organic compounds
4-[(E)-(4-Ethoxybenzylidene)amino]phenol
aDepartment of Chemistry and Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat-Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand, bDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat-Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand, cFaculty of Traditional Thai Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat-Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand, dX-ray Crystallography Unit, School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia, and eDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, PO Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
*Correspondence e-mail: suchada.c@psu.ac.th
The molecule of the title compound, C15H15NO2, adopts a trans conformation with respect to the methylidene C=N bond and is twisted with a dihedral angle of 26.31 (5)° between the two substituted benzene rings. The ethoxy group is almost coplanar with the bound benzene ring with a C—O—C—C torsion angle of −179.08 (9)°. In the crystal, molecules are linked by O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds and weak C—H⋯O interactions into chains propagating in the [011] and [01-1] directions. C—H⋯π interactions are also present.
Related literature
For standard bond lengths, see: Allen et al. (1987). For background to and applications of aza-stilbene, see: Cheng et al. (2010); da Silva et al. (2011); Kabir et al. (2008); Lu et al. (2012); Pavan et al. (2011). For related structures, see: Sun et al. (2011); Wang (2009).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL; molecular graphics: SHELXTL; software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536813012580/rz5061sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813012580/rz5061Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813012580/rz5061Isup3.cml
The title compound (I) was prepared by dissolving 4-benzylideneaniline (5 mmol, 0.50 g) in ethanol (30 ml) and 4-ethoxybenzaldehyde (5 mmol, 0.70 ml) was slowly added with stirring. The solution was stirred at room temperature for around 3 hr yielding a white solid, which was filtered off and washed with cold ethanol and dried in air. Colourless block-shaped single crystals of (I) suitable for X-ray
were recrystallized from methanol by slow evaporation at room temperature after several days, M. p. 470–472 K.The hydroxyl H atom was located in a difference map and refined isotropically. The remaining H atoms were fixed geometrically and allowed to ride on their parent atoms, with d(C—H) = 0.95 Å for aromatic and CH, 0.99 Å for CH2 and 0.98 Å for CH3 atoms. The Uiso values were constrained to be 1.5Ueq of the
for methyl H atoms and 1.2Ueq for the remaining H atoms. A rotating group model was used for the methyl group. 1762 Friedel pairs were merged as there is insufficient to determine the since Mo radiation was used for data collection.Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2009); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).Fig. 1. The asymmetric unit of the title compound showing 65% probability displacement ellipsoids. | |
Fig. 2. Crystal packing of the title compound viewed along the c axis. Hydrogen bonds are drawn as dashed lines. |
C15H15NO2 | Dx = 1.263 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 241.28 | Melting point = 470–472 K |
Orthorhombic, Pna21 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2c -2n | Cell parameters from 2382 reflections |
a = 18.6882 (11) Å | θ = 2.2–32.0° |
b = 10.7420 (6) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
c = 6.3186 (4) Å | T = 100 K |
V = 1268.45 (13) Å3 | Block, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.59 × 0.27 × 0.25 mm |
F(000) = 512 |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2382 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2319 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.025 |
Detector resolution: 8.33 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 32.0°, θmin = 2.2° |
