organic compounds
(E)-1-(2,4-Dinitrophenyl)-2-[1-(3-methoxyphenyl)ethylidene]hydrazine
aX-ray Crystallography Unit, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia, and bCrystal Materials Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat-Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
*Correspondence e-mail: hkfun@usm.my
There are two crystallographically independent molecules in the 15H14N4O5, with different conformations for the methoxy groups. The molecules are both slightly twisted, the dihedral angles between two benzene rings being 8.37 (18)° in one and 7.31 (18)° in the other. In both molecules, the two nitro groups are essentially coplanar with their bound benzene ring, with the r.m.s. deviation of the dinitrobenzene plane being 0.0310 (3) Å in one molecule and 0.0650 (3) Å in the other. In each molecule, an intramolecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bond generates an S(6) ring motif. In the crystal, molecules are linked by weak C—H⋯O interactions and stacked along the a axis through π–π interactions, with centroid–centroid distances of 3.651 (2) and 3.721 (2) Å. The crystal studied was a non-merohedral twin with a refined minor component of 20.1 (3)%.
of the title compound, CRelated literature
For bond-length data, see: Allen et al. (1987). For hydrogen-bond motifs, see: Bernstein et al. (1995). For related structures, see: Chantrapromma et al. (2012); Fun et al. (2010); Nilwanna et al. (2011). For background to the biological activity of hydrozones, see: Bendre et al. (1998); El-Sherif (2009); Gokce et al. (2009); Molyneux (2004); Sathyadevi et al. (2012); Xia et al. (2008).
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
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812026979/is5147sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812026979/is5147Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812026979/is5147Isup3.cml
The title compound (I) was synthesized by dissolving 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (0.40 g, 2 mmol) in ethanol (10.00 ml) and H2SO4 (conc.) (98 %, 0.50 ml) was slowly added with stirring. 3-Methoxyacetophenone (0.33 ml, 2 mmol) was then added to the solution with continuous stirring. The solution was stirred for 1 hr yielding an orange solid, which was filtered off and washed with methanol. Orange plate-shaped single crystals of the title compound suitable for X-ray
were recrystallized from ethanol by slow evaporation of the solvent at room temperature over several days (m.p. 459-460 K).Amide H atoms were located in a difference Fourier map and were refined with a distance restraint of N—H = 0.86 (2) Å and with Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(N). The remaining H atoms were positioned geometrically and allowed to ride on their parent atoms, with C—H = 0.93 Å for aromatic and 0.96 Å for CH3 atoms. The Uiso values were constrained to be 1.5Ueq of the
for methyl H atoms and 1.2Ueq for the remaining H atoms. A rotating group model was used for the methyl groups. The crystal studied was a twin with BASF = 0.201 (3). As the is non-integer, PLATON was used to convert the original data set in HKLF4 format into HKLF5 format for the final This method would reduce all the R-values of the data set to zeros. In the submission the R-values of the original data set in HKLF4 format was inputted in these fields in place of the zeros.Hydrazones are important compounds which have considerable interesting applications involving biological activities such as antibacterial (El-Sherif et al., 2009), antioxidant (Sathyadevi et al., 2012), anticancer (Xia et al., 2008), anti-inflammatory (Gokce et al., 2009) and tyrosinase inhibitory (Bendre et al., 1998) activities. With our on-going research on crystal structures, bioactivity and antioxidant activity of
(Chantrapromma et al., 2012; Fun et al., 2010; Nilwanna et al., 2011), the title compound (I) was synthesized. The evaluation of its antioxidant activity by DPPH scavenging (Molyneux, 2004) was found to be inactive. Herein we report the synthesis and of (I).In Fig. 1, there are two crystallographically independent molecules A and B in the
of (I), C15H14N4O5, with differences in bond angles and conformations of the methoxy groups in which in molecule A the methoxy group is co-planar with its bound benzene ring and pointed toward the central ethylidenehydrazine (N1/N2/C7/C8) as indicated by the torsion angle C15A–O5A–C11A–C10A = -2.6 (5)°, whereas in molecule B it is twisted and pointed away from the central ethylidenehydrazine with the torsion angle C15B–O5B–C11B–C10B = 167.7 (3)°. The molecular structure of (I) is twisted with the dihedral angle between the two benzene rings being 8.37 (18)° in molecule A and 7.31 (18)° in molecule B. The central ethylidenehydrazine bridge is planar with the torsion angles N1–N2–C7–C8 = -1.3 (5) and 1.7 (5)° in molecules A and B, respectively. The mean plane through this central bridge makes dihedral angles of 9.0 (2) and 1.5 (2)° with the 2,4-dinitro- and 3-methoxy-substituted benzene rings, respectively, in molecule A, whereas the corresponding values are 7.8 (2) and 1.0 (2)° in molecule B. In both molecules, the two nitro groups are co-planar with their bound benzene rings with r.m.s. deviations of 0.0310 (3) and 0.0650 (3) Å in molecules A and B, respectively, for the twelve non H-atoms (C1–C6/N3/N4/O1–O4). In each molecule, intramolecular N—H···O hydrogen bonds (Fig. 1 and Table 1) generate two S(6) ring motifs (Bernstein et al., 1995). The bond distances are in normal ranges (Allen et al., 1987) and are comparable with the related structures (Chantrapromma et al., 2012; Fun et al., 2010; Nilwanna et al., 2011).In the crystal packing (Fig. 2), the molecules are linked by weak C—H···O interactions (Table 1) and stacked along the a axis by π–π interactions with distances of Cg1···Cg4v = 3.721 (2) Å and Cg2···Cg3v = 3.651 (2) Å; Cg1, Cg2, Cg3 and Cg4 are the centroids of C1A–C6A, C9A–C14A, C1B–C6B and C9B–C14B benzene rings, respectively.
