organic compounds
4,7-Dichloroquinoline
aCollege of Pharmacy, Howard University, 2300 4th Street, NW, Washington, DC 2059, USA, and bDepartment of Chemistry, Howard University, 525 College Street, NW, Washington, DC 2059, USA
*Correspondence e-mail: amol.kulkarni@howard.edu
The two molecules in the 9H5Cl2N, are both essentially planar (r.m.s. deviations for all non-H atoms = 0.014 and 0.026 Å). There are no close C—H⋯Cl contacts.
of the title compound, CRelated literature
4,7-dichloroquinoline is a commonly used starting material for the synthesis of a variety of anti-malarial drugs, such as amodiquine {systematic name: 4-[(7-chloroquinolin-4-yl)amino]-2-[(diethylamino)methyl]phenol}, see: Dongre et al. (2007); O'Neill et al. (2003); Lawrence et al. (2008); Saha et al. (2009).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); 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: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536812014924/bt5833sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812014924/bt5833Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812014924/bt5833Isup3.cml
Hexanes (100 ml) were transferred to an Erlenmeyer flask and heated to a gentle reflux. 4,7-Dichloroquinoline (20 g, commercially available from Sigma-Aldrich) was slowly added to hexanes and the solution was maintained at 65 °C, resulting in a colorless solution. The solution was slowly cooled to room temperature and maintained at room temperature for 12 h. Long, colorless needles were observed to slowly crystallize from solution. The colorless needles obtained were isolated by filtration and dried to a constant weight, mp 83–84 °C; 1H-NMR (CDCl3) d 8.78 (d, J = 4.8 Hz, 1H), 8.15 (d, J = 9.2 Hz, 1H), 8.11 (d, J = 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.59 (dd, J = 9.2, 2.4 Hz, 1H), 7.48 (d, J = 4.8 Hz, 1H).
H atoms were placed in geometrically idealized positions and constrained to ride on their parent atoms with a C—H distance of 0.95Å and U(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2007); 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).Fig. 1. A view of the title compound, C9H5Cl2N, showing atom numbering scheme and the two molecules in the asymmetric unit. |
C9H5Cl2N | F(000) = 800 |
Mr = 198.04 | Dx = 1.608 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.54178 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 1283 reflections |
a = 18.2243 (17) Å | θ = 2.9–75.6° |
b = 3.8253 (5) Å | µ = 6.59 mm−1 |
c = 23.622 (3) Å | T = 123 K |
β = 96.61 (1)° | Prism, colorless |
V = 1635.8 (4) Å3 | 0.35 × 0.23 × 0.16 mm |
Z = 8 |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Ruby Gemini diffractometer | 3188 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Enhance (Cu) X-ray Source | 2148 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.090 |