ω scans | h = −27→27 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | k = −16→15 |
Tmin = 0.952, Tmax = 0.979 | l = −9→9 |
16922 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)] = 0.030 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.086 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.10 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0562P)2 + 0.1397P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2382 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
168 parameters | Δρmax = 0.35 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Δρmin = −0.19 e Å−3 |
C15H15NO2 | V = 1268.45 (13) Å3 |
Mr = 241.28 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, Pna21 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 18.6882 (11) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
b = 10.7420 (6) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 6.3186 (4) Å | 0.59 × 0.27 × 0.25 mm |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2382 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) | 2319 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.952, Tmax = 0.979 | Rint = 0.025 |
16922 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.030 | 1 restraint |
wR(F2) = 0.086 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.10 | Δρmax = 0.35 e Å−3 |
2382 reflections | Δρmin = −0.19 e Å−3 |
168 parameters |
Experimental. The data was collected with the Oxford Cryosystem Cobra low-temperature attachment. |
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 | ||
O1 | 1.07262 (4) | 0.90374 (7) | 0.65280 (16) | 0.02092 (17) | |
O2 | 0.68429 (4) | 0.01683 (7) | 0.72655 (13) | 0.01662 (15) | |
H1O2 | 0.6732 (11) | 0.000 (2) | 0.851 (4) | 0.038 (5)* | |
N1 | 0.85372 (4) | 0.43914 (7) | 0.61658 (15) | 0.01367 (16) | |
C1 | 0.93803 (5) | 0.59761 (9) | 0.72367 (18) | 0.01420 (18) | |
C2 | 0.97668 (5) | 0.64779 (9) | 0.89339 (19) | 0.01686 (19) | |
H2A | 0.9725 | 0.6113 | 1.0298 | 0.020* | |
C3 | 1.02104 (6) | 0.75025 (10) | 0.86479 (19) | 0.0181 (2) | |
H3A | 1.0468 | 0.7835 | 0.9813 | 0.022* | |
C4 | 1.02770 (5) | 0.80430 (9) | 0.66463 (19) | 0.01595 (19) | |
C5 | 0.98933 (6) | 0.75587 (10) | 0.49369 (19) | 0.01789 (19) | |
H5A | 0.9934 | 0.7928 | 0.3576 | 0.021* | |
C6 | 0.94517 (6) | 0.65320 (10) | 0.52393 (19) | 0.01713 (19) | |
H6A | 0.9194 | 0.6201 | 0.4072 | 0.021* | |
C7 | 0.89365 (5) | 0.48741 (8) | 0.76077 (17) | 0.01413 (18) | |
H7A | 0.8944 | 0.4500 | 0.8970 | 0.017* | |
C8 | 0.81221 (5) | 0.33104 (9) | 0.65972 (16) | 0.01283 (17) | |
C9 | 0.78245 (5) | 0.30394 (9) | 0.85792 (16) | 0.01439 (18) | |
H9A | 0.7915 | 0.3572 | 0.9750 | 0.017* | |
C10 | 0.73949 (5) | 0.19880 (9) | 0.88339 (16) | 0.01468 (17) | |
H10A | 0.7190 | 0.1811 | 1.0176 | 0.018* | |
C11 | 0.72652 (5) | 0.11939 (8) | 0.71249 (17) | 0.01325 (17) | |
C12 | 0.75683 (6) | 0.14583 (9) | 0.51485 (17) | 0.01527 (18) | |
H12A | 0.7489 | 0.0913 | 0.3988 | 0.018* | |
C13 | 0.79848 (5) | 0.25179 (9) | 0.48866 (16) | 0.01442 (17) | |
H13A | 0.8178 | 0.2707 | 0.3534 | 0.017* | |
C14 | 1.08402 (6) | 0.95958 (10) | 0.4482 (2) | 0.0215 (2) | |
H14A | 1.0383 | 0.9914 | 0.3904 | 0.026* | |
H14B | 1.1037 | 0.8975 | 0.3482 | 0.026* | |
C15 | 1.13632 (6) | 1.06515 (11) | 0.4787 (3) | 0.0285 (3) | |
H15A | 1.1448 | 1.1065 | 0.3427 | 0.043* | |
H15B | 1.1816 | 1.0323 | 0.5335 | 0.043* | |
H15C | 1.1165 | 1.1253 | 0.5795 | 0.043* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0213 (3) | 0.0180 (3) | 0.0234 (4) | −0.0072 (3) | −0.0018 (3) | −0.0007 (3) |
O2 | 0.0230 (3) | 0.0138 (3) | 0.0131 (3) | −0.0056 (2) | 0.0018 (3) | −0.0011 (3) |
N1 | 0.0156 (3) | 0.0116 (3) | 0.0138 (4) | −0.0003 (3) | 0.0002 (3) | 0.0000 (3) |
C1 | 0.0144 (4) | 0.0133 (3) | 0.0148 (4) | −0.0003 (3) | −0.0007 (3) | −0.0011 (3) |
C2 | 0.0177 (4) | 0.0183 (4) | 0.0146 (4) | −0.0008 (3) | −0.0029 (4) | −0.0003 (4) |
C3 | 0.0174 (4) | 0.0193 (4) | 0.0176 (5) | −0.0023 (3) | −0.0036 (4) | −0.0023 (4) |
C4 | 0.0146 (4) | 0.0140 (4) | 0.0193 (5) | −0.0013 (3) | −0.0018 (4) | −0.0007 (4) |
C5 | 0.0199 (4) | 0.0175 (4) | 0.0162 (5) | −0.0045 (3) | −0.0025 (4) | 0.0009 (4) |
