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(4Z)-4-Benzylidene-2-phenyl-1,3-oxazol-5(4H)-one
aChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, PO Box 80203, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, bThe Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, PO Box 80203, Saudi Arabia, and cDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*Correspondence e-mail: edward.tiekink@gmail.com
In the title compound, C17H13NO2, the benzene ring is twisted slightly out of the plane of the oxazole ring to which it is attached [dihedral angle = 7.98 (8)°]. Similarly, there is a twist [dihedral angle = 5.50 (8)°] between the oxazole and phenyl rings that are linked via the C=C bond [1.348 (2) Å]; the conformation about the latter is Z. In the crystal, the presence of C—H⋯O, C—H⋯π and π–π interactions [centroid–centroid distance = 3.5259 (9) Å] link the molecules into a three-dimensional architecture.
Related literature
For background to the biological activity of oxazolone derivatives, see: Fidanza & Dernoeden (1996); Khan et al. (2006); Puig et al. (2000) For the synthesis, see: Mariappan et al. (2011).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2011); cell CrysAlis PRO; data reduction: CrysAlis PRO; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
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Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812011579/hb6681Isup3.cml
4-Methoxybenzoylglycine was prepared in accord with the literature procedure (Mariappan et al., 2011). A mixture of 4-methoxybenzoylglycine (2.1 g, 0.01 mmol), benzaldehyde (1.1 g, 0.02 mmol), anhydrous sodium acetate (0.8 g, 0.01 mmol) and acetic anhydride (4.0 g, 0.04 mmol) was refluxed for 1 h on a water bath with occasional stirring. The resulting mixture was left in a refrigerator overnight. The solid thus obtained was filtered, washed with cold water, dried in an hot-air oven at 333 K and recrystallized from ethanol as yellow polyhedra. Yield: 84%. M.pt: 470–471 K.
Carbon-bound H-atoms were placed in calculated positions [C—H = 0.95 to 0.98 Å, Uiso(H) = 1.2 to 1.5Ueq(C)] and were included in the
in the riding model approximation.Several oxazolone derivatives (Fidanza & Dernoeden, 1996) have proved effective as insecticides, herbicides and fungicides that control brown patch (Rhizoctonia solani (Kühn)). Oxazol-5-ones are known to inhibit the activity of the tyrosinase enzyme with a maximum inhibition by the derivative which bears a cinnamoyl residue at the C-4 position (Khan et al., 2006). Further, some 3,4-diaryloxazolones show inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and in vivo anti-inflammatory activity making them excellent candidates for the treatment of arthritis and hyperalgesia (Puig et al., 2000). In this connection, the title compound, 4(Z)-2-phenyl-4-(phenylmethylidene)-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-5-one (I), was synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography.
In (I), Fig. 1, the oxazole ring is planar with a r.m.s. deviation for the fitted atoms of 0.007 Å. The pendent benzene ring is slightly twisted out of this plane and forms a dihedral angle of 7.98 (8)°; the N1—C1—C11—C12 torsion angle = -171.85 (15)°. The conformation about the C3═C4 bond [1.348 (2) Å] is Z. There is a slight twist in this region of the molecule so that the dihedral angle between the oxazol and phenyl rings is 5.50 (8)°; the C4—C5—C10—C9 torsion angle = 177.79 (14)°. The r.m.s. deviation of the 20 non-hydrogen atoms comprising (I) = 0.131 Å with the maximum deviations being 0.258 (1) Å for the C16 atom and -0.224 (2) Å for the C13 atom.
The crystal packing is sustained by C—H···O and C—H···π interactions, Table 1, as well as π—π interactions occurring between the oxazole and benzene rings [ring centroid···ring centroid distance = 3.5259 (9) Å for 1 - x, 1 - y, 1 - z]. Globally, molecules assemble into undulating layers that stack along the b axis, Fig. 2.
For background to the biological activity of oxazolone derivatives, see: Fidanza & Dernoeden (1996); Khan et al. (2006); Puig et al. (2000) For the synthesis, see: Mariappan et al. (2011).
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2011); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2011); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2011); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).C17H13NO2 | F(000) = 1104 |
Mr = 263.28 | Dx = 1.345 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 2443 reflections |
a = 12.0827 (6) Å | θ = 2.6–27.5° |
b = 7.7848 (3) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
c = 27.6527 (16) Å | T = 100 K |
V = 2601.1 (2) Å3 | Polyhedron, yellow |
Z = 8 | 0.30 × 0.25 × 0.20 mm |
Agilent SuperNova Dual diffractometer with an Atlas detector | 2990 independent reflections |
Radiation source: SuperNova (Mo) X-ray Source | 2206 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Mirror monochromator | Rint = 0.033 |
Detector resolution: 10.4041 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.6°, θmin = 3.0° |
ω scan | h = −15→9 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2011) | k = −7→10 |
Tmin = 0.974, Tmax = 0.983 | l = −36→20 |
7121 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)] = 0.044 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.109 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.03 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.043P)2 + 0.6059P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2990 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
182 parameters | Δρmax = 0.22 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3 |
C17H13NO2 | V = 2601.1 (2) Å3 |
Mr = 263.28 | Z = 8 |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 12.0827 (6) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
b = 7.7848 (3) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 27.6527 (16) Å | 0.30 × 0.25 × 0.20 mm |
Agilent SuperNova Dual diffractometer with an Atlas detector | 2990 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2011) | 2206 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.974, Tmax = 0.983 | Rint = 0.033 |
7121 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.044 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.109 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.03 | Δρmax = 0.22 e Å−3 |
2990 reflections | Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3 |
182 parameters |
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. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
O1 | 0.70006 (8) | 0.51990 (13) | 0.55832 (4) | 0.0199 (3) | |
O2 | 0.76383 (9) | 0.68781 (14) | 0.61933 (4) | 0.0270 (3) | |
N1 | 0.53733 (10) | 0.42459 (15) | 0.58986 (4) | 0.0174 (3) | |
C1 | 0.60411 (12) | 0.42309 (18) | 0.55339 (6) | 0.0176 (3) | |
C2 | 0.69316 (13) | 0.59344 (19) | 0.60408 (6) | 0.0197 (3) | |
C3 | 0.58820 (12) | 0.52949 (18) | 0.62455 (6) | 0.0176 (3) | |
C4 | 0.55689 (12) | 0.56871 (18) | 0.67001 (6) | 0.0186 (3) | |
H4 | 0.6050 | 0.6445 | 0.6868 | 0.022* | |
C5 | 0.46027 (12) | 0.51218 (18) | 0.69718 (6) | 0.0176 (3) | |
C6 | 0.44944 (13) | 0.5668 (2) | 0.74539 (6) | 0.0220 (4) | |
H6 | 0.5037 | 0.6409 | 0.7590 | 0.026* | |
C7 | 0.36046 (14) | 0.51376 (19) | 0.77344 (6) | 0.0238 (4) | |
H7 | 0.3538 | 0.5520 | 0.8059 | 0.029* | |
C8 | 0.28135 (14) | 0.40496 (19) | 0.75395 (6) | 0.0233 (4) | |
H8 | 0.2205 | 0.3683 | 0.7731 | 0.028* | |
C9 | 0.29095 (13) | 0.3493 (2) | 0.70625 (6) | 0.0226 (4) | |
H9 | 0.2368 | 0.2741 | 0.6931 | 0.027* | |
C10 | 0.37888 (12) | 0.40289 (19) | 0.67789 (6) | 0.0200 (3) | |
H10 | 0.3842 | 0.3656 | 0.6453 | 0.024* | |
C11 | 0.59187 (12) | 0.32991 (18) | 0.50822 (5) | 0.0169 (3) | |
C12 | 0.67737 (13) | 0.3232 (2) | 0.47430 (6) | 0.0221 (4) | |
H12 | 0.7441 | 0.3847 | 0.4799 | 0.027* | |
C13 | 0.66513 (13) | 0.2269 (2) | 0.43248 (6) | 0.0249 (4) | |
H13 | 0.7241 | 0.2222 | 0.4098 | 0.030* | |
C14 | 0.56739 (13) | 0.13662 (19) | 0.42313 (6) | 0.0216 (3) | |
C15 | 0.48133 (13) | 0.14847 (19) | 0.45658 (6) | 0.0211 (3) | |
H15 | 0.4136 | 0.0906 | 0.4504 | 0.025* | |
C16 | 0.49287 (12) | 0.24313 (18) | 0.49867 (6) | 0.0195 (3) | |
H16 | 0.4335 | 0.2491 | 0.5211 | 0.023* | |
C17 | 0.55537 (15) | 0.0289 (2) | 0.37818 (6) | 0.0292 (4) | |
H17A | 0.5060 | −0.0682 | 0.3848 | 0.044* | |
H17B | 0.6282 | −0.0144 | 0.3684 | 0.044* | |
H17C | 0.5241 | 0.0990 | 0.3521 | 0.044* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0168 (5) | 0.0235 (5) | 0.0194 (6) | −0.0029 (4) | −0.0007 (4) | 0.0022 (5) |
O2 | 0.0260 (6) | 0.0308 (6) | 0.0242 (6) | −0.0105 (5) | −0.0044 (5) | 0.0035 (5) |
N1 | 0.0182 (6) | 0.0171 (6) | 0.0168 (7) | 0.0012 (5) | −0.0021 (5) | 0.0014 (5) |
C1 | 0.0160 (7) | 0.0164 (7) | 0.0204 (8) | 0.0007 (6) | −0.0025 (6) | 0.0053 (6) |
C2 | 0.0216 (8) | 0.0197 (7) | 0.0176 (8) | −0.0005 (7) | −0.0043 (6) | 0.0046 (6) |
C3 | 0.0181 (7) | 0.0154 (7) | 0.0193 (8) | −0.0001 (6) | −0.0042 (6) | 0.0030 (6) |
C4 | 0.0189 (7) | 0.0167 (7) | 0.0201 (8) | 0.0004 (6) | −0.0050 (6) | 0.0000 (6) |
C5 | 0.0197 (7) | 0.0149 (7) | 0.0182 (8) | 0.0029 (6) | −0.0014 (6) | 0.0019 (6) |
C6 | 0.0249 (8) | 0.0205 (7) | 0.0207 (8) | 0.0017 (7) | −0.0030 (7) | −0.0012 (7) |
C7 | 0.0315 (9) | 0.0230 (8) | 0.0167 (8) | 0.0075 (7) | 0.0003 (7) | 0.0002 (7) |
C8 | 0.0242 (8) | 0.0223 (8) | 0.0232 (9) | 0.0035 (7) | 0.0051 (7) | 0.0045 (7) |
C9 | 0.0225 (8) | 0.0201 (8) | 0.0251 (9) | −0.0020 (7) | 0.0002 (7) | −0.0004 (7) |
C10 | 0.0214 (8) | 0.0202 (7) | 0.0184 (8) | 0.0012 (6) | −0.0004 (6) | −0.0010 (6) |
C11 | 0.0181 (7) | 0.0166 (7) | 0.0159 (8) | 0.0037 (6) | −0.0004 (6) | 0.0032 (6) |
C12 | 0.0192 (7) | 0.0249 (8) | 0.0222 (9) | 0.0008 (7) | 0.0001 (7) | 0.0015 (7) |
C13 | 0.0250 (8) | 0.0293 (8) | 0.0203 (9) | 0.0052 (7) | 0.0049 (7) | 0.0001 (7) |
C14 | 0.0294 (8) | 0.0164 (7) | 0.0189 (8) | 0.0036 (7) | −0.0019 (7) | 0.0030 (6) |
C15 | 0.0230 (8) | 0.0180 (7) | 0.0225 (8) | −0.0012 (6) | −0.0030 (7) | 0.0028 (6) |
C16 | 0.0199 (8) | 0.0185 (7) | 0.0202 (8) | 0.0013 (7) | 0.0006 (6) | 0.0044 (6) |
C17 | 0.0386 (10) | 0.0238 (8) | 0.0253 (9) | 0.0016 (8) | −0.0009 (8) | −0.0033 (7) |
O1—C2 | 1.3913 (19) | C9—C10 | 1.385 (2) |
O1—C1 | 1.3895 (18) | C9—H9 | 0.9500 |
O2—C2 | 1.2028 (18) | C10—H10 | 0.9500 |
N1—C1 | 1.2915 (19) | C11—C12 | 1.396 (2) |
N1—C3 | 1.4017 (19) | C11—C16 | 1.399 (2) |
C1—C11 | 1.452 (2) | C12—C13 | 1.386 (2) |
C2—C3 | 1.475 (2) | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
C3—C4 | 1.348 (2) | C13—C14 | 1.399 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.456 (2) | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
C4—H4 | 0.9500 | C14—C15 | 1.395 (2) |
C5—C10 | 1.406 (2) | C14—C17 | 1.507 (2) |
C5—C6 | 1.405 (2) | C15—C16 | 1.385 (2) |
C6—C7 | 1.388 (2) | C15—H15 | 0.9500 |
C6—H6 | 0.9500 | C16—H16 | 0.9500 |
C7—C8 | 1.386 (2) | C17—H17A | 0.9800 |
C7—H7 | 0.9500 | C17—H17B | 0.9800 |
C8—C9 | 1.393 (2) | C17—H17C | 0.9800 |
