Syntheses,Crystal Structures,and Antimicrobial Activities of N′-(5-Hydroxy-2-nitrobenzylidene)-4-dimethylaminobenzohydrazide Methanol Solvate and 2-Fluoro-N′-(5-hydroxy-2-nitrobenzylidene)benzohydrazide

Two new hydrazone compounds,N'-(5-hydroxy-2-nitrobenzylidene)-4-dimethyl-aminobenzohydrazide methanol solvate (1) and 2-fluoro-N'-(5-hydroxy-2-nitrobenzylidene)benzo-hydrazide (2),have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis,IR spectra,1H NMR,and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.Compound 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/c with a=11.571(3),b=12.420(3),c=12.360(2) ?,β=97.495(2)°,V=1761.1(7) 3,Z=4,R=0.0735 and wR=0.1344.Compound 2 crystallizes in the triclinic space group P with a=7.551(3),b=8.254(3),c=11.365(2) ?,α=79.352(2),β=76.154(2),γ=71.624(2)°,V=648.2(4) 3,Z=2,R=0.0393 and wR=0.1008.The hydrazone molecules of the compounds display E configurations with respect to the C=N double bonds.In the crystal structure of 1,the hydrazone molecules are linked by methanol molecules through N-H…O,O-H…N and O-H…O hydrogen bonds,forming chains running along the c axis.In the crystal structure of 2,molecules are linked through N-H…O and O-H…O hydrogen bonds,forming ribbons running along the b axis.The preliminary antimicrobial activities were studied.