Supporting information
Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270105022298/bm1609sup1.cif | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270105022298/bm1609Isup2.hkl | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270105022298/bm1609IIsup3.hkl |
CCDC references: 282218; 282219
For the preparation of (I), solid ammonium acetate (0.3 g, 3.8 mmol) was added to a suspension of 2-methylindole-3-carboxaldehyde (1.08 g, 6.8 mmol) in nitroethane (3 ml). The mixture was stirred vigorously under reflux at 393–403 K for 2 h. The mixture was then cooled, and the solid which appeared was collected by filtration. Recrystallization from methanol afforded dark-brown crystals of (I) suitable for X-ray analysis. Spectroscopic analysis: 1H NMR (CDCl3, δ, p.p.m.): 2.26 (s, 3H), 2.42 (s, 3H), 7.11 (pd, 2H), 7.37 (dd, 1H), 7.47 (dd, 1H), 8.28 (s, 1H), 11.92 (s, 1H); 13C NMR (CDCl3, δ, p.p.m.): 12.6, 15.8, 105.3, 111.5, 119.4, 120.3, 121.7, 125.6, 129.1, 135.9, 141.5, 145.6. For the preparation of (II), solid ammonium acetate (0.3 g, 3.8 mmol) was added to a suspension of 2-phenyl-indole-3-carboxaldehyde (1.5 g, 6.8 mmol) in nitroethane (3 ml). The mixture was stirred vigorously under reflux at 393–403 K for 2 h. The mixture was then cooled and the solid which appeared was collected by filtration. Recrystallization from methanol afforded orange crystals of (II), which were suitable for X-ray analysis. Spectroscopic analysis: 1H NMR (CDCl3, δ, p.p.m.): 2.22 (s, 3H), 7.20 (m, 2H), 7.58 (m, 7H), 8.17 (s, 1H), 12.28 (s, 1H); 13C NMR (CDCl3, δ, p.p.m.): 15.7, 105.0, 112.1, 120.0, 120.7, 122.7, 125.9, 128.7, 128.9, 129.2, 131.0, 136.5, 141.2, 144.0.
[From the Co-Editor: Data collection temperature precision varies between (I) and (II) - is this correct?] The refinement of structure (I) required no particular special treatment. However, for structure (II), which is an all-light atom achiral molecule that happened to crystallize in space group P212121, the Friedel opposites were not merged and the structure was refined as an inversion twin. Not surprisingly, the Flack parameter (Flack, 1983) in this case, 0.4 (16), was wholly inconclusive, and for this reason the twin fractions were fixed at 50:50 for the final stages of refinement. An alternative treatment involving refinement against a data set where the Friedel pairs had been merged led to some small differences: the largest Fourier difference map features were marginally smaller (0.18 and −0.20 e Å−3, versus 0.19 and −0.21 e Å−3 for the unmerged data), the value of R1 was smaller (0.041 versus 0.044), and the s.u. values were larger by a factor of around 1.3, which is approximately the square root of the ratio of the numbers of data present in each set. [From the Co-Editor: R values corrected from 0.41 and 0.44, and minor changes in paragraph above. Please check.] The H atoms in both structures (I) and (II) were found in difference Fourier maps and subsequently refined using riding models, in which the H-atom coordinates were determined geometrically from their attached parent atom. [From the Co-Editor: A riding model is not suitable for methyl groups attached to sp2 centres. Please check and correct as necessary.] Bond distances for H atoms were fixed as follows: CAr—H = 0.95 Å, CMe—H = 0.98 Å and N—H = 0.88 Å. Isotropic displacement parameters for the H atoms were defined as 1.2Ueq for CArH and NH, and 1.5Ueq for methyl H.
For both compounds, data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 1999); cell refinement: SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO-SMN (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: XP in SHELXTL/PC (Sheldrick, 1995); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 and local procedures.
