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(E)-N-[3-(Imidazol-1-yl)-1-phenyl­propyl­­idene]hydroxyl­amine

aX-ray Crystallography Unit, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia, and bDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
*Correspondence e-mail: hkfun@usm.my

(Received 31 January 2012; accepted 1 February 2012; online 10 February 2012)

The title compound, C12H13N3O, exists in an E configuration with respect to the C=N bond [1.285 (2) Å]. The imidazole ring forms a dihedral angle of 75.97 (10)° with the phenyl ring. In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked via O—H⋯N and C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds into sheets lying parallel to (001). The crystal structure also features C—H⋯π inter­actions.

Related literature

For general background to and the pharmacological activities of the title compound, see: Weinberg (1996[Weinberg, E. D. (1996). Burger's Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery, 5th ed., Vol. 2, pp. 637-652. New York: Wiley-Interscience.]); Wildfeuer et al. (1998[Wildfeuer, A., Seidl, H. P., Paule, I. & Haberreiter, A. (1998). Mycoses, 41, 306-319.]); Georgopapadakou (1998[Georgopapadakou, N. H. (1998). Curr. Opin. Microbiol. 1, 547-557.]). For standard bond-length data, see: Allen et al. (1987[Allen, F. H., Kennard, O., Watson, D. G., Brammer, L., Orpen, A. G. & Taylor, R. (1987). J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 2, pp. S1-19.]). For the stability of the temperature controller used for the data collection, see: Cosier & Glazer (1986[Cosier, J. & Glazer, A. M. (1986). J. Appl. Cryst. 19, 105-107.]).

[Scheme 1]

Experimental

Crystal data
  • C12H13N3O

  • Mr = 215.25

  • Monoclinic, P 21 /c

  • a = 8.0990 (1) Å

  • b = 14.0513 (2) Å

  • c = 9.9771 (2) Å

  • β = 93.058 (1)°

  • V = 1133.79 (3) Å3

  • Z = 4

  • Mo Kα radiation

  • μ = 0.08 mm−1

  • T = 100 K

  • 0.35 × 0.18 × 0.11 mm

Data collection
  • Bruker SMART APEXII CCD diffractometer

  • Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009[Bruker (2009). APEX2, SAINT and SADABS. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]) Tmin = 0.972, Tmax = 0.991

  • 12642 measured reflections

  • 3300 independent reflections

  • 2653 reflections with I > 2σ(I)

  • Rint = 0.026

Refinement
  • R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.065

  • wR(F2) = 0.138

  • S = 1.13

  • 3300 reflections

  • 149 parameters

  • H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement

  • Δρmax = 0.36 e Å−3

  • Δρmin = −0.29 e Å−3

Table 1
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °)

Cg1 is the centroid of the C1–C6 phenyl ring.

D—H⋯A D—H H⋯A DA D—H⋯A
O1—H1O1⋯N3i 0.90 (3) 1.82 (3) 2.712 (2) 176 (3)
C2—H2A⋯N1ii 0.95 2.56 3.477 (2) 162
C12—H12ACg1iii 0.95 2.74 3.558 (2) 145
Symmetry codes: (i) [-x+1, y+{\script{1\over 2}}, -z+{\script{1\over 2}}]; (ii) [-x, y-{\script{1\over 2}}, -z+{\script{1\over 2}}]; (iii) [x, -y+{\script{1\over 2}}, z-{\script{3\over 2}}].

Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009[Bruker (2009). APEX2, SAINT and SADABS. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2009[Bruker (2009). APEX2, SAINT and SADABS. Bruker AXS Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.]); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: SHELXTL; software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL and PLATON (Spek, 2009[Spek, A. L. (2009). Acta Cryst. D65, 148-155.]).

Supporting information


Comment top

A significant increase in fungal infections has been observed over the past three decades. Many reports of invasive topical and systemic infections caused by the opportunistic pathogen Candida species are always associated with the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, immunosuppressive agents, anticancer and anti-AIDS drugs (Weinberg, 1996). One of the major problems in the treatment of Candida infections is the spread of antifungal drug resistance mainly in patients chronically subjected to antimycotic therapy such as HIV-infected patients (Wildfeuer et al., 1998; Georgopapadakou, 1998). Azoles are commonly used as antifungal agent specially for Candida infections as many marketed drugs contain the azole moiety. The title compound contains the azole moiety and it was prepared to test its antifungal potential and will be further elaborated to other azole-containing new bioactive chemical entities.

In the title compound, Fig.1, the imidazole ring (N2/N3/C10-C12, maximum deviation of 0.001 (2) Å at atoms N3, C11 and C12) forms a dihedral angle of 75.97 (10)° with the phenyl ring (C1-C6). Bond lengths (Allen et al., 1987) and angles are within normal ranges. The title compound exists in trans configuration with respect to the C7N1 bond [1.285 (2) Å].

