organic compounds
4-Sulfamoylanilinium nitrate
aDepartment of Physics, Devanga Arts College, Aruppukottai 626 101, India, and bDepartment of Physics, University College of Engineering Nagercoil, Anna University of Technology Tirunelveli, Nagercoil 629 004, India
*Correspondence e-mail: athi81s@yahoo.co.in
In the 6H9N2O2S+·NO3−, the cations and anions are connected by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional network.
of the title compound, CRelated literature
For the biological importance of the title compound, see: Kent (2000). For related structures, see: Alléaume & Decap (1965a,b); Buttle et al. (1936); Chatterjee et al. (1981); Gelbrich et al. (2007, 2008); Gelmboldt et al. (2004); Hughes et al. (1999); O'Connell & Maslen (1967); O'Connor & Maslen (1965); Smith et al. (2001); Zaouali Zgolli et al. (2010). For the of sulfanilamide, see: Burger (1973). For hydrogen-bond motifs, see: Etter et al. (1990).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL/PC (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL/PC; molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL/PC.
Supporting information
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Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811038827/bt5645Isup3.cml
Colourless crystals of 4-sulfamoylanilinium nitrate suitable for single-crystal X-ray analysis were obtained by slow evaporation at room temperature from an aqeuous solution of sulphanilamide and nitric acid.
The H atoms bonded to N located were refined istropically. All other H atoms were positioned geometrically and refined by the riding model approximation with d(C—H) = 0.93 Å and Uiso(H)= 1.2 Ueq(C).
Sulfanilamide, a sulfonamide antibacterial, acts as competitive inhibitor of the enzyme dihydropteroate synthetase (DHPS), an enzyme involved in folate synthesis which involves para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA). PABA is needed in enzymatic reactions that produce folic acid which acts as a coenzyme in the synthesis of purine, pyrimidine and other amino acids (Kent, 2000). Sulfonamide drugs were the first antimicrobial drugs, and paved the way for the antibiotic revolution in medicine. The antibacterial activity of sulfanilamide, was first investigated by Buttle (Buttle et al., 1936). The use of sulfanilamide was eclipsed by its prodrugs, the more effective sulfadrugs, shortly afterwards. From literature, it is observed that sulfadrugs are remarkably polymorphic. The polymorphs of sulfathiazole (Hughes et al., 1999) and sulfapyridine (Gelbrich et al., 2007) were already reported. The α, β and γ sulfanilamides (Alléaume & Decap, 1965a,b; O'Connor & Maslen, 1965; O'Connell & Maslen, 1967). Based on the above specifics, we are interested on the investigation of hydrogen bonding tendancy and its reactivity with different inorganic/organic acids.
of sulfanilamide was extensively investigated over a number of years (Burger, 1973). There are three well known polymorphs, usually represented asThe asymmetric part of the
contains a protonated sulfomylanilinium cation and a nitrate anion (Fig 1). The protonation on the one of the N sites is confirmed from C—N bond distance. The other geometrical parameters of the cation are in agreement with the reported structures of 4-homosulfanilamide hydrochloride (Chatterjee et al., 1981), 4-aminobenzenesulfonamide (Gelbrich et al., 2008), bis(4-Aminosulfonyl)benzeneammonium hexafluorosilicate (Gelmboldt et al.,2004), 4-sulfonamidoanilinium 3,5-dinitrosalicylate (Smith et al., 2001) and 4-sulfamoylanilinium chloride (Zaouali Zgolli et al., 2010).The
