organic compounds
2-Trifluoromethyl-1H-benzimidazol-3-ium nitrate
aOrdered Matter Science Research Center, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: jgsdxlml@163.com
Ihe title salt, C8H6F3N2+·NO3−, the F atoms of the triflouromethyl group are disordered over two sets of sites in a 0.58 (2):0.42 (2) ratio. In the crystal, N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the cations and anions into chains running parallel to the b axis. There is π–π stacking between symmetry-related benzene rings with a centroid-centroid distance of 3.949 (3) Å. The crystal studied was a non-merohedral twin, with a 19% minor component.
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The title compound was synthesized as part of a search for potential ferroelectric compouns. For background to ferroelectric complexes, see: Fu et al. (2011); Zhang et al. (2010). For related structures, see: Liu (2011a,b, 2012). For the separation of the non-merohedrally twinned diffraction data, see: Spek (2009).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2005); cell CrystalClear; data reduction: CrystalClear; 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: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Supporting information
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contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812009415/go2046Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812009415/go2046Isup3.cml
0.144 g (1 mmol) of 2-trifluoromethyl-1H-benzimidazol was firstly dissolved in 30 ml of ethanol, to which 0.063 g (1 mmol) of nitric acid was added forming a solution at the ambient temperature. Single crystals suitable for X-ray structure analysis were obtained by the slow evaporation of the above solution after 3 days in air.
H atoms were placed in calculated positions (N—H = 0.89 Å; C—H = 0.93Å for Csp2 atoms and C—H = 0.96Å and 0.97Å for Csp3 atoms), assigned fixed Uiso values [Uiso = 1.2Ueq(Csp2) and 1.5Ueq(Csp3,N)] and allowed to ride. The trifluoromethyl group is modelled as being disordered over two sites with refined site occupancies of 0.58 and 0.42 respectively. The crystal was twinned. A .hkl file suitable for twin
was created using the TwinRotMat option in PLATON (Spek, 2009), and refined using the HKLF 5 option in SHELXL (Sheldrick,2008), giving a final BASF value of 0.19. Thus the ratio of the twin components was 0.81/0.19.Recently much attention has been devoted to crystals containing organic ions and inorganic ions due to the possibility of tuning their special structural features and their potential ε = C/(T–T0)), suggesting that this compound is not ferroelectric or there may be no distinct occurring within the measured temperature range (below the melting point).
properties (Fu et al., 2011; Zhang et al., 2010.). In our laboratory, the title compound (I) has been synthesized to investigate its potential ferroelectric propeties. However, it was found that the of the compound as a function of temperature indicated that the permittivity is basically temperature-independent (The π···π stacking between the six-membered rings at (x,y,z) and (1-x,1-y,-z) with a centroid to centroid distance of 3.949 (3)Å, perpendicular distance between the planes of 3.514 (2)Å and a slippage of 1.802Å. The triflouromethyl group is disordered.
that consists of one 2-trifluoromethyl-1H-benzimidazole cation and nitrate anionwhich are linked by N2—H2A···O1 hydrogen bond. Figure 1. The N3—H3A···O2 hydrogen bond links the the asymmetric units together into chains which run parallel to the b-axis. (Fig 2). There isThe title compound was synthesized as part of a search for potential ferroelectric compouns. For background to ferroelectric complexes, see: Fu et al. (2011); Zhang et al. (2010). For related structures, see: Liu (2011a,b, 2012).
Data collection: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2005); cell
CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2005); data reduction: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2005); 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: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).C8H6F3N2+·NO3− | V = 520.1 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 249.16 | Z = 2 |
Triclinic, P1 | F(000) = 252 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Dx = 1.591 Mg m−3 |
a = 7.2745 (15) Å | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
b = 9.0962 (18) Å | θ = 3.3–25.0° |
c = 9.4502 (19) Å | µ = 0.16 mm−1 |
α = 61.53 (3)° | T = 293 K |
β = 71.18 (3)° | Block, colourless |
γ = 82.41 (3)° | 0.20 × 0.20 × 0.20 mm |
Rigaku SCXmini diffractometer | 1828 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 910 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.000 |
CCD_Profile_fitting scans | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 3.3° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku, 2005) | h = −8→8 |
Tmin = 0.969, Tmax = 0.969 | k = −10→10 |
1828 measured reflections | l = −9→11 |
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)] = 0.072 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.227 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.01 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.1061P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
1828 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
183 parameters | Δρmax = 0.23 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.27 e Å−3 |
C8H6F3N2+·NO3− | γ = 82.41 (3)° |
Mr = 249.16 | V = 520.1 (3) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 7.2745 (15) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 9.0962 (18) Å | µ = 0.16 mm−1 |
c = 9.4502 (19) Å | T = 293 K |
α = 61.53 (3)° | 0.20 × 0.20 × 0.20 mm |
β = 71.18 (3)° |
Rigaku SCXmini diffractometer | 1828 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku, 2005) | 910 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.969, Tmax = 0.969 | Rint = 0.000 |
1828 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.072 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.227 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.01 | Δρmax = 0.23 e Å−3 |
1828 reflections | Δρmin = −0.27 e Å−3 |
183 parameters |
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 | Occ. (<1) | |
N2 | 0.2477 (5) | 0.3645 (4) | 0.4631 (4) | 0.0551 (10) | |
H2A | 0.2479 | 0.4361 | 0.4981 | 0.066* | |
O2 | 0.2968 (6) | 0.7956 (4) | 0.5882 (4) | 0.0824 (12) | |
O1 | 0.2843 (6) | 0.5588 (4) | 0.5979 (5) | 0.0849 (12) | |
N3 | 0.2467 (5) | 0.1269 (4) | 0.4602 (4) | 0.0541 (10) | |
H3A | 0.2470 | 0.0209 | 0.4932 | 0.065* | |
N1 | 0.2547 (6) | 0.7095 (5) | 0.5303 (5) | 0.0586 (11) | |
O3 | 0.1883 (5) | 0.7778 (5) | 0.4106 (5) | 0.0839 (12) | |
F1 | 0.343 (3) | −0.0238 (12) | 0.7647 (14) | 0.104 (7) | 0.58 (2) |
F2 | 0.331 (4) | 0.1984 (11) | 0.7662 (17) | 0.108 (7) | 0.58 (2) |
F3 | 0.0708 (17) | 0.077 (4) | 0.8311 (11) | 0.166 (11) | 0.58 (2) |
F1' | 0.396 (2) | 0.077 (7) | 0.7605 (16) | 0.187 (17) | 0.42 (2) |
F2' | 0.144 (5) | 0.1946 (18) | 0.8128 (15) | 0.110 (8) | 0.42 (2) |
F3' | 0.132 (4) | −0.0270 (19) | 0.8115 (17) | 0.107 (8) | 0.42 (2) |
C2 | 0.2467 (6) | 0.2011 (5) | 0.5524 (6) | 0.0531 (12) | |
C3 | 0.2462 (7) | 0.2518 (5) | 0.3017 (5) | 0.0523 (12) | |
C8 | 0.2483 (6) | 0.4019 (5) | 0.3024 (5) | 0.0520 (12) | |
C7 | 0.2462 (7) | 0.5527 (6) | 0.1610 (6) | 0.0681 (14) | |
H7 | 0.2462 | 0.6545 | 0.1619 | 0.082* | |
C5 | 0.2441 (8) | 0.3936 (8) | 0.0199 (6) | 0.0781 (16) | |
H5 | 0.2447 | 0.3947 | −0.0791 | 0.094* | |
C6 | 0.2442 (8) | 0.5454 (7) | 0.0225 (7) | 0.0778 (16) | |
H6 | 0.2428 | 0.6445 | −0.0741 | 0.093* | |
C1 | 0.2396 (12) | 0.1092 (7) | 0.7352 (7) | 0.0659 (14) | |
C4 | 0.2431 (8) | 0.2420 (7) | 0.1588 (6) | 0.0698 (15) | |
H4 | 0.2405 | 0.1405 | 0.1580 | 0.084* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
N2 | 0.073 (3) | 0.041 (2) | 0.063 (2) | 0.0001 (18) | −0.026 (2) | −0.029 (2) |
O2 | 0.130 (3) | 0.050 (2) | 0.090 (3) | 0.009 (2) | −0.050 (2) | −0.041 (2) |
O1 | 0.140 (3) | 0.042 (2) | 0.093 (3) | 0.010 (2) | −0.050 (2) | −0.0389 (19) |
N3 | 0.071 (3) | 0.038 (2) | 0.060 (2) | −0.0001 (17) | −0.019 (2) | −0.0276 (19) |
N1 | 0.071 (3) | 0.051 (3) | 0.060 (3) | −0.005 (2) | −0.015 (2) | −0.031 (2) |
O3 | 0.097 (3) | 0.085 (3) | 0.081 (3) | 0.003 (2) | −0.045 (2) | −0.036 (2) |
F1 | 0.20 (2) | 0.049 (5) | 0.082 (5) | 0.045 (7) | −0.079 (9) | −0.028 (4) |
F2 | 0.21 (2) | 0.068 (5) | 0.084 (6) | −0.002 (6) | −0.088 (10) | −0.037 (4) |
F3 | 0.094 (7) | 0.26 (3) | 0.055 (5) | −0.013 (14) | 0.003 (5) | −0.021 (12) |
F1' | 0.094 (11) | 0.33 (4) | 0.063 (7) | 0.00 (2) | −0.033 (7) | −0.02 (2) |
F2' | 0.19 (3) | 0.076 (8) | 0.065 (7) | 0.019 (9) | −0.025 (10) | −0.044 (6) |
F3' | 0.18 (2) | 0.066 (7) | 0.063 (7) | −0.045 (9) | −0.021 (9) | −0.015 (5) |
C2 | 0.063 (3) | 0.041 (3) | 0.060 (3) | 0.003 (2) | −0.022 (2) | −0.025 (2) |
C3 | 0.065 (3) | 0.043 (3) | 0.054 (3) | 0.003 (2) | −0.024 (2) | −0.023 (2) |
C8 | 0.058 (3) | 0.048 (3) | 0.055 (3) | 0.001 (2) | −0.022 (2) | −0.025 (2) |
C7 | 0.079 (4) | 0.052 (3) | 0.071 (3) | 0.000 (2) | −0.025 (3) | −0.024 (3) |
C5 | 0.087 (4) | 0.093 (4) | 0.051 (3) | 0.005 (3) | −0.026 (3) | −0.028 (3) |
C6 | 0.104 (5) | 0.059 (3) | 0.066 (3) | 0.000 (3) | −0.040 (3) | −0.016 (3) |
C1 | 0.093 (5) | 0.053 (4) | 0.059 (4) | 0.003 (3) | −0.028 (4) | −0.029 (3) |
C4 | 0.082 (4) | 0.075 (4) | 0.068 (3) | 0.002 (3) | −0.025 (3) | −0.044 (3) |
N2—C2 | 1.314 (5) | F2'—C1 | 1.303 (13) |
N2—C8 | 1.388 (5) | F3'—C1 | 1.309 (15) |
N2—H2A | 0.8600 | C2—C1 | 1.504 (6) |
O2—N1 | 1.260 (4) | C3—C8 | 1.371 (6) |
O1—N1 | 1.228 (5) | C3—C4 | 1.402 (6) |
N3—C2 | 1.333 (5) | C8—C7 | 1.388 (6) |
N3—C3 | 1.384 (5) | C7—C6 | 1.346 (7) |
N3—H3A | 0.8600 | C7—H7 | 0.9300 |
N1—O3 | 1.226 (5) | C5—C4 | 1.377 (7) |
F1—C1 | 1.295 (12) | C5—C6 | 1.393 (8) |
F2—C1 | 1.297 (12) | C5—H5 | 0.9300 |
F3—C1 | 1.240 (10) | C6—H6 | 0.9300 |
F1'—C1 | 1.206 (14) | C4—H4 | 0.9300 |
C2—N2—C8 | 108.3 (3) | C5—C6—H6 | 119.1 |
C2—N2—H2A | 125.9 | F1'—C1—F3 | 132.5 (9) |
C8—N2—H2A | 125.9 | F1'—C1—F1 | 48 (2) |
C2—N3—C3 | 107.4 (3) | F3—C1—F1 | 112.0 (13) |
C2—N3—H3A | 126.3 | F1'—C1—F2 | 55 (2) |
C3—N3—H3A | 126.3 | F3—C1—F2 | 110.2 (11) |
O3—N1—O1 | 123.2 (4) | F1—C1—F2 | 102.3 (10) |
O3—N1—O2 | 119.6 (4) | F1'—C1—F2' | 108.7 (16) |
O1—N1—O2 | 117.2 (4) | F3—C1—F2' | 54.6 (9) |
N2—C2—N3 | 110.6 (4) | F1—C1—F2' | 139.1 (9) |
N2—C2—C1 | 125.0 (4) | F2—C1—F2' | 59.5 (9) |
N3—C2—C1 | 124.3 (4) | F1'—C1—F3' | 110.3 (19) |
C8—C3—N3 | 107.3 (4) | F3—C1—F3' | 49.3 (11) |
C8—C3—C4 | 122.1 (4) | F1—C1—F3' | 67.9 (9) |
N3—C3—C4 | 130.6 (4) | F2—C1—F3' | 141.3 (8) |
C3—C8—N2 | 106.5 (4) | F2'—C1—F3' | 102.4 (12) |
C3—C8—C7 | 121.4 (4) | F1'—C1—C2 | 115.1 (8) |
N2—C8—C7 | 132.1 (4) | F3—C1—C2 | 112.3 (7) |
C6—C7—C8 | 117.2 (5) | F1—C1—C2 | 110.6 (6) |
C6—C7—H7 | 121.4 | F2—C1—C2 | 108.9 (6) |
C8—C7—H7 | 121.4 | F2'—C1—C2 | 110.0 (7) |
C4—C5—C6 | 122.3 (5) | F3'—C1—C2 | 109.6 (7) |
C4—C5—H5 | 118.9 | C5—C4—C3 | 115.1 (5) |
C6—C5—H5 | 118.9 | C5—C4—H4 | 122.4 |
C7—C6—C5 | 121.8 (5) | C3—C4—H4 | 122.4 |
C7—C6—H6 | 119.1 | ||
C8—N2—C2—N3 | 0.0 (5) | N2—C2—C1—F1' | −92 (3) |
C8—N2—C2—C1 | −178.0 (5) | N3—C2—C1—F1' | 90 (3) |
C3—N3—C2—N2 | −0.5 (5) | N2—C2—C1—F3 | 90 (2) |
C3—N3—C2—C1 | 177.6 (5) | N3—C2—C1—F3 | −88 (2) |
C2—N3—C3—C8 | 0.7 (5) | N2—C2—C1—F1 | −144.3 (11) |
C2—N3—C3—C4 | −178.9 (5) | N3—C2—C1—F1 | 38.0 (13) |
N3—C3—C8—N2 | −0.7 (5) | N2—C2—C1—F2 | −32.6 (16) |
C4—C3—C8—N2 | 179.0 (4) | N3—C2—C1—F2 | 149.7 (13) |
N3—C3—C8—C7 | −179.3 (4) | N2—C2—C1—F2' | 31 (2) |
C4—C3—C8—C7 | 0.4 (7) | N3—C2—C1—F2' | −146.9 (18) |
C2—N2—C8—C3 | 0.4 (5) | N2—C2—C1—F3' | 142.8 (16) |
C2—N2—C8—C7 | 178.8 (5) | N3—C2—C1—F3' | −35.0 (17) |
C3—C8—C7—C6 | −0.7 (8) | C6—C5—C4—C3 | −1.2 (8) |
N2—C8—C7—C6 | −178.8 (5) | C8—C3—C4—C5 | 0.5 (7) |
C8—C7—C6—C5 | 0.0 (8) | N3—C3—C4—C5 | −179.8 (5) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 1.0 (9) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N2—H2A···O1 | 0.86 | 1.86 | 2.703 (5) | 168 |
N3—H3A···O2i | 0.86 | 1.84 | 2.682 (5) | 165 |
Symmetry code: (i) x, y−1, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C8H6F3N2+·NO3− |
Mr | 249.16 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.2745 (15), 9.0962 (18), 9.4502 (19) |
α, β, γ (°) | 61.53 (3), 71.18 (3), 82.41 (3) |
V (Å3) | 520.1 (3) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.16 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.20 × 0.20 × 0.20 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Rigaku SCXmini |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrystalClear; Rigaku, 2005) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.969, 0.969 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 1828, 1828, 910 |
Rint | 0.000 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.595 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.072, 0.227, 1.01 |
No. of reflections | 1828 |
No. of parameters | 183 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.23, −0.27 |
Computer programs: CrystalClear (Rigaku, 2005), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), PLATON (Spek, 2009), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N2—H2A···O1 | 0.86 | 1.86 | 2.703 (5) | 168 |
N3—H3A···O2i | 0.86 | 1.84 | 2.682 (5) | 165 |
Symmetry code: (i) x, y−1, z. |
Acknowledgements
The author thanks an anonymous advisor from the Ordered Matter Science Research Centre, Southeast University, for great help in the revision of this paper.
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Recently much attention has been devoted to crystals containing organic ions and inorganic ions due to the possibility of tuning their special structural features and their potential ferroelectrics properties (Fu et al., 2011; Zhang et al., 2010.). In our laboratory, the title compound (I) has been synthesized to investigate its potential ferroelectric propeties. However, it was found that the dielectric constant of the compound as a function of temperature indicated that the permittivity is basically temperature-independent (ε = C/(T–T0)), suggesting that this compound is not ferroelectric or there may be no distinct phase transition occurring within the measured temperature range (below the melting point).
The asymmetric unit that consists of one 2-trifluoromethyl-1H-benzimidazole cation and nitrate anionwhich are linked by N2—H2A···O1 hydrogen bond. Figure 1. The N3—H3A···O2 hydrogen bond links the the asymmetric units together into chains which run parallel to the b-axis. (Fig 2). There is π···π stacking between the six-membered rings at (x,y,z) and (1-x,1-y,-z) with a centroid to centroid distance of 3.949 (3)Å, perpendicular distance between the planes of 3.514 (2)Å and a slippage of 1.802Å. The triflouromethyl group is disordered.