organic compounds
2-[(2Z)-Azepan-2-ylidene]-1-(4-nitrophenyl)ethanone
aMolecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, PO Wits 2050, South Africa
*Correspondence e-mail: joseph.michael@wits.ac.za
The title compound, C14H16N2O3, is an NH-vinylogous amide (enaminone) produced by the reaction of 4-nitrophenacyl bromide with azepane-2-thione. The conformation about the C=C bond [1.3927 (14) Å] is Z, which allows for the formation of an intramolecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bond that leads to an S(6) loop. Inversion-related molecules associate via N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds to form a 12-membered {⋯OC3NH}2 synthon.
Related literature
For uses and reactions of enaminones, see: Roth et al. (1971); Paulvannan & Stille (1994); Michael et al. (1999). For related structures, see: Balderson et al. (2007). For graph-set notation, see: Bernstein et al. (1995).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT-Plus and XPREP (Bruker 2004); 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 DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 1999); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812032035/tk5129sup1.cif
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Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812032035/tk5129Isup3.cml
The employed synthesis followed the Eschenmoser procedure (Roth et al., 1971). p-Nitrophenacyl bromide (995 mg, 4.08 mmol) was added to a solution of azepane-2-thione (502 mg, 3.88 mmol) in dry acetonitrile (30 ml). The resulting solution was stirred at room temperature for 4 h, after which S-alkylation was complete as shown by the precipitation of the thioiminium salt. This was then followed by the addition of triphenylphosphine (1.069 g, 4.08 mmol) and triethylamine (413 mg, 4.08 mmol) to induce sulfur extrusion. The reaction mixture was poured into water and the organic components were extracted with diethyl ether (3 × 30 ml). The resulting organic layer was dried over MgSO4, filtered and the solvent removed in vacuo. The resulting residue was purified by
on silica gel with hexane:ethyl acetate (19:1 v/v) as to yield 2-[(2Z)-azepan-2-ylidene]-1-(4-nitrophenyl)ethan-1-one (829 mg, 82%) as yellow crystals, m.p. 398–400 K.The C-bound H atoms were geometrically placed [C—H = 0.95 Å (alkenyl- and aromatic-H) and 0.99 Å (methylene-H)] and refined as riding with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C). The N-bound H atom was located in a difference Fourier map and refined freely.
The title compound was prepared as part of an ongoing methodological investigation into the use of enaminones in the synthesis of azabicyclic
(Michael et al., 1999). For example, its reaction with acryloyl chloride, according to the method of Paulvannan & Stille (1994), produced a 2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-5(1H)-indolizinone related to numerous natural products. The crystal structures of analogous 4-bromophenyl enaminones with 5-, 6- and 7-membered rings have been reported (Balderson et al., 2007).The ═C hydrogen bond, and an intermolecular N—H···O═C hydrogen bond (Table 1). The combination of these two hydrogen bonds results in an R22(4) ring (Fig. 2) as described by graph set notation (Bernstein et al., 1995).
of (I) consists of one molecule of 2-[(2Z)-azepan-2-ylidene]-1-(4-nitrophenyl)ethan-1-one (Fig. 1). The hydrogen bonding consists of an intramolecular N—H···OFor uses and reactions of enaminones, see: Roth et al. (1971); Paulvannan & Stille (1994); Michael et al. (1999). For related structures, see: Balderson et al. (2007). For graph-set notation, see: Bernstein et al. (1995).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell
SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2004) and XPREP (Bruker 2004); 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 DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 1999); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).C14H16N2O3 | Z = 2 |
Mr = 260.29 | F(000) = 276 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.362 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 6.7963 (3) Å | Cell parameters from 6539 reflections |
b = 8.4054 (3) Å | θ = 2.5–28.4° |
c = 11.6649 (5) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
α = 76.508 (2)° | T = 173 K |
β = 81.134 (2)° | Block, red |
γ = 80.596 (2)° | 0.56 × 0.5 × 0.42 mm |
V = 634.58 (5) Å3 |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2732 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
ω scans | Rint = 0.048 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | θmax = 28.0°, θmin = 1.8° |
Tmin = 0.905, Tmax = 0.955 | h = −8→8 |
10354 measured reflections | k = −11→11 |
3041 independent reflections | l = −15→15 |
Refinement on F2 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Least-squares matrix: full | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0618P)2 + 0.1127P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.039 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
wR(F2) = 0.116 | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
S = 1.06 | Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3 |
3041 reflections | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
177 parameters | Extinction coefficient: 0.170 (12) |
0 restraints |
C14H16N2O3 | γ = 80.596 (2)° |
Mr = 260.29 | V = 634.58 (5) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 6.7963 (3) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 8.4054 (3) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
c = 11.6649 (5) Å | T = 173 K |
α = 76.508 (2)° | 0.56 × 0.5 × 0.42 mm |
β = 81.134 (2)° |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 3041 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 2732 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.905, Tmax = 0.955 | Rint = 0.048 |
10354 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.039 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.116 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.06 | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
3041 reflections | Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3 |
177 parameters |
Experimental. Absorption corrections were made using the program SADABS (Sheldrick, 1996) |
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. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
C1 | 1.01720 (16) | 0.40728 (13) | 0.79045 (9) | 0.0296 (2) | |
H1A | 1.0007 | 0.4794 | 0.8483 | 0.035* | |
H1B | 1.155 | 0.4094 | 0.7482 | 0.035* | |
C2 | 0.99594 (18) | 0.23125 (14) | 0.85852 (10) | 0.0342 (3) | |
H2A | 1.1187 | 0.1856 | 0.8974 | 0.041* | |
H2B | 0.9882 | 0.1633 | 0.8009 | 0.041* | |
C3 | 0.8137 (2) | 0.21416 (15) | 0.95278 (11) | 0.0394 (3) | |
H3A | 0.8141 | 0.096 | 0.9913 | 0.047* | |
H3B | 0.8279 | 0.2735 | 1.0144 | 0.047* | |
C4 | 0.61162 (18) | 0.27927 (13) | 0.90694 (10) | 0.0333 (3) | |
H4A | 0.5034 | 0.2527 | 0.9728 | 0.04* | |
H4B | 0.5976 | 0.2215 | 0.8443 | 0.04* | |
C5 | 0.58338 (16) | 0.46611 (13) | 0.85608 (9) | 0.0281 (2) | |
H5A | 0.4378 | 0.5065 | 0.8606 | 0.034* | |
H5B | 0.6428 | 0.5213 | 0.9062 | 0.034* | |
C6 | 0.67677 (15) | 0.51517 (12) | 0.72942 (9) | 0.0248 (2) | |
C7 | 0.55481 (15) | 0.60086 (12) | 0.64327 (9) | 0.0256 (2) | |
H7 | 0.4135 | 0.6146 | 0.665 | 0.031* | |
C8 | 0.63077 (15) | 0.66855 (12) | 0.52480 (9) | 0.0249 (2) | |
C9 | 0.48836 (15) | 0.78776 (12) | 0.44815 (8) | 0.0236 (2) | |
C10 | 0.28080 (15) | 0.78647 (13) | 0.46714 (9) | 0.0267 (2) | |
H10 | 0.2248 | 0.7046 | 0.5285 | 0.032* | |
C11 | 0.15532 (15) | 0.90342 (13) | 0.39730 (9) | 0.0270 (2) | |
H11 | 0.0138 | 0.9038 | 0.411 | 0.032* | |
C12 | 0.24127 (15) | 1.01984 (12) | 0.30693 (9) | 0.0244 (2) | |
C13 | 0.44670 (16) | 1.02284 (12) | 0.28387 (9) | 0.0271 (2) | |
H13 | 0.5021 | 1.1028 | 0.2207 | 0.033* | |
C14 | 0.56934 (15) | 0.90611 (13) | 0.35534 (9) | 0.0273 (2) | |
H14 | 0.7107 | 0.9064 | 0.3411 | 0.033* | |
N1 | 0.87397 (13) | 0.47603 (11) | 0.70420 (8) | 0.0275 (2) | |
H1 | 0.923 (2) | 0.5042 (18) | 0.6274 (14) | 0.042 (4)* | |
N2 | 0.10920 (13) | 1.14105 (10) | 0.23068 (8) | 0.0275 (2) | |
O1 | 0.81102 (11) | 0.64279 (10) | 0.48208 (7) | 0.0328 (2) | |
O2 | −0.07169 (12) | 1.15862 (11) | 0.26345 (8) | 0.0403 (2) | |
O3 | 0.18635 (12) | 1.21881 (10) | 0.13628 (7) | 0.0373 (2) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0269 (5) | 0.0327 (5) | 0.0286 (5) | −0.0022 (4) | −0.0067 (4) | −0.0047 (4) |
C2 | 0.0361 (6) | 0.0315 (5) | 0.0320 (6) | 0.0020 (4) | −0.0066 (5) | −0.0036 (4) |
C3 | 0.0462 (7) | 0.0339 (6) | 0.0301 (6) | 0.0000 (5) | −0.0018 (5) | 0.0034 (4) |
C4 | 0.0379 (6) | 0.0319 (5) | 0.0276 (5) | −0.0090 (4) | 0.0047 (4) | −0.0041 (4) |
C5 | 0.0294 (5) | 0.0320 (5) | 0.0213 (5) | −0.0027 (4) | 0.0015 (4) | −0.0062 (4) |
C6 | 0.0267 (5) | 0.0249 (5) | 0.0224 (5) | −0.0042 (4) | −0.0002 (4) | −0.0056 (4) |
C7 | 0.0225 (5) | 0.0283 (5) | 0.0241 (5) | −0.0023 (4) | 0.0005 (4) | −0.0045 (4) |
C8 | 0.0238 (5) | 0.0262 (5) | 0.0241 (5) | −0.0030 (4) | −0.0017 (4) | −0.0050 (4) |
C9 | 0.0241 (5) | 0.0245 (5) | 0.0218 (5) | −0.0030 (4) | −0.0008 (4) | −0.0057 (4) |
C10 | 0.0265 (5) | 0.0286 (5) | 0.0233 (5) | −0.0064 (4) | −0.0012 (4) | −0.0017 (4) |
C11 | 0.0213 (5) | 0.0326 (5) | 0.0262 (5) | −0.0048 (4) | −0.0016 (4) | −0.0047 (4) |
C12 | 0.0265 (5) | 0.0233 (5) | 0.0235 (5) | −0.0016 (4) | −0.0040 (4) | −0.0055 (4) |
C13 | 0.0283 (5) | 0.0258 (5) | 0.0257 (5) | −0.0063 (4) | −0.0014 (4) | −0.0020 (4) |
C14 | 0.0217 (5) | 0.0313 (5) | 0.0272 (5) | −0.0050 (4) | −0.0006 (4) | −0.0036 (4) |
