organic compounds
4-({4-[Bis(2-cyanoethyl)amino]phenyl}diazenyl)benzenesulfonamide
aDipartimento di Chimica I,F.M. e Centro CrisDi, University of Turin, Via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
*Correspondence e-mail: giuliana.gervasio@unito.it
In the title compound, C18H16N6O2S, which belongs to the family of azo dyes, the dihedral angle between the benzene rings is 26.16 (7)°. In the crystal, molecules are joined by N—H⋯N and C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds into double chains parallel to the a axis.
Related literature
For the synthesis and properties of azo dyes, see: Wenker (1935); Ledoux et al. (2000); Viscardi et al. (2002). For a related structure, see: Sasaki et al. (2004).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2007); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: XP in SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810053158/rz2541sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810053158/rz2541Isup2.hkl
The title compound has been obtained according to Ledoux et al. (2000) and Viscardi et al. (2002), and prepared by a modification of a standard procedure in analogy to similar compounds previously reported. Crystals suitable for X-ray analysis were obtained by slow evaporation of an ethanol solution.
All H atoms, except those of the NH2 group, have been placed in geometrically idealized positions and refined as riding, with C—H = 0.93–0.97 Å and with Uiso(H) = 1.2 Ueq(C). The NH2 hydrogen atoms have been located in the final Fourier map and refined freely with Uiso(H) = 1.2 Ueq(N). A small and poorly diffracting crystal has been used in the analysis.
The blood gas (CO2 or O2) measurement is often required in modern diagnosis and the indicator properties of azo dyestuff have been proved very informative in this field, as proposed in the pioneering work of Wenker (1935). The title compound, 4-diethylcyanoamino-4'-sulfonylamino-azobenzene (Fig. 1), is part of this study and has been synthesized according to a modification of a standard procedure (Ledoux et al., 2000; Viscardi et al., 2002). Bond lengths and angles agree with those of a similar compound reported by Sasaki et al. (2004). The two phenyl rings form a dihedral angle of 26.16 (7)°. In the crystal packing, double chains of molecules parallel to the a axis are generated by weak C—H···N and N—H···N hydrogen bonds, where N acceptor atoms are the azo (N12) or cyano (N27) atoms (Table 1).
For the synthesis and properties of azodyes, see: Wenker (1935); Ledoux et al. (2000); Viscardi et al. (20025). For a related structure, see: Sasaki et al. (2004).
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2007); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: XP (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound showing the atomic numbering and 50% probability displacements ellipsoids. |
C18H18N6O2S | Z = 2 |
Mr = 382.45 | F(000) = 400 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.359 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 7.8093 (16) Å | Cell parameters from 52 reflections |
b = 11.035 (2) Å | θ = 1.9–20.2° |
c = 11.776 (3) Å | µ = 0.20 mm−1 |
α = 94.268 (4)° | T = 295 K |
β = 106.544 (4)° | Plate, red |
γ = 104.568 (5)° | 0.30 × 0.23 × 0.03 mm |
V = 929.8 (3) Å3 |
Siemens–Bruker APEX diffractometer | 1577 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.040 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 28.4°, θmin = 1.8° |
φ scans | h = −10→10 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SORTAV; Blessing, 1995) | k = −14→14 |
Tmin = 0.93, Tmax = 1.00 | l = −14→15 |
9271 measured reflections | 15 standard reflections every 60 min |
4100 independent reflections | intensity decay: none |
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)] = 0.050 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.055 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 0.86 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2)] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
4100 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
244 parameters | Δρmax = 0.40 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.48 e Å−3 |
C18H18N6O2S | γ = 104.568 (5)° |
Mr = 382.45 | V = 929.8 (3) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 7.8093 (16) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 11.035 (2) Å | µ = 0.20 mm−1 |
c = 11.776 (3) Å | T = 295 K |
α = 94.268 (4)° | 0.30 × 0.23 × 0.03 mm |
β = 106.544 (4)° |
Siemens–Bruker APEX diffractometer | 1577 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SORTAV; Blessing, 1995) | Rint = 0.040 |
Tmin = 0.93, Tmax = 1.00 | 15 standard reflections every 60 min |
9271 measured reflections | intensity decay: none |
4100 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.050 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.055 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 0.86 | Δρmax = 0.40 e Å−3 |
4100 reflections | Δρmin = −0.48 e Å−3 |
244 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 | ||
C1 | −0.4369 (3) | 0.3324 (2) | 0.1462 (2) | 0.0329 (7) | |
C2 | −0.3729 (3) | 0.2269 (2) | 0.1422 (2) | 0.0385 (7) | |
H2A | −0.4475 | 0.1532 | 0.0896 | 0.046* | |
C3 | −0.1985 (3) | 0.2304 (2) | 0.2160 (2) | 0.0397 (7) | |
H3A | −0.1535 | 0.1603 | 0.2117 | 0.048* | |
C4 | −0.0912 (3) | 0.3396 (2) | 0.2967 (2) | 0.0338 (7) | |
C5 | −0.1585 (3) | 0.4427 (2) | 0.3021 (2) | 0.0474 (8) | |
H5A | −0.0880 | 0.5146 | 0.3582 | 0.057* | |
C6 | −0.3308 (3) | 0.4404 (2) | 0.2245 (2) | 0.0438 (8) | |
H6A | −0.3735 | 0.5118 | 0.2258 | 0.053* | |
S7 | −0.66133 (10) | 0.32583 (7) | 0.05031 (7) | 0.0441 (2) | |
O8 | −0.6950 (2) | 0.44536 (15) | 0.07477 (14) | 0.0586 (6) | |
O9 | −0.6729 (2) | 0.27865 (16) | −0.06983 (13) | 0.0548 (6) | |
N10 | −0.8133 (3) | 0.2210 (2) | 0.0862 (2) | 0.0468 (7) | |
H10A | −0.817 (3) | 0.243 (2) | 0.1638 (18) | 0.056* | |
H10B | −0.799 (3) | 0.1427 (19) | 0.0698 (19) | 0.056* | |
N11 | 0.0845 (3) | 0.34976 (19) | 0.38119 (16) | 0.0416 (6) | |
N12 | 0.1748 (3) | 0.28313 (18) | 0.34648 (16) | 0.0402 (6) | |
C13 | 0.3437 (3) | 0.2869 (2) | 0.4342 (2) | 0.0343 (7) | |
C14 | 0.4404 (3) | 0.2039 (2) | 0.4088 (2) | 0.0406 (8) | |
