organic compounds
1,3-Dibenzylimidazolidine-2-thione
aDepartment of Inorganic Chemistry, Chemical Faculty, Gdansk University of Technology, 11/12 G. Narutowicza Street, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
*Correspondence e-mail: anna.mietlarek-kropidlowska@pg.gda.pl
In the title compound, C17H18N2S, the imidazolidine ring adopts a twisted conformation. In the crystal, molecules are linked by slipped π–π interactions between the benzene rings of neighbouring molecules [centroid-to-centroid distance = 3.903 (2) Å].
Related literature
For background information and the synthesis of related compounds, see: Savjani & Gajjar (2011); Wazeer et al. (2007); Zhivotova et al. (2006); Jayaram et al. (2008). For ring-puckering parameters, see: Cremer & Pople (1975).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010); 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: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812032655/lx2257sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812032655/lx2257Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812032655/lx2257Isup3.cml
The title compound was synthesized according to the procedure reported by Zhivotova et al. (2006). The reaction was carried out between N,N'-dibenzylethylenediamine and carbon disulfide in the presence of KOH (molar ratio 1:1:1) in methanol. The mixture was stirred 50 min, filtered and then left for crystallization at 278 K. After a week yellowish needle-like crystals were appeared. These were filtered off and dried. The melting point was determined to be 393 K.
All of the C-bonded hydrogen atoms were placed in the calculated positions (aromatic: dCH = 0.95 Å, methylene: dCH = 0.99 Å) and were treated as riding on their parent atoms with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).
2-Imidazolidinethione derivatives exhibit applications in diverse therapeutic areas such as antimicrobial activity (Wazeer et al., 2007). Moreover, 2-imidazolidinethiones are also used as a chiral auxiliary and ligands for asymmetric catalysis (Savjani & Gajjar, 2011). Herein, we report the
of the title compound.In the title molecule (Fig. 1), the imidazolidine ring has twisted (T, i.e. half-chair) conformation. In the π–π interactions between the benzene rings of neighbouring molecules, with a Cg–Cgi distance of 3.903 (2) Å and an interplanar distance of 3.595 (2) Å resulting in a slippage of 1.519 Å (Cg is the centroid of the C5–C10 benzene ring).
(Fig. 2), molecules are connected by slippedThe volume 1470.53 (14) Å3 as well as the number of molecules in the elemental cell (Z = 4) of 1,3-dibenzylimidazolidine-2-thione match the values determined for closely related 1,3-dibenzyl-1H-imidazole-2(3H)-thione (Jayaram et al., 2008). These molecules differ in their 5-membered ring being either aromatic or aliphatic. Nevertheless any closer comparison of the bond lengths and angles between these two compounds is difficult due to the lack of atomic coordinates for 1,3-dibenzyl-1H-imidazole-2(3H)-thione either in the above mentioned paper or in Cambridge Structural Database. The 5-membered imidazolidine ring in the present structure adopts the conformation which is most closely described as half-chair or twisted (T) on C2—C3. Parameter Q2 (Cremer & Pople, 1975), which specifies the puckering amplitude and thus differentiate planar from non-planar systems, is significantly greater than zero 0.1565 (16) Å and φ2 parameter is 301.2 (6)° pointing to the mentioned T type of pucker.
For background information and the synthesis of related compounds, see: Savjani & Gajjar (2011); Wazeer et al. (2007); Zhivotova et al. (2006); Jayaram et al. (2008). For ring-puckering parameters, see: Cremer & Pople (1975).
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).C17H18N2S | F(000) = 600 |
Mr = 282.39 | Dx = 1.276 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Melting point: 393 K |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 14.8492 (8) Å | Cell parameters from 3149 reflections |
b = 10.2284 (5) Å | θ = 2.9–28.3° |
c = 10.1314 (6) Å | µ = 0.21 mm−1 |
β = 107.131 (6)° | T = 120 K |
V = 1470.53 (14) Å3 | Needle, light yellow |
Z = 4 | 0.45 × 0.15 × 0.03 mm |
Oxford Xcalibur Sapphire2 diffractometer | 2890 independent reflections |
Graphite monochromator | 2148 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Detector resolution: 8.1883 pixels mm-1 | Rint = 0.020 |
ω scans | θmax = 26°, θmin = 2.9° |
Absorption correction: analytical (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2010) | h = −17→18 |
Tmin = 0.938, Tmax = 0.993 | k = −11→12 |
5840 measured reflections | l = −11→12 |
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)] = 0.037 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.092 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.94 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0605P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2890 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
181 parameters | Δρmax = 0.32 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.17 e Å−3 |
C17H18N2S | V = 1470.53 (14) Å3 |
Mr = 282.39 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 14.8492 (8) Å | µ = 0.21 mm−1 |
b = 10.2284 (5) Å | T = 120 K |
c = 10.1314 (6) Å | 0.45 × 0.15 × 0.03 mm |
β = 107.131 (6)° |
Oxford Xcalibur Sapphire2 diffractometer | 2890 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: analytical (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2010) | 2148 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.938, Tmax = 0.993 | Rint = 0.020 |
5840 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.037 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.092 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.94 | Δρmax = 0.32 e Å−3 |
2890 reflections | Δρmin = −0.17 e Å−3 |
181 parameters |
Geometry. All s.u.'s (except the s.u. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell s.u.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of s.u.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between s.u.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell s.u.'s is used for estimating s.u.'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 > 2σ(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 | ||
N1 | 0.06996 (8) | 0.45939 (12) | 0.28050 (13) | 0.0281 (3) | |
N2 | 0.20826 (8) | 0.36922 (12) | 0.37091 (13) | 0.0268 (3) | |
S1 | 0.11232 (3) | 0.27228 (4) | 0.12140 (4) | 0.03308 (14) | |
C1 | 0.13043 (10) | 0.36852 (14) | 0.26067 (15) | 0.0233 (3) | |
C2 | 0.20697 (11) | 0.47669 (16) | 0.46506 (17) | 0.0334 (4) | |
H2A | 0.2501 | 0.5478 | 0.4565 | 0.04* | |
H2B | 0.2246 | 0.4464 | 0.5621 | 0.04* | |
C3 | 0.10445 (11) | 0.52096 (16) | 0.41609 (17) | 0.0335 (4) | |
H3A | 0.0692 | 0.4899 | 0.4791 | 0.04* | |
H3B | 0.0997 | 0.6174 | 0.4088 | 0.04* | |
C4 | 0.28837 (10) | 0.28334 (16) | 0.38936 (18) | 0.0329 (4) | |
H4A | 0.2685 | 0.2064 | 0.3284 | 0.039* | |
H4B | 0.3081 | 0.2515 | 0.4859 | 0.039* | |
C5 | 0.37268 (10) | 0.34615 (14) | 0.35870 (16) | 0.0270 (3) | |
C6 | 0.46349 (11) | 0.30853 (16) | 0.43384 (18) | 0.0338 (4) | |
H6 | 0.4721 | 0.246 | 0.5059 | 0.041* | |
C7 | 0.54126 (11) | 0.36151 (16) | 0.40445 (19) | 0.0388 (4) | |
H7 | 0.6028 | 0.3343 | 0.4555 | 0.047* | |
C8 | 0.52966 (11) | 0.45327 (17) | 0.30165 (19) | 0.0388 (4) | |
H8 | 0.5832 | 0.49 | 0.2824 | 0.047* | |
C9 | 0.43962 (12) | 0.49221 (17) | 0.22599 (18) | 0.0365 (4) | |
H9 | 0.4314 | 0.5558 | 0.1551 | 0.044* | |
C10 | 0.36144 (11) | 0.43758 (16) | 0.25455 (16) | 0.0328 (4) | |
H10 | 0.2999 | 0.4634 | 0.202 | 0.039* | |
C11 | −0.02190 (10) | 0.48742 (16) | 0.18592 (18) | 0.0341 (4) | |
H11A | −0.0199 | 0.4689 | 0.0909 | 0.041* | |
H11B | −0.0345 | 0.582 | 0.1912 | 0.041* | |
C12 | −0.10361 (10) | 0.41236 (14) | 0.21001 (15) | 0.0234 (3) | |
C13 | −0.09255 (10) | 0.31025 (14) | 0.30325 (15) | 0.0259 (3) | |
H13 | −0.0311 | 0.2852 | 0.3572 | 0.031* | |
C14 | −0.17071 (11) | 0.24423 (15) | 0.31840 (17) | 0.0317 (4) | |
H14 | −0.1623 | 0.1741 | 0.3824 | 0.038* | |
C15 | −0.26067 (11) | 0.27991 (17) | 0.24095 (18) | 0.0360 (4) | |
H15 | −0.3141 | 0.2351 | 0.2517 | 0.043* | |
C17 | −0.27181 (10) | 0.38191 (17) | 0.14751 (17) | 0.0358 (4) | |
H17 | −0.3333 | 0.4069 | 0.0939 | 0.043* | |
C18 | −0.19466 (10) | 0.44741 (15) | 0.13154 (16) | 0.0285 (4) | |
H18 | −0.2034 | 0.5169 | 0.0668 | 0.034* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
N1 | 0.0252 (6) | 0.0280 (7) | 0.0329 (8) | −0.0007 (5) | 0.0113 (5) | −0.0046 (6) |
N2 | 0.0244 (6) | 0.0293 (7) | 0.0257 (7) | −0.0010 (5) | 0.0059 (5) | −0.0015 (6) |
S1 | 0.0371 (2) | 0.0336 (2) | 0.0283 (2) | −0.00352 (17) | 0.00927 (17) | −0.00815 (18) |
C1 | 0.0240 (7) | 0.0229 (7) | 0.0252 (8) | −0.0053 (6) | 0.0109 (6) | 0.0004 (6) |
C2 | 0.0391 (9) | 0.0360 (9) | 0.0276 (9) | −0.0154 (7) | 0.0139 (7) | −0.0060 (7) |
C3 | 0.0452 (10) | 0.0290 (8) | 0.0328 (9) | −0.0040 (7) | 0.0214 (8) | −0.0040 (7) |
C4 | 0.0266 (8) | 0.0317 (9) | 0.0375 (9) | 0.0010 (7) | 0.0050 (7) | 0.0085 (8) |
C5 | 0.0265 (8) | 0.0245 (8) | 0.0288 (9) | 0.0006 (6) | 0.0064 (6) | −0.0026 (6) |
C6 | 0.0293 (8) | 0.0303 (9) | 0.0384 (10) | 0.0034 (7) | 0.0044 (7) | 0.0008 (7) |
C7 | 0.0237 (8) | 0.0355 (10) | 0.0542 (12) | 0.0050 (7) | 0.0066 (7) | −0.0051 (9) |
C8 | 0.0305 (9) | 0.0398 (10) | 0.0509 (11) | −0.0061 (7) | 0.0196 (8) | −0.0116 (8) |
C9 | 0.0388 (9) | 0.0378 (10) | 0.0348 (10) | −0.0027 (7) | 0.0138 (7) | 0.0011 (8) |
C10 | 0.0270 (8) | 0.0373 (9) | 0.0321 (9) | 0.0003 (7) | 0.0057 (7) | 0.0012 (7) |
C11 | 0.0282 (8) | 0.0341 (9) | 0.0418 (10) | 0.0062 (7) | 0.0133 (7) | 0.0128 (8) |
C12 | 0.0254 (7) | 0.0228 (7) | 0.0236 (8) | 0.0029 (6) | 0.0095 (6) | −0.0034 (6) |
C13 | 0.0267 (8) | 0.0257 (8) | 0.0252 (8) | 0.0032 (6) | 0.0076 (6) | 0.0006 (6) |
C14 | 0.0406 (9) | 0.0279 (8) | 0.0294 (9) | −0.0035 (7) | 0.0145 (7) | −0.0003 (7) |
C15 | 0.0310 (8) | 0.0375 (9) | 0.0433 (10) | −0.0097 (7) | 0.0167 (7) | −0.0102 (8) |
C17 | 0.0242 (8) | 0.0425 (10) | 0.0371 (10) | 0.0022 (7) | 0.0036 (7) | −0.0073 (8) |
C18 | 0.0316 (8) | 0.0291 (8) | 0.0241 (8) | 0.0052 (7) | 0.0072 (6) | −0.0008 (7) |
N1—C1 | 1.3479 (18) | C7—H7 | 0.95 |
N1—C11 | 1.446 (2) | C8—C9 | 1.389 (2) |
N1—C3 | 1.460 (2) | C8—H8 | 0.95 |
N2—C1 | 1.3501 (19) | C9—C10 | 1.393 (2) |
N2—C4 | 1.4459 (18) | C9—H9 | 0.95 |
N2—C2 | 1.4591 (19) | C10—H10 | 0.95 |
S1—C1 | 1.6759 (15) | C11—C12 | 1.515 (2) |
C2—C3 | 1.524 (2) | C11—H11A | 0.99 |
C2—H2A | 0.99 | C11—H11B | 0.99 |
C2—H2B | 0.99 | C12—C13 | 1.385 (2) |
C3—H3A | 0.99 | C12—C18 | 1.398 (2) |
C3—H3B | 0.99 | C13—C14 | 1.390 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.518 (2) | C13—H13 | 0.95 |
C4—H4A | 0.99 | C14—C15 | 1.384 (2) |
C4—H4B | 0.99 | C14—H14 | 0.95 |
C5—C10 | 1.383 (2) | C15—C17 | 1.385 (2) |
C5—C6 | 1.393 (2) | C15—H15 | 0.95 |
C6—C7 | 1.385 (2) | C17—C18 | 1.377 (2) |
C6—H6 | 0.95 | C17—H17 | 0.95 |
C7—C8 | 1.375 (3) | C18—H18 | 0.95 |
C1—N1—C11 | 125.29 (13) | C6—C7—H7 | 119.9 |
C1—N1—C3 | 111.91 (12) | C7—C8—C9 | 119.96 (15) |
C11—N1—C3 | 122.62 (13) | C7—C8—H8 | 120 |
C1—N2—C4 | 125.09 (13) | C9—C8—H8 | 120 |
C1—N2—C2 | 111.84 (12) | C8—C9—C10 | 119.72 (16) |
C4—N2—C2 | 122.81 (12) | C8—C9—H9 | 120.1 |
N1—C1—N2 | 108.57 (13) | C10—C9—H9 | 120.1 |
N1—C1—S1 | 125.58 (12) | C5—C10—C9 | 120.59 (14) |
N2—C1—S1 | 125.84 (11) | C5—C10—H10 | 119.7 |
N2—C2—C3 | 102.42 (12) | C9—C10—H10 | 119.7 |
N2—C2—H2A | 111.3 | N1—C11—C12 | 115.89 (13) |
C3—C2—H2A | 111.3 | N1—C11—H11A | 108.3 |
N2—C2—H2B | 111.3 | C12—C11—H11A | 108.3 |
C3—C2—H2B | 111.3 | N1—C11—H11B | 108.3 |
H2A—C2—H2B | 109.2 | C12—C11—H11B | 108.3 |
N1—C3—C2 | 102.60 (12) | H11A—C11—H11B | 107.4 |
N1—C3—H3A | 111.2 | C13—C12—C18 | 118.78 (13) |
C2—C3—H3A | 111.2 | C13—C12—C11 | 123.52 (13) |
N1—C3—H3B | 111.2 | C18—C12—C11 | 117.68 (13) |
C2—C3—H3B | 111.2 | C12—C13—C14 | 120.44 (14) |
H3A—C3—H3B | 109.2 | C12—C13—H13 | 119.8 |
N2—C4—C5 | 114.39 (12) | C14—C13—H13 | 119.8 |
N2—C4—H4A | 108.7 | C15—C14—C13 | 120.48 (15) |
C5—C4—H4A | 108.7 | C15—C14—H14 | 119.8 |
N2—C4—H4B | 108.7 | C13—C14—H14 | 119.8 |
C5—C4—H4B | 108.7 | C14—C15—C17 | 119.14 (14) |
H4A—C4—H4B | 107.6 | C14—C15—H15 | 120.4 |
C10—C5—C6 | 118.92 (14) | C17—C15—H15 | 120.4 |
C10—C5—C4 | 121.38 (13) | C18—C17—C15 | 120.70 (14) |
C6—C5—C4 | 119.67 (14) | C18—C17—H17 | 119.7 |
C7—C6—C5 | 120.57 (16) | C15—C17—H17 | 119.7 |
C7—C6—H6 | 119.7 | C17—C18—C12 | 120.46 (14) |
C5—C6—H6 | 119.7 | C17—C18—H18 | 119.8 |
C8—C7—C6 | 120.24 (15) | C12—C18—H18 | 119.8 |
C8—C7—H7 | 119.9 | ||
C11—N1—C1—N2 | −179.34 (13) | C5—C6—C7—C8 | 0.8 (3) |
C3—N1—C1—N2 | −4.12 (17) | C6—C7—C8—C9 | −0.6 (3) |
C11—N1—C1—S1 | 1.4 (2) | C7—C8—C9—C10 | −0.2 (3) |
C3—N1—C1—S1 | 176.58 (11) | C6—C5—C10—C9 | −0.6 (2) |
C4—N2—C1—N1 | 178.56 (12) | C4—C5—C10—C9 | −178.66 (15) |
C2—N2—C1—N1 | −7.22 (16) | C8—C9—C10—C5 | 0.8 (2) |
C4—N2—C1—S1 | −2.2 (2) | C1—N1—C11—C12 | 91.76 (18) |
C2—N2—C1—S1 | 172.08 (10) | C3—N1—C11—C12 | −82.97 (18) |
C1—N2—C2—C3 | 14.63 (16) | N1—C11—C12—C13 | −8.5 (2) |
C4—N2—C2—C3 | −170.99 (13) | N1—C11—C12—C18 | 172.64 (13) |
C1—N1—C3—C2 | 12.79 (16) | C18—C12—C13—C14 | −0.1 (2) |
C11—N1—C3—C2 | −171.84 (13) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −178.92 (14) |
N2—C2—C3—N1 | −15.51 (14) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | −0.3 (2) |
C1—N2—C4—C5 | 101.77 (17) | C13—C14—C15—C17 | 0.3 (2) |
C2—N2—C4—C5 | −71.85 (19) | C14—C15—C17—C18 | −0.1 (2) |
N2—C4—C5—C10 | −35.3 (2) | C15—C17—C18—C12 | −0.3 (2) |
N2—C4—C5—C6 | 146.64 (14) | C13—C12—C18—C17 | 0.4 (2) |
C10—C5—C6—C7 | −0.2 (2) | C11—C12—C18—C17 | 179.26 (15) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 177.88 (15) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C17H18N2S |
Mr | 282.39 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 120 |
a, b, c (Å) | 14.8492 (8), 10.2284 (5), 10.1314 (6) |
β (°) | 107.131 (6) |
V (Å3) | 1470.53 (14) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.21 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.45 × 0.15 × 0.03 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Xcalibur Sapphire2 |
Absorption correction | Analytical (CrysAlis PRO; Oxford Diffraction, 2010) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.938, 0.993 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 5840, 2890, 2148 |
Rint | 0.020 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.617 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.037, 0.092, 0.94 |
No. of reflections | 2890 |
No. of parameters | 181 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.32, −0.17 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 (Farrugia, 1997), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Acknowledgements
The research was supported by grants from the Polish Ministry of Education and Science (grant Nos. NN204 543339 and NN204 150237).
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2-Imidazolidinethione derivatives exhibit applications in diverse therapeutic areas such as antimicrobial activity (Wazeer et al., 2007). Moreover, 2-imidazolidinethiones are also used as a chiral auxiliary and ligands for asymmetric catalysis (Savjani & Gajjar, 2011). Herein, we report the crystal structure of the title compound.
In the title molecule (Fig. 1), the imidazolidine ring has twisted (T, i.e. half-chair) conformation. In the crystal structure (Fig. 2), molecules are connected by slipped π–π interactions between the benzene rings of neighbouring molecules, with a Cg–Cgi distance of 3.903 (2) Å and an interplanar distance of 3.595 (2) Å resulting in a slippage of 1.519 Å (Cg is the centroid of the C5–C10 benzene ring).
The volume 1470.53 (14) Å3 as well as the number of molecules in the elemental cell (Z = 4) of 1,3-dibenzylimidazolidine-2-thione match the values determined for closely related 1,3-dibenzyl-1H-imidazole-2(3H)-thione (Jayaram et al., 2008). These molecules differ in their 5-membered ring being either aromatic or aliphatic. Nevertheless any closer comparison of the bond lengths and angles between these two compounds is difficult due to the lack of atomic coordinates for 1,3-dibenzyl-1H-imidazole-2(3H)-thione either in the above mentioned paper or in Cambridge Structural Database. The 5-membered imidazolidine ring in the present structure adopts the conformation which is most closely described as half-chair or twisted (T) on C2—C3. Parameter Q2 (Cremer & Pople, 1975), which specifies the puckering amplitude and thus differentiate planar from non-planar systems, is significantly greater than zero 0.1565 (16) Å and φ2 parameter is 301.2 (6)° pointing to the mentioned T type of pucker.