Detector resolution: 10.5081 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 75.8°, θmin = 2.9° |
ω scans | h = −22→16 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2007) | k = −4→4 |
Tmin = 0.233, Tmax = 1.000 | l = −23→29 |
5147 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)] = 0.096 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.327 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.08 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.1577P)2 + 4.2615P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3188 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
217 parameters | Δρmax = 0.68 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.49 e Å−3 |
C9H5Cl2N | V = 1635.8 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 198.04 | Z = 8 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Cu Kα radiation |
a = 18.2243 (17) Å | µ = 6.59 mm−1 |
b = 3.8253 (5) Å | T = 123 K |
c = 23.622 (3) Å | 0.35 × 0.23 × 0.16 mm |
β = 96.61 (1)° |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Ruby Gemini diffractometer | 3188 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2007) | 2148 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.233, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.090 |
5147 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.096 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.327 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.08 | Δρmax = 0.68 e Å−3 |
3188 reflections | Δρmin = −0.49 e Å−3 |
217 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 | ||
Cl1A | 0.46391 (11) | 0.7593 (6) | 0.94032 (9) | 0.0625 (6) | |
Cl2A | 0.31181 (11) | 0.9079 (6) | 0.65527 (9) | 0.0630 (6) | |
N1A | 0.5405 (3) | 0.4243 (18) | 0.7726 (3) | 0.0560 (15) | |
C2A | 0.5808 (4) | 0.369 (2) | 0.8223 (4) | 0.0544 (18) | |
H2AA | 0.6274 | 0.2581 | 0.8219 | 0.065* | |
C3A | 0.5587 (4) | 0.467 (2) | 0.8763 (4) | 0.0560 (18) | |
H3AA | 0.5892 | 0.4193 | 0.9108 | 0.067* | |
C4A | 0.4924 (4) | 0.6317 (19) | 0.8765 (3) | 0.0501 (16) | |
C5A | 0.3766 (4) | 0.8694 (19) | 0.8220 (4) | 0.0544 (18) | |
H5AA | 0.3579 | 0.9425 | 0.8560 | 0.065* | |
C6A | 0.3371 (4) | 0.9282 (19) | 0.7711 (4) | 0.0517 (17) | |
H6AA | 0.2906 | 1.0420 | 0.7694 | 0.062* | |
C7A | 0.3646 (4) | 0.822 (2) | 0.7200 (4) | 0.0541 (18) | |
C8A | 0.4305 (4) | 0.652 (2) | 0.7206 (4) | 0.0531 (17) | |
H8AA | 0.4475 | 0.5771 | 0.6860 | 0.064* | |
C9A | 0.4735 (4) | 0.5904 (19) | 0.7737 (4) | 0.0506 (16) | |
C10A | 0.4461 (4) | 0.6984 (18) | 0.8250 (3) | 0.0498 (16) | |
Cl1B | 0.50197 (10) | 0.9725 (5) | 0.58983 (9) | 0.0589 (6) | |
Cl2B | 0.80689 (11) | 0.2033 (5) | 0.48184 (10) | 0.0625 (6) | |
N1B | 0.7313 (3) | 0.6479 (18) | 0.6687 (3) | 0.0559 (16) | |
C2B | 0.6835 (4) | 0.802 (2) | 0.6981 (4) | 0.0569 (18) | |
