organic compounds
8-Chloro-6-iodo-2-phenylchromeno[4,3-c]pyrazol-4(2H)-one N,N-dimethylformamide monosolvate
aDepartment of Chemistry, University of Pune, Pune 411007, India, and bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*Correspondence e-mail: khaledi@siswa.um.edu.my
In the title compound, C16H8ClIN2O2·C3H7NO, the fused tricyclic pyrazolocoumarin ring and the N-phenyl ring are almost coplanar, the dihedral angle between them being 1.86 (9)°. In the crystal, these rings stack on top of each other via π–π interactions [centroid–centroid distances = 3.489 (2), 3.637 (2), 3.505 (2) and 3.662 (2) Å], forming infinite chains along the a axis. The chains are connected into layers parallel to ac plane through I⋯O interactions [3.0011 (18) Å] between pairs of symmetry-related molecules. The DMF solvent molecules are C—H⋯O bonded to this network.
Related literature
For related structures, see: Strakova et al. (2003); Kanwal et al. (2007). For a (p-iodobenzaldehyde) having I⋯O interactions, see: Britton & Young (1997). For a background to the I2/DMSO reagent, see: Lokhande et al. (2005).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (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: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811022070/go2013sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, New_Global_Publ_Block. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811022070/go2013Isup2.hkl
A solution of 5-chloro-2-hydroxyacetophenone (2.4 mmol, 0.41 g) and phenylhydrazine (2.4 mmol, 0.62 g) in methanol (40 ml), was refluxed for 2 hr to give 5-chloro-2-hydroxy acetophenone phenylhydrazone as a yellow solid (91%). To a solution of the obtained hydrazone (2 mmol, 0.52 g) in DMF (15 ml), POCl3 (6 mmol, 0.918 g) was added dropwise at 0 oC. After completion of the addition, the mixture was heated at 60–70 oC for 2.5–3 hr, then poured onto crushed ice and neutralized with 10% aqueous NaOH solution. The precipitate was filtered, washed with water and recrystallized from ethanol to give 3-(5-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde (85%). To a solution of this solid (1 mmol, 0.298 g) in DMSO (20 ml), iodine (1.2 equivalent, 0.304 g) and 4–5 drops of concentrated H2SO4 was added. The mixture was heated at 120 oC for 3 hr, then cooled to room temperature and poured into ice-cooled water. The separated solid was filtered and washed with a cold dilute sodium thiosulfate solution and recrystallized from DMF to give the colorless crystals of the title compound.
Hydrogen atoms were placed at calculated positions and refined as riding atoms with distances of H—C(sp2) = 0.95 and H—C(methyl) = 0.98 Å and withUiso(H) set to 1.2(1.5 for methyl)Ueq(C). The most disagreeable reflections with delta(F2)/e.s.d. >10 were omitted (5 reflections).
Data collection: APEX2 (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: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).Fig. 1. The molecular strucrure of the title compound (50% probability ellipsoids). Hydrogen atoms are drawn as spheres of arbitrary radius. |
C16H8ClIN2O2·C3H7NO | Z = 2 |
Mr = 495.69 | F(000) = 488 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.786 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 7.7297 (5) Å | Cell parameters from 4487 reflections |
b = 11.5196 (2) Å | θ = 2.7–30.3° |
c = 12.0326 (3) Å | µ = 1.91 mm−1 |
α = 118.484 (1)° | T = 100 K |
β = 99.841 (1)° | Needle, colorless |
γ = 90.968 (1)° | 0.30 × 0.10 × 0.02 mm |
V = 921.86 (7) Å3 |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 3392 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3075 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.021 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 25.5°, θmin = 2.0° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −9→9 |
Tmin = 0.598, Tmax = 0.963 | k = −13→13 |
7205 measured reflections | l = −13→14 |
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)] = 0.023 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.052 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.10 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0269P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3392 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.003 |
246 parameters | Δρmax = 0.58 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.56 e Å−3 |
C16H8ClIN2O2·C3H7NO | γ = 90.968 (1)° |
Mr = 495.69 | V = 921.86 (7) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 7.7297 (5) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 11.5196 (2) Å | µ = 1.91 mm−1 |
c = 12.0326 (3) Å | T = 100 K |
α = 118.484 (1)° | 0.30 × 0.10 × 0.02 mm |
β = 99.841 (1)° |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 3392 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 3075 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.598, Tmax = 0.963 | Rint = 0.021 |
7205 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.023 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.052 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.10 | Δρmax = 0.58 e Å−3 |
3392 reflections | Δρmin = −0.56 e Å−3 |
246 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 | ||
I1 | −0.11384 (2) | 1.169294 (17) | 0.628935 (17) | 0.01600 (7) | |
Cl1 | −0.02765 (10) | 1.45032 (7) | 1.17754 (7) | 0.02134 (15) | |
O1 | 0.0778 (2) | 0.97585 (17) | 0.70964 (18) | 0.0149 (4) | |
O2 | 0.1906 (3) | 0.78881 (18) | 0.60164 (18) | 0.0198 (4) | |
N1 | 0.2949 (3) | 0.9833 (2) | 1.0488 (2) | 0.0135 (5) | |
N2 | 0.3677 (3) | 0.8654 (2) | 0.9952 (2) | 0.0123 (5) | |
C1 | 0.0571 (3) | 1.0858 (2) | 0.8236 (2) | 0.0127 (5) | |
C2 | −0.0335 (3) | 1.1827 (3) | 0.8102 (3) | 0.0147 (6) | |
C3 | −0.0607 (3) | 1.2950 (3) | 0.9203 (3) | 0.0146 (6) | |
H3 | −0.1242 | 1.3617 | 0.9128 | 0.017* | |
C4 | 0.0055 (3) | 1.3084 (3) | 1.0406 (3) | 0.0153 (6) | |
C5 | 0.0988 (3) | 1.2139 (3) | 1.0556 (3) | 0.0148 (6) | |
H5 | 0.1450 | 1.2260 | 1.1393 | 0.018* | |
C6 | 0.1240 (3) | 1.1004 (3) | 0.9457 (3) | 0.0130 (5) | |
C7 | 0.2193 (3) | 0.9941 (3) | 0.9470 (3) | 0.0127 (5) | |
C8 | 0.2419 (3) | 0.8862 (3) | 0.8304 (3) | 0.0142 (5) | |
C9 | 0.1744 (3) | 0.8750 (3) | 0.7064 (3) | 0.0144 (6) | |
C10 | 0.3400 (3) | 0.8053 (3) | 0.8657 (3) | 0.0142 (5) | |