H14A | 0.3980 | 0.1541 | 0.3336 | 0.049* | |
C15 | 0.5974 (3) | 0.1942 (2) | 0.4928 (2) | 0.0416 (8) | |
H15A | 0.6601 | 0.1382 | 0.4737 | 0.050* | |
C16 | 0.6644 (3) | 0.2679 (2) | 0.6072 (2) | 0.0373 (7) | |
C17 | 0.5725 (3) | 0.3570 (2) | 0.6288 (2) | 0.0388 (7) | |
H17A | 0.6186 | 0.4110 | 0.7019 | 0.047* | |
C18 | 0.4168 (3) | 0.3660 (2) | 0.5447 (2) | 0.0365 (7) | |
H18A | 0.3586 | 0.4259 | 0.5614 | 0.044* | |
N19 | 0.8150 (3) | 0.2551 (2) | 0.69548 (18) | 0.0471 (7) | |
C20 | 0.9028 (4) | 0.1477 (3) | 0.6819 (2) | 0.0713 (10) | |
H20A | 0.9460 | 0.1199 | 0.7584 | 0.086* | |
H20B | 0.8126 | 0.0760 | 0.6252 | 0.086* | |
C21 | 1.0583 (4) | 0.1988 (3) | 0.6383 (2) | 0.0766 (10) | |
H21A | 1.1448 | 0.2737 | 0.6924 | 0.092* | |
H21B | 1.0145 | 0.2216 | 0.5594 | 0.092* | |
C22 | 1.1544 (4) | 0.0919 (3) | 0.6327 (3) | 0.0738 (11) | |
N23 | 1.2304 (4) | 0.0229 (2) | 0.6272 (2) | 0.0917 (10) | |
C24 | 0.8777 (3) | 0.3258 (2) | 0.8154 (2) | 0.0445 (8) | |
H24A | 0.8795 | 0.4133 | 0.8098 | 0.053* | |
H24B | 1.0046 | 0.3248 | 0.8548 | 0.053* | |
C25 | 0.7577 (3) | 0.2751 (2) | 0.8932 (2) | 0.0538 (8) | |
H25A | 0.8088 | 0.3273 | 0.9717 | 0.065* | |
H25B | 0.6327 | 0.2814 | 0.8571 | 0.065* | |
C26 | 0.7480 (4) | 0.1423 (3) | 0.9075 (3) | 0.0547 (9) | |
N27 | 0.7442 (3) | 0.0422 (2) | 0.9183 (2) | 0.0735 (9) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0227 (18) | 0.0427 (19) | 0.0314 (16) | 0.0090 (15) | 0.0055 (14) | 0.0084 (14) |
C2 | 0.0346 (19) | 0.0360 (18) | 0.0405 (17) | 0.0106 (15) | 0.0069 (15) | −0.0041 (14) |
C3 | 0.040 (2) | 0.041 (2) | 0.0427 (17) | 0.0215 (16) | 0.0118 (15) | 0.0065 (15) |
C4 | 0.030 (2) | 0.0396 (19) | 0.0351 (17) | 0.0149 (16) | 0.0098 (14) | 0.0099 (15) |
C5 | 0.039 (2) | 0.045 (2) | 0.0466 (18) | 0.0112 (16) | −0.0015 (16) | −0.0058 (15) |
C6 | 0.038 (2) | 0.041 (2) | 0.0496 (18) | 0.0204 (16) | 0.0025 (16) | −0.0011 (16) |
S7 | 0.0330 (5) | 0.0526 (6) | 0.0437 (5) | 0.0171 (4) | 0.0030 (4) | 0.0080 (4) |
O8 | 0.0472 (14) | 0.0501 (14) | 0.0769 (14) | 0.0306 (11) | 0.0030 (11) | 0.0080 (11) |
O9 | 0.0463 (14) | 0.0874 (16) | 0.0290 (11) | 0.0259 (11) | 0.0041 (10) | 0.0059 (11) |
N10 | 0.0328 (15) | 0.0556 (18) | 0.0497 (16) | 0.0109 (14) | 0.0127 (13) | 0.0012 (15) |
N11 | 0.0277 (15) | 0.0549 (17) | 0.0401 (14) | 0.0191 (13) | 0.0017 (12) | 0.0056 (12) |
N12 | 0.0299 (15) | 0.0549 (17) | 0.0363 (14) | 0.0157 (12) | 0.0074 (12) | 0.0094 (12) |
C13 | 0.0276 (19) | 0.0417 (19) | 0.0362 (17) | 0.0148 (15) | 0.0094 (15) | 0.0078 (15) |
C14 | 0.039 (2) | 0.051 (2) | 0.0302 (16) | 0.0160 (16) | 0.0076 (15) | −0.0014 (15) |
C15 | 0.043 (2) | 0.054 (2) | 0.0379 (17) | 0.0302 (17) | 0.0143 (15) | 0.0024 (16) |
C16 | 0.0285 (19) | 0.049 (2) | 0.0380 (18) | 0.0181 (15) | 0.0089 (15) | 0.0108 (15) |
C17 | 0.0333 (19) | 0.0476 (19) | 0.0336 (17) | 0.0197 (15) | 0.0023 (14) | −0.0012 (14) |
C18 | 0.0327 (19) | 0.0416 (19) | 0.0376 (17) | 0.0182 (15) | 0.0089 (15) | 0.0028 (15) |
N19 | 0.0448 (17) | 0.0643 (18) | 0.0404 (15) | 0.0410 (15) | 0.0056 (13) | 0.0005 (13) |
