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CCDC references: 1017640; 1017641
Obtaining the structures of compounds that are liquids at ambient temperature has gained increased interest over recent years. In-situ cryocrystallization at ambient pressure (Boese et al., 2003; Kirchner et al., 2010) or high-pressure crystallization at ambient temperature (Allan et al., 2002) are both suitable techniques for crystallizing liquids to obtain their crystal structures, although it is worth noting that sometimes the two method result in the formation of different polymorphs (McGregor et al., 2005; Gajda et al., 2006). Cryocrystallization techniques have been successfully used to obtain structures from a range of compounds that are liquids at ambient temperature including benzene, toluene and benzyl bromide (Nayak et al., 2010). The structures of 1,2-dimethyl-3-nitrobenzene, (I), and 2,4-dimethyl-1-nitrobenzene, (II), have been obtained using cryocrystallization techniques and are reported herein (Fig. 1).
(I) and (II) were purchased from Aldrich and used as supplied. Single crystals of both compounds were obtained in the following manner: thin-walled borosilicate glass capillaries (0.3 mm in diameter) were filled with each of the liquids and sealed. Compound (I) was crystallized from the pure liquid, while compound (II) was crystallized from a 1:1 mixture with acetone, this crystallization mode produced crystals of slightly better quality than those grown from the neat liquid. The capillaries were then mounted on the diffractometer using a modified mount (Yufit & Howard, 2005) which means that the capillary is aligned vertically in the N2 flow of an Oxford Cryosystems cryostream. Compound (I) was cooled to just below its melting point of 280–282 K creating a polycrystalline sample which was then warmed to just above the melting point until only a few seed crystallites remained, this cooling and warming cycling was repeated until a single-crystal was obtained and diffraction data subsequently collected at 277 (2) K. Compound (II) also has a melting point of 280–282 K for the pure liquid but as a 1:1 mixture with acetone crystallization occurred at 248 K, the same method of using a warming and cooling cycle was employed to obtain a single crystal and diffraction data were subsequently recorded at 240 (2) K.
Crystal data, data collection and structure refinement details are summarized in Table 1. H atoms were placed geometrically (aromatic C—H = 0.95 Å and methyl C—H = 0.98 Å) and refined using a riding model with the isotropic displacement parameters fixed at Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq of the parent C atom for aromatic H atoms and Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(C) for methyl H atoms.
Compound (I) crystallized in the orthorhombic space group P212121 with one molecule in the asymmetric unit (Fig. 2). In (I), the molecules form face-to-face stacks in the a-axis direction, that are separated by a centroid-to-centroid distance of 3.9338 (5) Å and an offset distance of 1.534 (5) Å, which indicates the presence of weak face-to-face aromatic π–π stacking interactions (Waller et al., 2006). The molecules in each stack are in the same orientation and related to those in adjacent stacks by 21 screw axes. Calculating planes through both the benzene ring and the NO2 group shows that the NO2 group is rotated out of the plane of the benzene ring by an angle of 46.75 (17)°. Short C—H···O contacts have been identified between the O atoms of the NO2 group and aromatic H atoms on adjacent benzene rings (Fig. 3). The associated geometric parameters listed in Table 2 indicate the presence of weak C—H···O interactions (Taylor & Kennard, 1982; Thallapally et al., 2003). Together with π–π stacking interactions, these contacts create a three-dimensional framework.
Compound (II) crystallized in the monoclinic space group P21/c with one molecule in the asymmetric unit (Fig. 4). The crystal structure also displays weak face-to-tail aromatic π–π stacking intereactions, this time along the c axis, with centroid-to-centroid distances of 3.7729 (5) Å and offset distances of 1.3920 (6) and 1.4778 (5) Å to adjacent molecules above and below each molecule. The molecules in each stack are essentially parallel to each other, although related by a c-glide meaning that the NO2 and methyl groups in adjacent molecules are not directly above/below themselves but related by the mirror of the glide. In this case, the NO2 group lies in the plane of the benzene ring and again weak C—H···O interactions have been identified (Table 3), which form a three-dimensional hydrogen-bonding network (Fig. 5). It is worth noting that the structure obtained from the pure liquid using cryocrystallization was the same as that reported herein although the quality of the crystals were slightly better from the acetone mixture.
