organic compounds
Ethyl 4-anilino-3-nitrobenzoate
aInstitute for Research in Molecular Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden 11800, Penang, Malaysia, bFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Cheras 56000, Malaysia, and cSchool of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia
*Correspondence e-mail: arazaki@usm.my
In the title compound, C15H14N2O4, the dihedral angle between the benzene and phenyl rings is 73.20 (6)°. An intramolecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bond forms an S(6) ring motif. In the crystal, molecules are linked by N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds into a layer parallel to the bc plane.
Related literature
For applications of nitrophenyleneamines, see: Stephane (2006); Glebowska et al. (2009); Remusat et al. (2004). For related structures, see: Mohdaidin et al. (2008); Zhang et al. (2009). For hydrogen-bond motifs, see: Bernstein et al. (1995). For the stability of the temperature controller used for the data collection, see: Cosier & Glazer (1986).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: SHELXTL; software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536812019903/is5128sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812019903/is5128Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812019903/is5128Isup3.cml
Ethyl-4-fluro-3-nitro benzoate (1 g) in dichloromethane (20 ml) was added into the solution of aniline (0.51 g) and N,N-diisopropylethylamine (0.72 g) in dichloromethane (20 ml). The reaction mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. After completion of the reaction, evidenced by TLC analysis. The reaction mixture was washed with water (10 ml × 2) and 10% Na2CO3 (10 ml × 2). The dichloromethane layer was collected and dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated in vacuo to yield the product. The product was recrystallised from ethyl acetate.
N-bound H atom was located in a difference Fourier map and refined freely [N—H = 0.858 (17) Å]. Other H atoms were positioned geometrically (C—H = 0.93–0.97 Å) and refined using a riding model, with Uiso(H) = 1.2 or 1.5Ueq(C). A rotating group model was applied to the methyl group.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell
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).C15H14N2O4 | F(000) = 600 |
Mr = 286.28 | Dx = 1.410 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 3629 reflections |
a = 10.6464 (2) Å | θ = 2.9–31.4° |
b = 9.9178 (2) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
c = 14.7885 (2) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 120.244 (1)° | Block, yellow |
V = 1348.96 (4) Å3 | 0.35 × 0.20 × 0.16 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 4639 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3276 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.040 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 31.9°, θmin = 2.2° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | h = −15→15 |
Tmin = 0.965, Tmax = 0.984 | k = −14→14 |
17988 measured reflections | l = −21→21 |
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)] = 0.047 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.124 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.04 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0561P)2 + 0.2709P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
4639 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
195 parameters | Δρmax = 0.39 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.26 e Å−3 |
C15H14N2O4 | V = 1348.96 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 286.28 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.6464 (2) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
b = 9.9178 (2) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 14.7885 (2) Å | 0.35 × 0.20 × 0.16 mm |
β = 120.244 (1)° |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 4639 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | 3276 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.965, Tmax = 0.984 | Rint = 0.040 |
17988 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.047 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.124 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.39 e Å−3 |
4639 reflections | Δρmin = −0.26 e Å−3 |
195 parameters |
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 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 | 0.28632 (10) | −0.12818 (8) | 0.76247 (7) | 0.01976 (19) | |
O2 | 0.46453 (10) | 0.00161 (9) | 0.76921 (7) | 0.0212 (2) | |
O3 | 0.66947 (10) | 0.34436 (10) | 1.03221 (8) | 0.0273 (2) | |
O4 | 0.55970 (10) | 0.42674 (9) | 1.10945 (8) | 0.0228 (2) | |
N1 | 0.33488 (11) | 0.29963 (10) | 1.09858 (8) | 0.0181 (2) | |
N2 | 0.56820 (11) | 0.34349 (10) | 1.05006 (8) | 0.0184 (2) | |
C1 | 0.46344 (13) | 0.16060 (11) | 0.92632 (9) | 0.0165 (2) | |
H1A | 0.5353 | 0.1764 | 0.9095 | 0.020* | |
C2 | 0.45671 (12) | 0.24143 (11) | 1.00074 (9) | 0.0154 (2) | |
C3 | 0.34771 (13) | 0.22195 (11) | 1.02854 (9) | 0.0153 (2) | |
C4 | 0.24935 (13) | 0.11392 (12) | 0.97700 (9) | 0.0169 (2) | |
H4A | 0.1767 | 0.0968 | 0.9929 | 0.020* | |
C5 | 0.25813 (13) | 0.03416 (12) | 0.90452 (10) | 0.0173 (2) | |
H5A | 0.1924 | −0.0362 | 0.8730 | 0.021* | |
C6 | 0.36523 (13) | 0.05748 (11) | 0.87723 (9) | 0.0161 (2) | |
C7 | 0.37913 (13) | −0.02319 (12) | 0.79882 (10) | 0.0173 (2) | |
C8 | 0.29118 (15) | −0.20792 (13) | 0.68146 (11) | 0.0239 (3) | |
H8A | 0.3826 | −0.2563 | 0.7107 | 0.029* | |
H8B | 0.2825 | −0.1497 | 0.6259 | 0.029* | |
C9 | 0.16782 (18) | −0.30447 (14) | 0.63980 (12) | 0.0324 (3) | |
H9A | 0.1677 | −0.3582 | 0.5858 | 0.049* | |
H9B | 0.0780 | −0.2555 | 0.6114 | 0.049* | |
H9C | 0.1780 | −0.3620 | 0.6953 | 0.049* | |
C10 | 0.23046 (13) | 0.27774 (12) | 1.13077 (10) | 0.0175 (2) | |
C11 | 0.11792 (14) | 0.37011 (13) | 1.10012 (11) | 0.0227 (3) | |
H11A | 0.1090 | 0.4418 | 1.0567 | 0.027* | |
C12 | 0.01887 (15) | 0.35537 (14) | 1.13428 (12) | 0.0281 (3) | |
H12A | −0.0559 | 0.4176 | 1.1143 | 0.034* | |
C13 | 0.03126 (15) | 0.24804 (14) | 1.19810 (12) | 0.0287 (3) | |
H13A | −0.0359 | 0.2374 | 1.2202 | 0.034* | |
C14 | 0.14412 (16) | 0.15626 (14) | 1.22907 (12) | 0.0269 (3) | |
H14A | 0.1528 | 0.0846 | 1.2724 | 0.032* | |
C15 | 0.24447 (15) | 0.17090 (12) | 1.19555 (11) | 0.0218 (3) | |
H15A | 0.3202 | 0.1095 | 1.2165 | 0.026* | |
H1N1 | 0.3899 (19) | 0.3693 (16) | 1.1227 (13) | 0.030 (4)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0247 (5) | 0.0208 (4) | 0.0188 (5) | 0.0008 (3) | 0.0147 (4) | −0.0030 (3) |
O2 | 0.0237 (5) | 0.0249 (4) | 0.0222 (5) | 0.0049 (3) | 0.0169 (4) | 0.0034 (4) |
O3 | 0.0211 (5) | 0.0350 (5) | 0.0342 (6) | −0.0065 (4) | 0.0202 (4) | −0.0053 (4) |
O4 | 0.0259 (5) | 0.0229 (4) | 0.0250 (5) | −0.0052 (4) | 0.0169 (4) | −0.0054 (4) |
N1 | 0.0189 (5) | 0.0194 (5) | 0.0218 (6) | −0.0037 (4) | 0.0146 (4) | −0.0049 (4) |
N2 | 0.0176 (5) | 0.0211 (5) | 0.0193 (5) | −0.0010 (4) | 0.0113 (4) | 0.0013 (4) |
C1 | 0.0172 (5) | 0.0188 (5) | 0.0176 (6) | 0.0039 (4) | 0.0119 (5) | 0.0048 (4) |
C2 | 0.0151 (5) | 0.0172 (5) | 0.0163 (6) | 0.0000 (4) | 0.0096 (5) | 0.0011 (4) |
C3 | 0.0153 (5) | 0.0176 (5) | 0.0153 (6) | 0.0018 (4) | 0.0092 (4) | 0.0011 (4) |
C4 | 0.0157 (5) | 0.0211 (5) | 0.0172 (6) | −0.0009 (4) | 0.0107 (5) | −0.0005 (4) |
C5 | 0.0176 (5) | 0.0191 (5) | 0.0167 (6) | −0.0001 (4) | 0.0098 (5) | −0.0005 (4) |
C6 | 0.0182 (5) | 0.0187 (5) | 0.0146 (6) | 0.0036 (4) | 0.0107 (5) | 0.0025 (4) |
