organic compounds
N-(3,5-Dichlorophenyl)-2-nitrobenzenesulfonamide
aDepartment of Chemistry, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri 574 199, Mangalore, India, and bInstitute of Materials Science, Darmstadt University of Technology, Petersenstrasse 23, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
*Correspondence e-mail: gowdabt@yahoo.com
In the title compound, C12H8Cl2N2O4S, the C—S—N—C torsion angle is 49.34 (18)° and the dihedral angle between the benzene rings is 71.92 (10)°. The amide H atom exhibits bifurcated hydrogen bonding. The N—H bond is syn to the ortho-nitro group enabling the formation of an S(7) loop. In the crystal, pairs of N—H⋯O(S) hydrogen bonds link the molecules into inversion dimers via R22(8) rings.
Related literature
For studies on the effects of substituents on the structures and other aspects of N-(aryl)-amides, see: Gowda & Weiss (1994); Shahwar et al. (2012), of N-arylsulfonamides, see: Chaithanya et al. (2012) and of N-chloroarylsulfonamides, see: Shetty & Gowda (2004). For hydrogen-bonding patterns and motifs, see: Adsmond et al. (2001).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); cell CrysAlis CCD; data reduction: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536812048283/tk5173sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812048283/tk5173Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536812048283/tk5173Isup3.cml
The title compound was prepared by treating 2-nitrobenzenesulfonylchloride with 3,5-dichloroaniline in a stoichiometric ratio and boiling the reaction mixture for 15 minutes. The reaction mixture was then cooled to room temperature and added to ice cold water (100 ml). The resultant solid, N-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2-nitrobenzenesulfonamide, was filtered under suction and washed thoroughly with cold water and dilute HCl to remove the excess sulfonylchloride and aniline, respectively. It was then recrystallized to constant melting point from dilute ethanol.
Prism-like colourless crystals of the title compound used in X-ray diffraction studies were grown from its ethanolic solution by slow evaporation of the solvent at room temperature.
H atoms bonded to C were positioned with idealized geometry using a riding model with C—H = 0.93 Å. The amino H atom was refined with the N—H distance restrained to 0.86 (2) Å. All H atoms were refined with isotropic displacement parameters set at 1.2 Ueq of the parent atom.
Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); cell
CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); data reduction: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).C12H8Cl2N2O4S | Z = 2 |
Mr = 347.16 | F(000) = 352 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.609 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 8.2823 (8) Å | Cell parameters from 3256 reflections |
b = 8.3436 (9) Å | θ = 3.1–27.7° |
c = 10.670 (1) Å | µ = 0.61 mm−1 |
α = 76.730 (8)° | T = 293 K |
β = 89.298 (9)° | Prism, colourless |
γ = 86.875 (9)° | 0.44 × 0.40 × 0.28 mm |
V = 716.59 (12) Å3 |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur diffractometer with a Sapphire CCD detector | 2925 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2600 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.009 |
Rotation method data acquisition using ω scans | θmax = 26.4°, θmin = 3.2° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) | h = −8→10 |
Tmin = 0.774, Tmax = 0.847 | k = −9→10 |
4766 measured reflections | l = −7→13 |
Refinement on F2 | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.035 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
wR(F2) = 0.092 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0408P)2 + 0.4244P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.04 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
