organic compounds
N,N′-Bis[(E)-(3-methyl-2-thienyl)methylidene]ethane-1,2-diamine
aChemistry Group, BITS, Pilani – K. K. Birla Goa Campus, Goa, India 403 726, and bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*Correspondence e-mail: Edward.Tiekink@gmail.com
Two independent half-molecules, each being completed by inversion symmetry, comprise the 14H16N2S2. The major difference between the molecules is found in the central C—C bond [the C—N—C—C torsion angles are 114.66 (18) and 128.94 (18)° in the two molecules]. The thiophene and imine groups are almost co-planar in each case [S—C—C—N torsion angles = −6.9 (2) and −3.6 (2)°]. In the crystal, the molecules aggregate into supramolecular chains via C—H⋯π interactions.
of the title compound, CRelated literature
For background to 2-substituted thiophenes, see: Campaigne (1984); Kleemann et al. (2006). For related structures, see: Wang et al. (2007); Wardell et al. (2010).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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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: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810041632/pk2279sup1.cif
contains datablocks general, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810041632/pk2279Isup2.hkl
A mixture of 3-methyl-2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde (0.43 ml, 0.004 M) and ethylenediamine (0.13 ml, 0.002 M) was stirred in dichloromethane for 3 h at room temperature. The solvent was removed under reduced pressure, and the resulting solid was dried and purified by
using a 1:3 mixture of ethyl acetate and hexane. Recrystallization was by slow evaporation of a dichloromethane solution which yielded colourless needles; yield: 81%. M. pt. 385–387 K.Carbon-bound H-atoms were placed in calculated positions (C—H 0.95 to 0.99 Å) and were included in the
in the riding model approximation, with Uiso(H) set to 1.2 to 1.5Uequiv(C).The title bifunctional Schiff base features 2-substituted thiophene rings (Campaigne, 1984; Kleemann et al., 2006) of interest owing to their putative biological activity (Wardell et al., 2010). The
comprises two half molecules of, as each of the two independent molecules, Figs 1 and 2, is located about crystallographic centres of inversion. The major difference between the molecules is found around the central C—C bond as manifested in the C2—N1—C1—C1i and C9—N2—C8—C8ii torsion angles of 114.66 (18)° and 128.94 (18)°, respectively [symmetry operation i: 1 - x, 2 - y, -z and ii: -x, 2 - y, 2 - z]. Further, the twist of the thiophene ring from the imine bond is more pronounced for the first independent molecule [the N1—C2—C3—S1 torsion angle = -6.9 (2)°] compared to that found in the second independent molecule [N2—C9—C10—S2 = -3.6 (2)°]. The conformation about each of the imine N1—C2 [1.274 (2) Å] and N2—C9 [1.272 (2) Å] bonds is E. The observed conformations match closely that found for the unsubstituted parent compound (Wang et al., 2007).The most prominent feature of the crystal packing is the formation of supramolecular chains comprising both independent molecules, Fig. 3, that are sustained by C—H···π interactions, Table 1. The chains pack in layers parallel to (1 1 0), Fig. 4.
For background to 2-substituted thiophenes, see: Campaigne (1984); Kleemann et al. (2006). For related structures, see: Wang et al. (2007); Wardell et al. (2010).
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: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).C14H16N2S2 | Z = 2 |
Mr = 276.41 | F(000) = 292 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.359 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 8.7610 (6) Å | Cell parameters from 4410 reflections |
b = 8.9502 (6) Å | θ = 4.3–28.3° |
c = 8.9853 (6) Å | µ = 0.38 mm−1 |
α = 92.760 (1)° | T = 100 K |