C12H12N2O2 | F(000) = 912 |
Mr = 216.24 | Dx = 1.380 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -C 2yc | Cell parameters from 2484 reflections |
a = 12.1176 (3) Å | θ = 1.0–27.5° |
b = 11.3888 (3) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
c = 15.2667 (4) Å | T = 90 K |
β = 98.8372 (10)° | Block, orange-brown |
V = 2081.87 (9) Å3 | 0.40 × 0.35 × 0.30 mm |
Z = 8 |
Nonius KappaCCD area-detector diffractometer | 1927 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.019 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.5° |
Detector resolution: 18 pixels mm-1 | h = −15→15 |
ω scans at fixed χ = 55° | k = −13→14 |
4507 measured reflections | l = −19→19 |
2390 independent 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)] = 0.040 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.114 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.10 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0604P)2 + 0.7762P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2390 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
147 parameters | Δρmax = 0.23 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.31 e Å−3 |
C12H12N2O2 | V = 2081.87 (9) Å3 |
Mr = 216.24 | Z = 8 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 12.1176 (3) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
b = 11.3888 (3) Å | T = 90 K |
c = 15.2667 (4) Å | 0.40 × 0.35 × 0.30 mm |
β = 98.8372 (10)° |
Nonius KappaCCD area-detector diffractometer | 1927 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
4507 measured reflections | Rint = 0.019 |
2390 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.040 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.114 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.10 | Δρmax = 0.23 e Å−3 |
2390 reflections | Δρmin = −0.31 e Å−3 |
147 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 | ||
N1 | 0.96205 (9) | 0.17120 (9) | 0.55102 (7) | 0.0195 (3) | |
H1 | 1.0200 | 0.2031 | 0.5844 | 0.023* | |
C1 | 0.90448 (10) | 0.22094 (11) | 0.47734 (8) | 0.0183 (3) | |
C2 | 0.82023 (10) | 0.14377 (11) | 0.43973 (8) | 0.0179 (3) | |
C3 | 0.82636 (10) | 0.04273 (11) | 0.49826 (8) | 0.0179 (3) | |
C4 | 0.76176 (10) | −0.05825 (11) | 0.50539 (8) | 0.0212 (3) | |
H4 | 0.6980 | −0.0738 | 0.4625 | 0.025* | |
C5 | 0.79175 (11) | −0.13491 (12) | 0.57545 (9) | 0.0244 (3) | |
H5 | 0.7481 | −0.2033 | 0.5799 | 0.029* | |
C6 | 0.88487 (11) | −0.11384 (12) | 0.63976 (8) | 0.0253 (3) | |
H6 | 0.9044 | −0.1687 | 0.6865 | 0.030* | |
C7 | 0.94879 (11) | −0.01395 (12) | 0.63602 (8) | 0.0235 (3) | |
H7 | 1.0122 | 0.0012 | 0.6794 | 0.028* | |
C8 | 0.91685 (10) | 0.06328 (11) | 0.56640 (8) | 0.0190 (3) | |
C9 | 0.74819 (10) | 0.17300 (11) | 0.35919 (8) | 0.0186 (3) | |
H9 | 0.7384 | 0.2546 | 0.3475 | 0.022* | |
C10 | 0.69223 (10) | 0.10059 (11) | 0.29748 (8) | 0.0194 (3) | |
C11 | 0.69933 (12) | −0.02888 (12) | 0.28902 (9) | 0.0277 (3) | |
H11A | 0.7596 | −0.0589 | 0.3336 | 0.042* | |
H11B | 0.7148 | −0.0489 | 0.2297 | 0.042* | |
H11C | 0.6283 | −0.0644 | 0.2982 | 0.042* | |
C12 | 0.93680 (11) | 0.33780 (12) | 0.44667 (9) | 0.0237 (3) | |
H12A | 0.9774 | 0.3814 | 0.4969 | 0.036* | |
H12B | 0.8696 | 0.3815 | 0.4218 | 0.036* | |
H12C | 0.9848 | 0.3277 | 0.4011 | 0.036* | |
N2 | 0.62225 (8) | 0.15672 (10) | 0.22387 (7) | 0.0213 (3) | |
O1 | 0.56684 (8) | 0.09273 (9) | 0.16782 (6) | 0.0277 (3) | |
O2 | 0.61918 (8) | 0.26532 (9) | 0.21672 (6) | 0.0296 (3) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
N1 | 0.0169 (5) | 0.0221 (6) | 0.0187 (5) | −0.0023 (4) | 0.0000 (4) | −0.0023 (4) |
C1 | 0.0178 (6) | 0.0191 (6) | 0.0180 (6) | 0.0014 (5) | 0.0028 (5) | −0.0030 (5) |
C2 | 0.0163 (6) | 0.0180 (6) | 0.0192 (6) | 0.0017 (5) | 0.0023 (5) | −0.0026 (5) |