2925 reflections | Δρmax = 0.44 e Å−3 |
194 parameters | Δρmin = −0.49 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.100 (5) |
C12H8Cl2N2O4S | γ = 86.875 (9)° |
Mr = 347.16 | V = 716.59 (12) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 8.2823 (8) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 8.3436 (9) Å | µ = 0.61 mm−1 |
c = 10.670 (1) Å | T = 293 K |
α = 76.730 (8)° | 0.44 × 0.40 × 0.28 mm |
β = 89.298 (9)° |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur diffractometer with a Sapphire CCD detector | 2925 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) | 2600 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.774, Tmax = 0.847 | Rint = 0.009 |
4766 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.035 | 1 restraint |
wR(F2) = 0.092 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.44 e Å−3 |
2925 reflections | Δρmin = −0.49 e Å−3 |
194 parameters |
Experimental. Absorption correction: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009) Empirical absorption correction using spherical harmonics, implemented in SCALE3 ABSPACK scaling algorithm. |
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 | 0.3367 (2) | 0.2350 (2) | 0.37443 (17) | 0.0340 (4) | |
C2 | 0.2649 (2) | 0.3607 (2) | 0.42524 (17) | 0.0371 (4) | |
C3 | 0.3229 (3) | 0.5157 (2) | 0.4011 (2) | 0.0459 (5) | |
H3 | 0.2729 | 0.5973 | 0.4369 | 0.055* | |
C4 | 0.4565 (3) | 0.5488 (3) | 0.3228 (2) | 0.0492 (5) | |
H4 | 0.4964 | 0.6537 | 0.3046 | 0.059* | |
C5 | 0.5305 (2) | 0.4268 (3) | 0.2718 (2) | 0.0498 (5) | |
H5 | 0.6207 | 0.4496 | 0.2192 | 0.060* | |
C6 | 0.4721 (2) | 0.2700 (2) | 0.29780 (19) | 0.0419 (4) | |
H6 | 0.5241 | 0.1880 | 0.2636 | 0.050* | |
C7 | 0.0975 (2) | 0.1026 (2) | 0.19048 (18) | 0.0380 (4) | |
C8 | 0.2129 (2) | 0.0663 (3) | 0.1044 (2) | 0.0448 (4) | |
H8 | 0.3031 | −0.0032 | 0.1331 | 0.054* | |
C9 | 0.1901 (3) | 0.1361 (3) | −0.0251 (2) | 0.0495 (5) | |
C10 | 0.0575 (3) | 0.2374 (3) | −0.0718 (2) | 0.0560 (6) | |
H10 | 0.0443 | 0.2824 | −0.1594 | 0.067* | |
C11 | −0.0553 (3) | 0.2695 (3) | 0.0166 (2) | 0.0549 (5) | |
C12 | −0.0370 (2) | 0.2058 (3) | 0.14680 (19) | 0.0472 (5) | |
H12 | −0.1136 | 0.2315 | 0.2046 | 0.057* | |
N1 | 0.10830 (19) | 0.0311 (2) | 0.32445 (15) | 0.0403 (4) | |
H1N | 0.024 (2) | 0.045 (3) | 0.367 (2) | 0.048* | |
N2 | 0.1200 (2) | 0.3345 (2) | 0.50690 (17) | 0.0481 (4) | |
O1 | 0.39505 (17) | −0.06691 (17) | 0.36502 (15) | 0.0478 (3) | |
O2 | 0.21976 (16) | −0.01250 (17) | 0.54098 (13) | 0.0438 (3) | |
O3 | 0.00227 (19) | 0.2822 (2) | 0.4655 (2) | 0.0675 (5) | |
O4 | 0.1245 (3) | 0.3732 (2) | 0.60935 (17) | 0.0764 (6) | |
Cl1 | 0.33194 (8) | 0.08990 (10) | −0.13460 (6) | 0.0734 (2) | |
Cl2 | −0.22590 (10) | 0.39424 (13) | −0.03893 (7) | 0.0972 (3) | |
S1 | 0.27077 (5) | 0.03037 (5) | 0.40942 (4) | 0.03530 (15) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0303 (8) | 0.0350 (9) | 0.0351 (9) | −0.0007 (7) | 0.0013 (7) | −0.0052 (7) |
C2 | 0.0361 (9) | 0.0384 (9) | 0.0349 (9) | 0.0005 (7) | 0.0055 (7) | −0.0054 (7) |
C3 | 0.0510 (11) | 0.0397 (10) | 0.0480 (11) | −0.0017 (8) | 0.0055 (9) | −0.0121 (8) |
C4 | 0.0502 (11) | 0.0416 (10) | 0.0550 (12) | −0.0117 (9) | 0.0049 (9) | −0.0074 (9) |
C5 | 0.0388 (10) | 0.0546 (12) | 0.0541 (12) | −0.0114 (9) | 0.0127 (9) | −0.0074 (10) |
C6 | 0.0343 (9) | 0.0461 (11) | 0.0452 (10) | −0.0008 (8) | 0.0080 (8) | −0.0113 (8) |
C7 | 0.0370 (9) | 0.0437 (10) | 0.0349 (9) | −0.0102 (8) | 0.0032 (7) | −0.0104 (8) |
C8 | 0.0386 (10) | 0.0517 (11) | 0.0449 (11) | −0.0060 (8) | 0.0070 (8) | −0.0123 (9) |
C9 | 0.0472 (11) | 0.0633 (13) | 0.0411 (11) | −0.0130 (10) | 0.0143 (9) | −0.0171 (10) |
C10 | 0.0607 (13) | 0.0719 (15) | 0.0347 (10) | −0.0075 (11) | 0.0036 (9) | −0.0101 (10) |
