The crystal structure analysis of the title compound, C
6H
4(NHC
2O
3C
2H
5)
2 or C
14H
16N
2O
6, reveals a molecule with both oxamate groups twisted with respect to the benzene ring, as a result of steric interactions and the presence of three strong N—H

O and one weak C—H

O intramolecular hydrogen bonds. Centrosymmetrically related molecules form dimers connected by two N—H

O hydrogen bonds.
Supporting information
CCDC reference: 193771
Key indicators
- Single-crystal X-ray study
- T = 293 K
- Mean
(C-C) = 0.004 Å
- R factor = 0.058
- wR factor = 0.155
- Data-to-parameter ratio = 19.6
checkCIF results
No syntax errors found
ADDSYM reports no extra symmetry
Alert Level C:
PLAT_369 Alert C Long C(sp2)-C(sp2) Bond C(15) - C(16) = 1.53 Ang.
PLAT_369 Alert C Long C(sp2)-C(sp2) Bond C(25) - C(26) = 1.53 Ang.
0 Alert Level A = Potentially serious problem
0 Alert Level B = Potential problem
2 Alert Level C = Please check
Data collection: CAD-4 EXPRESS (Enraf-Nonius, 1994); cell refinement: CAD-4 EXPRESS; data reduction: XCAD4 (Harms & Wocadlo, 1995); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997) and PLATON (Spek, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Diethyl
N,
N'-
o-phenylenedioxamate
top
Crystal data top
C14H16N2O6 | F(000) = 1296 |
Mr = 308.29 | Dx = 1.35 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71069 Å |
Hall symbol: -C 2yc | Cell parameters from 25 reflections |
a = 17.756 (4) Å | θ = 8.1–13.3° |
b = 15.986 (2) Å | µ = 0.11 mm−1 |
c = 11.924 (2) Å | T = 293 K |
β = 116.31 (2)° | Prism, colourless |
V = 3034.0 (9) Å3 | 0.5 × 0.45 × 0.4 mm |
Z = 8 | |
Data collection top
Enraf-Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer | θmax = 30.0°, θmin = 1.8° |
Radiation source: x-ray tube | h = −24→22 |
ω/2θ scans | k = 0→22 |
4616 measured reflections | l = 0→16 |
4419 independent reflections | 2 standard reflections every 100 reflections |
1870 reflections with I > 2σ(I) | intensity decay: <2% |
Rint = 0.033 | |
Refinement top
Refinement on F2 | 0 restraints |
Least-squares matrix: full | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.058 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0787P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
wR(F2) = 0.155 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
S = 0.88 | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
4419 reflections | Δρmin = −0.32 e Å−3 |
225 parameters | |
Special details top
Geometry. Bond distances, angles etc. have been calculated using the rounded
fractional coordinates. All e.s.d.'s are estimated from the variances of the
(full) variance-covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account in
the estimation of distances, angles and torsion angles |
Refinement. Refinement on F2 for ALL reflections except those flagged by the user
for potential systematic errors. Weighted R-factors wR
and all goodnesses of fit S are based on F2,
conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F
set to zero for negative F2. The observed criterion of F2 >
σ(F2) is used only for calculating -R-factor-obs
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. |
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top | x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | |
O11 | 0.30947 (9) | 0.44780 (9) | 0.20955 (15) | 0.0496 (5) | |
O12 | 0.45722 (11) | 0.41860 (10) | 0.09620 (18) | 0.0660 (7) | |
O13 | 0.39557 (10) | 0.53614 (9) | 0.11387 (16) | 0.0568 (6) | |
O21 | 0.04859 (10) | 0.29476 (10) | −0.06548 (16) | 0.0606 (6) | |
O22 | −0.00916 (11) | 0.45875 (11) | −0.12672 (18) | 0.0732 (7) | |
O23 | 0.12641 (9) | 0.49507 (9) | −0.03691 (16) | 0.0604 (5) | |
N14 | 0.34765 (11) | 0.32775 (11) | 0.14555 (16) | 0.0394 (6) | |
N24 | 0.17204 (10) | 0.35130 (11) | 0.07758 (16) | 0.0405 (6) | |
C11 | 0.29423 (17) | 0.12977 (15) | 0.2499 (2) | 0.0554 (9) | |
C12 | 0.33941 (15) | 0.19324 (13) | 0.2298 (2) | 0.0481 (7) | |
C13 | 0.29909 (12) | 0.26735 (11) | 0.17272 (18) | 0.0351 (6) | |
C15 | 0.34985 (12) | 0.41029 (12) | 0.16542 (19) | 0.0383 (7) | |
C16 | 0.40785 (13) | 0.45493 (14) | 0.1210 (2) | 0.0453 (7) | |
C17 | 0.44273 (19) | 0.58358 (15) | 0.0617 (3) | 0.0725 (11) | |
C18 | 0.4155 (2) | 0.67201 (18) | 0.0473 (4) | 0.0983 (14) | |
C21 | 0.21045 (17) | 0.13929 (15) | 0.2165 (2) | 0.0587 (9) | |
C22 | 0.17024 (15) | 0.21320 (14) | 0.1629 (2) | 0.0495 (8) | |
C23 | 0.21386 (12) | 0.27717 (11) | 0.13782 (18) | 0.0374 (6) | |
C25 | 0.09354 (13) | 0.35450 (13) | −0.0171 (2) | 0.0429 (7) | |
C26 | 0.06317 (14) | 0.44294 (13) | −0.0666 (2) | 0.0469 (7) | |
C27 | 0.10721 (18) | 0.58054 (15) | −0.0863 (3) | 0.0782 (10) | |
C28 | 0.1802 (3) | 0.6121 (2) | −0.0957 (4) | 0.130 (2) | |
H11 | 0.3187 (14) | 0.0795 (13) | 0.286 (2) | 0.049 (6)* | |
H12 | 0.4033 (16) | 0.1896 (15) | 0.258 (2) | 0.068 (7)* | |
H14 | 0.3820 (14) | 0.3114 (14) | 0.123 (2) | 0.047 (7)* | |
H21 | 0.1807 (16) | 0.0988 (16) | 0.236 (2) | 0.071 (8)* | |
H22 | 0.1077 (15) | 0.2216 (13) | 0.135 (2) | 0.060 (7)* | |
H24 | 0.2030 (13) | 0.3986 (14) | 0.098 (2) | 0.047 (6)* | |
H171 | 0.50240 | 0.57990 | 0.11690 | 0.0870* | |
H172 | 0.43280 | 0.56060 | −0.01890 | 0.0870* | |
H181 | 0.42470 | 0.69410 | 0.12720 | 0.1480* | |
H182 | 0.44730 | 0.70390 | 0.01490 | 0.1480* | |
H183 | 0.35680 | 0.67540 | −0.00950 | 0.1480* | |
H271 | 0.05910 | 0.58040 | −0.16800 | 0.0940* | |
H272 | 0.09430 | 0.61550 | −0.03070 | 0.0940* | |
H281 | 0.19220 | 0.57720 | −0.15130 | 0.1940* | |
H282 | 0.16970 | 0.66820 | −0.12770 | 0.1940* | |
H283 | 0.22740 | 0.61190 | −0.01450 | 0.1940* | |
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top | U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 |
O11 | 0.0526 (9) | 0.0412 (8) | 0.0690 (10) | −0.0089 (7) | 0.0397 (8) | −0.0162 (8) |
O12 | 0.0689 (12) | 0.0535 (10) | 0.1036 (15) | −0.0018 (8) | 0.0637 (12) | −0.0019 (9) |
O13 | 0.0651 (10) | 0.0382 (9) | 0.0866 (12) | −0.0061 (7) | 0.0513 (10) | −0.0004 (8) |
O21 | 0.0443 (9) | 0.0489 (9) | 0.0727 (11) | −0.0095 (7) | 0.0116 (8) | −0.0006 (8) |
O22 | 0.0464 (10) | 0.0658 (11) | 0.0866 (13) | 0.0090 (9) | 0.0105 (9) | 0.0107 (11) |
O23 | 0.0513 (9) | 0.0396 (8) | 0.0747 (11) | 0.0004 (7) | 0.0137 (8) | 0.0159 (8) |
N14 | 0.0388 (10) | 0.0345 (10) | 0.0495 (11) | −0.0002 (7) | 0.0237 (8) | −0.0029 (8) |
N24 | 0.0349 (9) | 0.0330 (9) | 0.0499 (11) | −0.0008 (8) | 0.0155 (8) | 0.0035 (8) |
C11 | 0.0683 (17) | 0.0373 (13) | 0.0560 (15) | 0.0071 (12) | 0.0233 (12) | 0.0140 (11) |
C12 | 0.0497 (13) | 0.0417 (12) | 0.0482 (13) | 0.0056 (10) | 0.0173 (11) | 0.0018 (10) |
C13 | 0.0377 (11) | 0.0303 (10) | 0.0371 (11) | −0.0017 (8) | 0.0165 (9) | −0.0015 (8) |
C15 | 0.0375 (11) | 0.0349 (11) | 0.0401 (12) | −0.0043 (8) | 0.0149 (10) | −0.0046 (9) |
C16 | 0.0427 (12) | 0.0440 (13) | 0.0529 (13) | −0.0055 (10) | 0.0245 (11) | −0.0047 (11) |
C17 | 0.0810 (19) | 0.0561 (16) | 0.103 (2) | −0.0129 (14) | 0.0613 (18) | 0.0102 (15) |
C18 | 0.099 (2) | 0.0618 (19) | 0.154 (3) | −0.0031 (17) | 0.074 (2) | 0.032 (2) |
C21 | 0.0675 (17) | 0.0451 (13) | 0.0649 (16) | −0.0080 (12) | 0.0305 (13) | 0.0156 (12) |
C22 | 0.0466 (13) | 0.0481 (13) | 0.0572 (14) | −0.0053 (11) | 0.0260 (11) | 0.0070 (11) |
C23 | 0.0394 (11) | 0.0317 (10) | 0.0401 (11) | −0.0021 (8) | 0.0168 (9) | 0.0014 (8) |
C25 | 0.0382 (11) | 0.0422 (12) | 0.0491 (13) | −0.0007 (10) | 0.0202 (10) | 0.0024 (10) |
C26 | 0.0423 (12) | 0.0440 (12) | 0.0507 (13) | 0.0025 (10) | 0.0173 (11) | 0.0018 (10) |
C27 | 0.0776 (19) | 0.0430 (14) | 0.087 (2) | 0.0012 (13) | 0.0119 (16) | 0.0205 (14) |
C28 | 0.168 (4) | 0.072 (2) | 0.193 (5) | 0.010 (3) | 0.120 (4) | 0.046 (3) |
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
O11—C15 | 1.219 (3) | C17—C18 | 1.479 (4) |
O12—C16 | 1.193 (3) | C21—C22 | 1.382 (3) |
O13—C16 | 1.313 (3) | C22—C23 | 1.393 (3) |
O13—C17 | 1.458 (4) | C25—C26 | 1.535 (3) |
O21—C25 | 1.214 (3) | C27—C28 | 1.441 (6) |
O22—C26 | 1.188 (3) | C11—H11 | 0.92 (2) |
O23—C26 | 1.315 (3) | C12—H12 | 1.03 (3) |
O23—C27 | 1.467 (3) | C17—H171 | 0.97 |
N14—C13 | 1.424 (3) | C17—H172 | 0.97 |
N14—C15 | 1.338 (3) | C18—H181 | 0.96 |
N24—C23 | 1.414 (3) | C18—H182 | 0.96 |
N24—C25 | 1.351 (3) | C18—H183 | 0.96 |
N14—H14 | 0.81 (3) | C21—H21 | 0.93 (3) |
N24—H24 | 0.90 (2) | C22—H22 | 1.02 (3) |
C11—C12 | 1.379 (4) | C27—H271 | 0.97 |
C11—C21 | 1.367 (4) | C27—H272 | 0.97 |
C12—C13 | 1.395 (3) | C28—H281 | 0.96 |
C13—C23 | 1.389 (3) | C28—H282 | 0.96 |
C15—C16 | 1.528 (3) | C28—H283 | 0.96 |
| | | |
O11···O13 | 2.679 (3) | C15···O12ii | 3.347 (3) |
O11···N24 | 2.722 (3) | C16···C16ii | 3.354 (3) |
O11···C23 | 3.125 (3) | C16···O12ii | 3.207 (3) |
O11···C21i | 3.248 (3) | C17···O12iii | 3.109 (4) |
