organic compounds
2-Amino-6-methylpyridinium 2-carboxybenzoate
aX-ray Crystallography Unit, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia
*Correspondence e-mail: hkfun@usm.my
In the title molecular salt, C6H9N2+·C8H5O4−, an intramolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bond occurs within the anion, thereby generating an S(7) ring, which may correlate with the fact that both the carboxylic acid and carboxylate groups are almost coplanar with their attached rings [dihedral angles = 2.9 (3) and 5.2 (3)°, respectively]. In the crystal, each cation is linked to its adjacent anion by two N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds; the dihedral angle between the pyridine and benzene rings is 2.22 (10)°. The ion pairs are linked by further N—H⋯O interactions.
Related literature
For related structures, see: Navarro Ranninger et al. (1985); Luque et al. (1997); Jin et al. (2000); Schuckmann et al. (1978); Küppers et al. (1985); Jessen (1990); Hemamalini & Fun (2010a,b); Quah et al. (2010). For hydrogen-bond motifs, see: Bernstein et al. (1995).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: SHELXTL; software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811033174/hb6359sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811033174/hb6359Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811033174/hb6359Isup3.cml
A hot methanol solution (20 ml) of 2-amino-6-methylpyridine (54 mg, Aldrich) and phthalic acid (41 mg, Merck) were mixed and warmed over a heating magnetic stirrer hotplate for a few minutes. The resulting solution was allowed to cool slowly at room temperature and colourless needles of the title compound appeared after a few days.
Atoms H1N1, H1N2 and H2N2 were located from difference Fourier maps and refined freely [N–H = 0.92 (3)–0.99 (3) Å]. The remaining H atoms were positioned geometrically [C–H = 0.93–0.96 Å and O–H = 0.8434 Å] and were refined using a riding model, with Uiso(H) = 1.2 or 1.5 Ueq(C). A rotating group model was used for the methyl group.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2009); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).C6H9N2+·C8H5O4− | Z = 2 |
Mr = 274.27 | F(000) = 288 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.374 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 7.473 (2) Å | Cell parameters from 3645 reflections |
b = 8.386 (3) Å | θ = 2.6–27.4° |
c = 11.818 (4) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
α = 97.401 (6)° | T = 296 K |
β = 102.940 (7)° | Needle, colourless |
γ = 109.616 (6)° | 1.00 × 0.20 × 0.10 mm |
V = 662.9 (4) Å3 |
Bruker APEXII DUO CCD diffractometer | 3706 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2219 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.044 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 29.9°, θmin = 1.8° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | h = −10→10 |
Tmin = 0.905, Tmax = 0.990 | k = −11→11 |
12166 measured reflections | l = −16→16 |
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)] = 0.055 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.190 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.05 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.1052P)2 + 0.0321P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3706 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
194 parameters | Δρmax = 0.20 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3 |
C6H9N2+·C8H5O4− | γ = 109.616 (6)° |
Mr = 274.27 | V = 662.9 (4) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 7.473 (2) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 8.386 (3) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
