organic compounds
(E,E)-N1,N4-Bis(2,6-difluorobenzylidene)butane-1,4-diamine
aDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord Branch, Box 166, Tehran, Iran, bDepartment of Chemistry, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, and cSchool of Chemistry, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, England
*Correspondence e-mail: khaledi1974@yahoo.com
The 18H16F4N2, comprises two half crystallographically independent potentially bidentate Schiff base ligands, with an inversion centre located at the mid-point of the central C—C bond. The crystal packing is stabilized by intermolecular C—H⋯F and π–π interactions [centroid–centroid distance = 3.8283 (11) Å].
of the title compound, CRelated literature
For background to the synthesis and structural variations of Schiff base ligands and their complexes, see: Granovski et al. (1993); Elmali et al. (2000).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2005); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2005); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL and PLATON (Spek,2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811044801/su2336sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811044801/su2336Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811044801/su2336Isup3.cml
The title compound was synthesized by mixing 2,4-difluorobenzaldehyde (4 mmol) and butylenediamine (2 mmol) in chloroform (20 ml). After stirring for 2 h, the solution was filtered and the resulting yellow solid was crystallized from ethanol, giving single crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction.
All H atoms were positioned geometrically and constrained to ride on the parent atoms: C-H = 0.95 and 0.99 %A for CH and CH2 H atoms, respectively, with Uiso(H) = 1.2 Ueq(C).
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2005); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2005); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek,2009).C18H16F4N2 | Z = 2 |
Mr = 336.33 | F(000) = 348 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.391 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 6.4672 (8) Å | Cell parameters from 4637 reflections |
b = 8.9296 (12) Å | θ = 2.9–28.3° |
c = 14.4939 (19) Å | µ = 0.12 mm−1 |
α = 104.956 (2)° | T = 150 K |
β = 94.474 (2)° | Block, colourless |
γ = 93.679 (2)° | 0.34 × 0.30 × 0.20 mm |
V = 803.10 (18) Å3 |
Bruker SMART 1K CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2819 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2394 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.019 |
Detector resolution: 8.33 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 2.4° |
ω scans | h = −7→7 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2005) | k = −10→10 |
Tmin = 0.962, Tmax = 0.977 | l = −16→17 |
5828 measured reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.037 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.100 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0437P)2 + 0.2616P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.11 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