In the crystal structure, Fig. 2, molecules are linked via intermolecular O1–H1O1···N3 and C2–H2A···N1 hydrogen bonds (Table 1) into two-dimensional networks parallel to (001). The crystal structure is further consolidated by C12–H12A···Cg1iii (Table 1) interactions, where Cg1 is the centroid of C1-C6 phenyl ring.

Related literature top

For general background to and the pharmacological activities of the title compound, see: Weinberg (1996); Wildfeuer et al. (1998); Georgopapadakou (1998). For standard bond-length data, see: Allen et al. (1987). For the stability of the temperature controller used for the data collection, see: Cosier & Glazer (1986).

Experimental top

A mixture of 3-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-1-phenylpropan-1-one (0.02 g, 0.1 mmol), hydroxylamine hydrochloride (0.14 g, 0.2 mol), and KOH (0.112 g, 0.2 mmol) in ethanol (10 ml) was refluxed under stirring for 18h. The reaction mixture was allowed to cool to room temperature and the insolubles were removed by filtration. The filtrate was evaporated under vacuum and the residue was suspended in water (10 ml), filtered, dried and recrystallized from ethanol to yield colourless blocks of the title compound.

Refinement top

Atom H1O1 was located in a difference Fourier map and refined freely with O1-H1O1 = 0.90 (3) Å. The remaining H atoms were positioned geometrically and refined using a riding model with C–H = 0.95 or 0.99 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2 Ueq(C).

Computing details top

Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell refinement: 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).

Figures top
[Figure 1] Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound showing 50% probability displacement ellipsoids for non-H atoms.
[Figure 2] Fig. 2. The crystal structure of the title compound, viewed along the b axis. H atoms not involved in hydrogen bonds (dashed lines) have been omitted for clarity.
(E)-N-[3-(Imidazol-1-yl)-1-phenylpropylidene]hydroxylamine top
Crystal data top
C12H13N3OF(000) = 456
Mr = 215.25Dx = 1.261 Mg m3
Monoclinic, P21/cMo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Hall symbol: -P 2ybcCell parameters from 5276 reflections
a = 8.0990 (1) Åθ = 2.5–30.1°
b = 14.0513 (2) ŵ = 0.08 mm1
c = 9.9771 (2) ÅT = 100 K
β = 93.058 (1)°Block, colourless
V = 1133.79 (3) Å30.35 × 0.18 × 0.11 mm
Z = 4
Data collection top
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD
diffractometer
3300 independent reflections
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube2653 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Graphite monochromatorRint = 0.026
ϕ and ω scansθmax = 30.2°, θmin = 2.5°
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Bruker, 2009)
h = 911
Tmin = 0.972, Tmax = 0.991k = 1819
12642 measured reflectionsl = 1414
Refinement top
Refinement on F2Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods
Least-squares matrix: fullSecondary atom site location: difference Fourier map
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.065Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
wR(F2) = 0.138H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
S = 1.13 w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0228P)2 + 1.5032P]
where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
3300 reflections(Δ/σ)max = 0.001
149 parametersΔρmax = 0.36 e Å3
0 restraintsΔρmin = 0.29 e Å3
Crystal data top
C12H13N3OV = 1133.79 (3) Å3
Mr = 215.25Z = 4
Monoclinic, P21/cMo Kα radiation
a = 8.0990 (1) ŵ = 0.08 mm1
b = 14.0513 (2) ÅT = 100 K
c = 9.9771 (2) Å0.35 × 0.18 × 0.11 mm
β = 93.058 (1)°
Data collection top
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD
diffractometer
3300 independent reflections
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Bruker, 2009)
2653 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Tmin = 0.972, Tmax = 0.991Rint = 0.026
12642 measured reflections
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.0650 restraints
wR(F2) = 0.138H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
S = 1.13Δρmax = 0.36 e Å3
3300 reflectionsΔρmin = 0.29 e Å3
149 parameters
Special details top

Experimental. The crystal was placed in the cold stream of an Oxford Cryosystems Cobra open-flow nitrogen cryostat (Cosier & Glazer, 1986) operating at 100.0 (1) K.

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.

