Synthesis,characterization, crystal and molecular structure analysis of a novel 1-benzhydryl piperazine derivative: 1-benzhydryl-4-(2-nitro-benzenesulfonyl)-piperazine

A novel 1-benzhydryl piperazine derivative 1-benzhydryl-4-(2-nitro-benzenesulfonyl)-piperazine was synthesized by the nucleophilic substitution of 1-benzhydryl piperazine with 2-nitro-benzenesulfonyl chloride. The product obtained was characterized spectroscopically and finally confirmed by X-ray diffraction study. The title compound, C₂₃H₂₃N₃O₄S crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with cell parameters a = 13.1120(9) Å, b = 21.4990(9) Å, c = 16.655(1) Å, β = 111.352(2)°, Z = 8, and V = 4372.7(4) Å. The structure reveals that the piperazine ring is in a chair conformation. The geometry around the S atom is distorted tetrahedral. There is a large discrepancy in the bond angles around the piperazine N atoms. The structure is stablized by C–H···O type intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions.