organic compounds
N-[(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)methyl]-4-methylbenzamide: an analogue of capsaicin
aDepartmento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brazil, and bDepartmento de Farmacia, Universidade de São Paulo, 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
*Correspondence e-mail: stellamaganhi@gmail.com
In the title compound, C16H15NO3, the five-membered 1,3-dioxole ring is in an with the methylene C atom as the flap atom [lying 0.202 (3) Å out of the plane formed by the other four atoms]. The benzene ring makes a dihedral angle of 84.65 (4)° with the best least-squares plane through the 1,3-benzodioxole fused-ring system, which substitutes the 2-methoxyphenol moiety in capsaicin. In the crystal, molecules are connected into a zigzag supramolecular chain along the c-axis direction by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. These chains are connected into a layer in the ac plane by C—H⋯π interactions.
Related literature
For the biological activity of capsaicin, see: Okamoto et al. (2011). For ring see: Cremer & Pople (1975).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 1999); cell SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and SCALEPACK; program(s) used to solve structure: SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012); software used to prepare material for publication: Marvinsketch (Chemaxon, 2010) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536813002201/tk5191sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813002201/tk5191Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813002201/tk5191Isup3.cml
1-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)methanamine (0.755 g, 5 mmol) was dissolved in chloroform (20 ml) and then triethylamine (411 µL, 5.5 mmol) and DMF (40 µL, 0,5 mmol) were added. The mixture was stirred for 30 min under argon atmosphere. 4-Methylbenzoyl chloride (661 µL, 5 mmol) was added in portions and stirred over 24 h. The organic layer was washed with 5% HCl aqueous solution, water, brine and dried over anhydrous Na2SO4. The solvent was removed under high vacuum and the title compound was obtained after recrystallization from hot hexane. Analytical data: white solid, yield 71.4° (0.96 g, 3.57 mmol). 1H-NMR NMR (300 MHz, DMSO-d6, ppm): δ 8.87 (1H, bt, J = 5.8 Hz, 9-NH), 7.79 (2H, d, J = 8.2 Hz,12, 13-ArH), 7.27 (2H, d, J = 8.2 Hz, 14, 15-ArH), 6.83 (3H, m, 4, 5, 7-ArH), 5.98 (2H, s, 1-OCH2O), 4.38 (2H, d, J = 6.0 Hz, 8-CH2), 2.36 (3H, s, 15-CH3). 13C NMR (75 MHz, DMSO-d6, ppm) δ: 165.9 (C9), 147.18 (C2), 145.98 (C1), 141.02 (C13), 133.68 (C10), 131.67 (C5), 128.77 (C12, C14), 127.21 (C11, C15), 120.42 (C4), 107.94 (C3), 107.92 (C6), 100.74 (C7), 42.36 (C8), 20.89 (C16); Anal. calcd. for: C16H15NO3 (269.11): C 71.36, H 5.61, N 5.20, found: C 71.30, H 5.74, N 5.17, mp: 404.7–405.2 K.
The H atoms were geometrically placed (C—H = 0.93–0.97 Å) and refined as riding with Uiso(H) = 1.2–1.5Ueq(C). The N—H H atom was located in a difference map, fixed in this position with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(N).
Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 1999); cell
SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and SCALEPACK; program(s) used to solve structure: SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012)\bbr00; software used to prepare material for publication: Marvinsketch (Chemaxon, 2010) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of (I) showing atom labelling scheme and displacement ellipsoids at the 50% probability level (arbitrary spheres for the H atoms). |
C16H15NO3 | F(000) = 568 |
Mr = 269.29 | Dx = 1.341 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 5124 reflections |
a = 4.9810 (2) Å | θ = 3.1–27.5° |
b = 26.652 (1) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
c = 10.0545 (3) Å | T = 290 K |
β = 92.139 (2)° | Prism, colourless |
V = 1333.84 (8) Å3 | 0.33 × 0.24 × 0.16 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2602 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1698 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.023 |
Detector resolution: 0 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 26.0°, θmin = 3.1° |
ϕ and ω scans | h = −6→6 |
Absorption correction: numerical (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | k = −32→30 |
Tmin = 0.940, Tmax = 0.951 | l = −12→12 |
4550 measured reflections |
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)] = 0.050 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.149 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.03 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0859P)2 + 0.0674P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2602 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
182 parameters | Δρmax = 0.21 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
C16H15NO3 | V = 1333.84 (8) Å3 |
Mr = 269.29 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 4.9810 (2) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
b = 26.652 (1) Å | T = 290 K |
c = 10.0545 (3) Å | 0.33 × 0.24 × 0.16 mm |
β = 92.139 (2)° |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2602 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: numerical (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 1698 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.940, Tmax = 0.951 | Rint = 0.023 |
4550 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.050 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.149 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.03 | Δρmax = 0.21 e Å−3 |
2602 reflections | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
182 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 | ||
O1 | −0.0219 (3) | 0.06137 (6) | 0.88685 (15) | 0.0754 (5) | |
O2 | −0.0295 (3) | 0.00662 (6) | 0.71012 (17) | 0.0797 (5) | |
O3 | 0.4080 (3) | 0.24272 (5) | 0.87268 (12) | 0.0634 (4) | |
N1 | 0.4208 (3) | 0.22490 (6) | 0.65426 (14) | 0.0496 (4) | |
H1N1 | 0.3768 | 0.2357 | 0.5702 | 0.060* | |
C1 | 0.1365 (4) | 0.08000 (7) | 0.78849 (19) | 0.0525 (5) | |
C2 | 0.1354 (4) | 0.04694 (8) | 0.6838 (2) | 0.0585 (5) | |
C3 | 0.2867 (5) | 0.05485 (8) | 0.5769 (2) | 0.0733 (6) | |
H3 | 0.2878 | 0.0322 | 0.5065 | 0.088* | |
C4 | 0.4407 (4) | 0.09851 (8) | 0.5771 (2) | 0.0649 (6) | |
H4 | 0.5483 | 0.1047 | 0.5053 | 0.078* | |
C5 | 0.4398 (3) | 0.13305 (7) | 0.68029 (18) | 0.0503 (5) | |
C6 | 0.2825 (3) | 0.12319 (7) | 0.79020 (18) | 0.0505 (5) | |
H6 | 0.2782 | 0.1453 | 0.8616 | 0.061* | |
C7 | −0.1575 (5) | 0.01955 (9) | 0.8290 (2) | 0.0740 (7) | |
H7A | −0.3444 | 0.0279 | 0.8094 | 0.089* | |
H7B | −0.1510 | −0.0086 | 0.8903 | 0.089* | |
C8 | 0.5961 (4) | 0.18139 (7) | 0.6730 (2) | 0.0556 (5) | |
H8A | 0.7042 | 0.1856 | 0.7545 | 0.067* | |
H8B | 0.7169 | 0.1795 | 0.5997 | 0.067* | |
C9 | 0.3359 (3) | 0.25214 (7) | 0.75640 (17) | 0.0467 (5) | |
C10 | 0.1449 (3) | 0.29384 (7) | 0.72454 (16) | 0.0440 (4) | |
C11 | −0.0105 (4) | 0.29652 (7) | 0.60682 (19) | 0.0547 (5) | |
H11 | 0.0065 | 0.2719 | 0.5422 | 0.066* | |
C12 | −0.1888 (4) | 0.33522 (8) | 0.5853 (2) | 0.0620 (6) | |
H12 | −0.2918 | 0.3360 | 0.5062 | 0.074* | |
C13 | −0.2198 (4) | 0.37300 (7) | 0.6775 (2) | 0.0535 (5) | |
C14 | −0.0639 (4) | 0.37058 (8) | 0.7936 (2) | 0.0598 (5) | |
H14 | −0.0779 | 0.3958 | 0.8570 | 0.072* | |
C15 | 0.1126 (4) | 0.33142 (8) | 0.81753 (18) | 0.0576 (5) | |
H15 | 0.2117 | 0.3303 | 0.8977 | 0.069* | |
C16 | −0.4161 (4) | 0.41514 (8) | 0.6534 (2) | 0.0710 (6) | |
H16A | −0.3634 | 0.4345 | 0.5782 | 0.106* | |
H16B | −0.4180 | 0.4363 | 0.7307 | 0.106* | |
H16C | −0.5924 | 0.4016 | 0.6358 | 0.106* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0884 (10) | 0.0677 (10) | 0.0708 (10) | −0.0258 (8) | 0.0130 (8) | −0.0058 (8) |
O2 | 0.0972 (11) | 0.0531 (9) | 0.0875 (12) | −0.0117 (8) | −0.0135 (9) | −0.0127 (8) |
O3 | 0.0857 (10) | 0.0681 (10) | 0.0363 (8) | 0.0119 (8) | −0.0003 (6) | 0.0050 (7) |
N1 | 0.0628 (9) | 0.0497 (9) | 0.0366 (8) | 0.0042 (7) | 0.0049 (7) | 0.0051 (7) |
C1 | 0.0582 (11) | 0.0506 (12) | 0.0482 (11) | 0.0027 (9) | −0.0053 (9) | −0.0010 (9) |
C2 | 0.0697 (13) | 0.0469 (11) | 0.0577 (13) | 0.0060 (10) | −0.0126 (10) | −0.0048 (10) |
C3 | 0.1024 (17) | 0.0590 (14) | 0.0577 (14) | 0.0133 (13) | −0.0077 (12) | −0.0177 (11) |
C4 | 0.0821 (14) | 0.0646 (14) | 0.0486 (12) | 0.0180 (11) | 0.0101 (10) | −0.0022 (10) |
C5 | 0.0545 (11) | 0.0504 (11) | 0.0459 (11) | 0.0121 (9) | 0.0000 (8) | 0.0027 (9) |
C6 | 0.0592 (11) | 0.0481 (11) | 0.0440 (11) | 0.0028 (9) | 0.0003 (8) | −0.0066 (9) |
C7 | 0.0766 (14) | 0.0614 (14) | 0.0827 (17) | −0.0153 (12) | −0.0136 (13) | −0.0005 (12) |
C8 | 0.0553 (11) | 0.0590 (12) | 0.0530 (11) | 0.0067 (10) | 0.0089 (8) | 0.0053 (9) |
C9 | 0.0559 (10) | 0.0482 (11) | 0.0361 (10) | −0.0035 (8) | 0.0040 (8) | 0.0042 (8) |
C10 | 0.0507 (10) | 0.0452 (10) | 0.0365 (9) | −0.0044 (8) | 0.0069 (7) | 0.0020 (8) |
C11 | 0.0632 (11) | 0.0533 (12) | 0.0474 (11) | 0.0016 (9) | −0.0009 (9) | −0.0075 (9) |
C12 | 0.0610 (12) | 0.0660 (14) | 0.0582 (13) | 0.0061 (11) | −0.0090 (9) | −0.0025 (11) |
C13 | 0.0481 (10) | 0.0524 (12) | 0.0605 (12) | −0.0026 (9) | 0.0088 (9) | 0.0040 (10) |
C14 | 0.0707 (13) | 0.0547 (13) | 0.0544 (12) | 0.0039 (10) | 0.0093 (10) | −0.0095 (10) |
C15 | 0.0712 (13) | 0.0598 (13) | 0.0417 (11) | 0.0020 (10) | −0.0008 (9) | −0.0037 (9) |
C16 | 0.0593 (13) | 0.0664 (14) | 0.0879 (17) | 0.0101 (11) | 0.0121 (11) | 0.0065 (12) |
O1—C1 | 1.380 (2) | C7—H7B | 0.9700 |
O1—C7 | 1.417 (3) | C8—H8A | 0.9700 |
O2—C2 | 1.384 (2) | C8—H8B | 0.9700 |
O2—C7 | 1.418 (3) | C9—C10 | 1.490 (3) |
O3—C9 | 1.2358 (19) | C10—C15 | 1.384 (3) |
N1—C9 | 1.339 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.392 (3) |
N1—C8 | 1.459 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.373 (3) |
N1—H1N1 | 0.9124 | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