β = 91.653 (1)° | Prism, colourless |
γ = 106.066 (1)° | 0.30 × 0.30 × 0.10 mm |
V = 675.61 (8) Å3 |
Bruker SMART APEX diffractometer | 3089 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2822 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.019 |
ω scans | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.3° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −11→11 |
Tmin = 0.797, Tmax = 0.862 | k = −11→10 |
6435 measured reflections | l = −11→11 |
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) = 0.100 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.10 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0508P)2 + 0.4238P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3089 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
165 parameters | Δρmax = 0.45 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.27 e Å−3 |
C14H16N2S2 | γ = 106.066 (1)° |
Mr = 276.41 | V = 675.61 (8) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 8.7610 (6) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 8.9502 (6) Å | µ = 0.38 mm−1 |
c = 8.9853 (6) Å | T = 100 K |
α = 92.760 (1)° | 0.30 × 0.30 × 0.10 mm |
β = 91.653 (1)° |
Bruker SMART APEX diffractometer | 3089 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 2822 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.797, Tmax = 0.862 | Rint = 0.019 |
6435 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.031 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.100 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.10 | Δρmax = 0.45 e Å−3 |
3089 reflections | Δρmin = −0.27 e Å−3 |
165 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 | ||
S1 | 0.47805 (4) | 0.72178 (4) | 0.45069 (4) | 0.01583 (12) | |
N1 | 0.48699 (16) | 0.93243 (16) | 0.19349 (14) | 0.0171 (3) | |
C1 | 0.47949 (19) | 1.03494 (19) | 0.07326 (17) | 0.0170 (3) | |
H1A | 0.5554 | 1.1387 | 0.0968 | 0.020* | |
H1B | 0.3712 | 1.0483 | 0.0637 | 0.020* | |
C2 | 0.59455 (18) | 0.98652 (18) | 0.29593 (17) | 0.0151 (3) | |
H2 | 0.6641 | 1.0881 | 0.2890 | 0.018* | |
C3 | 0.61453 (18) | 0.89825 (18) | 0.42300 (17) | 0.0147 (3) | |
C4 | 0.73245 (18) | 0.93799 (18) | 0.53428 (17) | 0.0157 (3) | |
C5 | 0.7128 (2) | 0.82044 (19) | 0.63988 (17) | 0.0174 (3) | |
H5 | 0.7844 | 0.8264 | 0.7228 | 0.021* | |
C6 | 0.5808 (2) | 0.69924 (19) | 0.60906 (17) | 0.0180 (3) | |
H6 | 0.5493 | 0.6120 | 0.6686 | 0.022* | |
C7 | 0.8608 (2) | 1.0898 (2) | 0.5493 (2) | 0.0223 (3) | |
H7A | 0.8213 | 1.1682 | 0.6035 | 0.033* | |
H7B | 0.8913 | 1.1247 | 0.4500 | 0.033* | |
H7C | 0.9535 | 1.0756 | 0.6043 | 0.033* | |
S2 | 0.08033 (5) | 0.56857 (5) | 0.69562 (4) | 0.01757 (12) | |
N2 | 0.01928 (16) | 0.80946 (15) | 0.92178 (15) | 0.0166 (3) | |
C8 | −0.0229 (2) | 0.91842 (18) | 1.02823 (18) | 0.0179 (3) | |
H8A | 0.0328 | 0.9189 | 1.1257 | 0.021* | |
H8B | −0.1388 | 0.8846 | 1.0427 | 0.021* | |
C9 | 0.09982 (18) | 0.72358 (18) | 0.97335 (17) | 0.0151 (3) | |
H9 | 0.1320 | 0.7369 | 1.0761 | 0.018* | |
C10 | 0.14457 (18) | 0.60595 (17) | 0.88127 (17) | 0.0138 (3) | |
C11 | 0.23606 (18) | 0.51136 (18) | 0.92386 (17) | 0.0147 (3) | |
C12 | 0.25375 (19) | 0.40900 (18) | 0.80306 (18) | 0.0177 (3) | |
H12 | 0.3134 | 0.3356 | 0.8116 | 0.021* | |
C13 | 0.1767 (2) | 0.42700 (19) | 0.67441 (19) | 0.0196 (3) | |
H13 | 0.1764 | 0.3680 | 0.5836 | 0.023* | |
C14 | 0.30760 (19) | 0.5131 (2) | 1.07776 (18) | 0.0191 (3) | |
H14A | 0.3663 | 0.6200 | 1.1108 | 0.029* | |
H14B | 0.3803 | 0.4473 | 1.0766 | 0.029* | |
H14C | 0.2229 | 0.4731 | 1.1464 | 0.029* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
S1 | 0.0184 (2) | 0.01340 (19) | 0.0147 (2) | 0.00282 (14) | 0.00089 (14) | 0.00138 (14) |
N1 | 0.0216 (7) | 0.0169 (6) | 0.0123 (6) | 0.0044 (5) | 0.0017 (5) | 0.0028 (5) |
C1 | 0.0196 (7) | 0.0176 (7) | 0.0136 (7) | 0.0046 (6) | 0.0003 (6) | 0.0034 (6) |