The Cambridge Structural Database (CSD, Version 5.34; Allen, 2002) was examined for structures, similar to those of (I) and (II), of benzene with an NO2 substituent and the other 5 positions either being occupied by H atoms or relatively small substituents that were not or rings or long chains, e.g. OCH3, OH, CO2H. The structures were limited to those containing only C, H, N or O and with one molecule in the asymmetric unit. After removing duplicate structure determinations with the same cell, 207 structures were identified for examination. Taking face to face π–π stacking interactions as occurring when the centroid-to-centroid distance is <4.4 Å and the ring-plane-to-ring-plane angle is <30°, it was found that just under half (98) of the structures showed evidence of this type of π–π stacking interactions. The smallest centroid-to-centroid distances of 3.5 Å were observed in species such as 2-hydroxy-5-methyl-3-nitroacetophenone (Filarowski et al., 2006), and all of the ring-plane-to-ring-plane angles were <7.7°. Calculating planes through both the benzene ring and the NO2 group for the structures with π–π stacking interactions showed a range of angles between the planes from 0–90°, approximately 32% of which were less than 5°. There was no significant correlation between the centroid-to-centroid distance and the twist of the NO2 group (Fig. 6). A similar trend was observed in the complete dataset of 207 structures. Comparing the structures of (I) and (II) reported in this paper with those already in the CSD indicates that they are consistent with those structures already published.
The Hirshfeld surface fingerprint plots (Spackman & McKinnon, 2002) for (I) and (II) (Fig. 7) were calculated in CrystalExplorer (Wolff et al., 2012). Both compounds have a pointed feature around de/di 1.1–1.2 which is associated with short H···H contacts. In addition, the plot for (II) shows pointed features at de/di 1.4/1.1 and the reciprocal contact at 1.1/1.4 which correspond to the H···O contacts. These features are also present for compound (I) as the bright-green sections of the plot in this region; however, additional short H···H contacts in compound (I) make them less obvious. Examining the Hirshfeld surface plots (Fig. 8) the red colour indicates closer contacts, on the dnorm plot for (II) the red spots arise from the strongest of the C—H···O hydrogen bonds in the two compounds [C5—H5···O2(-x+1, y+1/2, -z+1/2)]. It is interesting to note that while weak C—H···O interactions were observed in both compounds along with π–π interactions, no evidence of C—H···π interactions have been identified although these were found to be important in the case of a number of benzene derivatives including benezene, toluene and benzyl bromide (Nayak et al., 2010).
In conclusion, the structures of (I) and (II), which are liquids at room temperature, have been determined by in-situ cryocrystallization. The structural features of both compounds are consistent with those of similar compounds previously observed in the literature, and all of the bond lengths and angles in these structures fall within the expected ranges. The Hirshfeld surface plots were relatively similar for the two compounds. Both of the structures show weak face to face/tail π–π stacking interactions and C—H···O interactions.
For related literature, see: Allan et al. (2002); Allen (2002); Boese et al. (2003); Filarowski et al. (2006); Gajda et al. (2006); Kirchner et al. (2010); McGregor et al. (2005); Nayak et al. (2010); Spackman & McKinnon (2002); Taylor & Kennard (1982); Thallapally et al. (2003); Waller et al. (2006); Wolff et al. (2012); Yufit & Howard (2005).
For both compounds, data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2003); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2003); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009).
