Abstract
The title compound, C12H10FN3, is approximately planar: the dihedral angles between the mean plane of the central N—N=C spacer unit and the fluorobenzene and pyridine rings are 14.50 (13) and 4.85 (15)°, respectively, while the dihedral angle between the aromatic rings is 16.29 (6)°. The F atom lies at the same side of the molecule as the N atom of the pyridine ring. In the crystal, inversion dimers linked by pairs of N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds generate R 2 2(8) loops. Molecules related by translation in the a direction are linked by two π–π stacking interactions involving pairs of benzene rings and pairs of pyridine rings. In each case, the ring-centroid separation is 3.8517 (9) Å. Two chains of this type pass through each unit cell, but there are no direction-specific interactions between adjacent chains.
Keywords: crystal structure, hydrazine, hydrogen bonding, π–π stacking interactions
Related literature
For crystal structures of related hydrazones, see: Ferguson et al. (2005 ▸); Wardell et al. (2005 ▸); Gomes et al. (2013 ▸).
Experimental
Crystal data
C12H10FN3
M r = 215.23
Monoclinic,
a = 3.85166 (14) Å
b = 23.1757 (7) Å
c = 11.4227 (4) Å
β = 99.278 (4)°
V = 1006.31 (6) Å3
Z = 4
Cu Kα radiation
μ = 0.84 mm−1
T = 173 K
0.42 × 0.35 × 0.16 mm
Data collection
Agilent Eos Gemini CCD diffractometer
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Agilent, 2012 ▸) T min = 0.419, T max = 0.875
6087 measured reflections
1962 independent reflections
1774 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
R int = 0.033
Refinement
R[F 2 > 2σ(F 2)] = 0.044
wR(F 2) = 0.122
S = 1.09
1962 reflections
148 parameters
H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement
Δρmax = 0.21 e Å−3
Δρmin = −0.26 e Å−3
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2012 ▸); cell refinement: CrysAlis PRO; data reduction: CrysAlis RED (Agilent, 2012 ▸); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008 ▸); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL2014 (Sheldrick, 2015 ▸); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009 ▸); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL2014 and PLATON.
Supplementary Material
Crystal structure: contains datablock(s) global, I. DOI: 10.1107/S2056989015007823/hb7410sup1.cif
Structure factors: contains datablock(s) I. DOI: 10.1107/S2056989015007823/hb7410Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S2056989015007823/hb7410Isup3.cml
. DOI: 10.1107/S2056989015007823/hb7410fig1.tif
The molecular structure of the title compound showing displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 30% probability level.
x y z x y z . DOI: 10.1107/S2056989015007823/hb7410fig2.tif
Part of the crystal structure of the title compound showing the π-overlap between molecules related by translation along [100]. For the sake of clarity, the unit-cell outline and the H atoms have been omitted. The atoms marked with an asterisk (*) or a hash (#) are at the symmetry positions (−1 + x, y, z) and) 1 + x, y, z) respectively.
. DOI: 10.1107/S2056989015007823/hb7410fig3.tif
A stereoview of part of the crystal structure of the title compound showing the formation of a π-stacked chain of hydrogen-bonded dimers. For the sake of clarity the H atoms bonded to C atoms have been omitted.
CCDC reference: 1060682
Additional supporting information: crystallographic information; 3D view; checkCIF report
Table 1. Hydrogen-bond geometry (, ).
| DHA | DH | HA | D A | DHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1H1N21i | 0.90(2) | 2.21(2) | 3.1020(17) | 174.1(19) |
Symmetry code: (i)
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Acknowledgments
HS thanks Jain University for research facilities and JPJ acknowledges the NSF–MRI program (grant No. 1039027) for funds to purchase the X-ray diffractometer.
supplementary crystallographic information
S1. Structural commentary
For pairs of aryl rings in molecules related by translation along [100], the ring centroid separation is 3.8517 (9) Å and the interplanar spacing is 3.5178 (6) Å corresponding to a ring-centroid offset of 1.568 (2) Å; for an analogous pair of pyridyl rings, the corresponding values are 3.8516 (8) Å, 3.3347 (6) Å, and 1.927 (2) Å respectively. Despite the presence of two independent rings and a large excess of C—H bonds, there are no C—H···π hydrogen bonds in the crystal structure.
S2. Synthesis and crystallization
2-Pyridylhydrazine (439.5 mg, 4.0 mmol) was added to a solution of 2-fluorobenzaldehyde (500 mg, 4.0 mmol) in methanol (10 ml) and stirred for ca. 2 min. The progress of the reaction was monitored by TLC. After completion, water (10 ml) was added and the resulting solid was collected by filtration, washed with water, dried, and crystallized by slow evaporation, at ambient temperature of a solution in methanol to give the product in the form of colourless plates in essentially quantitative yield.
