organic compounds
Low-temperature redetermination of 1,3-bis(pentafluorophenyl)triazene
aDepartment of Chemistry, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
*Correspondence e-mail: veschwkg@ufs.ac.za
The 6F5)2N3H, is stabilized by N—H⋯N hydrogen bonding, forming centrosymmetric dimers organized in a herringbone motif. Important geometrical parameters are N—N = 1.272 (2) and 1.330 (2) Å and N—N—N = 112.56 (15)°. The dihedral angle between C6F5 groups is 21.22 (9)°. The room temperature structure was reported by Leman et al. (1993). Inorg. Chem. 32, 4324–4336]. In the current determination, the data were collected to a higher θ angle, resulting in higher precision for the C—C bond lengths(0.001–0.005 versus 0.003 Å).
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Average bond lengths were obtained from the Cambridge Structural Database (Allen, 2000); For the synthesis of nitroformazans, see: Pelkis et al. (1957); and for the synthesis of see: Brooke et al. (1965). For use of in both synthesis and as metal coordinating ligands, see: Leman et al. (1993).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT-Plus and XPREP (Bruker, 2004); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg & Putz, 2005); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Supporting information
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Reagent chemicals and solvents were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich and used without further purification. For the synthesis 2,3,4,5,6 pentafluoroaniline (5 g, 27.3 mmol) was added to a mixture of concentrated hydrochloric acid (20 mL) and water (35 mL) at 273 K, and diazotized by the slow addition of sodium nitrite (3 g, 43 mmol), stirring for 30 min. The resulting solution was added, with stirring, to a cold mixture of sodium acetate (80 g), glacial acetic acid (45 mL) and water (25 mL). Nitromethane (5.0 g, 82 mmol) was added after 10 min. While heating at 343 K and stirring for 20 h the colour changed to dark-red. Filtering the precipitated 1,3 bis-pentafluorophenyltriazene off, gave the product in 52% yield. Crystals suitable for X-ray crystallography were grown from a mixture of dichloromethane and methanol. Although this method is typically used for the preparation of nitroformazan as precursor for the synthesis of dithizone, nitromethane did not serve here as coupling reagent in the synthesis of this highly fluorinated compound. The unexpected outcome is ascribed to the large electron-withdrawing capacity of the five fluorines on each phenyl ring.
The imine H atom was placed in a geometrically idealized position (C—H = 0.88) and constrained to ride on the parent atom with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C). The highest residual electron density peak of 0.36 e.Å is 0.70 Å from C9 and the deepest hole of -0.31 e.Å is 0.37 Å from H3 representing no physical meaning.
A series of dithizones with varying number of fluorines on the phenyl rings were synthesised. During this process the nitroformazan precursor is initially prepared from the substituted aniline, as described by Pelkis et al., 1957. In the final step the nitro group is substituted by sulfur, to form dithizone. However, during the first step to prepare pentafluorophenyldithizone it was found that, contrary to expectation, a triazene formed instead of the usual nitroformazan. Previous studies show the extensive use of
in both synthesis and as metal coordinating ligand, as illustrated by Leman et al., 1993. in general, are traditionally synthesised slightly different, according to a method by Brooke et al., 1965.The title compound (Fig.1) and geometrical data are within expected values (average values obtained from the Cambridge Structural Database; Allen, 200). The C6F5 groups are twisted out of the plane formed by the N—N═N fragment 30.91 (16)° for ring C1—C6 and 38.49 (13)° for ring C7—C12. Hydrogen bonding (Fig. 2, Table 1) creates a centrosymmetric dimers that organise in a herring-bone motif along the c axis (Fig. 3).
For general bacground bond-length data, see: Allen et al. (1987); For the synthesis of nitroformazans, see: Pelkis et al. (1957); and for the synthesis of
see: Brooke et al. (1965). For use of in both synthesis and as metal coordinating ligands, see: Leman et al. (1993).Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell
SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT-Plus and XPREP (Bruker, 2004); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg & Putz, 2005); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).C12HF10N3 | F(000) = 736 |
Mr = 377.16 | Dx = 2.055 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 2521 reflections |
a = 9.9930 (8) Å | θ = 3.5–28.1° |
b = 9.4850 (8) Å | µ = 0.23 mm−1 |
c = 12.9200 (11) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 95.585 (2)° | Cuboid, red |
V = 1218.79 (18) Å3 | 0.3 × 0.19 × 0.15 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker X8 APEXII 4K Kappa CCD diffractometer | 3013 independent reflections |
Graphite monochromator | 2177 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Detector resolution: 8.4 pixels mm-1 | Rint = 0.039 |
φ scans | θmax = 28.3°, θmin = 2.7° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker; 2004) | h = −12→13 |
Tmin = 0.933, Tmax = 0.966 | k = −12→12 |
12525 measured reflections | l = −17→17 |
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)] = 0.039 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.107 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.07 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0438P)2 + 0.6444P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3013 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
226 parameters | Δρmax = 0.36 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.31 e Å−3 |
C12HF10N3 | V = 1218.79 (18) Å3 |
Mr = 377.16 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 9.9930 (8) Å | µ = 0.23 mm−1 |
b = 9.4850 (8) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 12.9200 (11) Å | 0.3 × 0.19 × 0.15 mm |
β = 95.585 (2)° |
Bruker X8 APEXII 4K Kappa CCD diffractometer | 3013 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker; 2004) | 2177 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.933, Tmax = 0.966 | Rint = 0.039 |
12525 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.039 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.107 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.07 | Δρmax = 0.36 e Å−3 |
3013 reflections | Δρmin = −0.31 e Å−3 |
226 parameters |
Experimental. The intensity data was collected on a Bruker X8 Apex II 4 K Kappa CCD diffractometer using an exposure time of 10 s/frame. A total of 1126 frames were collected with a frame width of 0.5° covering up to θ = 28.33° with 98.8% completeness accomplished. |
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 | ||
N1 | 0.32054 (15) | −0.00606 (18) | 0.51342 (13) | 0.0176 (4) | |
N2 | 0.29181 (15) | 0.01759 (18) | 0.41693 (13) | 0.0170 (4) | |
N3 | 0.39984 (15) | 0.04639 (18) | 0.36826 (13) | 0.0187 (4) | |
H3 | 0.4793 | 0.0554 | 0.4034 | 0.022* | |
C1 | 0.38491 (18) | 0.0620 (2) | 0.26046 (15) | 0.0161 (4) | |
C2 | 0.28659 (18) | −0.0055 (2) | 0.19428 (16) | 0.0170 (4) | |
C3 | 0.27844 (18) | 0.0129 (2) | 0.08793 (16) | 0.0183 (4) | |