C20 | 0.049 (2) | 0.107 (3) | 0.044 (2) | 0.001 (2) | 0.0126 (18) | 0.0098 (19) |
C21 | 0.078 (3) | 0.073 (3) | 0.064 (2) | 0.006 (2) | 0.013 (2) | 0.016 (2) |
C22 | 0.078 (3) | 0.079 (3) | 0.080 (2) | 0.052 (2) | 0.024 (2) | 0.008 (2) |
N23 | 0.113 (3) | 0.094 (2) | 0.121 (2) | 0.076 (2) | 0.069 (2) | 0.040 (2) |
C24 | 0.043 (2) | 0.059 (2) | 0.0342 (17) | 0.0288 (16) | 0.0034 (15) | 0.0058 (16) |
C25 | 0.064 (2) | 0.061 (2) | 0.0455 (19) | 0.0304 (18) | 0.0190 (17) | 0.0099 (17) |
C26 | 0.051 (2) | 0.061 (2) | 0.054 (2) | 0.015 (2) | 0.0202 (17) | 0.005 (2) |
N27 | 0.069 (2) | 0.055 (2) | 0.095 (2) | 0.0141 (18) | 0.0277 (17) | 0.0099 (18) |
C1—C6 | 1.364 (3) | C15—C16 | 1.405 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.381 (3) | C15—H15A | 0.9300 |
C1—S7 | 1.775 (2) | C16—N19 | 1.376 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.381 (3) | C16—C17 | 1.403 (3) |
C2—H2A | 0.9300 | C17—C18 | 1.363 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.387 (3) | C17—H17A | 0.9300 |
C3—H3A | 0.9300 | C18—H18A | 0.9300 |
C4—C5 | 1.373 (3) | N19—C24 | 1.447 (3) |
C4—N11 | 1.419 (3) | N19—C20 | 1.530 (3) |
C5—C6 | 1.388 (3) | C20—C21 | 1.452 (3) |
C5—H5A | 0.9300 | C20—H20A | 0.9700 |
C6—H6A | 0.9300 | C20—H20B | 0.9700 |
S7—O8 | 1.4326 (15) | C21—C22 | 1.556 (3) |
S7—O9 | 1.4403 (15) | C21—H21A | 0.9700 |
S7—N10 | 1.610 (2) | C21—H21B | 0.9700 |
N10—H10A | 0.939 (19) | C22—N23 | 1.085 (3) |
N10—H10B | 0.913 (19) | C24—C25 | 1.527 (3) |
N11—N12 | 1.259 (2) | C24—H24A | 0.9700 |
N12—C13 | 1.414 (3) | C24—H24B | 0.9700 |
C13—C14 | 1.390 (3) | C25—C26 | 1.472 (3) |
C13—C18 | 1.393 (3) | C25—H25A | 0.9700 |
C14—C15 | 1.372 (3) | C25—H25B | 0.9700 |
C14—H14A | 0.9300 | C26—N27 | 1.116 (3) |
C6—C1—C2 | 120.7 (2) | N19—C16—C17 | 120.6 (2) |
C6—C1—S7 | 119.93 (19) | N19—C16—C15 | 121.9 (2) |
C2—C1—S7 | 119.4 (2) | C17—C16—C15 | 117.5 (2) |
C1—C2—C3 | 120.2 (2) | C18—C17—C16 | 121.3 (2) |
C1—C2—H2A | 119.9 | C18—C17—H17A | 119.4 |
C3—C2—H2A | 119.9 | C16—C17—H17A | 119.4 |
C2—C3—C4 | 119.3 (2) | C17—C18—C13 | 121.0 (2) |
C2—C3—H3A | 120.4 | C17—C18—H18A | 119.5 |
C4—C3—H3A | 120.4 | C13—C18—H18A | 119.5 |
C5—C4—C3 | 120.0 (2) | C16—N19—C24 | 122.0 (2) |
C5—C4—N11 | 116.5 (2) | C16—N19—C20 | 122.3 (2) |
C3—C4—N11 | 123.5 (2) | C24—N19—C20 | 114.63 (19) |
C4—C5—C6 | 120.5 (2) | C21—C20—N19 | 106.4 (3) |
C4—C5—H5A | 119.7 | C21—C20—H20A | 110.4 |
C6—C5—H5A | 119.7 | N19—C20—H20A | 110.4 |
C1—C6—C5 | 119.3 (2) | C21—C20—H20B | 110.4 |
C1—C6—H6A | 120.3 | N19—C20—H20B | 110.4 |
C5—C6—H6A | 120.3 | H20A—C20—H20B | 108.6 |
O8—S7—O9 | 119.73 (10) | C20—C21—C22 | 106.0 (3) |
O8—S7—N10 | 106.68 (11) | C20—C21—H21A | 110.5 |
O9—S7—N10 | 106.08 (12) | C22—C21—H21A | 110.5 |
O8—S7—C1 | 108.04 (11) | C20—C21—H21B | 110.5 |
O9—S7—C1 | 107.70 (11) | C22—C21—H21B | 110.5 |
N10—S7—C1 | 108.15 (12) | H21A—C21—H21B | 108.7 |
S7—N10—H10A | 112.7 (14) | N23—C22—C21 | 175.3 (4) |
S7—N10—H10B | 109.6 (15) | N19—C24—C25 | 114.2 (2) |
H10A—N10—H10B | 116 (2) | N19—C24—H24A | 108.7 |
N12—N11—C4 | 114.1 (2) | C25—C24—H24A | 108.7 |
N11—N12—C13 | 113.8 (2) | N19—C24—H24B | 108.7 |