C1—C6 | 1.361 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.382 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.372 (3) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
C2—C3 | 1.352 (3) | C13—C14 | 1.380 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.394 (3) | C13—C16 | 1.503 (3) |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C14—C15 | 1.380 (3) |
C4—C5 | 1.387 (3) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C5—C6 | 1.403 (3) | C16—H16A | 0.9600 |
C5—C8 | 1.508 (3) | C16—H16B | 0.9600 |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | C16—H16C | 0.9600 |
C7—H7A | 0.9700 | ||
C1—O1—C7 | 105.39 (16) | C5—C8—H8A | 109.2 |
C2—O2—C7 | 105.13 (16) | N1—C8—H8B | 109.2 |
C9—N1—C8 | 122.43 (15) | C5—C8—H8B | 109.2 |
C9—N1—H1N1 | 117.9 | H8A—C8—H8B | 107.9 |
C8—N1—H1N1 | 119.5 | O3—C9—N1 | 121.77 (17) |
C6—C1—C2 | 122.7 (2) | O3—C9—C10 | 121.03 (16) |
C6—C1—O1 | 127.92 (18) | N1—C9—C10 | 117.19 (15) |
C2—C1—O1 | 109.40 (18) | C15—C10—C11 | 117.55 (17) |
C3—C2—C1 | 121.5 (2) | C15—C10—C9 | 118.96 (16) |
C3—C2—O2 | 128.7 (2) | C11—C10—C9 | 123.47 (17) |
C1—C2—O2 | 109.73 (19) | C12—C11—C10 | 120.57 (18) |
C2—C3—C4 | 116.89 (19) | C12—C11—H11 | 119.7 |
C2—C3—H3 | 121.6 | C10—C11—H11 | 119.7 |
C4—C3—H3 | 121.6 | C11—C12—C13 | 121.98 (18) |
C5—C4—C3 | 122.5 (2) | C11—C12—H12 | 119.0 |
C5—C4—H4 | 118.7 | C13—C12—H12 | 119.0 |
C3—C4—H4 | 118.7 | C14—C13—C12 | 117.42 (18) |
C4—C5—C6 | 118.83 (19) | C14—C13—C16 | 120.94 (19) |
C4—C5—C8 | 120.96 (17) | C12—C13—C16 | 121.64 (18) |
C6—C5—C8 | 120.17 (17) | C13—C14—C15 | 121.17 (18) |
C1—C6—C5 | 117.52 (17) | C13—C14—H14 | 119.4 |
C1—C6—H6 | 121.2 | C15—C14—H14 | 119.4 |
C5—C6—H6 | 121.2 | C14—C15—C10 | 121.30 (17) |
O1—C7—O2 | 108.35 (18) | C14—C15—H15 | 119.4 |
O1—C7—H7A | 110.0 | C10—C15—H15 | 119.4 |
O2—C7—H7A | 110.0 | C13—C16—H16A | 109.5 |
O1—C7—H7B | 110.0 | C13—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
O2—C7—H7B | 110.0 | H16A—C16—H16B | 109.5 |
H7A—C7—H7B | 108.4 | C13—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
N1—C8—C5 | 112.19 (14) | H16A—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
N1—C8—H8A | 109.2 | H16B—C16—H16C | 109.5 |
C7—O1—C1—C6 | 172.16 (19) | C9—N1—C8—C5 | 93.3 (2) |
C7—O1—C1—C2 | −9.7 (2) | C4—C5—C8—N1 | 108.75 (19) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 1.8 (3) | C6—C5—C8—N1 | −68.9 (2) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −176.41 (17) | C8—N1—C9—O3 | 2.1 (3) |
C6—C1—C2—O2 | 179.79 (16) | C8—N1—C9—C10 | −176.54 (15) |
O1—C1—C2—O2 | 1.6 (2) | O3—C9—C10—C15 | 20.0 (3) |
C7—O2—C2—C3 | −174.9 (2) | N1—C9—C10—C15 | −161.38 (17) |
C7—O2—C2—C1 | 7.3 (2) | O3—C9—C10—C11 | −158.13 (18) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.9 (3) | N1—C9—C10—C11 | 20.5 (3) |
O2—C2—C3—C4 | −178.44 (19) | C15—C10—C11—C12 | −0.1 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.7 (3) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 178.03 (17) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 1.5 (3) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | 0.6 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C8 | −176.20 (18) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.0 (3) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −1.0 (3) | C11—C12—C13—C16 | −179.77 (18) |
O1—C1—C6—C5 | 176.87 (17) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | −1.1 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.6 (3) | C16—C13—C14—C15 | 178.62 (18) |
