organic compounds
1,1′-(Propane-1,3-diyl)bis(3-phenylurea)
aSchool of Chemistry, University of KwaZulu–Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa
*Correspondence e-mail: maguireg@ukzn.ac.za
The title compound, C17H20N4O2, has crystallographic inversion symmetry. In the intermolecular hydrogen bonding between adjacent urea groups gives rise to infinite polymeric chains diagonally across the bc plane. With a centroid–centroid distance of 3.295 (2) Å, π–π stacking is present in the crystal along the same plane.
Related literature
For applications of ureas, see: Park et al. (2011); Ahmed et al. (2011); Sharma et al. (2010); Vos et al. (2010); Dawn et al. (2011). For related structures, see: Koevoets et al. (2005).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2006); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2006); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811035343/hg5067sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811035343/hg5067Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811035343/hg5067Isup3.cml
A solution of phenyl isocyanate (6.76 g, 50 mmol) in diethylether (15 ml) was added dropwise at 15 °C to a vigorously stirred solution of anhydrous propane-1,3-diamine (7.41 g, 100 mmol) in isopropyl alcohol (100 ml) over a period of 30 min.The reaction mixture was stirred for 2 hrs at room temperature and quenched with water (200 ml). The reaction mixture was maintained overnight at room temperature. Then the reaction mixture was acidified with conc. HCl to pH 2.6. The solvents were evaporated under vacuum, the residue was suspended in hot water for 30 min and the resulting precipitate was filtered. The product was washed with ice cold water and dried. The yield was 2.70 g (40%).
Crystals suitable for single-crystal X-ray diffraction were grown in methanol: methylenechloride (1:2) at room temperature. M.p. = 504 K.
All non-hydrogen atoms were refined anisotropically. All hydrogen atoms, except the H atoms H1N and H2N on N1 and N2, were positioned geometrically with C—H distances ranging from 0.95 Å to 0.99 Å and refined as riding on their parent atoms with Uiso (H) = 1.2Ueq (C). The positions of H1N and H2N were located in the difference electron density maps and refined independently.
Bis-ureas have been employed as ligands for metal complexes used in hydrolytic
of (Park et al., 2011) and as chromogenic and fluorogenic receptors (Ahmed et al., 2011). These molecules have also been found to be useful as epigenetic modulators (Sharma et al., 2010), in self-assembies (Vos et al., 2010), and photo dimerizing agent for (Dawn et al., 2011).The closest reported structures are 3,3'-bis-phenyl-(butylene-1,4)-bisurea and 3,3'-bis-phenyl-(heptylene-1,7)-bisurea (Koevoets et al., 2005). In the butylene derivatives a transoid arrangement is evident whereas the heptylene molecule adopts a cisoid arrangement of the two urea groups. The title compound has an odd number of carbons in its aliphatic chain (propylene). This leads to a cisoid arrangement of the two urea groups (Fig. 1).
The π-π stacking is present in the crystal along the same plane.
of the title compund, C17H20N4O2, contains half molecule of 1,1'-(propane-1,3-diyl)bis(3-phenylurea) and the complete molecule is generated by inversion symmetry (i) : 1-x, y, 1.5-z. Intermolecular hydrogen bonding between adjacent urea groups N1–H1–O1, 2.8742 (14) Å and N2–H2–O1, 2.8904 (14) Å gives rise to infinite polymeric chains across the bc plane (Fig. 2), The spacing between the two hydrogen-bonded urea groups is 4.59 Å in the title compound, while it is 4.64 Å for the even butylene spacer and 4.63 Å for the odd heptylene spacer. With a centroid distance of less than 3.5 Å,For applications of ureas, see: Park et al. (2011); Ahmed et al. (2011); Sharma et al. (2010); Vos et al. (2010); Dawn et al. (2011). For related structures, see: Koevoets et al. (2005).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2006); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2006); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2006); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).C17H20N4O2 | F(000) = 664 |
Mr = 312.37 | Dx = 1.366 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Melting point: 504 K |
Hall symbol: -C 2yc | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 33.811 (7) Å | Cell parameters from 1930 reflections |
b = 4.598 (1) Å | θ = 2.4–28.5° |
c = 9.891 (2) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
β = 98.957 (4)° | T = 173 K |
V = 1518.9 (6) Å3 | Plate, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.50 × 0.21 × 0.02 mm |
Bruker Kappa DUO APEXII diffractometer | 1930 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1811 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.042 |
0.5° φ scans and ω scans | θmax = 28.5°, θmin = 2.4° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (TWINABS; Sheldrick, 2007) | h = −44→44 |
Tmin = 0.955, Tmax = 0.998 | k = 0→6 |
1930 measured reflections | l = 0→13 |
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)] = 0.033 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.092 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.05 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0565P)2 + 0.4485P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
1930 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
114 parameters | Δρmax = 0.27 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.19 e Å−3 |
C17H20N4O2 | V = 1518.9 (6) Å3 |
Mr = 312.37 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 33.811 (7) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
b = 4.598 (1) Å | T = 173 K |
c = 9.891 (2) Å | 0.50 × 0.21 × 0.02 mm |
β = 98.957 (4)° |
Bruker Kappa DUO APEXII diffractometer | 1930 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (TWINABS; Sheldrick, 2007) | 1811 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.955, Tmax = 0.998 | Rint = 0.042 |
1930 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.033 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.092 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.27 e Å−3 |
1930 reflections | Δρmin = −0.19 e Å−3 |
114 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 | Occ. (<1) | |
O1 | 0.42150 (2) | 0.94129 (16) | 0.45600 (10) | 0.0258 (2) | |
N1 | 0.39232 (3) | 0.5132 (2) | 0.37683 (12) | 0.0243 (2) | |
H1N | 0.3915 (4) | 0.335 (4) | 0.3917 (18) | 0.035 (4)* | |
N2 | 0.44667 (3) | 0.5183 (2) | 0.54828 (11) | 0.0228 (2) | |
H2N | 0.4448 (5) | 0.331 (4) | 0.5513 (17) | 0.039 (5)* | |
C1 | 0.36029 (3) | 0.6418 (2) | 0.28699 (11) | 0.0204 (2) | |
C2 | 0.36739 (3) | 0.8527 (3) | 0.19350 (13) | 0.0243 (2) | |
H2 | 0.3940 | 0.9150 | 0.1897 | 0.029* | |
C3 | 0.33567 (4) | 0.9726 (3) | 0.10557 (14) | 0.0285 (3) | |
H3 | 0.3405 | 1.1188 | 0.0423 | 0.034* | |
C4 | 0.29688 (4) | 0.8801 (3) | 0.10954 (14) | 0.0297 (3) | |
H4 | 0.2752 | 0.9631 | 0.0494 | 0.036* | |
C5 | 0.28992 (4) | 0.6679 (3) | 0.20069 (14) | 0.0303 (3) | |
H5 | 0.2633 | 0.6025 | 0.2023 | 0.036* | |
C6 | 0.32140 (4) | 0.5478 (3) | 0.29065 (14) | 0.0267 (3) | |
H6 | 0.3164 | 0.4026 | 0.3541 | 0.032* | |
C7 | 0.42011 (3) | 0.6716 (2) | 0.46010 (12) | 0.0194 (2) | |
C8 | 0.47434 (3) | 0.6748 (2) | 0.64875 (13) | 0.0247 (3) | |
H8A | 0.4590 | 0.8079 | 0.6998 | 0.030* | |
H8B | 0.4921 | 0.7951 | 0.6007 | 0.030* | |
C9 | 0.5000 | 0.4779 (3) | 0.7500 | 0.0195 (3) | |
H9B | 0.4829 | 0.3523 | 0.7980 | 0.023* | 0.50 |
H9A | 0.5171 | 0.3523 | 0.7020 | 0.023* | 0.50 |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0313 (4) | 0.0117 (4) | 0.0306 (4) | 0.0004 (3) | −0.0070 (4) | −0.0002 (3) |
N1 | 0.0283 (4) | 0.0126 (4) | 0.0281 (5) | −0.0010 (4) | −0.0078 (4) | 0.0011 (4) |
N2 | 0.0262 (4) | 0.0130 (4) | 0.0260 (5) | −0.0007 (3) | −0.0057 (4) | 0.0003 (4) |
C1 | 0.0240 (5) | 0.0158 (5) | 0.0195 (5) | 0.0011 (4) | −0.0025 (4) | −0.0027 (4) |
C2 | 0.0259 (5) | 0.0235 (5) | 0.0228 (6) | −0.0003 (4) | 0.0018 (4) | 0.0003 (5) |
C3 | 0.0366 (6) | 0.0261 (6) | 0.0215 (5) | 0.0016 (5) | 0.0008 (5) | 0.0045 (5) |
C4 | 0.0295 (6) | 0.0282 (6) | 0.0277 (6) | 0.0056 (5) | −0.0073 (5) | −0.0024 (5) |
C5 | 0.0239 (5) | 0.0311 (6) | 0.0343 (7) | −0.0022 (4) | −0.0010 (5) | −0.0025 (5) |
C6 | 0.0291 (5) | 0.0237 (5) | 0.0256 (6) | −0.0042 (4) | −0.0005 (5) | 0.0014 (5) |
C7 | 0.0225 (5) | 0.0149 (4) | 0.0201 (5) | 0.0004 (4) | 0.0006 (4) | −0.0007 (4) |
C8 | 0.0273 (5) | 0.0148 (5) | 0.0280 (6) | −0.0005 (4) | −0.0086 (5) | −0.0002 (4) |
C9 | 0.0205 (6) | 0.0147 (6) | 0.0216 (7) | 0.000 | −0.0023 (6) | 0.000 |
O1—C7 | 1.2416 (13) | C3—H3 | 0.9500 |
N1—C7 | 1.3607 (14) | C4—C5 | 1.373 (2) |
N1—C1 | 1.4187 (14) | C4—H4 | 0.9500 |
N1—H1N | 0.833 (19) | C5—C6 | 1.3909 (17) |
N2—C7 | 1.3492 (14) | C5—H5 | 0.9500 |
N2—C8 | 1.4463 (14) | C6—H6 | 0.9500 |
N2—H2N | 0.862 (19) | C8—C9 | 1.5180 (14) |
C1—C2 | 1.3866 (17) | C8—H8A | 0.9900 |
C1—C6 | 1.3898 (17) | C8—H8B | 0.9900 |
C2—C3 | 1.3857 (16) | C9—C8i | 1.5180 (14) |
C2—H2 | 0.9500 | C9—H9B | 0.9900 |
C3—C4 | 1.3850 (19) | C9—H9A | 0.9900 |
C7—N1—C1 | 122.95 (9) | C6—C5—H5 | 119.7 |
C7—N1—H1N | 117.3 (11) | C1—C6—C5 | 119.51 (13) |
C1—N1—H1N | 118.5 (11) | C1—C6—H6 | 120.2 |
C7—N2—C8 | 118.57 (9) | C5—C6—H6 | 120.2 |
C7—N2—H2N | 119.8 (11) | O1—C7—N2 | 121.22 (10) |
C8—N2—H2N | 121.1 (11) | O1—C7—N1 | 122.76 (10) |
C2—C1—C6 | 119.85 (11) | N2—C7—N1 | 116.02 (9) |
C2—C1—N1 | 120.98 (11) | N2—C8—C9 | 113.49 (9) |
C6—C1—N1 | 119.15 (11) | N2—C8—H8A | 108.9 |
C3—C2—C1 | 119.95 (11) | C9—C8—H8A | 108.9 |
C3—C2—H2 | 120.0 | N2—C8—H8B | 108.9 |
C1—C2—H2 | 120.0 | C9—C8—H8B | 108.9 |
C4—C3—C2 | 120.25 (13) | H8A—C8—H8B | 107.7 |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.9 | C8i—C9—C8 | 106.78 (12) |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.9 | C8i—C9—H9B | 110.4 |
C5—C4—C3 | 119.78 (11) | C8—C9—H9B | 110.4 |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.1 | C8i—C9—H9A | 110.4 |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.1 | C8—C9—H9A | 110.4 |
C4—C5—C6 | 120.65 (12) | H9B—C9—H9A | 108.6 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.7 | ||
C7—N1—C1—C2 | 53.70 (18) | N1—C1—C6—C5 | −178.50 (11) |
C7—N1—C1—C6 | −128.16 (14) | C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.7 (2) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 1.05 (18) | C8—N2—C7—O1 | 6.54 (18) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | 179.18 (11) | C8—N2—C7—N1 | −173.82 (12) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.77 (19) | C1—N1—C7—O1 | −6.0 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.2 (2) | C1—N1—C7—N2 | 174.39 (12) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 1.0 (2) | C7—N2—C8—C9 | 174.67 (10) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −0.34 (19) | N2—C8—C9—C8i | −177.37 (13) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, y, −z+3/2. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1N···O1ii | 0.834 (18) | 2.124 (18) | 2.8742 (14) | 149.7 (13) |
N2—H2N···O1ii | 0.864 (18) | 2.119 (18) | 2.8904 (14) | 148.4 (15) |
Symmetry code: (ii) x, y−1, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C17H20N4O2 |
Mr | 312.37 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, C2/c |
Temperature (K) | 173 |
a, b, c (Å) | 33.811 (7), 4.598 (1), 9.891 (2) |
β (°) | 98.957 (4) |
V (Å3) | 1518.9 (6) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.09 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.50 × 0.21 × 0.02 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker Kappa DUO APEXII |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (TWINABS; Sheldrick, 2007) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.955, 0.998 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 1930, 1930, 1811 |
Rint | 0.042 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.672 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.033, 0.092, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 1930 |
No. of parameters | 114 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.27, −0.19 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2006), SAINT (Bruker, 2006), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1N···O1i | 0.834 (18) | 2.124 (18) | 2.8742 (14) | 149.7 (13) |
N2—H2N···O1i | 0.864 (18) | 2.119 (18) | 2.8904 (14) | 148.4 (15) |
Symmetry code: (i) x, y−1, z. |
Acknowledgements
The authors wish to thank Dr Hong Su from the the University of the Cape Town for his assistance with the data collection and
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Bis-ureas have been employed as ligands for metal complexes used in hydrolytic kinetic resolution of epoxides (Park et al., 2011) and as chromogenic and fluorogenic receptors (Ahmed et al., 2011). These molecules have also been found to be useful as epigenetic modulators (Sharma et al., 2010), in surfactant self-assembies (Vos et al., 2010), and photo dimerizing agent for coumarins (Dawn et al., 2011).
The closest reported structures are 3,3'-bis-phenyl-(butylene-1,4)-bisurea and 3,3'-bis-phenyl-(heptylene-1,7)-bisurea (Koevoets et al., 2005). In the butylene derivatives a transoid arrangement is evident whereas the heptylene molecule adopts a cisoid arrangement of the two urea groups. The title compound has an odd number of carbons in its aliphatic chain (propylene). This leads to a cisoid arrangement of the two urea groups (Fig. 1).
The asymmetric unit of the title compund, C17H20N4O2, contains half molecule of 1,1'-(propane-1,3-diyl)bis(3-phenylurea) and the complete molecule is generated by inversion symmetry (i) : 1-x, y, 1.5-z. Intermolecular hydrogen bonding between adjacent urea groups N1–H1–O1, 2.8742 (14) Å and N2–H2–O1, 2.8904 (14) Å gives rise to infinite polymeric chains across the bc plane (Fig. 2), The spacing between the two hydrogen-bonded urea groups is 4.59 Å in the title compound, while it is 4.64 Å for the even butylene spacer and 4.63 Å for the odd heptylene spacer. With a centroid distance of less than 3.5 Å, π-π stacking is present in the crystal along the same plane.