Supporting information
Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270108003831/gd3192sup1.cif | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270108003831/gd3192Isup2.hkl |
CCDC reference: 668333
2,3-Dicyanonaphthalene (99% purity) and cyanoguanidine (99% purity) were purchased from Sigma–Aldrich. They were mixed together in a 1:1 molar ratio and the mixture was pressed into pellets. The pellets were inserted into an evacuated glass ampoule and annealed in the temperature gradient ?–? K [Please give values for temperature gradient]. Crystals of 2-(4,6-diamino-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)-3-naphthonitrile, (I), were formed in the low-temperature zone during migration from the high-temperature zone at which the compound is formed (Janczak & Kubiak, 2005a,b). Elemental analysis, found: C 64.21, N 32.00, H 3.79%; calculated for C14H10N6: C 64.11, N 32.05, H 3.84%.
The H atoms were treated as riding atoms in geometrically idealized positions with distances C—H = 0.93 Å and N—H = 0.86 Å, with Uiso=1.2Ueq(parent).
A productive strategy in crystal engineering utilizes molecules which can form multiple interactions with their neighbours (Wuest, 2005). Hydrogen bonds are widely used as the principal interactions in this strategy since they are directional and relatively strong (Moulton & Zaworotko, 2001; Seiter, 2002). Many different self-complementary hydrogen-bonding groups can be used to control association in crystal engineering and to produce different arrangements, such as chains, sheets, ribbons, tapes, rosettes etc., having predictable structural features (Desiraju, 1990, 2002). Several studies have demonstrated the usefulness of melamine and its organic and inorganic complexes or salts in crystal engineering (Whitesides et al. 1995; Janczak & Perpétuo, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008; Perpétuo & Janczak, 2003, 2005, 2007), since their components contain complementary arrays of hydrogen-bonding sites. While π–π interactions are intermolecular forces whose nature is still a matter of discussion (Hunter & Sanders, 1990; Janiak, 2000; Cozzi et al. 2003; Kobayashi & Saigo, 2005), in general, two aromatic rings are arranged in a face-to-face orientation with a distance of 3.2–3.8 Å between the planes of the rings.
In an effort to engineer expanded versions of the structures formed during the transformation of the cyano group in dicyanobenzene isomers in the presence of cyanoguanidine (Janczak & Kubiak, 2005a,b), we have replaced the phenyl rings with naphthyl systems, using 2,3-dicyanonaphthalene, and we have investigated the role of π–π stacking interactions in the organization and stabilization of the resulting structures. We present here the crystal structure of one of these, the title compound, (I).
Compound (I) crystallizes with Z' = 2 and the two independent molecules, M1 and M2, are linked by N—H···N hydrogen bonds (Table 2) into a dimeric unit (Fig. 1). These units are linked by further N—H···N hydrogen bonds to form a zigzag chain (Fig. 3a). Although the bond lengths and angles in the two independent molecules are very similar, their conformations differ in the rotation angle of the triazine ring relative to the naphthalene ring around the inter-ring bond. The dihedral angles between the planes of triazine and naphthalene rings are 27.0 (2) and 10.7 (2)° in molecules M1 and M2, respectively. The rotation is caused by an interaction of the highly polar C≡N group with the triazine ring.
The gas-phase geometry obtained by ab initio molecular orbital calculations at the B3LYP/6–31+G* level (GAUSSIAN98; Frisch et al., 1998) confirms the non-planar conformation (Fig. 2). The calculated dihedral angle between the planes of the triazine and naphthalene rings, 14.7°, represents a global minimum on the potential energy surface (PES). During rotation of the triazine ring relative to naphthalene around the inter-ring bond from 0 to 360°, four equivalent minima and two pairs of maxima are found. The minima are observed at rotation angles of ±14.7° and (180±14.7)° (165.3 and 194.7°), while the maxima are observed at 0° (and 180°) with a barrier energy of ~5.85 kJ mol-1, and at 90° (and 270°) with a barrier energy of ~14.35 kJ mol-1.
The difference between the barrier energy of the conformation at 0 and 90° (ΔE = 8.5 kJ mol-1) can be attributed to the π-delocalization energy of the π electrons along the inter-ring bond. At a rotation angle of 90° (rings perpendicular), delocalization of the π electrons between the rings is impossible due to the symmetry of the orbitals. The lengthening of the inter-ring bond, from 1.488 Å for the most stable conformation to 1.511 Å for a rotation angle of 90°, supports this fact. The estimated energy of molecule M1 in the conformation as present in the crystal structure is greater by ~6.75 kJ mol-1, while for the second molecule it is greater only by ~1.85 kJ mol-1. The differences between the energies of the molecules in the crystal structure and in the gas phase (obtained by molecular orbital calculations) are compensated for by π–π interactions between the aromatic rings in the crystal structure.