C2 | 0.0176 (7) | 0.0133 (7) | 0.0152 (7) | 0.0054 (6) | 0.0039 (6) | 0.0008 (5) |
C3 | 0.0172 (7) | 0.0130 (7) | 0.0142 (7) | 0.0045 (6) | 0.0029 (6) | 0.0009 (5) |
C4 | 0.0185 (7) | 0.0146 (7) | 0.0149 (7) | 0.0061 (6) | 0.0014 (6) | 0.0001 (6) |
C5 | 0.0229 (8) | 0.0178 (7) | 0.0133 (7) | 0.0090 (6) | −0.0003 (6) | 0.0006 (6) |
C6 | 0.0250 (8) | 0.0171 (7) | 0.0140 (7) | 0.0087 (6) | 0.0034 (6) | 0.0031 (6) |
C7 | 0.0213 (8) | 0.0178 (8) | 0.0256 (8) | 0.0024 (6) | −0.0047 (6) | 0.0022 (6) |
S2 | 0.0210 (2) | 0.0169 (2) | 0.0142 (2) | 0.00442 (15) | −0.00034 (14) | 0.00084 (14) |
N2 | 0.0193 (6) | 0.0113 (6) | 0.0188 (6) | 0.0040 (5) | −0.0001 (5) | −0.0004 (5) |
C8 | 0.0230 (8) | 0.0132 (8) | 0.0187 (7) | 0.0068 (6) | 0.0021 (6) | 0.0007 (6) |
C9 | 0.0148 (7) | 0.0129 (7) | 0.0159 (7) | 0.0010 (5) | 0.0007 (5) | 0.0015 (6) |
C10 | 0.0148 (7) | 0.0115 (7) | 0.0144 (7) | 0.0022 (5) | 0.0018 (5) | 0.0012 (5) |
C11 | 0.0134 (7) | 0.0138 (7) | 0.0160 (7) | 0.0017 (5) | 0.0032 (5) | 0.0024 (6) |
C12 | 0.0163 (7) | 0.0141 (7) | 0.0225 (8) | 0.0034 (6) | 0.0059 (6) | 0.0011 (6) |
C13 | 0.0214 (8) | 0.0158 (7) | 0.0199 (8) | 0.0026 (6) | 0.0061 (6) | −0.0026 (6) |
C14 | 0.0171 (7) | 0.0228 (8) | 0.0186 (8) | 0.0069 (6) | −0.0005 (6) | 0.0034 (6) |
S1—C6 | 1.7119 (16) | S2—C13 | 1.7125 (17) |
S1—C3 | 1.7309 (16) | S2—C10 | 1.7318 (16) |
N1—C2 | 1.274 (2) | N2—C9 | 1.272 (2) |
N1—C1 | 1.4621 (19) | N2—C8 | 1.460 (2) |
C1—C1i | 1.525 (3) | C8—C8ii | 1.520 (3) |
C1—H1A | 0.9900 | C8—H8A | 0.9900 |
C1—H1B | 0.9900 | C8—H8B | 0.9900 |
C2—C3 | 1.453 (2) | C9—C10 | 1.453 (2) |
C2—H2 | 0.9500 | C9—H9 | 0.9500 |
C3—C4 | 1.377 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.377 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.429 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.426 (2) |
C4—C7 | 1.502 (2) | C11—C14 | 1.499 (2) |
C5—C6 | 1.360 (2) | C12—C13 | 1.361 (2) |
C5—H5 | 0.9500 | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
C6—H6 | 0.9500 | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
C7—H7A | 0.9800 | C14—H14A | 0.9800 |
C7—H7B | 0.9800 | C14—H14B | 0.9800 |
C7—H7C | 0.9800 | C14—H14C | 0.9800 |
C6—S1—C3 | 91.47 (8) | C13—S2—C10 | 91.55 (8) |
C2—N1—C1 | 116.35 (13) | C9—N2—C8 | 116.78 (14) |
N1—C1—C1i | 109.83 (16) | N2—C8—C8ii | 110.34 (17) |
N1—C1—H1A | 109.7 | N2—C8—H8A | 109.6 |
C1i—C1—H1A | 109.7 | C8ii—C8—H8A | 109.6 |
N1—C1—H1B | 109.7 | N2—C8—H8B | 109.6 |
C1i—C1—H1B | 109.7 | C8ii—C8—H8B | 109.6 |
H1A—C1—H1B | 108.2 | H8A—C8—H8B | 108.1 |
N1—C2—C3 | 122.28 (14) | N2—C9—C10 | 122.61 (14) |
N1—C2—H2 | 118.9 | N2—C9—H9 | 118.7 |
C3—C2—H2 | 118.9 | C10—C9—H9 | 118.7 |
C4—C3—C2 | 127.93 (14) | C11—C10—C9 | 127.42 (14) |
C4—C3—S1 | 111.67 (12) | C11—C10—S2 | 111.68 (12) |
C2—C3—S1 | 120.39 (12) | C9—C10—S2 | 120.89 (11) |
C3—C4—C5 | 111.63 (14) | C10—C11—C12 | 111.52 (14) |
C3—C4—C7 | 124.67 (14) | C10—C11—C14 | 124.84 (14) |
C5—C4—C7 | 123.60 (14) | C12—C11—C14 | 123.64 (14) |
C6—C5—C4 | 112.87 (14) | C13—C12—C11 | 113.24 (14) |
C6—C5—H5 | 123.6 | C13—C12—H12 | 123.4 |
C4—C5—H5 | 123.6 | C11—C12—H12 | 123.4 |
C5—C6—S1 | 112.33 (12) | C12—C13—S2 | 112.00 (12) |
C5—C6—H6 | 123.8 | C12—C13—H13 | 124.0 |
S1—C6—H6 | 123.8 | S2—C13—H13 | 124.0 |
C4—C7—H7A | 109.5 | C11—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
C4—C7—H7B | 109.5 | C11—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
H7A—C7—H7B | 109.5 | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C4—C7—H7C | 109.5 | C11—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
H7A—C7—H7C | 109.5 | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
H7B—C7—H7C | 109.5 | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C2—N1—C1—C1i | 114.66 (18) | C9—N2—C8—C8ii | 128.94 (18) |
C1—N1—C2—C3 | 179.26 (14) | C8—N2—C9—C10 | 177.52 (14) |
N1—C2—C3—C4 | 174.57 (16) | N2—C9—C10—C11 | 177.29 (16) |
