Supporting information
Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536803014181/lh6074sup1.cif | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536803014181/lh6074Isup2.hkl |
CCDC reference: 217622
Key indicators
- Single-crystal X-ray study
- T = 293 K
- Mean (C-C) = 0.003 Å
- R factor = 0.038
- wR factor = 0.115
- Data-to-parameter ratio = 11.9
checkCIF results
No syntax errors found ADDSYM reports no extra symmetry
To a stirred solution of maleic anhydride (22 mmol) in 20 ml of acetone was added dropwise a solution of N-benzyl-4-aminophthalimide (20 mmol) in 30 ml of acetone. After an addition time of 1 h, the maleamic acid separated almost immediately at room temperature. After stirring for 3 h to insure complete reaction, 0.3 ml of triethylamine and 4 ml of acetic anhydride was added. The mixture was heated to 323 K and kept at this temperature for 1 h. Then, the mixture was diluted with four volumes of cold water, thereby precipitating (I) as fine white feathery needles. M.p. 426–428 K; IR (KBr): 3080 (C—H), 1730 (C═O) cm−1; 1H NMR (CDCl3, p.p.m.): 4.86 (2H, s), 6.93 (2H, s), 7.26–7.43 (5H, m), 7.78 (1H, d), 7.92–7.95 (2H, m). Compound (I) (50 mg) was dissolved in chloroform (15 ml) and the solution was kept at room temperature for 3 d, yielding colorless single crystals.
All H atoms were placed in calculated positions with C—H distances of 0.93 (sp2) and 0.97 Å (sp3), and included in the refinement in riding-motion approximation, with Uiso = 1.2Ueq of the carrier atom.
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1998); cell refinement: SMART; data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 1998); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Bruker, 1998); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
Fig. 1. The molecular structure of (I), with ellipsoids drawn at the 30% probability level. | |
Fig. 2. The crystal structure of (I), viewed along the a axis. |
C19H12N2O4 | Z = 2 |
Mr = 332.31 | F(000) = 344 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.428 Mg m−3 Dm = not mesaured Mg m−3 Dm measured by none |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 5.061 (2) Å | Cell parameters from 997 reflections |
b = 11.803 (4) Å | θ = 3.1–26.3° |
c = 14.186 (5) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
α = 112.607 (6)° | T = 293 K |
β = 94.050 (6)° | Plate, colorless |
γ = 95.755 (6)° | 0.25 × 0.20 × 0.15 mm |
V = 772.8 (5) Å3 |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 2700 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2082 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.014 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 1.6° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −5→6 |
Tmin = 0.976, Tmax = 0.985 | k = −10→14 |
3218 measured reflections | l = −16→16 |
Refinement on F2 | 0 restraints |
Least-squares matrix: full | H-atom parameters constrained |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.038 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0604P)2 + 0.1101P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
wR(F2) = 0.115 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
