1. Chemical context
Arguably, the most prominent motivation for the study of co-crystals relates to their potential applications in the pharmaceutical industry whereby co-crystals of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) formed with generally regarded as safe (GRAS) co-crystal coformers might provide drugs with enhanced useful properties, e.g. stability, solubility, bioavailability, etc. (Aakeröy, 2015
; Almarsson & Zaworotko, 2004
). Further impetus for investigating co-crystals relates to ascertaining reliable supramolecular synthons that might be exploited to direct crystal growth, or at least aggregates within crystals (Mukherjee, 2015
; Tiekink, 2014
). Co-crystals of N,N′-bis(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)ethanediamide, see Scheme, figured prominently in early investigations of halogen bonding (e.g. Goroff et al., 2005
) and also has been co-crystallized with carboxylic acids (e.g. Nguyen et al., 2001
). As a continuation of recent work related to the study of co-crystal formation of pyridyl-containing molecules with carboxylic acids (Arman et al., 2013
), the co-crystallization of N,N′-bis(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)ethanediamide with p-nitrobenzoic acid was investigated, yielding the title 2:1 co-crystal. The results of this investigation are reported herein.
2. Structural commentary
The title co-crystal, Fig. 1
, comprises a p-nitrobenzoic acid molecule (hereafter, `acid') in a general position, and a N,N′-bis(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)ethanediamide molecule (hereafter, `diamide') situated about a centre of inversion. This results in the 2:1 co-crystal stoichiometry.
| Figure 1 The molecular structures comprising the 2:1 co-crystal in the title compound showing the atom-labelling scheme and displacement ellipsoids at the 70% probability level: (a) p-nitrobenzoic acid and (b) N,N′-bis(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)ethanediamide; unlabelled atoms are related by the symmetry operation 2 − x, 1 − y, 2 − z. |
Twists are noted in the acid molecule so that the dihedral angle between the benzene ring and the non-hydrogen atoms of the carboxylic acid group is 10.16 (9)°. The comparable angle involving the nitro group is 4.24 (4)°, consistent with a smaller twist. The substituents have a conrotatory disposition forming a dihedral angle of 13.50 (8)°. The crystal structure of the free acid was first reported almost fifty years ago (Sakore & Pant, 1966
) and has been the subject of several subsequent investigations. The overall conformation for the acid in the title co-crystal matches the literature structures to a first approximation but it exhibits greater and smaller twists for the carboxylic acid and nitro groups, respectively, compared to those found in the two polymorphic forms of the free acid (A2/a: Tonogaki et al., 1993
; P21/m: Bolte, 2009
), Table 1
.
Structure | C6/CO2 | C6/NO2 | CO2/NO2 | CSD refcodea | Ref. | A2/a form | 2.37 (3) | 14.82 (3) | 17.34 (4) | NBZOAC04 | Tonogaki et al. (1993 ) | P21/m form | 0.80 (10) | 12.89 (9) | 11.47 (12) | NBZOAC11 | Bolte (2009 ) | Co-crystal | 10.16 (9) | 4.24 (4) | 13.50 (8) | – | This work | Notes: (a) Groom & Allen (2014 ). | |
The diamide features an essentially flat central residue with the r.m.s. deviation for the eight non-hydrogen atoms (O1, N2, C6 and C7, and symmetry equivalents) being 0.025 Å. This planar arrangement allows for the formation of intramolecular amide-N—H⋯O(amide) hydrogen bonds (Table 2
). The pyridyl rings lie to either side of this plane and occupy positions approximately perpendicular to the plane, forming dihedral angles of 77.22 (6)°. Overall, the molecule has the shape of a distorted letter Z. A number of co-crystals of the diamide have been described and salient geometric parameters for these are collated in Table 3
. All but one of these structures features a centrosymmetric diamide molecule. The range of dihedral angles between the central chromophore and the pendant pyridyl rings span the range 61.24 (5) to 84.6 (2)°. This conformational flexibility is reflected in the sole example of an organic salt of the diamide where the two dihedral angles vary by approximately 18°, Table 3
. The other feature of these structures worth highlighting are the relatively long central C—C bond lengths, their length often resulting in a PLATON (Spek, 2009
) alert. In the structures included in Table 3
, the central C—C bond lengths vary from 1.515 (3) to 1.550 (17) Å, cf. 1.530 (3) Å in the title co-crystal.
D—H⋯A | D—H | H⋯A | D⋯A | D—H⋯A | N2—H2N⋯O1i | 0.88 | 2.35 | 2.7116 (16) | 104 | O2—H2O⋯N1 | 0.87 (1) | 1.75 (1) | 2.6114 (17) | 175 (2) | N2—H2N⋯O5ii | 0.88 | 2.36 | 3.2010 (17) | 159 | C2—H2⋯O3 | 0.95 | 2.56 | 3.2062 (19) | 125 | C4—H4⋯O1iii | 0.95 | 2.37 | 3.0016 (18) | 124 | C5—H5⋯O1iii | 0.95 | 2.54 | 3.0843 (18) | 117 | C11—H11⋯O1iv | 0.95 | 2.45 | 3.2278 (18) | 139 | Symmetry codes: (i) -x+2, -y+1, -z+2; (ii) x-1, y, z+1; (iii) x-1, y, z; (iv) -x+2, -y+1, -z+1. | |
Coformer | C4N2O2/pyridyl | C(=O)—C(=O) | Halogen/hydrogen bonding | Refcodea' | Ref. | p-C6F4I2 | 70.56 (7) | 1.544 (4) | I⋯O; amide-N—H⋯N(pyridyl) | IPOSIP | Hursthouse et al. (2003 ) | IC≡CC≡CI | 76.7 (2) | 1.524 (10) | I⋯N; amide-N—H⋯O(amide) | WANNOP | Goroff et al. (2005 ) | IC≡CC≡CC≡CI | 84.6 (2) | 1.548 (11) | I⋯N; amide-N—H⋯O(amide) | WANPIL | Goroff et al. (2005 ) | {CC(I)=C(I)C≡CC(I)=C(I)C}n | 80.6 (4) | 1.550 (17) | I⋯N; amide-N—H⋯O(amide) | REWVUM | Jin et al. (2013 ) | [HO2CCH2N(H)C(=O)]2 | 64.4 (3) | 1.532 (19) | hydroxy-O—H⋯N(pyridyl); amide-N—H⋯O(amide) | CAJQAG | Nguyen et al. (2001 ) | [HO2CCH2N(H)]2C(=O) | 81.47 (6) | 1.515 (3) | hydroxy-O—H⋯N(pyridyl); amide-N—H⋯O(amide) | CAJQEK | Nguyen et al. (2001 ) | [2-(CO2H)C6H4S]2 | 61.24 (5), 69.42 (6)b | 1.534 (3) | hydroxy-O—H⋯N(pyridyl); amide-N—H⋯O(amide) | KUZSOO | Arman et al. (2010 ) | 2-NH2C6H4CO2H | 74.95 (4) | 1.543 (2) | hydroxy-O—H⋯N(pyridyl); amide-N—H⋯O(carbonyl) | DIDZAT | Arman et al. (2012 ) | 2,6-(NO2)2C6H3CO2− | 65.31 (4), 83.22 (5)c | 1.541 (2) | pyridinium-N—H⋯O(carboxylate); amide-N—H⋯O(carboxylate) | TIPHAD | Arman et al. (2013 ) | 4-NO2C6H4CO2H | 77.22 (6) | 1.530 (3) | hydroxy-O—H⋯N(pyridyl) | – | This work | Notes: (a) Groom & Allen (2014 ). (b) The diamide molecule lacks a centre of inversion. (c) Salt: both pyridyl-N atoms are protonated in the non-symmetric dication. | |
3. Supramolecular features
In the packing, the anticipated (Shattock et al., 2008
) seven-membered {⋯HOCO⋯HCN} heterosynthon, featuring a strong hydroxy-O—H⋯N(pyridyl) hydrogen bond and a complementary pyridyl-C—H⋯O(carbonyl) interaction, is observed, Table 2
. By symmetry, each diamide molecule forms two such interactions, resulting in a centrosymmetric three molecule aggregate. To a first approximation, the components of the aggregate are co-planar with the acid molecules perpendicular to the diamide molecules, Fig. 2
. This arrangement allows for the close approach of the nitro groups to the amide residues of translationally-related molecules resulting in amide-N—H⋯O(nitro) hydrogen bonds, and the formation of supramolecular ladders propagating along [10
]. This further results in the formation of centrosymmetric 36-membered {⋯HOC5NO⋯HNC2NC3N}2 supramolecular rings, Fig. 2
. The chains are linked into layers parallel to (010) by pyridyl-C—H⋯O(amide) interactions, and layers are connected into double layers by benzene-C—H⋯O(amide) interactions, as shown in Fig. 3
. In this scheme, the amide-O1 atom accepts three close intermolecular interactions. Further consolidation within the double layers is afforded by interactions of the type π–π, which occur between centrosymmetrically related pyridyl and benzene rings, i.e. Cg(pyridyl)⋯Cg(benzene)i = 3.7214 (8) Å, with an angle of 4.69 (7)° between the rings; symmetry operation: (i) 2 − x, 1 − y, 1 − z. The connections between the layers to consolidate the three-dimensional architecture, Fig. 4
, are also of the type π–π, and also occur between centrosymmetrically related pyridyl and benzene rings, i.e. Cg(pyridyl)⋯Cg(benzene)ii = 3.6947 (8) Å with an angle of inclination = 4.69 (7)°; symmetry operation: (ii) 2 − x, 2 − y, 1 − z.
| Figure 2 A view of the linear supramolecular ladder in the molecular packing of the title compound. The hydroxyl-O—H⋯N(pyridyl) and amide-N—H⋯O(nitro) hydrogen bonds are shown as orange and blue dashed lines, respectively. |
| Figure 3 A view of the double layer in the title compound where the supramolecular chains shown in Fig. 2 are connected by pyridyl- and benzene-C—H⋯O(amide) interactions, shown as pink dashed lines. The π–π interactions within the layers (see text) are not shown. |
| Figure 4 A view of the unit-cell contents of the title compound shown in projection down the a axis, whereby the supramolecular layers, illustrated in Fig. 3 , are linked by π–π interactions, shown as purple dashed lines, leading to a three-dimensional architecture. |
4. Analysis of the Hirshfeld surfaces
The packing of the title compound was also investigated by an analysis of the Hirshfeld surfaces (Spackman & Jayatilaka, 2009
) with the aid of CrystalExplorer (Wolff et al., 2012
). The two-dimensional fingerprint plots (Rohl et al., 2008
) were calculated for the crystal as well as for the individual coformers, as were the electrostatic potentials using TONTO (Spackman et al., 2008
; Jayatilaka et al., 2005
), also with CrystalExplorer; the electrostatic potentials were mapped on the Hirshfeld surfaces using the STO–3G basis set at the level of Hartree–Fock theory over a range of ±0.075 au.
The presence of strong hydroxyl-O—H⋯N(pyridyl) and amide-N—H⋯O(nitro) interactions between the pair of acid molecules and a diamide molecule can be observed through their corresponding Hirshfeld surfaces mapped over the electrostatic potential, Fig. 5
. From symmetry, each diamide forms two pairs of interactions, visualized as bright-red spots on the Hirshfeld surface mapped over dnorm and labelled as 1 and 3, respectively, in Fig. 6
. The full fingerprint plot for the co-crystal is shown in Fig. 7
. The prominent spikes at de + di = 1.6 Å are due to N⋯H/H⋯N contacts. Thus, the long spike in the upper left region is due to the hydroxyl-O—H⋯N(pyridyl) interaction and the similar long spike at the same de + di distance in the lower right region indicates the contribution of the amide-N—H⋯O(nitro) interaction. The donor–acceptor contributions of these co-crystal constituents are highlighted with the label `d′ in the fingerprint plot, Fig. 7
. The intermolecular O⋯H and H⋯O contacts, which are prominent in the molecular packing, Table 2
and Fig. 5
, provide quite different contributions to the Hirshfeld surfaces of the acid and diamide molecules. While the O⋯H contacts have a large contribution, i.e. 32.3%, to the Hirshfeld surface of the acid, a smaller contribution, i.e. 8.3%, is provided by the diamide; the reverse is true for for the O⋯H contacts, i.e. 8.5 and 30.4%, respectively. The overall fingerprint plot for the co-crystal when delineated into O⋯H/H⋯O contacts leads to the pair of spikes corresponding to donors and acceptors with a 37.1% contribution to surface (featured as `b' in Fig. 7
). The donors and acceptors corresponding to intermolecular C—H⋯O interactions are seen as pale-red spots and are labelled as 2, 4, 5 and 6 in Fig. 6
. The contribution from C⋯H/H⋯C contacts (10.4% of the Hirshfeld surface) results in a symmetrical pair of wings, see `c' in Fig. 7
. The C⋯C contacts assigned to π–π stacking interactions appear as a distinct triangle in the fingerprint plot, see `e' in Fig. 7
, at around de = di = 1.8 Å. The presence of these π–π stacking interactions is justified by the appearance of red and blue triangle pairs on the Hirshfeld surface mapped with shape index identified with arrows in the images of Fig. 8
and in the flat regions on the Hirshfeld surfaces mapped with curvedness in Fig. 9
. The H⋯H contacts appear as the scattered points along with a single broad peak in the middle region of the fingerprint plot for each of the co-crystal constituents; the peak positions are at de = di = 1.2 and 1.0 Å, and the % contributions are 24.3% and 29.7% for acid and diamide, respectively. Thus, the overall 28.6% contribution to the Hirshfeld surface of the co-crystal is just the superimposition of these individual fingerprint plots, and results in the peak marked with `a' in Fig. 7
. The relative contributions from various contacts to the Hirshfeld surfaces of acid, diamide and the co-crystal are tabulated in Table 4
.
Interaction | Acid | Diamide | Co-crystal | H⋯H | 24.3 | 29.7 | 28.6 | O⋯H/H⋯O | 40.8 | 38.7 | 37.1 | C⋯H/H⋯C | 10.5 | 7.6 | 10.4 | N⋯H/H⋯N | 4.5 | 8.2 | 4.4 | C⋯C | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.2 | C⋯N/N⋯C | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.0 | C⋯O/O⋯C | 6.5 | 3.1 | 5.4 | N⋯O/O⋯N | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | O⋯O | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | | |
| Figure 5 Views of the Hirshfeld surfaces mapped over the calculated electrostatic potential: (a) acid and (b) diamide in the title compound. |
| Figure 6 Views of the Hirshfeld surface mapped over dnorm: (a) acid and (b) diamide in the title compound. |
| Figure 7 The two-dimensional fingerprint plot for the title 2:1 co-crystal showing contributions from different contacts: (a) H⋯H, (b) O⋯H/H⋯O, (c) C⋯H/H⋯C, (d) N⋯H/H⋯N and (e) C⋯C. |
| Figure 8 Hirshfeld surfaces mapped over the shape index for (a) the acid and (b) the diamide, highlighting the regions involved in π–π stacking interactions. |
| Figure 9 Hirshfeld surfaces mapped over curvedness for (a) the acid and (b) the diamide, highlighting the regions involved in π–π stacking interactions. |
A further analysis of Hirshfeld surfaces was conducted using a new descriptor, i.e. the enrichment ratio, ER (Jelsch et al., 2014
), Table 5
. The ER relates to the propensity of chemical species to form specific interactions in the molecular packing. The ER value of approximately 1.5 for the O⋯H/H⋯O contacts clearly provides evidence for the formation of O—H⋯N, N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O interactions. The high propensity of N-heterocycles, e.g. pyridyl, to form π–π stacking interactions with benzene is also evident from the high ER values corresponding to C⋯C contacts in the structure. On the other hand, the values of ER, i.e. < 0.6, reflects the low propensity for C⋯H/H⋯C contacts in the structure as the result of significant interactions involving O⋯H and N⋯H contacts. The enrichment ratios are closer to unity for the N⋯H/H⋯N contacts, an observation that is consistent with their relatively low contribution to the overall surface area. Finally, ER values close to but slightly less than unity for the H⋯H contacts are noted, in accord with expectation (Jelsch et al., 2014
). The ER values for other contacts are of low significance as they are derived from less important interactions with small contributions to the overall Hirshfeld surface.
Interaction | Acid | Diamide | Co-crystal | H⋯H | 0.89 | 0.92 | 0.96 | O⋯H·H⋯O | 1.55 | 1.56 | 1.48 | C⋯H/H⋯C | 0.59 | 0.46 | 0.54 | N⋯H/H⋯N | 0.94 | 1.09 | 0.82 | C⋯C | 3.26 | 2.20 | 2.90 | | |
5. Database survey
As mentioned in the Chemical context, the diamide investigated herein has been the subject of several co-crystallization investigations, i.e. with co-formers capable of forming both halogen bonding and conventional hydrogen bonding interactions. Referring to the data in Table 3
, three of the co-crystals having an iodide substituent in the co-former, feature N⋯I halogen bonding along with amide-N—H⋯O(amide) hydrogen bonding, the latter leading to amide `tapes'. The exceptional structure is found in the 1:1 co-crystal with p-C6F4I2 where I⋯O halogen bonding and amide-N—H⋯N(pyridyl) hydrogen bonding was observed (Hursthouse et al., 2003
). In co-crystals with carboxylic acids, hydroxy-O—H⋯N(pyridyl) hydrogen bonding complementing amide-N—H⋯N(pyridyl) mediated tapes is normally observed. In the exceptional structure, i.e. of the 2:1 co-crystal with anthranilic acid, amide-N—H⋯O(carbonyl) hydrogen bonding is seen along with hydroxy-O—H⋯N(pyridyl) hydrogen bonding (Arman et al., 2012
). Finally, one salt has been reported with the 2,6-(NO2)2C6H3CO2− anion (Arman et al., 2013
). Here, charge-assisted pyridinium-N—H⋯O(carboxylate) and amide-N—H⋯O(carboxylate) hydrogen bonding is found.
6. Synthesis and crystallization
The diamide (0.5 mmol), prepared in accord with the literature procedure (Schauer et al., 1997
), in ethanol (5 ml) was added to a ethanol solution (5 ml) of 4-nitrobenzoic acid (Merck, 0.5 mmol). The mixture was stirred for 3 h at room temperature. After standing for a few minutes, a white precipitate formed which was filtered off by vacuum suction. The filtrate was then left at room temperature, yielding colourless blocks of the title compound after 2 weeks.
7. Refinement
Crystal data, data collection and structure refinement details are summarized in Table 6
. The carbon-bound H-atoms were placed in calculated positions (C—H = 0.95–0.99 Å) and were included in the refinement in the riding model approximation, with Uiso(H) set to 1.2Uequiv(C). The oxygen- and nitrogen-bound H-atoms were located in a difference Fourier map but were refined with distance restraints of O—H = 0.84±0.01 Å and N—H = 0.88±0.01 Å, and with Uiso(H) set to 1.5Ueq(O) and 1.2Ueq(N).
