organic compounds
3-(Diphenylmethylidene)indolin-2-one
aCollege of Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shannxi Province, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: wangjunru008@sohu.com
The title molecule, C21H15NO, has an indoline-2-one and two benzene substituent groups which are arranged in a propeller-like fashion around the central C atom. The dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 73.32 (16)° and those between the benzene rings and the indoline-2-one group are 76.54 (14) and 67.69 (14)°. In the crystal, there is an intermolecular N—H⋯O hydrogen-bonding interaction, which links the molecules into chains extending along c.
Related literature
For general background to indoline-2-one and its derivatives, see: Colgan et al. (1996). For the use of indoline-2-one as a precursor for the synthesis of organic luminescent molecules, see: Ji et al. (2010). For a related structure, see: Spencer et al. (2010).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2001); 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.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811028467/zs2123sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811028467/zs2123Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811028467/zs2123Isup3.cml
Indolin-2-one (0.50 g, 3.76 mmol) was dissolved in THF (20 mL) and KOH (0.80 g, 14.3 mmol) was slowly added. After heating the stirred mixture at reflux temperature for 30 min, a solution of benzophenone (0.80 g, 4.40 mmol) in THF was slowly added and the refluxing continued for 2 h. The mixture was then cooled to 333 K and poured into water (200 mL) and was extracted with chloroform and dried over Na2SO4. After removing the solvent, the crude product was purified by
on silica gel, affording the title compound (yield: 0.28 g, 25%). The compound was then dissolved in THF and yellow crystals were formed on slow evaporation at room temperature over one week.All H atoms were placed in geometrically calculated positions and refined using a riding model with C—H = 0.93 Å and N—H = 0.86 Å and with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C, N). Friedel pairs (1153) were merged for the data used in the refinement.
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2001); 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).C21H15NO | F(000) = 624 |
Mr = 297.34 | Dx = 1.283 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, Pna21 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2c -2n | Cell parameters from 1702 reflections |
a = 11.0679 (11) Å | θ = 2.8–21.0° |
b = 17.6465 (16) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
c = 7.8835 (6) Å | T = 298 K |
V = 1539.7 (2) Å3 | Block, yellow |
Z = 4 | 0.46 × 0.40 × 0.38 mm |
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2072 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1105 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.050 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 28.5°, θmin = 2.8° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −14→14 |
Tmin = 0.965, Tmax = 0.971 | k = −23→15 |