C8—C5—C6—C1 | 177.12 (16) | C13—C14—C15—C10 | 1.7 (3) |
C1—O1—C7—O2 | 14.2 (2) | C11—C10—C15—C14 | −1.1 (3) |
C2—O2—C7—O1 | −13.3 (2) | C9—C10—C15—C14 | −179.27 (17) |
Cg1 and Cg2 are the centroids of the C1–C6 and C10–C15 rings, respectively. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1N1···O3i | 0.91 | 2.08 | 2.958 (2) | 162 |
C7—H7A···Cg1 | 0.97 | 2.74 | 3.603 (3) | 149 |
C16—H16C···Cg2 | 0.96 | 2.96 | 3.829 (2) | 151 |
Symmetry code: (i) x, −y+1/2, z−1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H15NO3 |
Mr | 269.29 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 290 |
a, b, c (Å) | 4.9810 (2), 26.652 (1), 10.0545 (3) |
β (°) | 92.139 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1333.84 (8) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.09 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.33 × 0.24 × 0.16 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Numerical (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.940, 0.951 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 4550, 2602, 1698 |
Rint | 0.023 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.617 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.050, 0.149, 1.03 |
No. of reflections | 2602 |
No. of parameters | 182 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.21, −0.20 |
Computer programs: COLLECT (Nonius, 1999), SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997), DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and SCALEPACK, SIR97 (Altomare et al., 1999), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012)\bbr00, Marvinsketch (Chemaxon, 2010) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Cg1 and Cg2 are the centroids of the C1–C6 and C10–C15 rings, respectively. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1N1···O3i | 0.91 | 2.08 | 2.958 (2) | 162 |
C7—H7A···Cg1 | 0.97 | 2.74 | 3.603 (3) | 149 |
C16—H16C···Cg2 | 0.96 | 2.96 | 3.829 (2) | 151 |
Symmetry code: (i) x, −y+1/2, z−1/2. |
Acknowledgements
We thank the Brazilian agencies CNPq (140925/2009–0 to SHM), FAPESP and CAPES for financial support. We also thank Professor Carlos A. De Simone for the data collection.
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Capsaicin is the main pungent compound found in chilli peppers of the genus Capsicum and is found to exert multiple pharmacological and physiological effects, including analgesic, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and anti-obesity (Okamoto et al. 2011). This makes capsaicin an excellent scaffold for the rational design of analogues with better biological activity. The title compound (I) is a capsaicin-like derivative where the 2-methoxyphenol ring was substituted with a benzodioxol ring and the amide aliphatic chain was replaced with a 4-methylbenzoyl group. As suitable crystals were obtained from its hexane solution, a crystal structure determination of (I) was undertaken.
In (I), Fig. 1, the 1,3-dioxole five membered ring is in an envelope configuration with the C7 atom lying 0.202 (3) Å out of the plane formed by the other four atoms. The ring puckering parameters are q2 = 0.128 (2) Å and ϕ2 = 149.9 (9)° (Cremer & Pople, 1975).
The crystal packing of (I), Table 1, is sustained by N—H···O and C—H···π interactions, leading to supramolecular layers in the ac plane.