C4 | 0.37001 (19) | 0.0977 (2) | 0.04420 (16) | 0.0198 (4) | |
C5 | 0.46978 (19) | 0.1626 (2) | 0.10765 (16) | 0.0199 (4) | |
C6 | 0.47531 (18) | 0.1467 (2) | 0.21357 (16) | 0.0184 (4) | |
C7 | 0.20622 (17) | −0.0486 (2) | 0.56306 (15) | 0.0156 (4) | |
C8 | 0.20040 (18) | −0.0106 (2) | 0.66629 (16) | 0.0178 (4) | |
C9 | 0.09951 (19) | −0.0571 (2) | 0.72416 (15) | 0.0190 (4) | |
C10 | 0.00216 (18) | −0.1471 (2) | 0.67859 (16) | 0.0187 (4) | |
C11 | 0.00446 (18) | −0.1863 (2) | 0.57591 (16) | 0.0174 (4) | |
C12 | 0.10529 (18) | −0.1381 (2) | 0.51888 (15) | 0.0165 (4) | |
F2 | 0.19834 (11) | −0.09374 (13) | 0.23200 (9) | 0.0218 (3) | |
F3 | 0.18284 (12) | −0.05460 (13) | 0.02754 (9) | 0.0254 (3) | |
F4 | 0.36352 (12) | 0.11346 (14) | −0.05941 (9) | 0.0272 (3) | |
F5 | 0.56138 (12) | 0.24230 (14) | 0.06517 (10) | 0.0283 (3) | |
F6 | 0.57237 (11) | 0.21376 (13) | 0.27471 (9) | 0.0246 (3) | |
F8 | 0.29674 (11) | 0.07433 (13) | 0.71246 (9) | 0.0241 (3) | |
F9 | 0.09641 (12) | −0.01701 (14) | 0.82274 (9) | 0.0269 (3) | |
F10 | −0.09396 (11) | −0.19674 (13) | 0.73422 (10) | 0.0243 (3) | |
F11 | −0.09111 (11) | −0.27180 (13) | 0.53101 (10) | 0.0245 (3) | |
F12 | 0.10472 (11) | −0.18344 (13) | 0.42082 (9) | 0.0218 (3) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
N1 | 0.0153 (7) | 0.0214 (9) | 0.0163 (9) | 0.0000 (6) | 0.0024 (6) | −0.0012 (7) |
N2 | 0.0160 (7) | 0.0181 (9) | 0.0172 (9) | 0.0000 (6) | 0.0031 (6) | −0.0005 (7) |
N3 | 0.0142 (7) | 0.0247 (10) | 0.0172 (9) | −0.0037 (7) | 0.0009 (6) | 0.0012 (7) |
C1 | 0.0152 (8) | 0.0164 (10) | 0.0167 (10) | 0.0014 (7) | 0.0017 (7) | 0.0008 (8) |
C2 | 0.0158 (8) | 0.0147 (10) | 0.0209 (11) | 0.0001 (7) | 0.0035 (7) | 0.0003 (8) |
C3 | 0.0173 (9) | 0.0182 (10) | 0.0190 (11) | 0.0016 (8) | −0.0006 (8) | −0.0006 (8) |
C4 | 0.0244 (10) | 0.0200 (11) | 0.0155 (10) | 0.0055 (8) | 0.0040 (8) | 0.0026 (8) |
C5 | 0.0193 (9) | 0.0177 (11) | 0.0236 (11) | 0.0004 (8) | 0.0070 (8) | 0.0035 (9) |
C6 | 0.0150 (8) | 0.0167 (10) | 0.0230 (11) | −0.0002 (7) | −0.0003 (8) | −0.0013 (8) |
C7 | 0.0138 (8) | 0.0171 (10) | 0.0159 (10) | 0.0027 (7) | 0.0014 (7) | 0.0014 (8) |
C8 | 0.0144 (8) | 0.0186 (11) | 0.0199 (11) | 0.0000 (7) | −0.0003 (7) | −0.0018 (8) |
C9 | 0.0210 (9) | 0.0226 (11) | 0.0134 (10) | 0.0053 (8) | 0.0023 (8) | 0.0014 (8) |
C10 | 0.0163 (9) | 0.0192 (11) | 0.0215 (11) | 0.0035 (8) | 0.0060 (8) | 0.0069 (8) |
C11 | 0.0155 (8) | 0.0152 (10) | 0.0211 (11) | −0.0005 (7) | −0.0009 (7) | 0.0004 (8) |
C12 | 0.0176 (9) | 0.0187 (10) | 0.0130 (10) | 0.0025 (7) | 0.0004 (7) | −0.0002 (8) |
F2 | 0.0208 (5) | 0.0244 (7) | 0.0203 (6) | −0.0077 (5) | 0.0023 (5) | 0.0023 (5) |
F3 | 0.0293 (6) | 0.0275 (7) | 0.0183 (7) | −0.0069 (5) | −0.0036 (5) | −0.0011 (5) |
F4 | 0.0334 (7) | 0.0318 (8) | 0.0171 (7) | 0.0016 (6) | 0.0055 (5) | 0.0032 (5) |
F5 | 0.0265 (6) | 0.0308 (7) | 0.0292 (7) | −0.0082 (5) | 0.0106 (5) | 0.0064 (6) |
F6 | 0.0197 (5) | 0.0285 (7) | 0.0252 (7) | −0.0087 (5) | −0.0005 (5) | −0.0005 (5) |
F8 | 0.0226 (6) | 0.0298 (7) | 0.0195 (7) | −0.0071 (5) | 0.0004 (5) | −0.0053 (5) |
F9 | 0.0304 (6) | 0.0342 (8) | 0.0168 (6) | −0.0011 (5) | 0.0060 (5) | −0.0033 (5) |
F10 | 0.0212 (6) | 0.0270 (7) | 0.0260 (7) | −0.0008 (5) | 0.0098 (5) | 0.0048 (5) |
