organic compounds
Bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)ammonium nitrate
aNelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Summerstrand Campus, Department of Chemistry, University Way, Summerstrand, PO Box 77000, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
*Correspondence e-mail: abubakr.abrahams@nmmu.ac.za
In the title compound, C12H14N3+·NO3−, the mononitrate of protonated bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amine, the least-squares planes defined by the non-H atoms of the two aromatic moieties intersect at an angle of 7.91 (6)°. In the crystal, N—H⋯N, N—H⋯O and C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, as well as C—H⋯O contacts, connect the entities into a three-dimensional network. The shortest centroid–centroid distance between two aromatic systems is 3.7255 (8) Å and is apparent between the two different aromatic moieties.
Related literature
For the et al. (2006). For graph-set analysis of hydrogen bonds, see: Etter et al. (1990); Bernstein et al. (1995).
of the trinitrate of bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amine, see: JunkExperimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT; 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, 2012) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
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Lanthanum nitrate was reacted with bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amine in water. Upon free evaporation of the solvent, a crystalline solid was obtained from which irregular-shaped white crystals could be selected.
Carbon-bound H atoms were placed in calculated positions (C–H 0.95 Å for aromatic carbon atoms and C–H 0.99 Å for methylene groups) and were included in the
in the riding model approximation, with U(H) set to 1.2Ueq(C). Both nitrogen-bound H atoms were located on a difference Fourier map and refined freely.Upon the attempted synthesis of a rare-earth metal coordination compound applying bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amine as an auxilliary ligand, the title compound was unintentionally obtained as the only crystalline reaction product. The
of the trinitrate salt of bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amine has been reported earlier (Junk et al., 2006).The twofold-protonated amine-type nitrogen atom is present in a tetrahedral coordination environment. The angles set up by the atoms connected to it cover a range of 107.7 (11)–111.81 (9) °. The least-squares planes defined by the respective non-hydrogen atoms of the two aromatic moieties enclose an angle of 7.91 (6) ° (Fig. 1).
In the crystal, classical hydrogen bonds of the N–H···O type are observed next to C–H···O contacts whose range falls by more than 0.1 Å below the sum of van-der-Waals radii of the atoms participating. In addition, a C–H···N contact involving the nitrate anion is apparent. One of the N–H···O hydrogen bonds shows bifurcation. All the aforementioned contacts are exclusively established between atoms on the cation as well as the anion. Metrical parameters as well as information about the symmetry of these contacts are summarized in Table 1. In total, the entities of the
are connected to a three-dimensional network. In terms of graph-set analysis (Etter et al., 1990; Bernstein et al., 1995), the descriptor for the C–H···O contacts is DDDD on the unary level while the classical hydrogen bonds necessitate a DDD descriptor on the same level if the bifurcated hydrogen bond is counted as two separate hydrogen bonds. The shortest intercentroid distance between two aromatic systems is measured at 3.7255 (8) Å and is apparent between the two different aromatic moieties (Fig. 2).The packing of the title compound in the
is shown in Figure 3.For the
of the trinitrate of bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amine, see: Junk et al. (2006). For graph-set analysis of hydrogen bonds, see: Etter et al. (1990); Bernstein et al. (1995).Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); 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, 2012) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound, with atom labels and anisotropic displacement ellipsoids (drawn at 50% probability level). | |
Fig. 2. Intermolecular contacts, viewed approximately along [1 1 0]. Symmetry operators: i x, y, z + 1; ii -x + 1, -y, -z + 1; iii x, -y + 1/2, z + 1/2; iv -x + 3/2, -y, z + 1/2; v x - 1/2, y, -z + 1/2; vi x + 1/2, y, -z + 1/2. | |
Fig. 3. Molecular packing of the title compound, viewed along [0 1 0] (anisotropic displacement ellipsoids drawn at 50% probability level). |
C12H14N3+·NO3− | F(000) = 1104 |
Mr = 262.27 | Dx = 1.394 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 5628 reflections |
a = 11.2236 (2) Å | θ = 2.5–28.2° |
b = 13.4714 (4) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
c = 16.5303 (4) Å | T = 200 K |
V = 2499.34 (11) Å3 | Irregular, white |
Z = 8 | 0.50 × 0.35 × 0.24 mm |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 3082 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2568 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.014 |
φ and ω scans | θmax = 28.3°, θmin = 2.7° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) | h = −8→14 |
Tmin = 0.923, Tmax = 1.000 | k = −17→17 |
12816 measured reflections | l = −22→17 |
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)] = 0.041 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.122 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.04 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0695P)2 + 0.627P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3082 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
180 parameters | Δρmax = 0.29 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.26 e Å−3 |
C12H14N3+·NO3− | V = 2499.34 (11) Å3 |
Mr = 262.27 | Z = 8 |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 11.2236 (2) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
b = 13.4714 (4) Å | T = 200 K |
c = 16.5303 (4) Å | 0.50 × 0.35 × 0.24 mm |
Bruker APEXII CCD diffractometer | 3082 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) | 2568 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.923, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.014 |
12816 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.041 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.122 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.29 e Å−3 |
3082 reflections | Δρmin = −0.26 e Å−3 |
180 parameters |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
O1 | 0.53822 (10) | 0.03915 (9) | 0.09542 (8) | 0.0595 (3) | |
O2 | 0.72195 (8) | 0.07826 (8) | 0.08342 (6) | 0.0438 (3) | |
O3 | 0.58787 (10) | 0.19315 (8) | 0.09035 (8) | 0.0540 (3) | |
N1 | 0.76754 (9) | 0.13548 (8) | 0.57810 (6) | 0.0257 (2) | |
H71 | 0.6936 (16) | 0.1564 (13) | 0.5883 (10) | 0.044 (4)* | |
H72 | 0.7725 (15) | 0.0688 (14) | 0.5820 (10) | 0.044 (4)* | |
N2 | 0.61491 (9) | 0.10403 (8) | 0.08911 (6) | 0.0300 (2) | |
N11 | 0.59551 (10) | 0.11038 (8) | 0.46858 (6) | 0.0345 (2) | |
N21 | 0.71063 (9) | 0.11508 (7) | 0.73540 (6) | 0.0297 (2) | |
C1 | 0.79740 (12) | 0.16440 (10) | 0.49410 (7) | 0.0351 (3) | |
H1A | 0.8717 | 0.1305 | 0.4774 | 0.042* | |
H1B | 0.8116 | 0.2369 | 0.4919 | 0.042* | |
C2 | 0.84972 (10) | 0.18126 (9) | 0.63756 (7) | 0.0295 (2) | |
H2A | 0.8442 | 0.2544 | 0.6335 | 0.035* | |
H2B | 0.9326 | 0.1617 | 0.6246 | 0.035* | |
C11 | 0.69911 (12) | 0.13770 (8) | 0.43630 (7) | 0.0313 (3) | |
C12 | 0.71806 (18) | 0.14422 (10) | 0.35348 (8) | 0.0507 (4) | |
H12 | 0.7937 | 0.1623 | 0.3324 | 0.061* | |
C13 | 0.6227 (2) | 0.12345 (11) | 0.30224 (9) | 0.0657 (6) | |
H13 | 0.6315 | 0.1291 | 0.2453 | 0.079* | |
C14 | 0.51552 (19) | 0.09468 (12) | 0.33522 (11) | 0.0598 (5) | |
H14 | 0.4496 | 0.0794 | 0.3014 | 0.072* | |
C15 | 0.50553 (14) | 0.08849 (11) | 0.41766 (10) | 0.0472 (4) | |
H15 | 0.4316 | 0.0678 | 0.4400 | 0.057* | |
C21 | 0.82056 (10) | 0.14965 (8) | 0.72268 (7) | 0.0255 (2) | |
C22 | 0.90516 (11) | 0.16031 (9) | 0.78369 (7) | 0.0309 (3) | |
H22 | 0.9828 | 0.1843 | 0.7719 | 0.037* | |
C23 | 0.87333 (12) | 0.13503 (9) | 0.86208 (7) | 0.0359 (3) | |
H23 | 0.9287 | 0.1417 | 0.9052 | 0.043* | |
C24 | 0.75986 (13) | 0.10001 (9) | 0.87633 (7) | 0.0366 (3) | |
H24 | 0.7353 | 0.0829 | 0.9295 | 0.044* | |
C25 | 0.68233 (11) | 0.09025 (9) | 0.81153 (7) | 0.0346 (3) | |
H25 | 0.6049 | 0.0646 | 0.8216 | 0.041* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0397 (6) | 0.0467 (6) | 0.0920 (9) | −0.0119 (5) | −0.0001 (5) | 0.0126 (6) |
O2 | 0.0298 (5) | 0.0473 (6) | 0.0542 (6) | 0.0045 (4) | 0.0046 (4) | −0.0013 (4) |
O3 | 0.0484 (6) | 0.0330 (5) | 0.0805 (8) | 0.0060 (4) | −0.0001 (5) | 0.0027 (5) |
N1 | 0.0254 (5) | 0.0290 (5) | 0.0229 (4) | −0.0029 (4) | −0.0008 (3) | 0.0030 (3) |
N2 | 0.0309 (5) | 0.0333 (5) | 0.0260 (5) | 0.0003 (4) | 0.0013 (4) | 0.0017 (4) |
N11 | 0.0339 (5) | 0.0374 (5) | 0.0322 (5) | 0.0069 (4) | −0.0073 (4) | −0.0051 (4) |
N21 | 0.0281 (5) | 0.0325 (5) | 0.0284 (5) | −0.0005 (4) | 0.0000 (4) | 0.0034 (4) |
C1 | 0.0395 (6) | 0.0421 (6) | 0.0236 (5) | −0.0092 (5) | 0.0062 (5) | 0.0033 (5) |
C2 | 0.0270 (5) | 0.0327 (6) | 0.0287 (6) | −0.0068 (4) | −0.0022 (4) | 0.0014 (4) |
C11 | 0.0494 (7) | 0.0219 (5) | 0.0225 (5) | 0.0018 (5) | −0.0017 (5) | 0.0013 (4) |
C12 | 0.0989 (13) | 0.0300 (6) | 0.0233 (6) | −0.0127 (7) | 0.0039 (7) | 0.0010 (5) |
C13 | 0.138 (2) | 0.0328 (7) | 0.0259 (7) | 0.0027 (9) | −0.0235 (9) | −0.0003 (5) |
C14 | 0.0905 (14) | 0.0376 (7) | 0.0513 (9) | 0.0206 (8) | −0.0415 (9) | −0.0113 (7) |
C15 | 0.0444 (8) | 0.0432 (7) | 0.0542 (9) | 0.0160 (6) | −0.0214 (6) | −0.0127 (6) |
C21 | 0.0259 (5) | 0.0244 (5) | 0.0263 (5) | 0.0028 (4) | −0.0025 (4) | −0.0014 (4) |
C22 | 0.0289 (5) | 0.0323 (6) | 0.0316 (6) | 0.0044 (4) | −0.0048 (4) | −0.0051 (4) |
C23 | 0.0464 (7) | 0.0334 (6) | 0.0278 (6) | 0.0122 (5) | −0.0096 (5) | −0.0052 (5) |
C24 | 0.0546 (8) | 0.0303 (6) | 0.0248 (5) | 0.0119 (5) | 0.0031 (5) | 0.0020 (4) |
C25 | 0.0367 (7) | 0.0339 (6) | 0.0332 (6) | 0.0018 (5) | 0.0063 (5) | 0.0047 (5) |
O1—N2 | 1.2311 (15) | C11—C12 | 1.3883 (17) |
O2—N2 | 1.2541 (14) | C12—C13 | 1.393 (3) |
O3—N2 | 1.2385 (14) | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
N1—C1 | 1.4806 (14) | C13—C14 | 1.376 (3) |