Crystal data | Chemical formula | C14H14N4O2·2C7H5NO4 | Mr | 604.53 | Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P![[\overline{1}]](teximages/hb7557fi6.gif) | Temperature (K) | 100 | a, b, c (Å) | 6.6981 (4), 6.9988 (4), 14.1770 (9) | α, β, γ (°) | 91.070 (5), 92.131 (5), 96.602 (5) | V (Å3) | 659.56 (7) | Z | 1 | Radiation type | Mo Kα | μ (mm−1) | 0.12 | Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.25 × 0.20 | | Data collection | Diffractometer | Agilent SuperNova Dual diffractometer with Atlas detector | Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2014 ) | Tmin, Tmax | 0.633, 1.000 | No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 5870, 2645, 2203 | Rint | 0.021 | (sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.628 | | Refinement | R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.040, 0.110, 1.05 | No. of reflections | 2645 | No. of parameters | 202 | No. of restraints | 2 | Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.37, −0.25 | Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2014 ), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008 ), SHELXL2014/7 (Sheldrick, 2015 ), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012 ), QMol (Gans & Shalloway, 2001 ), DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006 ) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010 ). | |
Supporting information
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2014); cell refinement: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2014); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2014); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL2014/7 (Sheldrick, 2015); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 2012), QMol (Gans & Shalloway, 2001), DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
4-Nitrobenzoic acid–
N,
N'-bis(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)ethanediamide (2/1)
top Crystal data top C14H14N4O2·2C7H5NO4 | Z = 1 |
Mr = 604.53 | F(000) = 314 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.522 Mg m−3 |
a = 6.6981 (4) Å | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
b = 6.9988 (4) Å | Cell parameters from 2741 reflections |
c = 14.1770 (9) Å | θ = 4.0–28.8° |
α = 91.070 (5)° | µ = 0.12 mm−1 |
β = 92.131 (5)° | T = 100 K |
γ = 96.602 (5)° | Block, colourless |
V = 659.56 (7) Å3 | 0.30 × 0.25 × 0.20 mm |
Data collection top Agilent SuperNova Dual diffractometer with Atlas detector | 2645 independent reflections |
Radiation source: SuperNova (Mo) X-ray Source | 2203 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Mirror monochromator | Rint = 0.021 |
Detector resolution: 10.4041 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 26.5°, θmin = 2.9° |
ω scan | h = −8→8 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2014) | k = −8→8 |
Tmin = 0.633, Tmax = 1.000 | l = −17→16 |
5870 measured reflections | |
Refinement top Refinement on F2 | 2 restraints |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: mixed |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.040 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0513P)2 + 0.2196P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
wR(F2) = 0.110 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.37 e Å−3 |
2645 reflections | Δρmin = −0.25 e Å−3 |
202 parameters | |
Special details top Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes. |
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top | x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | |
O1 | 1.11011 (16) | 0.56895 (15) | 0.89399 (7) | 0.0199 (3) | |