F11 | 0.0198 (5) | 0.0260 (7) | 0.0274 (7) | −0.0088 (5) | −0.0002 (5) | −0.0008 (5) |
F12 | 0.0241 (6) | 0.0249 (7) | 0.0162 (6) | −0.0046 (5) | 0.0018 (5) | −0.0029 (5) |
N1—N2 | 1.272 (2) | C5—C6 | 1.373 (3) |
N1—C7 | 1.422 (2) | C6—F6 | 1.349 (2) |
N2—N3 | 1.330 (2) | C7—C8 | 1.388 (3) |
N3—C1 | 1.394 (2) | C7—C12 | 1.397 (3) |
N3—H3 | 0.88 | C8—F8 | 1.349 (2) |
C1—C6 | 1.391 (3) | C8—C9 | 1.385 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.394 (3) | C9—F9 | 1.332 (2) |
C2—F2 | 1.341 (2) | C9—C10 | 1.382 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.380 (3) | C10—F10 | 1.340 (2) |
C3—F3 | 1.336 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.380 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.380 (3) | C11—F11 | 1.341 (2) |
C4—F4 | 1.342 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.383 (3) |
C4—C5 | 1.373 (3) | C12—F12 | 1.337 (2) |
C5—F5 | 1.345 (2) | ||
N2—N1—C7 | 112.19 (15) | F6—C6—C1 | 118.53 (18) |
N1—N2—N3 | 112.56 (15) | C5—C6—C1 | 122.21 (18) |
N2—N3—C1 | 118.78 (15) | C8—C7—C12 | 117.02 (17) |
N2—N3—H3 | 120.6 | C8—C7—N1 | 118.04 (17) |
C1—N3—H3 | 120.6 | C12—C7—N1 | 124.61 (18) |
C6—C1—C2 | 116.55 (18) | F8—C8—C9 | 118.51 (18) |
C6—C1—N3 | 119.05 (17) | F8—C8—C7 | 119.02 (17) |
C2—C1—N3 | 124.38 (17) | C9—C8—C7 | 122.46 (18) |
F2—C2—C3 | 117.62 (17) | F9—C9—C10 | 120.19 (17) |
F2—C2—C1 | 120.85 (18) | F9—C9—C8 | 120.73 (18) |
C3—C2—C1 | 121.51 (18) | C10—C9—C8 | 119.08 (18) |
F3—C3—C2 | 119.36 (17) | F10—C10—C11 | 120.04 (18) |
F3—C3—C4 | 120.34 (18) | F10—C10—C9 | 120.00 (18) |
C2—C3—C4 | 120.28 (18) | C11—C10—C9 | 119.95 (17) |
F4—C4—C5 | 120.47 (18) | F11—C11—C10 | 120.08 (17) |
F4—C4—C3 | 120.24 (18) | F11—C11—C12 | 119.65 (18) |
C5—C4—C3 | 119.27 (19) | C10—C11—C12 | 120.28 (18) |
F5—C5—C6 | 120.39 (18) | F12—C12—C11 | 117.55 (17) |
F5—C5—C4 | 119.46 (19) | F12—C12—C7 | 121.24 (17) |
C6—C5—C4 | 120.14 (18) | C11—C12—C7 | 121.18 (18) |
F6—C6—C5 | 119.25 (17) | ||
C7—N1—N2—N3 | −174.92 (16) | N3—C1—C6—C5 | 177.51 (18) |
N1—N2—N3—C1 | 174.28 (17) | N2—N1—C7—C8 | −147.83 (18) |
N2—N3—C1—C6 | 152.97 (18) | N2—N1—C7—C12 | 38.9 (3) |
N2—N3—C1—C2 | −29.0 (3) | C12—C7—C8—F8 | 179.22 (17) |
C6—C1—C2—F2 | 177.31 (17) | N1—C7—C8—F8 | 5.4 (3) |
N3—C1—C2—F2 | −0.7 (3) | C12—C7—C8—C9 | −0.5 (3) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −1.0 (3) | N1—C7—C8—C9 | −174.24 (18) |
N3—C1—C2—C3 | −179.05 (18) | F8—C8—C9—F9 | 1.1 (3) |
F2—C2—C3—F3 | 1.3 (3) | C7—C8—C9—F9 | −179.21 (18) |
C1—C2—C3—F3 | 179.65 (17) | F8—C8—C9—C10 | −178.35 (17) |
F2—C2—C3—C4 | −177.26 (17) | C7—C8—C9—C10 | 1.3 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 1.1 (3) | F9—C9—C10—F10 | −1.5 (3) |
F3—C3—C4—F4 | 0.2 (3) | C8—C9—C10—F10 | 177.96 (17) |
C2—C3—C4—F4 | 178.76 (17) | F9—C9—C10—C11 | 178.85 (17) |
F3—C3—C4—C5 | −178.06 (18) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | −1.7 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.5 (3) | F10—C10—C11—F11 | 1.4 (3) |
F4—C4—C5—F5 | −0.1 (3) | C9—C10—C11—F11 | −178.93 (17) |
C3—C4—C5—F5 | 178.22 (18) | F10—C10—C11—C12 | −178.43 (17) |
F4—C4—C5—C6 | 179.63 (18) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 1.2 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −2.1 (3) | F11—C11—C12—F12 | −2.0 (3) |