H10 | 0.3796 | 0.7239 | 0.8098 | 0.017* | |
C11 | 0.4601 (3) | 0.8195 (3) | 1.0783 (3) | 0.0139 (5) | |
C12 | 0.4788 (3) | 0.8972 (3) | 1.2102 (3) | 0.0163 (6) | |
H12 | 0.4323 | 0.9804 | 1.2456 | 0.020* | |
C13 | 0.5671 (4) | 0.8521 (3) | 1.2909 (3) | 0.0186 (6) | |
H13 | 0.5817 | 0.9050 | 1.3820 | 0.022* | |
C14 | 0.6333 (3) | 0.7306 (3) | 1.2387 (3) | 0.0190 (6) | |
H14 | 0.6921 | 0.6996 | 1.2939 | 0.023* | |
C15 | 0.6140 (4) | 0.6541 (3) | 1.1063 (3) | 0.0187 (6) | |
H15 | 0.6606 | 0.5711 | 1.0709 | 0.022* | |
C16 | 0.5267 (3) | 0.6980 (3) | 1.0246 (3) | 0.0170 (6) | |
H16 | 0.5131 | 0.6456 | 0.9336 | 0.020* | |
O3 | 0.5295 (3) | 0.5613 (2) | 0.70310 (19) | 0.0253 (5) | |
N3 | 0.3732 (3) | 0.3775 (2) | 0.5253 (2) | 0.0204 (5) | |
C17 | 0.5161 (4) | 0.4454 (3) | 0.6173 (3) | 0.0228 (7) | |
H17 | 0.6171 | 0.3993 | 0.6162 | 0.027* | |
C18 | 0.3726 (4) | 0.2405 (3) | 0.4280 (3) | 0.0292 (7) | |
H18A | 0.4855 | 0.2090 | 0.4459 | 0.044* | |
H18B | 0.3559 | 0.2342 | 0.3426 | 0.044* | |
H18C | 0.2759 | 0.1854 | 0.4295 | 0.044* | |
C19 | 0.2124 (4) | 0.4393 (3) | 0.5173 (3) | 0.0274 (7) | |
H19A | 0.2335 | 0.5340 | 0.5816 | 0.041* | |
H19B | 0.1176 | 0.3961 | 0.5341 | 0.041* | |
H19C | 0.1779 | 0.4295 | 0.4307 | 0.041* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
I1 | 0.01706 (10) | 0.01850 (10) | 0.01258 (10) | 0.00408 (7) | 0.00108 (7) | 0.00823 (8) |
Cl1 | 0.0319 (4) | 0.0175 (3) | 0.0138 (3) | 0.0083 (3) | 0.0068 (3) | 0.0061 (3) |
O1 | 0.0175 (9) | 0.0147 (9) | 0.0114 (10) | 0.0039 (8) | 0.0018 (8) | 0.0057 (8) |
O2 | 0.0308 (11) | 0.0178 (10) | 0.0112 (10) | 0.0104 (9) | 0.0056 (9) | 0.0068 (9) |
N1 | 0.0135 (11) | 0.0133 (11) | 0.0135 (12) | 0.0010 (9) | 0.0012 (9) | 0.0068 (10) |
N2 | 0.0122 (11) | 0.0120 (11) | 0.0130 (12) | 0.0005 (9) | 0.0010 (9) | 0.0069 (10) |
C1 | 0.0121 (13) | 0.0131 (13) | 0.0099 (13) | −0.0015 (10) | 0.0019 (11) | 0.0035 (11) |
C2 | 0.0121 (13) | 0.0180 (14) | 0.0150 (15) | 0.0005 (11) | 0.0017 (11) | 0.0093 (12) |
C3 | 0.0130 (13) | 0.0156 (14) | 0.0168 (15) | 0.0031 (11) | 0.0037 (11) | 0.0090 (12) |
C4 | 0.0169 (13) | 0.0127 (13) | 0.0145 (14) | 0.0010 (11) | 0.0051 (12) | 0.0047 (12) |
C5 | 0.0177 (14) | 0.0163 (13) | 0.0102 (14) | −0.0004 (11) | 0.0014 (11) | 0.0070 (12) |
C6 | 0.0103 (12) | 0.0152 (13) | 0.0149 (14) | 0.0006 (10) | 0.0029 (11) | 0.0084 (12) |
C7 | 0.0131 (12) | 0.0139 (13) | 0.0119 (14) | −0.0030 (10) | 0.0027 (11) | 0.0069 (11) |
C8 | 0.0159 (13) | 0.0151 (13) | 0.0120 (14) | −0.0002 (11) | 0.0014 (11) | 0.0074 (11) |
C9 | 0.0132 (13) | 0.0165 (14) | 0.0146 (15) | 0.0006 (11) | 0.0009 (11) | 0.0092 (12) |
C10 | 0.0168 (13) | 0.0134 (13) | 0.0123 (14) | 0.0002 (11) | 0.0034 (11) | 0.0060 (11) |
C11 | 0.0095 (12) | 0.0173 (14) | 0.0177 (15) | −0.0024 (10) | −0.0011 (11) | 0.0121 (12) |
C12 | 0.0171 (14) | 0.0175 (14) | 0.0143 (14) | 0.0007 (11) | 0.0023 (12) | 0.0080 (12) |
C13 | 0.0180 (14) | 0.0265 (15) | 0.0121 (14) | −0.0012 (12) | −0.0003 (12) | 0.0112 (13) |
C14 | 0.0144 (13) | 0.0268 (16) | 0.0221 (16) | −0.0032 (12) | −0.0029 (12) | 0.0191 (14) |
C15 | 0.0155 (13) | 0.0162 (14) | 0.0256 (17) | −0.0015 (11) | −0.0003 (12) | 0.0127 (13) |
C16 | 0.0189 (14) | 0.0159 (14) | 0.0162 (15) | 0.0015 (11) | 0.0008 (12) | 0.0088 (12) |
O3 | 0.0324 (12) | 0.0209 (11) | 0.0172 (11) | 0.0065 (9) | 0.0037 (10) | 0.0053 (10) |
N3 | 0.0241 (13) | 0.0185 (12) | 0.0163 (13) | 0.0046 (10) | 0.0033 (11) | 0.0068 (11) |
C17 | 0.0267 (16) | 0.0267 (17) | 0.0217 (17) | 0.0097 (13) | 0.0093 (14) | 0.0155 (15) |
C18 | 0.0326 (18) | 0.0234 (16) | 0.0236 (18) | 0.0047 (14) | 0.0034 (15) | 0.0059 (14) |
C19 | 0.0230 (16) | 0.0296 (17) | 0.0278 (18) | 0.0081 (13) | 0.0046 (14) | 0.0126 (15) |
I1—C2 | 2.092 (3) | C11—C12 | 1.380 (4) |
Cl1—C4 | 1.744 (3) | C11—C16 | 1.384 (4) |
O1—C9 | 1.380 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.395 (4) |
O1—C1 | 1.391 (3) | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
O2—C9 | 1.206 (3) | C13—C14 | 1.383 (4) |
N1—C7 | 1.327 (3) | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
N1—N2 | 1.375 (3) | C14—C15 | 1.383 (4) |
N2—C10 | 1.344 (3) | C14—H14 | 0.9500 |
N2—C11 | 1.436 (3) | C15—C16 | 1.392 (4) |
C1—C2 | 1.387 (4) | C15—H15 | 0.9500 |
C1—C6 | 1.398 (4) | C16—H16 | 0.9500 |
C2—C3 | 1.394 (4) | O3—C17 | 1.227 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.383 (4) | N3—C17 | 1.335 (4) |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | N3—C18 | 1.449 (4) |
C4—C5 | 1.381 (4) | N3—C19 | 1.454 (4) |
C5—C6 | 1.394 (4) | C17—H17 | 0.9500 |
C5—H5 | 0.9500 | C18—H18A | 0.9800 |
C6—C7 | 1.445 (4) | C18—H18B | 0.9800 |
C7—C8 | 1.404 (4) | C18—H18C | 0.9800 |
C8—C10 | 1.383 (4) | C19—H19A | 0.9800 |
C8—C9 | 1.437 (4) | C19—H19B | 0.9800 |
C10—H10 | 0.9500 | C19—H19C | 0.9800 |
C9—O1—C1 | 123.4 (2) | C12—C11—N2 | 119.0 (2) |
C7—N1—N2 | 103.4 (2) | C16—C11—N2 | 119.5 (2) |
C10—N2—N1 | 113.3 (2) | C11—C12—C13 | 119.1 (3) |
C10—N2—C11 | 127.5 (2) | C11—C12—H12 | 120.5 |
N1—N2—C11 | 119.2 (2) | C13—C12—H12 | 120.5 |
C2—C1—O1 | 116.1 (2) | C14—C13—C12 | 120.1 (3) |
C2—C1—C6 | 121.0 (2) | C14—C13—H13 | 119.9 |
O1—C1—C6 | 122.9 (2) | C12—C13—H13 | 119.9 |
C1—C2—C3 | 119.2 (2) | C15—C14—C13 | 120.0 (3) |
C1—C2—I1 | 121.04 (19) | C15—C14—H14 | 120.0 |
C3—C2—I1 | 119.61 (19) | C13—C14—H14 | 120.0 |
C4—C3—C2 | 119.4 (2) | C14—C15—C16 | 120.5 (3) |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.3 | C14—C15—H15 | 119.8 |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.3 | C16—C15—H15 | 119.8 |
C5—C4—C3 | 122.1 (3) | C11—C16—C15 | 118.8 (3) |
C5—C4—Cl1 | 119.1 (2) | C11—C16—H16 | 120.6 |
C3—C4—Cl1 | 118.8 (2) | C15—C16—H16 | 120.6 |
C4—C5—C6 | 118.8 (3) | C17—N3—C18 | 121.6 (2) |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.6 | C17—N3—C19 | 121.2 (2) |
C6—C5—H5 | 120.6 | C18—N3—C19 | 117.2 (3) |
C5—C6—C1 | 119.5 (2) | O3—C17—N3 | 126.3 (3) |
C5—C6—C7 | 124.8 (2) | O3—C17—H17 | 116.8 |
C1—C6—C7 | 115.7 (2) | N3—C17—H17 | 116.8 |
N1—C7—C8 | 112.2 (2) | N3—C18—H18A | 109.5 |
N1—C7—C6 | 127.8 (2) | N3—C18—H18B | 109.5 |
C8—C7—C6 | 120.0 (2) | H18A—C18—H18B | 109.5 |
C10—C8—C7 | 105.3 (2) | N3—C18—H18C | 109.5 |
C10—C8—C9 | 131.7 (3) | H18A—C18—H18C | 109.5 |
C7—C8—C9 | 123.0 (2) | H18B—C18—H18C | 109.5 |
O2—C9—O1 | 117.0 (2) | N3—C19—H19A | 109.5 |