C7 | 0.0195 (6) | 0.0183 (5) | 0.0162 (6) | 0.0050 (4) | 0.0106 (5) | 0.0037 (4) |
C8 | 0.0314 (7) | 0.0249 (6) | 0.0208 (7) | 0.0044 (5) | 0.0171 (6) | −0.0038 (5) |
C9 | 0.0428 (9) | 0.0279 (7) | 0.0307 (8) | −0.0050 (6) | 0.0217 (7) | −0.0078 (6) |
C10 | 0.0157 (5) | 0.0222 (5) | 0.0183 (6) | −0.0038 (4) | 0.0113 (5) | −0.0063 (5) |
C11 | 0.0181 (6) | 0.0273 (6) | 0.0227 (7) | 0.0004 (5) | 0.0104 (5) | −0.0031 (5) |
C12 | 0.0181 (6) | 0.0356 (7) | 0.0334 (8) | −0.0002 (5) | 0.0151 (6) | −0.0101 (6) |
C13 | 0.0256 (7) | 0.0362 (7) | 0.0356 (8) | −0.0118 (6) | 0.0239 (6) | −0.0167 (6) |
C14 | 0.0348 (8) | 0.0266 (6) | 0.0314 (8) | −0.0086 (5) | 0.0256 (7) | −0.0073 (6) |
C15 | 0.0245 (6) | 0.0217 (6) | 0.0259 (7) | −0.0012 (5) | 0.0176 (6) | −0.0033 (5) |
O1—C7 | 1.3470 (15) | C6—C7 | 1.4764 (16) |
O1—C8 | 1.4582 (14) | C8—C9 | 1.485 (2) |
O2—C7 | 1.2165 (13) | C8—H8A | 0.9700 |
O3—N2 | 1.2325 (12) | C8—H8B | 0.9700 |
O4—N2 | 1.2415 (13) | C9—H9A | 0.9600 |
N1—C3 | 1.3518 (14) | C9—H9B | 0.9600 |
N1—C10 | 1.4293 (14) | C9—H9C | 0.9600 |
N1—H1N1 | 0.858 (17) | C10—C15 | 1.3852 (17) |
N2—C2 | 1.4468 (15) | C10—C11 | 1.3904 (17) |
C1—C6 | 1.3789 (17) | C11—C12 | 1.3875 (17) |
C1—C2 | 1.3923 (15) | C11—H11A | 0.9300 |
C1—H1A | 0.9300 | C12—C13 | 1.384 (2) |
C2—C3 | 1.4262 (15) | C12—H12A | 0.9300 |
C3—C4 | 1.4218 (16) | C13—C14 | 1.388 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.3727 (16) | C13—H13A | 0.9300 |
C4—H4A | 0.9300 | C14—C15 | 1.3935 (17) |
C5—C6 | 1.4071 (15) | C14—H14A | 0.9300 |
C5—H5A | 0.9300 | C15—H15A | 0.9300 |
C7—O1—C8 | 115.13 (9) | O1—C8—H8A | 110.2 |
C3—N1—C10 | 124.35 (10) | C9—C8—H8A | 110.2 |
C3—N1—H1N1 | 117.8 (11) | O1—C8—H8B | 110.2 |
C10—N1—H1N1 | 117.8 (11) | C9—C8—H8B | 110.2 |
O3—N2—O4 | 122.02 (11) | H8A—C8—H8B | 108.5 |
O3—N2—C2 | 118.75 (10) | C8—C9—H9A | 109.5 |
O4—N2—C2 | 119.23 (9) | C8—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
C6—C1—C2 | 121.06 (10) | H9A—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
C6—C1—H1A | 119.5 | C8—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C2—C1—H1A | 119.5 | H9A—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C1—C2—C3 | 121.55 (11) | H9B—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C1—C2—N2 | 116.46 (10) | C15—C10—C11 | 120.29 (11) |
C3—C2—N2 | 121.97 (10) | C15—C10—N1 | 121.04 (11) |
N1—C3—C4 | 120.59 (10) | C11—C10—N1 | 118.58 (11) |
N1—C3—C2 | 123.68 (11) | C12—C11—C10 | 120.00 (13) |
C4—C3—C2 | 115.72 (10) | C12—C11—H11A | 120.0 |
C5—C4—C3 | 122.11 (10) | C10—C11—H11A | 120.0 |
C5—C4—H4A | 118.9 | C13—C12—C11 | 120.03 (13) |
C3—C4—H4A | 118.9 | C13—C12—H12A | 120.0 |
C4—C5—C6 | 120.86 (11) | C11—C12—H12A | 120.0 |
C4—C5—H5A | 119.6 | C12—C13—C14 | 119.90 (11) |
C6—C5—H5A | 119.6 | C12—C13—H13A | 120.0 |
C1—C6—C5 | 118.69 (10) | C14—C13—H13A | 120.0 |
C1—C6—C7 | 117.78 (10) | C13—C14—C15 | 120.36 (13) |
C5—C6—C7 | 123.53 (11) | C13—C14—H14A | 119.8 |
O2—C7—O1 | 122.94 (11) | C15—C14—H14A | 119.8 |
O2—C7—C6 | 124.18 (11) | C10—C15—C14 | 119.41 (12) |
O1—C7—C6 | 112.88 (9) | C10—C15—H15A | 120.3 |
O1—C8—C9 | 107.49 (10) | C14—C15—H15A | 120.3 |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.58 (18) | C4—C5—C6—C7 | −179.04 (11) |
C6—C1—C2—N2 | 177.85 (11) | C8—O1—C7—O2 | −2.29 (17) |
O3—N2—C2—C1 | −7.34 (16) | C8—O1—C7—C6 | 177.49 (10) |
O4—N2—C2—C1 | 173.15 (11) | C1—C6—C7—O2 | −5.67 (18) |
O3—N2—C2—C3 | 171.07 (11) | C5—C6—C7—O2 | 174.66 (12) |
O4—N2—C2—C3 | −8.44 (17) | C1—C6—C7—O1 | 174.56 (10) |
C10—N1—C3—C4 | 3.33 (18) | C5—C6—C7—O1 | −5.11 (17) |
C10—N1—C3—C2 | −177.07 (11) | C7—O1—C8—C9 | −171.43 (11) |
C1—C2—C3—N1 | −178.51 (11) | C3—N1—C10—C15 | 72.36 (17) |
N2—C2—C3—N1 | 3.15 (18) | C3—N1—C10—C11 | −110.92 (14) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 1.12 (17) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | −0.1 (2) |
N2—C2—C3—C4 | −177.22 (10) | N1—C10—C11—C12 | −176.86 (12) |
N1—C3—C4—C5 | 179.17 (12) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −0.6 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.47 (17) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.9 (2) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.72 (19) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | −0.5 (2) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −0.65 (18) | C11—C10—C15—C14 | 0.49 (19) |
C2—C1—C6—C7 | 179.67 (11) | N1—C10—C15—C14 | 177.15 (12) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 1.29 (18) | C13—C14—C15—C10 | −0.2 (2) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1N1···O4 | 0.859 (18) | 2.00 (2) | 2.6375 (17) | 130.6 (17) |
N1—H1N1···O2i | 0.858 (17) | 2.288 (16) | 2.9411 (14) | 133.0 (14) |
C15—H15A···O2ii | 0.93 | 2.45 | 3.342 (2) | 160 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (ii) −x+1, −y, −z+2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C15H14N2O4 |
Mr | 286.28 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 10.6464 (2), 9.9178 (2), 14.7885 (2) |
β (°) | 120.244 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1348.96 (4) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.35 × 0.20 × 0.16 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.965, 0.984 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 17988, 4639, 3276 |
Rint | 0.040 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.744 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.047, 0.124, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 4639 |
No. of parameters | 195 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.39, −0.26 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009), SAINT (Bruker, 2009), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1N1···O4 | 0.859 (18) | 2.00 (2) | 2.6375 (17) | 130.6 (17) |
N1—H1N1···O2i | 0.858 (17) | 2.288 (16) | 2.9411 (14) | 133.0 (14) |
C15—H15A···O2ii | 0.9300 | 2.4500 | 3.342 (2) | 160.00 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (ii) −x+1, −y, −z+2. |
Footnotes
‡Thomson Reuters ResearcherID: A-5599-2009.
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the Malaysian Government and Universiti Sains Malaysia for the Research University grants Nos. 1001/PFIZIK/811151 and 1001/PSK/8620012. The authors also thank Pharmacogenetic and Novel Therapeutic Research, Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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In chemistry, nitrophenyleneamines are important building blocks for many pharmaceutical compounds. Phenylenediamine themselves are also used as composition in making dyes (Stephane, 2006), metallomesogens (Glebowska et al., 2009) as well as ligand precursors. Condensation of substituted ο-phenylenediamine with various diketones is then used in the preparation of a variety of pharmaceuticals (Remusat et al., 2004).
In the molecular structure (Fig. 1), an intramolecular N1—H1N1···O4 hydrogen bond generates an S(6) ring motif (Bernstein et al., 1995). The C1–C6 benzene ring [maximum deviation of 0.007 (1) Å at atoms C5 and C6] and C10–C15 phenyl ring [maximum deviation of 0.005 (2) Å at atom C12] make a dihedral angle of 73.20 (6)° with each other. Bond lengths and angles are within normal ranges and are comparable to related structures (Mohd. Maidin et al., 2008; Zhang et al., 2009).
The crystal packing is shown in Fig. 2. The intermolecular N1—H1N1···O2 and C15—H15A···O2 (Table 1) hydrogen bonds linked the molecules into a two-dimensional network parallel to the bc plane.