organic compounds
3-Methyl-5-phenoxy-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde
aX-ray Crystallography Unit, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia, and bDepartment of Studies in Chemistry, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri, Mangalore 574 199, India
*Correspondence e-mail: hkfun@usm.my
In the title compound, C17H14N2O2, the pyrazole ring makes dihedral angles of 73.67 (4) and 45.99 (4)°, respectively, with the adjacent phenyl and phenoxy rings. In the crystal, there are no classical hydrogen bonds, but a weak C—H⋯π interaction is observed.
Related literature
For biological applications of pyrazole derivatives, see: Rai et al. (2008); Isloor et al. (2009); Girisha et al. (2010). For a related structure, see: Shahani et al. (2011). For bond-length data, see: Allen et al. (1987).
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
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5-Chloro-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-4-carboxaldehyde (0.1 mol) and phenol (0.1 mol) was dissolved in 10 mL of dimethyl sulfoxide. To this solution, 5.6 g (0.1 mol) of potassium hydroxide was added. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 6 hrs and then was cooled to room temperature and poured to crushed ice. The solid product that separated was filtered and dried. It was then recrystallized from ethanol. Crystals suitable for X-ray analysis were obtained from 1:2 mixtures of DMF and ethanol by slow evaporation.
All the H atoms were positioned geometrically (C—H = 0.95–0.98 Å) and were refined using a riding model, with Uiso(H) =1.2 or 1.5Ueq(C).
Pyrazoles are a novel class of
possessing wide variety of application in the agrochemical and pharmaceutical industries. Derivatives of pyrazoles are found to show good antibacterial (Rai et al., 2008), anti-inflammatory and analgesic (Isloor et al., 2009) activities. In view of these observations and in continuation of our search for biologically active pyrazole derivatives, we herein report the of 3-methyl-5-phenoxy-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde. Reaction of 5-chloro-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde with phenol afforded 5-chloro-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde (Girisha et al., 2010).The
of the title compound is shown in Fig. 1. The 1H-pyrazole (N1/N2/C7–C9) ring is essentially planar with a maximum deviation of 0.004 (1) Å for atom N1. The central pyrazole ring makes dihedral angles of 73.67 (4) and 45.99 (4)° with the terminal phenyl (C1–C6) and (C10–C15) rings, respectively. The bond lengths (Allen et al., 1987) and angles are within normal ranges and is comparable to a closely related structure (Shahani et al., 2011).In the crystal packing (Fig. 2), there are no classical hydrogen bonds but stabilization is provided by weak C—H···π (Table 1) interactions, involving the centroid Cg1 of the C1–C6 ring.
For biological applications of pyrazole derivatives, see: Rai et al. (2008); Isloor et al. (2009); Girisha et al. (2010). For a related structure, see: Shahani et al. (2011). For bond-length data, see: Allen et al. (1987).
