organic compounds
Ethyl 2-(5-methoxy-2-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)acetate
aChemistry and Environmental Division, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, England, bChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Mini University, 61519 El-Minia, Egypt, cDepartment of Chemistry, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA, dDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Erciyes University, 38039 Kayseri, Turkey, and eKirkuk University, College of Science, Department of Chemistry, Kirkuk, Iraq
*Correspondence e-mail: shaabankamel@yahoo.com
In the title compound, C14H17NO3, the nine-membered 1H-indole ring system is essentially planar [maximum deviation = 0.019 (1) Å]. In the crystal, molecules are linked via N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming chains along [001]. These chains are linked via C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and C—H⋯π interactions, forming a two-dimensional network lying parallel to the ac plane.
Related literature
For medicinal applications of the drug indomethacin (systematic name: 2-{1-[(4-chlorophenyl)carbonyl]-5-methoxy-2-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl}acetic acid), see: Paneth (1995); McIntyre et al. (2001); Abou-Ghannam et al. (2012). For the synthesis and reactions of indomethacin with other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory molecules, see: Mohamed et al. (2012).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2013); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2013); 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 DIAMOND (Brandenburg & Putz, 2012); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 2012) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536813018618/su2618sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813018618/su2618Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536813018618/su2618Isup3.cml
A mixture of 0.03 mol indomethacin (10.57 g m) in 150 ml of absolute ethanol and 6 ml of concentrated H2SO4 was refluxed for 6 h. The mixture was cooled to room temperature and neutralized with NaHCO3 solution. The ester was separated as an organic layer, washed with water and extracted with diethyl ether (3 × 50mL). The combined ether layers were dried over MgSO4, filtered and left for 3–4 days until brown crystals formed. The solid was collected and recrystallized from cyclohexane to give the pure ester as silver-coloured crystals (m.p. 347–350 K) suitable for X-ray diffraction. Spectroscopic data for the title compound are available in the archived CIF.
The C-bound H atoms were placed geometrically [C—H = 0.95 Å (aromatic H), C—H = 0.98 Å (methyl H) and 0.99 Å (methylene H)], and refined using a riding model with Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(C-methyl) and = 1.2Ueq(C) for other H atoms. The N-bound H atom was located in a difference Fourier synthesis and freely refined [N1—H1 = 0.914 (18) Å].
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2013); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2013); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2013); 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 DIAMOND (Brandenburg & Putz, 2012); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 2012) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title molecule, with the atom numbering scheme. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level. | |
Fig. 2. A perspective view along the c axis of the crystal packing of the title compound. The hydrogen bonds are shown as dashed lines - see Table 1 for details. |
