2‐Acetamido‐N‐benz­yl‐2‐(methoxy­amino)acetamides: functionalized amino acid anticonvulsants

In the crystal structure of 2‐acetamido‐N‐benz­yl‐2‐(methoxy­amino)acetamide (3L), C₁₂H₁₇N₃O₃, the 2‐acetyl­amino­acetamide moiety has a linearly extended conformation, with an inter­planar angle between the two amide groups of 157.3 (1)°. In 2‐acetamido‐N‐benz­yl‐2‐[meth­oxy(meth­yl)­amino]­acetamide (3N), C₁₃H₁₉N₃O₃, the planes of the two amide groups inter­sect at an angle of 126.4 (4)°, resulting in a chain that is slightly more bent. The replacement of the methoxy­amino H atom of 3L with a methyl group to form 3N and concomitant loss of hydrogen bonding results in some positional/thermal disorder in the meth­oxy­(methyl)­amino group. In both structures, in addition to classical N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, there are also weak non‐standard C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The hydrogen bonds and packing inter­actions result in planar hydro­philic and hydro­phobic areas perpendicular to the c axis in 3L and parallel to the ab plane in the N‐meth­yl derivative. Stereochemical comparisons with phenytoin have identified two O atoms and a phenyl group as mol­ecular features likely to be responsible for the anticon­vulsant activities of these compounds.     

Four (E,Z,E)‐1‐(4‐alkoxy­phen­yl)‐6‐(4‐nitro­phen­yl)hexa‐1,3,5‐trienes

The crystal structures of the four E,Z,E isomers of 1‐(4‐alk­oxy­phen­yl)‐6‐(4‐nitro­phen­yl)hexa‐1,3,5‐triene, namely (E,Z,E)‐1‐(4‐methoxy­phen­yl)‐6‐(4‐nitro­phen­yl)hexa‐1,3,5‐triene, C₁₉H₁₇NO₃, (E,Z,E)‐1‐(4‐ethoxy­phen­yl)‐6‐(4‐nitro­phen­yl)hexa‐1,3,5‐triene, C₂₀H₁₉NO₃, (E,Z,E)‐1‐(4‐nitro­phen­yl)‐6‐(4‐n‐propoxyphen­yl)hexa‐1,3,5‐triene, C₂₁H₂₁NO₃, and (E,Z,E)‐1‐(4‐n‐butoxy­phen­yl)‐6‐(4‐nitro­phen­yl)hexa‐1,3,5‐triene, C₂₂H₂₃NO₃, have been determined. Inter­molecular N⋯O dipole inter­actions between the nitro groups are observed for the meth­oxy derivative, while for the eth­oxy derivative, two adjacent mol­ecules are linked at both ends through N⋯O dipole–dipole inter­actions between the N atom of the nitro group and the O atom of the eth­oxy group to form a supra­molecular ring‐like structure. In the crystal structures of the n‐prop­oxy and n‐but­oxy derivatives, the shortest inter­molecular distances are those between the two O atoms of the alk­oxy groups. Thus, the nearest two mol­ecules form an S‐shaped supra­molecular dimer in these crystal structures.     

1,3‐Bis(4‐methyl­phen­yl)triazene, 1‐(4‐chloro­phen­yl)‐3‐(4‐fluoro­phen­yl)triazene and 1‐(4‐fluoro­phen­yl)‐3‐(4‐methyl­phen­yl)triazene

The title 4,4′‐disubstituted diphen­yl‐1,3‐triazines, C₁₄H₁₅N₃, (I), C₁₂H₉ClFN₃, (II), and C₁₃H₁₂FN₃, (III), each contain a triazene group (–N=N—NH–) having an extended conformation. The dihedral angles between the two benzene rings in (I), (II) and (III) are 4.3, 3.4 and 6.5°, respectively. The mol­ecules are almost entirely planar, with maximum deviations from the mean planes of 0.1087 (2), −0.1072 (7) and 0.1401 (3) Å, respectively. In each compound, the molecules are linked by N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds to form chains and pack similarly in the crystal structures.     

Two new polymorphs of 4‐(N,N‐dimethyl­amino)­benzoic acid

Two new polymorphs of 4‐(N,N‐dimethyl­amino)­benzoic acid, C₉H₁₁NO₂, resulting from the attempted cocrystallization in ethanol of 4‐(N,N‐dimethyl­amino)­benzoic acid and a mixture of 3‐(N,N‐dimethyl­amino)­benzoic acid and 3‐(3‐pyrid­yl)‐2‐pyridone producing one polymorph, and a mixture of 3‐(N,N‐dimethyl­amino)­benzoic acid and 5‐meth­oxy‐3,3′‐bipyridine producing the second polymorph, have been crystallographically characterized. The primary inter­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds generate a dimeric acid–acid motif that is present in all three polymorphs.     

The E and Z isomers of 3‐(benzoxazol‐2‐yl)­prop‐2‐enoic acid

The carboxyl­ic acid group and the double bond are coplanar in (E)‐3‐(benzoxazol‐2‐yl)­prop‐2‐enoic acid, C₁₀H₇NO₃, whereas in isomeric (Z)‐3‐(benzoxazol‐2‐yl)­prop‐2‐enoic acid, also C₁₀H₇NO₃, they are almost orthogonal. In both isomers, a strong O—H⋯N hydrogen bond, with the carboxyl­ic acid group as a donor and the pyridine‐like N atom as an acceptor, and weak C—H⋯O interactions contribute to the observed supramolecular structures, which are completed by π–π stacking interactions between oxazole and benzenoid rings.     

2,4,6‐Trimethyl‐N‐nitro­aniline

In 2,4,6‐trimethyl‐N‐nitro­aniline (alternatively called mesitylnitramine), C₉H₁₂N₂O₂, the primary nitramino group is planar with a short N—N bond and is nearly perpendicular to the aromatic ring. The methyl group located in the para position is disordered, each H atom having half‐occupancy. The mol­ecules are linked together along the [100] axis by inter­molecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.     

Rearrangement products of 3‐methane­sulfonyl‐N‐methyl‐N‐nitro­aniline

Two isomeric products (C₈H₁₀N₂O₄S) of the rearrangement of 3‐methane­sulfonyl‐N‐methyl‐N‐nitro­aniline have been investigated, viz. 3‐methane­sulfonyl‐N‐methyl‐2‐nitro­aniline, which was the main product of the rearrangement, and 5‐methane­sulfonyl‐N‐methyl‐2‐nitro­aniline. In both mol­ecules, the aromatic rings are appreciably deformed towards ortho‐quinonoidal geometry by electronic and steric interactions. The crystal structure is stabilized, in both cases, by weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.     

N,N′‐Bis(2‐pyridylmeth­yl)ferrocene‐1,1′‐diyldicarboxamide and N,N′‐bis­(3‐pyridylmeth­yl)ferrocene‐1,1′‐diyldicarboxamide

The mol­ecules of N,N′‐bis­(2‐pyridylmeth­yl)ferrocene‐1,1′‐diyl­dicarboxamide, [Fe(C₁₂H₁₁N₂O)₂], contain intra­molecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds and are linked into sheets by three independent C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The mol­ecules of the isomeric compound N,N′‐bis­(3‐pyridylmeth­yl)ferrocene‐1,1′‐diyldicarboxamide lie across inversion centres, and the mol­ecules are linked into sheets by a combination of N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds and π–π stacking inter­actions between pyridyl groups.     

Hydro­gen‐bonded dimers in N‐(2‐nitro­phenyl­thio)­saccharin

In the title compound, 2‐(2‐nitro­phenyl­thio)‐1,2‐benzo­thia­zol‐3(2H)‐one 1,1‐dioxide, 2‐O₂NC₆H₄S(C₇H₄NO₃S) or C₁₃H₈N₂­O₅S₂, the planes of the saccharin and nitro­phenyl­thiol­ate portions are almost orthogonal. The mol­ecules are linked by C—H?O=S hydrogen bonds [C?O 3.308 (3) Å, H?O 2.44 Å and C—H?O 155°] into cyclic centrosymmetric R²₂(16) dimers, reinforced by aromatic π?π stacking interactions between the nitrated aryl rings.     

2‐Iodo‐N‐(3‐nitrobenzyl)aniline and 3‐iodo‐N‐(3‐nitrobenzyl)aniline exhibit entirely different patterns of supramolecular aggregation

In 2‐iodo‐N‐(3‐nitro­benzyl)­aniline, C₁₃H₁₁IN₂O₂, the mol­ecules are linked into a three‐dimensional structure by a combination of C—H?O hydrogen bonds, iodo–nitro interactions and aromatic π–π‐stacking interactions, but N—H?O and C—H?π(arene) hydrogen bonds are absent. In the isomeric 3‐iodo‐N‐(3‐nitro­benzyl)­aniline, a two‐dimensional array is generated by a combination of N—H?O, C—H?O and C—H?π(arene) hydrogen bonds, but iodo–nitro interactions and aromatic π–π‐stacking interactions are both absent.     

Ethyl N‐[2‐(hydroxy­acetyl)­phenyl]­carbamate,ethyl N‐[2‐(hydroxy­acetyl)‐4‐iodo­phenyl]­carbamate and ethyl N‐[2‐(hydroxy­acetyl)‐4‐methyl­phenyl]­carbamate

In ethyl N‐[2‐(hydroxy­acetyl)phenyl]carbamate, C₁₁H₁₃NO₄, all of the non‐H atoms lie on a mirror plane in the space group Pnma; the mol­ecules are linked into simple chains by a single C—H⋯O hydrogen bond. The mol­ecules of ethyl N‐[2‐(hydroxy­acetyl)‐4‐iodo­phenyl]carbamate, C₁₁H₁₂INO₄, are linked into sheets by a combination of O—H⋯I and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and a dipolar I⋯O contact. Ethyl N‐­[2‐(hydroxy­acetyl)‐4‐methyl­phenyl]carbamate, C₁₂H₁₅NO₄, crystallizes with Z′ = 2 in the space group P; pairs of mol­ecules are weakly linked by an O—H⋯O hydrogen bond and these aggregates are linked into chains by two independent aromatic π–π stacking inter­actions.     

Three structures containing (E)‐1,2‐bis­(benzimidazol‐2‐yl)ethene groups

Two of the title compounds, namely (E)‐1,2‐bis­(1‐methyl­benzimidazol‐2‐yl)ethene, C₁₈H₁₆N₄, (Ib), and (E)‐1,2‐bis­(1‐ethyl­benzimidazol‐2‐yl)ethene, C₂₀H₂₀N₄, (Ic), consist of centrosymmetric trans‐bis­(1‐alkyl­benzimidazol‐2‐yl)ethene mol­ecules, while 3‐eth­yl‐2‐[(E)‐2‐(1‐ethyl­benzimidazol‐2‐yl)­ethen­yl]benzimidazol‐1‐ium perchlorate, C₂₀H₂₁N₄⁺·ClO₄⁻, (II), contains the monoprotonated analogue of compound (Ic). In the three structures, the benzimidazole and benzimidazolium moieties are essentially planar; the geometric parameters for the ethene linkages and their bonds to the aromatic groups are consistent with double and single bonds, respectively, implying little, if any, conjugation of the central C=C bonds with the nitro­gen‐containing rings. The C—N bond lengths in the N=C—N part of the benzimidazole groups differ and are consistent with localized imine C=N and amine C—N linkages in (Ib) and (Ic); in contrast, the corresponding distances in the benzimidazolium cation are equal in (II), consistent with electron delocalization resulting from protonation of the amine N atom. Crystals of (Ib) and (Ic) contain columns of parallel mol­ecules, which are linked by edge‐over‐edge C—H⋯π overlap. The columns are linked to one another by C—H⋯π inter­actions and, in the case of (Ib), C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds. Crystals of (II) contain layers of monocations linked by π–π inter­actions and separated by both perchlorate anions and the protruding eth­yl groups; the cations and anions are linked by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.     

Eth­yl 5‐isoprop­oxy‐4‐meth­yl‐β‐carboline‐3‐carboxyl­ate: structural determinants of benzodiazepine‐receptor antagonism

Mol­ecules of the title compound, C₁₈H₂₀N₂O₃, are linked into ribbons by N—H·O and N—H·N hydrogen bonds. Stereochemical comparison with Ro 15‐1788 (viz. eth­yl 8‐fluoro‐5,6‐dihydro‐5‐meth­yl‐6‐oxo‐4H‐imidazo[1,5‐a][1,4]benzodiazepine‐3‐carboxyl­ate) has identified three electronegative N and O atoms in the mol­ecule as features likely to be responsible for its activity as a benzodiazepine‐receptor antagonist.     

N‐(3‐Chloro­phenyl)‐α‐phenyl­nitro­ne: association with benzoic acid through hydrogen bonding

The identity of the title complex, C₁₃H₁₀ClNO·C₇H₆O₂, is confirmed to be a hydrogen‐bonded adduct of benzoic acid and N‐(3‐chloro­phenyl)‐α‐phenyl­nitro­ne. The two aromatic rings in the nitro­ne are trans about the C=N bond.     

2‐(1,3‐Dithian‐2‐yl)benzaldehyde and N‐{2‐[2‐(1,3‐dioxan‐2‐yl)phenoxy]­ethyl}phthalimide

The crystal structures of two elaborated‐porphyrin precursors have been determined. In the crystalline state, 2‐(1,3‐di­thian‐2‐yl)­benz­aldehyde, C₁₁H₁₂OS₂, has its di­thiane ring in a slightly distorted chair conformation. The mol­ecules pack in anti‐parallel chains. N‐{2‐[2‐(1,3‐Dioxan‐2‐yl)­phenoxy]­ethyl}­phthal­imide, C₂₀H₁₉NO₅, is in a folded conformation. The dihedral angle between the phthal­imide and phenyl planes is 80.07 (3)°. In the crystalline states, mol­ecules stack on top of one another.     

Bis(acesulfamato‐κ2N3,O4)bis­(2‐amino­pyrimidine‐κN1)copper(II)

In the crystal structure of the title compound, bis­(2‐amino­pyrimidine‐κN¹)bis­[6‐meth­yl‐1,2,3‐oxathia­zin‐4(3H)‐one 2,2‐dioxide(1−)‐κ²N³,O⁴]copper(II), [Cu(C₄H₄NO₄S)₂(C₄H₅N₃)₂], the first mixed‐ligand complex of acesulfame, the Cu^II centre resides on a centre of symmetry and has an octa­hedral geometry that is distorted both by the presence of four‐membered chelate rings and by the Jahn–Teller effect. The equatorial plane is formed by the N atoms of two amino­pyrimidine (ampym) ligands and by the weakly basic carbonyl O atoms of the acesulfamate ligands, while the more basic deprotonated N atoms of these ligands are in the elongated axial positions with a strong misdirected valence. The crystal is stabilized by pyrimidine ring stacking and by inter­molecular hydrogen bonding involving the NH₂ moiety of the ampym ligand and the carbon­yl O atom of the acesulfamate moiety.     

Secondary inter­actions in two related terphenyl derivatives: 2′,5′‐dimethyl‐p‐terphenyl and 2′,5′‐bis­(bromo­meth­yl)‐p‐terphen­yl

In 2′,5′‐dimethyl‐p‐terphenyl, C₂₀H₁₈, which displays pseudosymmetry (the true space group is Pna2₁, but less satisfactory refinement can also be achieved in Pbcn), the mol­ecules are linked into chains by two short C—H⋯π inter­actions to the centroid of the central ring. In 2′,5′‐bis­(bromo­meth­yl)‐p‐terphenyl, C₂₀H₁₆Br₂, the polar CH₂Br groups cause mol­ecules to aggregate via C—H⋯Br and Br⋯Br inter­actions, forming a layer structure, in which the phenyl rings project outwards from the central, more polar, region.     

4‐(4‐Fluoro‐3‐phenoxy­phen­yl)‐6‐(4‐fluoro­phen­yl)‐2‐oxo‐1,2‐dihydro­pyridine‐3‐carbonitrile and the 6‐(4‐methyl­phen­yl)‐ analogue

The crystal structures of the title compounds, viz. C₂₄H₁₄F₂N₂O₂, (I), and C₂₅H₁₇FN₂O₂, (II), respectively, have been determined in order to unravel the role of an ordered F atom in generating stable supra­molecular assemblies. On changing the substitution from fluorine to a methyl group, C—H⋯F inter­actions are replaced by C—H⋯π inter­actions, revealing the importance of such weak inter­actions when present alongside N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The dihedral angle between the planes of the 4‐fluoro­phenyl ring and the pyridine ring is 26.8 (1)° in (I), while that between the planes of the 4‐methyl­phenyl and pyridine rings is 29.5 (1)° in (II).     

Racemic and chiral 1‐[N‐(chloro­acetyl)carbamoylamino]‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐inden‐2‐yl chloroacetate

In the racemic crystals of (1S,2R)‐ or (1R,2S)‐1‐[N‐(chloro­acetyl)­carbamoyl­amino]‐2,3‐di­hydro‐1H‐inden‐2‐yl chloro­acetate, C₁₄H₁₄Cl₂N₂O₄, (I), the enantiomeric mol­ecules form a dimeric structure via the N—H?O cyclic hydrogen bond of the carbamoyl moieties. In the chiral crystals of (—)‐(1S,2R)‐1‐[N‐(chloro­acetyl)­carbamoyl­amino]‐2,3‐di­hydro‐1H‐inden‐2‐yl chloro­acetate, C₁₄H₁₄Cl₂N₂O₄, (II), the N—­H?O intermolecular hydrogen bond forms a zigzag chain around the twofold screw axis. The melting points and calculated densities of (I) and (II) are 446 and 396 K, and 1.481 and 1.445 Mg m^?3, respectively.     

N‐(4‐Methyl­phenyl)‐N‐(5‐nitro­furfuryl)‐N‐prop‐2‐ynyl­amine

The title compound, C₁₅H₁₄N₂O₃, is the first example of a structurally determined tertiary amine with both N‐5‐nitro­furfuryl and N‐prop‐2‐ynyl moieties. The mol­ecule is not planar, i.e. the furan ring is inclined at an angle of 84.35 (4)° to the phenyl ring. The crystal structure is dominated by van der Waals forces. The terminal alkynyl group as the strongest C—H hydrogen‐bond donor is not involved in hydrogen‐bond formation.