organic compounds
7H-1-Benzofuro[2,3-b]carbazole
aCentre for Research and Development, PRIST University, Vallam, Thanjavur 613 403, Tamil Nadu, India, bDepartment of Organic Chemistry, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, India, and cDepartment of Physics, CPCL Polytechnic College, Chennai 600 068, India
*Correspondence e-mail: chakkaravarthi_2005@yahoo.com, crystallography2010@gmail.com
In the title compound, C18H11NO, the carbazole and benzofuran rings are almost co-planar, making a dihedral angle of 3.31 (3)°. The is stabilized by weak C—H⋯π interactions.
Related literature
For the biological activity of carbazole derivatives, see: Ramsewak et al. (1999); Diaz et al. (2002); Zhang et al. (2004). For the structures of closely related compounds, see: Chakkaravarthi et al. (2008a,b).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811039018/vm2122sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811039018/vm2122Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811039018/vm2122Isup3.cml
To a solution of tert-butyl-3-(2,2-di(ethoxycarbonyl)vinyl)-2-(bromomethyl) -1H-indole-1-carboxylate (0.5 g, 1.04 mmol) in dry 1,2-dichloroethane (15 mL), anhydrous ZnBr2 (0.05 g, 0.22 mmol) and benzo[b]furan (0.13 mL, 1.27 mmol) were added. It was then stirred at room temperature for 2 h under N2 atmosphere. The solvent was removed and the residue was quenched with ice-water (50 mL) containing 1 mL of conc. HCl, extracted with chloroform (2 x 10 mL) and dried (Na2SO4). Removal of solvent followed by flash
purification (n-hexane/ethyl acetate 80:20) led to the isolation of title compound as a colourless crystal suitable for X-Ray diffraction quality.All H atoms were positioned geometrically, with C—H = 0.93Å and N—H = 0.86Å and allowed to ride on their parent atoms, with Uiso(H) = 1.2 Ueq(C,N).
Carbazole derivatives exhibit anti-inflammatory and antimutagenic activities (Ramsewak et al., 1999). A carbazole ring is easily functionalized and covalently linked to other molecules (Diaz et al., 2002). This enables its use as a convenient building block for the design and synthesis of molecular glasses, which are widely studied as components of electroactive and photoactive materials (Zhang et al., 2004).
We herewith report the π interactions (Table 1).
of the title compound (Fig. 1). The geometric parameters agree well with those of similar reported structures (Chakkaravarthi et al., 2008a, 2008b). The benzofuran moiety (C9/C13-C18/O1/C10) is almost co-planar [dihedral angle 3.31 (3)°] with the carbazole ring (C1-C12/N1). The is stabilized by weak intermolecular C-H···For the biological activity of carbazole derivatives, see: Ramsewak et al. (1999); Diaz et al. (2002); Zhang et al. (2004). For the structures of closely related compounds, see: Chakkaravarthi et al. (2008a,b).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2004); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound with atom labels and 30% probability displacement ellipsoids for non-H atoms. |
C18H11NO | F(000) = 536 |
Mr = 257.28 | Dx = 1.407 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, Pca21 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2c -2ac | Cell parameters from 2246 reflections |
a = 26.087 (3) Å | θ = 1.6–28.3° |
b = 5.9585 (8) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
c = 7.8146 (10) Å | T = 295 K |
V = 1214.7 (3) Å3 | Block, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.24 × 0.22 × 0.20 mm |
Bruker Kappa APEXII diffractometer | 2700 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2331 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.022 |
ω and φ scans | θmax = 28.3°, θmin = 1.6° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −33→34 |
Tmin = 0.979, Tmax = 0.983 | k = −7→7 |
6591 measured reflections | l = −7→10 |
Refinement on F2 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
Least-squares matrix: full | H-atom parameters constrained |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.033 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0437P)2 + 0.0541P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
wR(F2) = 0.084 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.13 e Å−3 |
2700 reflections | Δρmin = −0.13 e Å−3 |
182 parameters | Extinction correction: SHELXL, Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
0 restraints | Extinction coefficient: 0.0083 (13) |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1086 Friedel pairs |
Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map | Absolute structure parameter: 0.2 (15) |
C18H11NO | V = 1214.7 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 257.28 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, Pca21 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 26.087 (3) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
b = 5.9585 (8) Å | T = 295 K |
c = 7.8146 (10) Å | 0.24 × 0.22 × 0.20 mm |
Bruker Kappa APEXII diffractometer | 2700 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 2331 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.979, Tmax = 0.983 | Rint = 0.022 |
6591 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.033 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.084 | Δρmax = 0.13 e Å−3 |
S = 1.05 | Δρmin = −0.13 e Å−3 |
2700 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 1086 Friedel pairs |
182 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: 0.2 (15) |
0 restraints |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
C1 | 0.95422 (6) | 0.1951 (2) | 0.5133 (2) | 0.0412 (3) | |
C2 | 0.90187 (6) | 0.2333 (3) | 0.5252 (2) | 0.0481 (4) | |
H2 | 0.8802 | 0.1313 | 0.5790 | 0.058* | |
C3 | 0.88330 (6) | 0.4286 (3) | 0.4541 (2) | 0.0526 (4) | |
H3 | 0.8484 | 0.4587 | 0.4602 | 0.063* | |
C4 | 0.91550 (6) | 0.5822 (3) | 0.3733 (2) | 0.0491 (4) | |
H4 | 0.9017 | 0.7122 | 0.3262 | 0.059* | |
C5 | 0.96747 (6) | 0.5437 (2) | 0.3624 (2) | 0.0414 (3) | |
H5 | 0.9889 | 0.6474 | 0.3093 | 0.050* | |
C6 | 0.98745 (5) | 0.3475 (2) | 0.43203 (19) | 0.0370 (3) | |
C7 | 1.03818 (5) | 0.2503 (2) | 0.43841 (19) | 0.0366 (3) | |
C8 | 1.08582 (5) | 0.3196 (2) | 0.37727 (18) | 0.0386 (3) | |
H8 | 1.0899 | 0.4576 | 0.3233 | 0.046* | |
C9 | 1.12697 (6) | 0.1751 (2) | 0.4000 (2) | 0.0412 (3) | |
C10 | 1.11930 (6) | −0.0328 (2) | 0.4815 (2) | 0.0439 (4) | |
C11 | 1.07375 (6) | −0.1066 (3) | 0.5477 (2) | 0.0464 (4) | |
H11 | 1.0703 | −0.2431 | 0.6042 | 0.056* | |
C12 | 1.03323 (6) | 0.0405 (2) | 0.5230 (2) | 0.0403 (3) | |
C13 | 1.18108 (6) | 0.1825 (3) | 0.3568 (2) | 0.0458 (4) | |
C14 | 1.21349 (6) | 0.3394 (3) | 0.2832 (2) | 0.0525 (4) | |
H14 | 1.2009 | 0.4763 | 0.2444 | 0.063* | |
C15 | 1.26512 (6) | 0.2873 (4) | 0.2688 (3) | 0.0617 (5) | |
H15 | 1.2874 | 0.3903 | 0.2192 | 0.074* | |
C16 | 1.28401 (7) | 0.0836 (4) | 0.3275 (3) | 0.0666 (6) | |
H16 | 1.3188 | 0.0533 | 0.3169 | 0.080* | |
C17 | 1.25258 (7) | −0.0744 (3) | 0.4009 (2) | 0.0624 (5) | |
H17 | 1.2652 | −0.2110 | 0.4403 | 0.075* | |
C18 | 1.20141 (6) | −0.0194 (3) | 0.4131 (2) | 0.0508 (4) | |
N1 | 0.98259 (5) | 0.0150 (2) | 0.57102 (18) | 0.0443 (3) | |
H1 | 0.9706 | −0.0965 | 0.6283 | 0.053* | |
O1 | 1.16449 (4) | −0.15463 (18) | 0.48849 (17) | 0.0557 (3) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0493 (8) | 0.0409 (7) | 0.0336 (8) | −0.0090 (6) | −0.0002 (7) | −0.0032 (6) |
C2 | 0.0450 (8) | 0.0557 (9) | 0.0434 (9) | −0.0134 (7) | 0.0036 (7) | −0.0009 (8) |
C3 | 0.0419 (8) | 0.0659 (11) | 0.0501 (10) | −0.0015 (7) | 0.0016 (7) | −0.0052 (8) |
C4 | 0.0511 (8) | 0.0487 (8) | 0.0474 (10) | 0.0039 (7) | −0.0041 (8) | −0.0009 (8) |
C5 | 0.0470 (7) | 0.0383 (7) | 0.0389 (8) | −0.0052 (6) | −0.0007 (7) | −0.0001 (6) |
C6 | 0.0421 (7) | 0.0381 (7) | 0.0309 (7) | −0.0070 (5) | −0.0014 (6) | −0.0026 (6) |
C7 | 0.0472 (7) | 0.0313 (6) | 0.0312 (7) | −0.0050 (6) | −0.0010 (6) | −0.0018 (6) |
C8 | 0.0453 (7) | 0.0350 (7) | 0.0354 (8) | −0.0054 (6) | 0.0002 (6) | 0.0013 (6) |
C9 | 0.0446 (7) | 0.0402 (7) | 0.0387 (9) | −0.0026 (6) | −0.0001 (6) | −0.0059 (6) |
C10 | 0.0506 (8) | 0.0386 (7) | 0.0425 (9) | 0.0033 (6) | −0.0040 (7) | −0.0048 (6) |
C11 | 0.0596 (9) | 0.0343 (7) | 0.0452 (9) | −0.0023 (6) | −0.0016 (7) | 0.0021 (7) |
C12 | 0.0513 (8) | 0.0347 (7) | 0.0349 (8) | −0.0080 (6) | −0.0018 (6) | −0.0020 (6) |
C13 | 0.0454 (8) | 0.0519 (9) | 0.0402 (9) | −0.0008 (7) | −0.0024 (7) | −0.0100 (7) |
C14 | 0.0483 (9) | 0.0633 (10) | 0.0459 (10) | −0.0072 (7) | −0.0015 (8) | −0.0075 (8) |
C15 | 0.0482 (9) | 0.0839 (13) | 0.0529 (12) | −0.0106 (9) | 0.0043 (9) | −0.0151 (10) |
C16 | 0.0451 (9) | 0.0932 (15) | 0.0616 (13) | 0.0072 (10) | 0.0007 (8) | −0.0240 (11) |
C17 | 0.0550 (9) | 0.0677 (10) | 0.0645 (14) | 0.0147 (9) | −0.0031 (9) | −0.0143 (10) |
C18 | 0.0500 (8) | 0.0540 (9) | 0.0485 (11) | 0.0034 (7) | −0.0025 (7) | −0.0109 (8) |
N1 | 0.0505 (7) | 0.0391 (6) | 0.0432 (8) | −0.0106 (5) | 0.0034 (6) | 0.0053 (6) |
O1 | 0.0558 (6) | 0.0471 (6) | 0.0643 (9) | 0.0090 (5) | −0.0031 (6) | −0.0019 (5) |
C1—N1 | 1.380 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.369 (2) |
C1—C2 | 1.388 (2) | C10—O1 | 1.3856 (18) |
C1—C6 | 1.407 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.387 (2) |
C2—C3 | 1.377 (2) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C12—N1 | 1.3817 (19) |
C3—C4 | 1.394 (2) | C13—C14 | 1.385 (2) |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C13—C18 | 1.386 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.378 (2) | C14—C15 | 1.387 (2) |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C5—C6 | 1.391 (2) | C15—C16 | 1.388 (3) |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C6—C7 | 1.445 (2) | C16—C17 | 1.374 (3) |
C7—C8 | 1.3940 (19) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C7—C12 | 1.4202 (19) | C17—C18 | 1.378 (2) |
C8—C9 | 1.388 (2) | C17—H17 | 0.9300 |
C8—H8 | 0.9300 | C18—O1 | 1.387 (2) |
C9—C10 | 1.407 (2) | N1—H1 | 0.8600 |
C9—C13 | 1.452 (2) | ||
N1—C1—C2 | 129.30 (14) | O1—C10—C9 | 110.99 (13) |
N1—C1—C6 | 108.61 (13) | C10—C11—C12 | 113.97 (14) |
C2—C1—C6 | 122.09 (14) | C10—C11—H11 | 123.0 |
C3—C2—C1 | 117.21 (15) | C12—C11—H11 | 123.0 |
C3—C2—H2 | 121.4 | N1—C12—C11 | 128.43 (13) |
C1—C2—H2 | 121.4 | N1—C12—C7 | 108.07 (13) |
C2—C3—C4 | 121.72 (15) | C11—C12—C7 | 123.50 (14) |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.1 | C14—C13—C18 | 118.94 (15) |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.1 | C14—C13—C9 | 135.24 (15) |
C5—C4—C3 | 120.78 (15) | C18—C13—C9 | 105.78 (14) |
C5—C4—H4 | 119.6 | C13—C14—C15 | 118.36 (17) |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.6 | C13—C14—H14 | 120.8 |
C4—C5—C6 | 118.98 (14) | C15—C14—H14 | 120.8 |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.5 | C14—C15—C16 | 120.92 (18) |
C6—C5—H5 | 120.5 | C14—C15—H15 | 119.5 |
C5—C6—C1 | 119.21 (13) | C16—C15—H15 | 119.5 |
C5—C6—C7 | 133.90 (13) | C17—C16—C15 | 121.69 (16) |
C1—C6—C7 | 106.87 (13) | C17—C16—H16 | 119.2 |
C8—C7—C12 | 120.09 (13) | C15—C16—H16 | 119.2 |
C8—C7—C6 | 133.30 (13) | C16—C17—C18 | 116.36 (18) |
C12—C7—C6 | 106.59 (12) | C16—C17—H17 | 121.8 |
C9—C8—C7 | 117.52 (12) | C18—C17—H17 | 121.8 |
C9—C8—H8 | 121.2 | C17—C18—C13 | 123.72 (17) |
C7—C8—H8 | 121.2 | C17—C18—O1 | 124.33 (16) |
C8—C9—C10 | 119.61 (13) | C13—C18—O1 | 111.91 (14) |
C8—C9—C13 | 134.72 (14) | C1—N1—C12 | 109.77 (12) |
C10—C9—C13 | 105.67 (13) | C1—N1—H1 | 125.1 |
C11—C10—O1 | 123.74 (14) | C12—N1—H1 | 125.1 |
C11—C10—C9 | 125.27 (14) | C10—O1—C18 | 105.64 (12) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | −179.31 (16) | C8—C7—C12—N1 | 179.51 (13) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.1 (2) | C6—C7—C12—N1 | −2.04 (16) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.0 (3) | C8—C7—C12—C11 | −1.0 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.3 (3) | C6—C7—C12—C11 | 177.49 (15) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.6 (2) | C8—C9—C13—C14 | 3.5 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.7 (2) | C10—C9—C13—C14 | −176.81 (17) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 177.28 (15) | C8—C9—C13—C18 | −179.06 (17) |
N1—C1—C6—C5 | 179.83 (13) | C10—C9—C13—C18 | 0.64 (18) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 0.5 (2) | C18—C13—C14—C15 | 0.1 (2) |
N1—C1—C6—C7 | 1.33 (16) | C9—C13—C14—C15 | 177.25 (18) |
C2—C1—C6—C7 | −178.01 (15) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | −0.4 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | 0.4 (3) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | 0.4 (3) |
C1—C6—C7—C8 | 178.59 (16) | C15—C16—C17—C18 | 0.0 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—C12 | −177.74 (17) | C16—C17—C18—C13 | −0.3 (3) |
C1—C6—C7—C12 | 0.44 (16) | C16—C17—C18—O1 | −177.71 (17) |
C12—C7—C8—C9 | 1.1 (2) | C14—C13—C18—C17 | 0.3 (3) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | −176.87 (15) | C9—C13—C18—C17 | −177.67 (16) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | 0.3 (2) | C14—C13—C18—O1 | 177.98 (13) |
C7—C8—C9—C13 | 179.98 (16) | C9—C13—C18—O1 | 0.04 (19) |
C8—C9—C10—C11 | −2.1 (2) | C2—C1—N1—C12 | 176.60 (17) |
C13—C9—C10—C11 | 178.14 (16) | C6—C1—N1—C12 | −2.68 (17) |
C8—C9—C10—O1 | 178.64 (14) | C11—C12—N1—C1 | −176.56 (16) |
C13—C9—C10—O1 | −1.11 (17) | C7—C12—N1—C1 | 2.94 (17) |
O1—C10—C11—C12 | −178.66 (15) | C11—C10—O1—C18 | −178.14 (15) |
C9—C10—C11—C12 | 2.2 (2) | C9—C10—O1—C18 | 1.13 (17) |
C10—C11—C12—N1 | 178.80 (15) | C17—C18—O1—C10 | 176.98 (17) |
C10—C11—C12—C7 | −0.6 (2) | C13—C18—O1—C10 | −0.71 (18) |
Cg2, Cg3 and Cg4 are the centroids of the N1/C1/C6/C7/C12, C1–C6 and C7–C12 rings, respectively. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···Cg4i | 0.86 | 2.91 | 3.530 (2) | 130 |
C5—H5···Cg2ii | 0.93 | 2.70 | 3.449 (2) | 138 |
C11—H11···Cg3i | 0.93 | 2.79 | 3.526 (2) | 137 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y, z+1/2; (ii) −x+2, −y+1, z−1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C18H11NO |
Mr | 257.28 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pca21 |
Temperature (K) | 295 |
a, b, c (Å) | 26.087 (3), 5.9585 (8), 7.8146 (10) |
V (Å3) | 1214.7 (3) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.09 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.24 × 0.22 × 0.20 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker Kappa APEXII |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.979, 0.983 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 6591, 2700, 2331 |
Rint | 0.022 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.667 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.033, 0.084, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 2700 |
No. of parameters | 182 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.13, −0.13 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 1086 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | 0.2 (15) |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004), SAINT (Bruker, 2004), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Cg2, Cg3 and Cg4 are the centroids of the N1/C1/C6/C7/C12, C1–C6 and C7–C12 rings, respectively. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···Cg4i | 0.86 | 2.91 | 3.530 (2) | 130 |
C5—H5···Cg2ii | 0.93 | 2.70 | 3.449 (2) | 138 |
C11—H11···Cg3i | 0.93 | 2.79 | 3.526 (2) | 137 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y, z+1/2; (ii) −x+2, −y+1, z−1/2. |
Acknowledgements
The authors wish to acknowledge the SAIF, IIT, Madras, for the data collection.
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Carbazole derivatives exhibit anti-inflammatory and antimutagenic activities (Ramsewak et al., 1999). A carbazole ring is easily functionalized and covalently linked to other molecules (Diaz et al., 2002). This enables its use as a convenient building block for the design and synthesis of molecular glasses, which are widely studied as components of electroactive and photoactive materials (Zhang et al., 2004).
We herewith report the crystal structure of the title compound (Fig. 1). The geometric parameters agree well with those of similar reported structures (Chakkaravarthi et al., 2008a, 2008b). The benzofuran moiety (C9/C13-C18/O1/C10) is almost co-planar [dihedral angle 3.31 (3)°] with the carbazole ring (C1-C12/N1). The crystal structure is stabilized by weak intermolecular C-H···π interactions (Table 1).