organic compounds
3-Methoxy-2-[(E)-(4-methoxyphenyl)iminomethyl]phenol
aDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Kurupelit, TR-55139 Samsun, Turkey, and bDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Kurupelit, TR-55139 Samsun, Turkey
*Correspondence e-mail: gozdemir@omu.edu.tr
The title compound, C15H15NO3, adopts the enol–imine tautomeric form. The two rings are twisted with respect to each other, making a dihedral angle of 44.08 (5)°. The 3-methoxy-2-[(E)-(4-methoxyphenyl)-iminomethyl]phenol unit is almost planar, the largest deviation from the mean plane being 0.047 (2) Å. Such a planar conformation might be related to the occurrence of an intramolecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bond. In the crystal, intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into sheets parallel to (010). These sheets are interconnected by weak C—H⋯π interactions.
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For background to the properties and uses of ); Layer (1963); Ingold (1969); Cohen et al. (1964); Taggi et al. (2002). For hydrogen-bond motifs, see: Etter et al. (1990); Bernstein et al. (1995). For related structures, see: Özdemir Tarı et al. (2010); Şahin et al. (2005).
see: Barton & Ollis (1979Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: X-AREA (Stoe, 2002); cell X-AREA; data reduction: X-RED32 (Stoe, 2002); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997) and PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811000596/dn2646sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811000596/dn2646Isup2.hkl
(E)-3-methoxy-2-((4-methoxyphenylimino)methyl)phenol was prepared by refluxing a mixture of a solution containing 2-hydroxy-6- methoxybenzaldehyde (15.2 mg, o.1 mmol) in ethanol (30 ml) and a solution containing 4-methoxyaniline (12.3 mg, 0.1 mmol) in ethanol (20 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 h under reflux. Single crystals of the title compound for x-ray analysis were obtained by slow evaporation of an ethanol solution (yield 72%; m.p 346–348 K).
Data collection: X-AREA (Stoe, 2002); cell
X-AREA (Stoe, 2002); data reduction: X-RED32 (Stoe, 2002); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997) and PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).C15H15NO3 | F(000) = 544 |
Mr = 257.28 | Dx = 1.292 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 12079 reflections |
a = 14.2658 (8) Å | θ = 1.4–27.2° |
b = 14.1553 (11) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
c = 6.5893 (17) Å | T = 293 K |
β = 96.398 (9)° | Prism, brown |
V = 1322.3 (4) Å3 | 0.65 × 0.32 × 0.14 mm |
Z = 4 |
Stoe IPDS 2 diffractometer | 2585 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1622 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.032 |
Detector resolution: 6.67 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 26.0°, θmin = 1.4° |
ϕ scan rotation method | h = −16→17 |
Absorption correction: integration (X-RED32; Stoe, 2002) | k = −17→17 |
Tmin = 0.991, Tmax = 0.997 | l = −8→6 |
7244 measured reflections |
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)] = 0.053 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.122 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0524P)2 + 0.1038P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2585 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
172 parameters | Δρmax = 0.11 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.19 e Å−3 |
C15H15NO3 | V = 1322.3 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 257.28 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 14.2658 (8) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
b = 14.1553 (11) Å | T = 293 K |
c = 6.5893 (17) Å | 0.65 × 0.32 × 0.14 mm |
β = 96.398 (9)° |
Stoe IPDS 2 diffractometer | 2585 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: integration (X-RED32; Stoe, 2002) | 1622 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.991, Tmax = 0.997 | Rint = 0.032 |
