organic compounds
N′-[(E)-(3-Fluoropyridin-2-yl)methylidene]pyridine-3-carbohydrazide dihydrate
aDepartment of Chemical Ocenography, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Lakeside Campus, Kochi 682 016, India, bDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, Chenkalady, Sri Lanka, and cDepartment of Applied Chemistry, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi 682 022, India
*Correspondence e-mail: eesans@yahoo.com
The organic molecule in the title dihydrate, C12H9FN4O·2H2O, exists in the E conformation with respect to the azomethane C=N double bond. The molecule is approximately planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.117 (1) Å for the carbonyl O atom from the mean plane of the molecule. Both pyridine rings are essentially coplanar with the central C(=O)N2C unit [dihedral angles = 1.99 (7) and 5.71 (8)°], exhibiting a significant difference in dihedral angles from its benzohydrazide analogue. The crystal packing features N—H⋯O, O—H⋯N and O—H⋯O hydrogen-bond interactions, which lead to the formation of a chain along the c-axis direction through one of the water molecules present, and these chains are stacked one over the other by means of π–π interactions [with centroid–centroid distances of 3.7099 (10) and 3.6322 (10) Å] between the aromatic rings in neighbouring antiparallel molecules, building a three-dimensional supramolecular network.
CCDC reference: 992525
Related literature
For the biological activity of carbohydrazide derivatives, see: Sreeja et al. (2004); Havanur et al. (2010); Despaigne et al. (2010). For the synthesis of related compounds, see: Kuriakose et al. (2007). For a related structure, see Nair et al. (2012).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell APEX2 and SAINT (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT and XPREP (Bruker, 2004); 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, 2010); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
CCDC reference: 992525
10.1107/S1600536814006072/bv2232sup1.cif
contains datablocks Global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536814006072/bv2232Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536814006072/bv2232Isup3.cml
The title compound was prepared by adapting a reported procedure (Kuriakose et al., 2007). A solution of 3-fluoropyridine-2-carbaldehyde (1.25 g,1 mmol) in ethanol (10 ml) was mixed with an ethanolic solution (10 ml) of pyridine-3-carbohydrazide (1.37 g,1 mmol). The mixture was boiled under reflux for 12 h after adding few drops of glacial acetic acid and then cooled to room temperature. Colorless needle shaped crystals, suitable for single-crystal analysis, were obtained after slow evaporation of the solution in air for a few days.
The atoms H3', H1A, H1B, H2A and H2B were located from a difference Fourier map and refined isotropically. The N3—H3' bond distance was restrained to 0.88±0.01 Å. The O—H distances of water were restrained to 0.86±0.01 Å and H···H distances to 1.36±0.02 Å. The remaining hydrogen atoms were placed in geometrically idealized positions and constrained to ride on their parent atoms, with C–H distances of 0.93 Å, and with isotropic displacement parameters 1.2 times that of the parent carbon atoms.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell
APEX2 and SAINT (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT and XPREP (Bruker, 2004); 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, 2010); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).Fig. 1. ORTEP diagram of N'-[(E)-(3-fluoropyridin-2-yl)methylidene]pyridine-3-carbohydrazide dihydrate with 50% probability ellipsoids. | |
Fig. 2. Hydrogen-bonding interactions showing the interconnection of the molecules via one of the water molecules in the lattice. | |
Fig. 3. Hydrogen-bonding interactions showing the chain progressing along c axis. | |
Fig. 4. Hydrogen-bonding and π–π interactions in the lattice. | |
Fig. 5. Packing diagram showing the stacked packing arrangement of the molecules along a axis. |
C12H9FN4O·2H2O | F(000) = 584 |
Mr = 280.26 | Dx = 1.405 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 4225 reflections |
a = 7.3023 (7) Å | θ = 2.8–28.0° |
b = 14.4031 (17) Å | µ = 0.11 mm−1 |
c = 12.6422 (13) Å | T = 296 K |
β = 94.842 (3)° | Needle, colorless |
V = 1324.9 (2) Å3 | 0.41 × 0.21 × 0.20 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker Kappa APEXII CCD diffractometer | 3237 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2339 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.030 |
Detector resolution: 8.33 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 28.2°, θmin = 2.8° |
ω and ϕ scan | h = −9→9 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2004) | k = −17→19 |
Tmin = 0.963, Tmax = 0.969 | l = −16→16 |
9779 measured reflections |
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)] = 0.048 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
wR(F2) = 0.149 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0712P)2 + 0.3471P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.04 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
3237 reflections | Δρmax = 0.29 e Å−3 |
202 parameters | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
7 restraints | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Extinction coefficient: 0.079 (6) |
C12H9FN4O·2H2O | V = 1324.9 (2) Å3 |
Mr = 280.26 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.3023 (7) Å | µ = 0.11 mm−1 |
b = 14.4031 (17) Å | T = 296 K |
c = 12.6422 (13) Å | 0.41 × 0.21 × 0.20 mm |
β = 94.842 (3)° |
Bruker Kappa APEXII CCD diffractometer | 3237 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2004) | 2339 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.963, Tmax = 0.969 | Rint = 0.030 |
9779 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.048 | 7 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.149 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.29 e Å−3 |
3237 reflections | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
202 parameters |
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 | ||
O2S | 0.5863 (3) | 0.45901 (12) | 0.25212 (11) | 0.0835 (5) | |
F1 | 0.77433 (17) | 1.26247 (8) | 0.16447 (8) | 0.0683 (4) | |
O1 | 0.7242 (2) | 0.88186 (10) | −0.13894 (9) | 0.0770 (5) | |
O1S | 0.7875 (3) | 0.96417 (11) | 0.24957 (11) | 0.0792 (5) | |
N1 | 0.60794 (18) | 1.20176 (10) | −0.10083 (10) | 0.0470 (3) | |
C6 | 0.7337 (2) | 1.10213 (11) | 0.04205 (11) | 0.0427 (4) | |
H6 | 0.7710 | 1.0945 | 0.1137 | 0.051* | |
N2 | 0.73006 (18) | 1.03335 (9) | −0.02053 (10) | 0.0440 (3) | |
N4 | 0.8628 (2) | 0.62144 (10) | −0.03962 (11) | 0.0543 (4) | |
C1 | 0.5563 (2) | 1.28602 (13) | −0.13628 (13) | 0.0530 (4) | |
H1 | 0.5071 | 1.2915 | −0.2063 | 0.064* | |
C2 | 0.5718 (2) | 1.36560 (12) | −0.07482 (15) | 0.0548 (4) | |
H2 | 0.5331 | 1.4226 | −0.1031 | 0.066* | |
C3 | 0.6450 (3) | 1.35901 (12) | 0.02835 (14) | 0.0540 (4) | |
H3 | 0.6583 | 1.4109 | 0.0721 | 0.065* | |
C4 | 0.6980 (2) | 1.27194 (11) | 0.06413 (12) | 0.0455 (4) | |
C5 | 0.6785 (2) | 1.19411 (10) | 0.00027 (11) | 0.0396 (3) | |
N3 | 0.78095 (19) | 0.94872 (9) | 0.02199 (10) | 0.0435 (3) | |
C7 | 0.7743 (2) | 0.87503 (11) | −0.04464 (11) | 0.0452 (4) | |
C8 | 0.8311 (2) | 0.78321 (10) | 0.00146 (11) | 0.0396 (3) | |
C9 | 0.8966 (2) | 0.76657 (11) | 0.10573 (12) | 0.0475 (4) | |
H9 | 0.9101 | 0.8151 | 0.1543 | 0.057* | |
C10 | 0.9414 (2) | 0.67696 (12) | 0.13635 (13) | 0.0514 (4) | |
H10 | 0.9836 | 0.6638 | 0.2062 | 0.062* | |
C11 | 0.9223 (2) | 0.60731 (12) | 0.06144 (14) | 0.0530 (4) | |
H11 | 0.9528 | 0.5471 | 0.0828 | 0.064* | |
C12 | 0.8172 (2) | 0.70823 (12) | −0.06745 (12) | 0.0479 (4) | |
H12 | 0.7734 | 0.7191 | −0.1376 | 0.057* | |
H3' | 0.809 (3) | 0.9462 (13) | 0.0910 (8) | 0.057 (5)* | |
H2A | 0.597 (3) | 0.4119 (11) | 0.2949 (16) | 0.088 (8)* | |
H1A | 0.807 (4) | 0.9453 (19) | 0.3148 (10) | 0.110 (9)* | |
H2B | 0.623 (4) | 0.5053 (11) | 0.2904 (17) | 0.097 (9)* | |
H1B | 0.902 (2) | 0.962 (3) | 0.233 (3) | 0.19 (2)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O2S | 0.1384 (15) | 0.0589 (9) | 0.0478 (7) | −0.0012 (9) | −0.0228 (8) | −0.0033 (7) |
F1 | 0.1063 (9) | 0.0553 (6) | 0.0417 (5) | 0.0069 (6) | −0.0038 (5) | −0.0027 (4) |
O1 | 0.1404 (14) | 0.0510 (8) | 0.0373 (6) | 0.0225 (8) | −0.0057 (7) | −0.0003 (5) |
O1S | 0.1276 (15) | 0.0674 (9) | 0.0409 (7) | 0.0091 (9) | −0.0028 (8) | 0.0039 (6) |
N1 | 0.0501 (7) | 0.0474 (8) | 0.0426 (7) | 0.0026 (6) | −0.0009 (5) | 0.0049 (6) |
C6 | 0.0482 (8) | 0.0418 (8) | 0.0377 (7) | 0.0021 (6) | 0.0007 (6) | 0.0040 (6) |
N2 | 0.0547 (8) | 0.0379 (7) | 0.0393 (6) | 0.0069 (5) | 0.0033 (5) | 0.0047 (5) |
N4 | 0.0634 (9) | 0.0430 (8) | 0.0545 (8) | 0.0091 (6) | −0.0071 (6) | −0.0092 (6) |
C1 | 0.0532 (10) | 0.0578 (10) | 0.0474 (8) | 0.0067 (8) | 0.0002 (7) | 0.0133 (7) |
C2 | 0.0565 (10) | 0.0453 (9) | 0.0638 (10) | 0.0106 (7) | 0.0123 (8) | 0.0164 (8) |
C3 | 0.0659 (11) | 0.0395 (9) | 0.0584 (10) | 0.0046 (7) | 0.0159 (8) | 0.0007 (7) |
C4 | 0.0525 (9) | 0.0449 (8) | 0.0397 (7) | 0.0033 (7) | 0.0069 (6) | 0.0023 (6) |
C5 | 0.0403 (8) | 0.0389 (8) | 0.0400 (7) | 0.0023 (6) | 0.0061 (6) | 0.0042 (6) |
N3 | 0.0568 (8) | 0.0372 (7) | 0.0360 (6) | 0.0067 (5) | 0.0011 (5) | 0.0033 (5) |
C7 | 0.0582 (9) | 0.0418 (8) | 0.0359 (7) | 0.0072 (7) | 0.0060 (6) | 0.0005 (6) |
C8 | 0.0404 (8) | 0.0397 (8) | 0.0390 (7) | 0.0041 (6) | 0.0048 (6) | −0.0008 (6) |
C9 | 0.0596 (10) | 0.0420 (8) | 0.0406 (8) | 0.0068 (7) | 0.0021 (7) | −0.0035 (6) |
