organic compounds
6-Bromopyridine-2-carbaldehyde phenylhydrazone
aDepartamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Valle, Apartado 25360, Santiago de Cali, Colombia, and bInstituto de Física de São Carlos, IFSC, Universidade de São Paulo, USP, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
*Correspondence e-mail: rodimo26@yahoo.es
The title compound, C12H10BrN3, is essentially planar (r.m.s. deviation of all non-H atoms = 0.0174 Å), with a dihedral angle of 0.5 (2)° between the two aromatic rings. In the crystal, molecules are linked by weak N—H⋯N interactions, forming a zigzag chain running parallel to [001].
Related literature
For bond-length data, see: Allen et al. (1987). For related structures, see: Yu et al. (2005); Fun et al. (2012). For the design of molecular dynamic systems, see: Hirose (2010). For the principles of synthetic molecular structures with dynamic properties, see: Kay et al. (2007). For configurational changes by UV light and heat, see: Chaur et al. (2011); Lehn (2006); Dugave & Demange (2003). For graph-set notation, see: Etter (1990).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 2000); cell SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and SCALEPACK; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812026517/gg2083sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812026517/gg2083Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812026517/gg2083Isup3.cml
The hydrazone under study was prepared by the condensation reaction of 6-bromo-2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde with phenylhydrazine in ethanol according to Fig. 3, obtaining a yellow solid with a yield of 81%. 1H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d6) δppm: 10.83 (s, 1H, NH), 7.92 (d, J= 8.03 Hz, 1H), 7.78 (s, 1H), 7.71 (t, J= 7.78 Hz, 1H), 7.47 (d, J= 7.78 Hz, 1H), 7.26 (m, 2H), 7.13 (d, J= 8.28 Hz, 2H), 6.83 (t, J= 7.28 Hz, 1H). NMR 13C (100 MHz, DMSO-d6) δppm: 156.16, 144.31, 140.77, 139.60, 134.52, 129.27, 126.07, 119.99, 117.80, 112.52. IR (KBr) N(cm-1): 3228 (N-H), 3038 and 2971 (=C-H), 1558 y 1601 (C=C y C=N). Melting point: 462 (1) K. Elemental analysis: Calculated: C 52.20 %, H 3.65 %, N 15.22 %; found: C 51.98 %, H 3.46 %, N 15.07 %.
All H-atoms were positioned geometrically using riding model with [C—H = 0.93 Å with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C)].
The design of molecular dynamic systems that operate by external stimuli without producing chemical waste is one of the questions of great interest in the nanotechnology field (Hirose, 2010), since these molecular systems are molecules that can exhibit structural (configurational) and chemical (constitutional) changes by the modification of external factors (presence of other molecules or metal ions, heat and/or light). Among the compounds that have attracted interest in this regard are the
which contain the imine group (-C=N-) (Kay et al., 2007). This group can undergo reversible configurational changes induced by UV light and heat (Chaur et al., 2011). For prepared from pyridinecarboxaldehydes and pyridine or phenyl the E/Z is favored by an intermolecular hydrogen bond between the hydrazine and the nitrogen of the pyridinecarboxaldehyde group resulting in a metastable state which can be returned to its original state by heating in solution (Chaur et al., 2011; Lehn, 2006; Dugave & Demange, 2003). Besides, these compounds can exhibit dynamic properties since they can undergo coordination with suitable metals and the reversibility of the imine group gives them other features that can be used in the development of molecular machines or in the storage of information (Chaur et al., 2011). The compound reported in this paper is part of a series of compounds that are currently being prepared in our group and that exhibit dynamic properties such as constitutional changes and metal coordination in order to build supramolecular systems of multiple dynamics. Herein we report the synthesis and of 6-bromo-pyridinecarbaldehyde phenylhydrazone (I), Fig 1. In the molecular structure of (I), the bromopyridyl ring is planar (r.m.s. deviation of all non-hydrogen atoms = 0.0020 Å) like the central bridge (C5/C7/N2/N1/C8) (r.m.s. deviation of all non-hydrogen atoms = 0.005 Å) with a dihedral angle of 0.6 (2)° between these two planes. The central bridge forms a dihedral angle of 0.8 (2)° with the benzene ring and the bromopyridyl and benzene rings form a dihedral angle of 0.5 (2)°. The bond lengths agree with the literature values (Allen et al., 1987) and are comparable with the related structures (Yu et al., 2005; Fun et al., 2012). In the crystal packing (Fig. 2), the molecules are linked by weak N—H···N interactions (Table 1). Indeed, in this atom N1 in the molecule at (x,y,z) links to N3 atom in the molecule at (-x+2,+y-1/2,-z+1/2). The propagation of this interaction forms C(6) (Etter, 1990), continuous one-dimensional zigzag chain running parallel to [001].For bond-length data, see: Allen et al. (1987). For related structures, see: Yu et al. (2005); Fun et al. (2012). For the design of molecular dynamic systems, see: Hirose (2010). For the principles of synthetic molecular structures with dynamic properties, see: Kay et al. (2007). For configurational changes by UV light and heat, see: Chaur et al. (2011); Lehn (2006); Dugave & Demange (2003). For graph-set notation, see: Etter (1990).
Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 2000); cell
SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO and SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).C12H10BrN3 | Dx = 1.593 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 276.13 | Melting point: 497(1) K |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 9233 reflections |
a = 14.6418 (3) Å | θ = 3.6–26.4° |
b = 7.8407 (1) Å | µ = 3.54 mm−1 |
c = 20.0645 (4) Å | T = 295 K |
V = 2303.44 (7) Å3 | Block, black |
Z = 8 | 0.33 × 0.30 × 0.23 mm |
F(000) = 1104 |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 2339 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1903 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.048 |
CCD rotation images, thick slices scans | θmax = 26.4°, θmin = 3.6° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −18→17 |
Tmin = 0.382, Tmax = 0.544 | k = −9→9 |
28166 measured reflections | l = −24→25 |
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)] = 0.039 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.110 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.03 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.052P)2 + 1.6466P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2339 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
145 parameters | Δρmax = 0.44 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.72 e Å−3 |
C12H10BrN3 | V = 2303.44 (7) Å3 |
Mr = 276.13 | Z = 8 |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 14.6418 (3) Å | µ = 3.54 mm−1 |
b = 7.8407 (1) Å | T = 295 K |
c = 20.0645 (4) Å | 0.33 × 0.30 × 0.23 mm |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 2339 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 1903 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.382, Tmax = 0.544 | Rint = 0.048 |
28166 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.039 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.110 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.03 | Δρmax = 0.44 e Å−3 |
2339 reflections | Δρmin = −0.72 e Å−3 |
145 parameters |
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds 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 | ||
Br1 | 0.82948 (2) | 1.00944 (4) | 0.314727 (18) | 0.07300 (18) | |
N1 | 1.06677 (16) | 0.1846 (3) | 0.32501 (10) | 0.0535 (5) | |
H1 | 1.0780 | 0.2044 | 0.2837 | 0.064* | |
N2 | 1.01869 (15) | 0.2984 (3) | 0.36079 (10) | 0.0506 (5) | |
N3 | 0.91170 (14) | 0.6977 (3) | 0.33261 (10) | 0.0468 (5) | |
C1 | 0.86323 (18) | 0.8132 (3) | 0.36454 (13) | 0.0496 (6) | |
C2 | 0.8363 (2) | 0.8049 (4) | 0.43023 (14) | 0.0620 (7) | |
H2 | 0.8017 | 0.8907 | 0.4499 | 0.074* | |
C3 | 0.8635 (2) | 0.6620 (4) | 0.46526 (14) | 0.0674 (8) | |
H3 | 0.8471 | 0.6495 | 0.5098 | 0.081* | |
C4 | 0.9144 (2) | 0.5390 (4) | 0.43455 (13) | 0.0577 (7) | |
H4 | 0.9332 | 0.4428 | 0.4579 | 0.069* | |
C5 | 0.93799 (17) | 0.5597 (3) | 0.36750 (12) | 0.0467 (5) | |
C7 | 0.99160 (18) | 0.4341 (4) | 0.33110 (12) | 0.0506 (6) | |
H7 | 1.0061 | 0.4522 | 0.2865 | 0.061* | |
C8 | 1.09823 (17) | 0.0360 (3) | 0.35418 (12) | 0.0460 (5) | |
C9 | 1.0819 (2) | −0.0034 (3) | 0.42067 (14) | 0.0568 (7) | |
H9 | 1.0468 | 0.0692 | 0.4469 | 0.068* | |
C10 | 1.1179 (2) | −0.1504 (4) | 0.44746 (15) | 0.0696 (8) | |
H10 | 1.1073 | −0.1750 | 0.4921 | 0.084* | |
C11 | 1.1688 (2) | −0.2614 (4) | 0.41011 (18) | 0.0704 (8) | |
H11 | 1.1925 | −0.3603 | 0.4289 | 0.084* | |
C12 | 1.1841 (2) | −0.2232 (4) | 0.34413 (17) | 0.0670 (8) | |
H12 | 1.2184 | −0.2976 | 0.3181 | 0.080* | |
C13 | 1.14946 (19) | −0.0769 (4) | 0.31608 (13) | 0.0553 (7) | |
H13 | 1.1604 | −0.0533 | 0.2714 | 0.066* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Br1 | 0.0783 (3) | 0.0622 (2) | 0.0785 (3) | 0.01901 (15) | −0.00590 (15) | 0.00948 (14) |
N1 | 0.0623 (14) | 0.0528 (13) | 0.0454 (11) | 0.0095 (11) | 0.0048 (9) | −0.0002 (10) |
N2 | 0.0556 (12) | 0.0466 (12) | 0.0495 (11) | 0.0035 (10) | −0.0006 (10) | −0.0039 (10) |
N3 | 0.0477 (11) | 0.0483 (12) | 0.0444 (10) | −0.0002 (9) | −0.0039 (9) | −0.0015 (9) |
C1 | 0.0487 (13) | 0.0479 (14) | 0.0521 (14) | 0.0009 (11) | −0.0069 (11) | −0.0008 (11) |
C2 | 0.0704 (19) | 0.0600 (17) | 0.0557 (16) | 0.0063 (14) | 0.0061 (13) | −0.0107 (13) |
C3 | 0.088 (2) | 0.0676 (19) | 0.0460 (14) | 0.0066 (17) | 0.0106 (14) | −0.0021 (14) |
C4 | 0.0731 (18) | 0.0524 (14) | 0.0475 (14) | 0.0013 (14) | 0.0007 (13) | 0.0024 (12) |
C5 | 0.0491 (13) | 0.0472 (13) | 0.0440 (13) | −0.0023 (11) | −0.0036 (10) | −0.0007 (11) |
C7 | 0.0548 (15) | 0.0530 (14) | 0.0439 (12) | 0.0004 (12) | −0.0016 (11) | −0.0019 (12) |
C8 | 0.0439 (13) | 0.0461 (13) | 0.0479 (13) | −0.0012 (10) | −0.0028 (10) | −0.0045 (11) |
C9 | 0.0661 (17) | 0.0505 (16) | 0.0539 (15) | 0.0015 (12) | 0.0063 (13) | −0.0007 (11) |
C10 | 0.091 (2) | 0.0568 (17) | 0.0607 (17) | 0.0001 (16) | 0.0024 (16) | 0.0107 (14) |
C11 | 0.077 (2) | 0.0480 (16) | 0.086 (2) | 0.0088 (14) | −0.0138 (16) | 0.0051 (15) |
C12 | 0.0624 (17) | 0.0590 (18) | 0.080 (2) | 0.0144 (14) | −0.0061 (15) | −0.0181 (16) |
C13 | 0.0539 (15) | 0.0590 (17) | 0.0530 (15) | 0.0080 (13) | −0.0020 (12) | −0.0096 (12) |
Br1—C1 | 1.900 (3) | C5—C7 | 1.455 (4) |
N1—C8 | 1.383 (3) | C7—H7 | 0.9300 |
N1—H1 | 0.8600 | C8—C13 | 1.389 (4) |
N2—C7 | 1.282 (3) | C8—C9 | 1.390 (4) |
N2—N1 | 1.344 (3) | C9—C10 | 1.376 (4) |
N3—C1 | 1.317 (3) | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
N3—C5 | 1.345 (3) | C10—C11 | 1.369 (4) |
C1—C2 | 1.377 (4) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
C2—C3 | 1.381 (4) | C11—C12 | 1.375 (5) |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
C3—C4 | 1.366 (4) | C12—C13 | 1.375 (4) |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C4—C5 | 1.398 (4) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | ||
C7—N2—N1 | 117.7 (2) | N2—C7—H7 | 120.2 |
N2—N1—C8 | 120.5 (2) | C5—C7—H7 | 120.2 |
N2—N1—H1 | 119.7 | N1—C8—C13 | 118.9 (2) |
C8—N1—H1 | 119.7 | N1—C8—C9 | 122.4 (2) |
C1—N3—C5 | 117.0 (2) | C13—C8—C9 | 118.7 (3) |
N3—C1—C2 | 125.9 (3) | C10—C9—C8 | 119.7 (3) |
N3—C1—Br1 | 116.18 (19) | C10—C9—H9 | 120.2 |
C2—C1—Br1 | 117.9 (2) | C8—C9—H9 | 120.2 |
C1—C2—C3 | 116.3 (3) | C11—C10—C9 | 121.8 (3) |
C1—C2—H2 | 121.8 | C11—C10—H10 | 119.1 |
C3—C2—H2 | 121.8 | C9—C10—H10 | 119.1 |
C4—C3—C2 | 120.0 (3) | C10—C11—C12 | 118.5 (3) |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.0 | C10—C11—H11 | 120.7 |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.0 | C12—C11—H11 | 120.7 |
C3—C4—C5 | 119.1 (3) | C13—C12—C11 | 121.0 (3) |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.4 | C13—C12—H12 | 119.5 |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.4 | C11—C12—H12 | 119.5 |
N3—C5—C4 | 121.5 (2) | C12—C13—C8 | 120.4 (3) |
N3—C5—C7 | 115.9 (2) | C12—C13—H13 | 119.8 |
C4—C5—C7 | 122.5 (2) | C8—C13—H13 | 119.8 |
N2—C7—C5 | 119.7 (2) | ||
C7—N2—N1—C8 | 179.8 (2) | N3—C5—C7—N2 | −179.5 (2) |
C5—N3—C1—C2 | −0.6 (4) | C4—C5—C7—N2 | 0.2 (4) |
C5—N3—C1—Br1 | 178.54 (17) | N2—N1—C8—C13 | −178.5 (2) |
N3—C1—C2—C3 | 0.3 (4) | N2—N1—C8—C9 | 0.3 (4) |
Br1—C1—C2—C3 | −178.8 (2) | N1—C8—C9—C10 | −177.6 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.2 (5) | C13—C8—C9—C10 | 1.2 (4) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.3 (5) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | −0.9 (5) |
C1—N3—C5—C4 | 0.4 (4) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 0.2 (5) |
C1—N3—C5—C7 | −179.9 (2) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.2 (5) |
C3—C4—C5—N3 | 0.0 (4) | C11—C12—C13—C8 | 0.1 (5) |
C3—C4—C5—C7 | −179.6 (3) | N1—C8—C13—C12 | 178.0 (3) |
N1—N2—C7—C5 | 179.0 (2) | C9—C8—C13—C12 | −0.8 (4) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···N3i | 0.86 | 2.34 | 3.180 (3) | 166 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+2, y−1/2, −z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C12H10BrN3 |
Mr | 276.13 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pbca |
Temperature (K) | 295 |
a, b, c (Å) | 14.6418 (3), 7.8407 (1), 20.0645 (4) |
V (Å3) | 2303.44 (7) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 3.54 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.33 × 0.30 × 0.23 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Nonius KappaCCD |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.382, 0.544 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 28166, 2339, 1903 |
Rint | 0.048 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.625 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.039, 0.110, 1.03 |
No. of reflections | 2339 |
No. of parameters | 145 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.44, −0.72 |
Computer programs: COLLECT (Nonius, 2000), SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997), DENZO and SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997, SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···N3i | 0.86 | 2.34 | 3.180 (3) | 166.1 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+2, y−1/2, −z+1/2. |
Acknowledgements
RMF is grateful to the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) for the use of a free-of-charge licence to the Cambridge Structural Database. RMF, MNC and FZ also thank the Universidad del Valle, Colombia, for partial financial support.
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The design of molecular dynamic systems that operate by external stimuli without producing chemical waste is one of the questions of great interest in the nanotechnology field (Hirose, 2010), since these molecular systems are molecules that can exhibit structural (configurational) and chemical (constitutional) changes by the modification of external factors (presence of other molecules or metal ions, heat and/or light). Among the compounds that have attracted interest in this regard are the hydrazones which contain the imine group (-C=N-) (Kay et al., 2007). This group can undergo reversible configurational changes induced by UV light and heat (Chaur et al., 2011). For hydrazones prepared from pyridinecarboxaldehydes and pyridine or phenyl hydrazines the E/Z photoisomerization is favored by an intermolecular hydrogen bond between the hydrazine and the nitrogen of the pyridinecarboxaldehyde group resulting in a metastable state which can be returned to its original state by heating in solution (Chaur et al., 2011; Lehn, 2006; Dugave & Demange, 2003). Besides, these compounds can exhibit dynamic properties since they can undergo coordination with suitable metals and the reversibility of the imine group gives them other features that can be used in the development of molecular machines or in the storage of information (Chaur et al., 2011). The compound reported in this paper is part of a series of compounds that are currently being prepared in our group and that exhibit dynamic properties such as photoisomerization, constitutional changes and metal coordination in order to build supramolecular systems of multiple dynamics. Herein we report the synthesis and crystal structure of 6-bromo-pyridinecarbaldehyde phenylhydrazone (I), Fig 1. In the molecular structure of (I), the bromopyridyl ring is planar (r.m.s. deviation of all non-hydrogen atoms = 0.0020 Å) like the central bridge (C5/C7/N2/N1/C8) (r.m.s. deviation of all non-hydrogen atoms = 0.005 Å) with a dihedral angle of 0.6 (2)° between these two planes. The central bridge forms a dihedral angle of 0.8 (2)° with the benzene ring and the bromopyridyl and benzene rings form a dihedral angle of 0.5 (2)°. The bond lengths agree with the literature values (Allen et al., 1987) and are comparable with the related structures (Yu et al., 2005; Fun et al., 2012). In the crystal packing (Fig. 2), the molecules are linked by weak N—H···N interactions (Table 1). Indeed, in this substructure, atom N1 in the molecule at (x,y,z) links to N3 atom in the molecule at (-x+2,+y-1/2,-z+1/2). The propagation of this interaction forms C(6) (Etter, 1990), continuous one-dimensional zigzag chain running parallel to [001].