S = 1.06 | Δρmax = 0.17 e Å−3 |
2700 reflections | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
226 parameters |
C19H12N2O4 | γ = 95.755 (6)° |
Mr = 332.31 | V = 772.8 (5) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 5.061 (2) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 11.803 (4) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
c = 14.186 (5) Å | T = 293 K |
α = 112.607 (6)° | 0.25 × 0.20 × 0.15 mm |
β = 94.050 (6)° |
Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer | 2700 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 2082 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.976, Tmax = 0.985 | Rint = 0.014 |
3218 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.038 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.115 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.06 | Δρmax = 0.17 e Å−3 |
2700 reflections | Δρmin = −0.20 e Å−3 |
226 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 | ||
O1 | 0.2581 (3) | 0.95332 (12) | 0.03582 (12) | 0.0541 (4) | |
O2 | 0.1897 (4) | 0.53200 (13) | −0.07670 (12) | 0.0703 (5) | |
O3 | 0.4487 (3) | 0.56491 (13) | 0.30525 (11) | 0.0582 (4) | |
O4 | 1.1962 (3) | 0.85166 (14) | 0.39137 (12) | 0.0584 (4) | |
N1 | 0.2824 (3) | 0.74661 (13) | 0.00293 (12) | 0.0403 (4) | |
N2 | 0.8442 (3) | 0.69878 (14) | 0.36710 (12) | 0.0420 (4) | |
C1 | 0.1916 (4) | 0.84475 (18) | −0.01689 (15) | 0.0420 (5) | |
C2 | −0.0020 (4) | 0.7862 (2) | −0.11143 (16) | 0.0527 (5) | |
H2 | −0.0946 | 0.8288 | −0.1432 | 0.063* | |
C3 | −0.0225 (5) | 0.6654 (2) | −0.14331 (16) | 0.0569 (6) | |
H3 | −0.1313 | 0.6088 | −0.2012 | 0.068* | |
C4 | 0.1553 (4) | 0.63295 (18) | −0.07246 (15) | 0.0484 (5) | |
C5 | 0.4677 (4) | 0.76075 (16) | 0.08860 (13) | 0.0361 (4) | |
C6 | 0.6924 (4) | 0.85051 (17) | 0.11607 (14) | 0.0402 (4) | |
H6 | 0.7183 | 0.8992 | 0.0784 | 0.048* | |
C7 | 0.8772 (4) | 0.86784 (17) | 0.19883 (15) | 0.0417 (5) | |
H7 | 1.0280 | 0.9271 | 0.2171 | 0.050* | |
C8 | 0.8309 (3) | 0.79450 (16) | 0.25334 (13) | 0.0365 (4) | |
C9 | 0.9886 (4) | 0.79070 (17) | 0.34436 (15) | 0.0417 (4) | |
C10 | 0.6109 (4) | 0.64521 (16) | 0.30038 (14) | 0.0410 (5) | |
C11 | 0.6050 (4) | 0.70617 (15) | 0.22588 (13) | 0.0362 (4) | |
C12 | 0.4192 (4) | 0.68696 (16) | 0.14388 (14) | 0.0390 (4) | |
H12 | 0.2685 | 0.6277 | 0.1261 | 0.047* | |
C13 | 0.9164 (4) | 0.67065 (18) | 0.45678 (15) | 0.0467 (5) | |
H13A | 1.1027 | 0.7031 | 0.4827 | 0.056* | |
H13B | 0.8965 | 0.5815 | 0.4360 | 0.056* | |
C14 | 0.7450 (4) | 0.72543 (16) | 0.54179 (14) | 0.0398 (4) | |
C15 | 0.6449 (4) | 0.65706 (18) | 0.59523 (15) | 0.0493 (5) | |
H15 | 0.6836 | 0.5767 | 0.5787 | 0.059* | |
C16 | 0.4883 (5) | 0.7074 (2) | 0.67279 (17) | 0.0575 (6) | |
H16 | 0.4224 | 0.6609 | 0.7082 | 0.069* | |
C17 | 0.4292 (5) | 0.8259 (2) | 0.69785 (17) | 0.0571 (6) | |
H17 | 0.3224 | 0.8594 | 0.7497 | 0.069* | |
C18 | 0.5291 (5) | 0.89469 (19) | 0.64582 (17) | 0.0555 (6) | |
H18 | 0.4912 | 0.9752 | 0.6631 | 0.067* | |
C19 | 0.6849 (4) | 0.84494 (18) | 0.56838 (16) | 0.0491 (5) | |
H19 | 0.7506 | 0.8921 | 0.5334 | 0.059* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.0522 (9) | 0.0411 (8) | 0.0706 (10) | 0.0046 (6) | −0.0018 (7) | 0.0259 (7) |