N1—C2 | 1.4822 (14) | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
N1—H71 | 0.893 (18) | C14—C15 | 1.370 (2) |
N1—H72 | 0.902 (19) | C14—H14 | 0.9500 |
N11—C11 | 1.3313 (17) | C15—H15 | 0.9500 |
N11—C15 | 1.3473 (17) | C21—C22 | 1.3926 (15) |
N21—C21 | 1.3354 (15) | C22—C23 | 1.3866 (18) |
N21—C25 | 1.3403 (15) | C22—H22 | 0.9500 |
C1—C11 | 1.5030 (18) | C23—C24 | 1.378 (2) |
C1—H1A | 0.9900 | C23—H23 | 0.9500 |
C1—H1B | 0.9900 | C24—C25 | 1.3864 (19) |
C2—C21 | 1.5061 (16) | C24—H24 | 0.9500 |
C2—H2A | 0.9900 | C25—H25 | 0.9500 |
C2—H2B | 0.9900 | ||
C1—N1—C2 | 111.81 (9) | C11—C12—H12 | 121.0 |
C1—N1—H71 | 107.7 (11) | C13—C12—H12 | 121.0 |
C2—N1—H71 | 108.8 (11) | C14—C13—C12 | 119.15 (15) |
C1—N1—H72 | 108.4 (10) | C14—C13—H13 | 120.4 |
C2—N1—H72 | 109.1 (10) | C12—C13—H13 | 120.4 |
H71—N1—H72 | 111.0 (15) | C15—C14—C13 | 118.86 (15) |
O1—N2—O3 | 121.03 (11) | C15—C14—H14 | 120.6 |
O1—N2—O2 | 118.66 (11) | C13—C14—H14 | 120.6 |
O3—N2—O2 | 120.29 (11) | N11—C15—C14 | 123.15 (17) |
C11—N11—C15 | 117.70 (13) | N11—C15—H15 | 118.4 |
C21—N21—C25 | 116.99 (10) | C14—C15—H15 | 118.4 |
N1—C1—C11 | 111.53 (10) | N21—C21—C22 | 123.50 (11) |
N1—C1—H1A | 109.3 | N21—C21—C2 | 116.51 (10) |
C11—C1—H1A | 109.3 | C22—C21—C2 | 119.95 (10) |
N1—C1—H1B | 109.3 | C23—C22—C21 | 118.41 (12) |
C11—C1—H1B | 109.3 | C23—C22—H22 | 120.8 |
H1A—C1—H1B | 108.0 | C21—C22—H22 | 120.8 |
N1—C2—C21 | 111.51 (9) | C24—C23—C22 | 118.81 (11) |
N1—C2—H2A | 109.3 | C24—C23—H23 | 120.6 |
C21—C2—H2A | 109.3 | C22—C23—H23 | 120.6 |
N1—C2—H2B | 109.3 | C23—C24—C25 | 118.70 (11) |
C21—C2—H2B | 109.3 | C23—C24—H24 | 120.6 |
H2A—C2—H2B | 108.0 | C25—C24—H24 | 120.6 |
N11—C11—C12 | 123.13 (13) | N21—C25—C24 | 123.58 (12) |
N11—C11—C1 | 116.90 (10) | N21—C25—H25 | 118.2 |
C12—C11—C1 | 119.95 (13) | C24—C25—H25 | 118.2 |
C11—C12—C13 | 117.98 (17) | ||
C2—N1—C1—C11 | −166.97 (10) | C13—C14—C15—N11 | 0.8 (2) |
C1—N1—C2—C21 | −178.69 (10) | C25—N21—C21—C22 | 0.28 (17) |
C15—N11—C11—C12 | −0.18 (18) | C25—N21—C21—C2 | −177.56 (10) |
C15—N11—C11—C1 | 178.44 (11) | N1—C2—C21—N21 | −20.60 (14) |
N1—C1—C11—N11 | 11.67 (16) | N1—C2—C21—C22 | 161.48 (10) |
N1—C1—C11—C12 | −169.68 (11) | N21—C21—C22—C23 | −0.91 (17) |
N11—C11—C12—C13 | 1.7 (2) | C2—C21—C22—C23 | 176.87 (10) |
C1—C11—C12—C13 | −176.91 (12) | C21—C22—C23—C24 | 0.33 (17) |
C11—C12—C13—C14 | −1.9 (2) | C22—C23—C24—C25 | 0.79 (17) |
C12—C13—C14—C15 | 0.8 (2) | C21—N21—C25—C24 | 0.94 (18) |
C11—N11—C15—C14 | −1.1 (2) | C23—C24—C25—N21 | −1.49 (19) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C13—H13···N2 | 0.95 | 2.61 | 3.5339 (18) | 164 |
N1—H71···O3i | 0.893 (18) | 2.349 (18) | 3.0721 (15) | 138.2 (14) |
N1—H72···O2ii | 0.902 (19) | 1.982 (19) | 2.8831 (15) | 176.1 (15) |
N1—H72···O1ii | 0.902 (19) | 2.584 (18) | 3.2201 (16) | 128.1 (14) |
N1—H72···N2ii | 0.902 (19) | 2.651 (18) | 3.4905 (15) | 155.1 (14) |
C15—H15···O2iii | 0.95 | 2.39 | 3.1858 (19) | 141 |
C1—H1A···O1iv | 0.99 | 2.54 | 3.5132 (18) | 167 |
C25—H25···O1v | 0.95 | 2.53 | 3.3959 (16) | 151 |
C24—H24···O2vi | 0.95 | 2.55 | 3.4620 (16) | 161 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (ii) −x+3/2, −y, z+1/2; (iii) x−1/2, y, −z+1/2; (iv) x+1/2, y, −z+1/2; (v) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (vi) x, y, z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C12H14N3+·NO3− |
Mr | 262.27 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pbca |
Temperature (K) | 200 |
a, b, c (Å) | 11.2236 (2), 13.4714 (4), 16.5303 (4) |
V (Å3) | 2499.34 (11) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.50 × 0.35 × 0.24 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.923, 1.000 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 12816, 3082, 2568 |
Rint | 0.014 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.666 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.041, 0.122, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 3082 |
No. of parameters | 180 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.29, −0.26 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007), SAINT (Bruker, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C13—H13···N2 | 0.95 | 2.61 | 3.5339 (18) | 164.3 |
N1—H71···O3i | 0.893 (18) | 2.349 (18) | 3.0721 (15) | 138.2 (14) |
N1—H72···O2ii | 0.902 (19) | 1.982 (19) | 2.8831 (15) | 176.1 (15) |
N1—H72···O1ii | 0.902 (19) | 2.584 (18) | 3.2201 (16) | 128.1 (14) |
N1—H72···N2ii | 0.902 (19) | 2.651 (18) | 3.4905 (15) | 155.1 (14) |
C15—H15···O2iii | 0.95 | 2.39 | 3.1858 (19) | 141.2 |
C1—H1A···O1iv | 0.99 | 2.54 | 3.5132 (18) | 167.2 |
C25—H25···O1v | 0.95 | 2.53 | 3.3959 (16) | 151.2 |
C24—H24···O2vi | 0.95 | 2.55 | 3.4620 (16) | 161.2 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (ii) −x+3/2, −y, z+1/2; (iii) x−1/2, y, −z+1/2; (iv) x+1/2, y, −z+1/2; (v) −x+1, −y, −z+1; (vi) x, y, z+1. |
Acknowledgements
The authors thank NMMU for the allocation of research facilities.
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Upon the attempted synthesis of a rare-earth metal coordination compound applying bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amine as an auxilliary ligand, the title compound was unintentionally obtained as the only crystalline reaction product. The crystal structure of the trinitrate salt of bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amine has been reported earlier (Junk et al., 2006).
The twofold-protonated amine-type nitrogen atom is present in a tetrahedral coordination environment. The angles set up by the atoms connected to it cover a range of 107.7 (11)–111.81 (9) °. The least-squares planes defined by the respective non-hydrogen atoms of the two aromatic moieties enclose an angle of 7.91 (6) ° (Fig. 1).
In the crystal, classical hydrogen bonds of the N–H···O type are observed next to C–H···O contacts whose range falls by more than 0.1 Å below the sum of van-der-Waals radii of the atoms participating. In addition, a C–H···N contact involving the nitrate anion is apparent. One of the N–H···O hydrogen bonds shows bifurcation. All the aforementioned contacts are exclusively established between atoms on the cation as well as the anion. Metrical parameters as well as information about the symmetry of these contacts are summarized in Table 1. In total, the entities of the crystal structure are connected to a three-dimensional network. In terms of graph-set analysis (Etter et al., 1990; Bernstein et al., 1995), the descriptor for the C–H···O contacts is DDDD on the unary level while the classical hydrogen bonds necessitate a DDD descriptor on the same level if the bifurcated hydrogen bond is counted as two separate hydrogen bonds. The shortest intercentroid distance between two aromatic systems is measured at 3.7255 (8) Å and is apparent between the two different aromatic moieties (Fig. 2).
The packing of the title compound in the crystal structure is shown in Figure 3.