c = 11.818 (4) Å | T = 296 K |
α = 97.401 (6)° | 1.00 × 0.20 × 0.10 mm |
β = 102.940 (7)° |
Bruker APEXII DUO CCD diffractometer | 3706 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | 2219 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.905, Tmax = 0.990 | Rint = 0.044 |
12166 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.055 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.190 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.20 e Å−3 |
3706 reflections | Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3 |
194 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 | ||
O1 | 0.3997 (3) | 0.99186 (18) | 0.64341 (12) | 0.0720 (5) | |
H1O1 | 0.3652 | 0.8964 | 0.5951 | 0.108* | |
O2 | 0.4150 (3) | 1.09584 (17) | 0.82518 (13) | 0.0727 (5) | |
O3 | 0.3231 (2) | 0.71890 (18) | 0.51427 (12) | 0.0682 (4) | |
O4 | 0.2170 (2) | 0.44177 (18) | 0.51346 (12) | 0.0694 (4) | |
N1 | 0.2619 (2) | 0.33871 (18) | 0.29978 (13) | 0.0452 (3) | |
N2 | 0.3912 (3) | 0.6236 (2) | 0.28428 (16) | 0.0562 (4) | |
C1 | 0.3333 (2) | 0.4560 (2) | 0.23665 (14) | 0.0441 (4) | |
C2 | 0.3430 (3) | 0.3937 (2) | 0.12220 (15) | 0.0504 (4) | |
H2A | 0.3931 | 0.4707 | 0.0766 | 0.060* | |
C3 | 0.2783 (3) | 0.2199 (3) | 0.07971 (17) | 0.0574 (5) | |
H3A | 0.2823 | 0.1782 | 0.0039 | 0.069* | |
C4 | 0.2057 (3) | 0.1023 (3) | 0.14768 (18) | 0.0584 (5) | |
H4A | 0.1623 | −0.0164 | 0.1174 | 0.070* | |
C5 | 0.1989 (3) | 0.1630 (2) | 0.25911 (17) | 0.0503 (4) | |
C6 | 0.1328 (4) | 0.0531 (3) | 0.3429 (2) | 0.0694 (6) | |
H6A | 0.0575 | −0.0647 | 0.2996 | 0.104* | |
H6B | 0.0516 | 0.0958 | 0.3808 | 0.104* | |
H6C | 0.2465 | 0.0575 | 0.4023 | 0.104* | |
C7 | 0.2521 (3) | 0.7860 (2) | 0.87715 (15) | 0.0481 (4) | |
H7A | 0.2875 | 0.8912 | 0.9299 | 0.058* | |
C8 | 0.1716 (3) | 0.6332 (3) | 0.91302 (16) | 0.0539 (4) | |
H8A | 0.1541 | 0.6364 | 0.9886 | 0.065* | |
C9 | 0.1182 (3) | 0.4775 (3) | 0.83617 (17) | 0.0561 (5) | |
H9A | 0.0626 | 0.3742 | 0.8589 | 0.067* | |
C10 | 0.1472 (3) | 0.4744 (2) | 0.72467 (16) | 0.0511 (4) | |
H10A | 0.1106 | 0.3678 | 0.6733 | 0.061* | |
C11 | 0.2297 (2) | 0.6265 (2) | 0.68645 (13) | 0.0419 (4) | |
C12 | 0.2586 (3) | 0.5937 (2) | 0.56344 (15) | 0.0481 (4) | |
C13 | 0.2820 (2) | 0.7880 (2) | 0.76533 (14) | 0.0424 (4) | |
C14 | 0.3712 (3) | 0.9700 (2) | 0.74459 (16) | 0.0498 (4) | |
H1N1 | 0.251 (3) | 0.383 (3) | 0.378 (2) | 0.068 (6)* | |
H1N2 | 0.454 (4) | 0.707 (3) | 0.243 (2) | 0.075 (7)* | |
H2N2 | 0.394 (3) | 0.663 (3) | 0.361 (2) | 0.074 (7)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.1160 (13) | 0.0466 (8) | 0.0533 (8) | 0.0208 (7) | 0.0380 (8) | 0.0130 (6) |
O2 | 0.1115 (13) | 0.0458 (8) | 0.0560 (8) | 0.0212 (8) | 0.0330 (8) | 0.0025 (6) |
O3 | 0.0998 (11) | 0.0543 (8) | 0.0468 (8) | 0.0175 (7) | 0.0337 (7) | 0.0086 (6) |
O4 | 0.1065 (12) | 0.0497 (8) | 0.0519 (8) | 0.0250 (8) | 0.0338 (8) | 0.0029 (6) |
N1 | 0.0491 (8) | 0.0417 (8) | 0.0408 (7) | 0.0147 (6) | 0.0123 (6) | 0.0028 (6) |
N2 | 0.0740 (10) | 0.0417 (8) | 0.0501 (9) | 0.0160 (7) | 0.0239 (8) | 0.0053 (7) |
C1 | 0.0449 (8) | 0.0456 (9) | 0.0404 (8) | 0.0185 (7) | 0.0096 (6) | 0.0052 (7) |
C2 | 0.0558 (10) | 0.0596 (11) | 0.0411 (9) | 0.0285 (8) | 0.0149 (7) | 0.0089 (8) |
C3 | 0.0618 (11) | 0.0663 (12) | 0.0447 (9) | 0.0328 (9) | 0.0114 (8) | −0.0023 (8) |
C4 | 0.0616 (11) | 0.0504 (10) | 0.0579 (11) | 0.0235 (8) | 0.0119 (9) | −0.0037 (8) |
C5 | 0.0488 (9) | 0.0428 (9) | 0.0540 (10) | 0.0153 (7) | 0.0118 (7) | 0.0038 (7) |
C6 | 0.0795 (14) | 0.0504 (11) | 0.0794 (15) | 0.0201 (10) | 0.0301 (11) | 0.0171 (10) |
C7 | 0.0554 (10) | 0.0511 (10) | 0.0409 (9) | 0.0231 (8) | 0.0168 (7) | 0.0065 (7) |
C8 | 0.0629 (11) | 0.0627 (12) | 0.0449 (9) | 0.0269 (9) | 0.0250 (8) | 0.0165 (8) |
C9 | 0.0638 (11) | 0.0508 (10) | 0.0538 (11) | 0.0150 (8) | 0.0236 (8) | 0.0184 (8) |
C10 | 0.0577 (10) | 0.0441 (9) | 0.0453 (9) | 0.0130 (7) | 0.0149 (7) | 0.0065 (7) |
C11 | 0.0411 (8) | 0.0473 (9) | 0.0355 (8) | 0.0165 (6) | 0.0096 (6) | 0.0062 (6) |
C12 | 0.0519 (9) | 0.0511 (10) | 0.0378 (8) | 0.0168 (7) | 0.0120 (7) | 0.0063 (7) |
C13 | 0.0442 (8) | 0.0451 (9) | 0.0382 (8) | 0.0183 (7) | 0.0114 (6) | 0.0072 (7) |
C14 | 0.0596 (10) | 0.0451 (9) | 0.0452 (9) | 0.0190 (7) | 0.0171 (7) | 0.0097 (7) |
O1—C14 | 1.286 (2) | C4—H4A | 0.9300 |
O1—H1O1 | 0.8434 | C5—C6 | 1.491 (3) |
O2—C14 | 1.223 (2) | C6—H6A | 0.9600 |
O3—C12 | 1.271 (2) | C6—H6B | 0.9600 |
O4—C12 | 1.236 (2) | C6—H6C | 0.9600 |
N1—C1 | 1.350 (2) | C7—C8 | 1.386 (3) |
N1—C5 | 1.369 (2) | C7—C13 | 1.390 (2) |
N1—H1N1 | 0.99 (3) | C7—H7A | 0.9300 |
N2—C1 | 1.326 (2) | C8—C9 | 1.367 (3) |
N2—H1N2 | 0.95 (3) | C8—H8A | 0.9300 |
N2—H2N2 | 0.92 (3) | C9—C10 | 1.381 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.413 (2) | C9—H9A | 0.9300 |
C2—C3 | 1.356 (3) | C10—C11 | 1.398 (2) |
C2—H2A | 0.9300 | C10—H10A | 0.9300 |
C3—C4 | 1.397 (3) | C11—C13 | 1.418 (2) |
C3—H3A | 0.9300 | C11—C12 | 1.521 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.368 (3) | C13—C14 | 1.524 (3) |
C14—O1—H1O1 | 111.8 | H6A—C6—H6C | 109.5 |
C1—N1—C5 | 123.64 (16) | H6B—C6—H6C | 109.5 |
C1—N1—H1N1 | 117.4 (13) | C8—C7—C13 | 122.48 (17) |
C5—N1—H1N1 | 118.9 (13) | C8—C7—H7A | 118.8 |
C1—N2—H1N2 | 119.1 (15) | C13—C7—H7A | 118.8 |
C1—N2—H2N2 | 122.3 (15) | C9—C8—C7 | 119.37 (17) |
H1N2—N2—H2N2 | 118 (2) | C9—C8—H8A | 120.3 |
N2—C1—N1 | 118.97 (16) | C7—C8—H8A | 120.3 |
N2—C1—C2 | 122.93 (17) | C8—C9—C10 | 119.76 (17) |
N1—C1—C2 | 118.09 (15) | C8—C9—H9A | 120.1 |
C3—C2—C1 | 119.05 (18) | C10—C9—H9A | 120.1 |
C3—C2—H2A | 120.5 | C9—C10—C11 | 122.13 (17) |
C1—C2—H2A | 120.5 | C9—C10—H10A | 118.9 |
C2—C3—C4 | 121.27 (18) | C11—C10—H10A | 118.9 |
C2—C3—H3A | 119.4 | C10—C11—C13 | 118.15 (15) |
C4—C3—H3A | 119.4 | C10—C11—C12 | 113.54 (15) |
C5—C4—C3 | 119.58 (17) | C13—C11—C12 | 128.27 (15) |
C5—C4—H4A | 120.2 | O4—C12—O3 | 121.50 (17) |
C3—C4—H4A | 120.2 | O4—C12—C11 | 117.68 (15) |
C4—C5—N1 | 118.35 (17) | O3—C12—C11 | 120.82 (16) |
C4—C5—C6 | 125.27 (18) | C7—C13—C11 | 118.09 (15) |
N1—C5—C6 | 116.36 (17) | C7—C13—C14 | 113.65 (15) |
C5—C6—H6A | 109.5 | C11—C13—C14 | 128.25 (15) |
C5—C6—H6B | 109.5 | O2—C14—O1 | 120.10 (17) |
H6A—C6—H6B | 109.5 | O2—C14—C13 | 119.35 (16) |
C5—C6—H6C | 109.5 | O1—C14—C13 | 120.55 (16) |
C5—N1—C1—N2 | −179.76 (16) | C10—C11—C12—O4 | −3.4 (2) |
C5—N1—C1—C2 | 0.1 (2) | C13—C11—C12—O4 | 174.11 (17) |
N2—C1—C2—C3 | −179.19 (17) | C10—C11—C12—O3 | 176.56 (16) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | 0.9 (2) | C13—C11—C12—O3 | −5.9 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −1.1 (3) | C8—C7—C13—C11 | −0.8 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.2 (3) | C8—C7—C13—C14 | 179.70 (16) |
C3—C4—C5—N1 | 0.8 (3) | C10—C11—C13—C7 | 1.3 (2) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −177.48 (18) | C12—C11—C13—C7 | −176.07 (15) |
C1—N1—C5—C4 | −1.0 (3) | C10—C11—C13—C14 | −179.27 (16) |
C1—N1—C5—C6 | 177.44 (16) | C12—C11—C13—C14 | 3.3 (3) |
C13—C7—C8—C9 | −0.2 (3) | C7—C13—C14—O2 | 2.5 (3) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | 0.8 (3) | C11—C13—C14—O2 | −176.88 (17) |
C8—C9—C10—C11 | −0.2 (3) | C7—C13—C14—O1 | −177.23 (17) |
C9—C10—C11—C13 | −0.9 (3) | C11—C13—C14—O1 | 3.4 (3) |
C9—C10—C11—C12 | 176.92 (17) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1O1···O3 | 0.84 | 1.55 | 2.393 (2) | 174 |