O2 | 0.0978 (13) | 0.0408 (9) | 0.0602 (10) | 0.0156 (8) | −0.0105 (9) | 0.0086 (7) |
O3 | 0.0688 (10) | 0.0499 (8) | 0.0587 (9) | −0.0105 (7) | −0.0060 (8) | 0.0315 (7) |
O4 | 0.0487 (9) | 0.0658 (9) | 0.0620 (10) | −0.0065 (7) | −0.0096 (8) | 0.0328 (8) |
N1 | 0.0458 (9) | 0.0388 (8) | 0.0371 (9) | 0.0079 (7) | 0.0026 (7) | 0.0156 (7) |
N2 | 0.0480 (10) | 0.0419 (9) | 0.0388 (9) | 0.0056 (7) | 0.0007 (7) | 0.0196 (7) |
C1 | 0.0394 (11) | 0.0477 (12) | 0.0465 (11) | 0.0083 (8) | 0.0080 (9) | 0.0259 (9) |
C2 | 0.0520 (13) | 0.0617 (14) | 0.0506 (13) | 0.0093 (10) | −0.0004 (10) | 0.0295 (11) |
C3 | 0.0639 (15) | 0.0604 (14) | 0.0404 (12) | 0.0070 (11) | −0.0061 (10) | 0.0158 (10) |
C4 | 0.0585 (13) | 0.0421 (11) | 0.0396 (11) | 0.0106 (9) | 0.0038 (10) | 0.0101 (9) |
C5 | 0.0396 (10) | 0.0365 (9) | 0.0329 (10) | 0.0109 (8) | 0.0060 (8) | 0.0127 (8) |
C6 | 0.0415 (11) | 0.0421 (10) | 0.0437 (11) | 0.0089 (8) | 0.0100 (9) | 0.0224 (9) |
C7 | 0.0376 (10) | 0.0433 (10) | 0.0468 (11) | 0.0035 (8) | 0.0075 (9) | 0.0207 (9) |
C8 | 0.0357 (10) | 0.0363 (9) | 0.0379 (10) | 0.0094 (8) | 0.0070 (8) | 0.0137 (8) |
C9 | 0.0416 (11) | 0.0405 (10) | 0.0435 (11) | 0.0078 (8) | 0.0055 (9) | 0.0165 (9) |
C10 | 0.0509 (12) | 0.0335 (10) | 0.0383 (10) | 0.0058 (8) | 0.0042 (9) | 0.0141 (8) |
C11 | 0.0413 (10) | 0.0317 (9) | 0.0357 (10) | 0.0089 (8) | 0.0073 (8) | 0.0119 (7) |
C12 | 0.0416 (11) | 0.0335 (9) | 0.0403 (10) | 0.0038 (8) | 0.0045 (9) | 0.0131 (8) |
C13 | 0.0544 (12) | 0.0462 (11) | 0.0449 (11) | 0.0112 (9) | −0.0012 (9) | 0.0241 (9) |
C14 | 0.0421 (11) | 0.0402 (10) | 0.0354 (10) | 0.0019 (8) | −0.0068 (8) | 0.0159 (8) |
C15 | 0.0628 (13) | 0.0425 (11) | 0.0454 (12) | 0.0060 (9) | −0.0026 (10) | 0.0223 (9) |
C16 | 0.0711 (15) | 0.0607 (14) | 0.0498 (13) | 0.0044 (11) | 0.0100 (11) | 0.0326 (11) |
C17 | 0.0626 (14) | 0.0598 (14) | 0.0479 (12) | 0.0082 (11) | 0.0102 (11) | 0.0195 (10) |
C18 | 0.0658 (15) | 0.0418 (11) | 0.0575 (13) | 0.0099 (10) | 0.0094 (11) | 0.0169 (10) |
C19 | 0.0571 (13) | 0.0419 (11) | 0.0515 (12) | 0.0025 (9) | 0.0066 (10) | 0.0229 (9) |
O1—C1 | 1.207 (2) | C7—H7 | 0.9300 |
O2—C4 | 1.201 (2) | C8—C11 | 1.390 (3) |
O3—C10 | 1.216 (2) | C8—C9 | 1.487 (3) |
O4—C9 | 1.203 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.490 (2) |
N1—C1 | 1.404 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.374 (3) |
N1—C4 | 1.409 (2) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
N1—C5 | 1.427 (2) | C13—C14 | 1.512 (3) |
N2—C10 | 1.386 (3) | C13—H13A | 0.9700 |
N2—C9 | 1.400 (2) | C13—H13B | 0.9700 |
N2—C13 | 1.465 (2) | C14—C19 | 1.385 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.484 (3) | C14—C15 | 1.387 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.310 (3) | C15—C16 | 1.381 (3) |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C3—C4 | 1.484 (3) | C16—C17 | 1.374 (3) |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C5—C12 | 1.394 (2) | C17—C18 | 1.375 (3) |
C5—C6 | 1.395 (3) | C17—H17 | 0.9300 |
C6—C7 | 1.385 (3) | C18—C19 | 1.376 (3) |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | C18—H18 | 0.9300 |
C7—C8 | 1.379 (2) | C19—H19 | 0.9300 |