F5—C5—C6—F6 | 1.1 (3) | C10—C11—C12—F12 | 177.86 (17) |
C4—C5—C6—F6 | −178.58 (18) | F11—C11—C12—C7 | 179.80 (17) |
F5—C5—C6—C1 | −178.10 (18) | C10—C11—C12—C7 | −0.3 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 2.2 (3) | C8—C7—C12—F12 | −178.17 (17) |
C2—C1—C6—F6 | −179.85 (17) | N1—C7—C12—F12 | −4.9 (3) |
N3—C1—C6—F6 | −1.7 (3) | C8—C7—C12—C11 | 0.0 (3) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −0.6 (3) | N1—C7—C12—C11 | 173.28 (18) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N3—H3···N1i | 0.88 | 2.23 | 3.076 (2) | 162 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C12HF10N3 |
Mr | 377.16 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 9.9930 (8), 9.4850 (8), 12.9200 (11) |
β (°) | 95.585 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1218.79 (18) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.23 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.3 × 0.19 × 0.15 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker X8 APEXII 4K Kappa CCD |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker; 2004) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.933, 0.966 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 12525, 3013, 2177 |
Rint | 0.039 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.668 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.039, 0.107, 1.07 |
No. of reflections | 3013 |
No. of parameters | 226 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.36, −0.31 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005), SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2004), SAINT-Plus and XPREP (Bruker, 2004), SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), DIAMOND (Brandenburg & Putz, 2005), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N3—H3···N1i | 0.88 | 2.23 | 3.076 (2) | 162.2 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y, −z+1. |
Acknowledgements
Financial assistance from the National Research Foundation of South Africa is gratefully acknowledged.
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A series of dithizones with varying number of fluorines on the phenyl rings were synthesised. During this process the nitroformazan precursor is initially prepared from the substituted aniline, as described by Pelkis et al., 1957. In the final step the nitro group is substituted by sulfur, to form dithizone. However, during the first step to prepare pentafluorophenyldithizone it was found that, contrary to expectation, a triazene formed instead of the usual nitroformazan. Previous studies show the extensive use of triazenes in both synthesis and as metal coordinating ligand, as illustrated by Leman et al., 1993. Triazenes, in general, are traditionally synthesised slightly different, according to a method by Brooke et al., 1965.
The title compound (Fig.1) and geometrical data are within expected values (average values obtained from the Cambridge Structural Database; Allen, 200). The C6F5 groups are twisted out of the plane formed by the N—N═N fragment 30.91 (16)° for ring C1—C6 and 38.49 (13)° for ring C7—C12. Hydrogen bonding (Fig. 2, Table 1) creates a centrosymmetric dimers that organise in a herring-bone motif along the c axis (Fig. 3).