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The crystal structures of 1,2-dimethyl-3-nitro­benzene, C8H9NO2, and 2,4-dimethyl-1-nitro­benzene, C8H9NO2, which are liquids at room temperature, have been obtained through in-situ cryocrystallization. Weak C—H...O and also π–π inter­actions are present in both crystal structures.

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Introduction top

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).

Experimental top

Synthesis and crystallization top

(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.

Refinement top

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.

Results and discussion top

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 ππ 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 ππ 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 ππ 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 ππ 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 ππ 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 ππ 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 ππ 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 ππ stacking inter­actions and C—H···O inter­actions.

Related literature top

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).

Computing details top

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).

Figures top
[Figure 1] Fig. 1. The crystal structure of (I), with displacement ellipsoids depicted at the 50% probability level.
[Figure 2] Fig. 2. Illustration of hydrogen bonding for (I).
[Figure 3] Fig. 3. The crystal structure of (II), with displacement ellipsoids depicted at the 50% probability level.
[Figure 4] Fig. 4. Illustration of hydrogen bonding for (II).
[Figure 5] Fig. 5. Scatterplot showing centroid–centroid distance versus twist angle calculated between a plane through NO2 plane and the benzene ring plane.
[Figure 6] Fig. 6. Hirshfeld surface fingerprint plots for (a) (I) and (b) (II).
[Figure 7] Fig. 7. Hirshfeld surface plots (de, di and dnorm) for (I) and (II). Red indicates close contacts and blue longer contacts, while green/white indicates contacts are neither particularly short or long.
(12-dimethyl-3-nitrobenzene) 1,2-Dimethyl-3-nitrobenzene top
Crystal data top
C8H9NO2Dx = 1.289 Mg m3
Mr = 151.16Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Orthorhombic, P212121Cell parameters from 1048 reflections
a = 3.9338 (5) Åθ = 2.9–25.7°
b = 14.022 (3) ŵ = 0.09 mm1
c = 14.126 (3) ÅT = 277 K
V = 779.2 (3) Å3Block, colourless
Z = 40.4 × 0.3 × 0.3 mm
F(000) = 320
Data collection top
Bruker SMART CCD 6000 area-detector
diffractometer
744 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tubeRint = 0.029
Graphite monochromatorθmax = 26.4°, θmin = 2.1°
Detector resolution: 5.6 pixels mm-1h = 33
ω scansk = 1717
5395 measured reflectionsl = 176
865 independent reflections
Refinement top
Refinement on F20 restraints
Least-squares matrix: fullHydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.035H-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 reflectionsΔρmax = 0.13 e Å3
102 parametersΔρmin = 0.09 e Å3
Crystal data top
C8H9NO2V = 779.2 (3) Å3
Mr = 151.16Z = 4
Orthorhombic, P212121Mo Kα radiation
a = 3.9338 (5) ŵ = 0.09 mm1
b = 14.022 (3) ÅT = 277 K
c = 14.126 (3) Å0.4 × 0.3 × 0.3 mm
Data collection top
Bruker SMART CCD 6000 area-detector
diffractometer
744 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
5395 measured reflectionsRint = 0.029
865 independent reflections
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.0350 restraints
wR(F2) = 0.110H-atom parameters constrained
S = 1.07Δρmax = 0.13 e Å3
865 reflectionsΔρmin = 0.09 e Å3
102 parameters
Special details top

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.

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/Ueq
O10.2726 (8)0.74176 (13)0.72084 (14)0.0978 (8)
O20.5030 (9)0.63406 (15)0.80610 (12)0.1066 (11)
N10.4050 (7)0.66406 (14)0.73069 (14)0.0677 (6)
C10.4585 (7)0.60547 (14)0.64549 (14)0.0504 (6)
C20.3744 (7)0.50913 (13)0.64624 (14)0.0485 (6)
C30.4354 (8)0.45899 (14)0.56239 (15)0.0532 (6)
C40.5762 (8)0.50585 (17)0.48559 (15)0.0646 (7)
H40.62180.47070.42950.077*
C50.6519 (9)0.60098 (19)0.48771 (17)0.0684 (8)
H50.74650.63110.43350.082*
C60.5912 (8)0.65258 (16)0.56797 (16)0.0611 (7)
H60.63880.71900.57040.073*
C70.2173 (8)0.46018 (18)0.73060 (17)0.0671 (7)
H7A0.39630.43010.76850.101*
H7B0.05720.41130.70880.101*
H7C0.09630.50720.76930.101*
C80.3480 (10)0.35461 (16)0.5539 (2)0.0794 (9)
H8A0.41890.33110.49160.119*
H8B0.10210.34620.56110.119*
H8C0.46650.31870.60340.119*
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
O10.132 (2)0.0632 (10)0.0985 (14)0.0281 (13)0.0148 (17)0.0221 (10)
O20.169 (3)0.0958 (14)0.0550 (9)0.0282 (17)0.0239 (15)0.0143 (9)
N10.0864 (17)0.0540 (10)0.0627 (11)0.0089 (12)0.0100 (13)0.0102 (9)
C10.0557 (17)0.0476 (10)0.0480 (10)0.0036 (11)0.0079 (10)0.0025 (9)
C20.0507 (16)0.0460 (10)0.0488 (10)0.0064 (10)0.0052 (10)0.0050 (8)
C30.0540 (17)0.0485 (11)0.0569 (11)0.0096 (11)0.0130 (11)0.0039 (9)
C40.071 (2)0.0753 (15)0.0474 (11)0.0159 (15)0.0040 (12)0.0044 (10)
C50.070 (2)0.0813 (16)0.0542 (12)0.0042 (15)0.0045 (12)0.0188 (12)
C60.0652 (19)0.0508 (11)0.0674 (13)0.0005 (13)0.0058 (13)0.0133 (10)
C70.072 (2)0.0649 (13)0.0649 (13)0.0036 (14)0.0071 (15)0.0156 (11)
C80.089 (3)0.0518 (12)0.0977 (18)0.0041 (15)0.0154 (18)0.0149 (13)
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
O1—N11.216 (3)C4—C51.367 (3)
O2—N11.208 (3)C5—H50.9500
N1—C11.472 (3)C5—C61.366 (3)
C1—C21.391 (3)C6—H60.9500
C1—C61.381 (3)C7—H7A0.9800
C2—C31.398 (3)C7—H7B0.9800
C2—C71.508 (3)C7—H7C0.9800
C3—C41.384 (3)C8—H8A0.9800
C3—C81.508 (3)C8—H8B0.9800
C4—H40.9500C8—H8C0.9800
O1—N1—C1117.9 (2)C6—C5—H5120.1
O2—N1—O1123.3 (2)C1—C6—H6121.0
O2—N1—C1118.73 (19)C5—C6—C1118.1 (2)
C2—C1—N1120.1 (2)C5—C6—H6121.0
C6—C1—N1115.8 (2)C2—C7—H7A109.5
C6—C1—C2124.1 (2)C2—C7—H7B109.5
C1—C2—C3116.17 (19)C2—C7—H7C109.5
C1—C2—C7123.1 (2)H7A—C7—H7B109.5
C3—C2—C7120.73 (19)H7A—C7—H7C109.5
C2—C3—C8121.1 (2)H7B—C7—H7C109.5
C4—C3—C2119.61 (19)C3—C8—H8A109.5
C4—C3—C8119.3 (2)C3—C8—H8B109.5
C3—C4—H4118.9C3—C8—H8C109.5
C5—C4—C3122.2 (2)H8A—C8—H8B109.5
C5—C4—H4118.9H8A—C8—H8C109.5
C4—C5—H5120.1H8B—C8—H8C109.5
C6—C5—C4119.8 (2)
O1—N1—C1—C2134.4 (3)C2—C1—C6—C51.8 (4)
O1—N1—C1—C645.2 (4)C2—C3—C4—C51.6 (4)
O2—N1—C1—C247.7 (4)C3—C4—C5—C60.6 (5)
O2—N1—C1—C6132.7 (3)C4—C5—C6—C11.0 (4)
N1—C1—C2—C3179.7 (2)C6—C1—C2—C30.8 (4)
N1—C1—C2—C71.9 (4)C6—C1—C2—C7177.6 (3)
N1—C1—C6—C5178.7 (2)C7—C2—C3—C4179.2 (3)
C1—C2—C3—C40.9 (4)C7—C2—C3—C80.4 (4)
C1—C2—C3—C8178.7 (3)C8—C3—C4—C5178.0 (3)
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
C4—H4···O2i0.952.723.608 (3)157
C5—H5···O1ii0.952.823.710 (3)157
Symmetry codes: (i) x+3/2, y+1, z1/2; (ii) x+1/2, y+3/2, z+1.
(24-dimethyl-1-nitrobenzene) 2,4-Dimethyl-1-nitrobenzene top
Crystal data top
C8H9NO2F(000) = 320
Mr = 151.16Dx = 1.311 Mg m3
Monoclinic, P21/cMo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Hall symbol: -P 2ybcCell parameters from 259 reflections
a = 11.693 (4) Åθ = 2.3–24.5°
b = 9.738 (3) ŵ = 0.10 mm1
c = 7.018 (1) ÅT = 240 K
β = 106.54 (2)°Block, colourless
V = 766.0 (4) Å30.4 × 0.3 × 0.3 mm
Z = 4
Data collection top
Bruker SMART CCD 6000 area-detector
diffractometer
1319 independent reflections
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube603 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Graphite monochromatorRint = 0.071
Detector resolution: 5.6 pixels mm-1θmax = 26.4°, θmin = 2.8°
ω scansh = 1414
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Bruker ,2006)
k = 1212
Tmin = 0.281, Tmax = 1.000l = 66
4894 measured reflections
Refinement top
Refinement on F2Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods
Least-squares matrix: fullSecondary atom site location: difference Fourier map
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.077Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
wR(F2) = 0.265H-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 parametersΔρmax = 0.30 e Å3
0 restraintsΔρmin = 0.22 e Å3
Crystal data top
C8H9NO2V = 766.0 (4) Å3
Mr = 151.16Z = 4
Monoclinic, P21/cMo Kα radiation
a = 11.693 (4) ŵ = 0.10 mm1
b = 9.738 (3) ÅT = 240 K
c = 7.018 (1) Å0.4 × 0.3 × 0.3 mm
β = 106.54 (2)°
Data collection top
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 = 1.000Rint = 0.071
4894 measured reflections
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.0770 restraints
wR(F2) = 0.265H-atom parameters constrained
S = 1.02Δρmax = 0.30 e Å3
1319 reflectionsΔρmin = 0.22 e Å3
102 parameters
Special details top

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.

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/Ueq
O10.8287 (3)0.4693 (4)0.5670 (6)0.0963 (14)
O20.6397 (4)0.4692 (4)0.4495 (6)0.0941 (14)
N10.7348 (4)0.5290 (4)0.5065 (6)0.0595 (11)
C10.7338 (4)0.6810 (4)0.5029 (6)0.0457 (10)
C20.8391 (3)0.7559 (4)0.5680 (6)0.0459 (11)
C30.8255 (3)0.8982 (4)0.5585 (6)0.0501 (11)
H30.89510.95310.60420.060*
C40.7169 (3)0.9646 (4)0.4866 (6)0.0476 (11)
C50.6155 (4)0.8839 (5)0.4221 (6)0.0542 (12)
H50.53970.92610.37130.065*
C60.6240 (4)0.7436 (4)0.4311 (6)0.0505 (12)
H60.55400.68910.38770.061*
C70.9632 (4)0.6996 (5)0.6481 (8)0.0699 (14)
H7A0.96620.63820.76010.105*
H7B1.01940.77550.69320.105*
H7C0.98480.64830.54330.105*
C80.7098 (5)1.1195 (5)0.4804 (7)0.0712 (14)
H8A0.76551.15560.41160.107*
H8B0.73091.15560.61640.107*
H8C0.62841.14790.40940.107*
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
O10.096 (3)0.049 (2)0.151 (4)0.0216 (19)0.046 (2)0.017 (2)
O20.100 (3)0.053 (2)0.115 (3)0.020 (2)0.008 (2)0.006 (2)
N10.082 (3)0.046 (2)0.053 (3)0.001 (2)0.0247 (19)0.0051 (18)
C10.060 (3)0.037 (2)0.040 (3)0.0024 (19)0.0141 (18)0.0015 (19)
C20.055 (3)0.048 (3)0.037 (3)0.0037 (18)0.0168 (19)0.0028 (18)
C30.053 (3)0.045 (3)0.051 (3)0.0024 (19)0.0126 (19)0.004 (2)
C40.060 (3)0.040 (2)0.043 (3)0.0028 (19)0.0148 (18)0.0023 (19)
C50.053 (3)0.055 (3)0.051 (3)0.013 (2)0.0093 (19)0.004 (2)
C60.051 (3)0.058 (3)0.041 (3)0.009 (2)0.0123 (19)0.0104 (19)
C70.058 (3)0.066 (3)0.081 (4)0.016 (2)0.014 (2)0.005 (2)
C80.091 (4)0.043 (3)0.081 (4)0.009 (2)0.028 (3)0.000 (2)
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
O1—N11.207 (4)C4—C81.511 (6)
O2—N11.218 (4)C5—C61.370 (6)
N1—C11.481 (5)C5—H50.9500
C1—C61.380 (5)C6—H60.9500
C1—C21.391 (5)C7—H7A0.9800
C2—C31.394 (5)C7—H7B0.9800
C2—C71.503 (5)C7—H7C0.9800
C3—C41.386 (5)C8—H8A0.9800
C3—H30.9500C8—H8B0.9800
C4—C51.386 (6)C8—H8C0.9800
O1—N1—O2122.6 (4)C4—C5—H5119.8
O1—N1—C1119.3 (4)C5—C6—C1120.3 (4)
O2—N1—C1118.0 (4)C5—C6—H6119.8
C6—C1—C2122.2 (4)C1—C6—H6119.8
C6—C1—N1116.7 (4)C2—C7—H7A109.5
C2—C1—N1121.1 (4)C2—C7—H7B109.5
C1—C2—C3115.3 (4)H7A—C7—H7B109.5
C1—C2—C7127.0 (4)C2—C7—H7C109.5
C3—C2—C7117.7 (4)H7A—C7—H7C109.5
C4—C3—C2124.1 (4)H7B—C7—H7C109.5
C4—C3—H3117.9C4—C8—H8A109.5
C2—C3—H3117.9C4—C8—H8B109.5
C5—C4—C3117.7 (4)H8A—C8—H8B109.5
C5—C4—C8121.5 (4)C4—C8—H8C109.5
C3—C4—C8120.9 (4)H8A—C8—H8C109.5
C6—C5—C4120.4 (4)H8B—C8—H8C109.5
C6—C5—H5119.8
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
C7—H7B···O1i0.982.803.749 (6)163
C7—H7C···O1ii0.982.763.606 (6)145
C5—H5···O2iii0.952.643.459 (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 formulaC8H9NO2C8H9NO2
Mr151.16151.16
Crystal system, space groupOrthorhombic, P212121Monoclinic, P21/c
Temperature (K)277240
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, 9090, 106.54 (2), 90
V3)779.2 (3)766.0 (4)
Z44
Radiation typeMo KαMo Kα
µ (mm1)0.090.10
Crystal size (mm)0.4 × 0.3 × 0.30.4 × 0.3 × 0.3
Data collection
DiffractometerBruker SMART CCD 6000 area-detector
diffractometer
Bruker SMART CCD 6000 area-detector
diffractometer
Absorption correctionMulti-scan
(SADABS; Bruker ,2006)
Tmin, Tmax0.281, 1.000
No. of measured, independent and
observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections
5395, 865, 744 4894, 1319, 603
Rint0.0290.071
(sin θ/λ)max1)0.6250.625
Refinement
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S 0.035, 0.110, 1.07 0.077, 0.265, 1.02
No. of reflections8651319
No. of parameters102102
H-atom treatmentH-atom parameters constrainedH-atom parameters constrained
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å3)0.13, 0.090.30, 0.22

Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2001), SAINT (Bruker, 2003), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009).

Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) for (12-dimethyl-3-nitrobenzene) top
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
C4—H4···O2i0.952.723.608 (3)156.7
C5—H5···O1ii0.952.823.710 (3)156.8
Symmetry codes: (i) x+3/2, y+1, z1/2; (ii) x+1/2, y+3/2, z+1.
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) for (24-dimethyl-1-nitrobenzene) top
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
C7—H7B···O1i0.982.803.749 (6)162.7
C7—H7C···O1ii0.982.763.606 (6)144.6
C5—H5···O2iii0.952.643.459 (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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