S3. Refinement
Crystal data, data collection and structure refinement details are summarized in Table 1. All H atoms were located in difference maps. The H atoms bonded to C atoms were then treated as riding atoms in geometrically idealized positions with C—H distances 0.95 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C). For the H atom bonded to atom N1, the atomic coordinates were refined with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(N) giving an N—H distance of 0.90 (2) Å.
Figures
Fig. 1.

The molecular structure of the title compound showing displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 30% probability level.
Fig. 2.

Part of the crystal structure of the title compound showing the π-overlap between molecules related by translation along [100]. For the sake of clarity, the unit-cell outline and the H atoms have been omitted. The atoms marked with an asterisk (*) or a hash (#) are at the symmetry positions (-1 + x, y, z) and) 1 + x, y, z) respectively.
Fig. 3.

A stereoview of part of the crystal structure of the title compound showing the formation of a π-stacked chain of hydrogen-bonded dimers. For the sake of clarity the H atoms bonded to C atoms have been omitted.
Crystal data
| C12H10FN3 | F(000) = 448 |
| Mr = 215.23 | Dx = 1.421 Mg m−3 |
| Monoclinic, P21/n | Cu Kα radiation, λ = 1.54184 Å |
| a = 3.85166 (14) Å | Cell parameters from 1962 reflections |
| b = 23.1757 (7) Å | θ = 3.8–72.5° |
| c = 11.4227 (4) Å | µ = 0.84 mm−1 |
| β = 99.278 (4)° | T = 173 K |
| V = 1006.31 (6) Å3 | Plate, colourless |
| Z = 4 | 0.42 × 0.35 × 0.16 mm |
Data collection
| Agilent Eos Gemini CCD diffractometer | 1774 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Radiation source: Enhance (Cu) X-ray Source | Rint = 0.033 |
| ω scans | θmax = 72.5°, θmin = 3.8° |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Agilent, 2012) | h = −4→4 |
| Tmin = 0.419, Tmax = 0.875 | k = −20→28 |
| 6087 measured reflections | l = −13→13 |
| 1962 independent reflections |
Refinement
| Refinement on F2 | 0 restraints |
| Least-squares matrix: full | Hydrogen site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.044 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
| wR(F2) = 0.122 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0674P)2 + 0.2786P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| S = 1.09 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
| 1962 reflections | Δρmax = 0.21 e Å−3 |
| 148 parameters | Δρmin = −0.26 e Å−3 |
Special details
| 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)
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
| C1 | 0.3610 (4) | 0.33820 (6) | 0.24399 (13) | 0.0248 (3) | |
| C2 | 0.3174 (4) | 0.34404 (6) | 0.12182 (13) | 0.0298 (3) | |
| F2 | 0.1734 (3) | 0.39368 (4) | 0.07270 (8) | 0.0469 (3) | |
| C3 | 0.4131 (4) | 0.30233 (7) | 0.04731 (13) | 0.0348 (4) | |
| H3 | 0.3812 | 0.3085 | −0.0360 | 0.042* | |
| C4 | 0.5569 (4) | 0.25120 (7) | 0.09603 (14) | 0.0332 (4) | |
| H4 | 0.6231 | 0.2217 | 0.0463 | 0.040* | |
| C5 | 0.6032 (4) | 0.24350 (6) | 0.21772 (14) | 0.0318 (4) | |
| H5 | 0.7017 | 0.2085 | 0.2513 | 0.038* | |
| C6 | 0.5076 (4) | 0.28620 (6) | 0.29089 (13) | 0.0286 (3) | |
| H6 | 0.5419 | 0.2802 | 0.3742 | 0.034* | |
