Salt forms of the pharmaceutical amide dihydrocarbamazepine

Carbamazepine (CBZ) is well known as a model active pharmaceutical ingredient used in the study of polymorphism and the generation and comparison of cocrystal forms. The pharmaceutical amide dihydrocarbamazepine (DCBZ) is a less well known material and is largely of interest here as a structural congener of CBZ. Reaction of DCBZ with strong acids results in protonation of the amide functionality at the O atom and gives the salt forms dihydrocarbamazepine hydrochloride {systematic name: [(10,11‐dihydro‐5H‐dibenzo[b,f]azepin‐5‐yl)(hydroxy)methylidene]azanium chloride, C₁₅H₁₅N₂O⁺·Cl⁻}, dihydrocarbamazepine hydrochloride monohydrate {systematic name: [(10,11‐dihydro‐5H‐dibenzo[b,f]azepin‐5‐yl)(hydroxy)methylidene]azanium chloride monohydrate, C₁₅H₁₅N₂O⁺·Cl⁻·H₂O} and dihydrocarbamazepine hydrobromide monohydrate {systematic name: [(10,11‐dihydro‐5H‐dibenzo[b,f]azepin‐5‐yl)(hydroxy)methylidene]azanium bromide monohydrate, C₁₅H₁₅N₂O⁺·Br⁻·H₂O}. The anhydrous hydrochloride has a structure with two crystallographically independent ion pairs (Z′ = 2), wherein both cations adopt syn conformations, whilst the two hydrated species are mutually isostructural and have cations with anti conformations. Compared to neutral dihydrocarbamazepine structures, protonation of the amide group is shown to cause changes to both the molecular (C=O bond lengthening and C—N bond shortening) and the supramolecular structures. The amide‐to‐amide and dimeric hydrogen‐bonding motifs seen for neutral polymorphs and cocrystalline species are replaced here by one‐dimensional polymeric constructs with no direct amide‐to‐amide bonds. The structures are also compared with, and shown to be closely related to, those of the salt forms of the structurally similar pharmaceutical carbamazepine.     

XRD and VCD: a marriage of love or convenience? Honeymoon around a cyclic urea derivative

The structures and absolute configurations of the enantiomers (3aR,8aR)‐2,2‐dimethyl‐4,4,8,8‐tetraphenyl‐4,5,6,7,8,8a‐hexahydro‐3aH‐1,3‐dioxolo[4,5‐e][1,3]diazepin‐6‐one 0.33‐hydrate, C₃₂H₃₀N₂O₃·0.33H₂O, (Ia), and (3aS,8aS)‐2,2‐dimethyl‐4,4,8,8‐tetraphenyl‐4,5,6,7,8,8a‐hexahydro‐3aH‐1,3‐dioxolo[4,5‐e][1,3]diazepin‐6‐one 0.39‐hydrate, C₃₂H₃₀N₂O₃·0.39H₂O, (Ib), have been elucidated unambiguously using the complementary power of single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and vibrational circular dichroism (VCD). The enantiomers crystallize in the Sohncke space group P2₁2₁2 and pack as dimers stabilized by two symmetric hydrogen bonds involving one amide group each of the cyclic urea moiety. This double interaction is capped by a water molecule that partially occupies a site lying on the twofold axis and forms an uncommon hydrogen bond between the two monomers. A comparison between the solid‐state VCD characterizations and the Bayesian statistics on Bijvoet differences determined from the XRD measurements reveals a tendency towards the correct determination of the absolute configuration by this latter method.     

Hydrogen‐bonding patterns in three substituted N‐benzyl‐N‐(3‐tert‐butyl‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐5‐yl)acetamides

The molecules of N‐(3‐tert‐butyl‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐5‐yl)‐2‐chloro‐N‐(4‐methoxybenzyl)acetamide, C₂₃H₂₆ClN₃O₂, are linked into a chain of edge‐fused centrosymmetric rings by a combination of one C—H...O hydrogen bond and one C—H...π(arene) hydrogen bond. In N‐(3‐tert‐butyl‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐5‐yl)‐2‐chloro‐N‐(4‐chlorobenzyl)acetamide, C₂₂H₂₃Cl₂N₃O, a combination of one C—H...O hydrogen bond and two C—H...π(arene) hydrogen bonds, which utilize different aryl rings as the acceptors, link the molecules into sheets. The molecules of S‐[N‐(3‐tert‐butyl‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐5‐yl)‐N‐(4‐methylbenzyl)carbamoyl]methyl O‐ethyl carbonodithioate, C₂₆H₃₁N₃O₂S₂, are also linked into sheets, now by a combination of two C—H...O hydrogen bonds, both of which utilize the amide O atom as the acceptor, and two C—H...π(arene) hydrogen bonds, which utilize different aryl groups as the acceptors.     

Six closely related 4,6‐disubstituted 2‐amino‐5‐formylpyrimidines: different ring conformations,polarized electronic structures,and hydrogen‐bonded assembly in zero,one, two and three dimensions

In each of ethyl N‐{2‐amino‐5‐formyl‐6‐[methyl(phenyl)amino]pyrimidin‐4‐yl}glycinate, C₁₆H₁₉N₅O₃, (I), N‐{2‐amino‐5‐formyl‐6‐[methyl(phenyl)amino]pyrimidin‐4‐yl}glycinamide, C₁₄H₁₆N₆O₂, (II), and ethyl 3‐amino‐N‐{2‐amino‐5‐formyl‐6‐[methyl(phenyl)amino]pyrimidin‐4‐yl}propionate, C₁₇H₂₁N₅O₃, (III), the pyrimidine ring is effectively planar, but in each of methyl N‐{2‐amino‐6‐[benzyl(methyl)amino]‐5‐formylpyrimidin‐4‐yl}glycinate, C₁₆H₁₉N₅O₃, (IV), ethyl 3‐amino‐N‐{2‐amino‐6‐[benzyl(methyl)amino]‐5‐formylpyrimidin‐4‐yl}propionate, C₁₈H₂₃N₅O₃, (V), and ethyl 3‐amino‐N‐[2‐amino‐5‐formyl‐6‐(piperidin‐4‐yl)pyrimidin‐4‐yl]propionate, C₁₅H₂₃N₅O₃, (VI), the pyrimidine ring is folded into a boat conformation. The bond lengths in each of (I)–(VI) provide evidence for significant polarization of the electronic structure. The molecules of (I) are linked by paired N—H...N hydrogen bonds to form isolated dimeric aggregates, and those of (III) are linked by a combination of N—H...N and N—H...O hydrogen bonds into a chain of edge‐fused rings. In the structure of (IV), molecules are linked into sheets by means of two hydrogen bonds, both of N—H...O type, in the structure of (V) by three hydrogen bonds, two of N—H...N type and one of C—H...O type, and in the structure of (VI) by four hydrogen bonds, all of N—H...O type. Molecules of (II) are linked into a three‐dimensional framework structure by a combination of three N—H...O hydrogen bonds and one C—H...O hydrogen bond.     

Hydrogen bonding in cyclic imides and amide carboxylic acid derivatives from the facile reaction of cis‐cyclohexane‐1,2‐carboxylic anhydride with o‐ and p‐anisidine and m‐ and p‐aminobenzoic acids

The structures of the open‐chain amide carboxylic acid rac‐cis‐2‐[(2‐methoxyphenyl)carbamoyl]cyclohexane‐1‐carboxylic acid, C₁₅H₁₉NO₄, (I), and the cyclic imides rac‐cis‐2‐(4‐methoxyphenyl)‐3a,4,5,6,7,7a‐hexahydroisoindole‐1,3‐dione, C₁₅H₁₇NO₃, (II), chiral cis‐3‐(1,3‐dioxo‐3a,4,5,6,7,7a‐hexahydroisoindol‐2‐yl)benzoic acid, C₁₅H₁₅NO₄, (III), and rac‐cis‐4‐(1,3‐dioxo‐3a,4,5,6,7,7a‐hexahydroisoindol‐2‐yl)benzoic acid monohydrate, C₁₅H₁₅NO₄·H₂O, (IV), are reported. In the amide acid (I), the phenylcarbamoyl group is essentially planar [maximum deviation from the least‐squares plane = 0.060 (1) Å for the amide O atom] and the molecules form discrete centrosymmetric dimers through intermolecular cyclic carboxy–carboxy O—H...O hydrogen‐bonding interactions [graph‐set notation R₂²(8)]. The cyclic imides (II)–(IV) are conformationally similar, with comparable benzene ring rotations about the imide N—C_ar bond [dihedral angles between the benzene and isoindole rings = 51.55 (7)° in (II), 59.22 (12)° in (III) and 51.99 (14)° in (IV)]. Unlike (II), in which only weak intermolecular C—H...O_imide hydrogen bonding is present, the crystal packing of imides (III) and (IV) shows strong intermolecular carboxylic acid O—H...O hydrogen‐bonding associations. With (III), these involve imide O‐atom acceptors, giving one‐dimensional zigzag chains [graph‐set C(9)], while with the monohydrate (IV), the hydrogen bond involves the partially disordered water molecule which also bridges molecules through both imide and carboxy O‐atom acceptors in a cyclic R₄⁴(12) association, giving a two‐dimensional sheet structure. The structures reported here expand the structural database for compounds of this series formed from the facile reaction of cis‐cyclohexane‐1,2‐dicarboxylic anhydride with substituted anilines, in which there is a much larger incidence of cyclic imides compared to amide carboxylic acids.     

N‐Nitrosomelatonin

The title compound, N‐[2‐(5‐methoxy‐1‐nitro­so‐1H‐indol‐3‐yl)­ethyl]­acet­amide, C₁₃H₁₅N₃O₃, an N‐nitroso derivative of melatonin, crystallizes in the monoclinic C2/c space group. The mol­ecules are arranged in such a way that the aromatic rings are in a planar conformation, with the alkyl­amide side chains in a different plane, at a dihedral angle of 108.60 (6)°. The alkyl­amide chains are interconnected by hydrogen bonds, constituting an infinite array.     

Three closely related dibenzazepine carboxylic acids: hydrogen‐bonded aggregation in one,two and three dimensions

In the structure of (6R*,11R*)‐5‐acetyl‐11‐ethyl‐6,11‐dihydro‐5H‐dibenzo[b,e]azepine‐6‐carboxylic acid, C₁₉H₁₉NO₃, (I), the molecules are linked into sheets by a combination of O—H...O and C—H...O hydrogen bonds; in the structure of the monomethyl analogue (6RS,11SR)‐5‐acetyl‐11‐ethyl‐2‐methyl‐6,11‐dihydro‐5H‐dibenzo[b,e]azepine‐6‐carboxylic acid, C₂₀H₂₁NO₃, (II), the molecules are linked into simple C(7) chains by O—H...O hydrogen bonds; and in the structure of the dimethyl analogue (6RS,11SR)‐5‐acetyl‐11‐ethyl‐1,3‐dimethyl‐6,11‐dihydro‐5H‐dibenzo[b,e]azepine‐6‐carboxylic acid, C₂₁H₂₃NO₃, (III), a combination of O—H...O, C—H...O and C—H...π(arene) hydrogen bonds links the molecules into a three‐dimensional framework structure. None of these structures exhibits the R₂²(8) dimer motif characteristic of simple carboxylic acids.     

Four oxoindole‐linked α‐alkoxy‐β‐amino acid derivatives

Four structures of oxoindolyl α‐hydroxy‐β‐amino acid derivatives, namely, methyl 2‐{3‐[(tert‐butoxycarbonyl)amino]‐1‐methyl‐2‐oxoindolin‐3‐yl}‐2‐methoxy‐2‐phenylacetate, C₂₄H₂₈N₂O₆, (I), methyl 2‐{3‐[(tert‐butoxycarbonyl)amino]‐1‐methyl‐2‐oxoindolin‐3‐yl}‐2‐ethoxy‐2‐phenylacetate, C₂₅H₃₀N₂O₆, (II), methyl 2‐{3‐[(tert‐butoxycarbonyl)amino]‐1‐methyl‐2‐oxoindolin‐3‐yl}‐2‐[(4‐methoxybenzyl)oxy]‐2‐phenylacetate, C₃₁H₃₄N₂O₇, (III), and methyl 2‐[(anthracen‐9‐yl)methoxy]‐2‐{3‐[(tert‐butoxycarbonyl)amino]‐1‐methyl‐2‐oxoindolin‐3‐yl}‐2‐phenylacetate, C₃₈H₃₆N₂O₆, (IV), have been determined. The diastereoselectivity of the chemical reaction involving α‐diazoesters and isatin imines in the presence of benzyl alcohol is confirmed through the relative configuration of the two stereogenic centres. In esters (I) and (III), the amide group adopts an anti conformation, whereas the conformation is syn in esters (II) and (IV). Nevertheless, the amide group forms intramolecular N—H...O hydrogen bonds with the ester and ether O atoms in all four structures. The ether‐linked substituents are in the extended conformation in all four structures. Ester (II) is dominated by intermolecular N—H...O hydrogen‐bond interactions. In contrast, the remaining three structures are sustained by C—H...O hydrogen‐bond interactions.     