C8H9NO2 | Dx = 1.289 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 151.16 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Cell parameters from 1048 reflections |
a = 3.9338 (5) Å | θ = 2.9–25.7° |
b = 14.022 (3) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
c = 14.126 (3) Å | T = 277 K |
V = 779.2 (3) Å3 | Block, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.4 × 0.3 × 0.3 mm |
F(000) = 320 |
Bruker SMART CCD 6000 area-detector diffractometer | 744 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.029 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 26.4°, θmin = 2.1° |
Detector resolution: 5.6 pixels mm-1 | h = −3→3 |
ω scans | k = −17→17 |
5395 measured reflections | l = −17→6 |
865 independent reflections |
Refinement on F2 | 0 restraints |
Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.035 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.110 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0618P)2 + 0.1023P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
S = 1.07 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
865 reflections | Δρmax = 0.13 e Å−3 |
102 parameters | Δρmin = −0.09 e Å−3 |
C8H9NO2 | V = 779.2 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 151.16 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 3.9338 (5) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
b = 14.022 (3) Å | T = 277 K |
c = 14.126 (3) Å | 0.4 × 0.3 × 0.3 mm |
Bruker SMART CCD 6000 area-detector diffractometer | 744 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
5395 measured reflections | Rint = 0.029 |
865 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.035 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.110 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.07 | Δρmax = 0.13 e Å−3 |
865 reflections | Δρmin = −0.09 e Å−3 |
102 parameters |
Experimental. The data collection nominally covered a full sphere of reciprocal space by a combination of 2 sets of ω scans each set at different φ angles and each scan (5 s exposure) covering -0.300° degrees in ω. The crystal to detector distance was 4.85 cm. |
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. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
O1 | 0.2726 (8) | 0.74176 (13) | 0.72084 (14) | 0.0978 (8) | |
O2 | 0.5030 (9) | 0.63406 (15) | 0.80610 (12) | 0.1066 (11) | |
N1 | 0.4050 (7) | 0.66406 (14) | 0.73069 (14) | 0.0677 (6) | |
C1 | 0.4585 (7) | 0.60547 (14) | 0.64549 (14) | 0.0504 (6) | |
C2 | 0.3744 (7) | 0.50913 (13) | 0.64624 (14) | 0.0485 (6) | |
C3 | 0.4354 (8) | 0.45899 (14) | 0.56239 (15) | 0.0532 (6) | |
C4 | 0.5762 (8) | 0.50585 (17) | 0.48559 (15) | 0.0646 (7) | |
H4 | 0.6218 | 0.4707 | 0.4295 | 0.077* | |
C5 | 0.6519 (9) | 0.60098 (19) | 0.48771 (17) | 0.0684 (8) | |
H5 | 0.7465 | 0.6311 | 0.4335 | 0.082* | |
C6 | 0.5912 (8) | 0.65258 (16) | 0.56797 (16) | 0.0611 (7) | |
H6 | 0.6388 | 0.7190 | 0.5704 | 0.073* | |
C7 | 0.2173 (8) | 0.46018 (18) | 0.73060 (17) | 0.0671 (7) | |
H7A | 0.3963 | 0.4301 | 0.7685 | 0.101* | |
H7B | 0.0572 | 0.4113 | 0.7088 | 0.101* | |
H7C | 0.0963 | 0.5072 | 0.7693 | 0.101* | |
C8 | 0.3480 (10) | 0.35461 (16) | 0.5539 (2) | 0.0794 (9) | |
H8A | 0.4189 | 0.3311 | 0.4916 | 0.119* | |
H8B | 0.1021 | 0.3462 | 0.5611 | 0.119* | |
H8C | 0.4665 | 0.3187 | 0.6034 | 0.119* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.132 (2) | 0.0632 (10) | 0.0985 (14) | 0.0281 (13) | −0.0148 (17) | −0.0221 (10) |
O2 | 0.169 (3) | 0.0958 (14) | 0.0550 (9) | 0.0282 (17) | −0.0239 (15) | −0.0143 (9) |
N1 | 0.0864 (17) | 0.0540 (10) | 0.0627 (11) | 0.0089 (12) | −0.0100 (13) | −0.0102 (9) |
C1 | 0.0557 (17) | 0.0476 (10) | 0.0480 (10) | 0.0036 (11) | −0.0079 (10) | −0.0025 (9) |