C11 | 0.0515 (12) | 0.0702 (15) | 0.0413 (11) | 0.0051 (11) | −0.0041 (9) | −0.0105 (10) |
C12 | 0.0415 (10) | 0.0637 (13) | 0.0375 (10) | 0.0027 (9) | 0.0026 (8) | −0.0152 (9) |
N1 | 0.0330 (8) | 0.0512 (9) | 0.0356 (8) | −0.0068 (7) | 0.0055 (6) | −0.0070 (7) |
N2 | 0.0528 (10) | 0.0374 (9) | 0.0497 (10) | 0.0056 (7) | 0.0200 (8) | −0.0040 (7) |
O1 | 0.0430 (7) | 0.0395 (7) | 0.0611 (9) | 0.0055 (6) | 0.0042 (6) | −0.0141 (6) |
O2 | 0.0438 (7) | 0.0464 (8) | 0.0363 (7) | −0.0034 (6) | 0.0012 (6) | 0.0008 (6) |
O3 | 0.0427 (8) | 0.0656 (11) | 0.0972 (14) | −0.0082 (8) | 0.0266 (9) | −0.0246 (10) |
O4 | 0.0956 (14) | 0.0836 (13) | 0.0489 (10) | 0.0012 (11) | 0.0302 (9) | −0.0156 (9) |
Cl1 | 0.0674 (4) | 0.0992 (5) | 0.0540 (4) | −0.0063 (3) | 0.0297 (3) | −0.0193 (3) |
Cl2 | 0.0839 (5) | 0.1405 (8) | 0.0550 (4) | 0.0480 (5) | −0.0145 (3) | −0.0092 (4) |
S1 | 0.0331 (2) | 0.0330 (2) | 0.0379 (3) | 0.00006 (16) | 0.00272 (17) | −0.00480 (17) |
C1—C6 | 1.384 (2) | C8—C9 | 1.382 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.390 (3) | C8—H8 | 0.9300 |
C1—S1 | 1.7763 (18) | C9—C10 | 1.374 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.372 (3) | C9—Cl1 | 1.737 (2) |
C2—N2 | 1.470 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.378 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.379 (3) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C11—C12 | 1.376 (3) |
C4—C5 | 1.374 (3) | C11—Cl2 | 1.735 (2) |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C5—C6 | 1.386 (3) | N1—S1 | 1.6308 (16) |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | N1—H1N | 0.848 (16) |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | N2—O4 | 1.210 (2) |
C7—C8 | 1.387 (3) | N2—O3 | 1.217 (3) |
C7—C12 | 1.387 (3) | O1—S1 | 1.4200 (14) |
C7—N1 | 1.419 (2) | O2—S1 | 1.4312 (14) |
C6—C1—C2 | 117.76 (17) | C10—C9—C8 | 122.82 (19) |
C6—C1—S1 | 118.50 (14) | C10—C9—Cl1 | 118.30 (17) |
C2—C1—S1 | 123.64 (13) | C8—C9—Cl1 | 118.86 (18) |
C3—C2—C1 | 122.36 (17) | C9—C10—C11 | 117.3 (2) |
C3—C2—N2 | 116.28 (17) | C9—C10—H10 | 121.3 |
C1—C2—N2 | 121.35 (16) | C11—C10—H10 | 121.3 |
C2—C3—C4 | 118.96 (19) | C12—C11—C10 | 122.3 (2) |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.5 | C12—C11—Cl2 | 119.11 (18) |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.5 | C10—C11—Cl2 | 118.64 (18) |
C5—C4—C3 | 119.99 (19) | C11—C12—C7 | 118.90 (19) |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.0 | C11—C12—H12 | 120.6 |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.0 | C7—C12—H12 | 120.6 |
C4—C5—C6 | 120.64 (18) | C7—N1—S1 | 123.42 (13) |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.7 | C7—N1—H1N | 114.9 (16) |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.7 | S1—N1—H1N | 111.2 (16) |
C1—C6—C5 | 120.27 (18) | O4—N2—O3 | 124.45 (19) |
C1—C6—H6 | 119.9 | O4—N2—C2 | 117.1 (2) |
C5—C6—H6 | 119.9 | O3—N2—C2 | 118.40 (18) |
C8—C7—C12 | 120.52 (18) | O1—S1—O2 | 119.91 (9) |
C8—C7—N1 | 121.79 (18) | O1—S1—N1 | 108.52 (9) |
C12—C7—N1 | 117.63 (17) | O2—S1—N1 | 105.46 (8) |
C9—C8—C7 | 118.2 (2) | O1—S1—C1 | 106.10 (8) |
C9—C8—H8 | 120.9 | O2—S1—C1 | 108.89 (8) |
C7—C8—H8 | 120.9 | N1—S1—C1 | 107.41 (8) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 0.5 (3) | C10—C11—C12—C7 | −1.5 (4) |
S1—C1—C2—C3 | 177.01 (15) | Cl2—C11—C12—C7 | 178.31 (17) |
C6—C1—C2—N2 | 179.58 (17) | C8—C7—C12—C11 | 1.0 (3) |
S1—C1—C2—N2 | −3.9 (3) | N1—C7—C12—C11 | −176.4 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.5 (3) | C8—C7—N1—S1 | 50.4 (2) |
N2—C2—C3—C4 | −178.64 (19) | C12—C7—N1—S1 | −132.29 (17) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.8 (3) | C3—C2—N2—O4 | −52.3 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.2 (3) | C1—C2—N2—O4 | 128.6 (2) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −1.2 (3) | C3—C2—N2—O3 | 124.8 (2) |