N1 | 0.70817 (19) | 0.71283 (17) | 0.65579 (9) | 0.0186 (3) | |
N2 | 0.88281 (19) | 0.71178 (17) | 0.97708 (9) | 0.0179 (3) | |
H2N | 0.8149 | 0.7109 | 1.0291 | 0.021* | |
C1 | 0.7342 (2) | 0.7881 (2) | 0.82222 (11) | 0.0172 (3) | |
C2 | 0.8169 (2) | 0.7782 (2) | 0.73381 (11) | 0.0183 (3) | |
H2 | 0.9561 | 0.8193 | 0.7284 | 0.022* | |
C3 | 0.5122 (2) | 0.6562 (2) | 0.66314 (11) | 0.0187 (3) | |
H3 | 0.4350 | 0.6101 | 0.6081 | 0.022* | |
C4 | 0.4177 (2) | 0.6621 (2) | 0.74804 (11) | 0.0194 (3) | |
H4 | 0.2778 | 0.6218 | 0.7510 | 0.023* | |
C5 | 0.5299 (2) | 0.7276 (2) | 0.82860 (11) | 0.0178 (3) | |
H5 | 0.4680 | 0.7313 | 0.8877 | 0.021* | |
C6 | 0.8627 (2) | 0.8617 (2) | 0.90832 (11) | 0.0204 (3) | |
H6A | 0.9980 | 0.9132 | 0.8883 | 0.024* | |
H6B | 0.8018 | 0.9684 | 0.9386 | 0.024* | |
C7 | 1.0031 (2) | 0.5762 (2) | 0.96193 (10) | 0.0155 (3) | |
O2 | 0.87273 (16) | 0.69092 (16) | 0.49240 (8) | 0.0215 (3) | |
H2O | 0.825 (3) | 0.698 (3) | 0.5481 (8) | 0.032* | |
O3 | 1.14230 (17) | 0.83861 (17) | 0.57361 (8) | 0.0250 (3) | |
O4 | 1.41048 (19) | 0.74597 (18) | 0.08648 (8) | 0.0315 (3) | |
O5 | 1.68626 (18) | 0.82597 (18) | 0.16957 (8) | 0.0298 (3) | |
N3 | 1.5028 (2) | 0.78448 (18) | 0.16264 (9) | 0.0218 (3) | |
C8 | 1.0608 (2) | 0.7690 (2) | 0.50090 (11) | 0.0183 (3) | |
C9 | 1.1723 (2) | 0.7669 (2) | 0.41044 (10) | 0.0163 (3) | |
C10 | 1.0748 (2) | 0.7181 (2) | 0.32349 (11) | 0.0181 (3) | |
H10 | 0.9339 | 0.6801 | 0.3201 | 0.022* | |
C11 | 1.1823 (2) | 0.7246 (2) | 0.24197 (11) | 0.0180 (3) | |
H11 | 1.1166 | 0.6924 | 0.1823 | 0.022* | |
C12 | 1.3883 (2) | 0.7791 (2) | 0.24931 (10) | 0.0166 (3) | |
C13 | 1.4902 (2) | 0.8288 (2) | 0.33481 (11) | 0.0180 (3) | |
H13 | 1.6310 | 0.8672 | 0.3379 | 0.022* | |
C14 | 1.3796 (2) | 0.8204 (2) | 0.41546 (11) | 0.0169 (3) | |
H14 | 1.4458 | 0.8516 | 0.4751 | 0.020* | |
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top | U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 |
O1 | 0.0189 (6) | 0.0249 (6) | 0.0158 (5) | 0.0010 (4) | 0.0052 (5) | 0.0015 (4) |
N1 | 0.0224 (7) | 0.0171 (6) | 0.0176 (7) | 0.0061 (5) | 0.0044 (6) | 0.0030 (5) |
N2 | 0.0194 (7) | 0.0203 (6) | 0.0138 (6) | 0.0013 (5) | 0.0032 (5) | −0.0007 (5) |
C1 | 0.0206 (8) | 0.0118 (6) | 0.0196 (8) | 0.0035 (6) | 0.0012 (6) | 0.0025 (6) |
C2 | 0.0178 (8) | 0.0149 (7) | 0.0229 (8) | 0.0031 (6) | 0.0035 (6) | 0.0045 (6) |
C3 | 0.0211 (8) | 0.0183 (7) | 0.0174 (8) | 0.0048 (6) | 0.0000 (6) | 0.0028 (6) |
C4 | 0.0182 (8) | 0.0191 (7) | 0.0207 (8) | 0.0010 (6) | 0.0029 (6) | 0.0032 (6) |
C5 | 0.0208 (8) | 0.0164 (7) | 0.0169 (7) | 0.0027 (6) | 0.0053 (6) | 0.0025 (6) |
C6 | 0.0217 (8) | 0.0166 (7) | 0.0225 (8) | 0.0003 (6) | 0.0013 (7) | 0.0009 (6) |
C7 | 0.0133 (7) | 0.0181 (7) | 0.0138 (7) | −0.0025 (6) | −0.0017 (6) | −0.0040 (6) |
O2 | 0.0197 (6) | 0.0264 (6) | 0.0185 (6) | 0.0011 (5) | 0.0052 (5) | 0.0008 (5) |
O3 | 0.0243 (6) | 0.0333 (6) | 0.0169 (6) | 0.0014 (5) | 0.0027 (5) | −0.0040 (5) |
O4 | 0.0396 (8) | 0.0406 (7) | 0.0152 (6) | 0.0078 (6) | 0.0037 (5) | −0.0007 (5) |
O5 | 0.0234 (7) | 0.0353 (7) | 0.0321 (7) | 0.0051 (5) | 0.0115 (5) | 0.0037 (5) |
N3 | 0.0273 (8) | 0.0183 (6) | 0.0215 (7) | 0.0070 (6) | 0.0066 (6) | 0.0029 (5) |
C8 | 0.0179 (8) | 0.0158 (7) | 0.0214 (8) | 0.0031 (6) | 0.0002 (6) | 0.0027 (6) |
C9 | 0.0190 (8) | 0.0126 (7) | 0.0177 (8) | 0.0029 (6) | 0.0025 (6) | 0.0017 (6) |
C10 | 0.0153 (7) | 0.0162 (7) | 0.0225 (8) | 0.0010 (6) | 0.0003 (6) | −0.0003 (6) |
C11 | 0.0217 (8) | 0.0163 (7) | 0.0158 (7) | 0.0024 (6) | −0.0024 (6) | −0.0004 (6) |
C12 | 0.0212 (8) | 0.0135 (7) | 0.0161 (7) | 0.0044 (6) | 0.0052 (6) | 0.0018 (6) |