Considering both conformations of the independent molecules M1 and M2 in the crystal structure of (I) (Fig. 1, Table 1) and in the gas-phase conformation (Fig. 2) in more detail, besides the main difference mentioned above in the rotation angle of the rings, several other differences can also be found. For example, the C—C≡N angle in molecule M1 [173.9 (2)°] is closer to 180° than that in molecule M2 [167.7 (2)°]. These values correlate well with the rotation angles of the triazine ring in relation to the naphthalene ring. The greater rotation angle around the inter-ring C—C bond lengthens the distance between the polar C≡N group and the triazine ring and results in a decrease in the repulsion between the substituents at positions 2 and 3 in the naphthalene ring.
In the dimer unit formed by the independent molecules M1 and M2 (Fig. 1), the two triazine rings are not coplanar; the dihedral angle between their planes is 22.6 (1)°. Dimers related by a c-glide plane interact via two pairs of N—H···N hydrogen bonds, forming infinite chains along the c axis (Fig. 3a). There is no hydrogen bonding between the chains, and the chains interact only via van der Waals forces and π–π stacking interactions. Although the triazine rings each contain one potential hydrogen-bonding site (atoms N1 and N21), these sites are inactive due to steric hindrance from the cyano groups.
The various chains along [001] form a wave-like architecture (Fig. 3b) with a distance of ca 3.45 Å between adjacent aromatic ring systems, consistent with the occurrence of π–π stacking interactions, since this distance is comparable with the sum of the van der Waals radii of two C atoms in an aromatic ring system (Pauling, 1967). The sheets of the wave-like structure lie parallel to the (010) plane (Fig. 3b).
Our observations underscore the potential utility of (I) in crystal engineering. The amine groups can donate hydrogen bonds to the N atoms of neighbouring triazine rings, which act as acceptors, thus forming a characteristic dimeric motif. The dimeric motif containing hydrogen-bonding active sites can interact with neighbouring molecules via two pairs of N—H···N hydrogen bonds, favouring the formation of one-dimensional-polymers. In the absence of hydrogen bonds between these one-dimensional-polymers, π–π interactions between offset aromatic rings stabilize the overall structure.
For related literature, see: Cozzi et al. (2003); Desiraju (1990, 2002); Frisch (1998); Hunter & Sanders (1990); Janczak & Kubiak (2005a, 2005b); Janczak & Perpétuo (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008); Janiak (2000); Kobayashi & Saigo (2005); Moulton & Zaworotko (2001); Pauling (1967); Perpétuo & Janczak (2003, 2005, 2007); Seiter (2002); Whitesides et al. (1995); Wuest (2005).
Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2006); cell refinement: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2006); data reduction: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2006); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg & Putz, 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).
C14H10N6 | F(000) = 2176 |
Mr = 262.28 | Dx = 1.417 Mg m−3 Dm = 1.41 Mg m−3 Dm measured by flotation |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -C 2yc | Cell parameters from 1203 reflections |
