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Structure of (E)-4-amino-5-{[(1,5-dimethyl-3-oxo-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)imino]methyl}-1-methyl-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-3-one: aerial oxidation of 4-aminoantipyrine in dimethylformamide
aDepartment of Physics, Annapoorana Engineering College (Autonomous), Salem - 636308, Tamilnadu, India, bInstitute of Physics, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, CH-2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland, cPG and Research Department of Physics, Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College (Autonomous), Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli - 620005, Tamilnadu, India, dDepartment of Physics, Swami Dayananda College of Arts and Science, Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Manjakudi - 612610, Tamilnadu, India, eInstitute of Physics ASCR, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Praha 8, Czech Republic, fChemistry Department, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 9, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland, and gCrystal Growth and Thin Film Laboratory, Department of Physics, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli - 620024, Tamilnadu, India
*Correspondence e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
The title compound, C22H22N6O2 (I), is the result of the aerial oxidation of the 5-methyl group of 4-aminoantipyrine to an aldehyde group followed by Schiff base formation with a second molecule of 4-aminoantipyrine. The reaction only takes place in the presence of dimethylformamide. The central unit of the molecule is close to planar, the pyrazole rings being inclined to each other by 3.74 (15)°. There is an intramolecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bond enclosing an S(6) ring motif and there are two further S(6) rings involving weak C—H⋯O=C hydrogen bonds. The molecule has an E configuration about the azomethine (—N=CH—) bond. In the crystal, inversion-related molecules are linked by pairs of N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming dimers enclosing R22(10) loops. The dimers are linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and C—H⋯π interactions, leading to the formation of a three-dimensional supramolecular network.
Keywords: crystal structure; 4-aminoantipyrine; aerial oxidation; dimethylformamide; hydrogen bonding; Hirshfeld surface.
CCDC reference: 2446090
1. Chemical context
The of 4-aminoantipyrine (4-amino-1,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-1,2-dihydro-3H-pyrazol-3-one, C11H13N3O or ampyrone or 4-AAP) has been reported by Li et al. (2013
) and by Mnguni & Lemmerer (2015
), and a co-crystal of 4-AAP has been reported on by Smith & Lemmerer (2019
). The crystal structure of 4-(N,N-dimethyl)-aminoantipyrine was described by Singh & Vijayan (1976
). Derivatives of 4-AAP account for at least two pharmaceutical drugs, aminoantipyrine and 4-(N,N-dimethyl)-aminoantipyrine, both of which have been used as analgesics for over a century.
The formation of the title compound, (I), is best explained by the aerial oxidation of the 5-methyl group of 4-AAP to an aldehyde group, forming 4-amino-2-methyl-5-oxo-1-phenyl-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-3-carbaldehyde and subsequent Schiff base formation with a second molecule of 4-aminoantipyrine. The reactivity of the methyl group is indicated by the hyperconjugative effect and oxidation to the aldehyde by air takes place in the presence of dimethylformamide (DMF). The role of DMF in chemistry has been reviewed by Heravi et al. (2018
). They noted that DMF has been used as a reagent in a number of important organic reactions, such as the Vilsmeier–Haack reaction (Vilsmeier & Haack, 1927
), which result in the formylation of hetero-aromatic compounds
Compound (I) was produced serendipitously when attempts were made to form CdCl2 or HgCl2 complexes of 4-aminoantipyrine (Stoeckli-Evans et al., 2025
), when dimethylformamide (DMF) was added to the reaction mixture. When the reaction was repeated in various solvents in the absence of the metal halide, for example with methanol and acetonitrile or methanol and acetone, no reaction took place. It was found that compound (I) was only formed when DMF was present as one of the solvents.
To the best of our knowledge, the aerial oxidation of an aminoantipyrine was first reported by Kametani et al. (1967
). A yellow substance was formed as a byproduct when studying the fusion of 4-(N,N-dimethyl)-aminoantipyrine with barbital in the presence of air. To obtain a large amount of this yellow compound the reaction was repeated by introducing air into a heated solution of the aminoantipyrine in different solvents, such as ethanol, acetic acid or acetic anhydride. They showed by NMR and IR spectroscopic analyses that they had produced the aldehyde, 4-(dimethylamino)-2-methyl-5-oxo-1-phenyl-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-3-carbaldehyde (Kametani et al., 1967
).
The result of aerial oxidation of the 5-methyl group of certain 4-aminoantipyrine Schiff bases to form in situ —CH2OH, —CH(OH)2 and —COOH groups has been observed in the formation of various copper(II) and cobalt(II) complexes (see §4. Database survey).