C3 | 0.0174 (6) | 0.0197 (6) | 0.0170 (6) | 0.0021 (5) | 0.0039 (5) | −0.0023 (5) |
C4 | 0.0204 (6) | 0.0221 (7) | 0.0214 (6) | −0.0018 (5) | 0.0042 (5) | −0.0042 (5) |
C5 | 0.0285 (7) | 0.0211 (7) | 0.0253 (7) | −0.0015 (5) | 0.0099 (5) | −0.0016 (5) |
C6 | 0.0318 (7) | 0.0265 (7) | 0.0192 (6) | 0.0051 (6) | 0.0088 (5) | 0.0038 (5) |
C7 | 0.0241 (7) | 0.0305 (8) | 0.0159 (6) | 0.0027 (6) | 0.0027 (5) | −0.0015 (5) |
C8 | 0.0186 (6) | 0.0215 (6) | 0.0171 (6) | 0.0007 (5) | 0.0035 (5) | −0.0032 (5) |
C9 | 0.0161 (6) | 0.0190 (6) | 0.0210 (6) | 0.0015 (5) | 0.0035 (5) | −0.0005 (5) |
C10 | 0.0169 (6) | 0.0233 (7) | 0.0175 (6) | 0.0021 (5) | 0.0009 (5) | 0.0012 (5) |
C11 | 0.0353 (8) | 0.0234 (7) | 0.0222 (7) | 0.0020 (6) | −0.0030 (6) | −0.0029 (5) |
C12 | 0.0242 (7) | 0.0205 (7) | 0.0259 (7) | −0.0025 (5) | 0.0023 (5) | −0.0014 (5) |
N2 | 0.0168 (5) | 0.0275 (6) | 0.0191 (5) | 0.0007 (4) | 0.0011 (4) | 0.0013 (4) |
O1 | 0.0233 (5) | 0.0375 (6) | 0.0200 (5) | −0.0038 (4) | −0.0041 (4) | −0.0040 (4) |
O2 | 0.0304 (6) | 0.0251 (6) | 0.0303 (5) | 0.0025 (4) | −0.0049 (4) | 0.0054 (4) |
N1—C1 | 1.3534 (16) | C7—C8 | 1.3881 (18) |
N1—C8 | 1.3803 (16) | C7—H7 | 0.9500 |
N1—H1 | 0.8800 | C9—C10 | 1.3532 (17) |
C1—C2 | 1.4015 (17) | C9—H9 | 0.9500 |
C1—C12 | 1.4833 (18) | C10—N2 | 1.4484 (15) |
C2—C9 | 1.4335 (17) | C10—C11 | 1.4838 (18) |
C2—C3 | 1.4517 (17) | C11—H11A | 0.9800 |
C3—C4 | 1.4048 (17) | C11—H11B | 0.9800 |
C3—C8 | 1.4102 (17) | C11—H11C | 0.9800 |
C4—C5 | 1.3853 (18) | C12—H12A | 0.9800 |
C4—H4 | 0.9500 | C12—H12B | 0.9800 |
C5—C6 | 1.3980 (19) | C12—H12C | 0.9800 |
C5—H5 | 0.9500 | N2—O1 | 1.2400 (14) |
C6—C7 | 1.3824 (19) | N2—O2 | 1.2416 (14) |
C6—H6 | 0.9500 | ||
C1—N1—C8 | 110.29 (10) | N1—C8—C7 | 128.55 (12) |
C1—N1—H1 | 124.9 | N1—C8—C3 | 107.83 (11) |
C8—N1—H1 | 124.9 | C7—C8—C3 | 123.61 (12) |
N1—C1—C2 | 109.15 (11) | C10—C9—C2 | 129.02 (12) |
N1—C1—C12 | 120.70 (11) | C10—C9—H9 | 115.5 |
C2—C1—C12 | 130.12 (12) | C2—C9—H9 | 115.5 |
C1—C2—C9 | 121.00 (11) | C9—C10—N2 | 116.25 (12) |
C1—C2—C3 | 106.24 (11) | C9—C10—C11 | 129.54 (11) |
C9—C2—C3 | 132.75 (11) | N2—C10—C11 | 113.95 (11) |
C4—C3—C8 | 117.26 (11) | C10—C11—H11A | 109.5 |
C4—C3—C2 | 136.07 (12) | C10—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
C8—C3—C2 | 106.44 (11) | H11A—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
C5—C4—C3 | 119.52 (12) | C10—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.2 | H11A—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.2 | H11B—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C4—C5—C6 | 121.44 (13) | C1—C12—H12A | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.3 | C1—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.3 | H12A—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
C7—C6—C5 | 120.61 (12) | C1—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C7—C6—H6 | 119.7 | H12A—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C5—C6—H6 | 119.7 | H12B—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C6—C7—C8 | 117.45 (12) | O1—N2—O2 | 121.27 (11) |
C6—C7—H7 | 121.3 | O1—N2—C10 | 117.80 (11) |
C8—C7—H7 | 121.3 | O2—N2—C10 | 120.92 (11) |
C8—N1—C1—C2 | −1.96 (13) | C1—N1—C8—C3 | 0.65 (13) |
C8—N1—C1—C12 | 179.96 (11) | C6—C7—C8—N1 | 175.65 (12) |
N1—C1—C2—C9 | −178.22 (10) | C6—C7—C8—C3 | −2.67 (18) |
C12—C1—C2—C9 | −0.4 (2) | C4—C3—C8—N1 | −174.48 (10) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | 2.41 (13) | C2—C3—C8—N1 | 0.85 (13) |
C12—C1—C2—C3 | −179.74 (12) | C4—C3—C8—C7 | 4.14 (18) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 172.03 (13) | C2—C3—C8—C7 | 179.47 (11) |
C9—C2—C3—C4 | −7.2 (2) | C1—C2—C9—C10 | 154.03 (13) |
