organic compounds
2-(2-Methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazol-1-yl)ethyl 4-fluorobenzoate
aHEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
*Correspondence e-mail: dr.sammer.yousuf@gmail.com
In the title compound, C13H12FN3O4, the dihedral angle between the benzene and imidazole rings is 32.77 (12)°. In the crystal, molecules are linked into a three-dimensional network by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
Related literature
For biological activities of metronidazole derivatives, see: Atia (2009); Beena et al. (2009); Bowden & Izadi (1998); Dubey et al. (2009); Mao et al. (2009); Qian et al. (2010).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2000); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2000); data reduction: SAINT; 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: SHELXTL, PARST (Nardelli, 1995) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
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Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812006319/is5064Isup3.cml
The synthesis of title compounds 1 was achieved by reacting metronidazole (171 mg, 1.0 mmole) with 4-fluorobenzoic acid (1.2 equiv.) in the presence of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (245 mg, 1.2 mmole) and 4-dimethylaminopyridine (0.35 mmole) in dichloromethane (10 ml) at room temperature for 40–45 h. The progress of reaction was monitored by TLC. The reaction was quenched with 20 ml HCl (0.5 M) and then basified with sat.NaHCO3. It was extracted with dichloromethane and evaporated in vacuo to obtain crude product. The mixture of crude product was purified by using silica gel
(EtOAc:hexane, 3.0:7.0 to 7.0:3.0) which afforded compound 1 in 85% yield. Recrystallization from the slow evaporation of dichloromethane afforded pure crystals found suitable for single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. All chemicals were purchased from Sigma–Aldrich.H atoms on methyl, methylene and methine groups were positioned geometrically with C—H = 0.96, 0.97 and 0.93 Å, respectively, and constrained to ride on their parent atoms with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(CH and CH2) and 1.5Ueq(CH3). A rotating group model was applied to the methyl groups. In the absence of significant
effects, 952 Friedel pairs were merged before the final refinement.The title compound is a derivative of well known broad spectrum antibiotic metronidazole, commonly known as Flagyl. A number of metronidazole derivatives have been synthesized to evaluate their biological potentials, such as antibacterial (Atia, 2009; Dubey et al., 2009; Beena et al., 2009; Bowden & Izadi, 1998), anticancer (Qian et al., 2010), and H. pylori urease inhibitors (Mao et al., 2009). These properties of metronidazole derivatives attracted the attention of synthetic and medicinal chemists to further explore their potential against different diseases. In present study, metronidazole ester derivative was prepared in a cost effective manner to evaluate its antiglycation potential.
In the title compound, the benzene (C1–C6) and imidazole (N1/C10/C11/N2/C12) rings are almost planar (Fig. 1) with a dihedral angle of 32.77 (12)° between the mean planes. The bond lengths and angles are within the normal ranges. C1—H1A···O1i and C2—H2B···O3ii hydrogen bonds (symmetry codes as in Table 1) play important roles in stabilizing the
by forming a three-dimensional network (Fig. 2).For biological activities of metronidazole derivatives, see: Atia (2009); Beena et al. (2009); Bowden & Izadi (1998); Dubey et al. (2009); Mao et al. (2009); Qian et al. (2010).
