organic compounds
3-Chloro-N-(3-methylphenyl)benzamide
aDepartment of Chemistry, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri 574 199, Mangalore, India, and bInstitute of Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9, SK-812 37 Bratislava, Slovak Republic
*Correspondence e-mail: gowdabt@yahoo.com
In the molecular structure of the title compound, C14H12ClNO, the meta-Cl atom in the benzoyl ring is positioned syn to the C=O bond, while the meta-methyl group in the aniline ring is positioned anti to the N—H bond. The two aromatic rings make a dihedral angle of 77.4 (1)°. In the crystal, the molecules are linked by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming C(4) chains propagating in [010].
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For preparation of the title compound, see: Gowda et al. (2003). For our studies on the effects of substituents on the structures and other aspects of N-(aryl)-amides, see: Bhat & Gowda (2000); Bowes et al. (2003); Gowda et al. (2008); Saeed et al. (2010), on N-(aryl)-methanesulfonamides, see: Gowda et al. (2007), on N-(aryl)-arylsulfonamides, see: Shetty & Gowda (2005) and on N-chloro-amides, see: Gowda & Weiss (1994).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection
Refinement
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Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); cell CrysAlis CCD; data reduction: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2002); software used to prepare material for publication: enCIFer (Allen et al., 2004).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811047271/bt5712sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811047271/bt5712Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811047271/bt5712Isup3.cml
The title compound was prepared according to the method described by Gowda et al. (2003). The purity of the compound was checked by determining its melting point. It was characterized by recording its infrared and NMR spectra.
Plate like colorless single crystals of the title compound used in X-ray diffraction studies were obtained by slow evaporation of an ethanol solution of the compound (0.5 g in about 30 ml of ethanol) at room temperature.
All H atoms were visible in difference maps and then treated as riding atoms with C–H distances of 0.93Å (C-aromatic), 0.96Å (C-methyl) and N—H = 0.86 Å. The Uiso(H) values were set at 1.2 Ueq(C-aromatic, N) and 1.5 Ueq(C-methyl).
The amide and sulfonamide moieties are the constituents of many biologically important compounds. As part of our studies on the substituent effects on the structures and other aspects of N-(aryl)-amides (Bhat & Gowda, 2000; Bowes et al., 2003; Gowda et al., 2008; Saeed et al., 2010), N-(aryl)-methanesulfonamides (Gowda et al., 2007), N-(aryl)-arylsulfonamides (Shetty & Gowda, 2005) and N-chloro-arylamides (Gowda & Weiss, 1994), in the present work, the
of 3-Chloro-N-(3-methylphenyl)benzamide (I) has been determined (Fig.1).In (I), the meta-Cl atom in the benzoyl ring is positioned syn to the C=O bond, while the meta-methyl group in the anilino ring is positioned anti to the N—H bond, the N—H and C=O bonds in the C—NH—C(O)—C segment being anti to each other. Further, the two aromatic rings make the dihedral angle of 77.4 (1)°, compared to the values of 9.1 (2)° and 7.3 (3)° in the two independent molecules of 3-chloro-N-(3-chlorophenyl)benzamide (Gowda et al., 2008).
In the
intermolecular N—H···O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into infinite chains running along the b-axis. Part of the is shown in Fig. 2.For preparation of the title compound, see: Gowda et al. (2003). For our studies on the effects of substituents on the structures and other aspects of N-(aryl)-amides, see: Bhat & Gowda (2000); Bowes et al. (2003); Gowda et al. (2008); Saeed et al. (2010), on N-(aryl)-methanesulfonamides, see: Gowda et al. (2007), on N-(aryl)-arylsulfonamides, see: Shetty & Gowda (2005) and on N-chloro-amides, see: Gowda & Weiss (1994).
Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); cell
CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); data reduction: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2002); software used to prepare material for publication: enCIFer (Allen et al., 2004).C14H12ClNO | F(000) = 1024 |
Mr = 245.70 | Dx = 1.323 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, Pbcn | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2n 2ab | Cell parameters from 6149 reflections |
a = 9.4032 (3) Å | θ = 2.2–29.5° |
b = 10.0963 (2) Å | µ = 0.29 mm−1 |
c = 25.9904 (7) Å | T = 298 K |
V = 2467.46 (11) Å3 | Plate, colourless |
Z = 8 | 0.38 × 0.24 × 0.04 mm |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Ruby Gemini diffractometer | 3440 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1666 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.072 |
Detector resolution: 10.4340 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 29.5°, θmin = 2.7° |
ω scans | h = −13→13 |
Absorption correction: analytical [CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009), based on expressions derived by Clark & Reid (1995)] | k = −14→14 |
Tmin = 0.921, Tmax = 0.988 | l = −36→36 |
39014 measured reflections |
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)] = 0.063 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.191 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.02 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0806P)2 + 0.6744P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3440 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
154 parameters | Δρmax = 0.20 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3 |
C14H12ClNO | V = 2467.46 (11) Å3 |
Mr = 245.70 | Z = 8 |
Orthorhombic, Pbcn | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 9.4032 (3) Å | µ = 0.29 mm−1 |
b = 10.0963 (2) Å | T = 298 K |
c = 25.9904 (7) Å | 0.38 × 0.24 × 0.04 mm |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Ruby Gemini diffractometer | 3440 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: analytical [CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009), based on expressions derived by Clark & Reid (1995)] | 1666 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.921, Tmax = 0.988 | Rint = 0.072 |
39014 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.063 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.191 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.02 | Δρmax = 0.20 e Å−3 |
3440 reflections | Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3 |
154 parameters |
Experimental. CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009) Analytical numeric absorption correction using a multifaceted crystal model based on expressions derived (Clark & Reid, 1995). |
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 | 0.2146 (3) | 0.4686 (2) | 0.23782 (10) | 0.0575 (6) | |
C2 | 0.1595 (3) | 0.5148 (2) | 0.18676 (10) | 0.0559 (6) | |
C3 | 0.1825 (3) | 0.4345 (3) | 0.14430 (10) | 0.0615 (7) | |
H3A | 0.2272 | 0.3530 | 0.1483 | 0.074* | |
C4 | 0.1393 (3) | 0.4751 (3) | 0.09637 (10) | 0.0657 (7) | |
C5 | 0.0675 (3) | 0.5920 (3) | 0.08959 (11) | 0.0743 (8) | |
H5A | 0.0374 | 0.6179 | 0.0570 | 0.089* | |
C6 | 0.0407 (3) | 0.6699 (3) | 0.13170 (13) | 0.0764 (8) | |
H6A | −0.0099 | 0.7484 | 0.1277 | 0.092* | |
C7 | 0.0881 (3) | 0.6333 (2) | 0.18017 (11) | 0.0657 (7) | |
H7A | 0.0718 | 0.6884 | 0.2082 | 0.079* | |
C8 | 0.3209 (3) | 0.5467 (2) | 0.31904 (10) | 0.0546 (6) | |
C9 | 0.2617 (3) | 0.4605 (2) | 0.35419 (10) | 0.0588 (6) | |
H9A | 0.1822 | 0.4109 | 0.3451 | 0.071* | |
C10 | 0.3201 (3) | 0.4473 (2) | 0.40297 (10) | 0.0601 (7) | |
C11 | 0.4389 (3) | 0.5208 (3) | 0.41499 (11) | 0.0719 (8) | |
H11A | 0.4797 | 0.5128 | 0.4474 | 0.086* | |
C12 | 0.4979 (3) | 0.6061 (3) | 0.37956 (13) | 0.0770 (8) | |
H12A | 0.5782 | 0.6550 | 0.3883 | 0.092* | |
C13 | 0.4390 (3) | 0.6196 (3) | 0.33154 (11) | 0.0665 (7) | |
H13A | 0.4788 | 0.6775 | 0.3077 | 0.080* | |
C14 | 0.2552 (4) | 0.3530 (3) | 0.44195 (12) | 0.0796 (9) | |
