organic compounds
1-(3-Ethylphenyl)-4,6-dimethyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carbonitrile
aMedicinal, Aromatic and Poisonous Plants Research Center (MAPPRC), College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, PO Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia, bDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, PO Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia, and cX-ray Crystallography Unit, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia
*Correspondence e-mail: hkfun@usm.my
In the title compound, C16H16N2O, the essentially planar 1,2-dihydropyridine ring [maximum deviation = 0.021 (1) Å] makes a dihedral angle of 85.33 (8)° with the benzene ring. In the crystal, molecules are linked into a chain along the b axis via C—H⋯O interactions.
Related literature
For the biological activities and applications of 2-pyridone derivatives, see: Abadi et al. (2009); Cheney et al. (2007); Aqui & Vonderheide (2008); Ambrosini et al. (1997); Murata et al. (2001); Ghorab et al. (2009, 2010); Al-Said et al. (2010). For related structures, see: Lynch & McClenaghan (2002); Elgemeie & Jones (2004).
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/S1600536812019927/is5134sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812019927/is5134Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812019927/is5134Isup3.cml
A mixture of 2-cyano-N-(3-ethylphenyl)acetamide (1.88 g, 0.01 mol) and acetylacetone (1.00 g, 0.01 mol) in absolute ethanol (50 ml) containing piperidine (0.5 ml) were refluxed for 5 h. The reaction mixture was triturated with ethanol and the solid obtained was recrystallized from ethanol to give the title compound. A single-crystal suitable for an X-ray structural analysis was obtained by slow evaporation from an ethanol solution at room temperature.
All 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 groups. The same Uij parameter was used for atoms pair C2/C14.
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).C16H16N2O | F(000) = 536 |
Mr = 252.31 | Dx = 1.184 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.54178 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 1728 reflections |
a = 8.3834 (3) Å | θ = 3.8–62.6° |
b = 7.1852 (2) Å | µ = 0.59 mm−1 |
c = 23.5264 (8) Å | T = 296 K |
β = 93.203 (3)° | Plate, colorless |
V = 1414.93 (8) Å3 | 0.93 × 0.46 × 0.07 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 2638 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1938 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.032 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 69.8°, θmin = 3.8° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | h = −10→10 |
Tmin = 0.609, Tmax = 0.960 | k = −6→8 |
9742 measured reflections | l = −28→28 |
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)] = 0.047 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.161 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0972P)2 + 0.0312P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.09 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
2638 reflections | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
170 parameters | Δρmin = −0.18 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL, Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.0026 (7) |
C16H16N2O | V = 1414.93 (8) Å3 |
Mr = 252.31 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Cu Kα radiation |
a = 8.3834 (3) Å | µ = 0.59 mm−1 |
b = 7.1852 (2) Å | T = 296 K |
c = 23.5264 (8) Å | 0.93 × 0.46 × 0.07 mm |
β = 93.203 (3)° |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 2638 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | 1938 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.609, Tmax = 0.960 | Rint = 0.032 |
9742 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.047 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.161 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.09 | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
2638 reflections | Δρmin = −0.18 e Å−3 |
170 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 | 0.51182 (17) | −0.19353 (15) | 0.40553 (6) | 0.0771 (4) | |
N1 | 0.43401 (15) | 0.09675 (17) | 0.37682 (6) | 0.0565 (4) | |
N2 | 0.8174 (2) | −0.1541 (2) | 0.51433 (8) | 0.0818 (5) | |
C1 | 0.52879 (18) | −0.0253 (2) | 0.41097 (7) | 0.0567 (4) | |
C2 | 0.64093 (18) | 0.0642 (2) | 0.45059 (7) | 0.0596 (3) | |
C3 | 0.65232 (18) | 0.2536 (2) | 0.45604 (7) | 0.0574 (4) | |
C4 | 0.54774 (19) | 0.3644 (2) | 0.42144 (8) | 0.0614 (4) | |
H4A | 0.5523 | 0.4932 | 0.4250 | 0.074* | |
C5 | 0.44005 (19) | 0.2869 (2) | 0.38292 (7) | 0.0580 (4) | |
C6 | 0.32547 (19) | 0.0076 (2) | 0.33530 (7) | 0.0599 (4) | |
C7 | 0.1715 (2) | −0.0320 (2) | 0.34863 (8) | 0.0687 (5) | |
H7A | 0.1361 | 0.0037 | 0.3838 | 0.082* | |
C8 | 0.0682 (2) | −0.1252 (3) | 0.30994 (9) | 0.0756 (5) | |
C9 | 0.1242 (3) | −0.1759 (3) | 0.25855 (9) | 0.0826 (6) | |
H9A | 0.0571 | −0.2395 | 0.2324 | 0.099* | |
C11 | 0.3787 (2) | −0.0421 (3) | 0.28313 (8) | 0.0763 (5) | |
H11A | 0.4822 | −0.0133 | 0.2739 | 0.092* | |
C12 | −0.0998 (3) | −0.1725 (4) | 0.32586 (12) | 0.1040 (8) | |
H12A | −0.1475 | −0.0635 | 0.3423 | 0.125* | |
H12B | −0.1637 | −0.2053 | 0.2917 | 0.125* | |
C13 | −0.1029 (3) | −0.3299 (4) | 0.36728 (13) | 0.1134 (9) | |
H13A | −0.2115 | −0.3566 | 0.3754 | 0.170* | |
H13B | −0.0437 | −0.2960 | 0.4018 | 0.170* | |
H13C | −0.0556 | −0.4381 | 0.3512 | 0.170* | |
C14 | 0.73956 (19) | −0.0576 (2) | 0.48568 (7) | 0.0596 (3) | |
C15 | 0.7695 (2) | 0.3428 (2) | 0.49802 (9) | 0.0739 (5) | |
H15A | 0.8759 | 0.3053 | 0.4901 | 0.111* | |
H15B | 0.7470 | 0.3047 | 0.5358 | 0.111* | |
H15C | 0.7607 | 0.4757 | 0.4950 | 0.111* | |
C16 | 0.3267 (2) | 0.4026 (3) | 0.34699 (9) | 0.0788 (6) | |
H16A | 0.3524 | 0.5319 | 0.3524 | 0.118* | |
H16B | 0.2196 | 0.3803 | 0.3578 | 0.118* | |
H16C | 0.3350 | 0.3703 | 0.3077 | 0.118* | |
C10 | 0.2776 (3) | −0.1347 (3) | 0.24493 (9) | 0.0876 (6) | |
H10A | 0.3129 | −0.1697 | 0.2097 | 0.105* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0885 (9) | 0.0349 (6) | 0.1054 (10) | −0.0021 (5) | −0.0179 (7) | −0.0017 (5) |
N1 | 0.0590 (7) | 0.0398 (7) | 0.0703 (8) | −0.0013 (5) | 0.0004 (6) | 0.0012 (5) |
N2 | 0.0869 (11) | 0.0633 (10) | 0.0934 (12) | 0.0139 (8) | −0.0113 (9) | 0.0020 (7) |
C1 | 0.0609 (8) | 0.0358 (8) | 0.0735 (10) | 0.0006 (6) | 0.0040 (7) | 0.0010 (6) |
C2 | 0.0608 (6) | 0.0431 (6) | 0.0747 (7) | 0.0014 (5) | 0.0019 (5) | −0.0009 (5) |
C3 | 0.0564 (8) | 0.0408 (8) | 0.0754 (10) | −0.0031 (6) | 0.0078 (7) | −0.0021 (6) |
C4 | 0.0657 (9) | 0.0343 (7) | 0.0842 (11) | −0.0015 (6) | 0.0040 (8) | −0.0001 (7) |
C5 | 0.0611 (9) | 0.0393 (8) | 0.0740 (10) | 0.0006 (6) | 0.0066 (7) | 0.0047 (6) |
C6 | 0.0643 (9) | 0.0441 (8) | 0.0708 (10) | 0.0003 (7) | −0.0015 (7) | 0.0005 (6) |
C7 | 0.0668 (9) | 0.0638 (11) | 0.0751 (11) | −0.0024 (8) | 0.0006 (8) | −0.0010 (8) |
C8 | 0.0698 (10) | 0.0683 (11) | 0.0872 (13) | −0.0069 (9) | −0.0094 (9) | 0.0029 (9) |
C9 | 0.0881 (14) | 0.0756 (13) | 0.0816 (13) | −0.0042 (9) | −0.0162 (11) | −0.0080 (9) |
C11 | 0.0761 (11) | 0.0758 (13) | 0.0772 (12) | −0.0043 (9) | 0.0074 (9) | −0.0066 (9) |
C12 | 0.0726 (13) | 0.117 (2) | 0.120 (2) | −0.0191 (12) | −0.0096 (12) | −0.0005 (15) |
C13 | 0.0886 (15) | 0.143 (3) | 0.1091 (19) | −0.0278 (15) | 0.0121 (14) | −0.0044 (16) |
C14 | 0.0608 (6) | 0.0431 (6) | 0.0747 (7) | 0.0014 (5) | 0.0019 (5) | −0.0009 (5) |
C15 | 0.0712 (11) | 0.0527 (10) | 0.0963 (14) | −0.0067 (8) | −0.0075 (9) | −0.0088 (8) |
C16 | 0.0884 (12) | 0.0489 (10) | 0.0970 (13) | 0.0083 (8) | −0.0137 (10) | 0.0082 (8) |
C10 | 0.1033 (16) | 0.0863 (14) | 0.0730 (12) | 0.0018 (12) | 0.0032 (11) | −0.0142 (10) |
O1—C1 | 1.2233 (18) | C8—C12 | 1.516 (3) |
N1—C5 | 1.374 (2) | C9—C10 | 1.375 (3) |
N1—C1 | 1.4050 (19) | C9—H9A | 0.9300 |
N1—C6 | 1.447 (2) | C11—C10 | 1.373 (3) |
N2—C14 | 1.145 (2) | C11—H11A | 0.9300 |
C1—C2 | 1.438 (2) | C12—C13 | 1.494 (4) |
C2—C3 | 1.369 (2) | C12—H12A | 0.9700 |
C2—C14 | 1.434 (2) | C12—H12B | 0.9700 |
C3—C4 | 1.409 (2) | C13—H13A | 0.9600 |
C3—C15 | 1.498 (2) | C13—H13B | 0.9600 |
C4—C5 | 1.362 (2) | C13—H13C | 0.9600 |
C4—H4A | 0.9300 | C15—H15A | 0.9600 |
C5—C16 | 1.490 (2) | C15—H15B | 0.9600 |
C6—C7 | 1.375 (2) | C15—H15C | 0.9600 |
C6—C11 | 1.377 (3) | C16—H16A | 0.9600 |
C7—C8 | 1.393 (3) | C16—H16B | 0.9600 |
C7—H7A | 0.9300 | C16—H16C | 0.9600 |
C8—C9 | 1.371 (3) | C10—H10A | 0.9300 |
C5—N1—C1 | 122.98 (13) | C10—C11—H11A | 120.3 |
C5—N1—C6 | 121.91 (13) | C6—C11—H11A | 120.3 |
C1—N1—C6 | 115.10 (12) | C13—C12—C8 | 112.4 (2) |
O1—C1—N1 | 119.87 (14) | C13—C12—H12A | 109.1 |
O1—C1—C2 | 125.29 (14) | C8—C12—H12A | 109.1 |
N1—C1—C2 | 114.83 (13) | C13—C12—H12B | 109.1 |
C3—C2—C14 | 121.17 (14) | C8—C12—H12B | 109.1 |
C3—C2—C1 | 123.00 (14) | H12A—C12—H12B | 107.9 |
C14—C2—C1 | 115.82 (13) | C12—C13—H13A | 109.5 |
C2—C3—C4 | 117.99 (14) | C12—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C2—C3—C15 | 121.81 (15) | H13A—C13—H13B | 109.5 |
C4—C3—C15 | 120.19 (14) | C12—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C5—C4—C3 | 121.42 (14) | H13A—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C5—C4—H4A | 119.3 | H13B—C13—H13C | 109.5 |
C3—C4—H4A | 119.3 | N2—C14—C2 | 179.11 (19) |
C4—C5—N1 | 119.66 (14) | C3—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
C4—C5—C16 | 121.84 (15) | C3—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
N1—C5—C16 | 118.50 (15) | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C7—C6—C11 | 120.32 (16) | C3—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C7—C6—N1 | 120.05 (16) | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C11—C6—N1 | 119.60 (15) | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C6—C7—C8 | 120.54 (18) | C5—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
C6—C7—H7A | 119.7 | C5—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C8—C7—H7A | 119.7 | H16A—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
C9—C8—C7 | 118.25 (18) | C5—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C9—C8—C12 | 121.81 (19) | H16A—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C7—C8—C12 | 119.9 (2) | H16B—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C8—C9—C10 | 121.29 (19) | C11—C10—C9 | 120.2 (2) |
C8—C9—H9A | 119.4 | C11—C10—H10A | 119.9 |
C10—C9—H9A | 119.4 | C9—C10—H10A | 119.9 |
C10—C11—C6 | 119.37 (18) | ||
C5—N1—C1—O1 | 176.08 (15) | C1—N1—C5—C16 | −176.04 (16) |
C6—N1—C1—O1 | −2.4 (2) | C6—N1—C5—C16 | 2.3 (2) |
C5—N1—C1—C2 | −3.9 (2) | C5—N1—C6—C7 | −85.9 (2) |
C6—N1—C1—C2 | 177.62 (13) | C1—N1—C6—C7 | 92.63 (18) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −178.23 (16) | C5—N1—C6—C11 | 96.09 (19) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | 1.7 (2) | C1—N1—C6—C11 | −85.41 (19) |
O1—C1—C2—C14 | 0.4 (3) | C11—C6—C7—C8 | 0.9 (3) |
N1—C1—C2—C14 | −179.68 (14) | N1—C6—C7—C8 | −177.12 (16) |
C14—C2—C3—C4 | −177.87 (15) | C6—C7—C8—C9 | 0.0 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.6 (2) | C6—C7—C8—C12 | 178.37 (19) |
C14—C2—C3—C15 | 1.0 (3) | C7—C8—C9—C10 | −0.7 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C15 | 179.52 (16) | C12—C8—C9—C10 | −179.0 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −1.1 (2) | C7—C6—C11—C10 | −1.2 (3) |
C15—C3—C4—C5 | 179.98 (16) | N1—C6—C11—C10 | 176.86 (17) |
C3—C4—C5—N1 | −0.9 (2) | C9—C8—C12—C13 | 104.2 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C16 | 178.71 (16) | C7—C8—C12—C13 | −74.1 (3) |
C1—N1—C5—C4 | 3.6 (2) | C6—C11—C10—C9 | 0.5 (3) |
C6—N1—C5—C4 | −178.01 (15) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | 0.4 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C4—H4A···O1i | 0.93 | 2.32 | 3.2105 (18) | 161 |
Symmetry code: (i) x, y+1, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H16N2O |
Mr | 252.31 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 296 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.3834 (3), 7.1852 (2), 23.5264 (8) |
β (°) | 93.203 (3) |
V (Å3) | 1414.93 (8) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Cu Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.59 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.93 × 0.46 × 0.07 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.609, 0.960 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 9742, 2638, 1938 |
Rint | 0.032 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.609 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.047, 0.161, 1.09 |
No. of reflections | 2638 |
No. of parameters | 170 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.30, −0.18 |
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 |
C4—H4A···O1i | 0.93 | 2.32 | 3.2105 (18) | 161 |
Symmetry code: (i) x, y+1, z. |
Footnotes
‡Thomson Reuters ResearcherID: A-3561-2009.
Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful for the sponsorship of the Research Center, College of Pharmacy and the Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. HKF and SA thank Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) for the Research University Grant (No. 1001/PFIZIK/811160). SA thanks the Malaysian Government and USM for the award of Academic Staff Training Scheme (ASTS).
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It was reported that compounds containing the 2-pyridone moiety was proven to possess several biological properties, especially anticancer activity (Abadi et al., 2009; Cheney et al., 2007; Aqui & Vonderheide, 2008; Ambrosini et al., 1997; Murata et al., 2001). Compounds containing heteroaromatic rings frequently play an important role as scaffolds of bioactive substances. It is well known that pyridone and its derivatives are among the most popular N-heteroaromatic compounds integrated into the structures of many pharmaceutical compounds and their structural units occur in various molecules exhibiting diverse biological activities (Abadi et al., 2009). Based on the above information and as a continuation of our previous work on anticancer agents (Ghorab et al., 2009; Al-Said et al., 2010; Ghorab et al., 2010), we report the synthesis of a novel 2-pyridone derivative which is expected to exhibit anticancer activity.
In the title compound (Fig. 1), the 1,2-dihydropyridine ring (N1/C1–C5) is essentially planar with a maximum deviation of 0.021 (1) Å at atom N1 and almost perpendicular with the benzene ring (C6–C11) with a dihedral angle of 85.33 (8)°. Bond lengths and angles are within the normal ranges and are comparable to those in the related structures (Lynch & McClenaghan, 2002; Elgemeie & Jones, 2004). The crystal structure is shown in Fig. 2. The molecules are linked into a one-dimensional chain along the b-axis via C4—H4A···O1 interactions (Table 1).