2819 reflections | Δρmax = 0.25 e Å−3 |
218 parameters | Δρmin = −0.17 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.0064 (19) |
C18H16F4N2 | γ = 93.679 (2)° |
Mr = 336.33 | V = 803.10 (18) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 6.4672 (8) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 8.9296 (12) Å | µ = 0.12 mm−1 |
c = 14.4939 (19) Å | T = 150 K |
α = 104.956 (2)° | 0.34 × 0.30 × 0.20 mm |
β = 94.474 (2)° |
Bruker SMART 1K CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2819 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2005) | 2394 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.962, Tmax = 0.977 | Rint = 0.019 |
5828 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.037 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.100 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.11 | Δρmax = 0.25 e Å−3 |
2819 reflections | Δρmin = −0.17 e Å−3 |
218 parameters |
Experimental. The low-temperature data were collected with the Oxford Cyrosystems Cryostream low-temperature attachment. |
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 | ||
N1 | 0.1808 (2) | 0.73556 (16) | 0.64201 (10) | 0.0304 (3) | |
N2 | 0.1964 (2) | 0.08666 (15) | 0.86448 (9) | 0.0280 (3) | |
F1 | 0.19530 (16) | 1.11574 (12) | 0.54522 (8) | 0.0423 (3) | |
F2 | 0.57474 (16) | 0.85519 (11) | 0.73666 (7) | 0.0392 (3) | |
F3 | 0.14208 (16) | 0.33304 (13) | 0.78309 (9) | 0.0486 (3) | |
F4 | 0.76402 (16) | 0.30222 (12) | 0.96638 (8) | 0.0424 (3) | |
C1 | 0.3727 (2) | 1.10083 (19) | 0.59734 (11) | 0.0274 (4) | |
C2 | 0.5378 (3) | 1.21002 (19) | 0.60645 (12) | 0.0327 (4) | |
H2 | 0.5284 | 1.2924 | 0.5764 | 0.039* | |
C3 | 0.7184 (3) | 1.1967 (2) | 0.66064 (12) | 0.0323 (4) | |
H3 | 0.8348 | 1.2707 | 0.6677 | 0.039* | |
C4 | 0.7309 (2) | 1.07689 (19) | 0.70447 (12) | 0.0290 (4) | |
H4 | 0.8539 | 1.0686 | 0.7425 | 0.035* | |
C5 | 0.5610 (2) | 0.96960 (18) | 0.69179 (11) | 0.0260 (4) | |
C6 | 0.3742 (2) | 0.97517 (17) | 0.63782 (10) | 0.0236 (3) | |
C7 | 0.1858 (2) | 0.86668 (18) | 0.62385 (11) | 0.0262 (4) | |
H7 | 0.0593 | 0.8975 | 0.5995 | 0.031* | |
C8 | −0.0223 (3) | 0.6452 (2) | 0.62406 (12) | 0.0353 (4) | |
H8A | −0.1286 | 0.7057 | 0.6011 | 0.042* | |
H8B | −0.0627 | 0.6257 | 0.6847 | 0.042* | |
C9 | −0.0163 (3) | 0.49050 (19) | 0.54960 (12) | 0.0324 (4) | |
H9A | 0.0978 | 0.4343 | 0.5706 | 0.039* | |
H9B | −0.1488 | 0.4263 | 0.5459 | 0.039* | |
C10 | 0.3370 (2) | 0.38982 (19) | 0.82192 (12) | 0.0285 (4) | |
C11 | 0.4160 (3) | 0.52544 (19) | 0.80426 (12) | 0.0335 (4) | |
H11 | 0.3351 | 0.5768 | 0.7664 | 0.040* | |
C12 | 0.6160 (3) | 0.58532 (19) | 0.84294 (12) | 0.0336 (4) | |
H12 | 0.6728 | 0.6790 | 0.8316 | 0.040* | |
C13 | 0.7339 (3) | 0.51022 (19) | 0.89783 (12) | 0.0331 (4) | |
H13 | 0.8712 | 0.5509 | 0.9245 | 0.040* | |
C14 | 0.6470 (3) | 0.37536 (18) | 0.91265 (12) | 0.0275 (4) | |
C15 | 0.4472 (2) | 0.30737 (17) | 0.87626 (11) | 0.0245 (3) | |
C16 | 0.3732 (2) | 0.15886 (18) | 0.89413 (11) | 0.0261 (4) | |
H16 | 0.4662 | 0.1137 | 0.9310 | 0.031* | |
C17 | 0.1558 (3) | −0.06100 (18) | 0.88829 (12) | 0.0298 (4) | |
H17A | 0.2825 | −0.0846 | 0.9229 | 0.036* | |