For bond-length data, see: Allen et al. (1987). For hydrogen-bond motifs, see: Bernstein et al. (1995). For related structures, see: Chantrapromma et al. (2012); Fun et al. (2010); Nilwanna et al. (2011). For background to the biological activity of hydrozones, see: Bendre et al. (1998); El-Sherif (2009); Gokce et al. (2009); Molyneux (2004); Sathyadevi et al. (2012); Xia et al. (2008).
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).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound, showing 60% probability displacement ellipsoids and the atom-numbering scheme. Intramolecular N—H···O hydrogen bonds are shown as dashed lines. | |
Fig. 2. The crystal packing of the title compound, viewed approximately along the a axis. Hydrogen bonds are shown as dashed lines. |
C15H14N4O5 | Z = 4 |
Mr = 330.30 | F(000) = 688 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.474 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 7.5612 (13) Å | Cell parameters from 7846 reflections |
b = 10.4517 (18) Å | θ = 1.1–29.0° |
c = 19.516 (3) Å | µ = 0.11 mm−1 |
α = 76.034 (4)° | T = 100 K |
β = 89.531 (4)° | Plate, orange |
γ = 84.052 (4)° | 0.33 × 0.14 × 0.05 mm |
V = 1488.4 (4) Å3 |
Bruker SMART APEXII DUO CCD area-detector diffractometer | 7846 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 5592 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.000 |
φ and ω scans | θmax = 29.0°, θmin = 1.1° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | h = −10→10 |
Tmin = 0.964, Tmax = 0.994 | k = −13→14 |
7846 measured reflections | l = −12→26 |
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)] = 0.086 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.296 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.11 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.1531P)2 + 2.363P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
7846 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
444 parameters | Δρmax = 0.53 e Å−3 |
2 restraints | Δρmin = −0.59 e Å−3 |
C15H14N4O5 | γ = 84.052 (4)° |
Mr = 330.30 | V = 1488.4 (4) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 4 |
a = 7.5612 (13) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 10.4517 (18) Å | µ = 0.11 mm−1 |
c = 19.516 (3) Å | T = 100 K |
α = 76.034 (4)° | 0.33 × 0.14 × 0.05 mm |
β = 89.531 (4)° |
Bruker SMART APEXII DUO CCD area-detector diffractometer | 7846 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | 5592 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.964, Tmax = 0.994 | Rint = 0.000 |
7846 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.086 | 2 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.296 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.11 | Δρmax = 0.53 e Å−3 |
7846 reflections | Δρmin = −0.59 e Å−3 |
444 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 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 > 2sigma(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 | ||
O1A | 0.5983 (4) | 0.0757 (3) | 0.79029 (14) | 0.0199 (6) | |
O2A | 0.7040 (4) | −0.0325 (3) | 0.89291 (14) | 0.0181 (6) | |
O3A | 0.6439 (4) | 0.1398 (3) | 1.09429 (14) | 0.0196 (6) | |
O4A | 0.4793 (4) | 0.3241 (3) | 1.09095 (15) | 0.0233 (6) | |
O5A | −0.0748 (4) | 0.8559 (3) | 0.67880 (16) | 0.0231 (6) | |
N1A | 0.4046 (4) | 0.3030 (3) | 0.77458 (15) | 0.0128 (6) | |
H1NA | 0.442 (6) | 0.238 (3) | 0.756 (2) | 0.019* | |
N2A | 0.3056 (4) | 0.4176 (3) | 0.73966 (16) | 0.0146 (6) | |
N3A | 0.6176 (4) | 0.0642 (3) | 0.85475 (16) | 0.0136 (6) | |
N4A | 0.5456 (4) | 0.2375 (3) | 1.06297 (16) | 0.0154 (6) | |
C1A | 0.4380 (5) | 0.2851 (4) | 0.84447 (18) | 0.0127 (7) | |
C2A | 0.5381 (4) | 0.1691 (4) | 0.88527 (18) | 0.0125 (6) | |
C3A | 0.5721 (4) | 0.1543 (4) | 0.95672 (18) | 0.0126 (7) | |
H3A | 0.6389 | 0.0787 | 0.9827 | 0.015* | |
C4A | 0.5064 (4) | 0.2520 (4) | 0.98843 (18) | 0.0128 (7) | |
C5A | 0.4078 (5) | 0.3681 (4) | 0.95041 (19) | 0.0152 (7) | |
H5A | 0.3643 | 0.4335 | 0.9730 | 0.018* | |
C6A | 0.3764 (5) | 0.3842 (4) | 0.87965 (18) | 0.0139 (7) | |
H6A | 0.3131 | 0.4620 | 0.8542 | 0.017* | |
C7A | 0.2916 (5) | 0.4404 (4) | 0.67163 (18) | 0.0131 (7) | |
C8A | 0.3760 (5) | 0.3548 (4) | 0.62647 (19) | 0.0183 (7) | |
H8A | 0.4529 | 0.2834 | 0.6552 | 0.027* | |
H8B | 0.4442 | 0.4068 | 0.5905 | 0.027* | |
H8C | 0.2853 | 0.3194 | 0.6048 | 0.027* | |
C9A | 0.1823 (5) | 0.5658 (4) | 0.63623 (18) | 0.0138 (7) | |
C10A | 0.1036 (5) | 0.6493 (4) | 0.67685 (19) | 0.0157 (7) | |
H10A | 0.1173 | 0.6256 | 0.7257 | 0.019* | |
C11A | 0.0055 (5) | 0.7671 (4) | 0.6442 (2) | 0.0168 (7) | |
C12A | −0.0155 (5) | 0.8030 (4) | 0.5704 (2) | 0.0207 (8) | |
H12A | −0.0797 | 0.8830 | 0.5483 | 0.025* | |
C13A | 0.0596 (6) | 0.7191 (4) | 0.5309 (2) | 0.0227 (8) | |
H13A | 0.0440 | 0.7424 | 0.4821 | 0.027* | |
C14A | 0.1580 (5) | 0.6005 (4) | 0.56287 (19) | 0.0189 (8) | |
H14A | 0.2075 | 0.5445 | 0.5357 | 0.023* | |
C15A | −0.0621 (5) | 0.8217 (4) | 0.7541 (2) | 0.0223 (8) | |
H15A | −0.1352 | 0.8862 | 0.7723 | 0.033* | |
H15B | 0.0593 | 0.8200 | 0.7686 | 0.033* | |
H15C | −0.1019 | 0.7358 | 0.7720 | 0.033* | |
O1B | 0.3655 (4) | 0.3835 (3) | 0.45297 (14) | 0.0202 (6) | |
O2B | 0.4931 (4) | 0.1929 (3) | 0.51179 (14) | 0.0258 (7) | |
O3B | 0.8328 (4) | −0.0989 (3) | 0.39840 (15) | 0.0215 (6) | |
O4B | 0.7842 (4) | −0.0858 (3) | 0.28765 (15) | 0.0234 (6) | |
O5B | 0.1203 (4) | 0.6180 (3) | −0.00270 (14) | 0.0187 (6) | |
N1B | 0.3221 (4) | 0.4301 (3) | 0.31624 (16) | 0.0150 (6) | |
H1NB | 0.288 (6) | 0.456 (5) | 0.3542 (17) | 0.022* | |
N2B | 0.2573 (4) | 0.4970 (3) | 0.25056 (16) | 0.0140 (6) | |
N3B | 0.4467 (4) | 0.2707 (3) | 0.45574 (16) | 0.0161 (6) | |
N4B | 0.7603 (4) | −0.0432 (3) | 0.34084 (17) | 0.0167 (6) | |
C1B | 0.4252 (4) | 0.3144 (4) | 0.32377 (18) | 0.0124 (7) | |
C2B | 0.4874 (5) | 0.2337 (4) | 0.39022 (18) | 0.0121 (6) | |
C3B | 0.5970 (5) | 0.1153 (4) | 0.39627 (19) | 0.0136 (7) | |
H3B | 0.6383 | 0.0645 | 0.4402 | 0.016* | |
C4B | 0.6422 (4) | 0.0759 (4) | 0.33599 (18) | 0.0128 (7) | |
C5B | 0.5822 (5) | 0.1513 (4) | 0.26873 (19) | 0.0145 (7) | |
H5B | 0.6129 | 0.1218 | 0.2285 | 0.017* | |
C6B | 0.4787 (5) | 0.2677 (4) | 0.26357 (18) | 0.0131 (7) | |
H6B | 0.4418 | 0.3185 | 0.2191 | 0.016* | |
C7B | 0.1651 (4) | 0.6103 (4) | 0.24548 (18) | 0.0129 (7) | |
C8B | 0.1308 (5) | 0.6726 (4) | 0.3065 (2) | 0.0193 (8) | |
H8D | 0.1039 | 0.6061 | 0.3475 | 0.029* | |
H8E | 0.0319 | 0.7399 | 0.2952 | 0.029* | |
H8F | 0.2345 | 0.7117 | 0.3160 | 0.029* | |
C9B | 0.0979 (5) | 0.6790 (4) | 0.17307 (19) | 0.0136 (7) | |
C10B | 0.1345 (5) | 0.6197 (4) | 0.11704 (19) | 0.0144 (7) | |
H10B | 0.2000 | 0.5369 | 0.1250 | 0.017* | |
C11B | 0.0731 (5) | 0.6842 (4) | 0.0492 (2) | 0.0147 (7) | |
C12B | −0.0255 (5) | 0.8084 (4) | 0.0359 (2) | 0.0170 (7) | |
H12B | −0.0668 | 0.8509 | −0.0095 | 0.020* | |
C13B | −0.0604 (5) | 0.8667 (4) | 0.0919 (2) | 0.0183 (7) | |
H13B | −0.1250 | 0.9498 | 0.0838 | 0.022* | |
C14B | −0.0003 (5) | 0.8030 (4) | 0.1601 (2) | 0.0166 (7) | |
H14B | −0.0259 | 0.8434 | 0.1971 | 0.020* | |
C15B | 0.0306 (6) | 0.6672 (4) | −0.0701 (2) | 0.0216 (8) | |
H15D | 0.0630 | 0.6079 | −0.0998 | 0.032* | |
H15E | 0.0645 | 0.7535 | −0.0919 | 0.032* | |
H15F | −0.0957 | 0.6730 | −0.0635 | 0.032* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1A | 0.0298 (14) | 0.0200 (14) | 0.0094 (12) | 0.0053 (11) | −0.0047 (10) | −0.0060 (10) |
O2A | 0.0204 (13) | 0.0123 (13) | 0.0192 (13) | 0.0049 (10) | −0.0053 (10) | −0.0018 (10) |
O3A | 0.0217 (13) | 0.0195 (14) | 0.0148 (12) | 0.0016 (11) | −0.0053 (10) | −0.0002 (11) |
O4A | 0.0352 (16) | 0.0217 (15) | 0.0124 (12) | 0.0048 (12) | −0.0008 (11) | −0.0064 (11) |
O5A | 0.0258 (14) | 0.0187 (15) | 0.0221 (14) | 0.0074 (11) | −0.0007 (11) | −0.0040 (12) |
N1A | 0.0162 (14) | 0.0105 (14) | 0.0102 (14) | 0.0036 (11) | −0.0039 (11) | −0.0015 (11) |
N2A | 0.0177 (14) | 0.0137 (15) | 0.0113 (14) | 0.0022 (12) | −0.0046 (11) | −0.0023 (12) |
N3A | 0.0145 (14) | 0.0131 (15) | 0.0129 (14) | 0.0011 (11) | −0.0005 (11) | −0.0038 (12) |
N4A | 0.0208 (15) | 0.0144 (15) | 0.0106 (14) | −0.0020 (12) | 0.0000 (11) | −0.0021 (12) |
C1A | 0.0143 (15) | 0.0129 (17) | 0.0114 (16) | −0.0030 (13) | 0.0018 (12) | −0.0031 (13) |
C2A | 0.0142 (15) | 0.0134 (17) | 0.0103 (15) | 0.0000 (12) | 0.0020 (12) | −0.0045 (13) |
C3A | 0.0116 (15) | 0.0131 (17) | 0.0123 (16) | −0.0022 (12) | 0.0000 (12) | −0.0012 (13) |
C4A | 0.0129 (15) | 0.0132 (17) | 0.0106 (15) | −0.0007 (13) | −0.0003 (12) | 0.0001 (13) |
C5A | 0.0189 (17) | 0.0141 (18) | 0.0124 (16) | −0.0002 (13) | 0.0016 (13) | −0.0036 (13) |
C6A | 0.0174 (16) | 0.0116 (17) | 0.0114 (16) | 0.0028 (13) | −0.0007 (12) | −0.0020 (13) |
C7A | 0.0159 (16) | 0.0121 (17) | 0.0110 (15) | −0.0006 (13) | −0.0008 (12) | −0.0026 (13) |
C8A | 0.0268 (19) | 0.0173 (19) | 0.0099 (16) | 0.0026 (15) | −0.0002 (13) | −0.0037 (14) |
C9A | 0.0156 (16) | 0.0128 (17) | 0.0111 (16) | −0.0013 (13) | −0.0036 (12) | 0.0005 (13) |
C10A | 0.0178 (16) | 0.0157 (18) | 0.0129 (16) | −0.0044 (14) | −0.0027 (13) | −0.0011 (14) |
C11A | 0.0150 (16) | 0.0164 (18) | 0.0191 (18) | −0.0014 (14) | 0.0014 (13) | −0.0047 (15) |
C12A | 0.0229 (19) | 0.0181 (19) | 0.0172 (18) | 0.0029 (15) | −0.0048 (14) | 0.0015 (15) |
C13A | 0.029 (2) | 0.025 (2) | 0.0107 (17) | −0.0002 (16) | −0.0047 (14) | 0.0008 (15) |
C14A | 0.0234 (18) | 0.021 (2) | 0.0103 (16) | 0.0003 (15) | −0.0016 (13) | −0.0021 (14) |
C15A | 0.0220 (18) | 0.024 (2) | 0.0209 (19) | 0.0018 (16) | 0.0050 (15) | −0.0076 (16) |
O1B | 0.0289 (14) | 0.0166 (14) | 0.0147 (13) | 0.0064 (11) | 0.0003 (10) | −0.0066 (11) |
O2B | 0.0438 (18) | 0.0211 (15) | 0.0091 (12) | 0.0063 (13) | 0.0032 (11) | −0.0009 (11) |
O3B | 0.0248 (14) | 0.0194 (14) | 0.0169 (13) | 0.0063 (11) | −0.0050 (11) | −0.0012 (11) |
O4B | 0.0310 (15) | 0.0211 (15) | 0.0178 (14) | 0.0088 (12) | −0.0018 (11) | −0.0089 (12) |
O5B | 0.0233 (13) | 0.0187 (14) | 0.0136 (13) | 0.0026 (11) | −0.0026 (10) | −0.0051 (11) |
N1B | 0.0193 (15) | 0.0147 (15) | 0.0098 (14) | 0.0031 (12) | −0.0009 (11) | −0.0029 (12) |
N2B | 0.0140 (13) | 0.0140 (15) | 0.0118 (14) | 0.0018 (11) | 0.0000 (11) | −0.0001 (12) |
N3B | 0.0212 (15) | 0.0158 (16) | 0.0106 (14) | 0.0002 (12) | 0.0018 (11) | −0.0026 (12) |
N4B | 0.0182 (14) | 0.0141 (16) | 0.0171 (15) | 0.0020 (12) | 0.0006 (11) | −0.0040 (12) |
C1B | 0.0127 (15) | 0.0120 (17) | 0.0126 (16) | −0.0002 (12) | 0.0004 (12) | −0.0034 (13) |
C2B | 0.0152 (15) | 0.0137 (17) | 0.0075 (15) | −0.0005 (13) | 0.0015 (12) | −0.0029 (13) |