O2—C9—C8 | 128.1 (2) | N3—C19—H19B | 109.5 |
O1—C9—C8 | 114.8 (2) | H19A—C19—H19B | 109.5 |
N2—C10—C8 | 105.8 (2) | N3—C19—H19C | 109.5 |
N2—C10—H10 | 127.1 | H19A—C19—H19C | 109.5 |
C8—C10—H10 | 127.1 | H19B—C19—H19C | 109.5 |
C12—C11—C16 | 121.5 (2) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C10—H10···O3 | 0.95 | 2.19 | 3.122 (3) | 167 |
C16—H16···O3 | 0.95 | 2.49 | 3.415 (3) | 164 |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H8ClIN2O2·C3H7NO |
Mr | 495.69 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.7297 (5), 11.5196 (2), 12.0326 (3) |
α, β, γ (°) | 118.484 (1), 99.841 (1), 90.968 (1) |
V (Å3) | 921.86 (7) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.91 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.10 × 0.02 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.598, 0.963 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 7205, 3392, 3075 |
Rint | 0.021 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.606 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.023, 0.052, 1.10 |
No. of reflections | 3392 |
No. of parameters | 246 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.58, −0.56 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007), SAINT (Bruker, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), X-SEED (Barbour, 2001), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C10—H10···O3 | 0.95 | 2.19 | 3.122 (3) | 167 |
C16—H16···O3 | 0.95 | 2.49 | 3.415 (3) | 164 |
Acknowledgements
The University of Malaya is acknowledged for providing the X-ray facilities.
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The title compound was obtained through a cyclization/iodination reaction, using I2/DMSO reagent (Lokhande et al., 2005). The crystal structure consists of the heterocyclic molecules, solvated by DMF molecules. The pyrazolocoumarin moiety is essentially planar (r.m.s deviation of the tricyclic ring atoms = 0.018 Å) as is in the similar structures (Strakova et al., 2003; Kanwal et al., 2007). The plane of the tricyclic ring is inclined slightly with respect to the N-phenyl ring, making an angle of 1.86 (9)°. The iodine atom and the carbonyl O atom of the symmetry related molecule at -x, -y + 2, -z + 1 are brought close together with I1···O2 distance of 3.0011 (18) Å which is significantly shorter than the sum of the Van der Waals radii of the relevant atoms (3.50 A°). Similar intermolecular interactions have been reported for the structure of p-iodobenzaldehyde (Britton & Young, 1997) with I···O distances of 3.068 (4) and 3.074 (4)Å and suggested to be an interaction between the Lewis base, –CHO, and the Lewis acid, I. The crystal packing consists of layers parallel to the ac plane formed by the I···O and the π-π interactions [Cg1···Cg1i = 3.489 (2) Å; Cg1···Cg3ii = 3.637 (2) Å; Cg2···Cg4i = 3.505 (2) Å; Cg4···Cg4i = 3.662 (2) Å, where Cg1, Cg2, Cg3 and Cg4 are the centroids of the rings N1/N2/C7/C8/C10, O1/C6—C9, C1—C6 and C11—C16, respectively, for i: -x + 1, -y + 2, -z + 2; ii: -x, -y + 2, -z + 2]. The DMF solvent molecules are hydrogen bonded to the layers (Table 1).