C13 | 0.0163 (8) | 0.0161 (7) | 0.0216 (8) | 0.0022 (6) | 0.0010 (6) | 0.0011 (6) |
C14 | 0.0190 (8) | 0.0155 (7) | 0.0158 (7) | 0.0016 (6) | −0.0024 (6) | −0.0004 (6) |
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top O1—C7 | 1.2256 (17) | O2—C8 | 1.3145 (18) |
N1—C3 | 1.335 (2) | O2—H2O | 0.867 (9) |
N1—C2 | 1.344 (2) | O3—C8 | 1.2150 (18) |
N2—C7 | 1.3329 (19) | O4—N3 | 1.2338 (18) |
N2—C6 | 1.4594 (19) | O5—N3 | 1.2294 (18) |
N2—H2N | 0.8800 | N3—C12 | 1.4713 (19) |
C1—C2 | 1.393 (2) | C8—C9 | 1.508 (2) |
C1—C5 | 1.392 (2) | C9—C10 | 1.392 (2) |
C1—C6 | 1.514 (2) | C9—C14 | 1.395 (2) |
C2—H2 | 0.9500 | C10—C11 | 1.383 (2) |
C3—C4 | 1.383 (2) | C10—H10 | 0.9500 |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C11—C12 | 1.388 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.384 (2) | C11—H11 | 0.9500 |
C4—H4 | 0.9500 | C12—C13 | 1.387 (2) |
C5—H5 | 0.9500 | C13—C14 | 1.384 (2) |
C6—H6A | 0.9900 | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
C6—H6B | 0.9900 | C14—H14 | 0.9500 |
C7—C7i | 1.530 (3) | | |
| | | |
C3—N1—C2 | 118.66 (13) | N2—C7—C7i | 113.82 (15) |
C7—N2—C6 | 120.64 (13) | C8—O2—H2O | 106.0 (13) |
C7—N2—H2N | 119.7 | O5—N3—O4 | 123.07 (14) |
C6—N2—H2N | 119.7 | O5—N3—C12 | 118.45 (13) |
C2—C1—C5 | 117.70 (14) | O4—N3—C12 | 118.48 (13) |
C2—C1—C6 | 121.03 (14) | O3—C8—O2 | 124.77 (14) |
C5—C1—C6 | 121.28 (14) | O3—C8—C9 | 121.32 (13) |
N1—C2—C1 | 122.83 (14) | O2—C8—C9 | 113.91 (13) |
N1—C2—H2 | 118.6 | C10—C9—C14 | 119.84 (14) |
C1—C2—H2 | 118.6 | C10—C9—C8 | 122.27 (13) |
N1—C3—C4 | 122.32 (14) | C14—C9—C8 | 117.88 (13) |
N1—C3—H3 | 118.8 | C11—C10—C9 | 120.24 (14) |
C4—C3—H3 | 118.8 | C11—C10—H10 | 119.9 |
C3—C4—C5 | 119.07 (14) | C9—C10—H10 | 119.9 |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.5 | C10—C11—C12 | 118.52 (14) |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.5 | C10—C11—H11 | 120.7 |
C4—C5—C1 | 119.42 (14) | C12—C11—H11 | 120.7 |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.3 | C13—C12—C11 | 122.73 (14) |
C1—C5—H5 | 120.3 | C13—C12—N3 | 118.79 (13) |
N2—C6—C1 | 112.31 (12) | C11—C12—N3 | 118.48 (13) |
N2—C6—H6A | 109.1 | C14—C13—C12 | 117.71 (14) |
C1—C6—H6A | 109.1 | C14—C13—H13 | 121.1 |
N2—C6—H6B | 109.1 | C12—C13—H13 | 121.1 |
C1—C6—H6B | 109.1 | C13—C14—C9 | 120.96 (14) |
H6A—C6—H6B | 107.9 | C13—C14—H14 | 119.5 |
O1—C7—N2 | 124.82 (14) | C9—C14—H14 | 119.5 |
O1—C7—C7i | 121.36 (17) | | |
| | | |
C3—N1—C2—C1 | 0.5 (2) | O2—C8—C9—C14 | −170.76 (12) |
C5—C1—C2—N1 | −0.2 (2) | C14—C9—C10—C11 | −0.8 (2) |
C6—C1—C2—N1 | 179.66 (13) | C8—C9—C10—C11 | 177.77 (13) |
C2—N1—C3—C4 | −0.1 (2) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | 0.5 (2) |
N1—C3—C4—C5 | −0.5 (2) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −0.5 (2) |
C3—C4—C5—C1 | 0.8 (2) | C10—C11—C12—N3 | 179.50 (12) |
C2—C1—C5—C4 | −0.4 (2) | O5—N3—C12—C13 | 2.7 (2) |
C6—C1—C5—C4 | 179.72 (13) | O4—N3—C12—C13 | −177.78 (13) |
C7—N2—C6—C1 | 75.28 (17) | O5—N3—C12—C11 | −177.38 (13) |
C2—C1—C6—N2 | −113.64 (15) | O4—N3—C12—C11 | 2.2 (2) |
C5—C1—C6—N2 | 66.21 (18) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.8 (2) |
C6—N2—C7—O1 | 3.1 (2) | N3—C12—C13—C14 | −179.25 (12) |
C6—N2—C7—C7i | −176.55 (14) | C12—C13—C14—C9 | −1.0 (2) |
O3—C8—C9—C10 | −168.99 (14) | C10—C9—C14—C13 | 1.0 (2) |
O2—C8—C9—C10 | 10.7 (2) | C8—C9—C14—C13 | −177.57 (13) |
O3—C8—C9—C14 | 9.6 (2) | | |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+2, −y+1, −z+2. |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N2—H2N···O1i | 0.88 | 2.35 | 2.7116 (16) | 104 |