H2BA | 0.6984 | 0.8463 | 0.7373 | 0.068* | |
C3B | 0.6115 (4) | 0.908 (2) | 0.6755 (4) | 0.0527 (17) | |
H3BA | 0.5797 | 1.0195 | 0.6991 | 0.063* | |
C4B | 0.5891 (4) | 0.848 (2) | 0.6205 (4) | 0.0528 (17) | |
C5B | 0.6209 (4) | 0.615 (2) | 0.5258 (4) | 0.0559 (19) | |
H5BA | 0.5730 | 0.6680 | 0.5077 | 0.067* | |
C6B | 0.6720 (4) | 0.472 (2) | 0.4941 (4) | 0.0539 (17) | |
H6BA | 0.6609 | 0.4309 | 0.4544 | 0.065* | |
C7B | 0.7417 (4) | 0.388 (2) | 0.5232 (4) | 0.0565 (19) | |
C8B | 0.7602 (4) | 0.439 (2) | 0.5800 (4) | 0.0527 (17) | |
H8BA | 0.8074 | 0.3700 | 0.5978 | 0.063* | |
C9B | 0.7092 (4) | 0.5951 (19) | 0.6121 (3) | 0.0483 (16) | |
C10B | 0.6378 (4) | 0.6840 (19) | 0.5843 (4) | 0.0526 (17) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Cl1A | 0.0557 (11) | 0.0571 (11) | 0.0757 (13) | 0.0000 (8) | 0.0113 (9) | −0.0010 (9) |
Cl2A | 0.0476 (10) | 0.0611 (11) | 0.0788 (13) | 0.0022 (8) | 0.0012 (8) | 0.0029 (9) |
N1A | 0.036 (3) | 0.050 (3) | 0.082 (4) | −0.002 (3) | 0.010 (3) | 0.001 (3) |
C2A | 0.041 (4) | 0.049 (4) | 0.076 (5) | 0.001 (3) | 0.018 (3) | 0.002 (3) |
C3A | 0.043 (4) | 0.044 (4) | 0.080 (5) | −0.004 (3) | 0.001 (3) | 0.008 (3) |
C4A | 0.045 (4) | 0.044 (3) | 0.063 (4) | −0.005 (3) | 0.013 (3) | −0.005 (3) |
C5A | 0.041 (4) | 0.038 (3) | 0.086 (5) | −0.002 (3) | 0.014 (3) | −0.004 (3) |
C6A | 0.035 (3) | 0.044 (3) | 0.077 (5) | −0.001 (3) | 0.012 (3) | −0.001 (3) |
C7A | 0.039 (4) | 0.045 (4) | 0.078 (5) | −0.005 (3) | 0.003 (3) | 0.004 (3) |
C8A | 0.045 (4) | 0.043 (4) | 0.072 (5) | −0.002 (3) | 0.013 (3) | −0.007 (3) |
C9A | 0.036 (3) | 0.039 (3) | 0.077 (5) | −0.004 (3) | 0.011 (3) | −0.001 (3) |
C10A | 0.043 (4) | 0.038 (3) | 0.069 (4) | −0.005 (3) | 0.007 (3) | −0.002 (3) |
Cl1B | 0.0374 (9) | 0.0560 (10) | 0.0837 (13) | 0.0058 (7) | 0.0087 (8) | 0.0054 (9) |
Cl2B | 0.0474 (10) | 0.0558 (10) | 0.0875 (14) | 0.0036 (8) | 0.0205 (8) | −0.0008 (9) |
N1B | 0.038 (3) | 0.049 (3) | 0.080 (4) | −0.002 (3) | 0.005 (3) | 0.006 (3) |
C2B | 0.040 (4) | 0.047 (4) | 0.083 (5) | −0.002 (3) | 0.005 (3) | 0.006 (4) |
C3B | 0.035 (3) | 0.052 (4) | 0.072 (5) | −0.004 (3) | 0.011 (3) | 0.004 (3) |
C4B | 0.041 (4) | 0.044 (4) | 0.074 (5) | −0.005 (3) | 0.012 (3) | 0.011 (3) |
C5B | 0.041 (4) | 0.050 (4) | 0.075 (5) | −0.008 (3) | −0.003 (3) | 0.011 (3) |
C6B | 0.038 (4) | 0.058 (4) | 0.068 (5) | −0.004 (3) | 0.016 (3) | 0.001 (3) |
C7B | 0.031 (3) | 0.048 (4) | 0.093 (6) | −0.003 (3) | 0.018 (3) | 0.005 (4) |
C8B | 0.034 (3) | 0.044 (4) | 0.081 (5) | −0.001 (3) | 0.008 (3) | 0.002 (3) |
C9B | 0.034 (3) | 0.042 (3) | 0.069 (4) | −0.002 (3) | 0.008 (3) | 0.006 (3) |
C10B | 0.034 (3) | 0.040 (3) | 0.084 (5) | −0.002 (3) | 0.008 (3) | 0.006 (3) |
Cl1A—C4A | 1.720 (8) | Cl1B—C4B | 1.734 (8) |
Cl2A—C7A | 1.742 (8) | Cl2B—C7B | 1.769 (8) |
N1A—C2A | 1.328 (11) | N1B—C2B | 1.313 (11) |