C6 | 0.0188 (4) | 0.0176 (4) | 0.0150 (4) | −0.0044 (3) | −0.0017 (4) | −0.0002 (4) |
C7 | 0.0153 (4) | 0.0132 (4) | 0.0139 (4) | −0.0001 (3) | 0.0000 (3) | −0.0002 (3) |
C8 | 0.0144 (3) | 0.0114 (3) | 0.0126 (4) | 0.0002 (3) | −0.0005 (3) | 0.0001 (3) |
C9 | 0.0184 (4) | 0.0128 (4) | 0.0119 (4) | −0.0005 (3) | 0.0006 (3) | −0.0015 (3) |
C10 | 0.0192 (4) | 0.0137 (4) | 0.0111 (4) | −0.0010 (3) | 0.0012 (4) | −0.0007 (3) |
C11 | 0.0161 (4) | 0.0113 (3) | 0.0123 (4) | −0.0001 (3) | 0.0005 (3) | −0.0001 (3) |
C12 | 0.0196 (4) | 0.0143 (4) | 0.0119 (4) | −0.0018 (3) | 0.0011 (4) | −0.0015 (3) |
C13 | 0.0181 (4) | 0.0146 (4) | 0.0106 (4) | −0.0011 (3) | 0.0009 (4) | −0.0010 (3) |
C14 | 0.0199 (4) | 0.0176 (4) | 0.0269 (6) | −0.0038 (3) | −0.0014 (4) | 0.0044 (4) |
C15 | 0.0236 (5) | 0.0201 (5) | 0.0420 (8) | −0.0071 (4) | 0.0000 (5) | 0.0019 (5) |
O1—C4 | 1.3605 (11) | C7—H7A | 0.9500 |
O1—C14 | 1.4412 (16) | C8—C13 | 1.3996 (14) |
O2—C11 | 1.3581 (11) | C8—C9 | 1.4009 (14) |
O2—H1O2 | 0.83 (3) | C9—C10 | 1.3951 (13) |
N1—C7 | 1.2867 (13) | C9—H9A | 0.9500 |
N1—C8 | 1.4228 (12) | C10—C11 | 1.3973 (14) |
C1—C2 | 1.4008 (15) | C10—H10A | 0.9500 |
C1—C6 | 1.4026 (16) | C11—C12 | 1.4004 (15) |
C1—C7 | 1.4643 (13) | C12—C13 | 1.3887 (13) |
C2—C3 | 1.3898 (14) | C12—H12A | 0.9500 |
C2—H2A | 0.9500 | C13—H13A | 0.9500 |
C3—C4 | 1.3972 (16) | C14—C15 | 1.5094 (15) |
C3—H3A | 0.9500 | C14—H14A | 0.9900 |
C4—C5 | 1.3970 (15) | C14—H14B | 0.9900 |
C5—C6 | 1.3906 (14) | C15—H15A | 0.9800 |
C5—H5A | 0.9500 | C15—H15B | 0.9800 |
C6—H6A | 0.9500 | C15—H15C | 0.9800 |
C4—O1—C14 | 117.86 (9) | C10—C9—C8 | 119.99 (9) |
C11—O2—H1O2 | 112.7 (15) | C10—C9—H9A | 120.0 |
C7—N1—C8 | 120.62 (9) | C8—C9—H9A | 120.0 |
C2—C1—C6 | 118.43 (9) | C9—C10—C11 | 120.33 (9) |
C2—C1—C7 | 118.72 (10) | C9—C10—H10A | 119.8 |
C6—C1—C7 | 122.83 (9) | C11—C10—H10A | 119.8 |
C3—C2—C1 | 120.85 (11) | O2—C11—C10 | 123.06 (9) |
C3—C2—H2A | 119.6 | O2—C11—C12 | 117.25 (9) |
C1—C2—H2A | 119.6 | C10—C11—C12 | 119.68 (9) |
C2—C3—C4 | 120.00 (10) | C13—C12—C11 | 119.95 (9) |
C2—C3—H3A | 120.0 | C13—C12—H12A | 120.0 |
C4—C3—H3A | 120.0 | C11—C12—H12A | 120.0 |
O1—C4—C5 | 124.52 (10) | C12—C13—C8 | 120.62 (9) |
O1—C4—C3 | 115.52 (9) | C12—C13—H13A | 119.7 |
C5—C4—C3 | 119.96 (9) | C8—C13—H13A | 119.7 |
C6—C5—C4 | 119.59 (10) | O1—C14—C15 | 107.10 (11) |
C6—C5—H5A | 120.2 | O1—C14—H14A | 110.3 |
C4—C5—H5A | 120.2 | C15—C14—H14A | 110.3 |
C5—C6—C1 | 121.18 (10) | O1—C14—H14B | 110.3 |
C5—C6—H6A | 119.4 | C15—C14—H14B | 110.3 |
C1—C6—H6A | 119.4 | H14A—C14—H14B | 108.5 |
N1—C7—C1 | 122.74 (9) | C14—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
N1—C7—H7A | 118.6 | C14—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C1—C7—H7A | 118.6 | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C13—C8—C9 | 119.41 (9) | C14—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C13—C8—N1 | 116.65 (9) | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C9—C8—N1 | 123.87 (9) | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 0.01 (15) | C6—C1—C7—N1 | −5.42 (15) |
C7—C1—C2—C3 | 178.24 (9) | C7—N1—C8—C13 | −150.56 (9) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.20 (15) | C7—N1—C8—C9 | 32.46 (13) |
C14—O1—C4—C5 | −2.99 (14) | C13—C8—C9—C10 | −0.07 (14) |
C14—O1—C4—C3 | 177.23 (9) | N1—C8—C9—C10 | 176.84 (9) |
C2—C3—C4—O1 | −179.72 (9) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | 0.67 (14) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.48 (15) | C9—C10—C11—O2 | −178.92 (9) |
O1—C4—C5—C6 | 179.64 (9) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | −0.06 (15) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.58 (16) | O2—C11—C12—C13 | 177.76 (9) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 0.40 (16) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −1.16 (15) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −0.12 (15) | C11—C12—C13—C8 | 1.78 (15) |
C7—C1—C6—C5 | −178.27 (9) | C9—C8—C13—C12 | −1.16 (14) |
C8—N1—C7—C1 | 179.23 (8) | N1—C8—C13—C12 | −178.29 (9) |
