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. 2011 Nov 30;67(Pt 12):o3487. doi: 10.1107/S1600536811050471

N-[(E)-Anthracen-9-yl­methyl­idene]-3,4-dimethyl-1,2-oxazol-5-amine

Abdullah M Asiri a,b, Abdulrahman O Al-Youbi a, Salman A Khan a, M Nawaz Tahir c,*
PMCID: PMC3239111  PMID: 22199959

Abstract

In the title compound, C20H16N2O, an intra­molecular C—H⋯N forms an S(6) ring motif. In the crystal, the mol­ecules are stacked with their anthracene ring planes in sheets along [100].

Related literature

For applications of compounds containing azomethine groups, see: Khuhawar et al. (2004). Schiff base compounds demonstrate anti­bacterial (Asiri & Khan, 2010), anti­tumor activity (Saxena & Tandon, 1983) and anti-HIV activity (Pandeya et al., 1999). For related structures, see: Asiri et al. (2011a,b ). For graph-set notation, see: Bernstein et al. (1995).graphic file with name e-67-o3487-scheme1.jpg

Experimental

Crystal data

  • C20H16N2O

  • M r = 300.35

  • Monoclinic, Inline graphic

  • a = 22.4919 (14) Å

  • b = 6.1666 (4) Å

  • c = 22.6801 (13) Å

  • β = 102.015 (2)°

  • V = 3076.8 (3) Å3

  • Z = 8

  • Mo Kα radiation

  • μ = 0.08 mm−1

  • T = 296 K

  • 0.32 × 0.24 × 0.22 mm

Data collection

  • Bruker KAPPA APEXII CCD diffractometer

  • Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2004) T min = 0.975, T max = 0.980

  • 12925 measured reflections

  • 3193 independent reflections

  • 2381 reflections with I > 2σ(I)

  • R int = 0.028

Refinement

  • R[F 2 > 2σ(F 2)] = 0.044

  • wR(F 2) = 0.130

  • S = 1.04

  • 3193 reflections

  • 210 parameters

  • H-atom parameters constrained

  • Δρmax = 0.26 e Å−3

  • Δρmin = −0.21 e Å−3

Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2009); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997) and PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999) and PLATON.

Supplementary Material

Crystal structure: contains datablock(s) global, I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811050471/fk2045sup1.cif

e-67-o3487-sup1.cif (25.4KB, cif)

Structure factors: contains datablock(s) I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811050471/fk2045Isup2.hkl

e-67-o3487-Isup2.hkl (153.6KB, hkl)

Supplementary material file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811050471/fk2045Isup3.cml

Additional supplementary materials: crystallographic information; 3D view; checkCIF report

Table 1. Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °).

D—H⋯A D—H H⋯A DA D—H⋯A
C2—H2⋯N1 0.93 2.20 2.840 (2) 125

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the Chemistry Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for providing research facilities.

supplementary crystallographic information

Comment

Compounds containing azomethine groups (C═N) play a vital role in chemistry (Khuhawar et al., 2004). Schiff-base compounds have been used as fine chemicals and medical substrates such as intermediates for the various reactions and antibacterial (Asiri & Khan, 2010), antitumor activity (Saxena & Tandon, 1983) and anti-HIV activity (Pandeya et al., 1999). Schiff bases containing heterocyclic rings dramatically increase the biological activity. The crystal structure of title compound (I), (Fig. 1) is being reported here.

Recently, we have reported the crystal structure of (II) i.e., 4-[(anthracen-9-ylmethylidene)amino]-1,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-1H- pyrazol-3(2H)-one (Asiri et al., 2011a) and (III) i.e., N-[(E)-1,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethylidene]-3,4-dimethyl-1,2-oxazol -5-amine (Asiri et al., 2011b) which contain the common moieties of (I).