7244 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.053 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.122 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.11 e Å−3 |
2585 reflections | Δρmin = −0.19 e Å−3 |
172 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 | 0.20529 (13) | 0.11619 (13) | 0.4013 (3) | 0.0443 (5) | |
C2 | 0.29338 (14) | 0.10131 (14) | 0.3295 (3) | 0.0483 (5) | |
H2 | 0.2959 | 0.0793 | 0.1972 | 0.058* | |
C3 | 0.37566 (14) | 0.11898 (15) | 0.4526 (3) | 0.0516 (5) | |
C4 | 0.37125 (16) | 0.15062 (15) | 0.6515 (3) | 0.0548 (6) | |
H4 | 0.4268 | 0.1626 | 0.7353 | 0.066* | |
C5 | 0.28635 (16) | 0.16440 (15) | 0.7254 (3) | 0.0542 (6) | |
H5 | 0.2848 | 0.1854 | 0.8588 | 0.065* | |
C6 | 0.20294 (15) | 0.14735 (14) | 0.6034 (3) | 0.0479 (5) | |
C7 | 0.11923 (14) | 0.10451 (13) | 0.2639 (3) | 0.0481 (5) | |
H7 | 0.1229 | 0.0900 | 0.1274 | 0.058* | |
C8 | −0.04619 (13) | 0.11307 (14) | 0.1930 (3) | 0.0459 (5) | |
C9 | −0.12676 (15) | 0.07751 (15) | 0.2668 (4) | 0.0544 (6) | |
H9 | −0.1226 | 0.0522 | 0.3977 | 0.065* | |
C10 | −0.21198 (15) | 0.07926 (15) | 0.1495 (4) | 0.0553 (6) | |
H10 | −0.2648 | 0.0535 | 0.1995 | 0.066* | |
C11 | −0.22005 (14) | 0.11941 (14) | −0.0446 (4) | 0.0512 (5) | |
C12 | −0.14058 (15) | 0.15559 (16) | −0.1200 (4) | 0.0561 (6) | |
H12 | −0.1452 | 0.1823 | −0.2497 | 0.067* | |
C13 | −0.05435 (15) | 0.15172 (15) | −0.0012 (3) | 0.0537 (6) | |
H13 | −0.0010 | 0.1755 | −0.0526 | 0.064* | |
C14 | −0.3216 (2) | 0.1629 (2) | −0.3428 (5) | 0.0908 (9) | |
H14A | −0.3868 | 0.1590 | −0.3970 | 0.136* | |
H14B | −0.2837 | 0.1297 | −0.4310 | 0.136* | |
H14C | −0.3026 | 0.2280 | −0.3338 | 0.136* | |
C15 | 0.47450 (18) | 0.0772 (2) | 0.1985 (4) | 0.0881 (9) | |
H15A | 0.5402 | 0.0742 | 0.1795 | 0.132* | |
H15B | 0.4427 | 0.1196 | 0.1000 | 0.132* | |
H15C | 0.4472 | 0.0153 | 0.1810 | 0.132* | |
N1 | 0.03849 (12) | 0.11390 (12) | 0.3283 (3) | 0.0496 (4) | |
O1 | 0.46496 (10) | 0.10987 (13) | 0.3953 (3) | 0.0752 (5) | |
O2 | 0.12069 (11) | 0.16290 (11) | 0.6830 (2) | 0.0636 (5) | |
H2A | 0.0763 | 0.1500 | 0.5975 | 0.095* | |
O3 | −0.30930 (10) | 0.12168 (12) | −0.1453 (3) | 0.0662 (5) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0417 (11) | 0.0426 (10) | 0.0480 (12) | −0.0004 (9) | 0.0020 (9) | −0.0004 (9) |
C2 | 0.0481 (12) | 0.0525 (12) | 0.0439 (12) | 0.0043 (9) | 0.0032 (10) | −0.0031 (9) |
C3 | 0.0418 (11) | 0.0593 (12) | 0.0524 (13) | 0.0040 (10) | 0.0000 (10) | 0.0011 (10) |
C4 | 0.0537 (14) | 0.0603 (13) | 0.0475 (13) | −0.0011 (10) | −0.0073 (11) | −0.0002 (10) |
C5 | 0.0630 (15) | 0.0575 (13) | 0.0412 (12) | 0.0010 (10) | 0.0017 (11) | −0.0042 (10) |
C6 | 0.0494 (13) | 0.0472 (11) | 0.0487 (13) | 0.0010 (9) | 0.0117 (10) | 0.0013 (9) |
C7 | 0.0468 (12) | 0.0484 (11) | 0.0494 (12) | 0.0000 (9) | 0.0059 (10) | −0.0025 (9) |
C8 | 0.0401 (11) | 0.0430 (11) | 0.0551 (13) | −0.0016 (9) | 0.0075 (10) | −0.0027 (9) |
C9 | 0.0480 (13) | 0.0570 (13) | 0.0586 (14) | −0.0036 (10) | 0.0080 (11) | 0.0085 (11) |
C10 | 0.0406 (12) | 0.0562 (13) | 0.0706 (15) | −0.0078 (10) | 0.0127 (11) | 0.0063 (11) |
C11 | 0.0404 (11) | 0.0493 (11) | 0.0632 (14) | −0.0021 (9) | 0.0025 (10) | −0.0071 (11) |
C12 | 0.0519 (13) | 0.0645 (14) | 0.0516 (13) | −0.0045 (10) | 0.0046 (11) | 0.0036 (10) |
C13 | 0.0402 (12) | 0.0667 (13) | 0.0548 (14) | −0.0061 (10) | 0.0086 (10) | 0.0042 (11) |
C14 | 0.0623 (17) | 0.125 (3) | 0.079 (2) | −0.0102 (16) | −0.0186 (15) | 0.0173 (18) |
C15 | 0.0519 (15) | 0.142 (3) | 0.0722 (18) | 0.0053 (15) | 0.0146 (14) | −0.0252 (18) |
N1 | 0.0409 (10) | 0.0518 (10) | 0.0561 (11) | −0.0028 (8) | 0.0057 (8) | 0.0023 (8) |
O1 | 0.0402 (9) | 0.1206 (15) | 0.0637 (11) | 0.0052 (9) | 0.0009 (8) | −0.0167 (10) |
O2 | 0.0557 (9) | 0.0812 (11) | 0.0560 (10) | 0.0037 (8) | 0.0157 (8) | −0.0081 (8) |
O3 | 0.0417 (9) | 0.0795 (11) | 0.0749 (11) | −0.0074 (7) | −0.0055 (8) | 0.0016 (9) |
C1—C6 | 1.407 (3) | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
C1—C2 | 1.407 (3) | C10—C11 | 1.393 (3) |
C1—C7 | 1.451 (3) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
C2—C3 | 1.373 (3) | C11—O3 | 1.369 (2) |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C11—C12 | 1.386 (3) |
C3—O1 | 1.375 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.384 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.393 (3) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C4—C5 | 1.369 (3) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C14—O3 | 1.419 (3) |
C5—C6 | 1.381 (3) | C14—H14A | 0.9600 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C14—H14B | 0.9600 |
C6—O2 | 1.356 (2) | C14—H14C | 0.9600 |
C7—N1 | 1.278 (3) | C15—O1 | 1.397 (3) |
C7—H7 | 0.9300 | C15—H15A | 0.9600 |
C8—C13 | 1.385 (3) | C15—H15B | 0.9600 |
C8—C9 | 1.391 (3) | C15—H15C | 0.9600 |
C8—N1 | 1.419 (2) | O2—H2A | 0.8200 |
C9—C10 | 1.366 (3) | ||
C6—C1—C2 | 118.79 (19) | C9—C10—H10 | 119.9 |
C6—C1—C7 | 121.21 (19) | C11—C10—H10 | 119.9 |
C2—C1—C7 | 119.91 (19) | O3—C11—C12 | 124.9 (2) |
C3—C2—C1 | 120.7 (2) | O3—C11—C10 | 115.58 (18) |
C3—C2—H2 | 119.6 | C12—C11—C10 | 119.5 (2) |
C1—C2—H2 | 119.6 | C13—C12—C11 | 119.6 (2) |
C2—C3—O1 | 125.3 (2) | C13—C12—H12 | 120.2 |
C2—C3—C4 | 119.3 (2) | C11—C12—H12 | 120.2 |
O1—C3—C4 | 115.40 (19) | C12—C13—C8 | 121.1 (2) |
C5—C4—C3 | 121.0 (2) | C12—C13—H13 | 119.5 |
C5—C4—H4 | 119.5 | C8—C13—H13 | 119.5 |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.5 | O3—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
C4—C5—C6 | 120.4 (2) | O3—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.8 | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.8 | O3—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
O2—C6—C5 | 118.21 (18) | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
O2—C6—C1 | 122.03 (19) | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C1 | 119.75 (19) | O1—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
N1—C7—C1 | 120.8 (2) | O1—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
N1—C7—H7 | 119.6 | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C1—C7—H7 | 119.6 | O1—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C13—C8—C9 | 118.6 (2) | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C13—C8—N1 | 123.71 (18) | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C9—C8—N1 | 117.54 (19) | C7—N1—C8 | 121.78 (19) |
C10—C9—C8 | 120.9 (2) | C3—O1—C15 | 118.36 (18) |
C10—C9—H9 | 119.6 | C6—O2—H2A | 109.5 |
C8—C9—H9 | 119.6 | C11—O3—C14 | 117.85 (19) |
C9—C10—C11 | 120.29 (19) | ||
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −1.5 (3) | N1—C8—C9—C10 | 176.32 (19) |
C7—C1—C2—C3 | 175.00 (19) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | −1.9 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—O1 | −177.7 (2) | C9—C10—C11—O3 | −176.91 (19) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 1.0 (3) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 1.5 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.1 (3) | O3—C11—C12—C13 | 178.0 (2) |
O1—C3—C4—C5 | 178.7 (2) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −0.3 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.2 (3) | C11—C12—C13—C8 | −0.6 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—O2 | −179.4 (2) | C9—C8—C13—C12 | 0.3 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.4 (3) | N1—C8—C13—C12 | −174.7 (2) |
C2—C1—C6—O2 | −179.81 (18) | C1—C7—N1—C8 | 172.99 (18) |
C7—C1—C6—O2 | 3.7 (3) | C13—C8—N1—C7 | −36.1 (3) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 1.2 (3) | C9—C8—N1—C7 | 148.9 (2) |
C7—C1—C6—C5 | −175.24 (19) | C2—C3—O1—C15 | −2.2 (4) |
C6—C1—C7—N1 | −6.4 (3) | C4—C3—O1—C15 | 179.1 (2) |
C2—C1—C7—N1 | 177.11 (18) | C12—C11—O3—C14 | 0.9 (3) |
C13—C8—C9—C10 | 1.0 (3) | C10—C11—O3—C14 | 179.2 (2) |
Cg1 is the centroid of the C1—C6 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C13—H13···O2i | 0.93 | 2.60 | 3.428 (3) | 149 |