C3B | 0.0153 (16) | 0.0132 (17) | 0.0110 (15) | −0.0008 (13) | −0.0004 (12) | −0.0007 (13) |
C4B | 0.0132 (15) | 0.0102 (16) | 0.0136 (16) | 0.0026 (12) | −0.0008 (12) | −0.0019 (13) |
C5B | 0.0146 (16) | 0.0168 (18) | 0.0130 (16) | −0.0019 (13) | −0.0016 (12) | −0.0048 (14) |
C6B | 0.0165 (16) | 0.0121 (17) | 0.0088 (15) | 0.0003 (13) | −0.0015 (12) | 0.0005 (13) |
C7B | 0.0114 (14) | 0.0128 (17) | 0.0137 (16) | 0.0007 (12) | 0.0006 (12) | −0.0024 (13) |
C8B | 0.0223 (18) | 0.0192 (19) | 0.0165 (17) | 0.0050 (15) | −0.0016 (14) | −0.0075 (15) |
C9B | 0.0122 (15) | 0.0140 (17) | 0.0134 (16) | −0.0010 (13) | 0.0002 (12) | −0.0015 (13) |
C10B | 0.0131 (15) | 0.0128 (17) | 0.0160 (17) | 0.0012 (13) | 0.0000 (12) | −0.0019 (14) |
C11B | 0.0137 (15) | 0.0126 (17) | 0.0181 (17) | −0.0028 (13) | 0.0001 (13) | −0.0035 (14) |
C12B | 0.0149 (16) | 0.0154 (18) | 0.0193 (18) | 0.0004 (13) | −0.0034 (13) | −0.0019 (14) |
C13B | 0.0192 (17) | 0.0120 (17) | 0.0211 (19) | 0.0021 (14) | 0.0010 (14) | −0.0006 (14) |
C14B | 0.0169 (16) | 0.0155 (18) | 0.0160 (17) | 0.0005 (13) | 0.0025 (13) | −0.0022 (14) |
C15B | 0.026 (2) | 0.024 (2) | 0.0146 (17) | −0.0027 (16) | −0.0031 (14) | −0.0044 (15) |
O1A—N3A | 1.243 (4) | O1B—N3B | 1.261 (4) |
O2A—N3A | 1.229 (4) | O2B—N3B | 1.224 (4) |
O3A—N4A | 1.232 (4) | O3B—N4B | 1.236 (4) |
O4A—N4A | 1.228 (4) | O4B—N4B | 1.230 (4) |
O5A—C11A | 1.367 (5) | O5B—C11B | 1.383 (5) |
O5A—C15A | 1.427 (5) | O5B—C15B | 1.438 (5) |
N1A—C1A | 1.353 (4) | N1B—C1B | 1.347 (5) |
N1A—N2A | 1.374 (4) | N1B—N2B | 1.370 (4) |
N1A—H1NA | 0.868 (19) | N1B—H1NB | 0.873 (19) |
N2A—C7A | 1.294 (5) | N2B—C7B | 1.293 (5) |
N3A—C2A | 1.447 (5) | N3B—C2B | 1.444 (4) |
N4A—C4A | 1.456 (4) | N4B—C4B | 1.439 (5) |
C1A—C6A | 1.414 (5) | C1B—C6B | 1.418 (5) |
C1A—C2A | 1.425 (5) | C1B—C2B | 1.419 (5) |
C2A—C3A | 1.388 (5) | C2B—C3B | 1.397 (5) |
C3A—C4A | 1.367 (5) | C3B—C4B | 1.367 (5) |
C3A—H3A | 0.9300 | C3B—H3B | 0.9300 |
C4A—C5A | 1.402 (5) | C4B—C5B | 1.409 (5) |
C5A—C6A | 1.370 (5) | C5B—C6B | 1.360 (5) |
C5A—H5A | 0.9300 | C5B—H5B | 0.9300 |
C6A—H6A | 0.9300 | C6B—H6B | 0.9300 |
C7A—C9A | 1.492 (5) | C7B—C9B | 1.489 (5) |
C7A—C8A | 1.496 (5) | C7B—C8B | 1.498 (5) |
C8A—H8A | 0.9600 | C8B—H8D | 0.9600 |
C8A—H8B | 0.9600 | C8B—H8E | 0.9600 |
C8A—H8C | 0.9600 | C8B—H8F | 0.9600 |
C9A—C14A | 1.398 (5) | C9B—C14B | 1.393 (5) |
C9A—C10A | 1.401 (5) | C9B—C10B | 1.394 (5) |
C10A—C11A | 1.382 (5) | C10B—C11B | 1.393 (5) |
C10A—H10A | 0.9300 | C10B—H10B | 0.9300 |
C11A—C12A | 1.402 (5) | C11B—C12B | 1.395 (5) |
C12A—C13A | 1.380 (6) | C12B—C13B | 1.384 (6) |
C12A—H12A | 0.9300 | C12B—H12B | 0.9300 |
C13A—C14A | 1.386 (6) | C13B—C14B | 1.394 (5) |
C13A—H13A | 0.9300 | C13B—H13B | 0.9300 |
C14A—H14A | 0.9300 | C14B—H14B | 0.9300 |
C15A—H15A | 0.9600 | C15B—H15D | 0.9600 |
C15A—H15B | 0.9600 | C15B—H15E | 0.9600 |
C15A—H15C | 0.9600 | C15B—H15F | 0.9600 |
C11A—O5A—C15A | 117.4 (3) | C11B—O5B—C15B | 116.8 (3) |
C1A—N1A—N2A | 118.3 (3) | C1B—N1B—N2B | 119.4 (3) |
C1A—N1A—H1NA | 117 (3) | C1B—N1B—H1NB | 118 (3) |
N2A—N1A—H1NA | 125 (3) | N2B—N1B—H1NB | 122 (3) |
C7A—N2A—N1A | 117.6 (3) | C7B—N2B—N1B | 117.2 (3) |
O2A—N3A—O1A | 122.0 (3) | O2B—N3B—O1B | 122.2 (3) |
O2A—N3A—C2A | 119.2 (3) | O2B—N3B—C2B | 119.4 (3) |
O1A—N3A—C2A | 118.7 (3) | O1B—N3B—C2B | 118.4 (3) |
O4A—N4A—O3A | 123.7 (3) | O4B—N4B—O3B | 122.7 (3) |
O4A—N4A—C4A | 117.9 (3) | O4B—N4B—C4B | 118.6 (3) |
O3A—N4A—C4A | 118.3 (3) | O3B—N4B—C4B | 118.6 (3) |
N1A—C1A—C6A | 120.4 (3) | N1B—C1B—C6B | 120.2 (3) |
N1A—C1A—C2A | 122.4 (3) | N1B—C1B—C2B | 123.3 (3) |
