ii) −x+3/2, −y+1, z+1/2. |
Acknowledgements
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under grant No. DUE-0431664. The authors thank Eric V. Patterson for the quantum calculations.
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During an attempt to crystallize simazine (C7H12ClN5) from a dilute HCl(aq) solution exposed to room light, the title compound was produced. The crystal structure of the HCl salt of the oxo derivative of simazine was determined as part of a larger project involving the structure determinations of herbicides (Black & Baughman, 2010; Baughman and Yu, 1988 and references cited therein). Simazine is a selective systemic herbicide that inhibits photosynthesis in annual grasses and broad-leaved weeds (Roberts, 1998).
Two intramolecular hydrogen bonds involve the chloride ion (Cl1) with H1a and H4c (Table 1 and Figs. 1 & 2). The same chloride ion is also intermolecularly bonded to the H2a and H5d H atoms present in a symmetry-related molecule. A weak intermolecular interaction was observed between H5a and O1 in another symmetry-related molecule. See Table 1 for the various symmetry operations.
The cation displays a pseudo-vertical mirror perpendicular to Fig. 1 and going through O1, C1, and N3. The C2—N1, N1—C1, C1—N2, and N2—C3 bond lengths are all within 2σ of each other, yet, on the average, are 15σ longer than the C2—N3 and N3—C3 bond lengths which are within 2σ of each other. The values of the torsion angles C2—N4—C4—C5 [79.3 (3)°] and C3—N5—C6—C7 [-84.6 (3)°] show that the ethyl groups are pointed by a comparable amount in the same direction above the triazine ring.
Results from a Gaussian (Frisch et al., 2009) single point calculation at the M06–2X/6–31 G(d) level of theory indicate that the bond orders are largely consistent with the localized structure shown in the Scheme. All three C's in the ring have partially positive charges, with the one on C1 being the largest (+0.85 vs. +0.70 e- for C2 & C3). Since the crystals are initially colorless, then turn to a pale yellow-orange after ~2 days exposure to X-rays, the close [3.201 (1) Å] interactions (Fig. 2) of Cl1···Centroid of the ring at 2 - x, 1 - y, 1 - z) are likely just electrostatic in nature rather than charge-transfer based. However, an interplanar distance of 3.24 (3) Å indicates that a π–π interaction (Fig. 2) exists between pairs of rings via 1 - x, 1 - y 1 - z. This may be the source of the observed color change.
The conversion of simazine to its oxo derivative occurred during the slow evaporation of an HCl(aq) solution in the presence of light. FT—IR analyses of solid samples of the original simazine and the title compound show a C—Cl stretch only for simazine and a C═O stretch only for the salt. The light may have initiated a free-radical reaction between the chlorine in the original simazine and H2O which produced the derivative. In field applications, sunlight might then convert the simazine to the oxo derivative in the presence of acidic soil. The bioactivity of simazine, or other triazines (e.g., the widely-used atrazine), may involve a different free-radical reaction or the oxo versions of the compounds are the active agents.