Three leflunomide metabolite analogs

The title compounds, 1‐cyano‐2‐hydroxy‐N‐[4‐(methylsulfon­yl)phenyl]but‐2‐en­amide, C₁₂H₁₂N₂O₄S, PHI492, 1‐cyano‐2‐hydroxy‐N‐[3‐(methyl­sulfonyl)­phenyl]­but‐2‐en­amide, C₁₂H₁₂­N₂O₄S, PHI493, and N‐[3‐bromo‐4‐(trifluoro­methoxy)­phenyl]‐1‐cyano‐2‐hydroxybut‐2‐en­amide, C₁₂H₈Br­F₃N₂O₃, PHI495, are potent inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK). The molecular structures of these compounds are similar and they display similar hydrogen‐bonding networks and crystal packing. Examination of the crystal‐packing interaction in the three compounds reveals an alternating direction of adjacent mol­ecules in the crystalline lattice due to intermolecular cyano–amide hydrogen bonding. PHI492, a positional isomer of PHI493, does not form intermolecular O—H?O hydrogen bonds between mol­ecules and crystallizes in a space group different from that of PHI493 and PHI495. The aromatic ring and the amide group of each mol­ecule form a conjugated π‐system which ensures planarity, with further stabilization gained from intramolecular O—H?O hydrogen bonds.     

Two biologically active thio­phene‐3‐carbox­amide derivatives

The compounds 2‐{[(E)‐(4‐methoxy­phenyl)­methyl­ene]­amino}‐N‐(3‐methyl­phenyl)‐4,5,6,7‐tetra­hydro‐1‐benzo­thio­ph­ene‐3‐carbox­amide, C₂₄H₂₄N₂O₂S, (I), and N‐(4‐meth­yl­phenyl)‐2‐{[(E)‐(4‐methyl­phenyl)­methyl­ene]­amino}‐4,5,6,7‐tetra­hydro‐1‐benzo­thio­phene‐3‐carbox­amide, C₂₄H₂₄N₂OS, (II), show antibacterial and antifungal activities. The m‐toluidine ring in (I) and the p‐toluidine ring in (II) are coplanar with their respective thio­phene rings. In (I), an intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bond is present, whereas (II) does not exhibit any significant intermolecular interactions. However, in both compounds, an intramolecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bond forms a pseudo‐six‐membered ring, thus locking the molecular conformation and eliminating conformational flexibility.     

4,5‐Di­hydro‐3‐methyl‐5‐(4‐methyl­phenyl)‐1H‐pyrazole‐1‐carbox­amide

The reaction between 4‐(4‐methyl­phenyl)­but‐3‐en‐2‐one and amino­guanidine produced an unexpected product of formula C₁₂H₁₅N₃O, consisting of a carbox­amide moiety joined to a substituted pyrazoline ring at one of the N atoms. The pyrazoline ring adopts a flat‐envelope conformation and the substituted phenyl ring is oriented almost perpendicular to the heterocycle. The carbonyl O atom has partial anionic character as a result of the transfer of π density from the two adjacent sp² N atoms and is involved in an intermolecular hydrogen bond with the amide group.     

Two isomorphous benzene­sulfon­amide crystal structures determined by intermolecular C—H⃛O,C—H⃛π and C—H⃛Cl interactions

The title compounds, N‐[5‐(4‐chloro­phenyl)­furan‐2‐yl­methyl]‐4‐methyl‐N‐(prop‐2‐ynyl)­benzene­sulfon­amide, (Ia), and N‐[5‐(2‐chloro­phenyl)­furan‐2‐yl­methyl]‐4‐methyl‐N‐(prop‐2‐ynyl)­benzene­sulfon­amide, (Ib), both C₂₁H₁₈ClNO₃S, have isomorphous crystal structures. The crystal packing is mainly determined by intermolecular C—H?O and C—H?π interactions. These interactions are very similar in (Ia) and (Ib). Additional intermolecular C—H?Cl interactions appear less important and are different in (Ia) and (Ib). The different positions of the Cl atoms result in small variations of the crystal packing of the two compounds.     