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2000); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2000); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2000); 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: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), PARST (Nardelli, 1995) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound with displacement ellipsoids drawn at 30% probability level. | |
Fig. 2. The crystal packing view of the title compound. |
C13H12FN3O4 | F(000) = 608 |
Mr = 293.26 | Dx = 1.498 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, Cc | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 8.9669 (12) Å | Cell parameters from 2305 reflections |
b = 18.784 (2) Å | θ = 2.6–28.0° |
c = 7.8288 (10) Å | µ = 0.12 mm−1 |
β = 99.684 (3)° | T = 273 K |
V = 1299.9 (3) Å3 | Block, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.50 × 0.29 × 0.16 mm |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD diffractometer | 1186 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1150 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.022 |
ω scans | θmax = 25.5°, θmin = 2.2° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2000) | h = −10→10 |
Tmin = 0.941, Tmax = 0.981 | k = −22→22 |
3782 measured reflections | l = −9→8 |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.032 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.088 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0593P)2 + 0.2616P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.06 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
1186 reflections | Δρmax = 0.15 e Å−3 |
192 parameters | Δρmin = −0.11 e Å−3 |
2 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.0055 (15) |
C13H12FN3O4 | V = 1299.9 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 293.26 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, Cc | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.9669 (12) Å | µ = 0.12 mm−1 |
b = 18.784 (2) Å | T = 273 K |
c = 7.8288 (10) Å | 0.50 × 0.29 × 0.16 mm |
β = 99.684 (3)° |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD diffractometer | 1186 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2000) | 1150 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.941, Tmax = 0.981 | Rint = 0.022 |
3782 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.032 | 2 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.088 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.06 | Δρmax = 0.15 e Å−3 |
1186 reflections | Δρmin = −0.11 e Å−3 |
192 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. |
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 | ||
O1 | −0.1173 (2) | 0.24543 (13) | −0.1523 (3) | 0.0625 (6) | |
O2 | 0.0800 (2) | 0.27301 (10) | 0.0543 (2) | 0.0534 (5) | |
O3 | 0.0473 (3) | 0.48885 (12) | 0.3047 (4) | 0.0795 (8) | |
O4 | 0.2371 (3) | 0.50643 (12) | 0.5096 (4) | 0.0726 (7) | |
N1 | 0.0456 (2) | 0.34305 (11) | 0.3929 (3) | 0.0405 (5) | |
N2 | 0.1729 (3) | 0.29745 (13) | 0.6362 (3) | 0.0532 (6) | |
N3 | 0.1392 (3) | 0.46795 (12) | 0.4283 (3) | 0.0516 (6) | |
C1 | 0.1985 (3) | 0.13945 (15) | 0.0541 (3) | 0.0454 (6) | |