C14H17NO3 | F(000) = 528 |
Mr = 247.29 | Dx = 1.290 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 9989 reflections |
a = 7.8117 (5) Å | θ = 2.4–29.1° |
b = 17.1953 (12) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
c = 9.9003 (7) Å | T = 150 K |
β = 106.756 (1)° | Plate, colourless |
V = 1273.39 (15) Å3 | 0.23 × 0.21 × 0.06 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD diffractometer | 3374 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2889 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.043 |
Detector resolution: 8.3660 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 29.1°, θmin = 2.4° |
ϕ and ω scans | h = −10→10 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2013) | k = −23→23 |
Tmin = 0.84, Tmax = 1.00 | l = −13→13 |
22947 measured reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.044 | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
wR(F2) = 0.117 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.08 | W = 1/[Σ2(Fo2) + (0.0539P)2 + 0.3155P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3374 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
170 parameters | Δρmax = 0.31 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3 |
C14H17NO3 | V = 1273.39 (15) Å3 |
Mr = 247.29 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.8117 (5) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
b = 17.1953 (12) Å | T = 150 K |
c = 9.9003 (7) Å | 0.23 × 0.21 × 0.06 mm |
β = 106.756 (1)° |
Bruker SMART APEX CCD diffractometer | 3374 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2013) | 2889 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.84, Tmax = 1.00 | Rint = 0.043 |
22947 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.044 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.117 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.08 | Δρmax = 0.31 e Å−3 |
3374 reflections | Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3 |
170 parameters |
Experimental. Spectroscopic data for the title compound: IR (KBr cm-1): (C=O ester 1728), (NH 3317), (C—H aliphatic, 2833–2924), (C—H, Ar, 2975–3002). 1H-NMR: (DMSO-D6) δ at 1.3(t, 3H, CH3 of ethyl group), 4.0(q, 2H, –CH2 aliphatic in ethyl group), 2.3(s, 3H, CH3), 3.4(s, –CH2), 3.7(s, 3H, –OCH3), 10.8(s, 1H, –NH), 6.8(s, 1H, Ar), 6.6(d, 1H, Ar), 7.2(d, 1H, Ar). 13C-NMR: 171 (C=O ester), 11(CH3 in indole), 14(CH3 of ethyl group), 29(–CH2), 55 (–OCH3), 59(–CH2 of ethyl group). 99, 103, 109, 110, 128, 129, 133,152 (8 C, aromatics). There are two signals at 29 and 59 p.p.m. oriented downward in the DEPT spectrum confirming the existence of two –CH2 groups. |
Geometry. Bond distances, angles etc. have been calculated using the rounded fractional coordinates. All su's are estimated from the variances of the (full) variance-covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account in the estimation of distances, angles and torsion angles |
Refinement. Refinement on F2 for ALL reflections except those flagged by the user for potential systematic errors. Weighted R-factors wR and all goodnesses of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The observed criterion of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating -R-factor-obs 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 | 0.17116 (13) | 0.36046 (6) | −0.24184 (10) | 0.0376 (3) | |
O2 | 0.75724 (12) | 0.08270 (5) | −0.02263 (9) | 0.0312 (3) | |
O3 | 0.75501 (11) | 0.01325 (4) | 0.16773 (9) | 0.0251 (2) | |
N1 | 0.65214 (13) | 0.29386 (6) | 0.27056 (11) | 0.0264 (3) | |
C1 | 0.47230 (14) | 0.25588 (6) | 0.05968 (12) | 0.0216 (3) | |
C2 | 0.34868 (15) | 0.26677 (6) | −0.07390 (13) | 0.0240 (3) | |
C3 | 0.29070 (16) | 0.34165 (7) | −0.11378 (13) | 0.0282 (3) | |
C4 | 0.35262 (18) | 0.40558 (7) | −0.02372 (15) | 0.0336 (4) | |
C5 | 0.47322 (17) | 0.39589 (7) | 0.10729 (15) | 0.0309 (3) | |
C6 | 0.53295 (15) | 0.32062 (6) | 0.14800 (13) | 0.0245 (3) | |
C7 | 0.09045 (18) | 0.29785 (9) | −0.33106 (15) | 0.0367 (4) | |
C8 | 0.66375 (15) | 0.21415 (7) | 0.26458 (12) | 0.0243 (3) | |
C9 | 0.55670 (14) | 0.18869 (6) | 0.13595 (12) | 0.0220 (3) | |
C10 | 0.77677 (16) | 0.16917 (8) | 0.38672 (13) | 0.0312 (4) | |
C11 | 0.52395 (15) | 0.10556 (6) | 0.08854 (13) | 0.0258 (3) | |
C12 | 0.68958 (14) | 0.06698 (6) | 0.06967 (12) | 0.0224 (3) | |
C13 | 0.91945 (15) | −0.02529 (7) | 0.16271 (13) | 0.0272 (3) | |
C14 | 0.98064 (19) | −0.07392 (8) | 0.29348 (16) | 0.0395 (4) | |
H1 | 0.700 (2) | 0.3250 (10) | 0.347 (2) | 0.052 (5)* | |
H2 | 0.30620 | 0.22390 | −0.13500 | 0.0290* | |
H4 | 0.31030 | 0.45630 | −0.05410 | 0.0400* | |
H5 | 0.51440 | 0.43900 | 0.16800 | 0.0370* | |
H7A | 0.18300 | 0.26750 | −0.35610 | 0.0550* | |
H7B | 0.00600 | 0.31840 | −0.41700 | 0.0550* | |
H7C | 0.02660 | 0.26440 | −0.28160 | 0.0550* | |
H10A | 0.72640 | 0.11700 | 0.38710 | 0.0470* | |
H10B | 0.77960 | 0.19600 | 0.47470 | 0.0470* | |
H10C | 0.89850 | 0.16500 | 0.37860 | 0.0470* | |
H11A | 0.42780 | 0.10380 | −0.00200 | 0.0310* | |
H11B | 0.48250 | 0.07610 | 0.15910 | 0.0310* | |
H13A | 1.01170 | 0.01370 | 0.16000 | 0.0330* | |
H13B | 0.89690 | −0.05840 | 0.07760 | 0.0330* | |
H14A | 1.00740 | −0.04020 | 0.37670 | 0.0590* | |
H14B | 1.08850 | −0.10270 | 0.29240 | 0.0590* | |
H14C | 0.88610 | −0.11070 | 0.29690 | 0.0590* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0347 (5) | 0.0333 (5) | 0.0417 (5) | 0.0089 (4) | 0.0059 (4) | 0.0110 (4) |
O2 | 0.0383 (5) | 0.0288 (4) | 0.0283 (4) | 0.0066 (4) | 0.0124 (4) | 0.0065 (3) |
O3 | 0.0260 (4) | 0.0219 (4) | 0.0277 (4) | 0.0049 (3) | 0.0084 (3) | 0.0047 (3) |
N1 | 0.0275 (5) | 0.0268 (5) | 0.0265 (5) | −0.0049 (4) | 0.0104 (4) | −0.0073 (4) |
C1 | 0.0206 (5) | 0.0194 (5) | 0.0273 (5) | −0.0005 (4) | 0.0111 (4) | −0.0010 (4) |
C2 | 0.0233 (5) | 0.0217 (5) | 0.0283 (6) | 0.0017 (4) | 0.0093 (4) | −0.0001 (4) |
C3 | 0.0258 (5) | 0.0269 (6) | 0.0340 (6) | 0.0052 (4) | 0.0122 (5) | 0.0067 (5) |
C4 | 0.0348 (6) | 0.0200 (5) | 0.0503 (8) | 0.0051 (5) | 0.0191 (6) | 0.0048 (5) |
C5 | 0.0352 (6) | 0.0196 (5) | 0.0432 (7) | −0.0024 (5) | 0.0198 (6) | −0.0048 (5) |
C6 | 0.0251 (5) | 0.0222 (5) | 0.0299 (6) | −0.0027 (4) | 0.0140 (4) | −0.0039 (4) |
C7 | 0.0297 (6) | 0.0455 (8) | 0.0335 (7) | 0.0111 (5) | 0.0071 (5) | 0.0055 (6) |
C8 | 0.0227 (5) | 0.0268 (5) | 0.0255 (5) | −0.0017 (4) | 0.0104 (4) | −0.0018 (4) |
C9 | 0.0199 (5) | 0.0205 (5) | 0.0265 (5) | −0.0002 (4) | 0.0080 (4) | −0.0006 (4) |
C10 | 0.0282 (6) | 0.0394 (7) | 0.0249 (6) | 0.0023 (5) | 0.0058 (5) | 0.0005 (5) |
C11 | 0.0216 (5) | 0.0191 (5) | 0.0345 (6) | −0.0002 (4) | 0.0047 (4) | −0.0003 (4) |
C12 | 0.0239 (5) | 0.0164 (5) | 0.0243 (5) | −0.0006 (4) | 0.0027 (4) | −0.0016 (4) |
C13 | 0.0244 (5) | 0.0247 (5) | 0.0323 (6) | 0.0060 (4) | 0.0080 (5) | 0.0028 (5) |
C14 | 0.0364 (7) | 0.0369 (7) | 0.0444 (8) | 0.0134 (6) | 0.0106 (6) | 0.0145 (6) |
O1—C3 | 1.3789 (16) | C11—C12 | 1.5128 (16) |
O1—C7 | 1.4198 (18) | C13—C14 | 1.4990 (19) |
O2—C12 | 1.2108 (15) | C2—H2 | 0.9500 |
O3—C12 | 1.3309 (13) | C4—H4 | 0.9500 |
O3—C13 | 1.4590 (15) | C5—H5 | 0.9500 |