H14C | 0.3088 | 0.3565 | 0.4734 | 0.095* | |
H14B | 0.2572 | 0.2644 | 0.4285 | 0.095* | |
H14A | 0.1586 | 0.3784 | 0.4486 | 0.095* | |
N1 | 0.2606 (2) | 0.56520 (19) | 0.26937 (8) | 0.0600 (6) | |
H1N | 0.2529 | 0.6453 | 0.2585 | 0.072* | |
O1 | 0.2191 (2) | 0.35053 (16) | 0.24849 (7) | 0.0776 (6) | |
Cl1 | 0.17750 (10) | 0.37730 (9) | 0.04296 (3) | 0.0932 (4) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0787 (16) | 0.0375 (13) | 0.0563 (15) | 0.0021 (11) | 0.0064 (13) | 0.0007 (10) |
C2 | 0.0672 (15) | 0.0420 (12) | 0.0585 (15) | −0.0051 (12) | 0.0003 (12) | 0.0033 (11) |
C3 | 0.0768 (17) | 0.0486 (14) | 0.0591 (16) | 0.0002 (12) | −0.0029 (13) | 0.0033 (12) |
C4 | 0.0783 (17) | 0.0599 (16) | 0.0590 (17) | −0.0098 (14) | −0.0038 (13) | 0.0027 (12) |
C5 | 0.087 (2) | 0.0708 (18) | 0.0650 (18) | −0.0045 (16) | −0.0159 (15) | 0.0150 (15) |
C6 | 0.0796 (19) | 0.0596 (16) | 0.090 (2) | 0.0089 (14) | −0.0155 (17) | 0.0102 (16) |
C7 | 0.0780 (18) | 0.0488 (14) | 0.0702 (18) | −0.0001 (13) | −0.0028 (14) | 0.0026 (12) |
C8 | 0.0717 (16) | 0.0376 (12) | 0.0546 (15) | 0.0096 (11) | 0.0009 (12) | 0.0013 (10) |
C9 | 0.0708 (16) | 0.0442 (13) | 0.0615 (16) | 0.0051 (12) | 0.0008 (13) | 0.0018 (11) |
C10 | 0.0785 (18) | 0.0481 (14) | 0.0538 (15) | 0.0142 (13) | 0.0031 (13) | −0.0001 (11) |
C11 | 0.0861 (19) | 0.0670 (17) | 0.0626 (17) | 0.0130 (16) | −0.0118 (15) | −0.0082 (14) |
C12 | 0.085 (2) | 0.0655 (18) | 0.081 (2) | −0.0042 (15) | −0.0085 (16) | −0.0060 (16) |
C13 | 0.0766 (18) | 0.0520 (15) | 0.0708 (18) | −0.0030 (13) | 0.0031 (15) | −0.0007 (13) |
C14 | 0.100 (2) | 0.0742 (19) | 0.0640 (18) | 0.0066 (16) | 0.0039 (17) | 0.0155 (15) |
N1 | 0.0853 (15) | 0.0348 (10) | 0.0599 (13) | 0.0008 (10) | −0.0027 (11) | 0.0053 (9) |
O1 | 0.1386 (18) | 0.0328 (9) | 0.0615 (12) | 0.0018 (10) | −0.0036 (11) | 0.0041 (8) |
Cl1 | 0.1290 (8) | 0.0918 (7) | 0.0588 (5) | −0.0005 (5) | −0.0013 (4) | −0.0071 (4) |
C1—O1 | 1.225 (3) | C8—C9 | 1.379 (3) |
C1—N1 | 1.345 (3) | C8—N1 | 1.422 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.499 (4) | C9—C10 | 1.388 (4) |
C2—C7 | 1.383 (3) | C9—H9A | 0.9300 |
C2—C3 | 1.386 (4) | C10—C11 | 1.377 (4) |
C3—C4 | 1.373 (4) | C10—C14 | 1.518 (4) |
C3—H3A | 0.9300 | C11—C12 | 1.377 (4) |
C4—C5 | 1.371 (4) | C11—H11A | 0.9300 |
C4—Cl1 | 1.741 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.372 (4) |
C5—C6 | 1.371 (4) | C12—H12A | 0.9300 |
C5—H5A | 0.9300 | C13—H13A | 0.9300 |
C6—C7 | 1.386 (4) | C14—H14C | 0.9600 |
C6—H6A | 0.9300 | C14—H14B | 0.9600 |
C7—H7A | 0.9300 | C14—H14A | 0.9600 |
C8—C13 | 1.371 (4) | N1—H1N | 0.8600 |
O1—C1—N1 | 123.8 (2) | C8—C9—C10 | 120.4 (3) |
O1—C1—C2 | 121.0 (2) | C8—C9—H9A | 119.8 |
N1—C1—C2 | 115.2 (2) | C10—C9—H9A | 119.8 |
C7—C2—C3 | 118.9 (2) | C11—C10—C9 | 118.4 (3) |
C7—C2—C1 | 123.1 (2) | C11—C10—C14 | 120.8 (3) |
C3—C2—C1 | 118.0 (2) | C9—C10—C14 | 120.7 (3) |
C4—C3—C2 | 120.2 (2) | C10—C11—C12 | 120.8 (3) |
C4—C3—H3A | 119.9 | C10—C11—H11A | 119.6 |
C2—C3—H3A | 119.9 | C12—C11—H11A | 119.6 |
C5—C4—C3 | 121.3 (3) | C13—C12—C11 | 120.5 (3) |
C5—C4—Cl1 | 119.2 (2) | C13—C12—H12A | 119.8 |
C3—C4—Cl1 | 119.6 (2) | C11—C12—H12A | 119.8 |
C4—C5—C6 | 118.8 (3) | C8—C13—C12 | 119.3 (3) |
C4—C5—H5A | 120.6 | C8—C13—H13A | 120.4 |
C6—C5—H5A | 120.6 | C12—C13—H13A | 120.4 |
C5—C6—C7 | 120.9 (3) | C10—C14—H14C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6A | 119.6 | C10—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C7—C6—H6A | 119.6 | H14C—C14—H14B | 109.5 |
C2—C7—C6 | 119.9 (3) | C10—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
C2—C7—H7A | 120.0 | H14C—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
C6—C7—H7A | 120.0 | H14B—C14—H14A | 109.5 |
C13—C8—C9 | 120.6 (2) | C1—N1—C8 | 125.9 (2) |
C13—C8—N1 | 117.9 (2) | C1—N1—H1N | 117.1 |
C9—C8—N1 | 121.5 (2) | C8—N1—H1N | 117.1 |
O1—C1—C2—C7 | 147.5 (3) | C13—C8—C9—C10 | 0.7 (4) |