H17B | 0.1225 | −0.1454 | 0.8284 | 0.036* | |
C18 | −0.0243 (2) | −0.05570 (17) | 0.95036 (11) | 0.0248 (3) | |
H18A | −0.1474 | −0.0238 | 0.9176 | 0.030* | |
H18B | −0.0605 | −0.1615 | 0.9571 | 0.030* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
N1 | 0.0337 (8) | 0.0262 (7) | 0.0285 (7) | −0.0040 (6) | 0.0007 (6) | 0.0044 (6) |
N2 | 0.0307 (8) | 0.0286 (7) | 0.0266 (7) | −0.0016 (6) | 0.0052 (6) | 0.0109 (6) |
F1 | 0.0344 (6) | 0.0431 (6) | 0.0530 (7) | −0.0030 (5) | −0.0134 (5) | 0.0260 (5) |
F2 | 0.0374 (6) | 0.0374 (6) | 0.0489 (6) | 0.0016 (4) | −0.0052 (5) | 0.0257 (5) |
F3 | 0.0304 (6) | 0.0456 (6) | 0.0743 (8) | −0.0077 (5) | −0.0171 (5) | 0.0333 (6) |
F4 | 0.0352 (6) | 0.0387 (6) | 0.0568 (7) | −0.0022 (4) | −0.0143 (5) | 0.0255 (5) |
C1 | 0.0260 (8) | 0.0301 (8) | 0.0258 (8) | 0.0033 (7) | −0.0027 (6) | 0.0084 (7) |
C2 | 0.0371 (10) | 0.0287 (9) | 0.0350 (9) | −0.0022 (7) | 0.0009 (7) | 0.0155 (7) |
C3 | 0.0289 (9) | 0.0348 (9) | 0.0318 (9) | −0.0058 (7) | 0.0035 (7) | 0.0081 (7) |
C4 | 0.0230 (8) | 0.0350 (9) | 0.0283 (8) | 0.0023 (7) | 0.0009 (7) | 0.0075 (7) |
C5 | 0.0308 (9) | 0.0254 (8) | 0.0241 (8) | 0.0054 (7) | 0.0048 (7) | 0.0092 (6) |
C6 | 0.0265 (8) | 0.0231 (8) | 0.0200 (7) | 0.0018 (6) | 0.0043 (6) | 0.0029 (6) |
C7 | 0.0260 (8) | 0.0274 (8) | 0.0242 (8) | 0.0016 (6) | 0.0019 (6) | 0.0053 (6) |
C8 | 0.0376 (10) | 0.0330 (9) | 0.0333 (9) | −0.0093 (8) | 0.0081 (8) | 0.0069 (7) |
C9 | 0.0382 (10) | 0.0260 (8) | 0.0323 (9) | −0.0096 (7) | 0.0027 (7) | 0.0098 (7) |
C10 | 0.0240 (8) | 0.0277 (8) | 0.0334 (9) | 0.0004 (7) | −0.0009 (7) | 0.0088 (7) |
C11 | 0.0392 (10) | 0.0287 (9) | 0.0349 (9) | 0.0038 (7) | −0.0034 (8) | 0.0142 (7) |
C12 | 0.0421 (10) | 0.0228 (8) | 0.0365 (9) | −0.0041 (7) | 0.0004 (8) | 0.0116 (7) |
C13 | 0.0301 (9) | 0.0285 (9) | 0.0382 (10) | −0.0053 (7) | −0.0045 (7) | 0.0087 (7) |
C14 | 0.0278 (9) | 0.0261 (8) | 0.0297 (8) | 0.0048 (7) | −0.0007 (7) | 0.0100 (7) |
C15 | 0.0262 (8) | 0.0229 (8) | 0.0250 (8) | 0.0031 (6) | 0.0055 (6) | 0.0062 (6) |
C16 | 0.0271 (9) | 0.0269 (8) | 0.0269 (8) | 0.0058 (7) | 0.0049 (7) | 0.0101 (7) |
C17 | 0.0370 (9) | 0.0243 (8) | 0.0284 (9) | −0.0009 (7) | 0.0064 (7) | 0.0076 (7) |
C18 | 0.0281 (8) | 0.0212 (7) | 0.0246 (8) | −0.0053 (6) | −0.0003 (6) | 0.0080 (6) |
N1—C7 | 1.264 (2) | C8—H8B | 0.990 |
N1—C8 | 1.465 (2) | C9—C9i | 1.520 (3) |
N2—C16 | 1.262 (2) | C9—H9A | 0.990 |
N2—C17 | 1.460 (2) | C9—H9B | 0.990 |
F1—C1 | 1.3568 (18) | C10—C11 | 1.376 (2) |
F2—C5 | 1.3492 (18) | C10—C15 | 1.396 (2) |
F3—C10 | 1.3504 (19) | C11—C12 | 1.384 (2) |
F4—C14 | 1.3562 (18) | C11—H11 | 0.950 |
C1—C2 | 1.373 (2) | C12—C13 | 1.382 (2) |
C1—C6 | 1.394 (2) | C12—H12 | 0.950 |
C2—C3 | 1.385 (2) | C13—C14 | 1.370 (2) |
C2—H2 | 0.950 | C13—H13 | 0.950 |
C3—C4 | 1.382 (2) | C14—C15 | 1.394 (2) |
C3—H3 | 0.950 | C15—C16 | 1.473 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.379 (2) | C16—H16 | 0.950 |
C4—H4 | 0.950 | C17—C18 | 1.522 (2) |
C5—C6 | 1.398 (2) | C17—H17A | 0.990 |
C6—C7 | 1.474 (2) | C17—H17B | 0.990 |
C7—H7 | 0.950 | C18—C18ii | 1.520 (3) |
C8—C9 | 1.523 (2) | C18—H18A | 0.990 |
C8—H8A | 0.990 | C18—H18B | 0.990 |