C2 | 0.0507 (16) | 0.0460 (10) | 0.0488 (10) | 0.0064 (10) | −0.0052 (10) | 0.0050 (8) |
C3 | 0.0540 (17) | 0.0485 (11) | 0.0569 (11) | 0.0096 (11) | −0.0130 (11) | −0.0039 (9) |
C4 | 0.071 (2) | 0.0753 (15) | 0.0474 (11) | 0.0159 (15) | −0.0040 (12) | −0.0044 (10) |
C5 | 0.070 (2) | 0.0813 (16) | 0.0542 (12) | 0.0042 (15) | 0.0045 (12) | 0.0188 (12) |
C6 | 0.0652 (19) | 0.0508 (11) | 0.0674 (13) | −0.0005 (13) | −0.0058 (13) | 0.0133 (10) |
C7 | 0.072 (2) | 0.0649 (13) | 0.0649 (13) | 0.0036 (14) | 0.0071 (15) | 0.0156 (11) |
C8 | 0.089 (3) | 0.0518 (12) | 0.0977 (18) | 0.0041 (15) | −0.0154 (18) | −0.0149 (13) |
O1—N1 | 1.216 (3) | C4—C5 | 1.367 (3) |
O2—N1 | 1.208 (3) | C5—H5 | 0.9500 |
N1—C1 | 1.472 (3) | C5—C6 | 1.366 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.391 (3) | C6—H6 | 0.9500 |
C1—C6 | 1.381 (3) | C7—H7A | 0.9800 |
C2—C3 | 1.398 (3) | C7—H7B | 0.9800 |
C2—C7 | 1.508 (3) | C7—H7C | 0.9800 |
C3—C4 | 1.384 (3) | C8—H8A | 0.9800 |
C3—C8 | 1.508 (3) | C8—H8B | 0.9800 |
C4—H4 | 0.9500 | C8—H8C | 0.9800 |
O1—N1—C1 | 117.9 (2) | C6—C5—H5 | 120.1 |
O2—N1—O1 | 123.3 (2) | C1—C6—H6 | 121.0 |
O2—N1—C1 | 118.73 (19) | C5—C6—C1 | 118.1 (2) |
C2—C1—N1 | 120.1 (2) | C5—C6—H6 | 121.0 |
C6—C1—N1 | 115.8 (2) | C2—C7—H7A | 109.5 |
C6—C1—C2 | 124.1 (2) | C2—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
C1—C2—C3 | 116.17 (19) | C2—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
C1—C2—C7 | 123.1 (2) | H7A—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C7 | 120.73 (19) | H7A—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
C2—C3—C8 | 121.1 (2) | H7B—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
C4—C3—C2 | 119.61 (19) | C3—C8—H8A | 109.5 |
C4—C3—C8 | 119.3 (2) | C3—C8—H8B | 109.5 |
C3—C4—H4 | 118.9 | C3—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
C5—C4—C3 | 122.2 (2) | H8A—C8—H8B | 109.5 |
C5—C4—H4 | 118.9 | H8A—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.1 | H8B—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
C6—C5—C4 | 119.8 (2) | ||
O1—N1—C1—C2 | −134.4 (3) | C2—C1—C6—C5 | −1.8 (4) |
O1—N1—C1—C6 | 45.2 (4) | C2—C3—C4—C5 | −1.6 (4) |
O2—N1—C1—C2 | 47.7 (4) | C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.6 (5) |
O2—N1—C1—C6 | −132.7 (3) | C4—C5—C6—C1 | 1.0 (4) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | −179.7 (2) | C6—C1—C2—C3 | 0.8 (4) |
N1—C1—C2—C7 | 1.9 (4) | C6—C1—C2—C7 | −177.6 (3) |
N1—C1—C6—C5 | 178.7 (2) | C7—C2—C3—C4 | 179.2 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.9 (4) | C7—C2—C3—C8 | −0.4 (4) |
C1—C2—C3—C8 | −178.7 (3) | C8—C3—C4—C5 | 178.0 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C4—H4···O2i | 0.95 | 2.72 | 3.608 (3) | 157 |
C5—H5···O1ii | 0.95 | 2.82 | 3.710 (3) | 157 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3/2, −y+1, z−1/2; (ii) x+1/2, −y+3/2, −z+1. |
C8H9NO2 | F(000) = 320 |
Mr = 151.16 | Dx = 1.311 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 259 reflections |
a = 11.693 (4) Å | θ = 2.3–24.5° |
b = 9.738 (3) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
c = 7.018 (1) Å | T = 240 K |
β = 106.54 (2)° | Block, colourless |
V = 766.0 (4) Å3 | 0.4 × 0.3 × 0.3 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART CCD 6000 area-detector diffractometer | 1319 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 603 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.071 |
Detector resolution: 5.6 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 26.4°, θmin = 2.8° |
ω scans | h = −14→14 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker ,2006) | k = −12→12 |
Tmin = 0.281, Tmax = 1.000 | l = −6→6 |