C14—H14A···O1ii | 0.96 | 2.49 | 3.412 (3) | 162 |
O2—H2A···N1 | 0.82 | 1.87 | 2.590 (2) | 146 |
C5—H5···Cg1iii | 0.93 | 2.80 | 3.486 (2) | 132 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y, z−1; (ii) x−1, y, z−1; (iii) x, −y−1/2, z−1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C15H15NO3 |
Mr | 257.28 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 14.2658 (8), 14.1553 (11), 6.5893 (17) |
β (°) | 96.398 (9) |
V (Å3) | 1322.3 (4) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.09 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.65 × 0.32 × 0.14 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Stoe IPDS 2 diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Integration (X-RED32; Stoe, 2002) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.991, 0.997 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 7244, 2585, 1622 |
Rint | 0.032 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.617 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.053, 0.122, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 2585 |
No. of parameters | 172 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.11, −0.19 |
Computer programs: X-AREA (Stoe, 2002), X-RED32 (Stoe, 2002), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Cg1 is the centroid of the C1—C6 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C13—H13···O2i | 0.93 | 2.60 | 3.428 (3) | 149 |
C14—H14A···O1ii | 0.96 | 2.49 | 3.412 (3) | 162 |
O2—H2A···N1 | 0.82 | 1.87 | 2.590 (2) | 146 |
C5—H5···Cg1iii | 0.93 | 2.80 | 3.486 (2) | 132 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y, z−1; (ii) x−1, y, z−1; (iii) x, −y−1/2, z−1/2. |
Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Turkey, for the use of the Stoe IPDS 2 diffractometer (purchased under grant No. F279 of the University Research Fund).
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Schiff bases are used as starting materials in the synthesis of important drugs, such as antibiotics and antiallergic, antiphlogistic, and antitumor substances (Barton et al., 1979; Layer, 1963; Ingold 1969). On the industrial scale, they have a wide range of applications, such as dyes and pigments (Taggi et al., 2002). There are two characteristic properties of Schiff bases, viz. Photochromism and thermochromism (Cohen et al., 1964). In general, Schiff bases display two possible tautomeric forms, the phenol-imine (OH) and the keto-amine (NH) forms. Depending on the tautomers, two types of intramolecular hydrogen bonds are observed in Schiff bases: O—H···N in phenol-imine (Özdemir Tarı et al., 2010) and N—H···O in keto-amine tautomers (Şahin et al., 2005). Another form of the Schiff base compounds is also known as zwitterion having an ionic intramolecular hydrogen bond (N+—H···O-) and this form is rarely seen in the solid state (Özdemir Tarı et al., 2010).
The title compound, C15H15O3N1, adopts the enol-imine tautomeric form. The C7=N1 [1.278 (3) Å] and C8=N1 [1.419 (2) Å] bond distances are of double-bond character, whereas, C6—O2 [1.356 (2) Å] distance is single bond. These distances are similar to that reported in the literature [1.269 (8) Å] and [1.397 (7) Å] for C=N and [1.332 (8) Å] for C—O respectively (Özdemir Tarı et al., 2010).
The two phenyl rings are twisted with respect to each other making dihedral angle of 44.08 (5)° (Fig. 1). The 4-methoxyphenylimino)phenol moiety is planar with the largest deviation from the mean plane being 0.047 (2)Å at C7. Such planar conformation might be related to the occurrence of the O—H···N intramolecular hydrogen bond (Fig. 1, Table 1). This intramolecular N—H···O hydrogen bond results in the formation of an S(6) ring (Etter et al., 1990; Bernstein et al., 1995).
Intermolecular C—H···O hydrogen bonds link the molecules forming sheets parallel to the (0 1 0) plane (Fig. 2, Table 1). These sheets are interconnected by weak C—H···π interactions (Table 1, Cg1 is the centroid of the C1—C6 phenyl ring).