O12···C15ii | 3.347 (3) | C21···O11ix | 3.248 (3) |
O12···C17iii | 3.109 (4) | C22···O21 | 2.927 (3) |
O12···N14 | 2.694 (3) | C23···O11 | 3.125 (3) |
O12···C16ii | 3.207 (3) | C25···C12iv | 3.333 (4) |
O13···O11 | 2.679 (3) | C26···O22vi | 3.265 (3) |
O21···O22 | 2.792 (3) | C26···O22v | 3.354 (3) |
O21···C22 | 2.927 (3) | C11···H272ix | 3.0505 |
O21···C12iv | 3.359 (3) | C15···H24 | 2.37 (3) |
O21···N14iv | 3.115 (3) | C25···H22 | 2.73 (2) |
O22···C26v | 3.354 (3) | C25···H14iv | 3.05 (2) |
O22···C26vi | 3.265 (3) | C25···H12iv | 2.98 (2) |
O22···O22vi | 3.179 (3) | C28···H183 | 3.0093 |
O22···O22v | 3.098 (3) | H11···O22x | 2.82 (3) |
O22···O21 | 2.792 (3) | H12···H14 | 2.45 (3) |
O23···N24 | 2.612 (2) | H12···O21iv | 2.79 (3) |
O11···H24 | 1.93 (2) | H12···C25iv | 2.98 (2) |
O11···H21i | 2.49 (3) | H12···O21x | 2.52 (3) |
O12···H172 | 2.5879 | H12···O22x | 2.83 (2) |
O12···H171 | 2.6791 | H14···O12 | 2.28 (2) |
O12···H14 | 2.28 (2) | H14···H12 | 2.45 (3) |
O12···H172iii | 2.5237 | H14···O21iv | 2.37 (2) |
O13···H21i | 2.86 (3) | H14···C25iv | 3.05 (2) |
O21···H22 | 2.44 (2) | H21···O11ix | 2.49 (3) |
O21···H12vii | 2.52 (3) | H21···O13ix | 2.86 (3) |
O21···H182viii | 2.7912 | H22···O21 | 2.44 (2) |
O21···H12iv | 2.79 (3) | H22···C25 | 2.73 (2) |
O21···H14iv | 2.37 (2) | H22···H182viii | 2.5743 |
O22···H11vii | 2.82 (3) | H24···O11 | 1.93 (2) |
O22···H12vii | 2.83 (2) | H24···O23 | 2.21 (2) |
O22···H271 | 2.4540 | H24···N14 | 2.63 (2) |
O23···H24 | 2.21 (2) | H24···C15 | 2.37 (3) |
N14···O12 | 2.694 (3) | H171···O12 | 2.6791 |
N14···N24 | 2.878 (3) | H172···O12 | 2.5879 |
N14···O21iv | 3.115 (3) | H172···O12iii | 2.5237 |
N24···O23 | 2.612 (2) | H182···O21xi | 2.7912 |
N24···O11 | 2.722 (3) | H182···H22xi | 2.5743 |
N24···N14 | 2.878 (3) | H183···C28 | 3.0093 |
N24···C15 | 3.004 (3) | H183···H283 | 2.4883 |
N14···H24 | 2.63 (2) | H271···O22 | 2.4540 |
C12···O21iv | 3.359 (3) | H271···H271v | 2.1426 |
C12···C25iv | 3.333 (4) | H272···C11i | 3.0505 |
C15···N24 | 3.004 (3) | H283···H183 | 2.4883 |
| | | |
C16—O13—C17 | 115.6 (2) | O23—C27—C28 | 107.5 (3) |
C26—O23—C27 | 117.6 (2) | C12—C11—H11 | 122.1 (17) |
C13—N14—C15 | 127.0 (2) | C21—C11—H11 | 117.3 (17) |
C23—N24—C25 | 124.84 (18) | C11—C12—H12 | 122.8 (13) |
C15—N14—H14 | 114.2 (16) | C13—C12—H12 | 117.3 (13) |
C13—N14—H14 | 118.5 (16) | O13—C17—H171 | 109.9 |
C23—N24—H24 | 116.4 (15) | O13—C17—H172 | 109.9 |
C25—N24—H24 | 118.2 (14) | C18—C17—H171 | 109.9 |
C12—C11—C21 | 120.6 (2) | C18—C17—H172 | 109.9 |
C11—C12—C13 | 119.8 (3) | H171—C17—H172 | 108.5 |
N14—C13—C12 | 117.1 (2) | C17—C18—H181 | 109.5 |
N14—C13—C23 | 122.97 (17) | C17—C18—H182 | 109.5 |
C12—C13—C23 | 119.8 (2) | C17—C18—H183 | 109.5 |
O11—C15—C16 | 122.41 (18) | H181—C18—H182 | 109.5 |
N14—C15—C16 | 111.75 (19) | H181—C18—H183 | 109.5 |
O11—C15—N14 | 125.8 (2) | H182—C18—H183 | 109.5 |