O2—H2O···N1 | 0.87 (1) | 1.75 (1) | 2.6114 (17) | 175 (2) |
N2—H2N···O5ii | 0.88 | 2.36 | 3.2010 (17) | 159 |
C2—H2···O3 | 0.95 | 2.56 | 3.2062 (19) | 125 |
C4—H4···O1iii | 0.95 | 2.37 | 3.0016 (18) | 124 |
C5—H5···O1iii | 0.95 | 2.54 | 3.0843 (18) | 117 |
C11—H11···O1iv | 0.95 | 2.45 | 3.2278 (18) | 139 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y+1, −z+2; (ii) x−1, y, z+1; (iii) x−1, y, z; (iv) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1. |
Dihedral angles (°) for p-nitrobenzoic acid in the title co-crystal and in poylmorphic forms reported in the literature topStructure | C6/CO2 | C6/NO2 | CO2/NO2 | CSD refcodea | Ref. |
A2/a form | 2.37 (3) | 14.82 (3) | 17.34 (4) | NBZOAC04 | Tonogaki et al. (1993) |
P21/m form | 0.80 (10) | 12.89 (9) | 11.47 (12) | NBZOAC11 | Bolte (2009) |
Co-crystal | 10.16 (9) | 4.24 (4) | 13.50 (8) | – | This work |
Notes: (a) Groom & Allen (2014). |
Selected geometric details (Å, °) for N,N'-bis(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)ethanediamide molecules, and halogen/hydrogen bonding in its organic co-crystals and a salt topCoformer | C4N2O2/pyridyl | C(═O)—C(═O) | Halogen/hydrogen bonding | Refcodea' | Ref. |
p-C6F4I2 | 70.56 (7) | 1.544 (4) | I···O; amide-N—H···N(pyridyl) | IPOSIP | Hursthouse et al. (2003) |
IC≡CC≡CI | 76.7 (2) | 1.524 (10) | I···N; amide-N—H···O(amide) | WANNOP | Goroff et al. (2005) |
IC≡CC≡CC≡CI | 84.6 (2) | 1.548 (11) | I···N; amide-N—H···O(amide) | WANPIL | Goroff et al. (2005) |
{CC(I)═C(I)C≡CC(I)═C(I)C}n | 80.6 (4) | 1.550 (17) | I···N; amide-N—H···O(amide) | REWVUM | Jin et al. (2013) |
[HO2CCH2N(H)C(═O)]2 | 64.4 (3) | 1.532 (19) | hydroxy-O—H···N(pyridyl); amide-N—H···O(amide) | CAJQAG | Nguyen et al. (2001) |
[HO2CCH2N(H)]2C(═O) | 81.47 (6) | 1.515 (3) | hydroxy-O—H···N(pyridyl); amide-N—H···O(amide) | CAJQEK | Nguyen et al. (2001) |
[2-(CO2H)C6H4S]2 | 61.24 (5), 69.42 (6)b | 1.534 (3) | hydroxy-O—H···N(pyridyl); amide-N—H···O(amide) | KUZSOO | Arman et al. (2010) |
2-NH2C6H4CO2H | 74.95 (4) | 1.543 (2) | hydroxy-O—H···N(pyridyl); amide-N—H···O(carbonyl) | DIDZAT | Arman et al. (2012) |
2,6-(NO2)2C6H3CO2– | 65.31 (4), 83.22 (5)c | 1.541 (2) | pyridinium-N—H···O(carboxylate); amide-N—H···O(carboxylate) | TIPHAD | Arman et al. (2013) |
4-NO2C6H4CO2H | 77.22 (6) | 1.530 (3) | hydroxy-O—H···N(pyridyl) | – | This work |
Notes: (a) Groom & Allen (2014). (b) The diamide molecule lacks a centre of inversion. (c) Salt: both pyridyl-N atoms are protonated in the non-symmetric dication. |
Percentage contribution of the different intermolecular interactions to the Hirshfeld surfaces for the acid, diamide and co-crystal topInteraction | Acid | Diamide | Co-crystal |
H···H | 24.3 | 29.7 | 28.6 |
O···H/H···O | 40.8 | 38.7 | 37.1 |
C···H/H···C | 10.5 | 7.6 | 10.4 |
N···H/H···N | 4.5 | 8.2 | 4.4 |
C···C | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.2 |
C···N/N···C | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
C···O/O···C | 6.5 | 3.1 | 5.4 |
N···O/O···N | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
O···O | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
Enrichment ratios (ER) for the acid, diamide and co-crystal topInteraction | Acid | Diamide | Co-crystal |
H···H | 0.89 | 0.92 | 0.96 |
O···H.H···O | 1.55 | 1.56 | 1.48 |
C···H/H···C | 0.59 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
N···H/H···N | 0.94 | 1.09 | 0.82 |
C···C | 3.26 | 2.20 | 2.90 |
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the Exploratory Research Grant Scheme (ER008-2013A) for support.
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