S1—C1—C6—C5 | −177.86 (16) | C1—C2—N2—O3 | −54.3 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 0.9 (3) | C7—N1—S1—O1 | −64.96 (18) |
C12—C7—C8—C9 | 0.2 (3) | C7—N1—S1—O2 | 165.37 (15) |
N1—C7—C8—C9 | 177.49 (18) | C7—N1—S1—C1 | 49.34 (18) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | −1.0 (3) | C6—C1—S1—O1 | 9.79 (17) |
C7—C8—C9—Cl1 | −179.14 (15) | C2—C1—S1—O1 | −166.71 (16) |
C8—C9—C10—C11 | 0.5 (4) | C6—C1—S1—O2 | 140.13 (15) |
Cl1—C9—C10—C11 | 178.63 (18) | C2—C1—S1—O2 | −36.37 (18) |
C9—C10—C11—C12 | 0.8 (4) | C6—C1—S1—N1 | −106.13 (16) |
C9—C10—C11—Cl2 | −179.01 (19) | C2—C1—S1—N1 | 77.38 (17) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1N···O2i | 0.85 (2) | 2.23 (2) | 3.052 (2) | 162 (2) |
N1—H1N···O3 | 0.85 (2) | 2.44 (2) | 2.940 (2) | 118 (2) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C12H8Cl2N2O4S |
Mr | 347.16 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.2823 (8), 8.3436 (9), 10.670 (1) |
α, β, γ (°) | 76.730 (8), 89.298 (9), 86.875 (9) |
V (Å3) | 716.59 (12) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.61 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.44 × 0.40 × 0.28 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur diffractometer with a Sapphire CCD detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.774, 0.847 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 4766, 2925, 2600 |
Rint | 0.009 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.625 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.035, 0.092, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 2925 |
No. of parameters | 194 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.44, −0.49 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2009), CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1N···O2i | 0.848 (16) | 2.234 (17) | 3.052 (2) | 162 (2) |
N1—H1N···O3 | 0.848 (16) | 2.44 (2) | 2.940 (2) | 118.1 (18) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y, −z+1. |
Acknowledgements
UC thanks Mangalore University for the award of a research fellowship. BTG thanks the University Grants Commission, Government of India, New Delhi, for a special grant under the UGC–BSR one-time grant to faculty.
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As a part of our studies on the substituent effects on the structures and other aspects of N-(aryl)-amides (Gowda & Weiss, 1994; Shahwar et al., 2012); N-arylsulfonamides (Chaithanya et al., 2012); and N-chloroarylsulfonamides (Shetty & Gowda, 2004), in the present work, the crystal structure of N-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2-nitrobenzenesulfonamide (I) has been determined (Fig. 1).
The conformation of the N—C bond in the —SO2—NH—C segment has gauche torsions with respect to the S═O bonds (Fig. 1), similar to that observed in N-(3,5-dimethylphenyl)-2-nitrobenzenesulfonamide (II) (Chaithanya et al., 2012). Further, the conformation of the N—H bond in the —SO2—NH— segment is syn to the ortho- nitro group in the sulfonyl benzene ring. The molecule is twisted at the S—N bond with the torsional angle of 49.34 (18)°, compared to the values of 44.24 (26) and -49.34 (25)° in the two independent molecules of (II).
The dihedral angle between the sulfonyl and the aniline rings in (I) is 71.92 (10)°, compared to the values of 71.53 (7)° and 72.11 (7)° in the two molecules of (II).
The amide H-atom shows bifurcated intramolecular H-bonding with the O-atom of the ortho-nitro group in the sulfonyl benzene ring, generating S(7) motifs, and the intermolecular H-bonding with the sulfonyl oxygen atom of a symmetry related molecule, generating R22(8) motifs (Adsmond et al., 2001). The latter (Table 1) link the molecules into inversion dimers. Part of the crystal structure is shown in Fig. 2.