2. Structural commentary
The molecular structure of (I) is illustrated in Fig. 1
. The central unit is close to planar with the pyrazole rings, N1/N2/C1–C3 (r.m.s. deviation = 0.036 Å) and N4/N5/C13–C15 (r.m.s. deviation = 0.035 Å), being inclined to each other by 3.74 (15)°. The planarity of the central unit is consolidated by the presence of an intramolecular N6—H6AN⋯N3 hydrogen bond (Table 1
), which generates an S(6) ring motif, as do two C—H⋯O=C hydrogen bonds (Table 1
and Fig. 1
).
|
| Figure 1 A view of the molecular structure of (I) with atom labelling and displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level. |
The title molecule has an E configuration about the azomethine (—N3=C12H—) bond whose bond length is 1.297 (3) Å. This is slightly longer than the average value of 1.286 (6) Å (see §4. Database survey). The arene ring C4–C9 is inclined to the pyrazole ring N1/N2/C1–C3 mean plane by 55.63 (14)°, while the arene ring C16–C21 is inclined to the pyrazole ring N4/N5/C13–C15 mean plane by 32.84 (15)°. The arene rings are inclined to each other by 44.19 (4)°.
The sum of the angles subtended by the methyl substituted atom N2 is 354.9°. In contrast, the methyl-substituted N atom, N4, has a definite pyramidal geometry with the corresponding sum of angles being 328.8°. This later value is more typical and is similar to the value of 332.4° reported for 4-AAP (CSD refcode LOYXEE; Mnguni & Lemmerer, 2015
). See also §4. Database survey.
3. Supramolecular features
In the crystal of (I), inversion-related molecules are linked by pairwise N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming dimers enclosing an R22(10) ring motif (Table 1
, Fig. 2
). The dimers are linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and C—H⋯π interactions (Table 1
), forming a three-dimensional supramolecular network (Fig. 3
).
| Figure 2 A partial view along the a axis of the crystal packing of (I). Inversion-related molecules are linked by a pair of N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds (Table 1 |
| Figure 3 A view along the b axis of the crystal packing of (I). For clarity, only the H atoms involved in hydrogen bonding (Table 1 |
4. Database survey
A search of the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD, V5.46 update February 2025; Groom et al., 2016
) for the 4-AAP moiety gave 582 hits; 413 are organic compounds and 169 are metal–organic complexes. In a series of copper(II) and cobalt(II) complexes, in situ oxidation of the 5-methyl group of the pyrazole moiety takes place. For the copper(II) complexes (CSD refcodes: CIHPUF; Wang & Zheng, 2007
and JAXSOU; Parvarinezhad et al., 2022
) the transformation is to an alcohol (—CH2OH). For the cobalt(II) complexes three transformations have been observed, to —CH2OH, —CH(OH)2 and —COOH (CSD refcodes: JUNMAI, JUNMEM and JUNMIQ; Loukopoulos et al., 2015
). Full details and references of the CSD search are given in the supporting information.
A search of the CSD for Schiff base derivatives of 4-AAP with an —N=C— bond (with the following restrictions: three-dimensional coordinates determined, R factor ≤ 0.075, no disorder, no errors, not polymeric, no ions, single crystals only and only organics) yielded 208 hits. The analysis in Mercury (Macrae et al., 2020
) of the —N=C— bond length found that it varies from 1.256 to 1.300 Å, with a mean value of 1.282 (6) Å. In (I) the N3=C12 bond length is slightly longer at 1.297 (3) Å. The dihedral angles involving the phenyl ring and the mean plane of the pyrazole ring vary from 32.4 to 80.2°, with an average value of 52.32 (15)°. As noted above, the corresponding values observed for the two 4-AAP moieties in (I) are 55.63 (14) and 32.84 (15)°, the latter dihedral angle being close to the lower limit value.
The pyramidal geometry of the methyl-substituted N atom of the pyrazole ring, measured by the sum of the three angles involving the N atom, was found to have a lower limit of ca 340° in the two independent molecules of 4-((E)-{2-[N-(1,5-dimethyl-3-oxo-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-carboximidoyl]benzylidene}amino)-1,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-3-one (ABADEO; Potgieter et al., 2011
), and a higher limit of 359.0° in {2-[(1,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-4-ylimino)methyl]-phenoxy}acetic acid methanol hemisolvate (EVILOK; You et al., 2004
). In (I), the sum of these angles is ca 328.8° for atom N4, hence this atom is highly pyramidal (Fig. 1
), more so than for the N atoms in ABADEO. The value of ca 354.9° for atom N2 is close to the value of 359.0° observed in EVILOK.
Using the CSD Python API, molecular similarity, only one compound was found when compared to the structure of compound (I), namely 1,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-4-[(1H-pyrrol-2-yl-methylene)amino]pyrazol-3(2H)-one (DEXTAC; Jing & Chen, 2007
), which has a similarity index of 0.726. The structural overlap of the two compounds is shown in Fig. 4
; the r.m.s. deviation is 0.018 Å (Mercury; Macrae et al., 2020
). Here, the —N=C— bond length is 1.282 (1) Å and the dihedral angle involving the phenyl ring and the mean plane of the pyrazole ring is 62.5 (1)°.
| | Figure 4 A view of the structural overlay of (I) and DEXTAC (Jing & Chen, 2007 |
5. Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots
The Hirshfeld surface analysis and the associated two-dimensional fingerprint plots were generated with CrystalExplorer17 (Spackman et al., 2021
) and interpreted following the protocol of Tan et al. (2019
). The Hirshfeld surface for compound (I) is illustrated in Fig. 5
. The presence of prominent red spots indicates that short contacts are particularly significant in the crystal packing.
| Figure 5 The Hirshfeld surface of (I), mapped over dnorm. |
The full two-dimensional fingerprint plots for (I) are given in Fig. 6
. The H⋯H contacts have a major contribution of 52.4% to the Hirshfeld surface. The second most significant contribution is from the C⋯H/H⋯C contacts at 23.3%. The O⋯H/H⋯O contacts contribute 12.7% and have sharp pincer-like spikes at de + di ≃ 2.1 Å. The N⋯H/H⋯N contacts contribute 7.0%, and the C⋯C contacts contribute 2.6%. These values can be correlated with the various hydrogen bonds and other interatomic interactions in the crystal (Table 1
).
| Figure 6 The full two-dimensional fingerprint plot for (I), and those delineated into H⋯H, C⋯H/H⋯C, O⋯H/H⋯O, N⋯H/H⋯N and C⋯C contacts. |
6. Energy frameworks
A comparison of the energy frameworks calculated for (I), showing the electrostatic potential forces (Eele), the dispersion forces (Edis) and the total energy diagrams (Etot), are shown in Fig. 7
. The energies were obtained by using wave functions at the HF/3-2IG level of theory. The cylindrical radii are proportional to the relative strength of the corresponding energies (Spackman et al., 2021
; Tan et al., 2019
). They have been adjusted to the same scale factor of 90 with a cut-off value of 6 kJ mol−1 within a radius of 3.8 Å of a central reference molecule.
| | Figure 7 The energy frameworks calculated for (I), viewed along the b-axis direction, showing the electrostatic potential forces (Eele), the dispersion forces (Edis) and the total energy diagram (Etot). |
The major contribution to the intermolecular interactions is from dispersion forces (Edis), as expected in view of the significant contribution to the HS of the H⋯H contacts at 52.4%. The colour-coded interaction mapping within a radius of 3.8 Å of a central reference molecule and the various contributions to the total energy (Etot) for compound (I) are given in Fig. S1 of the supporting information.
7. Synthesis, spectroscopic data and thermal analysis
A solution of 0.100 mmol of 4-aminoantipyrine and an equimolar quantity of cadmium chloride (or mercury chloride) in a solvent mixture of 5 ml of methanol and 5 ml of dimethyl formamide (DMF) was refluxed at 363 K for 6 h using an oil bath. The solution was then left at room temperature for 10 days. On evaporation of the solvents reddish-brown crystals of (I) were obtained; m.p. 517–518 K. The same compound was obtained when 4-aminoantipyrine was refluxed in methanol and DMF in the absence of the metal chloride. When 4-aminoantipyrine was heated in a mixture of different solvents, it was observed that compound (I) was only produced in the presence of DMF.
The absorption spectrum of (I) was measured using a UV-Vis spectrometer in the wavelength range of 200–800 nm in CHCl3 as solvent (Fig. 8
a). The absorption band at 258 nm is attributed to the π–π* transitions of the aromatic rings. The second absorption band at 397 nm is due to n–π* transitions of the C=O and C=N bonds.
| Figure 8 (a) The UV-vis spectrum of (I) in the range 250–800 nm, (b) the FTIR spectrum of (I) in the range 400–4000 cm−1, and (c) the 1H NMR spectrum of (I). |
The FTIR spectrum of (I) was recorded using a JASCO Infrared spectrometer (KBr pellet) between 400–4000 cm−1 (Fig. 8
b). For the spectrum of 4-aminoantipyrine, see Swaminathan et al. (2009
). A prominent absorption peak at 1569 cm−1 corresponding to the C=N stretching frequency confirms the formation of the Schiff base compound (I). For the NH2 group of 4-aminoantipyrine, strong symmetric and asymmetric stretching vibrations are observed at 3326 and 3432 cm−1. In compound (I), these vibrations are displaced and appear as medium-sized peaks at 3313 and 3421 cm−1. The C=O stretching frequency for 4-aminoantipyrine appears at 1679 cm−1, while for compound (I) this vibrational frequency is red shifted to 1648 cm−1. The shifts in the N—H and C=O stretching frequencies suggest a significant conjugation between these functional groups.
The 1H NMR spectrum of (I) was recorded in CDCl3 using a Bruker AC 400 MHz-NMR spectrometer (Fig. 8
c). The peaks at 2.43 ppm and 3.15 ppm correspond to the methyl groups (—CH3) attached to the carbon and nitrogen atoms, respectively, of the pyrazole rings. The aromatic protons appear in their usual range of 7.15–7.8 ppm, while the methine H atom (H12) resonates at 8.25 ppm confirming the Schiff base formation. As shown by Hansen & Spanget-Larsen (2017
), the presence of intramolecular hydrogen bonding has a significant effect on the chemical shifts of the H atoms involved. The presence of the strong intramolecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bond (N6—H6AN⋯N3) results in a shift to 15.22 ppm for this N—H proton. The resonance at 10.83 ppm can be assigned to the second H atom of the NH2 group.