C8—H8 | 0.9500 | ||
C2—O1—C1 | 105.22 (11) | C8—C9—H9 | 119.8 |
C1—N1—C3 | 105.41 (12) | C9—C10—C5 | 120.29 (15) |
N1—C1—O1 | 116.08 (13) | C9—C10—H10 | 119.9 |
N1—C1—C11 | 127.78 (14) | C5—C10—H10 | 119.9 |
O1—C1—C11 | 116.13 (13) | C12—C11—C16 | 119.18 (14) |
O2—C2—O1 | 121.84 (14) | C12—C11—C1 | 121.42 (14) |
O2—C2—C3 | 133.00 (15) | C16—C11—C1 | 119.39 (13) |
O1—C2—C3 | 105.16 (12) | C13—C12—C11 | 120.13 (15) |
C4—C3—N1 | 130.33 (14) | C13—C12—H12 | 119.9 |
C4—C3—C2 | 121.51 (14) | C11—C12—H12 | 119.9 |
N1—C3—C2 | 108.12 (13) | C12—C13—C14 | 121.08 (15) |
C3—C4—C5 | 129.62 (14) | C12—C13—H13 | 119.5 |
C3—C4—H4 | 115.2 | C14—C13—H13 | 119.5 |
C5—C4—H4 | 115.2 | C15—C14—C13 | 118.27 (15) |
C10—C5—C6 | 118.55 (14) | C15—C14—C17 | 120.80 (15) |
C10—C5—C4 | 123.23 (14) | C13—C14—C17 | 120.93 (15) |
C6—C5—C4 | 118.21 (14) | C16—C15—C14 | 121.17 (15) |
C7—C6—C5 | 120.80 (15) | C16—C15—H15 | 119.4 |
C7—C6—H6 | 119.6 | C14—C15—H15 | 119.4 |
C5—C6—H6 | 119.6 | C15—C16—C11 | 120.13 (14) |
C8—C7—C6 | 119.90 (15) | C15—C16—H16 | 119.9 |
C8—C7—H7 | 120.1 | C11—C16—H16 | 119.9 |
C6—C7—H7 | 120.1 | C14—C17—H17A | 109.5 |
C7—C8—C9 | 120.05 (15) | C14—C17—H17B | 109.5 |
C7—C8—H8 | 120.0 | H17A—C17—H17B | 109.5 |
C9—C8—H8 | 120.0 | C14—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
C10—C9—C8 | 120.41 (15) | H17A—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
C10—C9—H9 | 119.8 | H17B—C17—H17C | 109.5 |
C3—N1—C1—O1 | −0.47 (16) | C6—C7—C8—C9 | −0.2 (2) |
C3—N1—C1—C11 | 178.31 (14) | C7—C8—C9—C10 | −0.4 (2) |
C2—O1—C1—N1 | −0.24 (16) | C8—C9—C10—C5 | 0.9 (2) |
C2—O1—C1—C11 | −179.16 (12) | C6—C5—C10—C9 | −0.7 (2) |
C1—O1—C2—O2 | −179.03 (14) | C4—C5—C10—C9 | 177.79 (14) |
C1—O1—C2—C3 | 0.80 (14) | N1—C1—C11—C12 | −171.85 (15) |
C1—N1—C3—C4 | −176.66 (15) | O1—C1—C11—C12 | 6.9 (2) |
C1—N1—C3—C2 | 0.95 (15) | N1—C1—C11—C16 | 7.3 (2) |
O2—C2—C3—C4 | −3.4 (3) | O1—C1—C11—C16 | −173.88 (12) |
O1—C2—C3—C4 | 176.76 (13) | C16—C11—C12—C13 | −2.1 (2) |
O2—C2—C3—N1 | 178.70 (16) | C1—C11—C12—C13 | 177.12 (14) |
O1—C2—C3—N1 | −1.10 (15) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.7 (2) |
N1—C3—C4—C5 | 0.6 (3) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 1.2 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −176.76 (14) | C12—C13—C14—C17 | −178.58 (14) |
C3—C4—C5—C10 | −1.3 (2) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | −1.7 (2) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 177.19 (15) | C17—C14—C15—C16 | 178.08 (14) |
C10—C5—C6—C7 | 0.1 (2) | C14—C15—C16—C11 | 0.3 (2) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −178.48 (14) | C12—C11—C16—C15 | 1.6 (2) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | 0.3 (2) | C1—C11—C16—C15 | −177.63 (13) |
Cg1 is the centroid of the C5–C10 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C7—H7···O2i | 0.95 | 2.56 | 3.463 (2) | 158 |
C6—H6···Cg1ii | 0.95 | 2.93 | 3.8311 (17) | 158 |
C9—H9···Cg1iii | 0.95 | 2.92 | 3.6532 (17) | 135 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1/2, y, −z+3/2; (ii) x+3/2, −y+1/2, −z+1; (iii) x, −y−3/2, z−1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C17H13NO2 |
Mr | 263.28 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pbca |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 12.0827 (6), 7.7848 (3), 27.6527 (16) |
V (Å3) | 2601.1 (2) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.09 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.25 × 0.20 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Agilent SuperNova Dual diffractometer with an Atlas detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2011) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.974, 0.983 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 7121, 2990, 2206 |
Rint | 0.033 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.651 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.044, 0.109, 1.03 |
No. of reflections | 2990 |
No. of parameters | 182 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.22, −0.24 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2011), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Cg1 is the centroid of the C5–C10 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C7—H7···O2i | 0.95 | 2.56 | 3.463 (2) | 158 |
C6—H6···Cg1ii | 0.95 | 2.93 | 3.8311 (17) | 158 |
C9—H9···Cg1iii | 0.95 | 2.92 | 3.6532 (17) | 135 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1/2, y, −z+3/2; (ii) x+3/2, −y+1/2, −z+1; (iii) x, −y−3/2, z−1/2. |
Footnotes
‡Additional correspondence author, e-mail: aasiri2@kau.edu.sa.
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to the Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research and the Chemistry Department at King Abdulaziz University for providing the research facilities. We also thank the Ministry of Higher Education (Malaysia) for funding structural studies through the High-Impact Research scheme (UM.C/HIR/MOHE/SC/12).
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Several oxazolone derivatives (Fidanza & Dernoeden, 1996) have proved effective as insecticides, herbicides and fungicides that control brown patch (Rhizoctonia solani (Kühn)). Oxazol-5-ones are known to inhibit the activity of the tyrosinase enzyme with a maximum inhibition by the derivative which bears a cinnamoyl residue at the C-4 position (Khan et al., 2006). Further, some 3,4-diaryloxazolones show inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and in vivo anti-inflammatory activity making them excellent candidates for the treatment of arthritis and hyperalgesia (Puig et al., 2000). In this connection, the title compound, 4(Z)-2-phenyl-4-(phenylmethylidene)-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazol-5-one (I), was synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography.
In (I), Fig. 1, the oxazole ring is planar with a r.m.s. deviation for the fitted atoms of 0.007 Å. The pendent benzene ring is slightly twisted out of this plane and forms a dihedral angle of 7.98 (8)°; the N1—C1—C11—C12 torsion angle = -171.85 (15)°. The conformation about the C3═C4 bond [1.348 (2) Å] is Z. There is a slight twist in this region of the molecule so that the dihedral angle between the oxazol and phenyl rings is 5.50 (8)°; the C4—C5—C10—C9 torsion angle = 177.79 (14)°. The r.m.s. deviation of the 20 non-hydrogen atoms comprising (I) = 0.131 Å with the maximum deviations being 0.258 (1) Å for the C16 atom and -0.224 (2) Å for the C13 atom.
The crystal packing is sustained by C—H···O and C—H···π interactions, Table 1, as well as π—π interactions occurring between the oxazole and benzene rings [ring centroid···ring centroid distance = 3.5259 (9) Å for symmetry operation 1 - x, 1 - y, 1 - z]. Globally, molecules assemble into undulating layers that stack along the b axis, Fig. 2.