organic compounds
2,2,2-Tris(pyrazol-1-yl)ethanol
aDepartment of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Campus Box 4160, Normal, IL 61790-4160, USA
*Correspondence e-mail: mclauchlan@ilstu.edu
The title compound TPE, C11H12N6O, was prepared by slow evaporation from diethyl ether. In the crystal, there is a hydrogen bond between the alcohol H atom and an N in the pyrazole ring of a neighboring molecule.
Related literature
For the original preparation, see: Reger et al. (2000). The title compound was prepared as part of our efforts to study tridentate scorpionate and psuedo-scorpionate ligands for coordination to vanadium, see: McLauchlan et al. (2004, 2009); McLauchlan & McDonald (2005, 2006). For coordination complexes with TPE, see: Sánchez-Méndez et al. (2004), Garcia-Orozco et al. (2006); Silva et al. (2009). For applications following substitution of the alcohol, see: Reger, Wright et al. (2001); Reger, Semeniuc et al. (2001); Reger & Grattan (2003); Pettinari & Pettinari (2005); Silva et al. (2009).
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: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811012931/dn2673sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811012931/dn2673Isup2.hkl
The title compound was prepared using the method of Reger et al. (2000). Use of freshly sublimed KOtBu was critical for reasonable yield (Silva et al., 2009). Crystals suitable for diffraction study were obtained from slow evaporation of a diethyl ether solution of the product. Characterization data are in line with published data (Reger et al., 2000).
The H atoms were geometrically placed (C—H = 0.93–0.97 Å) and refined as riding with Uiso(H) = 1.2Uiso(C) or 1.5Ueq(methylene C). H atoms for the pyrazoles and the methylene unit were modeled in fixed positions whereas the alcoholic H (on O1) was allowed to refine freely.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2008); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2008); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).C11H12N6O | F(000) = 1024 |
Mr = 244.27 | Dx = 1.422 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Melting point: 387(2) K |
Hall symbol: -C 2yc | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 19.6589 (14) Å | Cell parameters from 6831 reflections |
b = 11.5155 (8) Å | θ = 2.2–31.4° |
c = 12.4185 (18) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
β = 125.740 (1)° | T = 93 K |
V = 2281.9 (4) Å3 | Block, colorless |
Z = 8 | 0.40 × 0.39 × 0.33 mm |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD diffractometer | 2334 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2187 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.018 |
ω scans | θmax = 26.4°, θmin = 2.2° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) | h = −24→23 |
Tmin = 0.699, Tmax = 0.746 | k = −14→14 |
9505 measured reflections | l = −15→15 |
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)] = 0.034 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.087 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.05 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0454P)2 + 1.8611P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2334 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
167 parameters | Δρmax = 0.27 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.25 e Å−3 |
C11H12N6O | V = 2281.9 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 244.27 | Z = 8 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 19.6589 (14) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
b = 11.5155 (8) Å | T = 93 K |
c = 12.4185 (18) Å | 0.40 × 0.39 × 0.33 mm |
β = 125.740 (1)° |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD diffractometer | 2334 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) | 2187 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.699, Tmax = 0.746 | Rint = 0.018 |
9505 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.034 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.087 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.27 e Å−3 |
2334 reflections | Δρmin = −0.25 e Å−3 |
167 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. H atoms for the pyrazoles and the methylene unit were modeled in fixed positions whereas the alcoholic H (on O1) was allowed to refine freely. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
O1 | 0.16215 (5) | 0.93915 (7) | 0.05201 (8) | 0.01904 (19) | |
N1 | 0.14888 (6) | 1.06979 (8) | 0.22818 (9) | 0.0163 (2) | |
N2 | 0.18638 (6) | 0.87863 (8) | 0.30788 (9) | 0.0161 (2) | |
N3 | 0.29052 (6) | 1.02830 (8) | 0.40204 (9) | 0.0169 (2) | |
N4 | 0.16341 (6) | 1.17862 (8) | 0.20317 (10) | 0.0198 (2) | |
N5 | 0.17186 (6) | 0.88180 (8) | 0.40312 (9) | 0.0207 (2) | |
N6 | 0.36644 (6) | 0.98761 (9) | 0.43963 (10) | 0.0225 (2) | |
C1 | 0.08823 (7) | 1.22859 (10) | 0.13521 (11) | 0.0196 (2) | |
H1A | 0.0782 | 1.3066 | 0.1046 | 0.024* | |
C2 | 0.02568 (7) | 1.15312 (10) | 0.11394 (11) | 0.0214 (2) | |
H2A | −0.0324 | 1.1691 | 0.0684 | 0.026* | |
C3 | 0.06644 (7) | 1.05131 (10) | 0.17310 (11) | 0.0198 (2) | |
H3A | 0.0418 | 0.9812 | 0.1753 | 0.024* | |
C4 | 0.13735 (8) | 0.77969 (10) | 0.39302 (12) | 0.0231 (3) | |
H4A | 0.1210 | 0.7557 | 0.4480 | 0.028* | |
C5 | 0.12786 (7) | 0.71147 (10) | 0.29158 (12) | 0.0221 (2) | |
H5A | 0.1045 | 0.6358 | 0.2652 | 0.027* | |
C6 | 0.15956 (7) | 0.77737 (9) | 0.23876 (11) | 0.0180 (2) | |
H6A | 0.1623 | 0.7563 | 0.1674 | 0.022* | |
C7 | 0.42096 (8) | 1.04416 (11) | 0.55168 (12) | 0.0242 (3) | |
H7A | 0.4800 | 1.0341 | 0.6022 | 0.029* | |
C8 | 0.38124 (8) | 1.12033 (10) | 0.58653 (11) | 0.0231 (3) | |
H8A | 0.4068 | 1.1699 | 0.6617 | 0.028* | |
C9 | 0.29742 (7) | 1.10762 (10) | 0.48837 (11) | 0.0199 (2) | |
H9A | 0.2527 | 1.1469 | 0.4821 | 0.024* | |
C10 | 0.21515 (7) | 0.98322 (9) | 0.28018 (10) | 0.0156 (2) | |
C11 | 0.23604 (7) | 0.95939 (10) | 0.17984 (10) | 0.0168 (2) | |
H11A | 0.2662 | 1.0269 | 0.1771 | 0.020* | |
H11B | 0.2732 | 0.8908 | 0.2089 | 0.020* | |
H1O | 0.1605 (10) | 0.9921 (15) | 0.0027 (17) | 0.033 (4)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0198 (4) | 0.0210 (4) | 0.0151 (4) | −0.0026 (3) | 0.0094 (3) | 0.0001 (3) |
N1 | 0.0177 (5) | 0.0141 (4) | 0.0187 (5) | −0.0005 (3) | 0.0116 (4) | −0.0007 (3) |
N2 | 0.0192 (5) | 0.0152 (4) | 0.0161 (4) | 0.0000 (3) | 0.0115 (4) | −0.0003 (3) |
N3 | 0.0167 (5) | 0.0166 (4) | 0.0171 (5) | −0.0006 (3) | 0.0096 (4) | −0.0015 (4) |
N4 | 0.0228 (5) | 0.0154 (5) | 0.0249 (5) | 0.0002 (4) | 0.0160 (4) | 0.0017 (4) |
N5 | 0.0278 (5) | 0.0207 (5) | 0.0192 (5) | −0.0005 (4) | 0.0169 (4) | 0.0002 (4) |
N6 | 0.0168 (5) | 0.0238 (5) | 0.0220 (5) | 0.0014 (4) | 0.0087 (4) | −0.0031 (4) |
C1 | 0.0235 (6) | 0.0177 (5) | 0.0190 (5) | 0.0032 (4) | 0.0132 (5) | 0.0008 (4) |