An SQT Q600 V20.9 Build 20 Simultaneous Thermo Analytical system was used to measure the TGA/DTA of (I) in a nitrogen atmosphere with a heating rate of 10°C min−1 (Fig. S2 of the supporting information). The TGA curve for (I) reveals a single-stage weight loss starting around 136°C. The compound decomposes before reaching its melting point as indicated by the DTA curve.
8. Refinement
Crystal data, data collection and structure details are summarized in Table 2
. The amino H atoms (NH2) were located in a difference-Fourier map and freely refined. The C-bound H atoms were included in calculated positions and refined as riding, with C—H = 0.95–0.98 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) or 1.5Ueq(methyl C). The H atoms of methyl group C10 were modelled as disordered over two orientations with an AFIX 123 constraint in SHELXL.
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Supporting information
CCDC reference: 2446090
contains datablocks I, global. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989025003676/hb8135sup1.cif
Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989025003676/hb8135Isup2.hkl
Supplementary figures and CSD Search. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989025003676/hb8135sup3.pdf
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989025003676/hb8135Isup4.cml
| C22H22N6O2 | F(000) = 1696 |
| Mr = 402.45 | Dx = 1.332 Mg m−3 |
| Monoclinic, C2/c | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.54184 Å |
| a = 20.2393 (11) Å | Cell parameters from 2185 reflections |
| b = 10.6519 (8) Å | θ = 4.5–73.1° |
| c = 19.4225 (11) Å | µ = 0.73 mm−1 |
| β = 106.614 (5)° | T = 95 K |
| V = 4012.4 (4) Å3 | Block, yellow |
| Z = 8 | 0.11 × 0.06 × 0.02 mm |
| SuperNova, Dual, Cu at home/near, AtlasS2 diffractometer | 3915 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: micro-focus sealed X-ray tube | 2695 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Mirror monochromator | Rint = 0.078 |
| Detector resolution: 5.2027 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 73.4°, θmin = 4.6° |
| ω scans | h = −20→24 |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlisPro; Rigaku OD, 2020) | k = −13→11 |
| Tmin = 0.489, Tmax = 1.000 | l = −21→24 |
| 11696 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)] = 0.058 | Hydrogen site location: mixed |
| wR(F2) = 0.137 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
| S = 1.09 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0162P)2 + 0.9186P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| 3915 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
| 281 parameters | Δρmax = 0.23 e Å−3 |
| 3 restraints | Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3 |
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. |
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) | |
| O1 | 0.26471 (10) | 0.82349 (18) | 0.71602 (11) | 0.0333 (5) | |
| O2 | 0.48785 (10) | 0.67524 (17) | 0.45511 (10) | 0.0270 (4) | |
| N1 | 0.28813 (11) | 0.6763 (2) | 0.80851 (12) | 0.0241 (5) | |
| N2 | 0.32274 (11) | 0.5621 (2) | 0.82181 (12) | 0.0239 (5) | |
| N3 | 0.36940 (11) | 0.6519 (2) | 0.66612 (12) | 0.0230 (4) | |
| N4 | 0.37734 (11) | 0.8631 (2) | 0.52073 (12) | 0.0241 (5) | |
| N5 | 0.41266 (11) | 0.8324 (2) | 0.46958 (12) | 0.0225 (5) | |
| N6 | 0.45817 (12) | 0.5646 (2) | 0.58278 (13) | 0.0264 (5) | |
| H6AN | 0.4389 (19) | 0.534 (4) | 0.6156 (19) | 0.046 (10)* | |
| H6BN | 0.4769 (18) | 0.506 (3) | 0.5546 (18) | 0.044 (10)* | |
| C1 | 0.29526 (13) | 0.7285 (2) | 0.74460 (15) | 0.0252 (5) | |
| C2 | 0.34215 (12) | 0.6435 (2) | 0.72408 (14) | 0.0220 (5) | |
| C3 | 0.35728 (13) | 0.5455 (2) | 0.77250 (14) | 0.0234 (5) | |
| C4 | 0.23438 (14) | 0.7031 (3) | 0.84031 (14) | 0.0258 (5) | |
| C5 | 0.23232 (13) | 0.8209 (3) | 0.86942 (15) | 0.0269 (6) | |
| H5 | 0.265495 | 0.882624 | 0.867108 | 0.032* | |
| C6 | 0.18129 (15) | 0.8482 (3) | 0.90208 (15) | 0.0316 (6) | |
| H6 | 0.179484 | 0.929006 | 0.922122 | 0.038* | |
| C7 | 0.13298 (14) | 0.7580 (3) | 0.90557 (16) | 0.0314 (6) | |
| H7 | 0.098412 | 0.776905 | 0.928336 | 0.038* | |
| C8 | 0.13510 (15) | 0.6400 (3) | 0.87575 (17) | 0.0352 (7) | |
| H8 | 0.101978 | 0.578122 | 0.878016 | 0.042* | |
| C9 | 0.18632 (14) | 0.6126 (3) | 0.84232 (16) | 0.0313 (6) | |
| H9 | 0.187874 | 0.532522 | 0.821286 | 0.038* | |
| C10 | 0.34044 (15) | 0.5069 (3) | 0.89333 (14) | 0.0300 (6) | |
| H10A | 0.306959 | 0.534045 | 0.918095 | 0.045* | 0.5 |
| H10B | 0.339565 | 0.415177 | 0.889350 | 0.045* | 0.5 |
| H10C | 0.386706 | 0.534382 | 0.920692 | 0.045* | 0.5 |
| H10D | 0.381861 | 0.455024 | 0.900663 | 0.045* | 0.5 |
| H10E | 0.349255 | 0.573892 | 0.929408 | 0.045* | 0.5 |
| H10F | 0.302114 | 0.454687 | 0.898065 | 0.045* | 0.5 |
| C11 | 0.40348 (15) | 0.4365 (3) | 0.77530 (15) | 0.0290 (6) | |
| H11A | 0.427737 | 0.446143 | 0.738586 | 0.043* | |
| H11B | 0.376096 | 0.359208 | 0.766291 | 0.043* | |
| H11C | 0.437139 | 0.432114 | 0.822884 | 0.043* | |
| C12 | 0.35777 (13) | 0.7508 (2) | 0.62549 (14) | 0.0222 (5) | |
| H12 | 0.330612 | 0.818076 | 0.634577 | 0.027* | |
| C13 | 0.38717 (13) | 0.7557 (2) | 0.56620 (14) | 0.0237 (5) | |
| C14 | 0.42913 (13) | 0.6708 (2) | 0.54780 (13) | 0.0212 (5) | |
| C15 | 0.44761 (13) | 0.7201 (2) | 0.48601 (14) | 0.0236 (5) | |
| C16 | 0.42297 (13) | 0.9285 (2) | 0.42269 (14) | 0.0239 (5) | |
| C17 | 0.43325 (16) | 0.8949 (3) | 0.35769 (15) | 0.0341 (6) | |
| H17 | 0.433488 | 0.809000 | 0.344528 | 0.041* | |
| C18 | 0.44319 (18) | 0.9885 (3) | 0.31212 (17) | 0.0408 (7) | |
| H18 | 0.450361 | 0.966070 | 0.267463 | 0.049* | |
| C19 | 0.44287 (15) | 1.1135 (3) | 0.33029 (17) | 0.0343 (7) | |
| H19 | 0.450448 | 1.176686 | 0.298891 | 0.041* | |
| C20 | 0.43135 (14) | 1.1456 (3) | 0.39494 (15) | 0.0283 (6) | |
| H20 | 0.429285 | 1.231722 | 0.406967 | 0.034* | |
| C21 | 0.42279 (13) | 1.0542 (2) | 0.44233 (14) | 0.0252 (5) | |
| H21 | 0.416884 | 1.076869 | 0.487512 | 0.030* | |
| C22 | 0.30443 (14) | 0.8929 (3) | 0.48461 (18) | 0.0376 (7) | |
| H22A | 0.279979 | 0.907024 | 0.520799 | 0.056* | |
| H22B | 0.283073 | 0.822685 | 0.453602 | 0.056* | |
| H22C | 0.301822 | 0.968835 | 0.455445 | 0.056* |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| O1 | 0.0366 (11) | 0.0269 (10) | 0.0438 (12) | 0.0139 (8) | 0.0232 (9) | 0.0129 (9) |
| O2 | 0.0314 (10) | 0.0231 (9) | 0.0313 (10) | 0.0013 (7) | 0.0166 (8) | −0.0011 (7) |