N1A—C9A | 1.379 (10) | N1B—C9B | 1.368 (10) |
C2A—C3A | 1.432 (12) | C2B—C3B | 1.418 (11) |
C2A—H2AA | 0.9500 | C2B—H2BA | 0.9500 |
C3A—C4A | 1.362 (11) | C3B—C4B | 1.338 (12) |
C3A—H3AA | 0.9500 | C3B—H3BA | 0.9500 |
C4A—C10A | 1.422 (11) | C4B—C10B | 1.443 (11) |
C5A—C6A | 1.348 (12) | C5B—C6B | 1.373 (12) |
C5A—C10A | 1.420 (11) | C5B—C10B | 1.407 (12) |
C5A—H5AA | 0.9500 | C5B—H5BA | 0.9500 |
C6A—C7A | 1.417 (12) | C6B—C7B | 1.410 (11) |
C6A—H6AA | 0.9500 | C6B—H6BA | 0.9500 |
C7A—C8A | 1.364 (11) | C7B—C8B | 1.359 (12) |
C8A—C9A | 1.421 (11) | C8B—C9B | 1.400 (11) |
C8A—H8AA | 0.9500 | C8B—H8BA | 0.9500 |
C9A—C10A | 1.422 (11) | C9B—C10B | 1.429 (10) |
C2A—N1A—C9A | 117.2 (8) | C2B—N1B—C9B | 116.3 (7) |
N1A—C2A—C3A | 124.2 (7) | N1B—C2B—C3B | 124.9 (8) |
N1A—C2A—H2AA | 117.9 | N1B—C2B—H2BA | 117.6 |
C3A—C2A—H2AA | 117.9 | C3B—C2B—H2BA | 117.6 |
C4A—C3A—C2A | 117.7 (7) | C4B—C3B—C2B | 118.8 (8) |
C4A—C3A—H3AA | 121.1 | C4B—C3B—H3BA | 120.6 |
C2A—C3A—H3AA | 121.1 | C2B—C3B—H3BA | 120.6 |
C3A—C4A—C10A | 121.2 (8) | C3B—C4B—C10B | 120.7 (7) |
C3A—C4A—Cl1A | 119.5 (7) | C3B—C4B—Cl1B | 121.4 (6) |
C10A—C4A—Cl1A | 119.4 (6) | C10B—C4B—Cl1B | 117.9 (6) |
C6A—C5A—C10A | 120.2 (8) | C6B—C5B—C10B | 121.7 (7) |
C6A—C5A—H5AA | 119.9 | C6B—C5B—H5BA | 119.1 |
C10A—C5A—H5AA | 119.9 | C10B—C5B—H5BA | 119.1 |
C5A—C6A—C7A | 120.5 (7) | C5B—C6B—C7B | 117.0 (8) |
C5A—C6A—H6AA | 119.8 | C5B—C6B—H6BA | 121.5 |
C7A—C6A—H6AA | 119.8 | C7B—C6B—H6BA | 121.5 |
C8A—C7A—C6A | 121.7 (8) | C8B—C7B—C6B | 123.7 (7) |
C8A—C7A—Cl2A | 119.7 (7) | C8B—C7B—Cl2B | 119.8 (6) |
C6A—C7A—Cl2A | 118.6 (6) | C6B—C7B—Cl2B | 116.5 (7) |
C7A—C8A—C9A | 118.9 (8) | C7B—C8B—C9B | 119.4 (7) |
C7A—C8A—H8AA | 120.6 | C7B—C8B—H8BA | 120.3 |
C9A—C8A—H8AA | 120.6 | C9B—C8B—H8BA | 120.3 |
N1A—C9A—C8A | 117.3 (8) | N1B—C9B—C8B | 117.0 (7) |
N1A—C9A—C10A | 123.3 (7) | N1B—C9B—C10B | 124.4 (7) |
C8A—C9A—C10A | 119.5 (7) | C8B—C9B—C10B | 118.7 (7) |
C4A—C10A—C5A | 124.2 (8) | C5B—C10B—C9B | 119.3 (7) |
C4A—C10A—C9A | 116.4 (7) | C5B—C10B—C4B | 125.8 (7) |
C5A—C10A—C9A | 119.3 (7) | C9B—C10B—C4B | 114.9 (7) |
C9A—N1A—C2A—C3A | 0.9 (12) | C9B—N1B—C2B—C3B | 1.5 (12) |
N1A—C2A—C3A—C4A | −1.0 (12) | N1B—C2B—C3B—C4B | 0.3 (12) |
C2A—C3A—C4A—C10A | 1.1 (11) | C2B—C3B—C4B—C10B | −1.2 (11) |
C2A—C3A—C4A—Cl1A | −179.2 (6) | C2B—C3B—C4B—Cl1B | −179.5 (6) |
C10A—C5A—C6A—C7A | −0.2 (11) | C10B—C5B—C6B—C7B | 1.7 (12) |
C5A—C6A—C7A—C8A | 1.1 (12) | C5B—C6B—C7B—C8B | 0.4 (12) |
C5A—C6A—C7A—Cl2A | −179.4 (6) | C5B—C6B—C7B—Cl2B | 179.9 (6) |
C6A—C7A—C8A—C9A | −1.7 (11) | C6B—C7B—C8B—C9B | −2.4 (12) |
Cl2A—C7A—C8A—C9A | 178.8 (6) | Cl2B—C7B—C8B—C9B | 178.1 (6) |
C2A—N1A—C9A—C8A | 179.4 (7) | C2B—N1B—C9B—C8B | 178.4 (7) |
C2A—N1A—C9A—C10A | −0.9 (11) | C2B—N1B—C9B—C10B | −2.5 (11) |
C7A—C8A—C9A—N1A | −178.8 (7) | C7B—C8B—C9B—N1B | −178.5 (7) |
C7A—C8A—C9A—C10A | 1.4 (11) | C7B—C8B—C9B—C10B | 2.3 (11) |
C3A—C4A—C10A—C5A | −179.7 (7) | C6B—C5B—C10B—C9B | −1.7 (11) |
Cl1A—C4A—C10A—C5A | 0.5 (10) | C6B—C5B—C10B—C4B | 177.0 (7) |
C3A—C4A—C10A—C9A | −1.1 (11) | N1B—C9B—C10B—C5B | −179.5 (7) |
Cl1A—C4A—C10A—C9A | 179.2 (5) | C8B—C9B—C10B—C5B | −0.3 (11) |
C6A—C5A—C10A—C4A | 178.6 (7) | N1B—C9B—C10B—C4B | 1.7 (11) |
C6A—C5A—C10A—C9A | 0.0 (11) | C8B—C9B—C10B—C4B | −179.2 (7) |
N1A—C9A—C10A—C4A | 1.0 (10) | C3B—C4B—C10B—C5B | −178.5 (7) |
C8A—C9A—C10A—C4A | −179.3 (7) | Cl1B—C4B—C10B—C5B | −0.1 (10) |
N1A—C9A—C10A—C5A | 179.7 (7) | C3B—C4B—C10B—C9B | 0.3 (10) |
C8A—C9A—C10A—C5A | −0.6 (10) | Cl1B—C4B—C10B—C9B | 178.6 (5) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C9H5Cl2N |
Mr | 198.04 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 123 |
a, b, c (Å) | 18.2243 (17), 3.8253 (5), 23.622 (3) |
β (°) | 96.61 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1635.8 (4) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Cu Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 6.59 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.35 × 0.23 × 0.16 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Ruby Gemini diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2007) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.233, 1.000 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 5147, 3188, 2148 |
Rint | 0.090 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.629 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.096, 0.327, 1.08 |
No. of reflections | 3188 |
No. of parameters | 217 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.68, −0.49 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Acknowledgements
AAK wishes to acknowledge RCMI, Howard University and the CDRD, College of Pharmacy, Howard University. RJB wishes to acknowledge the NSF–MRI program (grant CHE-0619278) for funds to purchase the diffractometer. This project was supported by grant No. D34HP16042-03-03 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
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The crystal structure of 4,7-dichloroquinoline has not previously been reported. Recrystallization of 4,7-dichloroquinoline from hexane or similar hydrocarbon solvents removes low levels (1–4%) of 4,5-dichloroquinoline that are present from the manufacturing process. Impurities that arise from the presence of 4,5-dichloroquinoline in 4,7-DCQ are otherwise difficult to remove from the manufacturing process of commercial malaria drugs, including amodiaquine and piperaquine (Dongre et al., 2007).
In view of the importance of this pharmaceutically active compound its crystal structure was determined. There are two molecules in the asymmetric unit (Z' = 2) and there are no close C—H···Cl contacts.