N1—H1N1···O4 | 0.98 (2) | 1.71 (2) | 2.692 (2) | 175 (2) |
N2—H1N2···O2i | 0.96 (3) | 1.99 (2) | 2.940 (3) | 172 (2) |
N2—H2N2···O3 | 0.92 (2) | 2.04 (2) | 2.936 (3) | 165 (2) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+2, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C6H9N2+·C8H5O4− |
Mr | 274.27 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 296 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.473 (2), 8.386 (3), 11.818 (4) |
α, β, γ (°) | 97.401 (6), 102.940 (7), 109.616 (6) |
V (Å3) | 662.9 (4) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 1.00 × 0.20 × 0.10 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII DUO CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.905, 0.990 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 12166, 3706, 2219 |
Rint | 0.044 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.702 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.055, 0.190, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 3706 |
No. of parameters | 194 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.20, −0.24 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009), SAINT (Bruker, 2009), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1O1···O3 | 0.84 | 1.55 | 2.393 (2) | 174 |
N1—H1N1···O4 | 0.98 (2) | 1.71 (2) | 2.692 (2) | 175 (2) |
N2—H1N2···O2i | 0.96 (3) | 1.99 (2) | 2.940 (3) | 172 (2) |
N2—H2N2···O3 | 0.92 (2) | 2.04 (2) | 2.936 (3) | 165 (2) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+2, −z+1. |
Acknowledgements
MH, HKF and IAR thank the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, and Universiti Sains Malaysia for the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) grant No. 203/PFIZIK/6711171. MH also thanks Universiti Sains Malaysia for a post-doctoral research fellowship.
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There are numerous examples of 2-amino-substituted pyridine compounds in which the 2-aminopyridines act as ligands (Navarro Ranninger et al., 1985) or as protonated cations (Luque et al., 1997; Jin et al., 2000). Phthalic acid forms hydrogenphthalate salts with various organic and other compounds. The crystal structures of hydrogenphthalates include calcium phthalate monohydrate (Schuckmann et al., 1978), lithium hydrogen phthalate monohydrate (Küppers et al., 1985) and tetramethylammonium hydrogen phthalate (Jessen, 1990) which have been reported in the literature. Recently, we have reported the crystal structures of 2-amino-5-chloro pyridinium 2-carboxybenzoate-benzene-1,2-dicarboxylic acid (Hemamalini & Fun, 2010a), 2-amino-5-bromopridinium 2-carboxybenzoate (Quah et al., 2010) and 2-amino-5-methylpyridinium 2-carboxybenzoate (Hemamalini & Fun, 2010b) from our laboratory. In a continuation of our studies of pyridinium derivatives, the crystal structure determination of the title compound (I) has been undertaken.
In the title salt, (I), the asymmetric unit contains a protonated 2-amino-6-methylpyridinium cation and a hydrogenphthalate anion as shown in Fig.1. In the 2-amino-6-methylpyridinium cation, a wider than normal angle [C1—N1—C5 = 123.64 (16)°] is subtended at the protonated N1 atom. The pyridine ring is essentially planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.007 (2) Å for atom C2. The dihedral angle between the pyridine (N1/C1–C5) and benzene (C7–C11/C13) rings is 2.22 (10)°.
In the crystal structure (Fig. 2), the cations and anions are connected via intermolecular N—H···O and intramolecular O—H···O (Table 1) hydrogen bonds forming dimers. These dimers contain R22(8), R12(4) and S(7) ring motifs.