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).C17H14N2O2 | F(000) = 584 |
Mr = 278.30 | Dx = 1.322 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 7046 reflections |
a = 8.6207 (1) Å | θ = 3.7–36.0° |
b = 7.1695 (1) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
c = 22.9228 (3) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 99.168 (1)° | Block, colourless |
V = 1398.67 (3) Å3 | 0.46 × 0.20 × 0.14 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 6610 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 5063 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.035 |
φ and ω scans | θmax = 36.1°, θmin = 2.8° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | h = −14→14 |
Tmin = 0.961, Tmax = 0.988 | k = −10→11 |
24894 measured reflections | l = −37→37 |
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)] = 0.044 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.127 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.06 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0667P)2 + 0.1411P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
6610 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
191 parameters | Δρmax = 0.49 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.25 e Å−3 |
C17H14N2O2 | V = 1398.67 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 278.30 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.6207 (1) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
b = 7.1695 (1) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 22.9228 (3) Å | 0.46 × 0.20 × 0.14 mm |
β = 99.168 (1)° |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 6610 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | 5063 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.961, Tmax = 0.988 | Rint = 0.035 |
24894 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.044 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.127 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.06 | Δρmax = 0.49 e Å−3 |
6610 reflections | Δρmin = −0.25 e Å−3 |
191 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 | 0.05681 (7) | 0.69565 (8) | 0.13280 (3) | 0.01742 (12) | |
O2 | 0.06804 (8) | 0.18778 (10) | 0.24152 (3) | 0.02350 (14) | |
N1 | −0.13873 (7) | 0.51835 (10) | 0.07691 (3) | 0.01459 (12) | |
N2 | −0.21777 (8) | 0.35085 (10) | 0.07780 (3) | 0.01602 (12) | |
C1 | −0.08495 (9) | 0.74369 (12) | 0.00220 (3) | 0.01637 (14) | |
H1A | 0.0246 | 0.7199 | 0.0118 | 0.020* | |
C2 | −0.14204 (10) | 0.87209 (12) | −0.04165 (3) | 0.01873 (15) | |
H2A | −0.0707 | 0.9369 | −0.0620 | 0.022* | |
C3 | −0.30261 (10) | 0.90625 (12) | −0.05596 (3) | 0.02026 (15) | |
H3A | −0.3404 | 0.9951 | −0.0856 | 0.024* | |
C4 | −0.40764 (10) | 0.81003 (12) | −0.02678 (3) | 0.01878 (15) | |
H4A | −0.5173 | 0.8318 | −0.0370 | 0.023* | |
C5 | −0.35271 (9) | 0.68226 (12) | 0.01719 (3) | 0.01632 (14) | |
H5A | −0.4243 | 0.6168 | 0.0372 | 0.020* | |
C6 | −0.19152 (9) | 0.65081 (11) | 0.03172 (3) | 0.01421 (13) | |
C7 | −0.14856 (9) | 0.26348 (11) | 0.12608 (3) | 0.01569 (13) | |
C8 | −0.02490 (8) | 0.37265 (11) | 0.15780 (3) | 0.01490 (13) | |
C9 | −0.02436 (8) | 0.53407 (11) | 0.12425 (3) | 0.01441 (13) | |