9094 measured reflections | l = −9→10 |
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)] = 0.037 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.097 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.06 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0323P)2 + 0.1729P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2072 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
208 parameters | Δρmax = 0.15 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Δρmin = −0.15 e Å−3 |
C21H15NO | V = 1539.7 (2) Å3 |
Mr = 297.34 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, Pna21 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 11.0679 (11) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
b = 17.6465 (16) Å | T = 298 K |
c = 7.8835 (6) Å | 0.46 × 0.40 × 0.38 mm |
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2072 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 1105 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.965, Tmax = 0.971 | Rint = 0.050 |
9094 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.037 | 1 restraint |
wR(F2) = 0.097 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.06 | Δρmax = 0.15 e Å−3 |
2072 reflections | Δρmin = −0.15 e Å−3 |
208 parameters |
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds 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 > 2sigma(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 | ||
N1 | 0.4749 (2) | 0.42487 (13) | 0.0945 (4) | 0.0564 (7) | |
H1 | 0.4439 | 0.4611 | 0.0361 | 0.068* | |
O1 | 0.5893 (2) | 0.49677 (11) | 0.2730 (3) | 0.0631 (6) | |
C1 | 0.5549 (3) | 0.43506 (16) | 0.2223 (4) | 0.0481 (8) | |
C2 | 0.5846 (3) | 0.35719 (15) | 0.2880 (4) | 0.0415 (7) | |
C3 | 0.5159 (2) | 0.30486 (15) | 0.1807 (4) | 0.0424 (7) | |
C4 | 0.4489 (3) | 0.34850 (16) | 0.0692 (4) | 0.0500 (8) | |
C5 | 0.3681 (3) | 0.3183 (2) | −0.0444 (5) | 0.0695 (10) | |
H5 | 0.3233 | 0.3490 | −0.1167 | 0.083* | |
C6 | 0.3564 (3) | 0.2406 (2) | −0.0468 (5) | 0.0728 (11) | |
H6 | 0.3012 | 0.2184 | −0.1206 | 0.087* | |
C7 | 0.4244 (3) | 0.19516 (18) | 0.0577 (5) | 0.0612 (9) | |
H7 | 0.4163 | 0.1428 | 0.0513 | 0.073* | |
C8 | 0.5051 (3) | 0.22649 (16) | 0.1725 (5) | 0.0523 (8) | |
H8 | 0.5511 | 0.1956 | 0.2428 | 0.063* | |
C9 | 0.6510 (2) | 0.34259 (15) | 0.4264 (4) | 0.0432 (7) | |
C10 | 0.6611 (2) | 0.26418 (15) | 0.4946 (4) | 0.0413 (7) | |
C11 | 0.7606 (3) | 0.22020 (16) | 0.4565 (4) | 0.0549 (9) | |
H11 | 0.8228 | 0.2403 | 0.3912 | 0.066* | |
C12 | 0.7683 (3) | 0.14681 (17) | 0.5144 (5) | 0.0624 (10) | |
H12 | 0.8355 | 0.1176 | 0.4873 | 0.075* | |
C13 | 0.6788 (3) | 0.11674 (17) | 0.6108 (5) | 0.0607 (9) | |
H13 | 0.6844 | 0.0671 | 0.6496 | 0.073* | |
C14 | 0.5802 (3) | 0.15989 (18) | 0.6504 (5) | 0.0643 (10) | |
H14 | 0.5187 | 0.1393 | 0.7162 | 0.077* | |
C15 | 0.5712 (3) | 0.23353 (16) | 0.5939 (4) | 0.0553 (8) | |
H15 | 0.5042 | 0.2626 | 0.6230 | 0.066* | |
C16 | 0.7198 (3) | 0.40090 (16) | 0.5234 (4) | 0.0458 (8) | |
C17 | 0.6978 (3) | 0.41196 (17) | 0.6938 (4) | 0.0562 (9) | |
H17 | 0.6395 | 0.3828 | 0.7480 | 0.067* | |
C18 | 0.7609 (4) | 0.46540 (19) | 0.7850 (5) | 0.0704 (10) | |
H18 | 0.7447 | 0.4725 | 0.8997 | 0.085* | |
C19 | 0.8472 (3) | 0.50795 (19) | 0.7065 (6) | 0.0702 (11) | |
H19 | 0.8891 | 0.5445 | 0.7677 | 0.084* | |
C20 | 0.8726 (3) | 0.49722 (19) | 0.5391 (6) | 0.0711 (11) | |
H20 | 0.9326 | 0.5258 | 0.4868 | 0.085* | |
C21 | 0.8093 (3) | 0.44404 (17) | 0.4473 (5) | 0.0611 (9) | |
H21 | 0.8267 | 0.4370 | 0.3330 | 0.073* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
N1 | 0.0730 (17) | 0.0451 (15) | 0.0510 (16) | 0.0083 (12) | −0.0133 (16) | 0.0055 (14) |
O1 | 0.0791 (14) | 0.0400 (12) | 0.0703 (16) | −0.0001 (10) | −0.0080 (14) | −0.0016 (12) |
C1 | 0.0563 (18) | 0.0438 (17) | 0.044 (2) | 0.0028 (15) | 0.0026 (16) | −0.0005 (16) |
C2 | 0.0490 (15) | 0.0380 (15) | 0.0377 (16) | 0.0044 (13) | 0.0007 (14) | 0.0011 (14) |
C3 | 0.0458 (16) | 0.0428 (16) | 0.0385 (16) | 0.0023 (13) | 0.0028 (14) | −0.0016 (15) |
C4 | 0.0557 (17) | 0.0495 (18) | 0.0448 (19) | 0.0039 (15) | −0.0030 (15) | −0.0006 (16) |
C5 | 0.083 (2) | 0.072 (2) | 0.054 (2) | 0.005 (2) | −0.024 (2) | −0.002 (2) |
C6 | 0.081 (2) | 0.079 (3) | 0.059 (2) | −0.006 (2) | −0.020 (2) | −0.018 (2) |
C7 | 0.073 (2) | 0.0549 (19) | 0.056 (2) | −0.0049 (18) | −0.0027 (19) | −0.0126 (19) |
C8 | 0.0607 (18) | 0.0460 (17) | 0.0503 (19) | 0.0034 (15) | −0.0020 (17) | −0.0053 (16) |
C9 | 0.0449 (16) | 0.0387 (16) | 0.0459 (18) | 0.0038 (12) | 0.0034 (15) | −0.0024 (14) |
C10 | 0.0434 (15) | 0.0387 (15) | 0.0418 (18) | −0.0022 (13) | −0.0061 (15) | −0.0008 (14) |
C11 | 0.0485 (17) | 0.0464 (17) | 0.070 (2) | −0.0011 (14) | 0.0129 (18) | 0.0042 (18) |
C12 | 0.0601 (19) | 0.0455 (19) | 0.082 (3) | 0.0089 (16) | −0.003 (2) | −0.0042 (18) |
C13 | 0.084 (2) | 0.0418 (18) | 0.057 (2) | −0.0001 (18) | −0.009 (2) | 0.0046 (18) |
C14 | 0.075 (2) | 0.056 (2) | 0.062 (2) | −0.0100 (18) | 0.012 (2) | 0.0052 (18) |
C15 | 0.0547 (17) | 0.0511 (18) | 0.060 (2) | 0.0013 (15) | 0.0083 (18) | 0.0024 (18) |
C16 | 0.0508 (16) | 0.0371 (17) | 0.050 (2) | 0.0042 (14) | −0.0058 (16) | −0.0019 (14) |
C17 | 0.072 (2) | 0.0472 (19) | 0.049 (2) | 0.0000 (16) | −0.0001 (18) | 0.0011 (16) |
C18 | 0.101 (3) | 0.053 (2) | 0.057 (2) | 0.001 (2) | −0.014 (2) | −0.0124 (19) |
C19 | 0.078 (2) | 0.050 (2) | 0.083 (3) | −0.0047 (18) | −0.027 (2) | −0.015 (2) |
C20 | 0.067 (2) | 0.060 (2) | 0.086 (3) | −0.0166 (18) | −0.004 (2) | −0.010 (2) |
C21 | 0.065 (2) | 0.060 (2) | 0.058 (2) | −0.0122 (17) | 0.0040 (19) | −0.0051 (18) |
N1—C1 | 1.353 (4) | C11—C12 | 1.376 (4) |
N1—C4 | 1.392 (4) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
N1—H1 | 0.8600 | C12—C13 | 1.356 (4) |
O1—C1 | 1.221 (3) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C1—C2 | 1.505 (4) | C13—C14 | 1.366 (4) |
C2—C9 | 1.341 (4) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C2—C3 | 1.465 (4) | C14—C15 | 1.377 (4) |
C3—C4 | 1.384 (4) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C3—C8 | 1.390 (4) | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C4—C5 | 1.374 (4) | C16—C17 | 1.379 (4) |
C5—C6 | 1.377 (5) | C16—C21 | 1.386 (4) |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C17—C18 | 1.376 (4) |
C6—C7 | 1.374 (5) | C17—H17 | 0.9300 |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | C18—C19 | 1.364 (5) |
C7—C8 | 1.386 (4) | C18—H18 | 0.9300 |
C7—H7 | 0.9300 | C19—C20 | 1.363 (6) |
C8—H8 | 0.9300 | C19—H19 | 0.9300 |
C9—C10 | 1.489 (4) | C20—C21 | 1.377 (5) |
C9—C16 | 1.491 (4) | C20—H20 | 0.9300 |
C10—C15 | 1.377 (4) | C21—H21 | 0.9300 |
C10—C11 | 1.380 (4) | ||
C1—N1—C4 | 111.7 (2) | C12—C11—C10 | 120.4 (3) |
C1—N1—H1 | 124.1 | C12—C11—H11 | 119.8 |
C4—N1—H1 | 124.1 | C10—C11—H11 | 119.8 |
O1—C1—N1 | 124.5 (3) | C13—C12—C11 | 120.6 (3) |
O1—C1—C2 | 129.3 (3) | C13—C12—H12 | 119.7 |
N1—C1—C2 | 106.1 (3) | C11—C12—H12 | 119.7 |
C9—C2—C3 | 129.3 (2) | C12—C13—C14 | 119.5 (3) |
C9—C2—C1 | 125.1 (3) | C12—C13—H13 | 120.2 |
C3—C2—C1 | 105.3 (2) | C14—C13—H13 | 120.2 |
C4—C3—C8 | 118.6 (3) | C13—C14—C15 | 120.7 (3) |
C4—C3—C2 | 107.1 (2) | C13—C14—H14 | 119.7 |
C8—C3—C2 | 134.4 (3) | C15—C14—H14 | 119.7 |
C5—C4—C3 | 123.2 (3) | C10—C15—C14 | 120.1 (3) |
C5—C4—N1 | 127.1 (3) | C10—C15—H15 | 119.9 |
C3—C4—N1 | 109.7 (3) | C14—C15—H15 | 119.9 |
C4—C5—C6 | 117.2 (3) | C17—C16—C21 | 118.0 (3) |
C4—C5—H5 | 121.4 | C17—C16—C9 | 120.5 (3) |
C6—C5—H5 | 121.4 | C21—C16—C9 | 121.5 (3) |
C7—C6—C5 | 121.4 (3) | C18—C17—C16 | 121.1 (3) |
C7—C6—H6 | 119.3 | C18—C17—H17 | 119.4 |
C5—C6—H6 | 119.3 | C16—C17—H17 | 119.4 |
C6—C7—C8 | 120.8 (3) | C19—C18—C17 | 119.7 (4) |
C6—C7—H7 | 119.6 | C19—C18—H18 | 120.1 |
C8—C7—H7 | 119.6 | C17—C18—H18 | 120.1 |
C7—C8—C3 | 118.9 (3) | C20—C19—C18 | 120.5 (4) |
C7—C8—H8 | 120.6 | C20—C19—H19 | 119.8 |
C3—C8—H8 | 120.6 | C18—C19—H19 | 119.8 |
C2—C9—C10 | 120.9 (3) | C19—C20—C21 | 119.9 (4) |
C2—C9—C16 | 124.4 (3) | C19—C20—H20 | 120.0 |
C10—C9—C16 | 114.7 (3) | C21—C20—H20 | 120.0 |
C15—C10—C11 | 118.7 (3) | C20—C21—C16 | 120.7 (4) |
C15—C10—C9 | 121.1 (2) | C20—C21—H21 | 119.6 |
C11—C10—C9 | 120.3 (3) | C16—C21—H21 | 119.6 |
C4—N1—C1—O1 | −177.5 (3) | C1—C2—C9—C16 | −8.8 (4) |
C4—N1—C1—C2 | −0.1 (3) | C2—C9—C10—C15 | −80.4 (4) |
O1—C1—C2—C9 | 4.6 (5) | C16—C9—C10—C15 | 99.8 (3) |
N1—C1—C2—C9 | −172.6 (3) | C2—C9—C10—C11 | 98.5 (3) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | 178.8 (3) | C16—C9—C10—C11 | −81.3 (3) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | 1.6 (3) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | 1.1 (4) |
C9—C2—C3—C4 | 171.4 (3) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | −177.8 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −2.5 (3) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −0.5 (5) |
C9—C2—C3—C8 | −7.5 (6) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.0 (5) |
C1—C2—C3—C8 | 178.6 (3) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | −0.2 (5) |
C8—C3—C4—C5 | 2.9 (5) | C11—C10—C15—C14 | −1.3 (4) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −176.2 (3) | C9—C10—C15—C14 | 177.5 (3) |
C8—C3—C4—N1 | −178.4 (3) | C13—C14—C15—C10 | 0.9 (5) |
C2—C3—C4—N1 | 2.5 (3) | C2—C9—C16—C17 | 122.6 (3) |
C1—N1—C4—C5 | 177.1 (3) | C10—C9—C16—C17 | −57.6 (4) |
C1—N1—C4—C3 | −1.6 (4) | C2—C9—C16—C21 | −59.1 (4) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −1.1 (5) | C10—C9—C16—C21 | 120.6 (3) |