In (I), the anthracen rings A (C1–C6), B (C1/C6/C7/C8/C13/C14) and C (C8–C13) are planar with r. m. s. deviations of 0.0090, 0.0241 and 0.0063 Å, respectively. The dihedral angles A/B, A/C and B/C are 4.80 (11)°, 8.36 (11) ° and 3.90 (10) °, respectively. The 3,4-dimethyl-1,2 -oxazol-5-amine moiety D (N1/C16–C20/N2/O1) is also planar with r. m. s. deviation of 0.0061 Å. The dihedral angles A/D, B/D and C/D are 7.59 (10)°, 3.85 (10)° and 5.48 (10)°, respectively. Intra-molecular H-bonds of C—H···N and C—H···O type complete S(6) and S(5) ring motifs (Fig. 1)(Bernstein et al., 1995). The crystal packing shows the anthracen ring planes stacked in parallel sheets along [100].

Experimental

A mixture of anthracene-9-carbaldehyde (0.50 g, 2.4 mmol) and 5-amino-3,4-dimethylisoxazole (2.4 mmol) in ethanol (15 ml) was heated for 3 h. The progress of the reaction was monitored by TLC. The solid that separated from the cooled mixture was collected and recrystallized from a methanol:chloroform mixture (8:2) to give red prisms of (I).

Red solid: Yield: 82%, m.p. 419–420 K.

Refinement

Aromatic H-atoms were positioned geometrically (C–H = 0.93Å) and refined as riding with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C); methyl H positions were derived from difference maps (HFIX 137) and refined with C–H = 0.96Å and Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(C)

Figures

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1.

View of the title compound with the atom numbering scheme. The thermal ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level. H-atoms are shown as small spheres of arbitrary radii. The dotted lines represent the intra-molecular H-bonds.

Crystal data

C20H16N2O F(000) = 1264
Mr = 300.35 Dx = 1.297 Mg m3
Monoclinic, C2/c Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
Hall symbol: -C 2yc Cell parameters from 2381 reflections
a = 22.4919 (14) Å θ = 1.9–26.5°
b = 6.1666 (4) Å µ = 0.08 mm1
c = 22.6801 (13) Å T = 296 K
β = 102.015 (2)° Prism, red
V = 3076.8 (3) Å3 0.32 × 0.24 × 0.22 mm
Z = 8

Data collection

Bruker KAPPA APEXII CCD diffractometer 3193 independent reflections
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube 2381 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
graphite Rint = 0.028
Detector resolution: 8.10 pixels mm-1 θmax = 26.5°, θmin = 1.9°
ω scans h = −28→27
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2004) k = −7→7
Tmin = 0.975, Tmax = 0.980 l = −23→28
12925 measured reflections

Refinement

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)] = 0.044 Hydrogen site location: geom and difmap
wR(F2) = 0.130 H-atom parameters constrained
S = 1.04 w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0637P)2 + 1.2672P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
3193 reflections (Δ/σ)max < 0.001
210 parameters Δρmax = 0.26 e Å3
0 restraints Δρmin = −0.21 e Å3

Special details

Geometry. Bond distances, angles etc. have been calculated using the rounded fractional coordinates. All su'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 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.

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2)

x y z Uiso*/Ueq
O1 0.09676 (5) 0.50025 (19) 0.05196 (5) 0.0516 (4)
N1 0.10276 (6) 0.2014 (2) 0.11940 (6) 0.0459 (4)
N2 0.05953 (7) 0.6861 (3) 0.03694 (7) 0.0584 (5)
C1 0.16650 (6) −0.1894 (3) 0.17670 (6) 0.0379 (4)
C2 0.12182 (7) −0.1253 (3) 0.20964 (7) 0.0486 (5)
C3 0.10875 (8) −0.2518 (3) 0.25450 (8) 0.0580 (6)
C4 0.13754 (8) −0.4522 (3) 0.26932 (8) 0.0606 (7)
C5 0.17975 (8) −0.5201 (3) 0.23969 (8) 0.0528 (6)
C6 0.19672 (7) −0.3919 (3) 0.19346 (7) 0.0403 (5)
C7 0.24311 (7) −0.4589 (3) 0.16590 (7) 0.0429 (5)
C8 0.26386 (7) −0.3322 (3) 0.12393 (6) 0.0393 (5)
C9 0.31446 (7) −0.3980 (3) 0.09933 (7) 0.0497 (6)
C10 0.33622 (8) −0.2712 (3) 0.06009 (8) 0.0556 (6)
C11 0.30869 (8) −0.0702 (3) 0.04332 (8) 0.0554 (6)
C12 0.25992 (7) −0.0016 (3) 0.06472 (7) 0.0476 (5)
C13 0.23446 (6) −0.1286 (2) 0.10601 (6) 0.0365 (5)
C14 0.18386 (6) −0.0631 (2) 0.13028 (6) 0.0356 (4)
C15 0.15128 (7) 0.1314 (2) 0.10573 (7) 0.0398 (5)
C16 0.07545 (7) 0.3889 (3) 0.09501 (7) 0.0415 (5)
C17 0.02670 (7) 0.4911 (3) 0.10808 (7) 0.0447 (5)
C18 0.01918 (7) 0.6751 (3) 0.07070 (8) 0.0501 (6)
C19 −0.02801 (9) 0.8473 (3) 0.06716 (10) 0.0733 (8)
C20 −0.00958 (9) 0.4243 (4) 0.15280 (9) 0.0675 (7)
H2 0.10126 0.00518 0.20030 0.0584*
H3 0.08009 −0.20426 0.27582 0.0696*
H4 0.12735 −0.53754 0.29956 0.0728*
H5 0.19841 −0.65363 0.24946 0.0633*
H7 0.26093 −0.59368 0.17593 0.0515*
H9 0.33285 −0.53105 0.11056 0.0596*
H10 0.36913 −0.31682 0.04434 0.0667*
H11 0.32424 0.01809 0.01692 0.0666*
H12 0.24256 0.13187 0.05217 0.0571*
H15 0.16724 0.21079 0.07779 0.0478*
H19A −0.02371 0.91685 0.10569 0.1099*
H19B −0.06768 0.78325 0.05612 0.1099*
H19C −0.02301 0.95261 0.03740 0.1099*
H20A 0.00725 0.29388 0.17266 0.1013*
H20B −0.05088 0.39842 0.13254 0.1013*
H20C −0.00855 0.53733 0.18209 0.1013*

Atomic displacement parameters (Å2)

U11 U22 U33 U12 U13 U23
O1 0.0536 (7) 0.0504 (7) 0.0565 (7) 0.0142 (5) 0.0243 (5) 0.0109 (5)
N1 0.0428 (7) 0.0438 (8) 0.0535 (8) 0.0056 (6) 0.0158 (6) 0.0045 (6)
N2 0.0621 (9) 0.0510 (9) 0.0640 (10) 0.0189 (7) 0.0177 (8) 0.0137 (7)
C1 0.0335 (7) 0.0412 (8) 0.0383 (8) −0.0033 (6) 0.0061 (6) −0.0001 (6)
C2 0.0451 (9) 0.0550 (10) 0.0495 (9) 0.0033 (8) 0.0184 (7) 0.0062 (8)
C3 0.0509 (10) 0.0745 (13) 0.0539 (10) −0.0015 (9) 0.0232 (8) 0.0084 (9)
C4 0.0559 (11) 0.0746 (13) 0.0533 (10) −0.0048 (10) 0.0157 (8) 0.0243 (10)
C5 0.0492 (10) 0.0527 (10) 0.0539 (10) −0.0015 (8) 0.0051 (8) 0.0167 (8)
C6 0.0380 (8) 0.0401 (9) 0.0403 (8) −0.0045 (7) 0.0022 (6) 0.0036 (7)
C7 0.0411 (8) 0.0374 (8) 0.0472 (9) 0.0045 (7) 0.0021 (7) 0.0024 (7)
C8 0.0360 (8) 0.0410 (9) 0.0394 (8) 0.0027 (6) 0.0043 (6) −0.0051 (7)
C9 0.0426 (9) 0.0536 (10) 0.0522 (10) 0.0125 (8) 0.0085 (7) −0.0051 (8)
C10 0.0421 (9) 0.0734 (13) 0.0548 (10) 0.0113 (9) 0.0180 (8) −0.0067 (9)
C11 0.0489 (10) 0.0699 (12) 0.0530 (10) 0.0021 (9) 0.0232 (8) 0.0059 (9)
C12 0.0455 (9) 0.0513 (10) 0.0489 (9) 0.0067 (8) 0.0168 (7) 0.0078 (8)
C13 0.0341 (8) 0.0395 (9) 0.0356 (7) 0.0008 (6) 0.0064 (6) −0.0028 (6)
C14 0.0329 (7) 0.0372 (8) 0.0368 (7) 0.0000 (6) 0.0076 (6) −0.0010 (6)
C15 0.0392 (8) 0.0405 (9) 0.0429 (8) 0.0026 (7) 0.0157 (6) 0.0023 (7)
C16 0.0407 (8) 0.0419 (9) 0.0437 (8) 0.0021 (7) 0.0132 (7) 0.0006 (7)
C17 0.0396 (8) 0.0453 (9) 0.0507 (9) 0.0041 (7) 0.0127 (7) −0.0054 (7)
C18 0.0442 (9) 0.0495 (10) 0.0553 (10) 0.0090 (8) 0.0077 (8) −0.0045 (8)
C19 0.0640 (13) 0.0621 (13) 0.0937 (16) 0.0253 (10) 0.0162 (11) −0.0007 (11)
C20 0.0554 (11) 0.0771 (14) 0.0791 (13) 0.0055 (10) 0.0347 (10) −0.0032 (11)

Geometric parameters (Å, °)

O1—N2 1.418 (2) C14—C15 1.4545 (19)
O1—C16 1.360 (2) C16—C17 1.350 (2)
N1—C15 1.271 (2) C17—C18 1.405 (3)
N1—C16 1.371 (2) C17—C20 1.486 (3)
N2—C18 1.305 (2) C18—C19 1.492 (3)
C1—C2 1.427 (2) C2—H2 0.9300
C1—C6 1.435 (3) C3—H3 0.9300
C1—C14 1.428 (2) C4—H4 0.9300
C2—C3 1.362 (2) C5—H5 0.9300
C3—C4 1.403 (3) C7—H7 0.9300
C4—C5 1.339 (3) C9—H9 0.9300
C5—C6 1.427 (2) C10—H10 0.9300
C6—C7 1.386 (2) C11—H11 0.9300
C7—C8 1.385 (2) C12—H12 0.9300
C8—C9 1.427 (2) C15—H15 0.9300
C8—C13 1.438 (2) C19—H19A 0.9600
C9—C10 1.351 (2) C19—H19B 0.9600
C10—C11 1.402 (3) C19—H19C 0.9600
C11—C12 1.356 (2) C20—H20A 0.9600
C12—C13 1.429 (2) C20—H20B 0.9600
C13—C14 1.4220 (19) C20—H20C 0.9600
N2—O1—C16 107.56 (12) N2—C18—C19 120.35 (17)
C15—N1—C16 121.58 (14) C17—C18—C19 127.02 (16)
O1—N2—C18 105.36 (15) C1—C2—H2 119.00
C2—C1—C6 116.67 (14) C3—C2—H2 119.00
C2—C1—C14 124.43 (15) C2—C3—H3 119.00
C6—C1—C14 118.88 (13) C4—C3—H3 119.00
C1—C2—C3 121.16 (16) C3—C4—H4 120.00
C2—C3—C4 121.52 (17) C5—C4—H4 120.00
C3—C4—C5 119.68 (17) C4—C5—H5 119.00
C4—C5—C6 121.43 (17) C6—C5—H5 119.00
C1—C6—C5 119.50 (15) C6—C7—H7 119.00
C1—C6—C7 119.97 (15) C8—C7—H7 119.00
C5—C6—C7 120.51 (16) C8—C9—H9 119.00
C6—C7—C8 122.32 (17) C10—C9—H9 119.00
C7—C8—C9 121.24 (16) C9—C10—H10 120.00
C7—C8—C13 119.07 (14) C11—C10—H10 120.00
C9—C8—C13 119.68 (14) C10—C11—H11 119.00
C8—C9—C10 121.40 (17) C12—C11—H11 119.00
C9—C10—C11 119.36 (17) C11—C12—H12 119.00
C10—C11—C12 121.53 (17) C13—C12—H12 119.00
C11—C12—C13 121.87 (16) N1—C15—H15 117.00
C8—C13—C12 116.13 (13) C14—C15—H15 117.00
C8—C13—C14 119.78 (12) C18—C19—H19A 109.00
C12—C13—C14 124.07 (12) C18—C19—H19B 109.00
C1—C14—C13 119.62 (12) C18—C19—H19C 109.00
C1—C14—C15 122.60 (13) H19A—C19—H19B 109.00
C13—C14—C15 117.78 (12) H19A—C19—H19C 109.00
N1—C15—C14 125.21 (14) H19B—C19—H19C 109.00
O1—C16—N1 121.36 (14) C17—C20—H20A 109.00
O1—C16—C17 110.22 (15) C17—C20—H20B 109.00
N1—C16—C17 128.42 (15) C17—C20—H20C 109.00
C16—C17—C18 104.22 (14) H20A—C20—H20B 109.00
C16—C17—C20 127.36 (17) H20A—C20—H20C 109.00
C18—C17—C20 128.41 (17) H20B—C20—H20C 109.00
N2—C18—C17 112.63 (16)
C16—O1—N2—C18 −0.22 (18) C6—C7—C8—C13 −3.1 (2)
N2—O1—C16—N1 −179.18 (14) C7—C8—C9—C10 −177.53 (16)
N2—O1—C16—C17 0.46 (18) C13—C8—C9—C10 1.1 (2)
C16—N1—C15—C14 178.72 (14) C7—C8—C13—C12 177.20 (14)
C15—N1—C16—O1 4.6 (2) C7—C8—C13—C14 −1.6 (2)
C15—N1—C16—C17 −174.96 (17) C9—C8—C13—C12 −1.5 (2)
O1—N2—C18—C17 −0.09 (19) C9—C8—C13—C14 179.74 (14)
O1—N2—C18—C19 179.65 (15) C8—C9—C10—C11 0.3 (3)
C6—C1—C2—C3 −0.2 (2) C9—C10—C11—C12 −1.3 (3)
C14—C1—C2—C3 −178.22 (15) C10—C11—C12—C13 0.8 (3)
C2—C1—C6—C5 2.0 (2) C11—C12—C13—C8 0.5 (2)
C2—C1—C6—C7 −176.27 (15) C11—C12—C13—C14 179.27 (15)
C14—C1—C6—C5 −179.86 (15) C8—C13—C14—C1 6.3 (2)
C14—C1—C6—C7 1.8 (2) C8—C13—C14—C15 −173.06 (13)
C2—C1—C14—C13 171.60 (14) C12—C13—C14—C1 −172.43 (14)
C2—C1—C14—C15 −9.1 (2) C12—C13—C14—C15 8.3 (2)
C6—C1—C14—C13 −6.3 (2) C1—C14—C15—N1 −4.8 (2)
C6—C1—C14—C15 172.94 (14) C13—C14—C15—N1 174.48 (14)
C1—C2—C3—C4 −1.5 (3) O1—C16—C17—C18 −0.49 (19)
C2—C3—C4—C5 1.3 (3) O1—C16—C17—C20 −179.47 (17)
C3—C4—C5—C6 0.6 (3) N1—C16—C17—C18 179.11 (17)
C4—C5—C6—C1 −2.3 (3) N1—C16—C17—C20 0.1 (3)
C4—C5—C6—C7 176.03 (17) C16—C17—C18—N2 0.4 (2)
C1—C6—C7—C8 3.0 (2) C16—C17—C18—C19 −179.36 (18)
C5—C6—C7—C8 −175.34 (16) C20—C17—C18—N2 179.32 (18)
C6—C7—C8—C9 175.57 (15) C20—C17—C18—C19 −0.4 (3)

Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °)

D—H···A D—H H···A D···A D—H···A
C2—H2···N1 0.93 2.20 2.840 (2) 125
C15—H15···O1 0.93 2.38 2.7463 (18) 103

Footnotes

Supplementary data and figures for this paper are available from the IUCr electronic archives (Reference: FK2045).

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Associated Data

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Supplementary Materials

Crystal structure: contains datablock(s) global, I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811050471/fk2045sup1.cif

e-67-o3487-sup1.cif (25.4KB, cif)

Structure factors: contains datablock(s) I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811050471/fk2045Isup2.hkl

e-67-o3487-Isup2.hkl (153.6KB, hkl)

Supplementary material file. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811050471/fk2045Isup3.cml

Additional supplementary materials: crystallographic information; 3D view; checkCIF report


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