C6A—C1A—C2A | 117.2 (3) | C6B—C1B—C2B | 116.4 (3) |
C3A—C2A—C1A | 121.1 (3) | C3B—C2B—C1B | 122.0 (3) |
C3A—C2A—N3A | 116.2 (3) | C3B—C2B—N3B | 115.6 (3) |
C1A—C2A—N3A | 122.7 (3) | C1B—C2B—N3B | 122.3 (3) |
C4A—C3A—C2A | 119.3 (3) | C4B—C3B—C2B | 118.3 (3) |
C4A—C3A—H3A | 120.3 | C4B—C3B—H3B | 120.8 |
C2A—C3A—H3A | 120.3 | C2B—C3B—H3B | 120.8 |
C3A—C4A—C5A | 121.7 (3) | C3B—C4B—C5B | 122.0 (3) |
C3A—C4A—N4A | 119.2 (3) | C3B—C4B—N4B | 119.2 (3) |
C5A—C4A—N4A | 119.1 (3) | C5B—C4B—N4B | 118.8 (3) |
C6A—C5A—C4A | 119.2 (3) | C6B—C5B—C4B | 119.0 (3) |
C6A—C5A—H5A | 120.4 | C6B—C5B—H5B | 120.5 |
C4A—C5A—H5A | 120.4 | C4B—C5B—H5B | 120.5 |
C5A—C6A—C1A | 121.4 (3) | C5B—C6B—C1B | 122.2 (3) |
C5A—C6A—H6A | 119.3 | C5B—C6B—H6B | 118.9 |
C1A—C6A—H6A | 119.3 | C1B—C6B—H6B | 118.9 |
N2A—C7A—C9A | 115.5 (3) | N2B—C7B—C9B | 115.1 (3) |
N2A—C7A—C8A | 126.2 (3) | N2B—C7B—C8B | 123.7 (3) |
C9A—C7A—C8A | 118.2 (3) | C9B—C7B—C8B | 121.2 (3) |
C7A—C8A—H8A | 109.5 | C7B—C8B—H8D | 109.5 |
C7A—C8A—H8B | 109.5 | C7B—C8B—H8E | 109.5 |
H8A—C8A—H8B | 109.5 | H8D—C8B—H8E | 109.5 |
C7A—C8A—H8C | 109.5 | C7B—C8B—H8F | 109.5 |
H8A—C8A—H8C | 109.5 | H8D—C8B—H8F | 109.5 |
H8B—C8A—H8C | 109.5 | H8E—C8B—H8F | 109.5 |
C14A—C9A—C10A | 119.8 (3) | C14B—C9B—C10B | 119.1 (3) |
C14A—C9A—C7A | 120.5 (3) | C14B—C9B—C7B | 120.9 (3) |
C10A—C9A—C7A | 119.7 (3) | C10B—C9B—C7B | 119.9 (3) |
C11A—C10A—C9A | 119.9 (3) | C11B—C10B—C9B | 120.1 (3) |
C11A—C10A—H10A | 120.0 | C11B—C10B—H10B | 120.0 |
C9A—C10A—H10A | 120.0 | C9B—C10B—H10B | 120.0 |
O5A—C11A—C10A | 124.5 (3) | O5B—C11B—C10B | 115.3 (3) |
O5A—C11A—C12A | 115.4 (3) | O5B—C11B—C12B | 123.6 (3) |
C10A—C11A—C12A | 120.2 (4) | C10B—C11B—C12B | 121.0 (3) |
C13A—C12A—C11A | 119.6 (4) | C13B—C12B—C11B | 118.4 (3) |
C13A—C12A—H12A | 120.2 | C13B—C12B—H12B | 120.8 |
C11A—C12A—H12A | 120.2 | C11B—C12B—H12B | 120.8 |
C12A—C13A—C14A | 121.0 (4) | C12B—C13B—C14B | 121.1 (4) |
C12A—C13A—H13A | 119.5 | C12B—C13B—H13B | 119.4 |
C14A—C13A—H13A | 119.5 | C14B—C13B—H13B | 119.4 |
C13A—C14A—C9A | 119.5 (4) | C9B—C14B—C13B | 120.2 (4) |
C13A—C14A—H14A | 120.2 | C9B—C14B—H14B | 119.9 |
C9A—C14A—H14A | 120.2 | C13B—C14B—H14B | 119.9 |
O5A—C15A—H15A | 109.5 | O5B—C15B—H15D | 109.5 |
O5A—C15A—H15B | 109.5 | O5B—C15B—H15E | 109.5 |
H15A—C15A—H15B | 109.5 | H15D—C15B—H15E | 109.5 |
O5A—C15A—H15C | 109.5 | O5B—C15B—H15F | 109.5 |
H15A—C15A—H15C | 109.5 | H15D—C15B—H15F | 109.5 |
H15B—C15A—H15C | 109.5 | H15E—C15B—H15F | 109.5 |
C1A—N1A—N2A—C7A | 172.4 (3) | C1B—N1B—N2B—C7B | −177.2 (3) |
N2A—N1A—C1A—C6A | −1.9 (5) | N2B—N1B—C1B—C6B | 5.4 (5) |
N2A—N1A—C1A—C2A | 179.5 (3) | N2B—N1B—C1B—C2B | −175.2 (3) |
N1A—C1A—C2A—C3A | 179.2 (3) | N1B—C1B—C2B—C3B | −178.8 (3) |
C6A—C1A—C2A—C3A | 0.5 (5) | C6B—C1B—C2B—C3B | 0.7 (5) |
N1A—C1A—C2A—N3A | 2.5 (5) | N1B—C1B—C2B—N3B | −0.9 (5) |
C6A—C1A—C2A—N3A | −176.2 (3) | C6B—C1B—C2B—N3B | 178.5 (3) |
O2A—N3A—C2A—C3A | 2.4 (5) | O2B—N3B—C2B—C3B | −7.3 (5) |
O1A—N3A—C2A—C3A | −176.6 (3) | O1B—N3B—C2B—C3B | 172.1 (3) |
O2A—N3A—C2A—C1A | 179.2 (3) | O2B—N3B—C2B—C1B | 174.7 (3) |
O1A—N3A—C2A—C1A | 0.2 (5) | O1B—N3B—C2B—C1B | −5.9 (5) |
C1A—C2A—C3A—C4A | 0.8 (5) | C1B—C2B—C3B—C4B | −1.2 (5) |
N3A—C2A—C3A—C4A | 177.7 (3) | N3B—C2B—C3B—C4B | −179.1 (3) |
C2A—C3A—C4A—C5A | −1.1 (5) | C2B—C3B—C4B—C5B | 0.3 (5) |
C2A—C3A—C4A—N4A | −178.7 (3) | C2B—C3B—C4B—N4B | 177.7 (3) |
O4A—N4A—C4A—C3A | −177.2 (3) | O4B—N4B—C4B—C3B | 171.9 (3) |
O3A—N4A—C4A—C3A | 3.2 (5) | O3B—N4B—C4B—C3B | −7.7 (5) |
O4A—N4A—C4A—C5A | 5.2 (5) | O4B—N4B—C4B—C5B | −10.6 (5) |
O3A—N4A—C4A—C5A | −174.4 (3) | O3B—N4B—C4B—C5B | 169.8 (3) |
C3A—C4A—C5A—C6A | 0.0 (5) | C3B—C4B—C5B—C6B | 1.1 (5) |
N4A—C4A—C5A—C6A | 177.6 (3) | N4B—C4B—C5B—C6B | −176.3 (3) |
C4A—C5A—C6A—C1A | 1.3 (5) | C4B—C5B—C6B—C1B | −1.7 (5) |
N1A—C1A—C6A—C5A | 179.7 (3) | N1B—C1B—C6B—C5B | −179.8 (3) |
C2A—C1A—C6A—C5A | −1.5 (5) | C2B—C1B—C6B—C5B | 0.8 (5) |
N1A—N2A—C7A—C9A | 179.8 (3) | N1B—N2B—C7B—C9B | 179.9 (3) |
N1A—N2A—C7A—C8A | −1.3 (5) | N1B—N2B—C7B—C8B | 1.7 (5) |
N2A—C7A—C9A—C14A | 180.0 (3) | N2B—C7B—C9B—C14B | −178.8 (3) |
C8A—C7A—C9A—C14A | 1.0 (5) | C8B—C7B—C9B—C14B | −0.5 (5) |
N2A—C7A—C9A—C10A | 0.1 (5) | N2B—C7B—C9B—C10B | 0.6 (5) |
C8A—C7A—C9A—C10A | −179.0 (3) | C8B—C7B—C9B—C10B | 178.9 (3) |
C14A—C9A—C10A—C11A | −1.4 (5) | C14B—C9B—C10B—C11B | 0.0 (5) |
C7A—C9A—C10A—C11A | 178.5 (3) | C7B—C9B—C10B—C11B | −179.4 (3) |
C15A—O5A—C11A—C10A | −2.6 (5) | C15B—O5B—C11B—C10B | 167.7 (3) |
C15A—O5A—C11A—C12A | 178.0 (3) | C15B—O5B—C11B—C12B | −13.8 (5) |
C9A—C10A—C11A—O5A | −179.3 (3) | C9B—C10B—C11B—O5B | 178.6 (3) |
C9A—C10A—C11A—C12A | 0.1 (5) | C9B—C10B—C11B—C12B | 0.0 (5) |
O5A—C11A—C12A—C13A | −179.4 (3) | O5B—C11B—C12B—C13B | −178.2 (3) |
C10A—C11A—C12A—C13A | 1.1 (6) | C10B—C11B—C12B—C13B | 0.3 (5) |
C11A—C12A—C13A—C14A | −1.0 (6) | C11B—C12B—C13B—C14B | −0.6 (5) |
C12A—C13A—C14A—C9A | −0.3 (6) | C10B—C9B—C14B—C13B | −0.2 (5) |
C10A—C9A—C14A—C13A | 1.5 (6) | C7B—C9B—C14B—C13B | 179.2 (3) |
C7A—C9A—C14A—C13A | −178.4 (3) | C12B—C13B—C14B—C9B | 0.5 (6) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1A—H1NA···O1A | 0.87 (3) | 1.94 (4) | 2.611 (4) | 133 (3) |
N1B—H1NB···O1B | 0.88 (4) | 1.96 (3) | 2.611 (4) | 130 (4) |
C5B—H5B···O3Ai | 0.93 | 2.59 | 3.462 (5) | 156 |
C6B—H6B···O4Ai | 0.93 | 2.50 | 3.277 (4) | 141 |
C8A—H8C···O3Bii | 0.96 | 2.57 | 3.376 (5) | 142 |
C8B—H8E···O4Biii | 0.96 | 2.45 | 3.402 (5) | 170 |
C12B—H12B···O2Aiv | 0.93 | 2.57 | 3.447 (5) | 157 |
C13A—H13A···O3Biii | 0.93 | 2.48 | 3.204 (5) | 135 |
C13B—H13B···O3Aiv | 0.93 | 2.55 | 3.448 (5) | 162 |
C14B—H14B···O4Biii | 0.93 | 2.47 | 3.338 (5) | 155 |
C15B—H15E···O3Av | 0.96 | 2.57 | 3.301 (5) | 133 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y, z−1; (ii) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (iii) x−1, y+1, z; (iv) x−1, y+1, z−1; (v) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C15H14N4O5 |
Mr | 330.30 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.5612 (13), 10.4517 (18), 19.516 (3) |
α, β, γ (°) | 76.034 (4), 89.531 (4), 84.052 (4) |
V (Å3) | 1488.4 (4) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.11 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.33 × 0.14 × 0.05 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEXII DUO CCD area-detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.964, 0.994 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 7846, 7846, 5592 |
Rint | 0.000 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.682 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.086, 0.296, 1.11 |
No. of reflections | 7846 |
No. of parameters | 444 |
No. of restraints | 2 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.53, −0.59 |
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 |
N1A—H1NA···O1A | 0.87 (3) | 1.94 (4) | 2.611 (4) | 133 (3) |
N1B—H1NB···O1B | 0.88 (4) | 1.96 (3) | 2.611 (4) | 130 (4) |
C5B—H5B···O3Ai | 0.93 | 2.59 | 3.462 (5) | 156 |
C6B—H6B···O4Ai | 0.93 | 2.50 | 3.277 (4) | 141 |
C8A—H8C···O3Bii | 0.96 | 2.57 | 3.376 (5) | 142 |
C8B—H8E···O4Biii | 0.96 | 2.45 | 3.402 (5) | 170 |
C12B—H12B···O2Aiv | 0.93 | 2.57 | 3.447 (5) | 157 |
C13A—H13A···O3Biii | 0.93 | 2.48 | 3.204 (5) | 135 |
C13B—H13B···O3Aiv | 0.93 | 2.55 | 3.448 (5) | 162 |
C14B—H14B···O4Biii | 0.93 | 2.47 | 3.338 (5) | 155 |
C15B—H15E···O3Av | 0.96 | 2.57 | 3.301 (5) | 133 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y, z−1; (ii) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (iii) x−1, y+1, z; (iv) x−1, y+1, z−1; (v) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
Acknowledgements
BN and TK thank the Crystal Materials Research Unit, Prince of Songkla University, for financial support. The authors thank Prince of Songkla University and Universiti Sains Malaysia for the Research University Grant No. 1001/PFIZIK/811160.
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Hydrazones are important compounds which have considerable interesting applications involving biological activities such as antibacterial (El-Sherif et al., 2009), antioxidant (Sathyadevi et al., 2012), anticancer (Xia et al., 2008), anti-inflammatory (Gokce et al., 2009) and tyrosinase inhibitory (Bendre et al., 1998) activities. With our on-going research on crystal structures, bioactivity and antioxidant activity of hydrazones (Chantrapromma et al., 2012; Fun et al., 2010; Nilwanna et al., 2011), the title compound (I) was synthesized. The evaluation of its antioxidant activity by DPPH scavenging (Molyneux, 2004) was found to be inactive. Herein we report the synthesis and crystal structure of (I).
In Fig. 1, there are two crystallographically independent molecules A and B in the asymmetric unit of (I), C15H14N4O5, with differences in bond angles and conformations of the methoxy groups in which in molecule A the methoxy group is co-planar with its bound benzene ring and pointed toward the central ethylidenehydrazine (N1/N2/C7/C8) as indicated by the torsion angle C15A–O5A–C11A–C10A = -2.6 (5)°, whereas in molecule B it is twisted and pointed away from the central ethylidenehydrazine with the torsion angle C15B–O5B–C11B–C10B = 167.7 (3)°. The molecular structure of (I) is twisted with the dihedral angle between the two benzene rings being 8.37 (18)° in molecule A and 7.31 (18)° in molecule B. The central ethylidenehydrazine bridge is planar with the torsion angles N1–N2–C7–C8 = -1.3 (5) and 1.7 (5)° in molecules A and B, respectively. The mean plane through this central bridge makes dihedral angles of 9.0 (2) and 1.5 (2)° with the 2,4-dinitro- and 3-methoxy-substituted benzene rings, respectively, in molecule A, whereas the corresponding values are 7.8 (2) and 1.0 (2)° in molecule B. In both molecules, the two nitro groups are co-planar with their bound benzene rings with r.m.s. deviations of 0.0310 (3) and 0.0650 (3) Å in molecules A and B, respectively, for the twelve non H-atoms (C1–C6/N3/N4/O1–O4). In each molecule, intramolecular N—H···O hydrogen bonds (Fig. 1 and Table 1) generate two S(6) ring motifs (Bernstein et al., 1995). The bond distances are in normal ranges (Allen et al., 1987) and are comparable with the related structures (Chantrapromma et al., 2012; Fun et al., 2010; Nilwanna et al., 2011).
In the crystal packing (Fig. 2), the molecules are linked by weak C—H···O interactions (Table 1) and stacked along the a axis by π–π interactions with distances of Cg1···Cg4v = 3.721 (2) Å and Cg2···Cg3v = 3.651 (2) Å; Cg1, Cg2, Cg3 and Cg4 are the centroids of C1A–C6A, C9A–C14A, C1B–C6B and C9B–C14B benzene rings, respectively.