H1A | 0.2496 | 0.1741 | 0.1262 | 0.054* | |
C2 | 0.2552 (3) | 0.07076 (17) | 0.0578 (4) | 0.0539 (7) | |
H2B | 0.3442 | 0.0587 | 0.1312 | 0.065* | |
C3 | 0.1764 (3) | 0.02112 (15) | −0.0496 (4) | 0.0533 (7) | |
C4 | 0.0462 (3) | 0.03555 (17) | −0.1617 (4) | 0.0554 (7) | |
H4A | −0.0035 | 0.0004 | −0.2335 | 0.066* | |
C5 | −0.0093 (3) | 0.10470 (15) | −0.1646 (4) | 0.0481 (6) | |
H5A | −0.0978 | 0.1163 | −0.2397 | 0.058* | |
C6 | 0.0659 (3) | 0.15675 (14) | −0.0565 (3) | 0.0408 (6) | |
C7 | −0.0021 (3) | 0.22884 (14) | −0.0609 (3) | 0.0429 (6) | |
C8 | 0.0198 (4) | 0.34362 (15) | 0.0713 (4) | 0.0569 (7) | |
H8A | −0.0514 | 0.3554 | −0.0323 | 0.068* | |
H8B | 0.1013 | 0.3781 | 0.0840 | 0.068* | |
C9 | −0.0587 (3) | 0.34704 (14) | 0.2269 (4) | 0.0474 (6) | |
H9A | −0.1153 | 0.3912 | 0.2230 | 0.057* | |
H9B | −0.1304 | 0.3081 | 0.2208 | 0.057* | |
C10 | 0.1340 (3) | 0.39608 (14) | 0.4807 (4) | 0.0454 (6) | |
C11 | 0.2095 (3) | 0.36676 (16) | 0.6288 (4) | 0.0535 (7) | |
H11A | 0.2764 | 0.3909 | 0.7126 | 0.064* | |
C12 | 0.0761 (3) | 0.28463 (14) | 0.4928 (4) | 0.0435 (6) | |
C13 | 0.0081 (4) | 0.21350 (15) | 0.4469 (4) | 0.0579 (8) | |
H13A | 0.0472 | 0.1798 | 0.5353 | 0.087* | |
H13B | 0.0332 | 0.1984 | 0.3381 | 0.087* | |
H13C | −0.0998 | 0.2165 | 0.4376 | 0.087* | |
F1 | 0.2301 (3) | −0.04671 (11) | −0.0425 (3) | 0.0827 (7) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0549 (11) | 0.0618 (12) | 0.0642 (14) | 0.0139 (10) | −0.0092 (10) | 0.0027 (11) |
O2 | 0.0660 (12) | 0.0480 (11) | 0.0422 (11) | 0.0104 (9) | −0.0022 (9) | −0.0033 (8) |
O3 | 0.0938 (17) | 0.0483 (12) | 0.0877 (18) | 0.0064 (12) | −0.0103 (15) | 0.0188 (12) |
O4 | 0.0740 (14) | 0.0472 (11) | 0.0926 (18) | −0.0096 (11) | 0.0026 (13) | −0.0116 (12) |
N1 | 0.0454 (10) | 0.0358 (10) | 0.0395 (12) | 0.0050 (8) | 0.0048 (9) | −0.0012 (9) |
N2 | 0.0660 (14) | 0.0472 (12) | 0.0429 (14) | 0.0034 (11) | −0.0012 (11) | 0.0026 (10) |
N3 | 0.0562 (12) | 0.0392 (11) | 0.0598 (15) | 0.0043 (10) | 0.0113 (11) | −0.0010 (11) |
C1 | 0.0473 (13) | 0.0508 (14) | 0.0371 (14) | 0.0048 (11) | 0.0039 (11) | 0.0013 (11) |
C2 | 0.0525 (15) | 0.0622 (18) | 0.0451 (15) | 0.0134 (13) | 0.0028 (12) | 0.0075 (13) |
C3 | 0.0732 (19) | 0.0435 (15) | 0.0463 (17) | 0.0125 (13) | 0.0193 (14) | 0.0061 (12) |
C4 | 0.0673 (17) | 0.0485 (14) | 0.0510 (17) | −0.0084 (13) | 0.0119 (14) | −0.0089 (13) |
C5 | 0.0475 (13) | 0.0529 (15) | 0.0424 (15) | −0.0014 (11) | 0.0033 (11) | −0.0002 (11) |
C6 | 0.0417 (11) | 0.0455 (13) | 0.0359 (14) | 0.0014 (10) | 0.0088 (10) | 0.0009 (10) |
C7 | 0.0454 (13) | 0.0484 (15) | 0.0347 (14) | 0.0049 (10) | 0.0064 (10) | 0.0034 (11) |
C8 | 0.085 (2) | 0.0412 (15) | 0.0427 (16) | 0.0099 (13) | 0.0049 (14) | 0.0064 (11) |
C9 | 0.0532 (14) | 0.0419 (13) | 0.0427 (15) | 0.0073 (11) | −0.0049 (11) | −0.0005 (11) |
C10 | 0.0480 (12) | 0.0395 (13) | 0.0474 (16) | 0.0047 (10) | 0.0043 (11) | −0.0050 (10) |
C11 | 0.0553 (14) | 0.0476 (14) | 0.0531 (17) | 0.0011 (12) | −0.0038 (12) | −0.0071 (13) |
C12 | 0.0517 (13) | 0.0381 (12) | 0.0406 (15) | 0.0044 (11) | 0.0079 (11) | 0.0033 (10) |
C13 | 0.082 (2) | 0.0397 (14) | 0.0501 (18) | −0.0051 (14) | 0.0053 (15) | 0.0026 (13) |
F1 | 0.1168 (17) | 0.0497 (11) | 0.0819 (15) | 0.0242 (11) | 0.0175 (13) | 0.0035 (10) |
O1—C7 | 1.195 (3) | C3—C4 | 1.364 (4) |
O2—C7 | 1.349 (3) | C4—C5 | 1.390 (4) |
O2—C8 | 1.447 (3) | C4—H4A | 0.9300 |
O3—N3 | 1.225 (3) | C5—C6 | 1.391 (4) |
O4—N3 | 1.229 (4) | C5—H5A | 0.9300 |
N1—C12 | 1.349 (3) | C6—C7 | 1.483 (3) |
N1—C10 | 1.382 (3) | C8—C9 | 1.507 (4) |
N1—C9 | 1.470 (4) | C8—H8A | 0.9700 |
N2—C12 | 1.321 (4) | C8—H8B | 0.9700 |
N2—C11 | 1.346 (4) | C9—H9A | 0.9700 |
N3—C10 | 1.414 (4) | C9—H9B | 0.9700 |
C1—C2 | 1.385 (4) | C10—C11 | 1.357 (4) |
C1—C6 | 1.387 (3) | C11—H11A | 0.9300 |
C1—H1A | 0.9300 | C12—C13 | 1.487 (4) |
C2—C3 | 1.370 (4) | C13—H13A | 0.9600 |
C2—H2B | 0.9300 | C13—H13B | 0.9600 |
C3—F1 | 1.360 (3) | C13—H13C | 0.9600 |
C7—O2—C8 | 117.1 (2) | O2—C7—C6 | 111.7 (2) |
C12—N1—C10 | 104.7 (2) | O2—C8—C9 | 110.2 (2) |
C12—N1—C9 | 126.2 (2) | O2—C8—H8A | 109.6 |
C10—N1—C9 | 129.0 (2) | C9—C8—H8A | 109.6 |
C12—N2—C11 | 105.6 (2) | O2—C8—H8B | 109.6 |
O3—N3—O4 | 123.2 (3) | C9—C8—H8B | 109.6 |
O3—N3—C10 | 119.0 (2) | H8A—C8—H8B | 108.1 |
O4—N3—C10 | 117.8 (3) | N1—C9—C8 | 113.4 (2) |
C2—C1—C6 | 120.3 (3) | N1—C9—H9A | 108.9 |
C2—C1—H1A | 119.9 | C8—C9—H9A | 108.9 |
C6—C1—H1A | 119.9 | N1—C9—H9B | 108.9 |
C3—C2—C1 | 118.2 (3) | C8—C9—H9B | 108.9 |
C3—C2—H2B | 120.9 | H9A—C9—H9B | 107.7 |
C1—C2—H2B | 120.9 | C11—C10—N1 | 107.1 (2) |
F1—C3—C4 | 118.1 (3) | C11—C10—N3 | 126.8 (3) |
F1—C3—C2 | 118.1 (3) | N1—C10—N3 | 126.0 (2) |
C4—C3—C2 | 123.8 (3) | N2—C11—C10 | 109.9 (3) |
C3—C4—C5 | 117.5 (3) | N2—C11—H11A | 125.1 |
C3—C4—H4A | 121.3 | C10—C11—H11A | 125.1 |
C5—C4—H4A | 121.3 | N2—C12—N1 | 112.6 (2) |
C4—C5—C6 | 120.7 (3) | N2—C12—C13 | 123.6 (2) |
C4—C5—H5A | 119.6 | N1—C12—C13 | 123.8 (3) |
C6—C5—H5A | 119.6 | C12—C13—H13A | 109.5 |
C1—C6—C5 | 119.5 (2) | C12—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C1—C6—C7 | 122.3 (2) | H13A—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C5—C6—C7 | 118.2 (2) | C12—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
O1—C7—O2 | 124.0 (2) | H13A—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
O1—C7—C6 | 124.2 (3) | H13B—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.3 (4) | O2—C8—C9—N1 | 70.0 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—F1 | −178.3 (2) | C12—N1—C10—C11 | −1.2 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.8 (4) | C9—N1—C10—C11 | 179.3 (3) |
F1—C3—C4—C5 | 178.4 (3) | C12—N1—C10—N3 | −178.8 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.6 (4) | C9—N1—C10—N3 | 1.7 (4) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.1 (4) | O3—N3—C10—C11 | −168.7 (3) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −0.4 (4) | O4—N3—C10—C11 | 11.5 (4) |
C2—C1—C6—C7 | 177.9 (2) | O3—N3—C10—N1 | 8.4 (4) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 0.6 (4) | O4—N3—C10—N1 | −171.3 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −177.8 (2) | C12—N2—C11—C10 | 0.3 (3) |
C8—O2—C7—O1 | 2.6 (4) | N1—C10—C11—N2 | 0.6 (3) |
C8—O2—C7—C6 | −175.7 (2) | N3—C10—C11—N2 | 178.2 (3) |
C1—C6—C7—O1 | −178.7 (3) | C11—N2—C12—N1 | −1.1 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—O1 | −0.4 (4) | C11—N2—C12—C13 | 179.0 (3) |
C1—C6—C7—O2 | −0.4 (3) | C10—N1—C12—N2 | 1.4 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—O2 | 177.9 (2) | C9—N1—C12—N2 | −179.0 (2) |
C7—O2—C8—C9 | 99.1 (3) | C10—N1—C12—C13 | −178.6 (2) |
C12—N1—C9—C8 | −99.5 (3) | C9—N1—C12—C13 | 0.9 (4) |
C10—N1—C9—C8 | 79.9 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C1—H1A···O1i | 0.93 | 2.45 | 3.378 (3) | 172 |
C2—H2B···O3ii | 0.93 | 2.46 | 3.356 (4) | 162 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (ii) x+1/2, y−1/2, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C13H12FN3O4 |
Mr | 293.26 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, Cc |
Temperature (K) | 273 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.9669 (12), 18.784 (2), 7.8288 (10) |
β (°) | 99.684 (3) |
V (Å3) | 1299.9 (3) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.12 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.50 × 0.29 × 0.16 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEX CCD |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2000) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.941, 0.981 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 3782, 1186, 1150 |
Rint | 0.022 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.606 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.032, 0.088, 1.06 |
No. of reflections | 1186 |
No. of parameters | 192 |
No. of restraints | 2 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.15, −0.11 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2000), SAINT (Bruker, 2000), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), PARST (Nardelli, 1995) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C1—H1A···O1i | 0.93 | 2.45 | 3.378 (3) | 172 |
C2—H2B···O3ii | 0.93 | 2.46 | 3.356 (4) | 162 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (ii) x+1/2, y−1/2, z. |
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The title compound is a derivative of well known broad spectrum antibiotic metronidazole, commonly known as Flagyl. A number of metronidazole derivatives have been synthesized to evaluate their biological potentials, such as antibacterial (Atia, 2009; Dubey et al., 2009; Beena et al., 2009; Bowden & Izadi, 1998), anticancer (Qian et al., 2010), and H. pylori urease inhibitors (Mao et al., 2009). These properties of metronidazole derivatives attracted the attention of synthetic and medicinal chemists to further explore their potential against different diseases. In present study, metronidazole ester derivative was prepared in a cost effective manner to evaluate its antiglycation potential.
In the title compound, the benzene (C1–C6) and imidazole (N1/C10/C11/N2/C12) rings are almost planar (Fig. 1) with a dihedral angle of 32.77 (12)° between the mean planes. The bond lengths and angles are within the normal ranges. C1—H1A···O1i and C2—H2B···O3ii hydrogen bonds (symmetry codes as in Table 1) play important roles in stabilizing the crystal structure by forming a three-dimensional network (Fig. 2).