N1—C1—C2—C7 | −34.1 (4) | N1—C8—C9—C10 | −178.0 (2) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −32.8 (4) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | −0.8 (4) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | 145.6 (2) | C8—C9—C10—C14 | 179.8 (2) |
C7—C2—C3—C4 | 2.4 (4) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 0.4 (4) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −177.3 (2) | C14—C10—C11—C12 | 179.8 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −2.9 (4) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.1 (4) |
C2—C3—C4—Cl1 | 176.50 (19) | C9—C8—C13—C12 | −0.1 (4) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.9 (4) | N1—C8—C13—C12 | 178.6 (2) |
Cl1—C4—C5—C6 | −178.5 (2) | C11—C12—C13—C8 | −0.3 (4) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 1.5 (5) | O1—C1—N1—C8 | 0.1 (4) |
C3—C2—C7—C6 | 0.0 (4) | C2—C1—N1—C8 | −178.2 (2) |
C1—C2—C7—C6 | 179.7 (2) | C13—C8—N1—C1 | 136.5 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—C2 | −2.0 (4) | C9—C8—N1—C1 | −44.7 (4) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1N···O1i | 0.86 | 2.10 | 2.938 (3) | 163 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1/2, y+1/2, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C14H12ClNO |
Mr | 245.70 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pbcn |
Temperature (K) | 298 |
a, b, c (Å) | 9.4032 (3), 10.0963 (2), 25.9904 (7) |
V (Å3) | 2467.46 (11) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.29 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.38 × 0.24 × 0.04 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Ruby Gemini |
Absorption correction | Analytical [CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009), based on expressions derived by Clark & Reid (1995)] |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.921, 0.988 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 39014, 3440, 1666 |
Rint | 0.072 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.693 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.063, 0.191, 1.02 |
No. of reflections | 3440 |
No. of parameters | 154 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.20, −0.24 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2009), CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2002), enCIFer (Allen et al., 2004).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1N···O1i | 0.86 | 2.10 | 2.938 (3) | 163.0 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1/2, y+1/2, z. |
Acknowledgements
LK and JK thank the VEGA Grant Agency of the Slovak Ministry of Education (1/0679/11) and the Research and Development Agency of Slovakia (APVV-0202–10) for financial support and the Structural Funds, Interreg IIIA, for financial support in purchasing the diffractometer. VZR thanks the University Grants Commission, Government of India, New Delhi, for the award of an RFSMS research fellowship.
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The amide and sulfonamide moieties are the constituents of many biologically important compounds. As part of our studies on the substituent effects on the structures and other aspects of N-(aryl)-amides (Bhat & Gowda, 2000; Bowes et al., 2003; Gowda et al., 2008; Saeed et al., 2010), N-(aryl)-methanesulfonamides (Gowda et al., 2007), N-(aryl)-arylsulfonamides (Shetty & Gowda, 2005) and N-chloro-arylamides (Gowda & Weiss, 1994), in the present work, the crystal structure of 3-Chloro-N-(3-methylphenyl)benzamide (I) has been determined (Fig.1).
In (I), the meta-Cl atom in the benzoyl ring is positioned syn to the C=O bond, while the meta-methyl group in the anilino ring is positioned anti to the N—H bond, the N—H and C=O bonds in the C—NH—C(O)—C segment being anti to each other. Further, the two aromatic rings make the dihedral angle of 77.4 (1)°, compared to the values of 9.1 (2)° and 7.3 (3)° in the two independent molecules of 3-chloro-N-(3-chlorophenyl)benzamide (Gowda et al., 2008).
In the crystal structure, intermolecular N—H···O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into infinite chains running along the b-axis. Part of the crystal structure is shown in Fig. 2.