N1—C4—C5—C6 | −179.5 (3) | C21—C16—C17—C18 | 1.5 (5) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −1.3 (6) | C9—C16—C17—C18 | 179.8 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | 1.8 (6) | C16—C17—C18—C19 | −0.5 (5) |
C6—C7—C8—C3 | 0.1 (5) | C17—C18—C19—C20 | −0.8 (6) |
C4—C3—C8—C7 | −2.4 (5) | C18—C19—C20—C21 | 1.2 (6) |
C2—C3—C8—C7 | 176.4 (3) | C19—C20—C21—C16 | −0.1 (5) |
C3—C2—C9—C10 | −1.3 (5) | C17—C16—C21—C20 | −1.2 (5) |
C1—C2—C9—C10 | 171.5 (3) | C9—C16—C21—C20 | −179.5 (3) |
C3—C2—C9—C16 | 178.4 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···O1i | 0.86 | 2.23 | 2.974 (3) | 144 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+1, z−1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C21H15NO |
Mr | 297.34 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pna21 |
Temperature (K) | 298 |
a, b, c (Å) | 11.0679 (11), 17.6465 (16), 7.8835 (6) |
V (Å3) | 1539.7 (2) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.08 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.46 × 0.40 × 0.38 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.965, 0.971 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 9094, 2072, 1105 |
Rint | 0.050 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.671 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.037, 0.097, 1.06 |
No. of reflections | 2072 |
No. of parameters | 208 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.15, −0.15 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2001), SAINT (Bruker, 2001), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···O1i | 0.86 | 2.23 | 2.974 (3) | 144 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+1, z−1/2. |
Acknowledgements
Financial support from the PhD Programs Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China (No. 20090204120033) is gratefully acknowledged.
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Indoline-2-one and its derivatives are very important compounds as materials for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals (Colgan et al., 1996). Indoline-2-one may also be used as a precursor for synthesizing organic luminescent molecules because of its perfect conformation (Ji et al., 2010). In the course of exploring new electro-optic compounds, we obtained a intermediate compound C21H15NO (I) and the synthesis and structure are reported here.
The title compound has three substituent ring systems, an indoline-2-one ring and two benzene rings which are arranged in a propeller-like fashion around the central atom C9 (Fig. 1). The interplanar dihedral angle between the two benzene rings defined by C10–C15 and C16–C21 is 73.32 (16)°. The interplanar angles between these benzene planes and that of the indoline moiety are 76.54 (14)° and 67.69 (14)°, respectively. The molecules of (I) crystallize in the space group Pna21 which is different from that of 3-(propan-2-ylidene)indolin-2-one (P-1) (Spencer et al. 2010). In the crystal structure there is an intermolecular N—H···O hydrogen-bonding interaction (Table 1) linking the molecules into one-dimensional chains which extend along c in the unit cell (Fig. 2).