is stabilized through intricate three dimensional hydrogen bonding network formed through N—H···O hydrogen bonds (Fig 2, Table 1). The N atom of the –NH2 group of the cation is hydrogen bonded with O atom of the S=O group making a zigzag chain C(4) motif extending along c axis of the (Etter et al., 1990). Further, the N atom of the –NH3 group of the cation is hydrogen bonded with another O atom of the S=O group making a head-to-tail like chain C(8) motif extending along diagonal of the ab-plane. Nitrate anions are sandwiched between these two chains leading to a unusual asymmetric ring R55(16) motif which involves four cation and one anion. Also, cations are linked through anion by two N—H···O hydrogen bonds [viz., N1—H1B···O4 (x, 1 - y, 1/2 + z) and N2—H3N···O5 (-1/2 + x, 3/2 - y, -1/2 + z)] forming a chain C22(12)motif extending along diagonal of the bc-plane.For the biological importance of the title compound, see: Kent (2000). For related structures, see: Alléaume & Decap (1965a,b); Buttle et al. (1936); Chatterjee et al. (1981); Gelbrich et al. (2007, 2008); Gelmboldt et al. (2004); Hughes et al. (1999); O'Connell & Maslen (1967); O'Connor & Maslen (1965); Smith et al. (2001); Zaouali Zgolli et al. (2010). For the
of sulfanilamide, see: Burger (1973). For hydrogen-bond motifs, see: Etter et al. (1990).Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2001); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL/PC (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL/PC (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL/PC (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound with atom numbering scheme and 50% probability displacement ellipsoids. | |
Fig. 2. Packing diagram of the title compound viewed down the b-axis. H-bonds are shown as dashed lines. |
C6H9N2O2S+·NO3− | F(000) = 488 |
Mr = 235.22 | Dx = 1.625 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, Cc | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: C -2yc | Cell parameters from 2432 reflections |
a = 14.1489 (19) Å | θ = 2.3–24.3° |
b = 8.1786 (11) Å | µ = 0.34 mm−1 |
c = 8.6931 (12) Å | T = 293 K |
β = 107.129 (2)° | Block, colourless |
V = 961.3 (2) Å3 | 0.24 × 0.22 × 0.19 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1689 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.017 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 2.9° |
ω scans | h = −16→16 |
4345 measured reflections | k = −9→9 |
1694 independent reflections | l = −10→10 |
Refinement on F2 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
Least-squares matrix: full | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.025 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.043P)2 + 0.0928P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
wR(F2) = 0.061 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
S = 1.15 | Δρmax = 0.17 e Å−3 |
1694 reflections | Δρmin = −0.25 e Å−3 |
157 parameters | Extinction correction: SHELXTL/PC, Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
2 restraints | Extinction coefficient: 0.050 (3) |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 840 Friedel pairs |
Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map | Absolute structure parameter: 0.06 (5) |
C6H9N2O2S+·NO3− | V = 961.3 (2) Å3 |
Mr = 235.22 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, Cc | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 14.1489 (19) Å | µ = 0.34 mm−1 |
b = 8.1786 (11) Å | T = 293 K |
c = 8.6931 (12) Å | 0.24 × 0.22 × 0.19 mm |
β = 107.129 (2)° |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 1689 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
4345 measured reflections | Rint = 0.017 |
1694 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.025 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
wR(F2) = 0.061 | Δρmax = 0.17 e Å−3 |
S = 1.15 | Δρmin = −0.25 e Å−3 |
1694 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 840 Friedel pairs |
157 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: 0.06 (5) |
2 restraints |
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 | ||
C1 | 0.29701 (12) | 0.3638 (2) | 0.66596 (19) | 0.0342 (3) | |
C2 | 0.20184 (13) | 0.3652 (2) | 0.5630 (2) | 0.0403 (3) | |
H2 | 0.1737 | 0.2705 | 0.5098 | 0.048* | |
C3 | 0.14895 (12) | 0.5103 (2) | 0.5403 (2) | 0.0428 (4) | |
H3 | 0.0845 | 0.5138 | 0.4721 | 0.051* | |
C4 | 0.19244 (12) | 0.6488 (2) | 0.6193 (2) | 0.0334 (3) | |
C5 | 0.28819 (14) | 0.6483 (2) | 0.7208 (2) | 0.0414 (4) | |
H5 | 0.3166 | 0.7437 | 0.7723 | 0.050* | |
C6 | 0.34101 (13) | 0.5037 (2) | 0.7443 (2) | 0.0424 (4) | |
H6 | 0.4055 | 0.5005 | 0.8122 | 0.051* | |
N1 | 0.39052 (16) | 0.1289 (2) | 0.8816 (2) | 0.0511 (4) | |
N2 | 0.13535 (11) | 0.79981 (18) | 0.59414 (18) | 0.0374 (3) | |
N3 | 0.55860 (12) | 0.64779 (19) | 0.6987 (2) | 0.0447 (3) | |
O1 | 0.45798 (12) | 0.21351 (19) | 0.6684 (2) | 0.0596 (4) | |
O2 | 0.30328 (10) | 0.05499 (16) | 0.60456 (18) | 0.0520 (3) | |
O3 | 0.51772 (13) | 0.76152 (19) | 0.7468 (2) | 0.0658 (4) | |
O4 | 0.53047 (11) | 0.60273 (18) | 0.55635 (17) | 0.0557 (3) | |
O5 | 0.63098 (11) | 0.57493 (19) | 0.79609 (15) | 0.0522 (3) | |
S1 | 0.36568 (3) | 0.17908 (4) | 0.69713 (4) | 0.03650 (14) | |
H1A | 0.343 (2) | 0.088 (3) | 0.900 (3) | 0.060 (7)* | |
H1B | 0.4231 (19) | 0.194 (4) | 0.932 (3) | 0.056 (7)* | |
H1N | 0.156 (2) | 0.875 (4) | 0.678 (4) | 0.074 (8)* | |
H2N | 0.0721 (18) | 0.783 (3) | 0.599 (3) | 0.045 (5)* | |
H3N | 0.1270 (18) | 0.837 (3) | 0.503 (3) | 0.052 (6)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0360 (7) | 0.0310 (8) | 0.0390 (7) | 0.0001 (6) | 0.0165 (6) | 0.0030 (6) |
C2 | 0.0376 (8) | 0.0324 (7) | 0.0484 (8) | −0.0050 (7) | 0.0086 (7) | −0.0025 (7) |
C3 | 0.0317 (7) | 0.0412 (9) | 0.0502 (9) | −0.0028 (6) | 0.0038 (6) | 0.0022 (7) |
C4 | 0.0359 (8) | 0.0308 (7) | 0.0362 (7) | 0.0028 (6) | 0.0146 (6) | 0.0036 (5) |
C5 | 0.0417 (9) | 0.0318 (8) | 0.0459 (9) | −0.0015 (7) | 0.0057 (7) | −0.0045 (7) |
C6 | 0.0344 (7) | 0.0372 (9) | 0.0495 (9) | 0.0017 (6) | 0.0030 (6) | −0.0006 (6) |
N1 | 0.0581 (10) | 0.0410 (8) | 0.0550 (9) | 0.0039 (8) | 0.0179 (8) | 0.0072 (8) |
N2 | 0.0387 (8) | 0.0359 (7) | 0.0399 (7) | 0.0054 (6) | 0.0152 (6) | 0.0053 (6) |
N3 | 0.0447 (9) | 0.0421 (8) | 0.0486 (9) | −0.0043 (6) | 0.0154 (7) | −0.0024 (7) |
O1 | 0.0491 (8) | 0.0516 (7) | 0.0924 (11) | 0.0044 (6) | 0.0430 (7) | 0.0048 (7) |
O2 | 0.0521 (8) | 0.0368 (7) | 0.0682 (8) | 0.0014 (5) | 0.0194 (6) | −0.0139 (6) |
O3 | 0.0643 (9) | 0.0538 (9) | 0.0795 (11) | 0.0092 (7) | 0.0214 (7) | −0.0178 (8) |
O4 | 0.0622 (8) | 0.0551 (8) | 0.0420 (6) | 0.0030 (7) | 0.0033 (6) | −0.0058 (6) |
O5 | 0.0586 (8) | 0.0551 (8) | 0.0402 (6) | 0.0095 (6) | 0.0105 (5) | −0.0017 (6) |
S1 | 0.0357 (2) | 0.0304 (2) | 0.0475 (2) | 0.00160 (14) | 0.01862 (14) | −0.00021 (15) |
C1—C2 | 1.380 (2) | N1—S1 | 1.5911 (19) |
C1—C6 | 1.382 (2) | N1—H1A | 0.81 (3) |
C1—S1 | 1.7737 (16) | N1—H1B | 0.75 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.386 (2) | N2—H1N | 0.93 (3) |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | N2—H2N | 0.92 (2) |
C3—C4 | 1.372 (2) | N2—H3N | 0.83 (3) |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | N3—O3 | 1.232 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.382 (2) | N3—O4 | 1.239 (2) |
C4—N2 | 1.457 (2) | N3—O5 | 1.269 (2) |
C5—C6 | 1.382 (3) | O1—S1 | 1.4283 (14) |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | O2—S1 | 1.4277 (14) |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | ||
C2—C1—C6 | 121.65 (15) | S1—N1—H1A | 110.7 (19) |
C2—C1—S1 | 119.47 (12) | S1—N1—H1B | 109 (2) |
C6—C1—S1 | 118.87 (13) | H1A—N1—H1B | 125 (3) |
C1—C2—C3 | 118.84 (15) | C4—N2—H1N | 114.6 (19) |
C1—C2—H2 | 120.6 | C4—N2—H2N | 111.9 (14) |
C3—C2—H2 | 120.6 | H1N—N2—H2N | 98 (2) |
C4—C3—C2 | 119.44 (14) | C4—N2—H3N | 112.0 (17) |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.3 | H1N—N2—H3N | 115 (2) |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.3 | H2N—N2—H3N | 104 (2) |
C3—C4—C5 | 121.88 (15) | O3—N3—O4 | 121.26 (17) |
C3—C4—N2 | 118.52 (14) | O3—N3—O5 | 119.70 (17) |
C5—C4—N2 | 119.60 (16) | O4—N3—O5 | 119.05 (16) |
C6—C5—C4 | 118.85 (16) | O2—S1—O1 | 119.14 (9) |
C6—C5—H5 | 120.6 | O2—S1—N1 | 107.54 (11) |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.6 | O1—S1—N1 | 106.58 (11) |
C5—C6—C1 | 119.34 (15) | O2—S1—C1 | 107.43 (8) |
C5—C6—H6 | 120.3 | O1—S1—C1 | 107.05 (8) |
C1—C6—H6 | 120.3 | N1—S1—C1 | 108.78 (8) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −1.1 (2) | C2—C1—C6—C5 | 0.8 (3) |
S1—C1—C2—C3 | 179.76 (14) | S1—C1—C6—C5 | 179.95 (14) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.5 (3) | C2—C1—S1—O2 | −1.42 (15) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.4 (3) | C6—C1—S1—O2 | 179.42 (14) |
C2—C3—C4—N2 | −179.77 (16) | C2—C1—S1—O1 | 127.65 (14) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.7 (3) | C6—C1—S1—O1 | −51.51 (16) |
N2—C4—C5—C6 | 179.48 (16) | C2—C1—S1—N1 | −117.54 (15) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 0.1 (3) | C6—C1—S1—N1 | 63.29 (17) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1A···O2i | 0.81 (3) | 2.33 (3) | 2.992 (2) | 139 (2) |
N1—H1B···O4ii | 0.75 (3) | 2.30 (3) | 3.045 (3) | 172 (3) |
N2—H1N···O5iii | 0.93 (3) | 2.01 (3) | 2.866 (2) | 151 (3) |
N2—H2N···O1iii | 0.92 (2) | 1.97 (2) | 2.858 (2) | 163 (2) |
N2—H3N···O5iv | 0.83 (3) | 1.95 (3) | 2.770 (2) | 171 (2) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y, z+1/2; (ii) x, −y+1, z+1/2; (iii) x−1/2, y+1/2, z; (iv) x−1/2, −y+3/2, z−1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C6H9N2O2S+·NO3− |
Mr | 235.22 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, Cc |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 14.1489 (19), 8.1786 (11), 8.6931 (12) |
β (°) | 107.129 (2) |
V (Å3) | 961.3 (2) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.34 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.24 × 0.22 × 0.19 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector |
Absorption correction | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 4345, 1694, 1689 |
Rint | 0.017 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.595 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.025, 0.061, 1.15 |
No. of reflections | 1694 |
No. of parameters | 157 |
No. of restraints | 2 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.17, −0.25 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 840 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | 0.06 (5) |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2001), SAINT (Bruker, 2001), SHELXTL/PC (Sheldrick, 2008), PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1A···O2i | 0.81 (3) | 2.33 (3) | 2.992 (2) | 139 (2) |
N1—H1B···O4ii | 0.75 (3) | 2.30 (3) | 3.045 (3) | 172 (3) |
N2—H1N···O5iii | 0.93 (3) | 2.01 (3) | 2.866 (2) | 151 (3) |
N2—H2N···O1iii | 0.92 (2) | 1.97 (2) | 2.858 (2) | 163 (2) |
N2—H3N···O5iv | 0.83 (3) | 1.95 (3) | 2.770 (2) | 171 (2) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y, z+1/2; (ii) x, −y+1, z+1/2; (iii) x−1/2, y+1/2, z; (iv) x−1/2, −y+3/2, z−1/2. |
Acknowledgements
SPR and BRK thank the management of the Devanga Arts College for their support and encouragement and also extend their thanks to the University Grants Commission for the financial support of this work in the form of a Minor Research Project.
