organic compounds
3-Amino-N′-(2-oxoindolin-3-ylidene)benzohydrazide
aDepartment of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan, and bH.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
*Correspondence e-mail: rifat_jamal@yahoo.com
The title compound, C15H12N4O2, contains two substituted benzohydrazide and indole rings linked via a C=N double bond. The dihedral angle between the benzene ring and the indole ring system is 11.38 (10)°. The molecular structure is stabilized by an intramolecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bond, forming a six-membered ring. The is consolidated by intermolecular N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O interactions, which result in sheets.
Related literature
For the biological activity of related compounds, see: Ashiq et al. (2008); Maqsood et al. (2006); Sarangapani & Reddy (1994). For related structures, see: Bai et al. (2006); Yang & Pan (2004).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2000); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2000); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL, PARST (Nardelli, 1995) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811029242/pv2431sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811029242/pv2431Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811029242/pv2431Isup3.cml
To a solution of 2,3-indolinedione (10 mmol, 1.47 g) in 15 ml of ethanol with a few drops of glacial acetic acid and 3-aminobenzohydrazide (10 mmol, 1.51 g) in 15 ml ethanol were added. The mixture was refluxed for 2 h and a solid was obtained upon removal of the solvent by rotary evaporation. The resulting solid was washed with ethanol to afford the title compound (yield 75%). The crystals of the title compound suitable for XRD analysis were grown from a mixture of ethanol and methanol (1:1) by slow evaporation at room temperature.
H atoms on the C atoms and N1 and N3 were positioned geomatrically with C–H = 0.93 and N–H = 0.86 Å and constrained to ride on their parent atoms with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C/N). The H atoms on N4 were located from a difference Fourier map and refined isotropically.
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2000); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2000); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2000); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), PARST (Nardelli, 1995) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).C15H12N4O2 | F(000) = 584 |
Mr = 280.29 | Dx = 1.392 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 1161 reflections |
a = 8.8036 (8) Å | θ = 2.4–27.8° |
b = 8.9040 (7) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
c = 17.0732 (14) Å | T = 273 K |
β = 92.335 (2)° | Block, colorless |
V = 1337.21 (19) Å3 | 0.17 × 0.17 × 0.12 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2491 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1551 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.047 |
ω scans | θmax = 25.5°, θmin = 2.3° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2000) | h = −10→10 |
Tmin = 0.984, Tmax = 0.989 | k = −10→10 |
7637 measured reflections | l = −20→20 |
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)] = 0.052 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.122 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 0.99 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0584P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2491 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
198 parameters | Δρmax = 0.18 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Δρmin = −0.17 e Å−3 |
C15H12N4O2 | V = 1337.21 (19) Å3 |
Mr = 280.29 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.8036 (8) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
b = 8.9040 (7) Å | T = 273 K |
c = 17.0732 (14) Å | 0.17 × 0.17 × 0.12 mm |
β = 92.335 (2)° |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2491 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2000) | 1551 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.984, Tmax = 0.989 | Rint = 0.047 |
7637 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.052 | 1 restraint |
wR(F2) = 0.122 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 0.99 | Δρmax = 0.18 e Å−3 |
2491 reflections | Δρmin = −0.17 e Å−3 |
198 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 | ||
O1 | 0.66942 (18) | 0.35101 (18) | −0.07613 (8) | 0.0531 (5) | |
O2 | 0.53184 (19) | 0.37905 (18) | 0.20442 (8) | 0.0568 (5) | |
N1 | 0.5172 (2) | 0.1671 (2) | −0.13475 (10) | 0.0470 (5) | |
H1A | 0.5578 | 0.1631 | −0.1797 | 0.056* | |
N2 | 0.4730 (2) | 0.27880 (19) | 0.06115 (9) | 0.0407 (5) | |
N3 | 0.5848 (2) | 0.38136 (19) | 0.07676 (9) | 0.0415 (5) | |
H3A | 0.6377 | 0.4169 | 0.0398 | 0.050* | |
N4 | 0.8354 (3) | 0.8078 (3) | 0.32398 (15) | 0.0676 (7) | |
C1 | 0.2412 (3) | 0.0351 (3) | −0.00233 (13) | 0.0488 (6) | |
H1B | 0.2175 | 0.0545 | 0.0493 | 0.059* | |
C2 | 0.1601 (3) | −0.0703 (3) | −0.04635 (15) | 0.0557 (7) | |
H2A | 0.0815 | −0.1229 | −0.0241 | 0.067* | |
C3 | 0.1950 (3) | −0.0980 (3) | −0.12350 (14) | 0.0569 (7) | |
H3B | 0.1379 | −0.1682 | −0.1524 | 0.068* | |
C4 | 0.3119 (3) | −0.0245 (3) | −0.15845 (13) | 0.0523 (7) | |
H4A | 0.3354 | −0.0442 | −0.2101 | 0.063* | |
C5 | 0.3923 (2) | 0.0790 (2) | −0.11405 (12) | 0.0417 (6) | |
C6 | 0.5659 (3) | 0.2585 (3) | −0.07583 (12) | 0.0409 (6) | |
C7 | 0.4654 (2) | 0.2238 (2) | −0.00862 (11) | 0.0374 (5) | |
C8 | 0.3583 (2) | 0.1110 (2) | −0.03664 (12) | 0.0391 (5) | |
C9 | 0.6110 (2) | 0.4264 (2) | 0.15255 (12) | 0.0406 (6) | |
C10 | 0.7362 (2) | 0.5353 (2) | 0.16743 (12) | 0.0400 (6) | |
C11 | 0.8540 (3) | 0.5576 (3) | 0.11661 (13) | 0.0518 (6) | |
H11A | 0.8582 | 0.5027 | 0.0704 | 0.062* | |
C12 | 0.9645 (3) | 0.6629 (3) | 0.13619 (15) | 0.0606 (7) | |
H12A | 1.0442 | 0.6778 | 0.1030 | 0.073* | |
C13 | 0.9587 (3) | 0.7457 (3) | 0.20365 (16) | 0.0586 (7) | |
H13A | 1.0342 | 0.8161 | 0.2154 | 0.070* | |
C14 | 0.8416 (3) | 0.7259 (3) | 0.25467 (14) | 0.0490 (6) | |
C15 | 0.7329 (3) | 0.6181 (2) | 0.23602 (13) | 0.0440 (6) | |
H15A | 0.6555 | 0.6009 | 0.2704 | 0.053* | |
H4C | 0.7478 (19) | 0.819 (3) | 0.3435 (17) | 0.099 (12)* | |
H4B | 0.889 (4) | 0.894 (3) | 0.3239 (17) | 0.101 (11)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0485 (10) | 0.0635 (11) | 0.0480 (9) | −0.0019 (9) | 0.0114 (8) | 0.0040 (8) |
O2 | 0.0650 (11) | 0.0715 (12) | 0.0346 (8) | −0.0188 (9) | 0.0111 (8) | −0.0022 (8) |
N1 | 0.0485 (12) | 0.0630 (12) | 0.0299 (9) | 0.0067 (11) | 0.0055 (9) | 0.0003 (9) |
N2 | 0.0402 (11) | 0.0452 (11) | 0.0366 (10) | 0.0030 (9) | 0.0024 (9) | 0.0015 (8) |
N3 | 0.0439 (11) | 0.0476 (11) | 0.0334 (10) | −0.0005 (10) | 0.0080 (9) | 0.0016 (8) |
N4 | 0.0598 (18) | 0.0655 (16) | 0.0765 (16) | −0.0067 (14) | −0.0089 (14) | −0.0142 (14) |
C1 | 0.0431 (14) | 0.0557 (15) | 0.0473 (13) | 0.0064 (13) | 0.0012 (12) | 0.0011 (12) |
C2 | 0.0413 (15) | 0.0549 (16) | 0.0704 (17) | 0.0005 (13) | −0.0028 (13) | 0.0059 (14) |
C3 | 0.0515 (16) | 0.0529 (15) | 0.0644 (17) | 0.0076 (13) | −0.0192 (14) | −0.0053 (13) |
C4 | 0.0566 (17) | 0.0566 (15) | 0.0429 (13) | 0.0126 (14) | −0.0088 (13) | −0.0042 (12) |
C5 | 0.0392 (13) | 0.0476 (13) | 0.0377 (12) | 0.0125 (12) | −0.0042 (11) | 0.0000 (11) |
C6 | 0.0366 (14) | 0.0488 (14) | 0.0372 (12) | 0.0113 (12) | 0.0017 (11) | 0.0042 (11) |