a = 35.798 (7) Å | θ = 2.9–28.0° |
b = 7.319 (1) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
c = 21.459 (4) Å | T = 295 K |
β = 118.96 (3)° | Paralellepiped, colourless |
V = 4919 (2) Å3 | 0.32 × 0.26 × 0.18 mm |
Z = 16 |
Kuma KM-4 with CCD area-detector diffractometer | 5875 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3357 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.034 |
Detector resolution: 1024x1024 with blocks 2x2 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 28.0°, θmin = 2.9° |
ω–scan | h = −46→47 |
Absorption correction: analytical face-indexed (SHELXTL; Sheldrick, 2008) | k = −9→8 |
Tmin = 0.974, Tmax = 0.981 | l = −27→28 |
27666 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)] = 0.045 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.071 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0055P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.04 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.002 |
5875 reflections | Δρmax = 0.23 e Å−3 |
362 parameters | Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3 |
0 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: 0.000643 (13) |
C14H10N6 | V = 4919 (2) Å3 |
Mr = 262.28 | Z = 16 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 35.798 (7) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
b = 7.319 (1) Å | T = 295 K |
c = 21.459 (4) Å | 0.32 × 0.26 × 0.18 mm |
β = 118.96 (3)° |
Kuma KM-4 with CCD area-detector diffractometer | 5875 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: analytical face-indexed (SHELXTL; Sheldrick, 2008) | 3357 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.974, Tmax = 0.981 | Rint = 0.034 |
27666 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.045 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.071 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.23 e Å−3 |
5875 reflections | Δρmin = −0.24 e Å−3 |
362 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 | ||
N1 | 0.24088 (5) | −0.0920 (2) | 0.36585 (8) | 0.0428 (4) | |
N2 | 0.16587 (5) | −0.0631 (3) | 0.32362 (8) | 0.0436 (4) | |
N3 | 0.19370 (4) | −0.0352 (2) | 0.24293 (7) | 0.0409 (4) | |
N4 | 0.21289 (5) | −0.1033 (3) | 0.44220 (8) | 0.0545 (5) | |
H4A | 0.1916 | −0.0994 | 0.4505 | 0.065* | |
H4B | 0.2384 | −0.1183 | 0.4768 | 0.065* | |
N5 | 0.12212 (5) | −0.0133 (3) | 0.20440 (8) | 0.0590 (6) | |
H5A | 0.1005 | −0.0139 | 0.2118 | 0.071* | |
H5B | 0.1183 | 0.0032 | 0.1620 | 0.071* | |
N6 | 0.33079 (7) | 0.1134 (4) | 0.46499 (10) | 0.0747 (7) | |
C1 | 0.34280 (6) | 0.0222 (3) | 0.32101 (12) | 0.0554 (6) | |
H1 | 0.3696 | 0.0619 | 0.3557 | 0.066* | |
C2 | 0.31020 (6) | 0.0096 (3) | 0.33764 (10) | 0.0433 (5) | |
C3 | 0.26894 (5) | −0.0503 (3) | 0.28489 (9) | 0.0384 (4) | |
C4 | 0.26267 (6) | −0.0921 (3) | 0.21832 (10) | 0.0449 (5) | |
H4 | 0.2357 | −0.1300 | 0.1837 | 0.054* | |
C5 | 0.29570 (7) | −0.0799 (3) | 0.20034 (11) | 0.0514 (6) | |
C6 | 0.28874 (9) | −0.1225 (4) | 0.13115 (13) | 0.0526 (7) | |
H6 | 0.2617 | −0.1571 | 0.0958 | 0.065* | |
C7 | 0.32178 (13) | −0.1126 (5) | 0.11631 (19) | 0.0641 (11) | |
H7 | 0.3172 | −0.1410 | 0.0709 | 0.089* | |
C8 | 0.36263 (12) | −0.0600 (5) | 0.1694 (2) | 0.0779 (12) | |
H8 | 0.3850 | −0.0552 | 0.1589 | 0.101* | |
C9 | 0.36997 (9) | −0.0161 (5) | 0.23543 (18) | 0.0669 (10) | |