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Sulfanilamide, a sulfonamide antibacterial, acts as competitive inhibitor of the enzyme dihydropteroate synthetase (DHPS), an enzyme involved in folate synthesis which involves para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA). PABA is needed in enzymatic reactions that produce folic acid which acts as a coenzyme in the synthesis of purine, pyrimidine and other amino acids (Kent, 2000). Sulfonamide drugs were the first antimicrobial drugs, and paved the way for the antibiotic revolution in medicine. The antibacterial activity of sulfanilamide, was first investigated by Buttle (Buttle et al., 1936). The use of sulfanilamide was eclipsed by its prodrugs, the more effective sulfadrugs, shortly afterwards. From literature, it is observed that sulfadrugs are remarkably polymorphic. The polymorphs of sulfathiazole (Hughes et al., 1999) and sulfapyridine (Gelbrich et al., 2007) were already reported. The polymorphism of sulfanilamide was extensively investigated over a number of years (Burger, 1973). There are three well known polymorphs, usually represented as α, β and γ sulfanilamides (Alléaume & Decap, 1965a,b; O'Connor & Maslen, 1965; O'Connell & Maslen, 1967). Based on the above specifics, we are interested on the investigation of hydrogen bonding tendancy and its reactivity with different inorganic/organic acids.
The asymmetric part of the unit cell, contains a protonated sulfomylanilinium cation and a nitrate anion (Fig 1). The protonation on the one of the N sites is confirmed from C—N bond distance. The other geometrical parameters of the cation are in agreement with the reported structures of 4-homosulfanilamide hydrochloride (Chatterjee et al., 1981), 4-aminobenzenesulfonamide (Gelbrich et al., 2008), bis(4-Aminosulfonyl)benzeneammonium hexafluorosilicate (Gelmboldt et al.,2004), 4-sulfonamidoanilinium 3,5-dinitrosalicylate (Smith et al., 2001) and 4-sulfamoylanilinium chloride (Zaouali Zgolli et al., 2010).
The crystal structure is stabilized through intricate three dimensional hydrogen bonding network formed through N—H···O hydrogen bonds (Fig 2, Table 1). The N atom of the –NH2 group of the cation is hydrogen bonded with O atom of the S=O group making a zigzag chain C(4) motif extending along c axis of the unit cell (Etter et al., 1990). Further, the N atom of the –NH3 group of the cation is hydrogen bonded with another O atom of the S=O group making a head-to-tail like chain C(8) motif extending along diagonal of the ab-plane. Nitrate anions are sandwiched between these two chains leading to a unusual asymmetric ring R55(16) motif which involves four cation and one anion. Also, cations are linked through anion by two N—H···O hydrogen bonds [viz., N1—H1B···O4 (x, 1 - y, 1/2 + z) and N2—H3N···O5 (-1/2 + x, 3/2 - y, -1/2 + z)] forming a chain C22(12)motif extending along diagonal of the bc-plane.