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.     

Nine closely related tetrahydro‐1,4‐epoxy‐1‐benzazepines carrying pendant heterocyclic substituents: hydrogen‐bonded supramolecular assembly in zero,one and two dimensions

The structures are reported of nine closely related tetrahydro‐1,4‐epoxy‐1‐benzazepines carrying pendant heterocyclic substituents, namely: 2‐exo‐(5‐nitrofuran‐2‐yl)‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1,4‐epoxy‐1H‐1‐benzazepine, C₁₄H₁₂N₂O₄, (I), 7‐fluoro‐2‐exo‐(1‐methyl‐1H‐pyrrol‐2‐yl)‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1,4‐epoxy‐1H‐1‐benzazepine, C₁₅H₁₅FN₂O, (II), 7‐fluoro‐2‐exo‐(5‐methylfuran‐2‐yl)‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1,4‐epoxy‐1H‐1‐benzazepine, C₁₅H₁₄FNO₂, (III), 7‐fluoro‐2‐exo‐(3‐methylthiophen‐2‐yl)‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1,4‐epoxy‐1H‐1‐benzazepine, C₁₅H₁₄FNOS, (IV), 7‐fluoro‐2‐exo‐(5‐methylthiophen‐2‐yl)‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1,4‐epoxy‐1H‐1‐benzazepine, C₁₅H₁₄FNOS, (V), 7‐chloro‐2‐exo‐(5‐methylfuran‐2‐yl)‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1,4‐epoxy‐1H‐1‐benzazepine, C₁₅H₁₄ClNO₂, (VI), 2‐exo‐(5‐methylfuran‐2‐yl)‐7‐trifluoromethoxy‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1,4‐epoxy‐1H‐1‐benzazepine, C₁₆H₁₄F₃NO₃, (VII), 2‐exo‐(3‐methylthiophen‐2‐yl)‐7‐trifluoromethoxy‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1,4‐epoxy‐1H‐1‐benzazepine, C₁₆H₁₄F₃NO₂S, (VIII), and 2‐exo‐(5‐nitrofuran‐2‐yl)‐7‐trifluoromethoxy‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1,4‐epoxy‐1H‐1‐benzazepine, C₁₅H₁₁F₃N₂O₅, (IX). All nine compounds crystallize in centrosymmetric space groups as racemic mixtures with configuration (2RS,4SR). There are no direction‐specific interactions between the molecules in (V). The molecules in (III), (IV), (VI) and (VII) are linked into simple chains, by means of a single C—H...O hydrogen bond in each of (III), (VI) and (VII), and by means of a single C—H...π(arene) hydrogen bond in (IV), while the molecules in (VIII) are linked into a chain of rings. In each of (I) and (II), a combination of one C—H...O hydrogen bond and one C—H...π(arene) hydrogen bond links the molecules into sheets, albeit of completely different construction in the two compounds. In (IX), the sheet structure is built from a combination of four independent C—H...O hydrogen bonds and one C—H...π(arene) hydrogen bond. Comparisons are made with some related compounds.     

A chain of π‐stacked molecules in 4‐(2‐chlorophenyl)pyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinoxaline and a hydrogen‐bonded sheet in (4RS)‐4‐(1,3‐1,3‐benzodioxol‐6‐yl)‐4,5‐dihydropyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinoxaline

In the molecule of 4‐(2‐chlorophenyl)pyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinoxaline, C₁₇H₁₁ClN₂, (I), the bond lengths are consistent with electron delocalization in the two outer rings of the fused tricyclic system, with a localized double bond in the central ring. The molecules of (I) are linked into chains by a π–π stacking interaction. In (4RS)‐4‐(1,3‐benzodioxol‐6‐yl)‐4,5‐dihydropyrrolo[1,2‐a]quinoxaline, C₁₈H₁₄N₂O₂, (II), the central ring of the fused tricyclic system adopts a conformation intermediate between screw‐boat and half‐chair forms. A combination of N—H...O and C—H...π(arene) hydrogen bonds links the molecules of (II) into a sheet. Comparisons are made with related compounds.     

Two different products from the reaction of 1‐aryl‐5‐chloro‐3‐methyl‐1H‐pyrazole‐4‐carbaldehyde with cyclohexylamine when the aryl substituent is phenyl or pyridin‐2‐yl: hydrogen‐bonded sheets versus dimers

Cyclohexylamine reacts with 5‐chloro‐3‐methyl‐1‐(pyridin‐2‐yl)‐1H‐pyrazole‐4‐carbaldehyde to give 5‐cyclohexylamino‐3‐methyl‐1‐(pyridin‐2‐yl)‐1H‐pyrazole‐4‐carbaldehyde, C₁₆H₂₀N₄O, (I), formed by nucleophilic substitution, but with 5‐chloro‐3‐methyl‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazole‐4‐carbaldehyde the product is (Z)‐4‐[(cyclohexylamino)methylidene]‐3‐methyl‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐5(4H)‐one, C₁₇H₂₁N₃O, (II), formed by condensation followed by hydrolysis. Compound (II) crystallizes with Z′ = 2, and in one of the two independent molecular types the cyclohexylamine unit is disordered over two sets of atomic sites having occupancies of 0.65 (3) and 0.35 (3). The vinylogous amide portion in each compound shows evidence of electronic polarization, such that in each the O atom carries a partial negative charge and the N atom of the cyclohexylamine portion carries a partial positive charge. The molecules of (I) contain an intramolecular N—H...N hydrogen bond, and they are linked by C—H...O hydrogen bonds to form sheets. Each of the two independent molecules of (II) contains an intramolecular N—H...O hydrogen bond and each molecular type forms a centrosymmetric dimer containing one R₂²(4) ring and two inversion‐related S(6) rings.     

Synthesis and structures of six closely related N‐[3‐(2‐chlorobenzoyl)‐5‐ethylthiophen‐2‐yl]arylamides,together with an isolated reaction intermediate: order versus disorder,molecular conformations and hydrogen bonding in zero,one and two dimensions

Six closely related N‐[3‐(2‐chlorobenzoyl)‐5‐ethylthiophen‐2‐yl]arylamides have been synthesized and structurally characterized, together with a representative reaction intermediate. In each of N‐[3‐(2‐chlorobenzoyl)‐5‐ethylthiophen‐2‐yl]benzamide, C₂₀H₁₆ClNO₂S, (I), N‐[3‐(2‐chlorobenzoyl)‐5‐ethylthiophen‐2‐yl]‐4‐phenylbenzamide, C₂₆H₂₀ClNO₂S, (II), and 2‐bromo‐N‐[3‐(2‐chlorobenzoyl)‐5‐ethylthiophen‐2‐yl]benzamide, C₂₀H₁₅BrClNO₂S, (III), the molecules are disordered over two sets of atomic sites, with occupancies of 0.894 (8) and 0.106 (8) in (I), 0.832 (5) and 0.168 (5) in (II), and 0.7006 (12) and 0.2994 (12) in (III). In each of N‐[3‐(2‐chlorobenzoyl)‐5‐ethylthiophen‐2‐yl]‐2‐iodobenzamide, C₂₀H₁₅ClINO₂S, (IV), and N‐[3‐(2‐chlorobenzoyl)‐5‐ethylthiophen‐2‐yl]‐2‐methoxybenzamide, C₂₁H₁₈ClNO₃S, (V), the molecules are fully ordered, but in N‐[3‐(2‐chlorobenzoyl)‐5‐ethylthiophen‐2‐yl]‐2,6‐difluorobenzamide, C₂₀H₁₄ClF₂NO₂S, (VI), which crystallizes with Z′ = 2 in the space group C2/c, one of the two independent molecules is fully ordered, while the other is disordered over two sets of atomic sites having occupancies of 0.916 (3) and 0.084 (3). All of the molecules in compounds (I)–(VI) exhibit an intramolecular N—H…O hydrogen bond. The molecules of (I) and (VI) are linked by C—H…O hydrogen bonds to form finite zero‐dimensional dimers, which are cyclic in (I) and acyclic in (VI), those of (III) are linked by C—H…π(arene) hydrogen bonds to form simple chains, and those of (IV) and (V) are linked into different types of chains of rings, built in each case from a combination of C—H…O and C—H…π(arene) hydrogen bonds. Two C—H…O hydrogen bonds link the molecules of (II) into sheets containing three types of ring. In benzotriazol‐1‐yl 3,4‐dimethoxybenzoate, C₁₅H₁₃N₃O₄, (VII), the benzoate component is planar and makes a dihedral angle of 84.51 (6)° with the benzotriazole unit. Comparisons are made with related compounds.     

Synthesis of novel 6,7‐dihydro‐5H‐pyrimido[4,5‐e][1,4]diazepin‐8(9H)‐ones

A new method was developed for the synthesis of 6,7‐dihydro‐5H‐pyrimido[4,5‐e][1,4]diazepin‐8(9H)‐one derivatives. The key to construct the pyrimido[4,5‐e][1,4]diazepine core is the intramolecular amidation of N‐((4‐amino‐6‐chloropyrimidin‐5‐yl)methyl)‐substituted amino acid esters. This methodology was validated through the preparation of 13 representative 6,7‐dihydro‐5H‐pyrimido[4,5‐e][1,4]diazepin‐8(9H)‐ones in moderate to good yields. J. Heterocyclic Chem., (2011).     

Similar sulfonamides with different crystal structures: sulfasymazine and sulfatriazine

The crystal structures of 4‐amino‐N‐(4,6‐diethyl‐1,3,5‐triazin‐2‐yl)benzenesulfonamide, C₁₃H₁₇N₅O₂S, and 4‐amino‐N‐(4,6‐dimethoxy‐1,3,5‐triazin‐2‐yl)benzenesulfonamide, C₁₁H₁₃N₅O₄S, also known as sulfasymazine and sulfatriazine, respectively, are dominated by hydrogen‐bond interactions. All three potential hydrogen‐bond donors are employed in each case, resulting in a three‐dimensional network for sulfasymazine, while an entirely different hydrogen‐bonded layer structure is obtained for sulfatriazine. This study demonstrates the versatile nature of the hydrogen‐bonding capabilities in sulfonamides, even in structurally very similar molecules.     

Supramolecular aggregation in three 4‐aryl‐6‐(1H‐indol‐3‐yl)‐3‐methyl‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridine‐5‐carbonitriles

Both 6‐(1H‐indol‐3‐yl)‐3‐methyl‐4‐(4‐methylphenyl)‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridine‐5‐carbonitrile and 6‐(1H‐indol‐3‐yl)‐3‐methyl‐4‐(4‐methoxyphenyl)‐1‐phenyl‐1H‐pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridine‐5‐carbonitrile crystallize from dimethylformamide solutions as stoichiometric 1:1 solvates, viz. C₂₉H₂₁N₅·C₃H₇NO, (I), and C₂₉H₂₁N₅O·C₃H₇NO, (II), respectively; however, 6‐(1H‐indol‐3‐yl)‐3‐methyl‐1‐phenyl‐4‐(3,4,5‐trimethoxyphenyl)‐1H‐pyrazolo[3,4‐b]pyridine‐5‐carbonitrile, C₃₁H₂₅N₅O₃, (III), crystallizes in the unsolvated form. The heterocyclic components of (I) are linked by C—H...π(arene) hydrogen bonds to form cyclic centrosymmetric dimers, from which the solvent molecules are pendent, linked by N—H...O hydrogen bonds. In (II), the heterocyclic components are linked by a combination of C—H...N and C—H...π(arene) hydrogen bonds into chains containing two types of centrosymmetric ring, and the pendent solvent molecules are linked to these chains by N—H...O hydrogen bonds. Molecules of (III) are linked into simple C(12) chains by an N—H...O hydrogen bond, and these chains are weakly linked into pairs by an aromatic π–π stacking interaction.     