4894 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)] = 0.077 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.265 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.02 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.1373P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
1319 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
102 parameters | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.22 e Å−3 |
C8H9NO2 | V = 766.0 (4) Å3 |
Mr = 151.16 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 11.693 (4) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
b = 9.738 (3) Å | T = 240 K |
c = 7.018 (1) Å | 0.4 × 0.3 × 0.3 mm |
β = 106.54 (2)° |
Bruker SMART CCD 6000 area-detector diffractometer | 1319 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker ,2006) | 603 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.281, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.071 |
4894 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.077 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.265 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.02 | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
1319 reflections | Δρmin = −0.22 e Å−3 |
102 parameters |
Experimental. The data collection nominally covered a full sphere of reciprocal space by a combination of 2 sets of ω scans each set at different φ angles and each scan (5 s exposure) covering -0.300° degrees in ω. The crystal to detector distance was 4.85 cm. |
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. Relatively low reflection count is a result of using of special attachment (see (Yufit & Howard 2005)), required for in situ growth of the crystal. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
O1 | 0.8287 (3) | 0.4693 (4) | 0.5670 (6) | 0.0963 (14) | |
O2 | 0.6397 (4) | 0.4692 (4) | 0.4495 (6) | 0.0941 (14) | |
N1 | 0.7348 (4) | 0.5290 (4) | 0.5065 (6) | 0.0595 (11) | |
C1 | 0.7338 (4) | 0.6810 (4) | 0.5029 (6) | 0.0457 (10) | |
C2 | 0.8391 (3) | 0.7559 (4) | 0.5680 (6) | 0.0459 (11) | |
C3 | 0.8255 (3) | 0.8982 (4) | 0.5585 (6) | 0.0501 (11) | |
H3 | 0.8951 | 0.9531 | 0.6042 | 0.060* | |
C4 | 0.7169 (3) | 0.9646 (4) | 0.4866 (6) | 0.0476 (11) | |
C5 | 0.6155 (4) | 0.8839 (5) | 0.4221 (6) | 0.0542 (12) | |
H5 | 0.5397 | 0.9261 | 0.3713 | 0.065* | |
C6 | 0.6240 (4) | 0.7436 (4) | 0.4311 (6) | 0.0505 (12) | |
H6 | 0.5540 | 0.6891 | 0.3877 | 0.061* | |
C7 | 0.9632 (4) | 0.6996 (5) | 0.6481 (8) | 0.0699 (14) | |
H7A | 0.9662 | 0.6382 | 0.7601 | 0.105* | |
H7B | 1.0194 | 0.7755 | 0.6932 | 0.105* | |
H7C | 0.9848 | 0.6483 | 0.5433 | 0.105* | |
C8 | 0.7098 (5) | 1.1195 (5) | 0.4804 (7) | 0.0712 (14) | |
H8A | 0.7655 | 1.1556 | 0.4116 | 0.107* | |
H8B | 0.7309 | 1.1556 | 0.6164 | 0.107* | |
H8C | 0.6284 | 1.1479 | 0.4094 | 0.107* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
O1 | 0.096 (3) | 0.049 (2) | 0.151 (4) | 0.0216 (19) | 0.046 (2) | 0.017 (2) |
O2 | 0.100 (3) | 0.053 (2) | 0.115 (3) | −0.020 (2) | 0.008 (2) | −0.006 (2) |
N1 | 0.082 (3) | 0.046 (2) | 0.053 (3) | −0.001 (2) | 0.0247 (19) | −0.0051 (18) |
C1 | 0.060 (3) | 0.037 (2) | 0.040 (3) | 0.0024 (19) | 0.0141 (18) | −0.0015 (19) |
C2 | 0.055 (3) | 0.048 (3) | 0.037 (3) | 0.0037 (18) | 0.0168 (19) | −0.0028 (18) |
C3 | 0.053 (3) | 0.045 (3) | 0.051 (3) | −0.0024 (19) | 0.0126 (19) | −0.004 (2) |
C4 | 0.060 (3) | 0.040 (2) | 0.043 (3) | 0.0028 (19) | 0.0148 (18) | −0.0023 (19) |
C5 | 0.053 (3) | 0.055 (3) | 0.051 (3) | 0.013 (2) | 0.0093 (19) | 0.004 (2) |
C6 | 0.051 (3) | 0.058 (3) | 0.041 (3) | −0.009 (2) | 0.0123 (19) | −0.0104 (19) |
C7 | 0.058 (3) | 0.066 (3) | 0.081 (4) | 0.016 (2) | 0.014 (2) | 0.005 (2) |
C8 | 0.091 (4) | 0.043 (3) | 0.081 (4) | 0.009 (2) | 0.028 (3) | 0.000 (2) |
O1—N1 | 1.207 (4) | C4—C8 | 1.511 (6) |
O2—N1 | 1.218 (4) | C5—C6 | 1.370 (6) |