Unusual molecular conformation in dissymmetric propyl­ene‐linker compounds containing pyrazolo­[3,4‐d]­pyrimidine and phthalimide moieties

The crystal structure of 4,6‐bis(methylsulfanyl)‐1‐phthalimidopropyl‐1H‐pyrazolo[3,4‐d]pyrimidine, C₁₈H₁₇N₅O₂S₂, (VI), reveals an unusual folded conformation due to an apparent intramolecular C—H⃛π interaction between the 6‐methyl­­sul­fanyl and phenyl groups. However, the closely related compound 6‐methyl­sulfanyl‐1‐phthalimido­propyl‐4‐(pyrroli­din‐1‐yl)‐1H‐pyrazolo­[3,4‐d]­pyrimidine, C₂₁H₂₂N₆O₂S, (VII), exhibits a fully extended structure, devoid of any intramol­ecular C—H⃛π or π–π interactions. The crystal packing of both mol­ecules involves intermolecular stacking interactions due to aromatic π–π interactions. In addition, (VI) exhibits intermolecular C—H⃛O hydrogen bonding and (VII) exhibits dimerization of the mol­ecules through intermolecular C—H⃛N hydrogen bonding.     

Tris­[2‐(benzoyl­amino)­ethyl]­amine

Tris­[2‐(benzoyl­amino)­ethyl]­amine [alternatively, N,N′,N′′‐(nitrilo­tri­ethyl)­tri­benz­amide], C₂₇H₃₀N₄O₃, adopts a folded structure, forming a symmetrical cavity with an average depth of 7.3 Å and width ranging from 4.1–4.4 Å. The folded structure is a result of one intramolecular N—H?O hydrogen bond. A linear chain motif along the c axis best describes the extended intermolecular N—H?O hydrogen bonding.     

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.     

Triclinic polymorph of sulfasalazine

In this modification of the title compound, 5‐{4‐[(2‐pyridyl­amino)­sulfonyl]­phenyl­diazenyl}salicylic acid, C₁₈H₁₄N₄O₅S, the mol­ecule is present in the amide tautomeric form. Two azo‐bridged phenyl rings render the bulk of the mol­ecule planar, with the carboxyl­ic acid group at one terminal and the pyridyl­amino residue at the other. The repeating unit in the crystal is a centrosymmetric dimer containing two identical R(8) hydrogen‐bonded ring systems, each involving the carboxyl­ic acid and pyridyl­amino moieties. Additional stabilization is due to an intramolecular hydrogen bond between the 2‐hydroxyl group and the carbonyl O atom of the carboxyl­ic acid group, as well as intermolecular π–π stacking.     

Novel heterocyclic inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases: three 6H‐1,3,4‐thiadiazines

The title compounds, (2S)‐N‐[5‐(4‐chloro­phenyl)‐2,3‐di­hydro‐6H‐1,3,4‐thia­diazin‐2‐yl­idene]‐2‐[(phenyl­sulfonyl)­amino]­pro­pan­amide, C₁₈H₁₇ClN₄O₃S₂, (I), (2R)‐N‐[5‐(4‐fluoro­phenyl)‐6H‐1,3,4‐thia­diazin‐2‐yl]‐2‐[(phenyl­sulfonyl)amino]­propan­amide, C₁₈H₁₇FN₄O₃S₂, (II), and (2S)‐N‐[5‐(5‐chloro‐2‐thienyl)‐6H‐1,3,4‐thia­diazin‐2‐yl]‐2‐[(phenyl­sulfonyl)­amino]­propan­amide, C₁₆H₁₅ClN₄O₃S₃, (III), are potent inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases. In all three compounds, the thia­diazine ring adopts a screw‐boat conformation. The mol­ecules of compound (I) show a short intramolecular N_Ala—H?N_exo hydrogen bond [N?N 2.661 (3) Å] and are linked into a chain along the c axis by N_endo—H?S_endo and N_endo—H?O_Ala hydrogen bonds [N?S 3.236 (3) and N?O 3.375 (3) Å] between neighbouring mol­ecules. In compound (II), the mol­ecules are connected antiparallel into a chain along the a axis by N_exo—H?O_Ala and N_Ala—H?N_endo hydrogen bonds [N?O 2.907 (6) and N?N 2.911 (6) Å]. The mol­ecules of compound (III) are dimerized antiparallel through N_exo—H?N_endo hydrogen bonds [N?N 2.956 (7) and 2.983 (7) Å]. The different hydrogen‐bonding patterns can be explained by an amido–imino tautomerism (prototropic shift) shown by different bond lengths within the 6H‐1,3,4‐thia­diazine moiety.     