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.     

Alogliptin and its benzoate salt

The crystal structure of the free base of the antidiabetic drug alogliptin [systematic name: 2‐({6‐[(3R)‐3‐aminopiperidin‐1‐yl]‐3‐methyl‐2,4‐dioxo‐1,2,3,4‐tetrahydropyrimidin‐1‐yl}methyl)benzonitrile], C₁₈H₂₁N₅O₂, displays a two‐dimensional N—H...O hydrogen‐bonded network. It contains two independent molecules, which have the same conformation but differ in their hydrogen‐bond connectivity. In the crystal structure of the benzoate salt (systematic name: (3R)‐1‐{3‐[(2‐cyanophenyl)methyl]‐1‐methyl‐2,6‐dioxo‐1,2,3,6‐tetrahydropyrimidin‐4‐yl}piperidin‐3‐aminium benzoate), C₁₈H₂₂N₅O₂⁺·C₇H₅O₂⁻, the NH₃⁺ group of the cation is engaged in three intermolecular N—H...O hydrogen bonds to yield a hydrogen‐bonded layer structure. The benzoate salt and the free base differ fundamentally in the conformations of their alogliptin moieties.     

(Aceto­nitrile)­[2,6‐bis­(pyrazol‐1‐yl)­pyridine](isonicotin­amide)copper(II)–tetra­fluoro­borate–aceto­nitrile (1/2/2)

Molecules of the title compound, [Cu(C₂H₃N)(C₁₁H₉N₅)(C₆H₆N₂O)](BF₄)₂·2C₂H₃N, comprise (aceto­nitrile)[2,6‐bis(pyrazol‐1‐yl)­pyridine](isonicotin­amide)copper(II) cations, tetra­fluoro­borate anions and lattice aceto­nitrile mol­ecules. The cations have distorted square‐pyramidal geometries in which the N₃‐donor, viz. 2,6‐bis­(pyrazol‐1‐yl)­pyridine, and the N‐donor, viz. the isonicotin­amide ligand, occupy the four basal positions, with the coordinated aceto­nitrile N‐donor atom occupying the apical position. Pairs of cations are linked by N—H?F hydrogen bonds through tetra­fluoro­borate anions, forming centrosymmetric dimers, which are further linked by C—H?O hydrogen bonds into two‐dimensional undulating sheets, three of which interpenetrate to generate a two‐dimensional network.     

Two polymorphs and the diethylammonium salt of the barbiturate eldoral

Polymorph (Ia) of eldoral [5‐ethyl‐5‐(piperidin‐1‐yl)barbituric acid or 5‐ethyl‐5‐(piperidin‐1‐yl)‐1,3‐diazinane‐2,4,6‐trione], C₁₁H₁₇N₃O₃, displays a hydrogen‐bonded layer structure parallel to (100). The piperidine N atom and the barbiturate carbonyl group in the 2‐position are utilized in N—H...N and N—H...O=C hydrogen bonds, respectively. The structure of polymorph (Ib) contains pseudosymmetry elements. The two independent molecules of (Ib) are connected via N—H...O=C(4/6‐position) and N—H...N(piperidine) hydrogen bonds to give a chain structure in the [100] direction. The hydrogen‐bonded layers, parallel to (010), formed in the salt diethylammonium 5‐ethyl‐5‐(piperidin‐1‐yl)barbiturate [or diethylammonium 5‐ethyl‐2,4,6‐trioxo‐5‐(piperidin‐1‐yl)‐1,3‐diazinan‐1‐ide], C₄H₁₂N⁺·C₁₁H₁₆N₃O₃⁻, (II), closely resemble the corresponding hydrogen‐bonded structure in polymorph (Ia). Like many other 5,5‐disubstituted derivatives of barbituric acid, polymorphs (Ia) and (Ib) contain the R₂²(8) N—H...O=C hydrogen‐bond motif. However, the overall hydrogen‐bonded chain and layer structures of (Ia) and (Ib) are unique because of the involvement of the hydrogen‐bond acceptor function in the piperidine group.