C7—N1—C8 | 116.31 (15) | H9A—C9—H9B | 107.8 |
C16—N2—C17 | 116.69 (14) | F3—C10—C11 | 117.55 (14) |
F1—C1—C2 | 117.90 (14) | F3—C10—C15 | 118.52 (14) |
F1—C1—C6 | 117.45 (14) | C11—C10—C15 | 123.92 (15) |
C2—C1—C6 | 124.65 (15) | C10—C11—C12 | 118.54 (15) |
C1—C2—C3 | 118.21 (15) | C10—C11—H11 | 120.7 |
C1—C2—H2 | 120.9 | C12—C11—H11 | 120.7 |
C3—C2—H2 | 120.9 | C13—C12—C11 | 120.70 (15) |
C4—C3—C2 | 120.62 (16) | C13—C12—H12 | 119.7 |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.7 | C11—C12—H12 | 119.7 |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.7 | C14—C13—C12 | 118.07 (16) |
C5—C4—C3 | 118.57 (15) | C14—C13—H13 | 121.0 |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.7 | C12—C13—H13 | 121.0 |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.7 | F4—C14—C13 | 117.68 (15) |
F2—C5—C4 | 117.69 (14) | F4—C14—C15 | 117.52 (14) |
F2—C5—C6 | 118.30 (14) | C13—C14—C15 | 124.80 (15) |
C4—C5—C6 | 123.98 (15) | C14—C15—C10 | 113.96 (14) |
C1—C6—C5 | 113.95 (14) | C14—C15—C16 | 119.93 (14) |
C1—C6—C7 | 119.55 (14) | C10—C15—C16 | 126.07 (15) |
C5—C6—C7 | 126.46 (14) | N2—C16—C15 | 125.39 (15) |
N1—C7—C6 | 124.53 (15) | N2—C16—H16 | 117.3 |
N1—C7—H7 | 117.7 | C15—C16—H16 | 117.3 |
C6—C7—H7 | 117.7 | N2—C17—C18 | 111.32 (13) |
N1—C8—C9 | 111.07 (14) | N2—C17—H17A | 109.4 |
N1—C8—H8A | 109.4 | C18—C17—H17A | 109.4 |
C9—C8—H8A | 109.4 | N2—C17—H17B | 109.4 |
N1—C8—H8B | 109.4 | C18—C17—H17B | 109.4 |
C9—C8—H8B | 109.4 | H17A—C17—H17B | 108.0 |
H8A—C8—H8B | 108.0 | C18ii—C18—C17 | 113.13 (16) |
C9i—C9—C8 | 112.91 (17) | C18ii—C18—H18A | 109.0 |
C9i—C9—H9A | 109.0 | C17—C18—H18A | 109.0 |
C8—C9—H9A | 109.0 | C18ii—C18—H18B | 109.0 |
C9i—C9—H9B | 109.0 | C17—C18—H18B | 109.0 |
C8—C9—H9B | 109.0 | H18A—C18—H18B | 107.8 |
F1—C1—C2—C3 | 179.14 (15) | F3—C10—C11—C12 | −179.66 (15) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.9 (3) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | −0.5 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.2 (3) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.2 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 1.0 (2) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.0 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—F2 | −178.75 (14) | C12—C13—C14—F4 | 179.83 (15) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.8 (2) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 0.1 (3) |
F1—C1—C6—C5 | −178.90 (13) | F4—C14—C15—C10 | 179.92 (14) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 1.2 (2) | C13—C14—C15—C10 | −0.3 (2) |
F1—C1—C6—C7 | −0.8 (2) | F4—C14—C15—C16 | −2.0 (2) |
C2—C1—C6—C7 | 179.26 (15) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | 177.79 (16) |
F2—C5—C6—C1 | 177.68 (13) | F3—C10—C15—C14 | 179.69 (14) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.3 (2) | C11—C10—C15—C14 | 0.5 (2) |
F2—C5—C6—C7 | −0.2 (2) | F3—C10—C15—C16 | 1.7 (2) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −178.22 (15) | C11—C10—C15—C16 | −177.44 (16) |
C8—N1—C7—C6 | 179.47 (14) | C17—N2—C16—C15 | 178.58 (14) |
C1—C6—C7—N1 | 166.67 (15) | C14—C15—C16—N2 | −179.69 (15) |