N1—C2—C3—S1 | −6.9 (2) | N2—C9—C10—S2 | −3.6 (2) |
C6—S1—C3—C4 | −1.13 (13) | C13—S2—C10—C11 | −0.31 (12) |
C6—S1—C3—C2 | −179.90 (13) | C13—S2—C10—C9 | −179.53 (13) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −179.55 (15) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 179.52 (15) |
S1—C3—C4—C5 | 1.80 (17) | S2—C10—C11—C12 | 0.36 (17) |
C2—C3—C4—C7 | 3.9 (3) | C9—C10—C11—C14 | 0.1 (3) |
S1—C3—C4—C7 | −174.74 (13) | S2—C10—C11—C14 | −179.05 (12) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −1.7 (2) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −0.2 (2) |
C7—C4—C5—C6 | 174.86 (15) | C14—C11—C12—C13 | 179.18 (14) |
C4—C5—C6—S1 | 0.86 (18) | C11—C12—C13—S2 | 0.01 (18) |
C3—S1—C6—C5 | 0.14 (13) | C10—S2—C13—C12 | 0.17 (13) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+2, −z; (ii) −x, −y+2, −z+2. |
Cg1 is the centroid of the S1,C3–C6 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C13—H13···Cg1iii | 0.95 | 2.89 | 3.6179 (19) | 134 |
Symmetry code: (iii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C14H16N2S2 |
Mr | 276.41 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.7610 (6), 8.9502 (6), 8.9853 (6) |
α, β, γ (°) | 92.760 (1), 91.653 (1), 106.066 (1) |
V (Å3) | 675.61 (8) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.38 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.30 × 0.10 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEX diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.797, 0.862 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 6435, 3089, 2822 |
Rint | 0.019 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.650 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.031, 0.100, 1.10 |
No. of reflections | 3089 |
No. of parameters | 165 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.45, −0.27 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008), SAINT (Bruker, 2008), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Cg1 is the centroid of the S1,C3–C6 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C13—H13···Cg1i | 0.95 | 2.89 | 3.6179 (19) | 134 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
Footnotes
‡Additional correspondence author, e-mail: juliebhavana@gmail.com.
Acknowledgements
PB acknowledges the Department of Science and Technology (DST), India, for a research grant (SR/FTP/CS-57/2007). The authors are also grateful to the University of Malaya for support of the crystallographic facility.
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The title bifunctional Schiff base features 2-substituted thiophene rings (Campaigne, 1984; Kleemann et al., 2006) of interest owing to their putative biological activity (Wardell et al., 2010). The asymmetric unit comprises two half molecules of, as each of the two independent molecules, Figs 1 and 2, is located about crystallographic centres of inversion. The major difference between the molecules is found around the central C—C bond as manifested in the C2—N1—C1—C1i and C9—N2—C8—C8ii torsion angles of 114.66 (18)° and 128.94 (18)°, respectively [symmetry operation i: 1 - x, 2 - y, -z and ii: -x, 2 - y, 2 - z]. Further, the twist of the thiophene ring from the imine bond is more pronounced for the first independent molecule [the N1—C2—C3—S1 torsion angle = -6.9 (2)°] compared to that found in the second independent molecule [N2—C9—C10—S2 = -3.6 (2)°]. The conformation about each of the imine N1—C2 [1.274 (2) Å] and N2—C9 [1.272 (2) Å] bonds is E. The observed conformations match closely that found for the unsubstituted parent compound (Wang et al., 2007).
The most prominent feature of the crystal packing is the formation of supramolecular chains comprising both independent molecules, Fig. 3, that are sustained by C—H···π interactions, Table 1. The chains pack in layers parallel to (1 1 0), Fig. 4.