C1—C2—C3—C8 | −1.97 (13) | C3—C2—C9—C10 | −26.8 (2) |
C9—C2—C3—C8 | 178.77 (12) | C2—C9—C10—N2 | 177.96 (11) |
C8—C3—C4—C5 | −2.84 (17) | C2—C9—C10—C11 | −8.3 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −176.37 (13) | C9—C10—N2—O1 | −177.53 (10) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.31 (19) | C11—C10—N2—O1 | 7.78 (16) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 1.24 (19) | C9—C10—N2—O2 | 3.40 (16) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | −0.10 (18) | C11—C10—N2—O2 | −171.28 (11) |
C1—N1—C8—C7 | −177.88 (12) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···O2i | 0.88 | 2.22 | 3.0112 (14) | 150 |
Symmetry code: (i) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
C17H14N2O2 | F(000) = 584 |
Mr = 278.30 | Dx = 1.353 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 1825 reflections |
a = 7.7856 (2) Å | θ = 1.0–27.5° |
b = 10.4801 (3) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
c = 16.7489 (5) Å | T = 90 K |
V = 1366.61 (7) Å3 | Block, orange-brown |
Z = 4 | 0.25 × 0.22 × 0.22 mm |
Nonius KappaCCD area-detector diffractometer | 2257 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.058 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.3° |
Detector resolution: 18 pixels mm-1 | h = −10→10 |
ω scans at fixed χ = 55° | k = −13→13 |
3128 measured reflections | l = −21→21 |
3128 independent reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
Least-squares matrix: full | H-atom parameters constrained |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.044 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0544P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
wR(F2) = 0.106 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.19 e Å−3 |
3128 reflections | Δρmin = −0.21 e Å−3 |
192 parameters | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997), Fc*=kFc[1+0.001xFc2λ3/sin(2θ)]-1/4 |
0 restraints | Extinction coefficient: 0.018 (3) |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), with how many Friedel pairs |
Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map | Absolute structure parameter: 0.4 (16) |
C17H14N2O2 | V = 1366.61 (7) Å3 |
Mr = 278.30 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.7856 (2) Å | µ = 0.09 mm−1 |
b = 10.4801 (3) Å | T = 90 K |
c = 16.7489 (5) Å | 0.25 × 0.22 × 0.22 mm |
Nonius KappaCCD area-detector diffractometer | 2257 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
3128 measured reflections | Rint = 0.058 |
3128 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.044 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.106 | Δρmax = 0.19 e Å−3 |
S = 1.04 | Δρmin = −0.21 e Å−3 |
3128 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), with how many Friedel pairs |
192 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: 0.4 (16) |
0 restraints |
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. Achiral molecule in a crystal in space group P 212121. This was refined as a 50:50 inversion twin because there was no reason to suggest that this would be conformationally 'pure', and of course, no way to tell either. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
N1 | 0.2436 (2) | −0.06040 (15) | 0.34376 (10) | 0.0215 (4) | |
H1 | 0.3235 | −0.0420 | 0.3791 | 0.026* | |
C1 | 0.2588 (2) | −0.04445 (19) | 0.26283 (11) | 0.0197 (4) | |
C2 | 0.1085 (2) | −0.08466 (19) | 0.22624 (11) | 0.0194 (5) | |
C3 | −0.0055 (3) | −0.12754 (18) | 0.28902 (12) | 0.0192 (5) | |
C4 | −0.1760 (3) | −0.1717 (2) | 0.29239 (12) | 0.0221 (5) | |
H4 | −0.2414 | −0.1815 | 0.2449 | 0.027* | |
C5 | −0.2465 (3) | −0.20058 (19) | 0.36571 (13) | 0.0252 (5) | |
H5 | −0.3607 | −0.2321 | 0.3683 | 0.030* | |