C1—N1—C4 | 109.52 (16) | O3—C10—N2 | 124.77 (17) |
C1—N1—C5 | 124.88 (15) | O3—C10—C11 | 128.95 (19) |
C4—N1—C5 | 125.56 (15) | N2—C10—C11 | 106.27 (15) |
C10—N2—C9 | 112.12 (15) | C12—C11—C8 | 122.29 (16) |
C10—N2—C13 | 123.58 (16) | C12—C11—C10 | 130.08 (17) |
C9—N2—C13 | 124.05 (17) | C8—C11—C10 | 107.62 (16) |
O1—C1—N1 | 125.19 (19) | C11—C12—C5 | 116.69 (17) |
O1—C1—C2 | 128.94 (18) | C11—C12—H12 | 121.7 |
N1—C1—C2 | 105.85 (16) | C5—C12—H12 | 121.7 |
C3—C2—C1 | 109.50 (19) | N2—C13—C14 | 112.12 (15) |
C3—C2—H2 | 125.2 | N2—C13—H13A | 109.2 |
C1—C2—H2 | 125.2 | C14—C13—H13A | 109.2 |
C2—C3—C4 | 109.33 (19) | N2—C13—H13B | 109.2 |
C2—C3—H3 | 125.3 | C14—C13—H13B | 109.2 |
C4—C3—H3 | 125.3 | H13A—C13—H13B | 107.9 |
O2—C4—N1 | 125.68 (19) | C19—C14—C15 | 118.46 (18) |
O2—C4—C3 | 128.52 (19) | C19—C14—C13 | 120.88 (17) |
N1—C4—C3 | 105.80 (17) | C15—C14—C13 | 120.66 (16) |
C12—C5—C6 | 121.51 (17) | C16—C15—C14 | 120.48 (18) |
C12—C5—N1 | 119.82 (16) | C16—C15—H15 | 119.8 |
C6—C5—N1 | 118.66 (16) | C14—C15—H15 | 119.8 |
C7—C6—C5 | 120.71 (17) | C17—C16—C15 | 120.34 (19) |
C7—C6—H6 | 119.6 | C17—C16—H16 | 119.8 |
C5—C6—H6 | 119.6 | C15—C16—H16 | 119.8 |
C8—C7—C6 | 117.98 (17) | C16—C17—C18 | 119.6 (2) |
C8—C7—H7 | 121.0 | C16—C17—H17 | 120.2 |
C6—C7—H7 | 121.0 | C18—C17—H17 | 120.2 |
C7—C8—C11 | 120.81 (17) | C19—C18—C17 | 120.32 (19) |
C7—C8—C9 | 130.76 (17) | C19—C18—H18 | 119.8 |
C11—C8—C9 | 108.42 (16) | C17—C18—H18 | 119.8 |
O4—C9—N2 | 125.07 (18) | C18—C19—C14 | 120.81 (19) |
O4—C9—C8 | 129.39 (18) | C18—C19—H19 | 119.6 |
N2—C9—C8 | 105.54 (16) | C14—C19—H19 | 119.6 |
C4—N1—C1—O1 | 177.81 (18) | C11—C8—C9—N2 | −0.35 (19) |
C5—N1—C1—O1 | −0.1 (3) | C9—N2—C10—O3 | −178.54 (18) |
C4—N1—C1—C2 | −0.6 (2) | C13—N2—C10—O3 | −4.1 (3) |
C5—N1—C1—C2 | −178.44 (16) | C9—N2—C10—C11 | 1.1 (2) |
O1—C1—C2—C3 | −178.1 (2) | C13—N2—C10—C11 | 175.54 (15) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | 0.2 (2) | C7—C8—C11—C12 | 0.4 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.2 (2) | C9—C8—C11—C12 | −179.78 (15) |
C1—N1—C4—O2 | −179.8 (2) | C7—C8—C11—C10 | −178.84 (15) |
C5—N1—C4—O2 | −2.0 (3) | C9—C8—C11—C10 | 1.02 (19) |
C1—N1—C4—C3 | 0.7 (2) | O3—C10—C11—C12 | −0.8 (3) |
C5—N1—C4—C3 | 178.54 (17) | N2—C10—C11—C12 | 179.56 (17) |
C2—C3—C4—O2 | 180.0 (2) | O3—C10—C11—C8 | 178.33 (19) |
C2—C3—C4—N1 | −0.5 (2) | N2—C10—C11—C8 | −1.33 (19) |
C1—N1—C5—C12 | 135.55 (18) | C8—C11—C12—C5 | 0.1 (2) |
C4—N1—C5—C12 | −42.0 (2) | C10—C11—C12—C5 | 179.06 (16) |
C1—N1—C5—C6 | −43.3 (2) | C6—C5—C12—C11 | −0.7 (2) |
C4—N1—C5—C6 | 139.11 (19) | N1—C5—C12—C11 | −179.56 (15) |
C12—C5—C6—C7 | 0.9 (3) | C10—N2—C13—C14 | −71.9 (2) |
N1—C5—C6—C7 | 179.81 (15) | C9—N2—C13—C14 | 101.8 (2) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | −0.5 (3) | N2—C13—C14—C19 | −43.1 (3) |
C6—C7—C8—C11 | −0.1 (3) | N2—C13—C14—C15 | 137.13 (18) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | −179.96 (17) | C19—C14—C15—C16 | 0.2 (3) |
C10—N2—C9—O4 | 179.28 (19) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | −180.0 (2) |
C13—N2—C9—O4 | 4.9 (3) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | 0.1 (3) |
C10—N2—C9—C8 | −0.53 (19) | C15—C16—C17—C18 | −0.6 (3) |
