metal-organic compounds
Dichloridobis(4-methyl-3,5-diphenyl-1H-pyrazole-κN2)copper(II)
aResearch Institute for Fundamental Sciences (RIFS), University of Tabriz, 51664, Tabriz, Iran, and bDepartment of Chemistry, Azarbaijan University of Tarbiat Moallem, Tabriz, Iran
*Correspondence e-mail: hosainis@yahoo.com
The 2(C16H14N2)2], comprises half of the complex. The CuII atom lies on a crystallographic twofold rotation axis and shows a significantly distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry. The dihedral angle between the phenyl rings is 74.3 (2)°. The is stabilized by intermolecular π–π interactions [centroid–centroid distances = 3.635 (2)–3.803 (3) Å].
of the title compound, [CuClRelated literature
For standard bond lengths, see: Allen et al. (1987). For background to pyrazole chemistry, see: Mukherjee (2000); Mukherjee & Sarka (2003); Hossaini Sadr et al. (2004, 2005).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2005); cell X-AREA; data reduction: X-AREA; 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: PLATON (Spek, 2009) and SHELXTL.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811050690/rz2665sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536811050690/rz2665Isup2.hkl
The title compound was synthesized by adding dry CuCl2 (1 mmol, 134 mg) to a solution of 4-methyl-3,5-diphenyl-1H-pyrazole (2 mmol, 468 mg) in THF (30 ml). The mixture was stirred for 12 hour. The resultant yellow solution was filtered and the solid phase washed by ether and dried in vacuo. Orange single crystals of the title compound suitable for X-ray
were recrystallized from acethonitrile by slow evaporation of the solvent at room temperature over several days.The N-bound atoms was located in a difference Fourier map and refined freely. All other H atoms were positioned geometrically and refined using a riding model, with C—H = 0.93–0.96 Å and with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) or 1.5Ueq(C) for methyl H atoms.
There are a lot of publications on coordination chemistry of pyrazole-based chelating ligands which present versatile coordination geometry and nuclearity (Mukherjee, 2000; Mukherjee & Sarka, 2003). The suitable structure and high stability of pyrazoles, in addition to the ability of their deprotonated form to act as powerful nucleophiles in substitution reactions, have made them good candidates for incorporation in the design of new ligands. The easy control of the electronic and steric properties of the pyrazolyl-derived ligands by introducing different substituents in the pyrazolyl rings is another advantage and expands the domain of pyrazole-type ligands. As part of a general study of pyrazole ligands (Hossaini Sadr et al., 2005; Hossaini Sadr et al., 2004), we have determined the
of the title compound.The π-π interactions [Cg1···Cg2i = 3.635 (2)Å, Cg3···Cg3ii = 3.803 (3)Å; Cg1, Cg2 and Cg3 are centroids of the N1/N2/C10/C8/C7, C1–C6, and C11–C16 rings, respectively; symmetry codes: (i) 1-x, y, 1/2-z, (ii) 1/2-x, 1/2-y, -z].
of the title compound, Fig. 1, comprises half of the complex. The copper(II) atom lies on a crystallographic two-fold rotation axis and shows a significantly distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry. The dihedral angle between the phenyl rings is 74.3 (2)°. The is stabilized by intermolecularFor standard bond lengths, see: Allen et al. (1987). For background to pyrazole chemistry, see: Mukherjee (2000); Mukherjee & Sarka (2003); Hossaini Sadr et al. (2004, 2005).