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/Ueq
O10.35159 (18)1.05298 (10)0.16643 (14)0.0222 (3)
N10.2389 (2)1.00261 (11)0.24156 (16)0.0190 (3)
N20.37457 (19)0.78810 (11)0.03621 (15)0.0155 (3)
N30.4790 (2)0.66854 (12)0.15734 (17)0.0242 (4)
C10.0041 (2)0.79271 (13)0.20420 (18)0.0185 (4)
H1A0.04700.76500.13010.022*
C20.1123 (2)0.73889 (14)0.27705 (19)0.0212 (4)
H2A0.13390.67450.25290.025*
C30.1888 (2)0.77890 (14)0.38485 (19)0.0223 (4)
H3A0.26120.74170.43540.027*
C40.1592 (2)0.87348 (14)0.41854 (19)0.0215 (4)
H4A0.21310.90140.49110.026*
C50.0509 (2)0.92730 (14)0.34644 (19)0.0195 (4)
H5A0.03130.99200.37000.023*
C60.0299 (2)0.88731 (13)0.23934 (18)0.0154 (3)
C70.1555 (2)0.94228 (12)0.16866 (17)0.0144 (3)
C80.1779 (2)0.92702 (13)0.02083 (18)0.0164 (4)
H8A0.16310.98880.02590.020*
H8B0.08960.88380.01500.020*
C90.3457 (2)0.88532 (13)0.01285 (18)0.0177 (4)
H9A0.35360.88580.11150.021*
H9B0.43440.92700.02610.021*
C100.4732 (2)0.76180 (14)0.14318 (19)0.0197 (4)
H10A0.53150.80530.20130.024*
C110.3783 (3)0.63328 (14)0.0532 (2)0.0256 (4)
H11A0.35770.56770.03650.031*
C120.3129 (3)0.70599 (14)0.0221 (2)0.0233 (4)
H12A0.23960.70110.09940.028*
H1O10.403 (3)1.0915 (19)0.227 (3)0.037 (7)*
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
O10.0233 (7)0.0180 (7)0.0258 (7)0.0076 (6)0.0066 (6)0.0048 (6)
N10.0181 (8)0.0159 (7)0.0232 (8)0.0006 (6)0.0033 (6)0.0019 (6)
N20.0154 (7)0.0140 (7)0.0169 (7)0.0004 (6)0.0004 (6)0.0012 (6)
N30.0239 (9)0.0225 (9)0.0261 (9)0.0041 (7)0.0016 (7)0.0042 (7)
C10.0178 (9)0.0193 (9)0.0181 (8)0.0008 (7)0.0018 (7)0.0015 (7)
C20.0223 (9)0.0185 (9)0.0221 (9)0.0049 (7)0.0049 (7)0.0010 (7)
C30.0201 (9)0.0263 (10)0.0204 (9)0.0036 (8)0.0003 (7)0.0064 (8)
C40.0199 (9)0.0263 (10)0.0185 (9)0.0017 (8)0.0023 (7)0.0015 (7)
C50.0195 (9)0.0184 (9)0.0205 (9)0.0012 (7)0.0001 (7)0.0014 (7)
C60.0143 (8)0.0163 (8)0.0149 (8)0.0010 (7)0.0041 (6)0.0017 (6)
C70.0145 (8)0.0121 (8)0.0163 (8)0.0038 (6)0.0013 (6)0.0021 (6)
C80.0176 (9)0.0160 (8)0.0152 (8)0.0024 (7)0.0021 (7)0.0029 (6)
C90.0205 (9)0.0148 (8)0.0179 (8)0.0014 (7)0.0030 (7)0.0021 (7)
C100.0207 (9)0.0190 (9)0.0191 (9)0.0026 (7)0.0017 (7)0.0009 (7)
C110.0258 (10)0.0177 (9)0.0338 (11)0.0002 (8)0.0057 (9)0.0026 (8)
C120.0252 (10)0.0197 (9)0.0244 (9)0.0019 (8)0.0044 (8)0.0043 (8)
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
O1—N11.403 (2)C4—C51.388 (3)
O1—H1O10.90 (3)C4—H4A0.9500
N1—C71.285 (2)C5—C61.400 (3)
N2—C101.350 (2)C5—H5A0.9500
N2—C121.374 (2)C6—C71.485 (3)
N2—C91.466 (2)C7—C81.511 (2)
N3—C101.319 (3)C8—C91.534 (3)
N3—C111.378 (3)C8—H8A0.9900
C1—C21.391 (3)C8—H8B0.9900
C1—C61.398 (3)C9—H9A0.9900
C1—H1A0.9500C9—H9B0.9900
C2—C31.389 (3)C10—H10A0.9500
C2—H2A0.9500C11—C121.359 (3)
C3—C41.389 (3)C11—H11A0.9500
C3—H3A0.9500C12—H12A0.9500
N1—O1—H1O1103.3 (17)N1—C7—C6115.28 (16)
C7—N1—O1111.57 (15)N1—C7—C8124.02 (17)
C10—N2—C12106.95 (16)C6—C7—C8120.70 (15)
C10—N2—C9126.60 (15)C7—C8—C9114.95 (15)
C12—N2—C9126.38 (16)C7—C8—H8A108.5
C10—N3—C11105.09 (17)C9—C8—H8A108.5
C2—C1—C6120.45 (18)C7—C8—H8B108.5
C2—C1—H1A119.8C9—C8—H8B108.5
C6—C1—H1A119.8H8A—C8—H8B107.5
C3—C2—C1120.27 (18)N2—C9—C8114.23 (15)
C3—C2—H2A119.9N2—C9—H9A108.7
C1—C2—H2A119.9C8—C9—H9A108.7
C4—C3—C2119.75 (18)N2—C9—H9B108.7
C4—C3—H3A120.1C8—C9—H9B108.7
C2—C3—H3A120.1H9A—C9—H9B107.6
C5—C4—C3120.14 (18)N3—C10—N2111.89 (17)
C5—C4—H4A119.9N3—C10—H10A124.1
C3—C4—H4A119.9N2—C10—H10A124.1
C4—C5—C6120.72 (18)C12—C11—N3110.14 (18)
C4—C5—H5A119.6C12—C11—H11A124.9
C6—C5—H5A119.6N3—C11—H11A124.9
C1—C6—C5118.63 (17)C11—C12—N2105.94 (17)
C1—C6—C7120.40 (16)C11—C12—H12A127.0
C5—C6—C7120.90 (16)N2—C12—H12A127.0
C6—C1—C2—C30.5 (3)C5—C6—C7—C8147.91 (17)
C1—C2—C3—C41.1 (3)N1—C7—C8—C966.1 (2)
C2—C3—C4—C51.3 (3)C6—C7—C8—C9114.85 (18)
C3—C4—C5—C60.1 (3)C10—N2—C9—C8104.3 (2)
C2—C1—C6—C51.9 (3)C12—N2—C9—C879.3 (2)
C2—C1—C6—C7175.03 (17)C7—C8—C9—N265.6 (2)
C4—C5—C6—C11.7 (3)C11—N3—C10—N20.1 (2)
C4—C5—C6—C7175.24 (17)C12—N2—C10—N30.0 (2)
O1—N1—C7—C6178.52 (14)C9—N2—C10—N3176.95 (17)
O1—N1—C7—C80.6 (2)C10—N3—C11—C120.1 (2)
C1—C6—C7—N1145.59 (17)N3—C11—C12—N20.1 (2)
C5—C6—C7—N131.3 (2)C10—N2—C12—C110.1 (2)
C1—C6—C7—C835.2 (2)C9—N2—C12—C11176.87 (18)
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
Cg1 is the centroid of the C1–C6 phenyl ring.
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
O1—H1O1···N3i0.90 (3)1.82 (3)2.712 (2)176 (3)
C2—H2A···N1ii0.952.563.477 (2)162
C12—H12A···Cg1iii0.952.743.558 (2)145
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1, y+1/2, z+1/2; (ii) x, y1/2, z+1/2; (iii) x, y+1/2, z3/2.

Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formulaC12H13N3O
Mr215.25
Crystal system, space groupMonoclinic, P21/c
Temperature (K)100
a, b, c (Å)8.0990 (1), 14.0513 (2), 9.9771 (2)
β (°) 93.058 (1)
V3)1133.79 (3)
Z4
Radiation typeMo Kα
µ (mm1)0.08
Crystal size (mm)0.35 × 0.18 × 0.11
Data collection
DiffractometerBruker SMART APEXII CCD
diffractometer
Absorption correctionMulti-scan
(SADABS; Bruker, 2009)
Tmin, Tmax0.972, 0.991
No. of measured, independent and
observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections
12642, 3300, 2653
Rint0.026
(sin θ/λ)max1)0.707
Refinement
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S 0.065, 0.138, 1.13
No. of reflections3300
No. of parameters149
H-atom treatmentH atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å3)0.36, 0.29

Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009), SAINT (Bruker, 2009), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).

Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
Cg1 is the centroid of the C1–C6 phenyl ring.
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
O1—H1O1···N3i0.90 (3)1.82 (3)2.712 (2)176 (3)
C2—H2A···N1ii0.952.563.477 (2)162
C12—H12A···Cg1iii0.952.743.558 (2)145
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1, y+1/2, z+1/2; (ii) x, y1/2, z+1/2; (iii) x, y+1/2, z3/2.
 

Footnotes

Thomson Reuters ResearcherID: A-3561-2009.

§Thomson Reuters ResearcherID: A-5525-2009.

Additional correspondence author, e-mail: mattia@ksu.edu.sa.

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) for a Research University Grant (grant No. 1001/PFIZIK/811160). This research project was supported by a grant from the research center of the center of female scientific and medical colleges in King Saud University.

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