C7 | 0.0364 (13) | 0.0432 (13) | 0.0326 (11) | 0.0115 (11) | 0.0013 (10) | 0.0028 (10) |
C8 | 0.0354 (12) | 0.0437 (13) | 0.0379 (11) | 0.0089 (11) | −0.0004 (10) | 0.0025 (10) |
C9 | 0.0436 (14) | 0.0440 (13) | 0.0345 (12) | 0.0075 (11) | 0.0040 (11) | 0.0023 (10) |
C10 | 0.0361 (13) | 0.0412 (13) | 0.0426 (12) | 0.0055 (11) | 0.0021 (10) | 0.0070 (11) |
C11 | 0.0452 (15) | 0.0603 (16) | 0.0504 (13) | 0.0042 (13) | 0.0079 (12) | 0.0053 (12) |
C12 | 0.0403 (15) | 0.0737 (18) | 0.0685 (17) | −0.0012 (14) | 0.0084 (14) | 0.0180 (15) |
C13 | 0.0447 (16) | 0.0558 (16) | 0.0743 (17) | −0.0074 (13) | −0.0084 (14) | 0.0100 (14) |
C14 | 0.0428 (15) | 0.0479 (14) | 0.0557 (14) | 0.0047 (12) | −0.0055 (13) | 0.0030 (12) |
C15 | 0.0377 (13) | 0.0472 (14) | 0.0470 (13) | 0.0014 (11) | −0.0012 (11) | 0.0047 (11) |
O1—C6 | 1.228 (2) | C3—H3B | 0.9300 |
O2—C9 | 1.224 (2) | C4—C5 | 1.372 (3) |
N1—C6 | 1.351 (3) | C4—H4A | 0.9300 |
N1—C5 | 1.407 (3) | C5—C8 | 1.396 (3) |
N1—H1A | 0.8600 | C6—C7 | 1.509 (3) |
N2—C7 | 1.287 (2) | C7—C8 | 1.446 (3) |
N2—N3 | 1.361 (2) | C9—C10 | 1.482 (3) |
N3—C9 | 1.365 (2) | C10—C15 | 1.385 (3) |
N3—H3A | 0.8600 | C10—C11 | 1.393 (3) |
N4—C14 | 1.393 (3) | C11—C12 | 1.382 (3) |
N4—H4C | 0.858 (10) | C11—H11A | 0.9300 |
N4—H4B | 0.90 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.370 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.382 (3) | C12—H12A | 0.9300 |
C1—C8 | 1.383 (3) | C13—C14 | 1.388 (3) |
C1—H1B | 0.9300 | C13—H13A | 0.9300 |
C2—C3 | 1.387 (3) | C14—C15 | 1.383 (3) |
C2—H2A | 0.9300 | C15—H15A | 0.9300 |
C3—C4 | 1.376 (3) | ||
C6—N1—C5 | 112.13 (18) | N2—C7—C8 | 125.39 (19) |
C6—N1—H1A | 123.9 | N2—C7—C6 | 128.0 (2) |
C5—N1—H1A | 123.9 | C8—C7—C6 | 106.59 (17) |
C7—N2—N3 | 116.52 (17) | C1—C8—C5 | 119.6 (2) |
N2—N3—C9 | 118.39 (17) | C1—C8—C7 | 133.39 (19) |
N2—N3—H3A | 120.8 | C5—C8—C7 | 107.01 (18) |
C9—N3—H3A | 120.8 | O2—C9—N3 | 120.4 (2) |
C14—N4—H4C | 117 (2) | O2—C9—C10 | 122.86 (19) |
C14—N4—H4B | 113.9 (19) | N3—C9—C10 | 116.76 (18) |
H4C—N4—H4B | 113 (3) | C15—C10—C11 | 119.5 (2) |
C2—C1—C8 | 118.6 (2) | C15—C10—C9 | 116.88 (19) |
C2—C1—H1B | 120.7 | C11—C10—C9 | 123.6 (2) |
C8—C1—H1B | 120.7 | C12—C11—C10 | 118.7 (2) |
C1—C2—C3 | 120.5 (2) | C12—C11—H11A | 120.6 |
C1—C2—H2A | 119.7 | C10—C11—H11A | 120.6 |
C3—C2—H2A | 119.7 | C13—C12—C11 | 121.2 (2) |
C4—C3—C2 | 121.7 (2) | C13—C12—H12A | 119.4 |
C4—C3—H3B | 119.2 | C11—C12—H12A | 119.4 |
C2—C3—H3B | 119.2 | C12—C13—C14 | 120.9 (2) |
C5—C4—C3 | 117.3 (2) | C12—C13—H13A | 119.6 |
C5—C4—H4A | 121.4 | C14—C13—H13A | 119.6 |
C3—C4—H4A | 121.4 | C15—C14—C13 | 117.9 (2) |
C4—C5—C8 | 122.3 (2) | C15—C14—N4 | 120.5 (2) |
C4—C5—N1 | 128.8 (2) | C13—C14—N4 | 121.5 (2) |
C8—C5—N1 | 108.91 (19) | C14—C15—C10 | 121.7 (2) |
O1—C6—N1 | 127.9 (2) | C14—C15—H15A | 119.1 |
O1—C6—C7 | 126.8 (2) | C10—C15—H15A | 119.1 |
N1—C6—C7 | 105.3 (2) | ||
C7—N2—N3—C9 | −170.74 (18) | N1—C5—C8—C7 | 0.4 (2) |
C8—C1—C2—C3 | −0.5 (3) | N2—C7—C8—C1 | 0.8 (4) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 1.1 (4) | C6—C7—C8—C1 | 179.3 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.6 (3) | N2—C7—C8—C5 | −177.82 (19) |
C3—C4—C5—C8 | −0.4 (3) | C6—C7—C8—C5 | 0.6 (2) |
C3—C4—C5—N1 | 178.9 (2) | N2—N3—C9—O2 | −2.5 (3) |
C6—N1—C5—C4 | 179.2 (2) | N2—N3—C9—C10 | 178.53 (17) |
C6—N1—C5—C8 | −1.4 (2) | O2—C9—C10—C15 | −19.6 (3) |
C5—N1—C6—O1 | −178.1 (2) | N3—C9—C10—C15 | 159.37 (19) |
C5—N1—C6—C7 | 1.7 (2) | O2—C9—C10—C11 | 160.6 (2) |
N3—N2—C7—C8 | 178.30 (18) | N3—C9—C10—C11 | −20.5 (3) |
N3—N2—C7—C6 | 0.2 (3) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | −0.2 (3) |
O1—C6—C7—N2 | −3.2 (4) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 179.6 (2) |
N1—C6—C7—N2 | 177.0 (2) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −0.7 (4) |
O1—C6—C7—C8 | 178.4 (2) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.2 (4) |
N1—C6—C7—C8 | −1.4 (2) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 1.2 (4) |
C2—C1—C8—C5 | −0.5 (3) | C12—C13—C14—N4 | 179.1 (2) |
C2—C1—C8—C7 | −179.0 (2) | C13—C14—C15—C10 | −2.2 (3) |
C4—C5—C8—C1 | 1.0 (3) | N4—C14—C15—C10 | 179.9 (2) |
N1—C5—C8—C1 | −178.47 (19) | C11—C10—C15—C14 | 1.7 (3) |
C4—C5—C8—C7 | 179.85 (19) | C9—C10—C15—C14 | −178.15 (19) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1A···O2i | 0.86 | 2.02 | 2.785 (2) | 148 |
N3—H3A···O1 | 0.86 | 2.09 | 2.757 (2) | 133 |
N4—H4C···N2ii | 0.86 (2) | 2.61 (2) | 3.423 (3) | 158 (2) |
C12—H12A···O1iii | 0.93 | 2.59 | 3.424 (3) | 149 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (ii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) −x+2, −y+1, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C15H12N4O2 |
Mr | 280.29 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 273 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.8036 (8), 8.9040 (7), 17.0732 (14) |
β (°) | 92.335 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1337.21 (19) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.17 × 0.17 × 0.12 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2000) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.984, 0.989 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 7637, 2491, 1551 |
Rint | 0.047 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.606 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.052, 0.122, 0.99 |
No. of reflections | 2491 |
No. of parameters | 198 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.18, −0.17 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2000), SAINT (Bruker, 2000), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), PARST (Nardelli, 1995) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1A···O2i | 0.86 | 2.02 | 2.785 (2) | 148 |
N3—H3A···O1 | 0.86 | 2.09 | 2.757 (2) | 133 |
N4—H4C···N2ii | 0.86 (2) | 2.61 (2) | 3.423 (3) | 158 (2) |
C12—H12A···O1iii | 0.93 | 2.59 | 3.424 (3) | 149 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (ii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) −x+2, −y+1, −z. |
Acknowledgements
The authors are thankful to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan for financial support under the National Research Grants Program for Universities (grant No. 20–1862/R&D/10).
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Compounds containing hydrazide moiety have been revealed to exhibit a wide variety of interesting biological properties (Ashiq et al. 2008; Maqsood et al. 2006). In a quest to expand and further explore the biological significance of hydrazides, we have undertken a task to synthesize new Schiff bases of isatin with hydrazides. Isatins are very important compounds due to their antifungal properties (Sarangapani & Reddy, 1994). In this article we report the synthesis and crystal structure of the title compound.
The title molecule (Fig. 1) consists of substituted benzohydrazide and indole rings linked by C═N bond. The dihedral angle between the two substituted benzene (C10—C15) and indole ring (N1/C1—C8) is 11.38 (10)°. The bond lengths and angles are in normal range as in other structurally related compounds (Bai et al. 2006; Yang & Pan, 2004). The geometry of the molecule is stabilized by N3—H3A···O1 intramolecular hydrogen bond resulting in a six membered ring. In the crystal structure, the molecules are linked to form two-dimensional sheets via N1—H1A···O2, N4—H4C···N2 and C12—H12A···O1 intermolecular hydrogen bonds (Tab. 1 & Fig. 2).