H9 | 0.3973 | 0.0193 | 0.2697 | 0.083* | |
C10 | 0.33665 (7) | −0.0233 (3) | 0.25343 (13) | 0.0567 (6) | |
C11 | 0.31975 (6) | 0.0652 (3) | 0.40836 (11) | 0.0512 (6) | |
C12 | 0.23228 (5) | −0.0616 (3) | 0.29931 (9) | 0.0378 (4) | |
C13 | 0.20624 (6) | −0.0861 (3) | 0.37555 (9) | 0.0412 (5) | |
C14 | 0.16155 (5) | −0.0379 (3) | 0.25874 (9) | 0.0416 (5) | |
N21 | 0.06563 (5) | 0.0934 (3) | 0.42305 (7) | 0.0420 (4) | |
N22 | 0.13485 (4) | −0.0428 (2) | 0.47121 (7) | 0.0408 (4) | |
N23 | 0.10629 (4) | 0.0448 (2) | 0.54784 (7) | 0.0393 (4) | |
N24 | 0.09287 (5) | 0.0056 (3) | 0.35111 (8) | 0.0593 (6) | |
H24A | 0.1127 | −0.0414 | 0.3444 | 0.071* | |
H24B | 0.0696 | 0.0440 | 0.3154 | 0.071* | |
N25 | 0.17220 (5) | −0.0912 (3) | 0.59144 (8) | 0.0514 (5) | |
H25A | 0.1922 | −0.1397 | 0.5857 | 0.062* | |
H25B | 0.1748 | −0.0839 | 0.6334 | 0.062* | |
N26 | −0.03217 (6) | 0.1319 (4) | 0.30228 (9) | 0.0725 (7) | |
C21 | −0.03870 (6) | 0.2784 (3) | 0.44141 (10) | 0.0434 (5) | |
H21 | −0.0648 | 0.2985 | 0.4008 | 0.052* | |
C22 | −0.00531 (5) | 0.2085 (3) | 0.43414 (9) | 0.0387 (4) | |
C23 | 0.03541 (5) | 0.1792 (3) | 0.49551 (9) | 0.0364 (4) | |
C24 | 0.03951 (6) | 0.2220 (3) | 0.56061 (9) | 0.0429 (5) | |
H24 | 0.0660 | 0.2056 | 0.6009 | 0.052* | |
C25 | 0.00547 (6) | 0.2899 (3) | 0.56967 (9) | 0.0421 (5) | |
C26 | 0.00936 (7) | 0.3294 (4) | 0.63708 (11) | 0.0601 (7) | |
H26 | 0.0353 | 0.3103 | 0.6782 | 0.072* | |
C27 | −0.02471 (8) | 0.3955 (4) | 0.64224 (13) | 0.0709 (8) | |
H27 | −0.0217 | 0.4209 | 0.6869 | 0.085* | |
C28 | −0.06406 (7) | 0.4255 (4) | 0.58130 (13) | 0.0627 (7) | |
H28 | −0.0869 | 0.4713 | 0.5857 | 0.075* | |
C29 | −0.06891 (7) | 0.3884 (3) | 0.51653 (12) | 0.0521 (6) | |
H29 | −0.0953 | 0.4080 | 0.4764 | 0.062* | |
C210 | −0.03451 (6) | 0.3201 (3) | 0.50836 (10) | 0.0407 (5) | |
C211 | −0.01620 (6) | 0.1632 (3) | 0.36179 (10) | 0.0492 (5) | |
C212 | 0.07168 (5) | 0.1017 (3) | 0.48856 (9) | 0.0360 (4) | |
C213 | 0.09817 (5) | 0.0186 (3) | 0.41668 (9) | 0.0404 (5) | |
C214 | 0.13691 (5) | −0.0271 (3) | 0.53504 (9) | 0.0387 (4) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
N1 | 0.0310 (7) | 0.0648 (12) | 0.0361 (8) | 0.0009 (8) | 0.0189 (6) | 0.0031 (8) |
N2 | 0.0302 (7) | 0.0707 (13) | 0.0340 (8) | −0.0007 (8) | 0.0187 (6) | −0.0022 (8) |
N3 | 0.0290 (7) | 0.0645 (12) | 0.0311 (7) | −0.0007 (8) | 0.0161 (6) | −0.0025 (7) |
N4 | 0.0368 (8) | 0.0960 (16) | 0.0352 (8) | 0.0048 (9) | 0.0209 (7) | 0.0075 (9) |
N5 | 0.0272 (8) | 0.1163 (18) | 0.0338 (8) | 0.0001 (10) | 0.0151 (6) | −0.0016 (9) |
N6 | 0.0628 (12) | 0.1080 (19) | 0.0539 (12) | −0.0209 (13) | 0.0288 (10) | −0.0155 (12) |
C1 | 0.0355 (10) | 0.0742 (17) | 0.0616 (13) | −0.0006 (11) | 0.0275 (9) | 0.0109 (12) |
C2 | 0.0320 (9) | 0.0559 (14) | 0.0445 (10) | 0.0039 (9) | 0.0205 (8) | 0.0086 (9) |
C3 | 0.0309 (9) | 0.0495 (13) | 0.0390 (9) | 0.0043 (9) | 0.0202 (7) | 0.0056 (8) |
C4 | 0.0414 (10) | 0.0558 (14) | 0.0436 (10) | 0.0061 (10) | 0.0254 (8) | 0.0037 (9) |
C5 | 0.0622 (13) | 0.0536 (14) | 0.0575 (12) | 0.0138 (11) | 0.0442 (11) | 0.0093 (10) |
C6 | 0.0677 (19) | 0.0524 (18) | 0.0571 (15) | 0.0132 (15) | 0.0424 (15) | 0.0089 (13) |
C7 | 0.068 (3) | 0.062 (2) | 0.066 (2) | 0.014 (2) | 0.040 (2) | 0.0106 (19) |
C8 | 0.079 (3) | 0.078 (3) | 0.072 (3) | 0.0040 (19) | 0.047 (3) | 0.0160 (19) |
C9 | 0.0660 (18) | 0.065 (3) | 0.0700 (18) | 0.0024 (18) | 0.0420 (19) | 0.0143 (19) |
C10 | 0.0547 (12) | 0.0653 (16) | 0.0705 (14) | 0.0053 (12) | 0.0415 (11) | 0.0039 (12) |
C11 | 0.0344 (9) | 0.0695 (16) | 0.0488 (12) | −0.0055 (10) | 0.0195 (9) | 0.0018 (11) |
C12 | 0.0309 (8) | 0.0513 (13) | 0.0345 (9) | −0.0007 (9) | 0.0186 (7) | −0.0016 (8) |
C13 | 0.0332 (9) | 0.0581 (14) | 0.0355 (9) | −0.0019 (9) | 0.0192 (7) | −0.0002 (8) |
C14 | 0.0296 (8) | 0.0625 (14) | 0.0345 (9) | −0.0022 (9) | 0.0171 (7) | −0.0051 (9) |
N21 | 0.0317 (7) | 0.0628 (12) | 0.0331 (8) | 0.0051 (8) | 0.0170 (6) | 0.0024 (7) |
N22 | 0.0300 (7) | 0.0641 (12) | 0.0311 (7) | 0.0018 (8) | 0.0170 (6) | 0.0022 (7) |
N23 | 0.0285 (7) | 0.0607 (11) | 0.0305 (7) | −0.0010 (7) | 0.0157 (6) | −0.0014 (7) |
N24 | 0.0485 (8) | 0.0930 (17) | 0.0415 (8) | 0.0193 (10) | 0.0210 (7) | 0.0094 (9) |
N25 | 0.0352 (8) | 0.0856 (14) | 0.0325 (8) | 0.0126 (9) | 0.0158 (7) | 0.0048 (8) |
N26 | 0.0426 (9) | 0.127 (2) | 0.0391 (10) | 0.0062 (11) | 0.0129 (8) | −0.0198 (11) |
C21 | 0.0313 (9) | 0.0568 (14) | 0.0406 (10) | 0.0027 (9) | 0.0162 (8) | −0.0022 (9) |
C22 | 0.0336 (9) | 0.0507 (13) | 0.0339 (9) | 0.0024 (9) | 0.0149 (8) | −0.0054 (8) |
C23 | 0.0292 (8) | 0.0458 (12) | 0.0358 (9) | −0.0033 (8) | 0.0171 (7) | −0.0020 (8) |
C24 | 0.0316 (9) | 0.0611 (14) | 0.0355 (9) | −0.0037 (9) | 0.0158 (8) | −0.0040 (9) |
C25 | 0.0399 (10) | 0.0526 (13) | 0.0407 (10) | −0.0069 (9) | 0.0251 (8) | −0.0070 (9) |
C26 | 0.0557 (12) | 0.084 (2) | 0.0476 (11) | −0.0083 (13) | 0.0277 (10) | −0.0130 (12) |
C27 | 0.0697 (15) | 0.095 (2) | 0.0682 (14) | −0.0047 (15) | 0.0469 (13) | −0.0195 (14) |
C28 | 0.0570 (13) | 0.0817 (19) | 0.0691 (14) | 0.0034 (13) | 0.0461 (12) | −0.0088 (13) |
C29 | 0.0427 (11) | 0.0630 (15) | 0.0589 (12) | 0.0033 (11) | 0.0312 (10) | −0.0033 (11) |
C210 | 0.0365 (9) | 0.0460 (12) | 0.0457 (10) | −0.0028 (9) | 0.0248 (8) | −0.0028 (9) |
C211 | 0.0397 (9) | 0.0643 (17) | 0.0409 (11) | 0.0019 (10) | 0.0150 (8) | −0.0088 (10) |
C212 | 0.0320 (8) | 0.0442 (12) | 0.0331 (8) | −0.0051 (8) | 0.0159 (7) | −0.0028 (8) |
C213 | 0.0356 (9) | 0.0524 (14) | 0.0381 (9) | 0.0109 (9) | 0.0204 (7) | 0.0020 (9) |
C214 | 0.0314 (8) | 0.0517 (13) | 0.0343 (9) | −0.0037 (9) | 0.0160 (7) | −0.0001 (8) |
N1—C12 | 1.325 (2) | N21—C212 | 1.316 (2) |
N1—C13 | 1.352 (2) | N21—C213 | 1.351 (2) |
N2—C14 | 1.337 (2) | N22—C214 | 1.340 (2) |
N2—C13 | 1.340 (2) | N22—C213 | 1.343 (2) |
N3—C12 | 1.337 (2) | N23—C212 | 1.341 (2) |
N3—C14 | 1.347 (2) | N23—C214 | 1.357 (2) |
N4—C13 | 1.337 (2) | N24—C213 | 1.329 (2) |
N4—H4A | 0.8600 | N24—H24A | 0.8600 |
N4—H4B | 0.8600 | N24—H24B | 0.8600 |
N5—C14 | 1.337 (2) | N25—C214 | 1.340 (2) |
N5—H5A | 0.8600 | N25—H25A | 0.8600 |
N5—H5B | 0.8600 | N25—H25B | 0.8600 |
N6—C11 | 1.136 (3) | N26—C211 | 1.141 (2) |
C1—C2 | 1.378 (2) | C21—C22 | 1.375 (2) |
C1—C10 | 1.397 (3) | C21—C210 | 1.404 (2) |
C1—H1 | 0.9300 | C21—H21 | 0.9300 |
C2—C3 | 1.425 (3) | C22—C23 | 1.429 (2) |
C2—C11 | 1.443 (3) | C22—C211 | 1.444 (2) |
C3—C4 | 1.369 (3) | C23—C24 | 1.368 (2) |
C3—C12 | 1.488 (2) | C23—C212 | 1.488 (2) |
C4—C5 | 1.412 (3) | C24—C25 | 1.412 (3) |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C24—H24 | 0.9300 |
C5—C10 | 1.413 (3) | C25—C26 | 1.414 (2) |
C5—C6 | 1.415 (3) | C25—C210 | 1.414 (3) |
C6—C7 | 1.366 (4) | C26—C27 | 1.364 (3) |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | C26—H26 | 0.9300 |
C7—C8 | 1.402 (5) | C27—C28 | 1.398 (3) |
C7—H7 | 0.9300 | C27—H27 | 0.9300 |
C8—C9 | 1.349 (4) | C28—C29 | 1.342 (3) |
C8—H8 | 0.9300 | C28—H28 | 0.9300 |
C9—C10 | 1.420 (3) | C29—C210 | 1.415 (3) |
C9—H9 | 0.9300 | C29—H29 | 0.9300 |
C12—N1—C13 | 114.13 (15) | C212—N21—C213 | 115.00 (15) |
C14—N2—C13 | 114.67 (15) | C214—N22—C213 | 114.09 (15) |
C12—N3—C14 | 113.74 (15) | C212—N23—C214 | 113.13 (14) |
C13—N4—H4A | 120.0 | C213—N24—H24A | 120.0 |
C13—N4—H4B | 120.0 | C213—N24—H24B | 120.0 |
H4A—N4—H4B | 120.0 | H24A—N24—H24B | 120.0 |
C14—N5—H5A | 120.0 | C214—N25—H25A | 120.0 |
C14—N5—H5B | 120.0 | C214—N25—H25B | 120.0 |
H5A—N5—H5B | 120.0 | H25A—N25—H25B | 120.0 |
C2—C1—C10 | 121.7 (2) | C22—C21—C210 | 121.92 (17) |
C2—C1—H1 | 119.2 | C22—C21—H21 | 119.0 |
C10—C1—H1 | 119.2 | C210—C21—H21 | 119.0 |
C1—C2—C3 | 119.68 (18) | C21—C22—C23 | 120.29 (16) |
C1—C2—C11 | 117.03 (19) | C21—C22—C211 | 114.23 (16) |
C3—C2—C11 | 123.26 (16) | C23—C22—C211 | 125.43 (16) |
C4—C3—C2 | 118.72 (16) | C24—C23—C22 | 117.62 (16) |
C4—C3—C12 | 119.29 (17) | C24—C23—C212 | 121.48 (16) |
C2—C3—C12 | 121.95 (16) | C22—C23—C212 | 120.90 (15) |
C3—C4—C5 | 122.35 (19) | C23—C24—C25 | 123.21 (17) |
C3—C4—H4 | 118.8 | C23—C24—H24 | 118.4 |
C5—C4—H4 | 118.8 | C25—C24—H24 | 118.4 |
C4—C5—C10 | 118.41 (19) | C24—C25—C26 | 123.25 (18) |
C4—C5—C6 | 121.8 (2) | C24—C25—C210 | 118.50 (16) |
C10—C5—C6 | 119.8 (2) | C26—C25—C210 | 118.25 (18) |
C7—C6—C5 | 120.0 (3) | C27—C26—C25 | 120.4 (2) |
C7—C6—H6 | 120.0 | C27—C26—H26 | 119.8 |
C5—C6—H6 | 120.0 | C25—C26—H26 | 119.8 |
C6—C7—C8 | 120.2 (3) | C26—C27—C28 | 120.9 (2) |
C6—C7—H7 | 119.9 | C26—C27—H27 | 119.5 |
C8—C7—H7 | 119.9 | C28—C27—H27 | 119.5 |
C9—C8—C7 | 120.9 (2) | C29—C28—C27 | 120.2 (2) |
C9—C8—H8 | 119.5 | C29—C28—H28 | 119.9 |
C7—C8—H8 | 119.5 | C27—C28—H28 | 119.9 |
C8—C9—C10 | 121.0 (3) | C28—C29—C210 | 121.0 (2) |
C8—C9—H9 | 119.5 | C28—C29—H29 | 119.5 |
C10—C9—H9 | 119.5 | C210—C29—H29 | 119.5 |
C1—C10—C5 | 119.13 (18) | C21—C210—C25 | 118.43 (16) |
C1—C10—C9 | 122.8 (2) | C21—C210—C29 | 122.37 (18) |
C5—C10—C9 | 118.0 (2) | C25—C210—C29 | 119.19 (17) |
N6—C11—C2 | 173.9 (2) | N26—C211—C22 | 167.7 (2) |
N1—C12—N3 | 126.72 (16) | N21—C212—N23 | 126.70 (16) |
N1—C12—C3 | 117.74 (16) | N21—C212—C23 | 115.11 (15) |
N3—C12—C3 | 115.52 (15) | N23—C212—C23 | 118.18 (15) |
N4—C13—N2 | 117.57 (16) | N24—C213—N22 | 118.44 (16) |
N4—C13—N1 | 117.39 (16) | N24—C213—N21 | 116.61 (16) |
N2—C13—N1 | 125.04 (16) | N22—C213—N21 | 124.95 (15) |
N2—C14—N5 | 117.86 (16) | N22—C214—N25 | 116.99 (16) |
N2—C14—N3 | 125.60 (16) | N22—C214—N23 | 126.13 (16) |
N5—C14—N3 | 116.54 (16) | N25—C214—N23 | 116.87 (16) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N4—H4A···N22 | 0.86 | 2.32 | 3.171 (2) | 172 |
N5—H5B···N23i | 0.86 | 2.30 | 3.132 (2) | 163 |
N24—H24A···N2 | 0.86 | 2.16 | 2.984 (2) | 161 |
N24—H24B···N26ii | 0.86 | 2.30 | 3.078 (3) | 150 |
N25—H25B···N3iii | 0.86 | 2.28 | 3.096 (2) | 158 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y, z−1/2; (ii) −x, y, −z+1/2; (iii) x, −y, z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C14H10N6 |
Mr | 262.28 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, C2/c |
Temperature (K) | 295 |
a, b, c (Å) | 35.798 (7), 7.319 (1), 21.459 (4) |
β (°) | 118.96 (3) |
V (Å3) | 4919 (2) |
Z | 16 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.09 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.32 × 0.26 × 0.18 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Kuma KM-4 with CCD area-detector |
Absorption correction | Analytical face-indexed (SHELXTL; Sheldrick, 2008) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.974, 0.981 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 27666, 5875, 3357 |
Rint | 0.034 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.661 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.045, 0.071, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 5875 |
No. of parameters | 362 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.23, −0.24 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2006), CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2006), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), DIAMOND (Brandenburg & Putz, 2006).
N6—C11 | 1.136 (3) | N26—C211 | 1.141 (2) |
C2—C3 | 1.425 (3) | C22—C211 | 1.444 (2) |
C2—C11 | 1.443 (3) | C23—C212 | 1.488 (2) |
C3—C12 | 1.488 (2) | ||
C12—N1—C13 | 114.13 (15) | C212—N21—C213 | 115.00 (15) |
C14—N2—C13 | 114.67 (15) | C214—N22—C213 | 114.09 (15) |
C12—N3—C14 | 113.74 (15) | C212—N23—C214 | 113.13 (14) |
N6—C11—C2 | 173.9 (2) | N26—C211—C22 | 167.7 (2) |
N1—C12—N3 | 126.72 (16) | N21—C212—N23 | 126.70 (16) |
N2—C13—N1 | 125.04 (16) | N22—C213—N21 | 124.95 (15) |
N2—C14—N3 | 125.60 (16) | N22—C214—N23 | 126.13 (16) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N4—H4A···N22 | 0.86 | 2.32 | 3.171 (2) | 172 |
N5—H5B···N23i | 0.86 | 2.30 | 3.132 (2) | 163 |
N24—H24A···N2 | 0.86 | 2.16 | 2.984 (2) | 161 |
N24—H24B···N26ii | 0.86 | 2.30 | 3.078 (3) | 150 |
N25—H25B···N3iii | 0.86 | 2.28 | 3.096 (2) | 158 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y, z−1/2; (ii) −x, y, −z+1/2; (iii) x, −y, z+1/2. |
A productive strategy in crystal engineering utilizes molecules which can form multiple interactions with their neighbours (Wuest, 2005). Hydrogen bonds are widely used as the principal interactions in this strategy since they are directional and relatively strong (Moulton & Zaworotko, 2001; Seiter, 2002). Many different self-complementary hydrogen-bonding groups can be used to control association in crystal engineering and to produce different arrangements, such as chains, sheets, ribbons, tapes, rosettes etc., having predictable structural features (Desiraju, 1990, 2002). Several studies have demonstrated the usefulness of melamine and its organic and inorganic complexes or salts in crystal engineering (Whitesides et al. 1995; Janczak & Perpétuo, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008; Perpétuo & Janczak, 2003, 2005, 2007), since their components contain complementary arrays of hydrogen-bonding sites. While π–π interactions are intermolecular forces whose nature is still a matter of discussion (Hunter & Sanders, 1990; Janiak, 2000; Cozzi et al. 2003; Kobayashi & Saigo, 2005), in general, two aromatic rings are arranged in a face-to-face orientation with a distance of 3.2–3.8 Å between the planes of the rings.
In an effort to engineer expanded versions of the structures formed during the transformation of the cyano group in dicyanobenzene isomers in the presence of cyanoguanidine (Janczak & Kubiak, 2005a,b), we have replaced the phenyl rings with naphthyl systems, using 2,3-dicyanonaphthalene, and we have investigated the role of π–π stacking interactions in the organization and stabilization of the resulting structures. We present here the crystal structure of one of these, the title compound, (I).
Compound (I) crystallizes with Z' = 2 and the two independent molecules, M1 and M2, are linked by N—H···N hydrogen bonds (Table 2) into a dimeric unit (Fig. 1). These units are linked by further N—H···N hydrogen bonds to form a zigzag chain (Fig. 3a). Although the bond lengths and angles in the two independent molecules are very similar, their conformations differ in the rotation angle of the triazine ring relative to the naphthalene ring around the inter-ring bond. The dihedral angles between the planes of triazine and naphthalene rings are 27.0 (2) and 10.7 (2)° in molecules M1 and M2, respectively. The rotation is caused by an interaction of the highly polar C≡N group with the triazine ring.
The gas-phase geometry obtained by ab initio molecular orbital calculations at the B3LYP/6–31+G* level (GAUSSIAN98; Frisch et al., 1998) confirms the non-planar conformation (Fig. 2). The calculated dihedral angle between the planes of the triazine and naphthalene rings, 14.7°, represents a global minimum on the potential energy surface (PES). During rotation of the triazine ring relative to naphthalene around the inter-ring bond from 0 to 360°, four equivalent minima and two pairs of maxima are found. The minima are observed at rotation angles of ±14.7° and (180±14.7)° (165.3 and 194.7°), while the maxima are observed at 0° (and 180°) with a barrier energy of ~5.85 kJ mol-1, and at 90° (and 270°) with a barrier energy of ~14.35 kJ mol-1.
The difference between the barrier energy of the conformation at 0 and 90° (ΔE = 8.5 kJ mol-1) can be attributed to the π-delocalization energy of the π electrons along the inter-ring bond. At a rotation angle of 90° (rings perpendicular), delocalization of the π electrons between the rings is impossible due to the symmetry of the orbitals. The lengthening of the inter-ring bond, from 1.488 Å for the most stable conformation to 1.511 Å for a rotation angle of 90°, supports this fact. The estimated energy of molecule M1 in the conformation as present in the crystal structure is greater by ~6.75 kJ mol-1, while for the second molecule it is greater only by ~1.85 kJ mol-1. The differences between the energies of the molecules in the crystal structure and in the gas phase (obtained by molecular orbital calculations) are compensated for by π–π interactions between the aromatic rings in the crystal structure.
Considering both conformations of the independent molecules M1 and M2 in the crystal structure of (I) (Fig. 1, Table 1) and in the gas-phase conformation (Fig. 2) in more detail, besides the main difference mentioned above in the rotation angle of the rings, several other differences can also be found. For example, the C—C≡N angle in molecule M1 [173.9 (2)°] is closer to 180° than that in molecule M2 [167.7 (2)°]. These values correlate well with the rotation angles of the triazine ring in relation to the naphthalene ring. The greater rotation angle around the inter-ring C—C bond lengthens the distance between the polar C≡N group and the triazine ring and results in a decrease in the repulsion between the substituents at positions 2 and 3 in the naphthalene ring.
In the dimer unit formed by the independent molecules M1 and M2 (Fig. 1), the two triazine rings are not coplanar; the dihedral angle between their planes is 22.6 (1)°. Dimers related by a c-glide plane interact via two pairs of N—H···N hydrogen bonds, forming infinite chains along the c axis (Fig. 3a). There is no hydrogen bonding between the chains, and the chains interact only via van der Waals forces and π–π stacking interactions. Although the triazine rings each contain one potential hydrogen-bonding site (atoms N1 and N21), these sites are inactive due to steric hindrance from the cyano groups.
The various chains along [001] form a wave-like architecture (Fig. 3b) with a distance of ca 3.45 Å between adjacent aromatic ring systems, consistent with the occurrence of π–π stacking interactions, since this distance is comparable with the sum of the van der Waals radii of two C atoms in an aromatic ring system (Pauling, 1967). The sheets of the wave-like structure lie parallel to the (010) plane (Fig. 3b).
Our observations underscore the potential utility of (I) in crystal engineering. The amine groups can donate hydrogen bonds to the N atoms of neighbouring triazine rings, which act as acceptors, thus forming a characteristic dimeric motif. The dimeric motif containing hydrogen-bonding active sites can interact with neighbouring molecules via two pairs of N—H···N hydrogen bonds, favouring the formation of one-dimensional-polymers. In the absence of hydrogen bonds between these one-dimensional-polymers, π–π interactions between offset aromatic rings stabilize the overall structure.