| N1 | 0.0262 (11) | 0.0212 (10) | 0.0297 (12) | 0.0040 (8) | 0.0158 (9) | 0.0056 (9) |
| N2 | 0.0259 (11) | 0.0212 (10) | 0.0268 (11) | 0.0024 (8) | 0.0112 (9) | 0.0030 (9) |
| N3 | 0.0220 (10) | 0.0235 (10) | 0.0257 (11) | 0.0008 (8) | 0.0104 (9) | 0.0009 (9) |
| N4 | 0.0247 (11) | 0.0252 (11) | 0.0271 (12) | 0.0037 (8) | 0.0147 (9) | 0.0036 (9) |
| N5 | 0.0257 (11) | 0.0219 (10) | 0.0229 (11) | 0.0015 (8) | 0.0117 (9) | 0.0014 (8) |
| N6 | 0.0336 (12) | 0.0194 (11) | 0.0300 (13) | 0.0049 (9) | 0.0150 (10) | 0.0034 (9) |
| C1 | 0.0249 (13) | 0.0262 (13) | 0.0279 (13) | 0.0016 (10) | 0.0131 (11) | 0.0021 (11) |
| C2 | 0.0205 (12) | 0.0208 (11) | 0.0276 (13) | 0.0023 (9) | 0.0113 (10) | 0.0024 (10) |
| C3 | 0.0234 (12) | 0.0233 (12) | 0.0242 (13) | 0.0000 (10) | 0.0082 (10) | −0.0012 (10) |
| C4 | 0.0272 (13) | 0.0274 (13) | 0.0258 (13) | 0.0016 (10) | 0.0126 (11) | 0.0014 (11) |
| C5 | 0.0231 (13) | 0.0290 (14) | 0.0306 (14) | −0.0025 (10) | 0.0108 (11) | −0.0052 (11) |
| C6 | 0.0340 (15) | 0.0327 (15) | 0.0297 (15) | 0.0031 (12) | 0.0117 (12) | −0.0034 (12) |
| C7 | 0.0304 (14) | 0.0352 (15) | 0.0350 (15) | 0.0070 (12) | 0.0194 (12) | 0.0056 (12) |
| C8 | 0.0344 (16) | 0.0348 (15) | 0.0440 (18) | −0.0013 (12) | 0.0237 (14) | 0.0041 (13) |
| C9 | 0.0316 (14) | 0.0259 (13) | 0.0420 (17) | 0.0008 (11) | 0.0192 (13) | 0.0010 (12) |
| C10 | 0.0331 (15) | 0.0333 (15) | 0.0265 (14) | 0.0036 (11) | 0.0132 (12) | 0.0065 (11) |
| C11 | 0.0334 (14) | 0.0288 (14) | 0.0264 (14) | 0.0073 (11) | 0.0110 (11) | 0.0005 (11) |
| C12 | 0.0230 (12) | 0.0204 (12) | 0.0260 (13) | 0.0014 (9) | 0.0113 (10) | 0.0006 (10) |
| C13 | 0.0231 (12) | 0.0222 (12) | 0.0273 (13) | 0.0022 (10) | 0.0098 (10) | 0.0028 (10) |
| C14 | 0.0211 (12) | 0.0209 (12) | 0.0228 (12) | −0.0015 (9) | 0.0081 (10) | −0.0019 (9) |
| C15 | 0.0248 (13) | 0.0211 (12) | 0.0269 (13) | −0.0019 (10) | 0.0107 (10) | −0.0018 (10) |
| C16 | 0.0237 (12) | 0.0245 (13) | 0.0246 (13) | −0.0033 (10) | 0.0087 (10) | 0.0021 (10) |
| C17 | 0.0455 (17) | 0.0323 (15) | 0.0263 (14) | −0.0004 (13) | 0.0129 (13) | −0.0022 (12) |
| C18 | 0.0512 (19) | 0.0448 (18) | 0.0308 (15) | −0.0003 (14) | 0.0188 (14) | 0.0052 (13) |
| C19 | 0.0315 (14) | 0.0362 (15) | 0.0371 (16) | 0.0011 (12) | 0.0129 (12) | 0.0131 (13) |
| C20 | 0.0258 (13) | 0.0241 (13) | 0.0343 (15) | −0.0009 (10) | 0.0075 (11) | 0.0060 (11) |
| C21 | 0.0217 (12) | 0.0269 (13) | 0.0260 (13) | 0.0013 (10) | 0.0054 (11) | 0.0016 (10) |
| C22 | 0.0264 (14) | 0.0427 (17) | 0.0475 (19) | 0.0063 (12) | 0.0169 (13) | 0.0162 (14) |
| O1—C1 | 1.232 (3) | C8—H8 | 0.9500 |
| O2—C15 | 1.237 (3) | C9—H9 | 0.9500 |
| N1—N2 | 1.390 (3) | C10—H10A | 0.9800 |
| N1—C1 | 1.405 (3) | C10—H10B | 0.9800 |
| N1—C4 | 1.425 (3) | C10—H10C | 0.9800 |
| N2—C3 | 1.349 (4) | C10—H10D | 0.9800 |
| N2—C10 | 1.455 (3) | C10—H10E | 0.9800 |
| N3—C12 | 1.297 (3) | C10—H10F | 0.9800 |
| N3—C2 | 1.391 (3) | C11—H11A | 0.9800 |
| N4—N5 | 1.418 (3) | C11—H11B | 0.9800 |
| N4—C13 | 1.424 (3) | C11—H11C | 0.9800 |
| N4—C22 | 1.476 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.441 (4) |
| N5—C15 | 1.379 (3) | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
| N5—C16 | 1.425 (3) | C13—C14 | 1.357 (4) |
| N6—C14 | 1.364 (3) | C14—C15 | 1.454 (4) |
| N6—H6AN | 0.90 (4) | C16—C17 | 1.384 (4) |
| N6—H6BN | 0.98 (4) | C16—C21 | 1.393 (4) |
| C1—C2 | 1.447 (4) | C17—C18 | 1.386 (4) |
| C2—C3 | 1.379 (4) | C17—H17 | 0.9500 |
| C3—C11 | 1.482 (4) | C18—C19 | 1.378 (5) |
| C4—C9 | 1.378 (4) | C18—H18 | 0.9500 |
| C4—C5 | 1.382 (4) | C19—C20 | 1.384 (4) |
| C5—C6 | 1.389 (4) | C19—H19 | 0.9500 |
| C5—H5 | 0.9500 | C20—C21 | 1.385 (4) |
| C6—C7 | 1.386 (4) | C20—H20 | 0.9500 |
| C6—H6 | 0.9500 | C21—H21 | 0.9500 |
| C7—C8 | 1.390 (4) | C22—H22A | 0.9800 |
| C7—H7 | 0.9500 | C22—H22B | 0.9800 |
| C8—C9 | 1.402 (4) | C22—H22C | 0.9800 |
| N2—N1—C1 | 109.7 (2) | H10A—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
| N2—N1—C4 | 120.1 (2) | H10B—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
| C1—N1—C4 | 126.0 (2) | H10D—C10—H10E | 109.5 |
| C3—N2—N1 | 108.5 (2) | H10D—C10—H10F | 109.5 |
| C3—N2—C10 | 126.1 (2) | H10E—C10—H10F | 109.5 |
| N1—N2—C10 | 120.3 (2) | C3—C11—H11A | 109.5 |
| C12—N3—C2 | 120.0 (2) | C3—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
| N5—N4—C13 | 103.86 (19) | H11A—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
| N5—N4—C22 | 110.6 (2) | C3—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
| C13—N4—C22 | 114.3 (2) | H11A—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
| C15—N5—N4 | 111.5 (2) | H11B—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
| C15—N5—C16 | 127.7 (2) | N3—C12—C13 | 118.1 (2) |
| N4—N5—C16 | 118.5 (2) | N3—C12—H12 | 120.9 |
| C14—N6—H6AN | 116 (2) | C13—C12—H12 | 120.9 |
| C14—N6—H6BN | 116 (2) | C14—C13—N4 | 111.0 (2) |
| H6AN—N6—H6BN | 119 (3) | C14—C13—C12 | 128.2 (2) |
| O1—C1—N1 | 123.9 (2) | N4—C13—C12 | 120.6 (2) |
| O1—C1—C2 | 132.3 (3) | C13—C14—N6 | 129.4 (3) |
| N1—C1—C2 | 103.7 (2) | C13—C14—C15 | 107.8 (2) |
| C3—C2—N3 | 122.6 (2) | N6—C14—C15 | 122.4 (2) |
| C3—C2—C1 | 108.7 (2) | O2—C15—N5 | 126.0 (2) |
| N3—C2—C1 | 128.7 (2) | O2—C15—C14 | 128.4 (2) |
| N2—C3—C2 | 109.0 (2) | N5—C15—C14 | 105.5 (2) |
| N2—C3—C11 | 121.7 (2) | C17—C16—C21 | 120.8 (3) |
| C2—C3—C11 | 129.3 (3) | C17—C16—N5 | 119.0 (2) |
| C9—C4—C5 | 121.3 (3) | C21—C16—N5 | 120.2 (2) |
| C9—C4—N1 | 120.3 (2) | C16—C17—C18 | 118.9 (3) |
| C5—C4—N1 | 118.4 (2) | C16—C17—H17 | 120.5 |
| C4—C5—C6 | 119.4 (3) | C18—C17—H17 | 120.5 |
| C4—C5—H5 | 120.3 | C19—C18—C17 | 121.3 (3) |
| C6—C5—H5 | 120.3 | C19—C18—H18 | 119.3 |
| C7—C6—C5 | 120.3 (3) | C17—C18—H18 | 119.3 |
| C7—C6—H6 | 119.8 | C18—C19—C20 | 119.1 (3) |
| C5—C6—H6 | 119.8 | C18—C19—H19 | 120.5 |
| C6—C7—C8 | 120.0 (3) | C20—C19—H19 | 120.5 |
| C6—C7—H7 | 120.0 | C19—C20—C21 | 121.0 (3) |
| C8—C7—H7 | 120.0 | C19—C20—H20 | 119.5 |
| C7—C8—C9 | 119.7 (3) | C21—C20—H20 | 119.5 |
| C7—C8—H8 | 120.1 | C20—C21—C16 | 118.9 (3) |
| C9—C8—H8 | 120.1 | C20—C21—H21 | 120.5 |
| C4—C9—C8 | 119.3 (3) | C16—C21—H21 | 120.5 |
| C4—C9—H9 | 120.4 | N4—C22—H22A | 109.5 |
| C8—C9—H9 | 120.4 | N4—C22—H22B | 109.5 |
| N2—C10—H10A | 109.5 | H22A—C22—H22B | 109.5 |
| N2—C10—H10B | 109.5 | N4—C22—H22C | 109.5 |
| H10A—C10—H10B | 109.5 | H22A—C22—H22C | 109.5 |
| N2—C10—H10C | 109.5 | H22B—C22—H22C | 109.5 |
| C1—N1—N2—C3 | 5.9 (3) | C5—C4—C9—C8 | −1.2 (4) |
| C4—N1—N2—C3 | 164.2 (2) | N1—C4—C9—C8 | 178.2 (3) |
| C1—N1—N2—C10 | 162.1 (2) | C7—C8—C9—C4 | 0.7 (5) |
| C4—N1—N2—C10 | −39.7 (3) | C2—N3—C12—C13 | 179.8 (2) |
| C13—N4—N5—C15 | −5.6 (3) | N5—N4—C13—C14 | 4.3 (3) |
| C22—N4—N5—C15 | −128.7 (2) | C22—N4—C13—C14 | 124.9 (3) |
| C13—N4—N5—C16 | −169.6 (2) | N5—N4—C13—C12 | −179.4 (2) |
| C22—N4—N5—C16 | 67.3 (3) | C22—N4—C13—C12 | −58.8 (3) |
| N2—N1—C1—O1 | 173.0 (3) | N3—C12—C13—C14 | −3.0 (4) |
| C4—N1—C1—O1 | 16.3 (4) | N3—C12—C13—N4 | −178.6 (2) |
| N2—N1—C1—C2 | −5.3 (3) | N4—C13—C14—N6 | 170.8 (3) |
| C4—N1—C1—C2 | −162.0 (2) | C12—C13—C14—N6 | −5.2 (5) |
| C12—N3—C2—C3 | −174.6 (2) | N4—C13—C14—C15 | −1.5 (3) |
| C12—N3—C2—C1 | 5.8 (4) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | −177.4 (3) |
| O1—C1—C2—C3 | −175.1 (3) | N4—N5—C15—O2 | −172.9 (2) |
| N1—C1—C2—C3 | 2.9 (3) | C16—N5—C15—O2 | −10.8 (4) |
| O1—C1—C2—N3 | 4.5 (5) | N4—N5—C15—C14 | 4.9 (3) |
| N1—C1—C2—N3 | −177.4 (2) | C16—N5—C15—C14 | 167.0 (2) |
| N1—N2—C3—C2 | −3.9 (3) | C13—C14—C15—O2 | 175.7 (3) |
| C10—N2—C3—C2 | −158.3 (2) | N6—C14—C15—O2 | 2.8 (4) |
| N1—N2—C3—C11 | 175.5 (2) | C13—C14—C15—N5 | −2.0 (3) |
| C10—N2—C3—C11 | 21.1 (4) | N6—C14—C15—N5 | −174.9 (2) |
| N3—C2—C3—N2 | −179.1 (2) | C15—N5—C16—C17 | 42.4 (4) |
| C1—C2—C3—N2 | 0.5 (3) | N4—N5—C16—C17 | −156.5 (2) |
| N3—C2—C3—C11 | 1.5 (4) | C15—N5—C16—C21 | −137.4 (3) |
| C1—C2—C3—C11 | −178.9 (3) | N4—N5—C16—C21 | 23.7 (3) |
| N2—N1—C4—C9 | −42.8 (4) | C21—C16—C17—C18 | −0.2 (4) |
| C1—N1—C4—C9 | 111.6 (3) | N5—C16—C17—C18 | 179.9 (3) |
| N2—N1—C4—C5 | 136.5 (3) | C16—C17—C18—C19 | −0.1 (5) |
| C1—N1—C4—C5 | −69.0 (4) | C17—C18—C19—C20 | −1.0 (5) |
| C9—C4—C5—C6 | 0.7 (4) | C18—C19—C20—C21 | 2.4 (4) |
| N1—C4—C5—C6 | −178.6 (3) | C19—C20—C21—C16 | −2.7 (4) |
| C4—C5—C6—C7 | 0.1 (4) | C17—C16—C21—C20 | 1.6 (4) |
| C5—C6—C7—C8 | −0.5 (4) | N5—C16—C21—C20 | −178.5 (2) |
| C6—C7—C8—C9 | 0.1 (5) |
| Cg1 is the centroid of C4–C9 phenyl ring. |
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| N6—H6AN···N3 | 0.90 (4) | 2.30 (4) | 2.894 (3) | 123 (3) |
| N6—H6BN···O2i | 0.98 (3) | 2.09 (3) | 2.953 (3) | 147 (3) |
| C7—H7···O2ii | 0.95 | 2.49 | 3.417 (4) | 165 |
| C10—H10D···O2iii | 0.98 | 2.52 | 3.472 (4) | 164 |
| C12—H12···O1 | 0.95 | 2.34 | 3.022 (3) | 128 |
| C17—H17···O2 | 0.95 | 2.55 | 3.013 (4) | 110 |
| C11—H11B···Cg1iii | 0.98 | 2.96 | 3.645 (3) | 128 |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) x−1/2, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (iii) x, −y+1, z+1/2. |
Acknowledgements
AS thanks Professor K. Panchanatheswaran, Former Professor, Department of Chemistry, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-24, and Dr P. Venkatesan, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College (A), Tiruchirappalli-5, for many fruitful discussions. MK and MD acknowledge using the CzechNanoLab Research Infrastructure supported by MEYS CR (No. LM2018110) for crystallographic analysis. HSE is grateful to the University of Neuchâtel for their support over the years.
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