C10 | 0.0610 (10) | 0.0500 (9) | 0.0419 (8) | 0.0113 (7) | −0.0033 (7) | 0.0036 (7) |
C11 | 0.0577 (10) | 0.0408 (9) | 0.0589 (10) | 0.0112 (7) | −0.0036 (8) | 0.0016 (7) |
C12 | 0.0540 (9) | 0.0465 (9) | 0.0417 (8) | 0.0070 (7) | −0.0041 (6) | −0.0045 (6) |
O2S—H2A | 0.866 (9) | C2—C3 | 1.371 (2) |
O2S—H2B | 0.855 (9) | C2—H2 | 0.9300 |
F1—C4 | 1.3486 (18) | C3—C4 | 1.377 (2) |
O1—C7 | 1.2211 (18) | C3—H3 | 0.9300 |
O1S—H1A | 0.869 (10) | C4—C5 | 1.382 (2) |
O1S—H1B | 0.881 (10) | N3—C7 | 1.3534 (19) |
N1—C1 | 1.337 (2) | N3—H3' | 0.880 (9) |
N1—C5 | 1.3417 (18) | C7—C8 | 1.490 (2) |
C6—N2 | 1.267 (2) | C8—C9 | 1.385 (2) |
C6—C5 | 1.470 (2) | C8—C12 | 1.386 (2) |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | C9—C10 | 1.379 (2) |
N2—N3 | 1.3707 (17) | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
N4—C11 | 1.330 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.379 (2) |
N4—C12 | 1.333 (2) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
C1—C2 | 1.384 (3) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
C1—H1 | 0.9300 | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
H2A—O2S—H2B | 104.5 (17) | C4—C5—C6 | 120.63 (13) |
H1A—O1S—H1B | 97.5 (19) | C7—N3—N2 | 117.32 (12) |
C1—N1—C5 | 117.95 (14) | C7—N3—H3' | 125.3 (13) |
N2—C6—C5 | 119.32 (13) | N2—N3—H3' | 117.3 (13) |
N2—C6—H6 | 120.3 | O1—C7—N3 | 122.44 (14) |
C5—C6—H6 | 120.3 | O1—C7—C8 | 120.26 (14) |
C6—N2—N3 | 117.37 (13) | N3—C7—C8 | 117.29 (13) |
C11—N4—C12 | 116.80 (14) | C9—C8—C12 | 117.69 (14) |
N1—C1—C2 | 123.80 (15) | C9—C8—C7 | 126.03 (13) |
N1—C1—H1 | 118.1 | C12—C8—C7 | 116.28 (13) |
C2—C1—H1 | 118.1 | C10—C9—C8 | 118.94 (14) |
C3—C2—C1 | 118.92 (15) | C10—C9—H9 | 120.5 |
C3—C2—H2 | 120.5 | C8—C9—H9 | 120.5 |
C1—C2—H2 | 120.5 | C11—C10—C9 | 118.72 (15) |
C2—C3—C4 | 116.87 (16) | C11—C10—H10 | 120.6 |
C2—C3—H3 | 121.6 | C9—C10—H10 | 120.6 |
C4—C3—H3 | 121.6 | N4—C11—C10 | 123.68 (15) |
F1—C4—C3 | 118.90 (15) | N4—C11—H11 | 118.2 |
F1—C4—C5 | 118.79 (14) | C10—C11—H11 | 118.2 |
C3—C4—C5 | 122.30 (15) | N4—C12—C8 | 124.16 (14) |
N1—C5—C4 | 120.16 (14) | N4—C12—H12 | 117.9 |
N1—C5—C6 | 119.21 (13) | C8—C12—H12 | 117.9 |
C5—C6—N2—N3 | −179.37 (13) | N2—N3—C7—O1 | −0.6 (3) |
C5—N1—C1—C2 | 0.1 (3) | N2—N3—C7—C8 | 179.54 (13) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | 0.4 (3) | O1—C7—C8—C9 | 177.57 (17) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.3 (3) | N3—C7—C8—C9 | −2.5 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—F1 | 178.65 (15) | O1—C7—C8—C12 | −2.0 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.3 (3) | N3—C7—C8—C12 | 177.88 (14) |
C1—N1—C5—C4 | −0.8 (2) | C12—C8—C9—C10 | −1.2 (2) |
C1—N1—C5—C6 | 179.01 (14) | C7—C8—C9—C10 | 179.25 (15) |
F1—C4—C5—N1 | −178.09 (13) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | 1.1 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—N1 | 0.9 (2) | C12—N4—C11—C10 | −1.1 (3) |
F1—C4—C5—C6 | 2.1 (2) | C9—C10—C11—N4 | 0.0 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −178.89 (15) | C11—N4—C12—C8 | 1.1 (3) |
N2—C6—C5—N1 | 6.6 (2) | C9—C8—C12—N4 | 0.0 (3) |
N2—C6—C5—C4 | −173.62 (15) | C7—C8—C12—N4 | 179.68 (16) |
C6—N2—N3—C7 | 179.03 (14) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N3—H3′···O1S | 0.88 (1) | 2.04 (1) | 2.8821 (19) | 160 (2) |
O2S—H2A···N1i | 0.87 (1) | 2.10 (1) | 2.965 (2) | 177 (2) |
O1S—H1A···N4i | 0.87 (1) | 2.09 (1) | 2.946 (2) | 170 (3) |
O2S—H2B···O1i | 0.86 (1) | 1.97 (1) | 2.816 (2) | 172 (2) |
Symmetry code: (i) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N3—H3'···O1S | 0.880 (9) | 2.041 (11) | 2.8821 (19) | 159.6 (17) |
O2S—H2A···N1i | 0.866 (9) | 2.100 (10) | 2.965 (2) | 177 (2) |
O1S—H1A···N4i | 0.869 (10) | 2.086 (11) | 2.946 (2) | 170 (3) |
O2S—H2B···O1i | 0.855 (9) | 1.967 (10) | 2.816 (2) | 172 (2) |
Symmetry code: (i) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2. |
Acknowledgements
The authors are thankful to Dr Shibu M. Eapen, SAIF, Cochin University of Science and Technology, for the single-crystal XRD measurements.
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Carbohydrazides have attracted much attention for their excellent biological properties. Moreover, carbohydrazides derived from 2-acetylpyridine are known to inhibit the proliferation of tumour cells to a greater extent compared to standard anticancer agents (Havanur et al., 2010; Sreeja et al., 2004). In addition, metal complexes with carbohydrazides exhibit antimicrobial, DNA-binding and cytotoxic activities. It has also been shown that these metal complexes can be potent inhibitors of cell growth and DNA synthesis (Despaigne et al., 2010). We report herein the crystal structure of the title compound, a new carbohydrazide.
This molecule adopts an E configuration (Fig. 1) with respect to the C6=N2 bond and it exists in the amido form with a C7=O1 bond length of 1.2211 (18) Å which is very close to the reported C=O bond length of similar structure of benzene analogue (Nair et al., 2012). The O1 and N2 atoms are in a Z configuration with respect to C7–N3 having a tortional angle of -0.6 (3)°. The molecule is almost planar with maximum deviation of 0.117 (1) Å for the atom O1 from the mean plane of the molecule (r.m.s. deviation, 0.0513). The pyridyl ring having F atom is essentially coplanar with the central C(=O)N2C unit (dihedral angle 5.71 (8)°), the other pyridyl ring exhibits a torsion angle of 1.99 (7)°.
Whilst one of the water molecules connects two adjacent molecules through two O–H···N and N–H···O H-bonding interactions with D···A distances of 2.946 (2) and 2.882 (1) Å respectively, the other water molecule forms two O–H···N and O–H···O H-bonds with D···A distances of 2.965 (2) and 2.816 (2) Å with the same molecule (Fig. 2, Table 1). One of the water molecules acts as both a hydrogen bond acceptor as well as a donor towards another carbohydrazide molecule while the other acts only as hydrogen bond donor. By means of these interactions the molecules are chained through one of the water molecules to form infinite chains parallel to the c axis of the unit cell (Fig. 3). These parallel chains are stacked one over the other by means of two π–π interactions between the two aromatic rings of the neighbouring anti parallel molecules (Fig. 4) with centeroid-centeroid distances of 3.7099 (10) and 3.6322 (10) Å. Fig. 5 shows the stacked packing of the molecules along a axis in the unit cell.