C14—C13—C18 | 118.2 (2) | C25—C24—H24B | 108.7 |
C14—C13—N12 | 117.5 (2) | H24A—C24—H24B | 107.6 |
C18—C13—N12 | 124.3 (2) | C26—C25—C24 | 112.5 (2) |
C15—C14—C13 | 121.2 (2) | C26—C25—H25A | 109.1 |
C15—C14—H14A | 119.4 | C24—C25—H25A | 109.1 |
C13—C14—H14A | 119.4 | C26—C25—H25B | 109.1 |
C14—C15—C16 | 120.6 (2) | C24—C25—H25B | 109.1 |
C14—C15—H15A | 119.7 | H25A—C25—H25B | 107.8 |
C16—C15—H15A | 119.7 | N27—C26—C25 | 178.6 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C15—H15A···N23i | 0.93 | 2.52 | 3.427 (4) | 166 |
N10—H10B···N27ii | 0.91 (2) | 2.19 (2) | 3.084 (2) | 165 |
N10—H10A···N12iii | 0.94 (2) | 2.19 (2) | 3.124 (2) | 176 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y, −z+1; (ii) −x, −y, −z+1; (iii) x−1, y, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C18H18N6O2S |
Mr | 382.45 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 295 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.8093 (16), 11.035 (2), 11.776 (3) |
α, β, γ (°) | 94.268 (4), 106.544 (4), 104.568 (5) |
V (Å3) | 929.8 (3) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.20 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.23 × 0.03 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Siemens–Bruker APEX |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SORTAV; Blessing, 1995) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.93, 1.00 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 9271, 4100, 1577 |
Rint | 0.040 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.669 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.050, 0.055, 0.86 |
No. of reflections | 4100 |
No. of parameters | 244 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.40, −0.48 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2007), SAINT (Bruker, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), XP (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C15—H15A···N23i | 0.93 | 2.52 | 3.427 (4) | 166 |
N10—H10B···N27ii | 0.91 (2) | 2.19 (2) | 3.084 (2) | 165 |
N10—H10A···N12iii | 0.94 (2) | 2.19 (2) | 3.124 (2) | 176 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y, −z+1; (ii) −x, −y, −z+1; (iii) x−1, y, z. |
Acknowledgements
We thank Dr C. Barolo for supplying crystals of the title compound.
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The blood gas (CO2 or O2) measurement is often required in modern diagnosis and the indicator properties of azo dyestuff have been proved very informative in this field, as proposed in the pioneering work of Wenker (1935). The title compound, 4-diethylcyanoamino-4'-sulfonylamino-azobenzene (Fig. 1), is part of this study and has been synthesized according to a modification of a standard procedure (Ledoux et al., 2000; Viscardi et al., 2002). Bond lengths and angles agree with those of a similar compound reported by Sasaki et al. (2004). The two phenyl rings form a dihedral angle of 26.16 (7)°. In the crystal packing, double chains of molecules parallel to the a axis are generated by weak C—H···N and N—H···N hydrogen bonds, where N acceptor atoms are the azo (N12) or cyano (N27) atoms (Table 1).