2,4‐Di­nitro­phenyl­hydrazones of 2,4‐di­hydroxy­benz­aldehyde, 2,4‐di­hydroxy­aceto­phenone and 2,4‐di­hydroxy­benzo­phenone

In 2,4‐di­hydroxy­benz­aldehyde 2,4‐di­nitro­phenyl­hydrazone N,N‐di­methyl­form­amide solvate {or 4‐[(2,4‐di­nitro­phenyl)­hydrazono­methyl]­benzene‐1,3‐diol N,N‐di­methyl­form­amide solvate}, C₁₃H₁₀N₄O₆·C₃H₇NO, (X), 2,4‐di­hydroxy­aceto­phenone 2,4‐di­nitro­phenyl­hydrazone N,N‐di­methyl­form­am­ide solvate (or 4‐{1‐[(2,4‐di­nitro­phenyl)hydrazono]ethyl}benzene‐1,3‐diol N,N‐di­methyl­form­amide solvate), C₁₄H₁₂N₄O₆·C₃H₇NO, (XI), and 2,4‐di­hydroxy­benzo­phenone 2,4‐di­nitro­phenyl­hydrazone N,N‐di­methyl­acet­amide solvate (or 4‐­{[(2,4‐di­nitro­phenyl)hydrazono]phenyl­methyl}benzene‐1,3‐diol N,N‐di­methyl­acet­amide solvate), C₁₉H₁₄N₄O₆·C₄H₉NO, (XII), the molecules all lack a center of symmetry, crystallize in centrosymmetric space groups and have been observed to exhibit non‐linear optical activity. In each case, the hydrazone skeleton is fairly planar, facilitated by the presence of two intramolecular hydrogen bonds and some partial N—N double‐bond character. Each molecule is hydrogen bonded to one solvent mol­ecule.     

Polymorphism and solvolysis of 2‐cyano‐3‐[4‐(N,N‐diethyl­amino)­phenyl]­prop‐2‐ene­thio­amide

Two new polymorph forms, (Ia) and (Ib), of the title compound, C₁₄H₁₇N₃S, and its solvate with aceto­nitrile, C₁₄H₁₇N₃S·0.25C₂H₃N, (Ic), have been investigated. Crystals of the two polymorphs were grown from different solvents, viz. ethanol and N,N‐di­methyl­form­amide, respectively. The polymorphs have different orientations of the thio­amide group relative to the CN substituent, with s‐cis and s‐trans geometry of the C=C—C=S diene fragment, respectively. Compound (Ic) contains two independent mol­ecules, A and B, with s‐cis geometry, and the solvate mol­ecule lies on a twofold axis. The core of each mol­ecule is slightly non‐planar; the dihedral angles between the conjugated C=C—CN linkage and the phenyl ring, and between this linkage and the thio­amide group are 13.4 (2) and 12.0 (2)° in (Ia), 14.0 (2) and 18.2 (2)° in (Ib), 2.3 (3) and 12.7 (4)° in molecule A of (Ic), and 23.2 (3) and 8.1 (4)° in molecule B of (Ic). As a result of strong conjugation between donor and acceptor parts, the substituted phenyl rings have noticeable quinoid character. In (Ib), there exists a very strong intramolecular steric interaction (H⋯H = 1.95 Å) between the bridging and thio­amide parts of the mol­ecule, which makes such a form less stable. In the crystal structure of (Ia), intermolecular N—H⋯N and N—H⋯S hydrogen bonds link mol­ecules into infinite tapes along the [10] direction. In (Ib), such intermolecular hydrogen bonds link mol­ecules into infinite (101) planes. In (Ic), intermolecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds link mol­ecules A and B into dimers, which are connected via N—H⋯S hydrogen bonds and form infinite chains along the c direction.     

A new amidrazone derivative with anti­mycobacterial activity

Of a series of pyridine‐2‐carboxamidrazone derivatives with activity against mycobacteria, the N¹‐[4‐(1,1‐di­methyl­propyl)­benzyl­idene] derivative reported here, C₁₈H₂₂N₄, is one of the most active. The predicted E isomer about the C11=N12 double bond is confirmed and intramolecular hydrogen bonding involving both amino H atoms helps to keep the mol­ecule flat. The same donor and acceptor atoms also form intermolecular hydrogen bonds.     

A cis‐stilbene derivative

The title compound, 4′‐methoxy‐α,2,3′,4‐tetra­nitro­stilbene, C₁₅H₁₀N₄O₉, crystallizes in the centrosymmetric space group P2₁/c with one mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit. The phenyl rings are inclined to one another and form a dihedral angle of 57.4 (1)°. The size of this angle is a result of intermolecular C—H⃛O interactions involving the phenyl H atoms. The torsion angle between the phenyl rings, −7.5 (3)°, indicates a cis geometry between them. The methoxy group is almost coplanar with the phenyl ring, and the nitro groups are twisted with respect to the phenyl rings because of the short H⃛O contacts. The crystal packing is stabilized by C—H⃛O hydrogen bonds, and the intermolecular hydrogen bonds form a C(12) graph‐set chain running along the [010] direction.     

O‐Benzyl‐N‐tert‐butoxy­carbonyl‐N‐methyl‐l‐tyrosine

The crystal structure of the title compound, alternatively called 3‐[4‐(benzyl­oxy)­phenyl]‐2‐(N‐tert‐butoxy­car­bonyl‐N‐methyl­amino)­propi­onic acid, C₂₂H₂₇NO₅, has been studied in order to ex­amine the role of N‐methyl­ation as a determinant of peptide conformation. The conformation of the tert‐butoxy­carbonyl group is trans–trans. The side chain has a folded conformation and the two phenyl rings are effectively perpendicular to one another. The carboxyl­ate hydroxyl group and the urethane carbonyl group form a strong intermolecular O—H?O hydrogen bond.     

Two stereoisomers of the rat toxicant norbormide

The structures of two diastereoisomers of norbormide {systematic name: 5‐[hydroxy­(phenyl)(2‐pyridyl)­methyl]‐8‐[phenyl(2‐pyridyl)­methyl­ene]‐3a,4,7,7a‐tetra­hydro‐4,7‐methano‐1H‐iso­indole‐1,3(2H)‐dione}, viz. the unsolvated mol­ecule, C₃₃H₂₅N₃O₃, and the ethyl acetate hemisolvate, C₃₃H₂₅N₃O₃·0.5C₄H₈O₂, have been determined unambiguously. They differ in the relative stereochemistry about the exocyclic double bond and the relative conformations of the aryl rings. Each compound exhibits both intra‐ and intermolecular hydrogen bonding.     

3‐(1‐Hydroxy­ethyl­idene)‐1‐phenyl­pyrrolidine‐2,4‐dione

Analysis of C₁₂H₁₁NO₃ revealed a coplanar N‐substituted phenyl group on a pyrrolidine ring with two keto moieties and a hydroxy­ethyl­idene functionality. The hydroxy group forms part of a hydrogen‐bonding network characterized by a short intramolecular H?O distance of 1.81 (3) Å, and a longer intermolecular interaction with an H?O distance of 2.38 (3) Å. Both keto groups form additional intra‐ and intermolecular C—H?O contacts with H?O distances ranging from 2.26 to 2.41 Å.     

5‐Acetyl‐2‐amino‐6‐methyl‐4‐(3‐nitrophenyl)‐4H‐pyran‐3‐carbonitrile and 2‐amino‐5‐ethoxycarbonyl‐6‐methyl‐4‐(3‐nitrophenyl)‐4H‐pyrano‐3‐carbonitrile

The structures of the title compounds, C₁₅H₁₃N₃O₄, (I), and C₁₆H₁₅N₃O₅ [IUPAC name: ethyl 6‐amino‐5‐cyano‐2‐methyl‐4‐(3‐nitro­phenyl)‐4H‐pyrano‐3‐carboxyl­ate], (II), are very similar, with the heterocyclic rings adopting boat conformations. The pseudo‐axial m‐nitro­phenyl substituents are rotated by 84.0 (1) and 98.7 (1)° in (I) and (II), respectively, with respect to the four coplanar atoms of the boat. The dihedral angles between the phenyl rings and nitro groups are 12.1 (2) and 8.4 (2)° in (I) and (II), respectively. The two compounds have similar patterns of intermolecular N—H?O and N—H?N hydrogen bonding, which link mol­ecules into infinite tapes along b .     

Packing effects in 4,4′‐bis(4‐hydroxy­butyl)‐2,2′‐bi­pyridine and 4,4′‐bis(4‐bromo­butyl)‐2,2′‐bi­pyridine

Structure analyses of 4,4′‐bis(4‐hydroxy­butyl)‐2,2′‐bi­pyridine, C₁₈H₂₄N₂O₂, (I), and 4,4′‐bis(4‐bromo­butyl)‐2,2′‐bi­pyridine, C₁₈H₂₂Br₂N₂, (II), reveal intermolecular hydrogen bonding in both compounds. For (I), O—H·N intermolecular hydrogen bonding leads to the formation of an infinite two‐dimensional polymer, and π stacking interactions are also observed. For (II), C—H·N intermolecular hydrogen bonding leads to the formation of a zigzag polymer. The two compounds crystallize in different crystal systems, but both mol­ecules possess C_i symmetry, with one half mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit.     

YC‐1, an activation inductor of soluble guanylyl cyclase

The crystal structure of 1‐benzyl‐3‐(5‐hydroxy­methyl‐2‐furyl)­indazole, C₁₉H₁₆N₂O₂, showed that the furan O and indazole N atoms lie on the same face of the mol­ecule. The crystal packing consists of intermolecular hydrogen bonding, and indazole–indazole and indazole–phenyl interactions.