organic compounds
Dimethylammonium 5-carboxy-2-(1-oxo-1λ5-pyridin-2-yl)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylate
aZhongshan Polytechnic, Zhongshan, Guangdong 528404, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: wangjun7203@126.com
In the title salt, C2H8N+·C10H6N3O5−, the imidazolecarboxylate anion is essentially planar [maximum deviation from the least-squares plane = 0.046 (5) Å], with a dihedral angle between the rings of 2.7 (2)°. This conformation is maintained by the presence of both intramolecular carboxy–carboxylate O—H⋯O and imidazole–oxide N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Iin the crystal, cation–carboxylate N—H⋯O and cation–imidazole N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds result in chains along the b axis.
Related literature
For the structures of compounds with similar ligands, see: Chen (2008; Chen et al. (2011); Sun et al. (2005). For the synthesis of the ligand, see: Sun et al. (2006).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812033557/zs2224sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812033557/zs2224Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812033557/zs2224Isup3.mol
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812033557/zs2224Isup4.cml
The ligand,(4,5-dicarboxy-1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyridine-1-oxide was prepared by the method reported in the literature (Sun et al., 2006). A diluted dimethylamine aqueous solution was added dropwise to an ethanolic solution of the ligand until the pH reached 7.4. Crystals of the title compound suitable for X-ray analysis were obtained after a few days of slow evaporation of the solvent.
Hydrogen atoms were placed at calculated positions (C—H = 0.95–0.99 Å, N—H = 0.90 Å and O—H = 0.82 Å) and were treated as riding on their parent atoms, with Uiso(H) = 1.2–1.5Ueq(C, N, O). In the absence of a suitable heavy atom, Friedel pairs were averaged in the refinement.
Imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid and its derivatives have a variety of coordination modes as ligands in the formation of metal complexes (Chen, 2008; Sun et al., 2005), which include those with the lanthanide metals (Chen et al., 2011). In the title salt, C2 H8N+ C10H6N3O5-, (Fig. 1), which consists of a dimethylammonium cation and a 5-carboxy-2-(2-pyridyl-N-oxide)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylate anion, the anion is essentially planar [maximum deviation from the l.s. plane = 0.046 (5) Å], with the dihedral angle between the rings of 2.7 (2)Å. This conformation is maintained by the presence of both intramolecular carboxyl O—H···O and imidazole N—H···Ooxide hydrogen bonds while intermolecular cation N—H···Ocarboxyl and N—H···Nimidazole hydrogen bonds (Table 1) give a one-dimensional chain structure.
For the structures of compounds with the similar ligands, see: Chen (2008; Chen et al. (2011); Sun et al. (2005). For the synthesis of the ligand, see: Sun et al. (2006).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2004); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. Molecular conformation and atom-numbering scheme for the title compound, with displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level. |
C2H8N+·C10H6N3O5− | F(000) = 616 |
Mr = 294.27 | Dx = 1.497 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, Cc | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: C -2yc | Cell parameters from 3600 reflections |
a = 10.9690 (18) Å | θ = 1.3–28.0° |
b = 17.305 (3) Å | µ = 0.12 mm−1 |
c = 8.0160 (13) Å | T = 298 K |
β = 120.901 (2)° | Block, colourless |
V = 1305.6 (4) Å3 | 0.32 × 0.28 × 0.26 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker APEXII area-detector diffractometer | 1419 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1204 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.025 |
φ and ω scans | θmax = 27.0°, θmin = 2.4° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −14→12 |
Tmin = 0.963, Tmax = 0.970 | k = −19→21 |
3782 measured reflections | l = −8→10 |
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)] = 0.036 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.085 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0423P)2P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
1419 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
193 parameters | Δρmax = 0.14 e Å−3 |
2 restraints | Δρmin = −0.19 e Å−3 |
C2H8N+·C10H6N3O5− | V = 1305.6 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 294.27 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, Cc | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.9690 (18) Å | µ = 0.12 mm−1 |
b = 17.305 (3) Å | T = 298 K |
c = 8.0160 (13) Å | 0.32 × 0.28 × 0.26 mm |
β = 120.901 (2)° |
Bruker APEXII area-detector diffractometer | 1419 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 1204 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.963, Tmax = 0.970 | Rint = 0.025 |
3782 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.036 | 2 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.085 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.14 e Å−3 |
1419 reflections | Δρmin = −0.19 e Å−3 |
193 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 | ||
C1 | 0.8048 (3) | 0.88560 (14) | 0.6235 (4) | 0.0435 (6) | |
C2 | 0.6875 (3) | 0.92371 (14) | 0.4485 (4) | 0.0399 (6) | |
C3 | 0.6630 (3) | 1.00178 (15) | 0.4067 (4) | 0.0405 (6) | |
C4 | 0.7352 (3) | 1.07430 (16) | 0.5114 (4) | 0.0462 (7) | |
C5 | 0.4999 (3) | 0.93154 (13) | 0.1662 (4) | 0.0392 (6) | |
C6 | 0.3776 (3) | 0.90945 (15) | −0.0207 (4) | 0.0408 (6) | |
C7 | 0.3453 (3) | 0.83297 (16) | −0.0743 (4) | 0.0504 (7) | |
H7 | 0.4041 | 0.7945 | 0.0095 | 0.060* | |
C8 | 0.2281 (4) | 0.81248 (17) | −0.2486 (5) | 0.0581 (8) | |
H8 | 0.2074 | 0.7607 | −0.2825 | 0.070* | |
C9 | 0.1414 (3) | 0.86974 (19) | −0.3729 (4) | 0.0578 (8) | |
H9 | 0.0610 | 0.8570 | −0.4910 | 0.069* | |
C10 | 0.1752 (4) | 0.94533 (19) | −0.3202 (5) | 0.0584 (8) | |
H10 | 0.1173 | 0.9838 | −0.4047 | 0.070* | |
C11 | 0.1058 (4) | 0.83037 (18) | 0.1270 (5) | 0.0663 (9) | |
H11A | 0.0357 | 0.8668 | 0.1150 | 0.099* | |
H11B | 0.1698 | 0.8554 | 0.0960 | 0.099* | |
H11C | 0.1580 | 0.8113 | 0.2580 | 0.099* | |
C12 | −0.0512 (4) | 0.71875 (19) | 0.0443 (6) | 0.0688 (9) | |
H12A | 0.0075 | 0.6984 | 0.1731 | 0.103* | |
H12B | −0.0929 | 0.6769 | −0.0464 | 0.103* | |
H12C | −0.1250 | 0.7501 | 0.0399 | 0.103* | |
N1 | 0.5853 (3) | 0.88073 (11) | 0.2989 (4) | 0.0414 (5) | |
N2 | 0.5433 (2) | 1.00487 (12) | 0.2268 (3) | 0.0418 (5) | |
H2 | 0.5024 | 1.0462 | 0.1629 | 0.050* | |
N3 | 0.2913 (2) | 0.96589 (13) | −0.1477 (3) | 0.0468 (6) | |
N4 | 0.0354 (3) | 0.76580 (12) | −0.0071 (4) | 0.0483 (5) | |
H4A | −0.0202 | 0.7846 | −0.1280 | 0.058* | |
H4B | 0.1019 | 0.7356 | −0.0080 | 0.058* | |
O1 | 0.8070 (2) | 0.81390 (9) | 0.6329 (3) | 0.0522 (5) | |
O2 | 0.8994 (2) | 0.92884 (11) | 0.7573 (3) | 0.0584 (6) | |
O3 | 0.8499 (2) | 1.06669 (12) | 0.6792 (3) | 0.0583 (6) | |
H3 | 0.8722 | 1.0209 | 0.6990 | 0.087* | |
O4 | 0.6859 (3) | 1.13664 (11) | 0.4385 (4) | 0.0669 (6) | |
O5 | 0.3198 (3) | 1.03909 (11) | −0.1066 (3) | 0.0666 (7) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0445 (15) | 0.0422 (14) | 0.0441 (15) | 0.0006 (13) | 0.0229 (13) | 0.0027 (13) |
C2 | 0.0444 (15) | 0.0369 (13) | 0.0429 (15) | 0.0007 (13) | 0.0256 (13) | 0.0014 (13) |
C3 | 0.0437 (16) | 0.0379 (13) | 0.0433 (16) | −0.0040 (11) | 0.0249 (14) | −0.0003 (11) |
C4 | 0.0520 (19) | 0.0372 (16) | 0.0480 (18) | −0.0081 (12) | 0.0248 (16) | −0.0012 (12) |
C5 | 0.0427 (16) | 0.0351 (14) | 0.0415 (16) | −0.0004 (11) | 0.0227 (14) | 0.0032 (12) |
C6 | 0.0405 (15) | 0.0405 (13) | 0.0404 (15) | −0.0010 (12) | 0.0199 (13) | 0.0046 (12) |
C7 | 0.0578 (19) | 0.0426 (14) | 0.0482 (18) | −0.0033 (13) | 0.0253 (17) | 0.0002 (13) |
C8 | 0.067 (2) | 0.0522 (18) | 0.0520 (18) | −0.0110 (16) | 0.0279 (17) | −0.0071 (15) |
C9 | 0.053 (2) | 0.067 (2) | 0.0443 (18) | −0.0098 (16) | 0.0188 (16) | −0.0052 (15) |
C10 | 0.0516 (19) | 0.065 (2) | 0.0466 (17) | 0.0030 (16) | 0.0167 (15) | 0.0110 (15) |
C11 | 0.0513 (19) | 0.0587 (19) | 0.067 (2) | 0.0029 (15) | 0.0145 (17) | −0.0142 (17) |
C12 | 0.057 (2) | 0.059 (2) | 0.078 (2) | 0.0050 (15) | 0.0259 (19) | 0.0192 (17) |
N1 | 0.0419 (12) | 0.0355 (11) | 0.0410 (12) | −0.0004 (9) | 0.0170 (10) | 0.0029 (10) |
N2 | 0.0450 (13) | 0.0328 (11) | 0.0447 (13) | 0.0004 (9) | 0.0211 (11) | 0.0060 (9) |
N3 | 0.0454 (14) | 0.0442 (13) | 0.0453 (14) | 0.0005 (11) | 0.0194 (13) | 0.0065 (11) |
N4 | 0.0450 (13) | 0.0410 (12) | 0.0476 (12) | 0.0066 (10) | 0.0157 (11) | 0.0004 (11) |
O1 | 0.0579 (12) | 0.0383 (10) | 0.0505 (12) | 0.0056 (10) | 0.0208 (11) | 0.0057 (9) |
O2 | 0.0515 (14) | 0.0500 (13) | 0.0542 (14) | −0.0042 (10) | 0.0131 (12) | 0.0017 (10) |
O3 | 0.0610 (14) | 0.0452 (12) | 0.0562 (13) | −0.0110 (10) | 0.0212 (12) | −0.0028 (10) |
O4 | 0.0746 (16) | 0.0372 (10) | 0.0702 (15) | −0.0051 (12) | 0.0238 (13) | 0.0021 (11) |
O5 | 0.0696 (15) | 0.0361 (11) | 0.0670 (15) | 0.0016 (10) | 0.0157 (13) | 0.0075 (10) |
C1—O1 | 1.243 (3) | C9—C10 | 1.366 (4) |
C1—O2 | 1.282 (3) | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
C1—C2 | 1.485 (4) | C10—N3 | 1.361 (4) |
C2—N1 | 1.367 (4) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
C2—C3 | 1.385 (4) | C11—N4 | 1.465 (4) |
C3—N2 | 1.364 (3) | C11—H11A | 0.9600 |
C3—C4 | 1.491 (4) | C11—H11B | 0.9600 |
C4—O4 | 1.214 (3) | C11—H11C | 0.9600 |
C4—O3 | 1.293 (4) | C12—N4 | 1.462 (4) |
C5—N1 | 1.326 (3) | C12—H12A | 0.9600 |
C5—N2 | 1.355 (3) | C12—H12B | 0.9600 |
C5—C6 | 1.458 (4) | C12—H12C | 0.9600 |
C6—N3 | 1.377 (3) | N2—H2 | 0.8600 |
C6—C7 | 1.380 (4) | N3—O5 | 1.306 (3) |
C7—C8 | 1.373 (5) | N4—H4A | 0.9000 |
C7—H7 | 0.9300 | N4—H4B | 0.9000 |
C8—C9 | 1.380 (4) | O3—H3 | 0.8200 |
C8—H8 | 0.9300 | ||
O1—C1—O2 | 123.4 (3) | N3—C10—H10 | 119.1 |
O1—C1—C2 | 118.8 (3) | C9—C10—H10 | 119.1 |
O2—C1—C2 | 117.9 (2) | N4—C11—H11A | 109.5 |
N1—C2—C3 | 110.4 (3) | N4—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
N1—C2—C1 | 120.7 (2) | H11A—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C1 | 128.9 (3) | N4—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
N2—C3—C2 | 104.8 (2) | H11A—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
N2—C3—C4 | 120.4 (2) | H11B—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C2—C3—C4 | 134.7 (3) | N4—C12—H12A | 109.5 |
O4—C4—O3 | 123.1 (3) | N4—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
O4—C4—C3 | 120.0 (3) | H12A—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
O3—C4—C3 | 116.8 (3) | N4—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
N1—C5—N2 | 111.1 (2) | H12A—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
N1—C5—C6 | 123.3 (2) | H12B—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
N2—C5—C6 | 125.6 (2) | C5—N1—C2 | 105.44 (19) |
N3—C6—C7 | 118.8 (3) | C5—N2—C3 | 108.2 (2) |
N3—C6—C5 | 119.6 (2) | C5—N2—H2 | 125.9 |
C7—C6—C5 | 121.6 (3) | C3—N2—H2 | 125.9 |
C8—C7—C6 | 121.4 (3) | O5—N3—C10 | 119.2 (2) |
C8—C7—H7 | 119.3 | O5—N3—C6 | 121.1 (2) |
C6—C7—H7 | 119.3 | C10—N3—C6 | 119.7 (2) |
C7—C8—C9 | 119.1 (3) | C12—N4—C11 | 113.1 (3) |
C7—C8—H8 | 120.4 | C12—N4—H4A | 109.0 |
C9—C8—H8 | 120.4 | C11—N4—H4A | 109.0 |
C10—C9—C8 | 119.2 (3) | C12—N4—H4B | 109.0 |
C10—C9—H9 | 120.4 | C11—N4—H4B | 109.0 |
C8—C9—H9 | 120.4 | H4A—N4—H4B | 107.8 |
N3—C10—C9 | 121.9 (3) | C4—O3—H3 | 109.5 |