C13—N2—C9—C8 | −174.90 (15) | C16—C17—C18—C19 | 0.7 (3) |
C7—C8—C9—O4 | −0.3 (3) | C17—C18—C19—C14 | −0.3 (3) |
C11—C8—C9—O4 | 179.9 (2) | C15—C14—C19—C18 | −0.1 (3) |
C7—C8—C9—N2 | 179.50 (17) | C13—C14—C19—C18 | −179.9 (2) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C19H12N2O4 |
Mr | 332.31 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 5.061 (2), 11.803 (4), 14.186 (5) |
α, β, γ (°) | 112.607 (6), 94.050 (6), 95.755 (6) |
V (Å3) | 772.8 (5) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.25 × 0.20 × 0.15 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.976, 0.985 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 3218, 2700, 2082 |
Rint | 0.014 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.595 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.038, 0.115, 1.06 |
No. of reflections | 2700 |
No. of parameters | 226 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.17, −0.20 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 1998), SMART, SAINT (Bruker, 1998), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997), SHELXTL (Bruker, 1998), SHELXTL.
O1—C1 | 1.207 (2) | N1—C5 | 1.427 (2) |
O2—C4 | 1.201 (2) | N2—C13 | 1.465 (2) |
O3—C10 | 1.216 (2) | C2—C3 | 1.310 (3) |
O4—C9 | 1.203 (2) | ||
C1—N1—C4 | 109.52 (16) | C2—C3—C4 | 109.33 (19) |
C10—N2—C9 | 112.12 (15) | C6—C5—N1 | 118.66 (16) |
C10—N2—C13 | 123.58 (16) | N2—C13—C14 | 112.12 (15) |
C4—N1—C5—C12 | −42.0 (2) | N2—C13—C14—C19 | −43.1 (3) |
C1—N1—C5—C6 | −43.3 (2) | N2—C13—C14—C15 | 137.13 (18) |
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N-Substituted maleimides are among such types of organic compounds with numerous applications in synthetic and polymer chemistry. A search of the literature revealed that some N-substituted maleimide have important biological properties, such as, antimicrobial activity (Zentz et al., 2002), antibacterial activity (Filho et al., 1994) and antitumor activity (Kratz et al., 1997). Some phthalimide derivatives had cytotoxicity (Hall et al., 1995) and anti-HIV activity (Van Derpoorten et al., 1997). It was assumed that compounds having both phthalimide and maleimide residues in the same molecule may possess some attractive biological activities. With this in mind, the synthesis and structure determination of the title compound, (I), was undertaken.
The phthalimide group is planar, the mean deviation from the least-squares plane being 0.010 (3) Å. This observation is in good agreement with our previous report in ethyl N-(2-butyl-1,3-dioxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-isoindol-5-yl) carbamate (Shi et al., 2003). The maleimide moiety is also planar, the mean deviation of the atoms from this plane is 0.008 (3) Å. The dihedral angle between the mean planes of the phthalimide plane and maleimide ring is 43.8 (3)°, which is somewhat different from the corresponding angles found in bis(4-maleimidophenyl)methane, viz. 52.1 (1)° (Usman et al., 2003) and N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)maleimide, viz. 52.8 (5)° (Rodriguez et al., 2002). The benzyl group and phthalimide group are folded towards each other, making an angle of 91.0 (2)°.