N1—C1 | 1.481 (5) | C5—H5 | 0.9500 |
C1—C6 | 1.380 (5) | C6—H6 | 0.9500 |
C1—C2 | 1.391 (5) | C7—H7A | 0.9800 |
C2—C3 | 1.394 (5) | C7—H7B | 0.9800 |
C2—C7 | 1.503 (5) | C7—H7C | 0.9800 |
C3—C4 | 1.386 (5) | C8—H8A | 0.9800 |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C8—H8B | 0.9800 |
C4—C5 | 1.386 (6) | C8—H8C | 0.9800 |
O1—N1—O2 | 122.6 (4) | C4—C5—H5 | 119.8 |
O1—N1—C1 | 119.3 (4) | C5—C6—C1 | 120.3 (4) |
O2—N1—C1 | 118.0 (4) | C5—C6—H6 | 119.8 |
C6—C1—C2 | 122.2 (4) | C1—C6—H6 | 119.8 |
C6—C1—N1 | 116.7 (4) | C2—C7—H7A | 109.5 |
C2—C1—N1 | 121.1 (4) | C2—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
C1—C2—C3 | 115.3 (4) | H7A—C7—H7B | 109.5 |
C1—C2—C7 | 127.0 (4) | C2—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C7 | 117.7 (4) | H7A—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
C4—C3—C2 | 124.1 (4) | H7B—C7—H7C | 109.5 |
C4—C3—H3 | 117.9 | C4—C8—H8A | 109.5 |
C2—C3—H3 | 117.9 | C4—C8—H8B | 109.5 |
C5—C4—C3 | 117.7 (4) | H8A—C8—H8B | 109.5 |
C5—C4—C8 | 121.5 (4) | C4—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
C3—C4—C8 | 120.9 (4) | H8A—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
C6—C5—C4 | 120.4 (4) | H8B—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.8 |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C7—H7B···O1i | 0.98 | 2.80 | 3.749 (6) | 163 |
C7—H7C···O1ii | 0.98 | 2.76 | 3.606 (6) | 145 |
C5—H5···O2iii | 0.95 | 2.64 | 3.459 (6) | 145 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, y+1/2, −z+3/2; (ii) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1; (iii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
Experimental details
(12-dimethyl-3-nitrobenzene) | (24-dimethyl-1-nitrobenzene) | |
Crystal data | ||
Chemical formula | C8H9NO2 | C8H9NO2 |
Mr | 151.16 | 151.16 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, P212121 | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 277 | 240 |
a, b, c (Å) | 3.9338 (5), 14.022 (3), 14.126 (3) | 11.693 (4), 9.738 (3), 7.018 (1) |
α, β, γ (°) | 90, 90, 90 | 90, 106.54 (2), 90 |
V (Å3) | 779.2 (3) | 766.0 (4) |
Z | 4 | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.09 | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.4 × 0.3 × 0.3 | 0.4 × 0.3 × 0.3 |
Data collection | ||
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD 6000 area-detector diffractometer | Bruker SMART CCD 6000 area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | – | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker ,2006) |
Tmin, Tmax | – | 0.281, 1.000 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 5395, 865, 744 | 4894, 1319, 603 |
Rint | 0.029 | 0.071 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.625 | 0.625 |
Refinement | ||
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.035, 0.110, 1.07 | 0.077, 0.265, 1.02 |
No. of reflections | 865 | 1319 |
No. of parameters | 102 | 102 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.13, −0.09 | 0.30, −0.22 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2001), SAINT (Bruker, 2003), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C4—H4···O2i | 0.95 | 2.72 | 3.608 (3) | 156.7 |
C5—H5···O1ii | 0.95 | 2.82 | 3.710 (3) | 156.8 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3/2, −y+1, z−1/2; (ii) x+1/2, −y+3/2, −z+1. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C7—H7B···O1i | 0.98 | 2.80 | 3.749 (6) | 162.7 |
C7—H7C···O1ii | 0.98 | 2.76 | 3.606 (6) | 144.6 |
C5—H5···O2iii | 0.95 | 2.64 | 3.459 (6) | 145.0 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, y+1/2, −z+3/2; (ii) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1; (iii) −x+1, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
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