Data collection: X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2005); cell
X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2005); data reduction: X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 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: PLATON (Spek, 2009) and SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound, showing 50% probability displacement ellipsoids. Unlabelled atoms are related to the labelled atoms by the symmetry operation 1-x, y, 1/2-z. |
[CuCl2(C16H14N2)2] | F(000) = 1244 |
Mr = 603.03 | Dx = 1.436 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -C 2yc | Cell parameters from 2500 reflections |
a = 19.105 (4) Å | θ = 2.5–28.4° |
b = 8.5062 (17) Å | µ = 1.00 mm−1 |
c = 17.399 (4) Å | T = 120 K |
β = 99.39 (3)° | Needle, orange |
V = 2789.6 (11) Å3 | 0.23 × 0.09 × 0.03 mm |
Z = 4 |
Stoe IPDS II Image Plate diffractometer | 3752 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3026 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.119 |
Detector resolution: 0.15 mm pixels mm-1 | θmax = 29.3°, θmin = 2.2° |
rotation method scans | h = −26→26 |
Absorption correction: numerical (X-RED; Stoe & Cie, 2005) | k = −11→10 |
Tmin = 0.895, Tmax = 0.970 | l = −23→21 |
9857 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)] = 0.074 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.215 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.11 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0975P)2 + 21.982P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3752 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.004 |
181 parameters | Δρmax = 0.87 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.76 e Å−3 |
[CuCl2(C16H14N2)2] | V = 2789.6 (11) Å3 |
Mr = 603.03 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 19.105 (4) Å | µ = 1.00 mm−1 |
b = 8.5062 (17) Å | T = 120 K |
c = 17.399 (4) Å | 0.23 × 0.09 × 0.03 mm |
β = 99.39 (3)° |
Stoe IPDS II Image Plate diffractometer | 3752 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: numerical (X-RED; Stoe & Cie, 2005) | 3026 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.895, Tmax = 0.970 | Rint = 0.119 |
9857 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.074 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.215 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.11 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0975P)2 + 21.982P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3752 reflections | Δρmax = 0.87 e Å−3 |
181 parameters | Δρmin = −0.76 e Å−3 |
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds 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 > 2sigma(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 | 0.6094 (2) | 0.2678 (5) | 0.1486 (2) | 0.0166 (8) | |
H1 | 0.5909 | 0.1742 | 0.1262 | 0.020* | |
C2 | 0.6825 (2) | 0.2881 (6) | 0.1666 (2) | 0.0202 (8) | |
H2A | 0.7127 | 0.2085 | 0.1556 | 0.024* | |
C3 | 0.7105 (2) | 0.4266 (6) | 0.2009 (3) | 0.0232 (9) | |
H3 | 0.7593 | 0.4400 | 0.2128 | 0.028* | |
C4 | 0.6652 (2) | 0.5450 (5) | 0.2173 (3) | 0.0209 (8) | |
H4 | 0.6840 | 0.6372 | 0.2409 | 0.025* | |
C5 | 0.5920 (2) | 0.5271 (5) | 0.1986 (2) | 0.0172 (8) | |
H5 | 0.5620 | 0.6077 | 0.2090 | 0.021* | |
C6 | 0.5637 (2) | 0.3877 (5) | 0.1641 (2) | 0.0141 (7) | |
C7 | 0.4861 (2) | 0.3647 (5) | 0.1464 (2) | 0.0136 (7) | |
C8 | 0.4328 (2) | 0.4585 (5) | 0.1020 (2) | 0.0142 (7) | |
C9 | 0.4448 (2) | 0.6123 (5) | 0.0636 (3) | 0.0209 (8) | |
H9A | 0.4196 | 0.6942 | 0.0854 | 0.025* | |
H9B | 0.4279 | 0.6047 | 0.0087 | 0.025* | |
H9C | 0.4946 | 0.6361 | 0.0722 | 0.025* | |
C10 | 0.3698 (2) | 0.3785 (5) | 0.1048 (2) | 0.0144 (7) | |
C11 | 0.2955 (2) | 0.4125 (5) | 0.0719 (2) | 0.0145 (7) | |
C12 | 0.2782 (2) | 0.5123 (6) | 0.0082 (3) | 0.0203 (8) | |
H12 | 0.3143 | 0.5577 | −0.0142 | 0.024* | |
C13 | 0.2076 (2) | 0.5455 (6) | −0.0226 (3) | 0.0222 (9) | |
H13 | 0.1969 | 0.6130 | −0.0649 | 0.027* | |
C14 | 0.1534 (2) | 0.4775 (6) | 0.0101 (3) | 0.0222 (9) | |
H14 | 0.1063 | 0.4996 | −0.0102 | 0.027* | |
C15 | 0.1695 (2) | 0.3761 (6) | 0.0734 (3) | 0.0234 (9) | |
H15 | 0.1333 | 0.3289 | 0.0948 | 0.028* | |
C16 | 0.2401 (2) | 0.3455 (5) | 0.1044 (3) | 0.0192 (8) | |
H16 | 0.2506 | 0.2796 | 0.1474 | 0.023* | |
N1 | 0.45725 (17) | 0.2358 (4) | 0.17249 (19) | 0.0136 (6) | |
N2 | 0.38684 (17) | 0.2464 (4) | 0.1472 (2) | 0.0148 (6) | |
H2B | 0.357 (3) | 0.167 (6) | 0.150 (3) | 0.006 (11)* | |
Cl1 | 0.40945 (5) | −0.09017 (12) | 0.21857 (7) | 0.0219 (3) | |
Cu1 | 0.5000 | 0.07621 (8) | 0.2500 | 0.0124 (2) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0159 (17) | 0.0188 (19) | 0.0153 (17) | 0.0016 (15) | 0.0030 (14) | 0.0001 (15) |
C2 | 0.0189 (19) | 0.026 (2) | 0.0158 (18) | 0.0058 (16) | 0.0036 (15) | 0.0032 (16) |
C3 | 0.0146 (17) | 0.034 (2) | 0.022 (2) | −0.0001 (17) | 0.0041 (15) | 0.0062 (19) |
C4 | 0.0183 (18) | 0.019 (2) | 0.026 (2) | −0.0081 (16) | 0.0056 (16) | 0.0016 (16) |
C5 | 0.0161 (17) | 0.0172 (19) | 0.0182 (19) | −0.0008 (14) | 0.0026 (14) | −0.0008 (15) |
C6 | 0.0112 (15) | 0.0173 (18) | 0.0142 (17) | 0.0011 (13) | 0.0029 (13) | 0.0014 (14) |
C7 | 0.0120 (16) | 0.0168 (18) | 0.0124 (17) | 0.0000 (14) | 0.0031 (13) | −0.0017 (14) |
C8 | 0.0154 (16) | 0.0149 (17) | 0.0123 (16) | 0.0044 (14) | 0.0026 (13) | 0.0030 (14) |
C9 | 0.0194 (19) | 0.0184 (19) | 0.025 (2) | 0.0036 (15) | 0.0048 (16) | 0.0115 (16) |
C10 | 0.0120 (16) | 0.0172 (18) | 0.0131 (17) | 0.0047 (14) | −0.0007 (13) | 0.0016 (14) |
C11 | 0.0133 (16) | 0.0137 (17) | 0.0151 (17) | 0.0030 (13) | −0.0019 (13) | −0.0022 (14) |
C12 | 0.0175 (18) | 0.023 (2) | 0.020 (2) | −0.0010 (16) | 0.0008 (15) | −0.0013 (16) |
C13 | 0.023 (2) | 0.024 (2) | 0.0174 (19) | 0.0049 (17) | −0.0039 (15) | 0.0009 (16) |
C14 | 0.0146 (17) | 0.028 (2) | 0.021 (2) | 0.0052 (16) | −0.0052 (15) | −0.0081 (17) |
C15 | 0.0174 (19) | 0.026 (2) | 0.027 (2) | 0.0030 (16) | 0.0034 (16) | 0.0011 (18) |
C16 | 0.0170 (18) | 0.020 (2) | 0.0205 (19) | 0.0006 (15) | 0.0035 (15) | −0.0003 (16) |
N1 | 0.0135 (14) | 0.0122 (15) | 0.0147 (15) | 0.0021 (12) | 0.0013 (12) | 0.0027 (12) |
N2 | 0.0120 (14) | 0.0134 (15) | 0.0185 (16) | −0.0021 (12) | 0.0009 (12) | −0.0020 (13) |
Cl1 | 0.0168 (5) | 0.0149 (5) | 0.0316 (6) | −0.0044 (3) | −0.0034 (4) | 0.0033 (4) |
Cu1 | 0.0114 (3) | 0.0098 (3) | 0.0148 (3) | 0.000 | −0.0016 (2) | 0.000 |
C1—C2 | 1.391 (6) | C10—N2 | 1.355 (5) |
C1—C6 | 1.397 (5) | C10—C11 | 1.471 (5) |
C1—H1 | 0.9300 | C11—C12 | 1.392 (6) |
C2—C3 | 1.388 (7) | C11—C16 | 1.399 (6) |
C2—H2A | 0.9300 | C12—C13 | 1.397 (6) |
C3—C4 | 1.387 (7) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C13—C14 | 1.386 (7) |
C4—C5 | 1.393 (6) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C14—C15 | 1.393 (7) |
C5—C6 | 1.397 (6) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C15—C16 | 1.393 (6) |
C6—C7 | 1.477 (5) | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C7—N1 | 1.340 (5) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C7—C8 | 1.418 (5) | N1—N2 | 1.348 (5) |
C8—C10 | 1.391 (6) | N1—Cu1 | 1.992 (3) |
C8—C9 | 1.503 (6) | N2—H2B | 0.90 (5) |
C9—H9A | 0.9600 | Cl1—Cu1 | 2.2329 (11) |
C9—H9B | 0.9600 | Cu1—N1i | 1.992 (3) |
C9—H9C | 0.9600 | Cu1—Cl1i | 2.2329 (11) |
C2—C1—C6 | 120.1 (4) | C8—C10—C11 | 132.6 (4) |
C2—C1—H1 | 119.9 | C12—C11—C16 | 118.3 (4) |
C6—C1—H1 | 119.9 | C12—C11—C10 | 121.2 (4) |
C3—C2—C1 | 120.3 (4) | C16—C11—C10 | 120.6 (4) |
C3—C2—H2A | 119.9 | C11—C12—C13 | 121.1 (4) |
C1—C2—H2A | 119.9 | C11—C12—H12 | 119.4 |
C4—C3—C2 | 119.7 (4) | C13—C12—H12 | 119.4 |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.1 | C14—C13—C12 | 119.8 (4) |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.1 | C14—C13—H13 | 120.1 |
C3—C4—C5 | 120.6 (4) | C12—C13—H13 | 120.1 |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.7 | C13—C14—C15 | 119.9 (4) |
C5—C4—H4 | 119.7 | C13—C14—H14 | 120.0 |
C4—C5—C6 | 119.8 (4) | C15—C14—H14 | 120.0 |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.1 | C14—C15—C16 | 119.9 (4) |
C6—C5—H5 | 120.1 | C14—C15—H15 | 120.1 |
C5—C6—C1 | 119.5 (4) | C16—C15—H15 | 120.1 |
C5—C6—C7 | 120.5 (4) | C15—C16—C11 | 121.0 (4) |
C1—C6—C7 | 120.0 (4) | C15—C16—H16 | 119.5 |
N1—C7—C8 | 110.3 (3) | C11—C16—H16 | 119.5 |
N1—C7—C6 | 119.4 (4) | C7—N1—N2 | 106.1 (3) |
C8—C7—C6 | 130.2 (4) | C7—N1—Cu1 | 129.9 (3) |
C10—C8—C7 | 104.7 (3) | N2—N1—Cu1 | 122.9 (3) |
C10—C8—C9 | 129.6 (4) | N1—N2—C10 | 111.8 (3) |
C7—C8—C9 | 125.7 (4) | N1—N2—H2B | 123 (3) |
C8—C9—H9A | 109.5 | C10—N2—H2B | 124 (3) |
C8—C9—H9B | 109.5 | N1i—Cu1—N1 | 94.1 (2) |
H9A—C9—H9B | 109.5 | N1i—Cu1—Cl1 | 144.42 (10) |
C8—C9—H9C | 109.5 | N1—Cu1—Cl1 | 92.88 (10) |
H9A—C9—H9C | 109.5 | N1i—Cu1—Cl1i | 92.88 (10) |
H9B—C9—H9C | 109.5 | N1—Cu1—Cl1i | 144.42 (10) |
N2—C10—C8 | 107.0 (3) | Cl1—Cu1—Cl1i | 101.34 (6) |
N2—C10—C11 | 120.4 (4) | ||
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 0.8 (6) | C8—C10—C11—C16 | −157.4 (5) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.0 (7) | C16—C11—C12—C13 | 0.2 (7) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.9 (7) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −179.5 (4) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 1.0 (7) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −0.5 (7) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.2 (6) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | −0.2 (7) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 177.9 (4) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | 1.1 (7) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −0.7 (6) | C14—C15—C16—C11 | −1.4 (7) |
C2—C1—C6—C7 | −178.8 (4) | C12—C11—C16—C15 | 0.8 (6) |
C5—C6—C7—N1 | −127.0 (4) | C10—C11—C16—C15 | −179.5 (4) |
C1—C6—C7—N1 | 51.1 (5) | C8—C7—N1—N2 | −1.2 (4) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | 54.9 (6) | C6—C7—N1—N2 | −179.6 (3) |
C1—C6—C7—C8 | −127.0 (5) | C8—C7—N1—Cu1 | −169.6 (3) |
N1—C7—C8—C10 | 1.3 (4) | C6—C7—N1—Cu1 | 12.0 (5) |
C6—C7—C8—C10 | 179.5 (4) | C7—N1—N2—C10 | 0.6 (4) |
N1—C7—C8—C9 | 179.7 (4) | Cu1—N1—N2—C10 | 170.1 (3) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | −2.1 (7) | C8—C10—N2—N1 | 0.2 (5) |
C7—C8—C10—N2 | −0.9 (4) | C11—C10—N2—N1 | −179.8 (3) |
C9—C8—C10—N2 | −179.2 (4) | C7—N1—Cu1—N1i | 47.2 (3) |
C7—C8—C10—C11 | 179.2 (4) | N2—N1—Cu1—N1i | −119.6 (3) |
C9—C8—C10—C11 | 0.9 (8) | C7—N1—Cu1—Cl1 | −167.7 (3) |
N2—C10—C11—C12 | −157.6 (4) | N2—N1—Cu1—Cl1 | 25.5 (3) |
C8—C10—C11—C12 | 22.3 (7) | C7—N1—Cu1—Cl1i | −53.6 (4) |
N2—C10—C11—C16 | 22.7 (6) | N2—N1—Cu1—Cl1i | 139.6 (2) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, y, −z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [CuCl2(C16H14N2)2] |
Mr | 603.03 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, C2/c |
Temperature (K) | 120 |
a, b, c (Å) | 19.105 (4), 8.5062 (17), 17.399 (4) |
β (°) | 99.39 (3) |
V (Å3) | 2789.6 (11) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.00 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.23 × 0.09 × 0.03 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Stoe IPDS II Image Plate |
Absorption correction | Numerical (X-RED; Stoe & Cie, 2005) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.895, 0.970 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 9857, 3752, 3026 |
Rint | 0.119 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.688 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.074, 0.215, 1.11 |
No. of reflections | 3752 |
No. of parameters | 181 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0975P)2 + 21.982P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 | |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.87, −0.76 |
Computer programs: X-AREA (Stoe & Cie, 2005), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), PLATON (Spek, 2009) and SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Research Institute for Fundamental Sciences (RIFS), University of Tabriz, through grant No. 31.2847.
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There are a lot of publications on coordination chemistry of pyrazole-based chelating ligands which present versatile coordination geometry and nuclearity (Mukherjee, 2000; Mukherjee & Sarka, 2003). The suitable structure and high stability of pyrazoles, in addition to the ability of their deprotonated form to act as powerful nucleophiles in substitution reactions, have made them good candidates for incorporation in the design of new ligands. The easy control of the electronic and steric properties of the pyrazolyl-derived ligands by introducing different substituents in the pyrazolyl rings is another advantage and expands the domain of pyrazole-type ligands. As part of a general study of pyrazole ligands (Hossaini Sadr et al., 2005; Hossaini Sadr et al., 2004), we have determined the crystal structure of the title compound.
The asymmetric unit of the title compound, Fig. 1, comprises half of the complex. The copper(II) atom lies on a crystallographic two-fold rotation axis and shows a significantly distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry. The dihedral angle between the phenyl rings is 74.3 (2)°. The crystal structure is stabilized by intermolecular π-π interactions [Cg1···Cg2i = 3.635 (2)Å, Cg3···Cg3ii = 3.803 (3)Å; Cg1, Cg2 and Cg3 are centroids of the N1/N2/C10/C8/C7, C1–C6, and C11–C16 rings, respectively; symmetry codes: (i) 1-x, y, 1/2-z, (ii) 1/2-x, 1/2-y, -z].