C6 | −0.1525 (3) | −0.1842 (2) | 0.43660 (13) | 0.0257 (5) | |
H6 | −0.2041 | −0.2060 | 0.4862 | 0.031* | |
C7 | 0.0125 (3) | −0.13738 (19) | 0.43581 (12) | 0.0243 (5) | |
H7 | 0.0750 | −0.1244 | 0.4838 | 0.029* | |
C8 | 0.0842 (2) | −0.10966 (18) | 0.36122 (12) | 0.0189 (4) | |
C9 | 0.0838 (2) | −0.07431 (18) | 0.14065 (12) | 0.0200 (5) | |
H9 | 0.1330 | −0.0012 | 0.1161 | 0.024* | |
C10 | 0.0006 (3) | −0.15452 (19) | 0.09179 (11) | 0.0199 (5) | |
C11 | −0.0777 (3) | −0.28083 (19) | 0.10955 (13) | 0.0288 (5) | |
H11A | −0.0503 | −0.3055 | 0.1645 | 0.043* | |
H11B | −0.0319 | −0.3448 | 0.0726 | 0.043* | |
H11C | −0.2027 | −0.2754 | 0.1032 | 0.043* | |
C12 | 0.4197 (2) | 0.00079 (19) | 0.22721 (12) | 0.0194 (5) | |
C13 | 0.4729 (2) | −0.04379 (18) | 0.15239 (12) | 0.0216 (5) | |
H13 | 0.4064 | −0.1062 | 0.1252 | 0.026* | |
C14 | 0.6219 (3) | 0.00244 (19) | 0.11773 (12) | 0.0247 (5) | |
H14 | 0.6550 | −0.0267 | 0.0663 | 0.030* | |
C15 | 0.7224 (3) | 0.09026 (19) | 0.15721 (13) | 0.0278 (5) | |
H15 | 0.8240 | 0.1223 | 0.1330 | 0.033* | |
C16 | 0.6739 (3) | 0.1317 (2) | 0.23284 (14) | 0.0270 (5) | |
H16 | 0.7442 | 0.1907 | 0.2609 | 0.032* | |
C17 | 0.5239 (3) | 0.08757 (19) | 0.26742 (12) | 0.0232 (5) | |
H17 | 0.4917 | 0.1167 | 0.3190 | 0.028* | |
N2 | −0.0056 (2) | −0.11723 (16) | 0.00823 (10) | 0.0251 (4) | |
O1 | −0.0759 (2) | −0.19055 (15) | −0.03904 (9) | 0.0428 (5) | |
O2 | 0.05761 (18) | −0.01413 (14) | −0.01355 (8) | 0.0307 (4) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
N1 | 0.0200 (9) | 0.0222 (9) | 0.0221 (9) | 0.0001 (8) | −0.0029 (8) | −0.0041 (8) |
C1 | 0.0233 (11) | 0.0164 (9) | 0.0192 (10) | 0.0028 (9) | −0.0001 (9) | −0.0016 (9) |
C2 | 0.0197 (10) | 0.0167 (10) | 0.0219 (10) | 0.0006 (9) | −0.0006 (9) | 0.0001 (9) |
C3 | 0.0189 (10) | 0.0144 (10) | 0.0242 (11) | 0.0022 (9) | 0.0007 (9) | 0.0005 (8) |
C4 | 0.0219 (11) | 0.0206 (11) | 0.0239 (11) | 0.0011 (9) | −0.0017 (9) | −0.0003 (9) |
C5 | 0.0211 (11) | 0.0221 (11) | 0.0323 (12) | −0.0049 (9) | 0.0036 (10) | 0.0012 (10) |
C6 | 0.0299 (12) | 0.0224 (12) | 0.0247 (11) | −0.0014 (10) | 0.0078 (10) | 0.0011 (10) |
C7 | 0.0298 (13) | 0.0216 (11) | 0.0214 (11) | 0.0022 (10) | −0.0005 (10) | −0.0008 (9) |
C8 | 0.0206 (11) | 0.0134 (9) | 0.0229 (10) | 0.0009 (8) | 0.0024 (9) | 0.0001 (8) |
C9 | 0.0173 (10) | 0.0182 (10) | 0.0247 (11) | 0.0032 (8) | 0.0012 (10) | 0.0016 (9) |
C10 | 0.0211 (11) | 0.0217 (11) | 0.0168 (10) | 0.0014 (10) | 0.0001 (9) | 0.0017 (9) |
C11 | 0.0371 (13) | 0.0228 (11) | 0.0266 (11) | −0.0062 (10) | −0.0012 (10) | −0.0018 (9) |
C12 | 0.0176 (10) | 0.0160 (10) | 0.0245 (10) | 0.0016 (9) | −0.0015 (9) | 0.0015 (9) |
C13 | 0.0209 (10) | 0.0177 (10) | 0.0263 (11) | 0.0007 (9) | 0.0005 (10) | 0.0006 (9) |
C14 | 0.0216 (11) | 0.0252 (12) | 0.0273 (11) | 0.0058 (10) | 0.0003 (10) | 0.0038 (10) |
C15 | 0.0211 (11) | 0.0220 (11) | 0.0404 (13) | 0.0016 (9) | 0.0056 (11) | 0.0071 (11) |
C16 | 0.0208 (11) | 0.0175 (11) | 0.0428 (14) | −0.0021 (9) | −0.0063 (11) | 0.0002 (10) |
C17 | 0.0245 (11) | 0.0183 (10) | 0.0267 (11) | 0.0024 (9) | −0.0035 (10) | −0.0011 (9) |
N2 | 0.0275 (10) | 0.0255 (10) | 0.0224 (10) | −0.0012 (9) | −0.0003 (9) | −0.0010 (8) |
O1 | 0.0662 (13) | 0.0370 (10) | 0.0251 (8) | −0.0175 (9) | −0.0085 (8) | −0.0055 (7) |
O2 | 0.0383 (10) | 0.0288 (9) | 0.0251 (8) | −0.0071 (8) | 0.0011 (7) | 0.0050 (7) |
N1—C1 | 1.371 (2) | C10—N2 | 1.454 (2) |
N1—C8 | 1.376 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.488 (3) |
N1—H1 | 0.8800 | C11—H11A | 0.9800 |
C1—C2 | 1.386 (3) | C11—H11B | 0.9800 |
C1—C12 | 1.466 (3) | C11—H11C | 0.9800 |
C2—C3 | 1.447 (3) | C12—C17 | 1.393 (3) |
C2—C9 | 1.451 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.400 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.407 (3) | C13—C14 | 1.385 (3) |
C3—C8 | 1.409 (3) | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
C4—C5 | 1.379 (3) | C14—C15 | 1.377 (3) |
C4—H4 | 0.9500 | C14—H14 | 0.9500 |
C5—C6 | 1.405 (3) | C15—C16 | 1.391 (3) |
C5—H5 | 0.9500 | C15—H15 | 0.9500 |
C6—C7 | 1.376 (3) | C16—C17 | 1.383 (3) |
C6—H6 | 0.9500 | C16—H16 | 0.9500 |
C7—C8 | 1.399 (3) | C17—H17 | 0.9500 |
C7—H7 | 0.9500 | N2—O1 | 1.232 (2) |
C9—C10 | 1.340 (3) | N2—O2 | 1.242 (2) |
C9—H9 | 0.9500 | ||
C1—N1—C8 | 109.50 (17) | C9—C10—N2 | 115.80 (18) |
C1—N1—H1 | 125.2 | C9—C10—C11 | 129.37 (18) |
C8—N1—H1 | 125.2 | N2—C10—C11 | 114.72 (17) |
N1—C1—C2 | 109.09 (17) | C10—C11—H11A | 109.5 |
N1—C1—C12 | 121.03 (17) | C10—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
C2—C1—C12 | 129.75 (17) | H11A—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
C1—C2—C3 | 106.89 (17) | C10—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C1—C2—C9 | 121.72 (18) | H11A—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C9 | 131.32 (18) | H11B—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C4—C3—C8 | 118.48 (18) | C17—C12—C13 | 118.57 (18) |
C4—C3—C2 | 135.2 (2) | C17—C12—C1 | 120.81 (18) |
C8—C3—C2 | 106.18 (17) | C13—C12—C1 | 120.62 (18) |
C5—C4—C3 | 118.91 (19) | C14—C13—C12 | 120.44 (19) |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.5 | C14—C13—H13 | 119.8 |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.5 | C12—C13—H13 | 119.8 |
C4—C5—C6 | 121.26 (19) | C15—C14—C13 | 120.6 (2) |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.4 | C15—C14—H14 | 119.7 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.4 | C13—C14—H14 | 119.7 |
C7—C6—C5 | 121.4 (2) | C14—C15—C16 | 119.45 (19) |
C7—C6—H6 | 119.3 | C14—C15—H15 | 120.3 |
C5—C6—H6 | 119.3 | C16—C15—H15 | 120.3 |
C6—C7—C8 | 117.1 (2) | C17—C16—C15 | 120.4 (2) |
C6—C7—H7 | 121.5 | C17—C16—H16 | 119.8 |
C8—C7—H7 | 121.5 | C15—C16—H16 | 119.8 |
N1—C8—C7 | 128.89 (19) | C16—C17—C12 | 120.5 (2) |
N1—C8—C3 | 108.32 (17) | C16—C17—H17 | 119.7 |
C7—C8—C3 | 122.78 (18) | C12—C17—H17 | 119.7 |
C10—C9—C2 | 128.36 (19) | O1—N2—O2 | 122.01 (17) |
C10—C9—H9 | 115.8 | O1—N2—C10 | 117.76 (17) |
C2—C9—H9 | 115.8 | O2—N2—C10 | 120.23 (17) |
C8—N1—C1—C2 | −0.6 (2) | C2—C3—C8—C7 | 178.19 (18) |
C8—N1—C1—C12 | −176.88 (16) | C1—C2—C9—C10 | 144.4 (2) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | 0.1 (2) | C3—C2—C9—C10 | −39.1 (3) |
C12—C1—C2—C3 | 176.04 (19) | C2—C9—C10—N2 | 178.86 (18) |
N1—C1—C2—C9 | 177.40 (17) | C2—C9—C10—C11 | −5.3 (4) |
C12—C1—C2—C9 | −6.7 (3) | N1—C1—C12—C17 | −33.7 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 175.8 (2) | C2—C1—C12—C17 | 150.8 (2) |
C9—C2—C3—C4 | −1.2 (4) | N1—C1—C12—C13 | 145.43 (19) |
C1—C2—C3—C8 | 0.3 (2) | C2—C1—C12—C13 | −30.1 (3) |
C9—C2—C3—C8 | −176.6 (2) | C17—C12—C13—C14 | −3.1 (3) |
C8—C3—C4—C5 | −2.5 (3) | C1—C12—C13—C14 | 177.77 (17) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −177.5 (2) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 1.8 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 1.3 (3) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | 0.5 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 0.8 (3) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | −1.6 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | −1.5 (3) | C15—C16—C17—C12 | 0.2 (3) |
C1—N1—C8—C7 | −178.00 (19) | C13—C12—C17—C16 | 2.1 (3) |
C1—N1—C8—C3 | 0.8 (2) | C1—C12—C17—C16 | −178.78 (17) |
C6—C7—C8—N1 | 178.77 (19) | C9—C10—N2—O1 | 177.62 (19) |
C6—C7—C8—C3 | 0.2 (3) | C11—C10—N2—O1 | 1.2 (3) |
C4—C3—C8—N1 | −177.00 (17) | C9—C10—N2—O2 | −2.9 (3) |
C2—C3—C8—N1 | −0.7 (2) | C11—C10—N2—O2 | −179.29 (17) |
C4—C3—C8—C7 | 1.8 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···O2i | 0.88 | 2.11 | 2.953 (2) | 161 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1/2, −y, z+1/2. |
Experimental details
(I) | (II) | |
Crystal data | ||
Chemical formula | C12H12N2O2 | C17H14N2O2 |
Mr | 216.24 | 278.30 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, C2/c | Orthorhombic, P212121 |
Temperature (K) | 90 | 90 |
a, b, c (Å) | 12.1176 (3), 11.3888 (3), 15.2667 (4) | 7.7856 (2), 10.4801 (3), 16.7489 (5) |
α, β, γ (°) | 90, 98.8372 (10), 90 | 90, 90, 90 |
V (Å3) | 2081.87 (9) | 1366.61 (7) |
Z | 8 | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 | 0.09 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.40 × 0.35 × 0.30 | 0.25 × 0.22 × 0.22 |
Data collection | ||
Diffractometer | Nonius KappaCCD area-detector diffractometer | Nonius KappaCCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | – | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 4507, 2390, 1927 | 3128, 3128, 2257 |
Rint | 0.019 | 0.058 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.649 | 0.650 |
Refinement | ||
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.040, 0.114, 1.10 | 0.044, 0.106, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 2390 | 3128 |
No. of parameters | 147 | 192 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.23, −0.31 | 0.19, −0.21 |
Absolute structure | ? | Flack (1983), with how many Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | ? | 0.4 (16) |
Computer programs: COLLECT (Nonius, 1999), SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997), DENZO-SMN (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997), XP in SHELXTL/PC (Sheldrick, 1995), SHELXL97 and local procedures.
N1—C1 | 1.3534 (16) | C9—C10 | 1.3532 (17) |
N1—C8 | 1.3803 (16) | C10—N2 | 1.4484 (15) |
C1—C2 | 1.4015 (17) | N2—O1 | 1.2400 (14) |
C1—C12 | 1.4833 (18) | N2—O2 | 1.2416 (14) |
C2—C9 | 1.4335 (17) | ||
C1—N1—C8 | 110.29 (10) | C9—C10—N2 | 116.25 (12) |
N1—C1—C12 | 120.70 (11) | C9—C10—C11 | 129.54 (11) |
C2—C1—C12 | 130.12 (12) | N2—C10—C11 | 113.95 (11) |
C1—C2—C9 | 121.00 (11) | O1—N2—O2 | 121.27 (11) |
C10—C9—C2 | 129.02 (12) | O1—N2—C10 | 117.80 (11) |
C12—C1—C2—C9 | −0.4 (2) | C2—C9—C10—N2 | 177.96 (11) |
C1—C2—C9—C10 | 154.03 (13) | C9—C10—N2—O2 | 3.40 (16) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···O2i | 0.88 | 2.22 | 3.0112 (14) | 150 |
Symmetry code: (i) x+1/2, −y+1/2, z+1/2. |
N1—C1 | 1.371 (2) | C9—C10 | 1.340 (3) |
N1—C8 | 1.376 (2) | C10—N2 | 1.454 (2) |
C1—C2 | 1.386 (3) | N2—O1 | 1.232 (2) |
C1—C12 | 1.466 (3) | N2—O2 | 1.242 (2) |
C2—C9 | 1.451 (3) | ||
C1—N1—C8 | 109.50 (17) | C9—C10—N2 | 115.80 (18) |
N1—C1—C12 | 121.03 (17) | C9—C10—C11 | 129.37 (18) |
C2—C1—C12 | 129.75 (17) | N2—C10—C11 | 114.72 (17) |
C1—C2—C9 | 121.72 (18) | O1—N2—O2 | 122.01 (17) |
C10—C9—C2 | 128.36 (19) | O1—N2—C10 | 117.76 (17) |
C12—C1—C2—C9 | −6.7 (3) | C2—C9—C10—N2 | 178.86 (18) |
C1—C2—C9—C10 | 144.4 (2) | C9—C10—N2—O2 | −2.9 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···O2i | 0.88 | 2.11 | 2.953 (2) | 161 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1/2, −y, z+1/2. |
3-(2-Nitrovinyl)indoles are very important synthons for the preparation of tryptamines (Shen et al., 1998) in high yield. They also undergo Michael addition reactions, resulting in the formation of a wide range of indole derivatives (Chakrabarty et al., 2001). Apart from their synthetic utility, 3-(2-nitrovinyl)indoles also exhibit amebicidal (Sharma et al., 1987) and antifungal (Canoira et al., 1989) activity. We have synthesized a series of 3-(2-nitrovinyl)indoles and evaluated them for antitubercular activity (Sonar & Crooks, unpublished work).
The title compounds, (I) and (II), were prepared by condensation of 2-methyl-indole-3-carboxaldehyde and 2-phenyl-indole-3-carboxaldehyde with nitroethane in the presence of ammonium acetate, to afford (E)-2-methyl-3-(2-methyl-2-nitrovinyl)-1H-indole, (I), and (E)-3-(2-methyl-2-nitrovinyl)-2-phenyl-1H-indole, (II), each as a single geometrical isomer. The structures of products (I) and (II) were initially identified by NMR spectroscopy. Generally, condensation reactions of indole-3-carboxaldehydes with nitromethane or nitroethane afford the corresponding E isomer. However, when a nitrovinyl group containing an ester functionality in the 2-position is utilized in these types of reactions, the reaction affords a mixture of Z and E isomers (Bakhmutov et al., 1977). In order to confirm the double-bond geometry of the title compounds, and to obtain more detailed information on the structural conformations of these molecules in the solid state, their X-ray structure determination has been carried out and the results are presented here.
Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate the molecular structures and atom-numbering schemes for (I) and (II), respectively. For ease of comparison, the two compounds are discussed in parallel below. Selected geometric parameters are presented in Tables 1 and 3 for (I) and (II), respectively. For each structure, the indole ring is planar, with bond distances and angles comparable with those reported for other indole derivatives (Mason et al., 2003). Compounds (I) and (II) are E isomers, and the N2—C10 bond is in a trans disposition with respect to the C2—C9 bond. In both compounds, deviations from the ideal bond angle of 120° are observed in the bond angles C2═ C1—C12, C2—C9═C10, C9═C10—C11, C9═C10—N2 and N2—C10—C11. While the N1—C1—C12 and C1═C2—C9 bond angles are close to the ideal value, the C2—C9═C10—N2 torsion angle indicates that the nitrovinyl group is nearly planar [177.96 (11)° in (I) and 178.86 (18)° in (II)], and the plane of the nitrovinyl group is twisted, by 33.48 (5)° for (I) and 41.31 (8)° for (II), with respect to the indole ring plane. However, comparing the C2—C9 bond length [1.4335 (17) Å in (I) and 1.451 (3) Å in (II)] with the standard value for a single bond connecting a Car atom to a Csp2 atom [1.470 (15) Å; Wilson, 1992] suggests that the indolic system has an extended conjugation through the ethylene double bond and the nitro group. There is further evidence for this in the shortening of the N1—C1 and N2—C10 and lengthening of the C1═C2 and C9═C10 bonds compared with their reported values (Mason et al., 2003; Strauss et al., 2003). [From the Co-Editor: It is not clear what the `reported values' above refer to.] In the case of (II), the phenyl group at the 2-position makes a dihedral angle of 32.06 (6)° with the plane of the indole ring. This extended conjugation suggests that compounds (I) and (II) exist predominantly in resonance forms (Ia) and (IIa), respectively, which explains the highly coloured and crystalline nature of the title compounds. [From the Co-Editor: Please explain how the observed resonance forms enhance crystallinity.] Furthermore, the absence of IR absorption bands at ???? and ???? cm−1 [From the Co-Editor: Please give frequencies of these bands.], which is typical of the nitro group in 3-(2-nitrovinyl)indoles (Bucki & Mark, 1977), the appearance of two new bands between 1300 and 1250 cm−1, and the intense UV absorption near 400 nm confirm the existence of resonance forms (Ia) and (IIa).
The packing of compounds (I) and (II), as viewed along the b and a axes, is illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4, respectively. In each, atom H1 participates in a weak intermolecular N1—H1···O2 interaction [symmetry codes (1/2 + x, 1/2 − y, 1/2 + z) for (I) and (1/2 − x, −y, 1/2 + z) for (II)], linking the title compounds into chains that run parallel to [101] and [001], respectively. [From the Co-Editor: Please check change in direction of chains.]