O1—C1—C2—N1 | −1.3 (4) | C6—C7—C8—C9 | 0.3 (4) |
O2—C1—C2—N1 | 178.4 (2) | C7—C8—C9—C10 | 0.7 (5) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | 179.8 (3) | C8—C9—C10—N3 | −0.6 (5) |
O2—C1—C2—C3 | −0.6 (4) | N2—C5—N1—C2 | −0.6 (3) |
N1—C2—C3—N2 | −0.3 (3) | C6—C5—N1—C2 | 178.4 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—N2 | 178.8 (2) | C3—C2—N1—C5 | 0.6 (3) |
N1—C2—C3—C4 | 179.4 (3) | C1—C2—N1—C5 | −178.6 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −1.5 (5) | N1—C5—N2—C3 | 0.5 (3) |
N2—C3—C4—O4 | 1.6 (4) | C6—C5—N2—C3 | −178.6 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—O4 | −178.0 (3) | C2—C3—N2—C5 | −0.1 (2) |
N2—C3—C4—O3 | −178.4 (2) | C4—C3—N2—C5 | −179.8 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—O3 | 2.0 (4) | C9—C10—N3—O5 | 178.8 (3) |
N1—C5—C6—N3 | 177.7 (2) | C9—C10—N3—C6 | −0.4 (4) |
N2—C5—C6—N3 | −3.4 (4) | C7—C6—N3—O5 | −177.8 (2) |
N1—C5—C6—C7 | −2.2 (4) | C5—C6—N3—O5 | 2.3 (3) |
N2—C5—C6—C7 | 176.7 (3) | C7—C6—N3—C10 | 1.4 (4) |
N3—C6—C7—C8 | −1.4 (4) | C5—C6—N3—C10 | −178.5 (2) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | 178.5 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N4—H4B···N1i | 0.90 | 2.49 | 3.166 (3) | 132 |
N4—H4B···O1i | 0.90 | 2.11 | 2.933 (3) | 151 |
N4—H4A···O1ii | 0.90 | 1.95 | 2.806 (3) | 159 |
O3—H3···O2 | 0.82 | 1.64 | 2.455 (3) | 170 |
N2—H2···O5 | 0.86 | 2.06 | 2.603 (3) | 120 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1/2, −y+3/2, z−1/2; (ii) x−1, y, z−1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C2H8N+·C10H6N3O5− |
Mr | 294.27 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, Cc |
Temperature (K) | 298 |
a, b, c (Å) | 10.9690 (18), 17.305 (3), 8.0160 (13) |
β (°) | 120.901 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1305.6 (4) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.12 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.32 × 0.28 × 0.26 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII area-detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.963, 0.970 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 3782, 1419, 1204 |
Rint | 0.025 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.639 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.036, 0.085, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 1419 |
No. of parameters | 193 |
No. of restraints | 2 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.14, −0.19 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004), SAINT (Bruker, 2004), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N4—H4B···N1i | 0.90 | 2.49 | 3.166 (3) | 132 |
N4—H4B···O1i | 0.90 | 2.11 | 2.933 (3) | 151 |
N4—H4A···O1ii | 0.90 | 1.95 | 2.806 (3) | 159 |
O3—H3···O2 | 0.82 | 1.64 | 2.455 (3) | 170 |
N2—H2···O5 | 0.86 | 2.06 | 2.603 (3) | 120 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1/2, −y+3/2, z−1/2; (ii) x−1, y, z−1. |
Acknowledgements
The work was supported by Zhongshan Polytechnic.
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Imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid and its derivatives have a variety of coordination modes as ligands in the formation of metal complexes (Chen, 2008; Sun et al., 2005), which include those with the lanthanide metals (Chen et al., 2011). In the title salt, C2 H8N+ C10H6N3O5-, (Fig. 1), which consists of a dimethylammonium cation and a 5-carboxy-2-(2-pyridyl-N-oxide)-1H-imidazole-4-carboxylate anion, the anion is essentially planar [maximum deviation from the l.s. plane = 0.046 (5) Å], with the dihedral angle between the rings of 2.7 (2)Å. This conformation is maintained by the presence of both intramolecular carboxyl O—H···O and imidazole N—H···Ooxide hydrogen bonds while intermolecular cation N—H···Ocarboxyl and N—H···Nimidazole hydrogen bonds (Table 1) give a one-dimensional chain structure.