| C7 | 0.2600 (4) | 0.38495 (6) | 0.31780 (13) | 0.0265 (3) | |
| H7 | 0.1313 | 0.4170 | 0.2814 | 0.032* | |
| N21 | 0.2532 (3) | 0.48299 (5) | 0.65928 (11) | 0.0266 (3) | |
| C22 | 0.3541 (3) | 0.43452 (6) | 0.61006 (12) | 0.0242 (3) | |
| C23 | 0.5634 (4) | 0.39220 (6) | 0.67501 (13) | 0.0274 (3) | |
| H23 | 0.6310 | 0.3583 | 0.6375 | 0.033* | |
| C24 | 0.6673 (4) | 0.40114 (6) | 0.79396 (14) | 0.0314 (3) | |
| H24 | 0.8084 | 0.3732 | 0.8403 | 0.038* | |
| C25 | 0.5667 (4) | 0.45118 (7) | 0.84726 (13) | 0.0330 (4) | |
| H25 | 0.6370 | 0.4582 | 0.9296 | 0.040* | |
| C26 | 0.3618 (4) | 0.49000 (6) | 0.77589 (13) | 0.0299 (3) | |
| H26 | 0.2923 | 0.5242 | 0.8117 | 0.036* | |
| N1 | 0.2387 (3) | 0.42916 (5) | 0.49067 (11) | 0.0291 (3) | |
| H1 | 0.107 (5) | 0.4566 (9) | 0.4499 (16) | 0.035* | |
| N2 | 0.3428 (3) | 0.38325 (5) | 0.43070 (11) | 0.0265 (3) |
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2)
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| C1 | 0.0216 (6) | 0.0228 (7) | 0.0294 (7) | −0.0021 (5) | 0.0019 (5) | −0.0018 (5) |
| C2 | 0.0307 (7) | 0.0254 (7) | 0.0314 (8) | −0.0022 (6) | −0.0006 (6) | 0.0025 (6) |
| F2 | 0.0711 (7) | 0.0331 (5) | 0.0331 (5) | 0.0088 (4) | −0.0016 (5) | 0.0062 (4) |
| C3 | 0.0390 (8) | 0.0388 (9) | 0.0263 (7) | −0.0070 (6) | 0.0039 (6) | −0.0049 (6) |
| C4 | 0.0303 (8) | 0.0314 (8) | 0.0387 (8) | −0.0027 (6) | 0.0078 (6) | −0.0110 (6) |
| C5 | 0.0299 (7) | 0.0250 (7) | 0.0397 (8) | 0.0033 (5) | 0.0033 (6) | −0.0026 (6) |
| C6 | 0.0293 (7) | 0.0259 (7) | 0.0299 (7) | 0.0020 (5) | 0.0031 (6) | −0.0007 (5) |
| C7 | 0.0269 (7) | 0.0199 (7) | 0.0319 (7) | 0.0021 (5) | 0.0030 (6) | 0.0008 (5) |
| N21 | 0.0288 (6) | 0.0205 (6) | 0.0306 (6) | 0.0005 (4) | 0.0054 (5) | −0.0002 (4) |
| C22 | 0.0232 (7) | 0.0200 (7) | 0.0300 (7) | −0.0022 (5) | 0.0061 (5) | 0.0015 (5) |
| C23 | 0.0256 (7) | 0.0208 (7) | 0.0361 (8) | 0.0005 (5) | 0.0056 (6) | 0.0017 (5) |
| C24 | 0.0269 (7) | 0.0301 (8) | 0.0361 (8) | 0.0023 (6) | 0.0014 (6) | 0.0068 (6) |
| C25 | 0.0318 (8) | 0.0388 (8) | 0.0275 (7) | −0.0006 (6) | 0.0020 (6) | −0.0010 (6) |
| C26 | 0.0312 (7) | 0.0271 (7) | 0.0319 (8) | −0.0004 (6) | 0.0062 (6) | −0.0044 (6) |
| N1 | 0.0361 (7) | 0.0208 (6) | 0.0294 (6) | 0.0078 (5) | 0.0028 (5) | −0.0010 (5) |
| N2 | 0.0277 (6) | 0.0203 (6) | 0.0314 (6) | 0.0017 (4) | 0.0042 (5) | −0.0019 (4) |
Geometric parameters (Å, º)
| C1—C2 | 1.385 (2) | N21—C26 | 1.3401 (19) |
| C1—C6 | 1.400 (2) | N21—C22 | 1.3416 (18) |
| C1—C7 | 1.4634 (19) | C22—N1 | 1.3702 (18) |
| C2—F2 | 1.3586 (17) | C22—C23 | 1.4032 (19) |
| C2—C3 | 1.377 (2) | C23—C24 | 1.369 (2) |
| C3—C4 | 1.386 (2) | C23—H23 | 0.9500 |
| C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C24—C25 | 1.394 (2) |
| C4—C5 | 1.384 (2) | C24—H24 | 0.9500 |
| C4—H4 | 0.9500 | C25—C26 | 1.375 (2) |
| C5—C6 | 1.383 (2) | C25—H25 | 0.9500 |
| C5—H5 | 0.9500 | C26—H26 | 0.9500 |
| C6—H6 | 0.9500 | N1—N2 | 1.3604 (16) |
| C7—N2 | 1.2782 (19) | N1—H1 | 0.90 (2) |
| C7—H7 | 0.9500 | ||
| C2—C1—C6 | 116.45 (13) | C26—N21—C22 | 116.93 (12) |
| C2—C1—C7 | 120.53 (13) | N21—C22—N1 | 115.04 (12) |
| C6—C1—C7 | 123.02 (13) | N21—C22—C23 | 122.98 (13) |
| F2—C2—C3 | 118.12 (13) | N1—C22—C23 | 121.97 (12) |
| F2—C2—C1 | 118.28 (13) | C24—C23—C22 | 118.04 (13) |
| C3—C2—C1 | 123.60 (14) | C24—C23—H23 | 121.0 |
| C2—C3—C4 | 118.77 (14) | C22—C23—H23 | 121.0 |
| C2—C3—H3 | 120.6 | C23—C24—C25 | 120.14 (13) |
| C4—C3—H3 | 120.6 | C23—C24—H24 | 119.9 |
| C5—C4—C3 | 119.47 (14) | C25—C24—H24 | 119.9 |
| C5—C4—H4 | 120.3 | C26—C25—C24 | 117.33 (14) |
| C3—C4—H4 | 120.3 | C26—C25—H25 | 121.3 |
| C6—C5—C4 | 120.72 (14) | C24—C25—H25 | 121.3 |
| C6—C5—H5 | 119.6 | N21—C26—C25 | 124.57 (13) |
| C4—C5—H5 | 119.6 | N21—C26—H26 | 117.7 |
| C5—C6—C1 | 120.99 (14) | C25—C26—H26 | 117.7 |
| C5—C6—H6 | 119.5 | N2—N1—C22 | 119.82 (12) |
| C1—C6—H6 | 119.5 | N2—N1—H1 | 118.8 (12) |
| N2—C7—C1 | 120.82 (12) | C22—N1—H1 | 121.3 (12) |
| N2—C7—H7 | 119.6 | C7—N2—N1 | 115.99 (12) |
| C1—C7—H7 | 119.6 | ||
| C6—C1—C2—F2 | 179.47 (13) | C26—N21—C22—N1 | −179.75 (12) |
| C7—C1—C2—F2 | −1.1 (2) | C26—N21—C22—C23 | 0.1 (2) |
| C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.7 (2) | N21—C22—C23—C24 | 0.1 (2) |
| C7—C1—C2—C3 | 178.66 (14) | N1—C22—C23—C24 | 179.91 (13) |
| F2—C2—C3—C4 | −179.30 (14) | C22—C23—C24—C25 | −0.3 (2) |
| C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.9 (2) | C23—C24—C25—C26 | 0.2 (2) |
| C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.5 (2) | C22—N21—C26—C25 | −0.1 (2) |
| C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.0 (2) | C24—C25—C26—N21 | 0.0 (2) |
| C4—C5—C6—C1 | 0.1 (2) | N21—C22—N1—N2 | 176.23 (12) |
| C2—C1—C6—C5 | 0.2 (2) | C23—C22—N1—N2 | −3.6 (2) |
| C7—C1—C6—C5 | −179.17 (13) | C1—C7—N2—N1 | 179.42 (12) |
| C2—C1—C7—N2 | −170.37 (13) | C22—N1—N2—C7 | −171.68 (12) |
| C6—C1—C7—N2 | 9.0 (2) |
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º)
| D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
| N1—H1···N21i | 0.90 (2) | 2.21 (2) | 3.1020 (17) | 174.1 (19) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y+1, −z+1.
Footnotes
Supporting information for this paper is available from the IUCr electronic archives (Reference: HB7410).
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Supplementary Materials
Crystal structure: contains datablock(s) global, I. DOI: 10.1107/S2056989015007823/hb7410sup1.cif
Structure factors: contains datablock(s) I. DOI: 10.1107/S2056989015007823/hb7410Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S2056989015007823/hb7410Isup3.cml
. DOI: 10.1107/S2056989015007823/hb7410fig1.tif
The molecular structure of the title compound showing displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 30% probability level.
x y z x y z . DOI: 10.1107/S2056989015007823/hb7410fig2.tif
Part of the crystal structure of the title compound showing the π-overlap between molecules related by translation along [100]. For the sake of clarity, the unit-cell outline and the H atoms have been omitted. The atoms marked with an asterisk (*) or a hash (#) are at the symmetry positions (−1 + x, y, z) and) 1 + x, y, z) respectively.
. DOI: 10.1107/S2056989015007823/hb7410fig3.tif
A stereoview of part of the crystal structure of the title compound showing the formation of a π-stacked chain of hydrogen-bonded dimers. For the sake of clarity the H atoms bonded to C atoms have been omitted.
CCDC reference: 1060682
Additional supporting information: crystallographic information; 3D view; checkCIF report