C10 | 0.22016 (9) | 0.68417 (11) | 0.15060 (3) | 0.01485 (13) | |
C11 | 0.30911 (9) | 0.55321 (12) | 0.12616 (3) | 0.01733 (14) | |
H11A | 0.2605 | 0.4651 | 0.0981 | 0.021* | |
C12 | 0.47161 (9) | 0.55367 (13) | 0.14369 (3) | 0.01931 (15) | |
H12A | 0.5342 | 0.4630 | 0.1281 | 0.023* | |
C13 | 0.54285 (10) | 0.68545 (13) | 0.18366 (4) | 0.02145 (16) | |
H13A | 0.6538 | 0.6863 | 0.1949 | 0.026* | |
C14 | 0.45058 (10) | 0.81631 (13) | 0.20720 (4) | 0.02241 (17) | |
H14A | 0.4992 | 0.9067 | 0.2344 | 0.027* | |
C15 | 0.28718 (10) | 0.81597 (12) | 0.19112 (3) | 0.01855 (15) | |
H15A | 0.2238 | 0.9038 | 0.2075 | 0.022* | |
C16 | −0.20510 (10) | 0.07608 (13) | 0.14161 (4) | 0.02157 (16) | |
H16A | −0.2763 | 0.0253 | 0.1078 | 0.032* | |
H16B | −0.2610 | 0.0877 | 0.1755 | 0.032* | |
H16C | −0.1151 | −0.0078 | 0.1518 | 0.032* | |
C17 | 0.07517 (9) | 0.33089 (12) | 0.21332 (3) | 0.01724 (14) | |
H17A | 0.1514 | 0.4212 | 0.2288 | 0.021* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0151 (2) | 0.0131 (3) | 0.0227 (2) | −0.00067 (19) | −0.00134 (19) | −0.0014 (2) |
O2 | 0.0227 (3) | 0.0224 (3) | 0.0238 (3) | −0.0006 (2) | −0.0010 (2) | 0.0070 (2) |
N1 | 0.0127 (2) | 0.0135 (3) | 0.0167 (2) | −0.0012 (2) | −0.00011 (19) | 0.0005 (2) |
N2 | 0.0139 (3) | 0.0141 (3) | 0.0194 (3) | −0.0023 (2) | 0.0007 (2) | 0.0013 (2) |
C1 | 0.0155 (3) | 0.0157 (3) | 0.0180 (3) | −0.0027 (2) | 0.0028 (2) | −0.0014 (2) |
C2 | 0.0222 (3) | 0.0163 (4) | 0.0179 (3) | −0.0049 (3) | 0.0038 (3) | 0.0003 (3) |
C3 | 0.0251 (4) | 0.0160 (4) | 0.0184 (3) | −0.0009 (3) | −0.0004 (3) | 0.0022 (3) |
C4 | 0.0173 (3) | 0.0180 (4) | 0.0197 (3) | 0.0016 (3) | −0.0012 (3) | 0.0006 (3) |
C5 | 0.0142 (3) | 0.0176 (4) | 0.0169 (3) | −0.0006 (2) | 0.0015 (2) | 0.0008 (2) |
C6 | 0.0143 (3) | 0.0136 (3) | 0.0144 (3) | −0.0003 (2) | 0.0013 (2) | 0.0000 (2) |
C7 | 0.0135 (3) | 0.0149 (3) | 0.0183 (3) | 0.0003 (2) | 0.0017 (2) | 0.0013 (2) |
C8 | 0.0136 (3) | 0.0146 (3) | 0.0160 (3) | 0.0003 (2) | 0.0008 (2) | 0.0001 (2) |
C9 | 0.0122 (3) | 0.0143 (3) | 0.0162 (3) | −0.0003 (2) | 0.0007 (2) | −0.0018 (2) |
C10 | 0.0138 (3) | 0.0150 (3) | 0.0151 (3) | −0.0018 (2) | 0.0004 (2) | 0.0004 (2) |
C11 | 0.0165 (3) | 0.0183 (4) | 0.0168 (3) | −0.0016 (3) | 0.0018 (2) | −0.0028 (3) |
C12 | 0.0166 (3) | 0.0222 (4) | 0.0196 (3) | −0.0003 (3) | 0.0044 (2) | 0.0003 (3) |
C13 | 0.0154 (3) | 0.0261 (4) | 0.0220 (3) | −0.0046 (3) | 0.0003 (3) | 0.0010 (3) |
C14 | 0.0207 (4) | 0.0236 (4) | 0.0215 (3) | −0.0067 (3) | −0.0009 (3) | −0.0043 (3) |
C15 | 0.0190 (3) | 0.0175 (4) | 0.0186 (3) | −0.0034 (3) | 0.0014 (2) | −0.0036 (3) |
C16 | 0.0189 (3) | 0.0168 (4) | 0.0274 (3) | −0.0031 (3) | −0.0011 (3) | 0.0052 (3) |
C17 | 0.0160 (3) | 0.0179 (4) | 0.0170 (3) | 0.0013 (3) | 0.0001 (2) | 0.0007 (2) |
O1—C9 | 1.3514 (10) | C7—C16 | 1.4916 (12) |
O1—C10 | 1.4047 (9) | C8—C9 | 1.3899 (11) |
O2—C17 | 1.2194 (10) | C8—C17 | 1.4505 (10) |
N1—C9 | 1.3496 (9) | C10—C15 | 1.3850 (11) |
N1—N2 | 1.3825 (10) | C10—C11 | 1.3858 (11) |
N1—C6 | 1.4254 (10) | C11—C12 | 1.3945 (11) |
N2—C7 | 1.3276 (10) | C11—H11A | 0.9500 |
C1—C2 | 1.3937 (11) | C12—C13 | 1.3892 (12) |
C1—C6 | 1.3942 (10) | C12—H12A | 0.9500 |
C1—H1A | 0.9500 | C13—C14 | 1.3931 (13) |
C2—C3 | 1.3925 (12) | C13—H13A | 0.9500 |
C2—H2A | 0.9500 | C14—C15 | 1.3981 (12) |
C3—C4 | 1.3914 (12) | C14—H14A | 0.9500 |
C3—H3A | 0.9500 | C15—H15A | 0.9500 |
C4—C5 | 1.3882 (11) | C16—H16A | 0.9800 |
C4—H4A | 0.9500 | C16—H16B | 0.9800 |
C5—C6 | 1.3947 (10) | C16—H16C | 0.9800 |
C5—H5A | 0.9500 | C17—H17A | 0.9500 |
C7—C8 | 1.4250 (11) | ||
C9—O1—C10 | 117.63 (6) | N1—C9—C8 | 107.99 (7) |
C9—N1—N2 | 111.06 (6) | O1—C9—C8 | 132.91 (7) |
C9—N1—C6 | 129.53 (7) | C15—C10—C11 | 122.33 (7) |
N2—N1—C6 | 119.24 (6) | C15—C10—O1 | 116.53 (7) |
C7—N2—N1 | 105.37 (6) | C11—C10—O1 | 121.06 (7) |
C2—C1—C6 | 118.77 (7) | C10—C11—C12 | 118.50 (7) |
C2—C1—H1A | 120.6 | C10—C11—H11A | 120.8 |
C6—C1—H1A | 120.6 | C12—C11—H11A | 120.8 |
C3—C2—C1 | 120.64 (7) | C13—C12—C11 | 120.65 (8) |
C3—C2—H2A | 119.7 | C13—C12—H12A | 119.7 |
C1—C2—H2A | 119.7 | C11—C12—H12A | 119.7 |
C4—C3—C2 | 119.88 (7) | C12—C13—C14 | 119.59 (8) |
C4—C3—H3A | 120.1 | C12—C13—H13A | 120.2 |
C2—C3—H3A | 120.1 | C14—C13—H13A | 120.2 |
C5—C4—C3 | 120.22 (7) | C13—C14—C15 | 120.68 (8) |
C5—C4—H4A | 119.9 | C13—C14—H14A | 119.7 |
C3—C4—H4A | 119.9 | C15—C14—H14A | 119.7 |
C4—C5—C6 | 119.46 (7) | C10—C15—C14 | 118.23 (8) |
C4—C5—H5A | 120.3 | C10—C15—H15A | 120.9 |
C6—C5—H5A | 120.3 | C14—C15—H15A | 120.9 |
C1—C6—C5 | 121.02 (7) | C7—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
C1—C6—N1 | 120.81 (7) | C7—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C5—C6—N1 | 118.16 (7) | H16A—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
N2—C7—C8 | 111.50 (7) | C7—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
N2—C7—C16 | 120.23 (7) | H16A—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C8—C7—C16 | 128.27 (7) | H16B—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C9—C8—C7 | 104.08 (6) | O2—C17—C8 | 124.45 (8) |
C9—C8—C17 | 127.11 (7) | O2—C17—H17A | 117.8 |
C7—C8—C17 | 128.78 (7) | C8—C17—H17A | 117.8 |
N1—C9—O1 | 118.89 (7) | ||
C9—N1—N2—C7 | −0.74 (8) | C6—N1—C9—O1 | 0.07 (12) |
C6—N1—N2—C7 | −176.34 (6) | N2—N1—C9—C8 | 0.53 (9) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.36 (12) | C6—N1—C9—C8 | 175.55 (7) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.75 (12) | C10—O1—C9—N1 | −137.81 (7) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 1.03 (12) | C10—O1—C9—C8 | 48.05 (11) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.20 (12) | C7—C8—C9—N1 | −0.11 (8) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 1.21 (11) | C17—C8—C9—N1 | −178.21 (7) |
C2—C1—C6—N1 | −179.97 (7) | C7—C8—C9—O1 | 174.49 (8) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.93 (12) | C17—C8—C9—O1 | −3.61 (14) |
C4—C5—C6—N1 | −179.79 (7) | C9—O1—C10—C15 | −142.16 (7) |
C9—N1—C6—C1 | 49.63 (11) | C9—O1—C10—C11 | 41.12 (10) |
N2—N1—C6—C1 | −135.69 (8) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | 0.73 (12) |
C9—N1—C6—C5 | −131.51 (8) | O1—C10—C11—C12 | 177.26 (7) |
N2—N1—C6—C5 | 43.17 (10) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −1.55 (12) |
N1—N2—C7—C8 | 0.67 (9) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 1.12 (13) |
N1—N2—C7—C16 | 179.53 (7) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 0.17 (13) |
N2—C7—C8—C9 | −0.37 (9) | C11—C10—C15—C14 | 0.52 (12) |
C16—C7—C8—C9 | −179.11 (8) | O1—C10—C15—C14 | −176.16 (7) |
N2—C7—C8—C17 | 177.70 (7) | C13—C14—C15—C10 | −0.97 (13) |
C16—C7—C8—C17 | −1.05 (14) | C9—C8—C17—O2 | 178.74 (8) |
N2—N1—C9—O1 | −174.96 (6) | C7—C8—C17—O2 | 1.10 (14) |
Cg1 is the centroid of the C1–C6 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C11—H11A···Cg1i | 0.95 | 2.62 | 3.5052 (8) | 156 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y+1, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C17H14N2O2 |
Mr | 278.30 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.6207 (1), 7.1695 (1), 22.9228 (3) |
β (°) | 99.168 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1398.67 (3) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.09 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.46 × 0.20 × 0.14 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.961, 0.988 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 24894, 6610, 5063 |
Rint | 0.035 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.829 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.044, 0.127, 1.06 |
No. of reflections | 6610 |
No. of parameters | 191 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.49, −0.25 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009), SAINT (Bruker, 2009), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Cg1 is the centroid of the C1–C6 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C11—H11A···Cg1i | 0.95 | 2.62 | 3.5052 (8) | 156 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y+1, −z. |
Footnotes
‡Thomson Reuters ResearcherID: A-3561-2009.
Acknowledgements
HKF and TSH thank Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) for the Research University Grant (1001/PFIZIK/811160). TSH also thanks USM for the award of a research fellowship.
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Pyrazoles are a novel class of heterocyclic compounds possessing wide variety of application in the agrochemical and pharmaceutical industries. Derivatives of pyrazoles are found to show good antibacterial (Rai et al., 2008), anti-inflammatory and analgesic (Isloor et al., 2009) activities. In view of these observations and in continuation of our search for biologically active pyrazole derivatives, we herein report the crystal structure of 3-methyl-5-phenoxy-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde. Reaction of 5-chloro-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde with phenol afforded 5-chloro-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbaldehyde (Girisha et al., 2010).
The asymmetric unit of the title compound is shown in Fig. 1. The 1H-pyrazole (N1/N2/C7–C9) ring is essentially planar with a maximum deviation of 0.004 (1) Å for atom N1. The central pyrazole ring makes dihedral angles of 73.67 (4) and 45.99 (4)° with the terminal phenyl (C1–C6) and (C10–C15) rings, respectively. The bond lengths (Allen et al., 1987) and angles are within normal ranges and is comparable to a closely related structure (Shahani et al., 2011).
In the crystal packing (Fig. 2), there are no classical hydrogen bonds but stabilization is provided by weak C—H···π (Table 1) interactions, involving the centroid Cg1 of the C1–C6 ring.