C5—C6—C7—N1 | −15.5 (2) | C10—C15—C16—N2 | −1.8 (3) |
C7—N1—C8—C9 | 119.39 (16) | C16—N2—C17—C18 | 118.07 (16) |
N1—C8—C9—C9i | −66.7 (2) | N2—C17—C18—C18ii | −66.8 (2) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) −x, −y, −z+2. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C3—H3···F3iii | 0.95 | 2.43 | 3.137 (2) | 131 |
C7—H7···F1iv | 0.95 | 2.54 | 3.378 (2) | 148 |
C12—H12···F2 | 0.95 | 2.42 | 3.192 (2) | 138 |
Symmetry codes: (iii) x+1, y+1, z; (iv) −x, −y+2, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C18H16F4N2 |
Mr | 336.33 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 150 |
a, b, c (Å) | 6.4672 (8), 8.9296 (12), 14.4939 (19) |
α, β, γ (°) | 104.956 (2), 94.474 (2), 93.679 (2) |
V (Å3) | 803.10 (18) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.12 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.34 × 0.30 × 0.20 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART 1K CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2005) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.962, 0.977 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 5828, 2819, 2394 |
Rint | 0.019 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.595 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.037, 0.100, 1.11 |
No. of reflections | 2819 |
No. of parameters | 218 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.25, −0.17 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2005), SAINT (Bruker, 2005), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek,2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C3—H3···F3i | 0.95 | 2.43 | 3.137 (2) | 131 |
C7—H7···F1ii | 0.95 | 2.54 | 3.378 (2) | 148 |
C12—H12···F2 | 0.95 | 2.42 | 3.192 (2) | 138 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1, y+1, z; (ii) −x, −y+2, −z+1. |
Acknowledgements
MK thanks the Islamic Azad University, Shahrkord Branch, for the support of this work. WC and RWH thank the EPSRC (UK) for equipment funding.
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Schiff base ligands are among the most prevalent ligands in the field of coordination chemistry. Metal derivatives of Schiff bases have been studied extensively, and NiII and CuII complexes play a major role in both synthetic and structural research (Elmali et al., 2000; Granovski et al., 1993).
The asymmetric unit of the title compound comprises two half crystallographically independent Schiff base molecules; A (including N1) and B (including N2), see Fig. 1. Each molecule lies about an inversion centre, which is located in the middle of the central C—C bond (Fig. 1). In both molecules the aromatic ring and the imine segment (C—N═C) are approximately coplanar [dihedral angle 14.9 (2)° for molecule A and 3.4 (2)° for molecule B]. These two essentially planar units are linked by a step formed by the four CH2 groups, so that they are strictly parallel by inversion symmetry but not coplanar.
The crystal packing is stabilized by intermolecular C—H···F interactions (Fig. 2 and Table 1), and by ring stacking of the benzene rings of the two independent molecules [centroid···centroid distance 3.8283 (11) Å, dihedral angle 2.33 (8)°].