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The title compound, C16H10N4O2, is an organic red pigment utilized for hydrogen gas sensors. The centrosymmetric diketopyrrolopyrrole is nearly planar and is linked to four neighbouring mol­ecules via N—H...N hydrogen bonds to form a two-dimensional network in the (201) plane.

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CCDC reference: 296623

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  • Single-crystal X-ray study
  • T = 100 K
  • Mean [sigma](C-C) = 0.005 Å
  • R factor = 0.068
  • wR factor = 0.213
  • Data-to-parameter ratio = 10.4

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Diketodiphenylpyrrolopyrroles are industrially important red pigments (Herbst & Hunger, 1993). The title compound (m-DPPP) is a dipyridyl derivative whose N atom of the pyridyl ring is located at the meta-site. There are also o- and p-derivatives. Among these, only p-DPPP was found to exhibit a high proton affinity due to the N atom of the pyridyl ring (Mizuguchi, 1993). Because of this, p-DPPP has recently attracted attention as a high-performance hydrogen gas sensor (Takahashi & Mizuguchi, 2005). In phase I of p-DPPP, there are N—H···O bifurcated hydrogen bonds between the NH group of one molecule and the O atom of the neighboring one, and the two N atoms of the pyridyl rings remain free (i.e. unbonded) to accept protons, as is necessary for hydrogen gas sensors (Mizuguchi et al., 2005). Phase II of p-DPPP is rather insensitive to protons because one N atom of the two pyridyl rings is blocked by N—H···N hydrogen bonds (Mizuguchi et al., 2002). Quite recently, we have also carried out the structure analysis of o-DPPP in order to elucidate its poor sensitivity to protons (Imoda et al., 2005). Then, we found that there are N—H···N bifurcated hydrogen bonds between the NH group of one molecule and the N atom of the pyridyl ring of the neighboring one where one molecule is bonded to two neighboring molecules through four N—H···N hydrogen bonds. Therefore, the N atom of the pyridyl ring required for the proton acceptor is totally blocked by N—H···N hydrogen bonds and thus quite insensitive to protons. The purpose of the present investigation is to analyze the crystal structure of m-DPPP in order to clarify why this compound is insensitive to protons.

Fig. 1 shows the ORTEPIII (Burnett et al., 1996) plots of m-DPPP, (I). The central heterocyclic ring system is planar, as shown by the dihedral angle of 0.1 (2)° between the least-squares planes of the heterocyclic five-membered rings. The pyridyl rings are slightly rotated from the central ring system by 3.6 (1)°. As shown in Fig. 2, one molecule is bonded to four neighboring molecules through N—H···N hydrogen bonds (Table 2). This constitutes a two-dimensional network on the (201) plane. The present hydrogen-bond network is strikingly different from those of phases I and II of p-DPPP and also from that of o-DPPP. In addition, it should be noted that in the crystals of ordinary pyrrolopyrrole pigments without any pyridyl rings the molecule is bonded to two molecules through four bifurcated N—H···O hydrogen bonds (Mizuguchi, 2000). As is evident from Fig. 2, the N atom of the pyridyl ring is totally blocked by the N—H···N bonds. This indicates that m-DPPP is quite insensitive to protons.

Experimental top

m-DPPP was synthesized according to the method reported previously (Rochat et al., 1986) and purified three times by sublimation, using a two-zone furnace (Mizuguchi, 1981). Crystals of m-DPPP were dissolved in dimethylformamide at 423 K in an autoclave and crystallized with a cooling rate of two degrees per hour. A number of needle-like crystals were obtained. However, these crystals were extremely small.

Refinement top

The H atom of the NH group was found in difference maps and refined isotropically. All other H atoms were positioned geometrically and included in the riding-model approximation, with C—H distances of 0.95 Å and with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).

Computing details top

Data collection: PROCESS-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998); cell refinement: PROCESS-AUTO; data reduction: CrystalStructure (Rigaku/MSC, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR2002 (Burla et al., 2003); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996); software used to prepare material for publication: CrystalStructure.

Figures top
[Figure 1] Fig. 1. A view of the molecular structure of (I), showing 50% probability displacement ellipsoids for non-H atoms. The unlabeled atoms are related to the labeled ones by the symmetry code (1 − x, 1 − y, 1 − z).
[Figure 2] Fig. 2. Molecular arrangement, showing N—H···N intermolecular hydrogen bonds as dashed lines. One molecule is hydrogen-bonded to four different molecules on the (201) plane.
3,6-Di-3-pyridylpyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4(2H,5H)-dione top
Crystal data top
C16H10N4O2F(000) = 300.00
Mr = 290.28Dx = 1.617 Mg m3
Monoclinic, P21/cCu Kα radiation, λ = 1.5419 Å
Hall symbol: -P 2ybcCell parameters from 4298 reflections
a = 3.6616 (5) Åθ = 4.1–68.2°
b = 15.0089 (19) ŵ = 0.92 mm1
c = 10.9791 (13) ÅT = 100 K
β = 98.823 (9)°Needle, red
V = 596.23 (13) Å30.10 × 0.03 × 0.02 mm
Z = 2
Data collection top
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID Imaging Plate
diffractometer
520 reflections with F2 > 2σ(F2)
Detector resolution: 10.00 pixels mm-1Rint = 0.109
48 frames, δ ω = 15° scansθmax = 68.2°
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995)
h = 44
Tmin = 0.896, Tmax = 0.982k = 1818
6375 measured reflectionsl = 1313
1097 independent reflections
Refinement top
Refinement on F2H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.068 w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0947P)2]
where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
wR(F2) = 0.213(Δ/σ)max < 0.001
S = 1.03Δρmax = 0.25 e Å3
1097 reflectionsΔρmin = 0.30 e Å3
105 parameters
Crystal data top
C16H10N4O2V = 596.23 (13) Å3
Mr = 290.28Z = 2
Monoclinic, P21/cCu Kα radiation
a = 3.6616 (5) ŵ = 0.92 mm1
b = 15.0089 (19) ÅT = 100 K
c = 10.9791 (13) Å0.10 × 0.03 × 0.02 mm
β = 98.823 (9)°
Data collection top
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID Imaging Plate
diffractometer
1097 independent reflections
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995)
520 reflections with F2 > 2σ(F2)
Tmin = 0.896, Tmax = 0.982Rint = 0.109
6375 measured reflections
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.068105 parameters
wR(F2) = 0.213H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
S = 1.03Δρmax = 0.25 e Å3
1097 reflectionsΔρmin = 0.30 e Å3
Special details top

Geometry. ENTER SPECIAL DETAILS OF THE MOLECULAR GEOMETRY

Refinement. Refinement using all reflections. The weighted R-factor (wR) and goodness of fit (S) are based on F2. R-factor (gt) are based on F. The threshold expression of F2 > 2 σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factor (gt).

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/Ueq
O10.9707 (8)0.53957 (18)0.7393 (2)0.0446 (9)
N10.7172 (10)0.4109 (2)0.6433 (3)0.0407 (10)
N20.1158 (11)0.1880 (2)0.3538 (3)0.0422 (10)
C10.5818 (12)0.5369 (2)0.5340 (3)0.0387 (11)
C20.7810 (13)0.5033 (2)0.6503 (3)0.0392 (12)
C30.5027 (13)0.3863 (2)0.5322 (3)0.0351 (11)
C40.4115 (13)0.2931 (2)0.5045 (3)0.0372 (11)
C50.5168 (12)0.2234 (2)0.5861 (4)0.0408 (12)
C60.4220 (13)0.1375 (2)0.5514 (3)0.0419 (12)
C70.2236 (13)0.1226 (2)0.4355 (3)0.0402 (12)
C80.2078 (13)0.2722 (2)0.3887 (3)0.0421 (12)
H1N0.844 (12)0.369 (2)0.710 (4)0.064 (15)*
H50.65320.23520.66520.049*
H60.49150.08920.60600.050*
H70.15980.06300.41230.048*
H80.13190.31930.33280.050*
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
O10.062 (2)0.0398 (18)0.0270 (16)0.0020 (16)0.0097 (15)0.0034 (14)
N10.056 (2)0.033 (2)0.028 (2)0.0001 (19)0.0102 (18)0.0012 (17)
N20.053 (2)0.039 (2)0.031 (2)0.0013 (19)0.0041 (18)0.0028 (17)
C10.053 (3)0.034 (2)0.026 (2)0.003 (2)0.004 (2)0.0023 (18)
C20.050 (3)0.037 (2)0.029 (2)0.001 (2)0.001 (2)0.005 (2)
C30.043 (2)0.035 (2)0.025 (2)0.002 (2)0.0019 (19)0.0001 (18)
C40.040 (3)0.036 (2)0.032 (2)0.003 (2)0.006 (2)0.002 (2)
C50.049 (3)0.037 (2)0.033 (2)0.004 (2)0.008 (2)0.002 (2)
C60.059 (3)0.037 (2)0.028 (2)0.001 (2)0.002 (2)0.0062 (19)
C70.057 (3)0.034 (2)0.026 (2)0.001 (2)0.006 (2)0.0010 (19)
C80.056 (3)0.039 (2)0.028 (2)0.003 (2)0.007 (2)0.001 (2)
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
O1—C21.235 (4)C3—C41.459 (5)
N1—C21.406 (5)C4—C51.392 (5)
N1—C31.396 (5)C4—C81.407 (5)
N1—H1N1.02 (4)C5—C61.374 (5)
N2—C71.347 (5)C5—H50.950
N2—C81.348 (5)C6—C71.383 (5)
C1—C1i1.417 (5)C6—H60.950
C1—C21.460 (5)C7—H70.950
C1—C3i1.372 (5)C8—H80.950
C2—N1—C3112.1 (3)C3—C4—C8118.3 (3)
C2—N1—H1N121 (2)C5—C4—C8118.0 (3)
C3—N1—H1N126 (2)C4—C5—C6119.5 (3)
C7—N2—C8117.3 (3)C4—C5—H5120.2
C1i—C1—C2107.7 (3)C6—C5—H5120.2
C1i—C1—C3i109.6 (3)C5—C6—C7118.8 (3)
C2—C1—C3i142.7 (3)C5—C6—H6120.6
O1—C2—N1123.2 (3)C7—C6—H6120.6
O1—C2—C1133.2 (4)N2—C7—C6123.6 (3)
N1—C2—C1103.7 (3)N2—C7—H7118.2
N1—C3—C1i106.9 (3)C6—C7—H7118.2
N1—C3—C4121.1 (3)N2—C8—C4122.7 (3)
C1i—C3—C4132.0 (3)N2—C8—H8118.6
C3—C4—C5123.6 (3)C4—C8—H8118.6
Symmetry code: (i) x+1, y+1, z+1.
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
N1—H1N···N2ii1.02 (4)1.93 (4)2.939 (4)168 (3)
Symmetry code: (ii) x+1, y+1/2, z+1/2.

Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formulaC16H10N4O2
Mr290.28
Crystal system, space groupMonoclinic, P21/c
Temperature (K)100
a, b, c (Å)3.6616 (5), 15.0089 (19), 10.9791 (13)
β (°) 98.823 (9)
V3)596.23 (13)
Z2
Radiation typeCu Kα
µ (mm1)0.92
Crystal size (mm)0.10 × 0.03 × 0.02
Data collection
DiffractometerRigaku R-AXIS RAPID Imaging Plate
diffractometer
Absorption correctionMulti-scan
(ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995)
Tmin, Tmax0.896, 0.982
No. of measured, independent and
observed [F2 > 2σ(F2)] reflections
6375, 1097, 520
Rint0.109
(sin θ/λ)max1)0.602
Refinement
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S 0.068, 0.213, 1.03
No. of reflections1097
No. of parameters105
No. of restraints?
H-atom treatmentH atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å3)0.25, 0.30

Computer programs: PROCESS-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998), PROCESS-AUTO, CrystalStructure (Rigaku/MSC, 2005), SIR2002 (Burla et al., 2003), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997), ORTEPIII (Burnett & Johnson, 1996), CrystalStructure.

Selected geometric parameters (Å, º) top
O1—C21.235 (4)C1—C21.460 (5)
N1—C21.406 (5)C1—C3i1.372 (5)
N1—C31.396 (5)C3—C41.459 (5)
C1—C1i1.417 (5)
C2—N1—C3112.1 (3)N1—C2—C1103.7 (3)
C1i—C1—C2107.7 (3)N1—C3—C1i106.9 (3)
C1i—C1—C3i109.6 (3)N1—C3—C4121.1 (3)
C2—C1—C3i142.7 (3)C1i—C3—C4132.0 (3)
O1—C2—N1123.2 (3)C3—C4—C5123.6 (3)
O1—C2—C1133.2 (4)C3—C4—C8118.3 (3)
Symmetry code: (i) x+1, y+1, z+1.
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
N1—H1N···N2ii1.02 (4)1.93 (4)2.939 (4)168 (3)
Symmetry code: (ii) x+1, y+1/2, z+1/2.
 

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