C2—C1—C7—N1 | 176.43 (9) | C4—O1—C14—C15 | −179.08 (9) |
Cg1 is the centroid of the C8–C13 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O2—H1O2···N1i | 0.83 (2) | 1.87 (2) | 2.6971 (12) | 172 (2) |
C6—H6A···O2ii | 0.95 | 2.51 | 3.3956 (14) | 156 |
C9—H9A···O2iii | 0.95 | 2.38 | 3.3229 (13) | 171 |
C14—H14B···Cg1iv | 0.99 | 2.90 | 3.7668 (12) | 147 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3/2, y−1/2, z+1/2; (ii) −x+3/2, y+1/2, z−1/2; (iii) −x+3/2, y+1/2, z+1/2; (iv) −x+2, −y+1, z−1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C15H15NO2 |
Mr | 241.28 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pna21 |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 18.6882 (11), 10.7420 (6), 6.3186 (4) |
V (Å3) | 1268.45 (13) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.08 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.59 × 0.27 × 0.25 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.952, 0.979 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 16922, 2382, 2319 |
Rint | 0.025 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.745 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.030, 0.086, 1.10 |
No. of reflections | 2382 |
No. of parameters | 168 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.35, −0.19 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009), SAINT (Bruker, 2009), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Cg1 is the centroid of the C8–C13 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O2—H1O2···N1i | 0.83 (2) | 1.87 (2) | 2.6971 (12) | 172 (2) |
C6—H6A···O2ii | 0.95 | 2.51 | 3.3956 (14) | 156 |
C9—H9A···O2iii | 0.95 | 2.38 | 3.3229 (13) | 171 |
C14—H14B···Cg1iv | 0.99 | 2.90 | 3.7668 (12) | 147 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3/2, y−1/2, z+1/2; (ii) −x+3/2, y+1/2, z−1/2; (iii) −x+3/2, y+1/2, z+1/2; (iv) −x+2, −y+1, z−1/2. |
Acknowledgements
NK thanks the Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry (PERCH-CIC), Commission on Higher Education, Ministry of Education, and the Graduate School, Prince of Songkla University, for financial support. The authors extend their appreciation to the Malaysian Government and Universiti Sains Malaysia for APEX DE2012 grant No. 1002/PFIZIK/910323, and the Deanship of Scientific Research and the Research Center, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University.
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Aza-stilbene derivatives derived from the reaction of an aldehyde with hydrazine have been shown to possess potent biological activities such as antibacterial (Kabir et al., 2008), antifungal (da Silva et al., 2011), antimycobacterium tuberculosis (Pavan et al., 2011) and antioxidation (Cheng et al., 2010; Lu et al., 2012) properties. These interesting biological activities of aza-stilbene led us to synthesize the title compound, (I), and study its antibacterial activity. Our antibacterial assay showed that (I) exhibits moderate activity against Salmonella typhi with the minimun inhibition concentration (MIC) value of 18.75 µg/ml. We report here the crystal structure of the title compound.
The molecule of (I) (Fig. 1), C15H15NO2, is twisted and exists in a trans configuration with respect to the methylidene C7═N1 double bond [1.2867 (13) Å] with the torsion angle C8–N1–C7–C1 = 179.23 (8)°. The dihedral angle between the two substituted benzene rings is 26.31 (5)°. The ethoxy group is co-planar with the bound benzene ring with the r.m.s. deviation of 0.0155 (1) Å for the nine non H-atoms and the C4–O1–C14–C15 angle is -179.08 (9)°. The bond distances are within the normal range (Allen et al., 1987) and are in agreement with those reported for related structures (Sun et al., 2011; Wang, 2009).
In the crystal structure (Fig. 2), the molecules are linked by O–H···N hydrogen bond and weak C—H···O interactions (Table 1) into chains propagating in the [011] and [011] directions. C—H···π interactions between the ethoxy group and the hydroxy substituted rings are also present (Table 1).