N1—C6 | 1.3782 (16) | C7—H7A | 0.9800 |
N1—C8 | 1.3760 (16) | C7—H7B | 0.9800 |
N1—H1 | 0.914 (18) | C7—H7C | 0.9800 |
C1—C2 | 1.4072 (17) | C10—H10A | 0.9800 |
C1—C6 | 1.4105 (15) | C10—H10B | 0.9800 |
C1—C9 | 1.4327 (15) | C10—H10C | 0.9800 |
C2—C3 | 1.3841 (16) | C11—H11A | 0.9900 |
C3—C4 | 1.4102 (18) | C11—H11B | 0.9900 |
C4—C5 | 1.376 (2) | C13—H13A | 0.9900 |
C5—C6 | 1.3953 (16) | C13—H13B | 0.9900 |
C8—C9 | 1.3779 (16) | C14—H14A | 0.9800 |
C8—C10 | 1.4914 (17) | C14—H14B | 0.9800 |
C9—C11 | 1.5033 (15) | C14—H14C | 0.9800 |
C3—O1—C7 | 117.11 (11) | C5—C4—H4 | 119.00 |
C12—O3—C13 | 116.57 (9) | C4—C5—H5 | 121.00 |
C6—N1—C8 | 109.32 (10) | C6—C5—H5 | 121.00 |
C6—N1—H1 | 123.0 (11) | O1—C7—H7A | 109.00 |
C8—N1—H1 | 127.1 (11) | O1—C7—H7B | 109.00 |
C2—C1—C6 | 119.63 (10) | O1—C7—H7C | 109.00 |
C6—C1—C9 | 106.77 (10) | H7A—C7—H7B | 109.00 |
C2—C1—C9 | 133.59 (10) | H7A—C7—H7C | 109.00 |
C1—C2—C3 | 118.12 (10) | H7B—C7—H7C | 109.00 |
O1—C3—C2 | 124.03 (11) | C8—C10—H10A | 109.00 |
O1—C3—C4 | 114.61 (11) | C8—C10—H10B | 109.00 |
C2—C3—C4 | 121.36 (12) | C8—C10—H10C | 109.00 |
C3—C4—C5 | 121.23 (11) | H10A—C10—H10B | 109.00 |
C4—C5—C6 | 117.76 (12) | H10A—C10—H10C | 109.00 |
C1—C6—C5 | 121.90 (11) | H10B—C10—H10C | 109.00 |
N1—C6—C5 | 130.45 (11) | C9—C11—H11A | 109.00 |
N1—C6—C1 | 107.65 (9) | C9—C11—H11B | 109.00 |
N1—C8—C9 | 109.04 (10) | C12—C11—H11A | 109.00 |
N1—C8—C10 | 120.84 (11) | C12—C11—H11B | 109.00 |
C9—C8—C10 | 130.11 (11) | H11A—C11—H11B | 108.00 |
C1—C9—C8 | 107.18 (10) | O3—C13—H13A | 110.00 |
C8—C9—C11 | 126.44 (10) | O3—C13—H13B | 110.00 |
C1—C9—C11 | 126.24 (10) | C14—C13—H13A | 110.00 |
C9—C11—C12 | 112.39 (10) | C14—C13—H13B | 110.00 |
O2—C12—O3 | 123.10 (11) | H13A—C13—H13B | 109.00 |
O2—C12—C11 | 124.77 (10) | C13—C14—H14A | 110.00 |
O3—C12—C11 | 112.13 (10) | C13—C14—H14B | 109.00 |
O3—C13—C14 | 106.78 (10) | C13—C14—H14C | 110.00 |
C1—C2—H2 | 121.00 | H14A—C14—H14B | 109.00 |
C3—C2—H2 | 121.00 | H14A—C14—H14C | 109.00 |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.00 | H14B—C14—H14C | 109.00 |
C7—O1—C3—C2 | 6.53 (18) | C6—C1—C9—C8 | −0.25 (13) |
C7—O1—C3—C4 | −173.81 (12) | C6—C1—C9—C11 | 175.68 (11) |
C13—O3—C12—O2 | 2.08 (16) | C1—C2—C3—O1 | 179.49 (11) |
C13—O3—C12—C11 | −177.50 (9) | C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.15 (19) |
C12—O3—C13—C14 | 171.98 (10) | O1—C3—C4—C5 | −179.64 (13) |
C8—N1—C6—C1 | −2.16 (14) | C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.0 (2) |
C8—N1—C6—C5 | 177.77 (13) | C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.3 (2) |
C6—N1—C8—C9 | 2.03 (14) | C4—C5—C6—N1 | 179.64 (13) |
C6—N1—C8—C10 | −176.93 (11) | C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.4 (2) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.02 (17) | N1—C8—C9—C1 | −1.07 (13) |
C9—C1—C2—C3 | 178.39 (13) | N1—C8—C9—C11 | −176.98 (11) |
C2—C1—C6—N1 | −179.74 (11) | C10—C8—C9—C1 | 177.77 (12) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | 0.33 (18) | C10—C8—C9—C11 | 1.9 (2) |
C9—C1—C6—N1 | 1.47 (13) | C1—C9—C11—C12 | 117.42 (13) |
C9—C1—C6—C5 | −178.47 (12) | C8—C9—C11—C12 | −67.42 (15) |
C2—C1—C9—C8 | −178.81 (13) | C9—C11—C12—O2 | −69.51 (15) |
C2—C1—C9—C11 | −2.9 (2) | C9—C11—C12—O3 | 110.07 (11) |
Cg1 is the centroid of the C1–C6 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···O2i | 0.914 (18) | 2.013 (18) | 2.8987 (14) | 162.7 (16) |
C7—H7B···O2ii | 0.98 | 2.57 | 3.4271 (18) | 146 |
C13—H13A···O1iii | 0.99 | 2.55 | 3.4236 (16) | 148 |
C7—H7A···Cg1iv | 0.98 | 2.99 | 3.9550 (16) | 169 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (ii) x−1, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (iii) x+1, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (iv) x, −y+1/2, z−1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C14H17NO3 |
Mr | 247.29 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 150 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.8117 (5), 17.1953 (12), 9.9003 (7) |
β (°) | 106.756 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1273.39 (15) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.09 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.23 × 0.21 × 0.06 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEX CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2013) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.84, 1.00 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 22947, 3374, 2889 |
Rint | 0.043 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.685 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.044, 0.117, 1.08 |
No. of reflections | 3374 |
No. of parameters | 170 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.31, −0.24 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2013), SAINT (Bruker, 2013), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg & Putz, 2012), WinGX (Farrugia, 2012) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Cg1 is the centroid of the C1–C6 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···O2i | 0.914 (18) | 2.013 (18) | 2.8987 (14) | 162.7 (16) |
C7—H7B···O2ii | 0.98 | 2.57 | 3.4271 (18) | 146 |
C13—H13A···O1iii | 0.99 | 2.55 | 3.4236 (16) | 148 |
C7—H7A···Cg1iv | 0.98 | 2.99 | 3.9550 (16) | 169 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (ii) x−1, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (iii) x+1, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (iv) x, −y+1/2, z−1/2. |
Acknowledgements
Manchester Metropolitan University, Tulane University and Erciyes University are gratefully acknowledged for supporting this study.
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Indomethacin, chemically named 2-{1-[(4-chlorophenyl)carbonyl]-5-methoxy-2-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl}acetic acid is a non-steroidal drug (NSAID) and is commonly used as an anti-inflammatory drug by inhibiting cyclooxygenase (COX) 1 and 2 enzymes. It also clinically used as a tocolytic agent to delay premature labor (preterm birth; PTB), reduce amniotic fluid in polyhydramnios, and to close patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). PTB is a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide (Paneth, 1995; McIntyre et al., 2001; Abou-Ghannam et al., 2012). In view of these facts and as part of our ongoing study incorporating NSAID's as a substructure in the synthesis of potential bio-active pharmacophors (Mohamed et al., 2012), indomethacin has been hydrolysed during its esterification in acidic medium with ethanol to afforded the title corresponding ethyl ester.
In the title compound, Fig. 1, the nine-membered 1H-indole ring system (N1/C1–C6/C8/C9) is essentially planar with a maximum deviation of 0.019 (1) Å for N1. The C2–C3–O1–C7, C1–C9–C8–C10, C1–C9–C11–C12, C9–C11–C12–O2, C11–C12–O3–C13 and C12–O3–C13–C14 torsion angles are -6.53 (18), -177.77 (12), 117.42 (13), -69.51 (15), 177.50 (9) and 171.98 (10)°, respectively.
In the crystal, molecules are linked via N-H···O hydrogen bonds forming chains along [001]. These chains are linked via C-H···O hydrogen bonds and C-H···π interactions forming a two-dimensional network lying parallel to the ac plane (Fig. 2 and Table 1).