C2 | 0.0176 (5) | 0.0227 (6) | 0.0208 (6) | 0.0010 (4) | 0.0095 (5) | −0.0018 (4) |
C3 | 0.0175 (5) | 0.0199 (5) | 0.0215 (5) | −0.0029 (4) | 0.0111 (5) | −0.0029 (4) |
C4 | 0.0292 (6) | 0.0211 (6) | 0.0255 (6) | −0.0015 (5) | 0.0196 (5) | 0.0024 (4) |
C5 | 0.0246 (6) | 0.0168 (5) | 0.0266 (6) | −0.0023 (4) | 0.0159 (5) | −0.0010 (4) |
C6 | 0.0189 (5) | 0.0157 (5) | 0.0187 (5) | 0.0000 (4) | 0.0106 (5) | −0.0019 (4) |
C7 | 0.0197 (6) | 0.0265 (6) | 0.0203 (6) | −0.0025 (5) | 0.0081 (5) | −0.0023 (5) |
C8 | 0.0267 (6) | 0.0234 (6) | 0.0184 (6) | −0.0069 (5) | 0.0128 (5) | −0.0045 (4) |
C9 | 0.0254 (6) | 0.0189 (5) | 0.0205 (5) | −0.0032 (4) | 0.0163 (5) | −0.0031 (4) |
C10 | 0.0158 (5) | 0.0147 (5) | 0.0162 (5) | −0.0004 (4) | 0.0093 (4) | −0.0010 (4) |
C11 | 0.0166 (5) | 0.0188 (5) | 0.0161 (5) | −0.0012 (4) | 0.0102 (4) | −0.0009 (4) |
O1—C11 | 1.4108 (13) | C2—C3 | 1.3669 (17) |
O1—H1O | 0.851 (18) | C2—H2A | 0.9500 |
N1—C3 | 1.3582 (14) | C3—H3A | 0.9500 |
N1—N4 | 1.3610 (13) | C4—C5 | 1.4015 (17) |
N1—C10 | 1.4578 (13) | C4—H4A | 0.9500 |
N2—C6 | 1.3586 (14) | C5—C6 | 1.3683 (16) |
N2—N5 | 1.3698 (13) | C5—H5A | 0.9500 |
N2—C10 | 1.4546 (14) | C6—H6A | 0.9500 |
N3—C9 | 1.3535 (14) | C7—C8 | 1.4005 (18) |
N3—N6 | 1.3607 (13) | C7—H7A | 0.9500 |
N3—C10 | 1.4613 (14) | C8—C9 | 1.3696 (17) |
N4—C1 | 1.3307 (15) | C8—H8A | 0.9500 |
N5—C4 | 1.3263 (15) | C9—H9A | 0.9500 |
N6—C7 | 1.3292 (16) | C10—C11 | 1.5475 (15) |
C1—C2 | 1.3992 (16) | C11—H11A | 0.9900 |
C1—H1A | 0.9500 | C11—H11B | 0.9900 |
C11—O1—H1O | 105.9 (11) | C6—C5—H5A | 127.4 |
C3—N1—N4 | 112.15 (9) | C4—C5—H5A | 127.4 |
C3—N1—C10 | 127.64 (9) | N2—C6—C5 | 106.90 (10) |
N4—N1—C10 | 118.58 (9) | N2—C6—H6A | 126.6 |
C6—N2—N5 | 111.62 (9) | C5—C6—H6A | 126.6 |
C6—N2—C10 | 128.49 (9) | N6—C7—C8 | 112.10 (11) |
N5—N2—C10 | 119.22 (9) | N6—C7—H7A | 124.0 |
C9—N3—N6 | 112.23 (9) | C8—C7—H7A | 124.0 |
C9—N3—C10 | 129.19 (9) | C9—C8—C7 | 104.84 (10) |
N6—N3—C10 | 118.58 (9) | C9—C8—H8A | 127.6 |
C1—N4—N1 | 103.86 (9) | C7—C8—H8A | 127.6 |
C4—N5—N2 | 104.35 (9) | N3—C9—C8 | 106.80 (10) |
C7—N6—N3 | 104.04 (9) | N3—C9—H9A | 126.6 |
N4—C1—C2 | 112.28 (10) | C8—C9—H9A | 126.6 |
N4—C1—H1A | 123.9 | N2—C10—N1 | 107.50 (8) |
C2—C1—H1A | 123.9 | N2—C10—N3 | 110.38 (9) |
C3—C2—C1 | 104.87 (10) | N1—C10—N3 | 108.60 (8) |
C3—C2—H2A | 127.6 | N2—C10—C11 | 111.49 (8) |
C1—C2—H2A | 127.6 | N1—C10—C11 | 110.70 (9) |
N1—C3—C2 | 106.78 (10) | N3—C10—C11 | 108.15 (9) |
N1—C3—H3A | 126.6 | O1—C11—C10 | 110.62 (9) |
C2—C3—H3A | 126.6 | O1—C11—H11A | 109.5 |
N5—C4—C5 | 111.97 (10) | C10—C11—H11A | 109.5 |
N5—C4—H4A | 124.0 | O1—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
C5—C4—H4A | 124.0 | C10—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
C6—C5—C4 | 105.14 (10) | H11A—C11—H11B | 108.1 |
C3—N1—N4—C1 | 2.18 (12) | C6—N2—C10—N1 | 105.80 (12) |
C10—N1—N4—C1 | 168.76 (9) | N5—N2—C10—N1 | −63.96 (12) |
C6—N2—N5—C4 | 1.32 (12) | C6—N2—C10—N3 | −135.91 (11) |
C10—N2—N5—C4 | 172.70 (9) | N5—N2—C10—N3 | 54.33 (12) |
C9—N3—N6—C7 | −0.22 (13) | C6—N2—C10—C11 | −15.69 (15) |
C10—N3—N6—C7 | −179.92 (10) | N5—N2—C10—C11 | 174.56 (9) |
N1—N4—C1—C2 | −1.23 (12) | C3—N1—C10—N2 | −20.24 (14) |
N4—C1—C2—C3 | −0.10 (13) | N4—N1—C10—N2 | 175.52 (9) |
N4—N1—C3—C2 | −2.31 (13) | C3—N1—C10—N3 | −139.67 (11) |
C10—N1—C3—C2 | −167.39 (10) | N4—N1—C10—N3 | 56.09 (12) |
C1—C2—C3—N1 | 1.41 (12) | C3—N1—C10—C11 | 101.74 (12) |
N2—N5—C4—C5 | −1.10 (13) | N4—N1—C10—C11 | −62.50 (12) |
N5—C4—C5—C6 | 0.51 (14) | C9—N3—C10—N2 | −91.92 (13) |
N5—N2—C6—C5 | −1.04 (12) | N6—N3—C10—N2 | 87.72 (11) |
C10—N2—C6—C5 | −171.42 (10) | C9—N3—C10—N1 | 25.69 (15) |
C4—C5—C6—N2 | 0.32 (13) | N6—N3—C10—N1 | −154.67 (9) |
N3—N6—C7—C8 | 0.03 (14) | C9—N3—C10—C11 | 145.87 (11) |
N6—C7—C8—C9 | 0.15 (14) | N6—N3—C10—C11 | −34.49 (13) |
N6—N3—C9—C8 | 0.32 (13) | N2—C10—C11—O1 | 70.77 (11) |
C10—N3—C9—C8 | 179.98 (10) | N1—C10—C11—O1 | −48.84 (12) |
C7—C8—C9—N3 | −0.28 (13) | N3—C10—C11—O1 | −167.70 (8) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1O···N5i | 0.851 (18) | 2.003 (18) | 2.8494 (13) | 172.9 (16) |
Symmetry code: (i) x, −y+2, z−1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C11H12N6O |
Mr | 244.27 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, C2/c |
Temperature (K) | 93 |
a, b, c (Å) | 19.6589 (14), 11.5155 (8), 12.4185 (18) |
β (°) | 125.740 (1) |
V (Å3) | 2281.9 (4) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.40 × 0.39 × 0.33 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEX CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2008) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.699, 0.746 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 9505, 2334, 2187 |
Rint | 0.018 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.625 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.034, 0.087, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 2334 |
No. of parameters | 167 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.27, −0.25 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2008), SAINT (Bruker, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1O···N5i | 0.851 (18) | 2.003 (18) | 2.8494 (13) | 172.9 (16) |
Symmetry code: (i) x, −y+2, z−1/2. |
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by Illinois State University, the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (46064-B3) and the National Science Foundation (US, CHE-0645081). RSP also acknowledges the support of the American Chemical Society Project SEED. The authors also thank the STaRBURSTT Cyberdiffraction Consortium and Dr M. Zeller (Youngstown State University) for the data collection.
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In our efforts to study tridentate scorpionate and psuedo-scorpionate ligands for coordination to vanadium (McLauchlan et al., 2004; McLauchlan & McDonald, 2005; McLauchlan & McDonald, 2006; McLauchlan et al., 2009), we have prepared and crystallized the title compound, tris-2,2,2-(1-pyrazolyl)ethanol, TPE, Figure 1. TPE had been reported by Reger et al. (2000) and used as a valuable tool for coordination chemistry owing to the ability to functionalize the alcohol (inter alia Reger, Wright et al., 2001; Reger, Semeniuc et al., 2001; Reger & Grattan, 2003; Pettinari & Pettinari, 2005; Silva et al., 2009). Others have reported coordination complexes with TPE, including Sánchez-Méndez et al.(2004), Garcia-Orozco et al. (2006), and Silva et al. (2009). The structure of TPE shows evidence of hydrogen bonding between the alcoholic H and an N in the pyrazole ring of a neighboring molecule (Table 1) to form chains of TPE parallel to the c axis (Figure 2). The structural parameters are similar to those of that seen in the structure of TPE bound to Cu(II) by Silva et al. (2009).