N1 | 0.0253 (4) | 0.0332 (5) | 0.0211 (4) | −0.0019 (3) | −0.0017 (3) | −0.0023 (3) |
N2 | 0.0282 (5) | 0.0251 (4) | 0.0286 (4) | −0.0026 (3) | −0.0040 (3) | −0.0047 (3) |
O1 | 0.0236 (4) | 0.0398 (4) | 0.0278 (4) | 0.0009 (3) | 0.0021 (3) | 0.0002 (3) |
O2 | 0.0263 (4) | 0.0435 (5) | 0.0434 (5) | 0.0029 (3) | −0.0038 (3) | 0.0004 (4) |
O3 | 0.0378 (5) | 0.0363 (4) | 0.0319 (4) | −0.0056 (3) | −0.0043 (3) | 0.0049 (3) |
C1—N1 | 1.4630 (13) | C7—C8 | 1.4174 (14) |
C1—C2 | 1.5254 (15) | C7—H7 | 0.95 |
C1—H1A | 0.99 | C8—O1 | 1.2535 (12) |
C1—H1B | 0.99 | C8—C9 | 1.5073 (14) |
C2—C3 | 1.5259 (17) | C9—C10 | 1.3952 (14) |
C2—H2A | 0.99 | C9—C14 | 1.3990 (14) |
C2—H2B | 0.99 | C10—C11 | 1.3870 (14) |
C3—C4 | 1.5219 (18) | C10—H10 | 0.95 |
C3—H3A | 0.99 | C11—C12 | 1.3877 (14) |
C3—H3B | 0.99 | C11—H11 | 0.95 |
C4—C5 | 1.5353 (15) | C12—C13 | 1.3838 (14) |
C4—H4A | 0.99 | C12—N2 | 1.4694 (13) |
C4—H4B | 0.99 | C13—C14 | 1.3848 (15) |
C5—C6 | 1.5060 (13) | C13—H13 | 0.95 |
C5—H5A | 0.99 | C14—H14 | 0.95 |
C5—H5B | 0.99 | N1—H1 | 0.897 (16) |
C6—N1 | 1.3306 (13) | N2—O2 | 1.2253 (12) |
C6—C7 | 1.3927 (14) | N2—O3 | 1.2300 (12) |
N1—C1—C2 | 114.74 (9) | C7—C6—C5 | 119.10 (9) |
N1—C1—H1A | 108.6 | C6—C7—C8 | 123.35 (9) |
C2—C1—H1A | 108.6 | C6—C7—H7 | 118.3 |
N1—C1—H1B | 108.6 | C8—C7—H7 | 118.3 |
C2—C1—H1B | 108.6 | O1—C8—C7 | 124.12 (9) |
H1A—C1—H1B | 107.6 | O1—C8—C9 | 118.04 (9) |
C1—C2—C3 | 115.04 (9) | C7—C8—C9 | 117.72 (9) |
C1—C2—H2A | 108.5 | C10—C9—C14 | 119.09 (9) |
C3—C2—H2A | 108.5 | C10—C9—C8 | 122.91 (9) |
C1—C2—H2B | 108.5 | C14—C9—C8 | 117.99 (9) |
C3—C2—H2B | 108.5 | C11—C10—C9 | 120.69 (9) |
H2A—C2—H2B | 107.5 | C11—C10—H10 | 119.7 |
C4—C3—C2 | 115.06 (10) | C9—C10—H10 | 119.7 |
C4—C3—H3A | 108.5 | C10—C11—C12 | 118.47 (9) |
C2—C3—H3A | 108.5 | C10—C11—H11 | 120.8 |
C4—C3—H3B | 108.5 | C12—C11—H11 | 120.8 |
C2—C3—H3B | 108.5 | C13—C12—C11 | 122.46 (9) |
H3A—C3—H3B | 107.5 | C13—C12—N2 | 118.91 (9) |
C3—C4—C5 | 113.73 (9) | C11—C12—N2 | 118.60 (9) |
C3—C4—H4A | 108.8 | C12—C13—C14 | 118.20 (9) |
C5—C4—H4A | 108.8 | C12—C13—H13 | 120.9 |
C3—C4—H4B | 108.8 | C14—C13—H13 | 120.9 |
C5—C4—H4B | 108.8 | C13—C14—C9 | 121.06 (9) |
H4A—C4—H4B | 107.7 | C13—C14—H14 | 119.5 |
C6—C5—C4 | 113.97 (9) | C9—C14—H14 | 119.5 |
C6—C5—H5A | 108.8 | C6—N1—C1 | 126.07 (9) |
C4—C5—H5A | 108.8 | C6—N1—H1 | 115.6 (9) |
C6—C5—H5B | 108.8 | C1—N1—H1 | 118.0 (9) |
C4—C5—H5B | 108.8 | O2—N2—O3 | 123.31 (9) |
H5A—C5—H5B | 107.7 | O2—N2—C12 | 118.66 (9) |
N1—C6—C7 | 122.38 (9) | O3—N2—C12 | 118.02 (9) |
N1—C6—C5 | 118.52 (9) | ||
N1—C1—C2—C3 | −73.34 (13) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 1.08 (16) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 58.23 (14) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.29 (16) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −64.07 (13) | C10—C11—C12—N2 | 178.33 (9) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 82.62 (12) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −0.94 (16) |
C4—C5—C6—N1 | −60.10 (13) | N2—C12—C13—C14 | −178.98 (9) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 120.49 (11) | C12—C13—C14—C9 | 0.24 (16) |
N1—C6—C7—C8 | −6.73 (16) | C10—C9—C14—C13 | 1.07 (16) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | 172.66 (10) | C8—C9—C14—C13 | −177.89 (9) |
C6—C7—C8—O1 | 8.38 (17) | C7—C6—N1—C1 | 170.95 (10) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | −167.41 (9) | C5—C6—N1—C1 | −8.44 (15) |
O1—C8—C9—C10 | 157.98 (10) | C2—C1—N1—C6 | 68.52 (14) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | −25.96 (14) | C13—C12—N2—O2 | −166.71 (9) |
O1—C8—C9—C14 | −23.10 (14) | C11—C12—N2—O2 | 15.17 (14) |
C7—C8—C9—C14 | 152.95 (10) | C13—C12—N2—O3 | 13.97 (14) |
C14—C9—C10—C11 | −1.74 (16) | C11—C12—N2—O3 | −164.14 (9) |
C8—C9—C10—C11 | 177.16 (9) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···O1 | 0.897 (16) | 1.998 (15) | 2.7041 (11) | 134.6 (13) |
N1—H1···O1i | 0.897 (16) | 2.392 (15) | 3.0303 (12) | 128.2 (12) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C14H16N2O3 |
Mr | 260.29 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 173 |
a, b, c (Å) | 6.7963 (3), 8.4054 (3), 11.6649 (5) |
α, β, γ (°) | 76.508 (2), 81.134 (2), 80.596 (2) |
V (Å3) | 634.58 (5) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.56 × 0.5 × 0.42 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.905, 0.955 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 10354, 3041, 2732 |
Rint | 0.048 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.660 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.039, 0.116, 1.06 |
No. of reflections | 3041 |
No. of parameters | 177 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.30, −0.24 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005), SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2004) and XPREP (Bruker 2004), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 1999), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···O1 | 0.897 (16) | 1.998 (15) | 2.7041 (11) | 134.6 (13) |
N1—H1···O1i | 0.897 (16) | 2.392 (15) | 3.0303 (12) | 128.2 (12) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1. |
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the University of the Witwatersrand, which is thanked for providing the required infrastructure.
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The title compound was prepared as part of an ongoing methodological investigation into the use of enaminones in the synthesis of azabicyclic alkaloids (Michael et al., 1999). For example, its reaction with acryloyl chloride, according to the method of Paulvannan & Stille (1994), produced a 2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-5(1H)-indolizinone related to numerous natural products. The crystal structures of analogous 4-bromophenyl enaminones with 5-, 6- and 7-membered rings have been reported (Balderson et al., 2007).
The asymmetric unit of (I) consists of one molecule of 2-[(2Z)-azepan-2-ylidene]-1-(4-nitrophenyl)ethan-1-one (Fig. 1). The hydrogen bonding consists of an intramolecular N—H···O═C hydrogen bond, and an intermolecular N—H···O═C hydrogen bond (Table 1). The combination of these two hydrogen bonds results in an R22(4) ring (Fig. 2) as described by graph set notation (Bernstein et al., 1995).