O12—C16—O13 | 125.8 (2) | C11—C21—H21 | 121.1 (17) |
O12—C16—C15 | 122.7 (2) | C22—C21—H21 | 118.5 (17) |
O13—C16—C15 | 111.5 (2) | C21—C22—H22 | 122.0 (12) |
O13—C17—C18 | 109.1 (3) | C23—C22—H22 | 117.6 (12) |
C11—C21—C22 | 120.1 (3) | O23—C27—H271 | 110.2 |
C21—C22—C23 | 120.3 (3) | O23—C27—H272 | 110.2 |
N24—C23—C22 | 120.5 (2) | C28—C27—H271 | 110.2 |
C13—C23—C22 | 119.23 (19) | C28—C27—H272 | 110.2 |
N24—C23—C13 | 120.27 (18) | H271—C27—H272 | 108.5 |
O21—C25—N24 | 125.8 (2) | C27—C28—H281 | 109.5 |
O21—C25—C26 | 119.8 (2) | C27—C28—H282 | 109.5 |
N24—C25—C26 | 114.38 (19) | C27—C28—H283 | 109.5 |
O22—C26—C25 | 122.0 (2) | H281—C28—H282 | 109.5 |
O23—C26—C25 | 111.6 (2) | H281—C28—H283 | 109.5 |
O22—C26—O23 | 126.4 (2) | H282—C28—H283 | 109.5 |
| | | |
C17—O13—C16—O12 | 5.0 (3) | C11—C12—C13—N14 | −175.12 (19) |
C17—O13—C16—C15 | −174.8 (2) | C12—C13—C23—N24 | −178.68 (18) |
C16—O13—C17—C18 | 174.0 (3) | C12—C13—C23—C22 | 1.3 (3) |
C27—O23—C26—O22 | −2.7 (4) | N14—C13—C23—C22 | 176.97 (19) |
C27—O23—C26—C25 | 175.4 (2) | N14—C13—C23—N24 | −3.0 (3) |
C26—O23—C27—C28 | −152.9 (3) | N14—C15—C16—O13 | 165.54 (18) |
C15—N14—C13—C12 | −135.6 (2) | N14—C15—C16—O12 | −14.2 (3) |
C13—N14—C15—C16 | −178.54 (19) | O11—C15—C16—O13 | −12.3 (3) |
C13—N14—C15—O11 | −0.7 (4) | O11—C15—C16—O12 | 167.9 (2) |
C15—N14—C13—C23 | 48.6 (3) | C11—C21—C22—C23 | 2.6 (3) |
C23—N24—C25—O21 | −1.6 (4) | C21—C22—C23—C13 | −3.0 (3) |
C23—N24—C25—C26 | −179.5 (2) | C21—C22—C23—N24 | 176.98 (19) |
C25—N24—C23—C13 | 140.9 (2) | O21—C25—C26—O23 | −157.8 (2) |
C25—N24—C23—C22 | −39.1 (3) | N24—C25—C26—O22 | −161.5 (2) |
C12—C11—C21—C22 | −0.5 (3) | O21—C25—C26—O22 | 20.4 (4) |
C21—C11—C12—C13 | −1.2 (3) | N24—C25—C26—O23 | 20.3 (3) |
C11—C12—C13—C23 | 0.8 (3) | | |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) −x+1, y, −z+1/2; (iii) −x+1, −y+1, −z; (iv) −x+1/2, −y+1/2, −z; (v) −x, y, −z−1/2; (vi) −x, −y+1, −z; (vii) x−1/2, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (viii) x−1/2, y−1/2, z; (ix) −x+1/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (x) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (xi) x+1/2, y+1/2, z. |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N14—H14···O12 | 0.81 (3) | 2.28 (2) | 2.694 (3) | 112.2 (19) |
N24—H24···O11 | 0.90 (2) | 1.93 (2) | 2.722 (3) | 145 (2) |
N24—H24···O23 | 0.90 (2) | 2.21 (2) | 2.612 (2) | 106.5 (17) |
C22—H22···O21 | 1.02 (3) | 2.44 (2) | 2.927 (3) | 108.5 (16) |
N14—H14···O21iv | 0.81 (3) | 2.37 (2) | 3.115 (3) | 153 (2) |
C17—H172···O12iii | 0.97 | 2.52 | 3.109 (4) | 119 |
C21—H21···O11ix | 0.93 (3) | 2.49 (3) | 3.248 (3) | 140 (2) |
C12—H12···O21x | 1.03 (3) | 2.52 (3) | 3.428 (3) | 146.9 (18) |
Symmetry codes: (iii) −x+1, −y+1, −z; (iv) −x+1/2, −y+1/2, −z; (ix) −x+1/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (x) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |