organic compounds
Figure 4
Different hydrogen-bonding interactions in compound (II). (a) The macrocyclic head-to-tail hydrogen-bonded dimer viewed along the b axis [symmetry
code: (c) ꢄx + 3, ꢄy + 2, ꢄz]. (b) The hydrogen-bonded ladder viewed down the b axis.
totally planar, with the exception of a disordered ethoxy group
where atom C13 occupies alternate positions just off the
mirror plane. The benzene ring in compound (II) is not
constrained to be planar by any crystallographic symmetry,
but is essentially planar, with an r.m.s. deviation of the ring
bond between the hydroxy group and the carbonyl O atom of
the second ester group in an adjacent molecule. This interac-
tion has a graph-set motif of C(9). No interactions are
observed between the chains.
In the case of (II), two hydrogen-bond interactions (N1—
H1Nꢀ ꢀ ꢀO4 and O1—H1Oꢀ ꢀ ꢀO2i; symmetry code as in Table 3)
are observed, the former intramolecular interaction gives rise
to an S(6) ring motif (Table 3). The latter interaction gives rise
to an extended chain which runs parallel to the a axis and has a
graph-set motif of C(11) (Fig. 3). In addition to head-to-tail
hydrogen bonding, there is a macrocyclic R22(26) dimer motif
formed by a C11—H11Cꢀ ꢀ ꢀO1ii interaction (Table 3) between
two adjacent one-dimensional chains (Fig. 4). This gives rise to
a ladder-like structure (Figs. 4b and 5). Neither compound
shows any significant centroid–centroid or C—Hꢀ ꢀ ꢀꢀ inter-
actions.
In conclusion, we have studied crystal structure properties
such as motifs, chains, the nature of hydrogen bonding and
other interactions of the title compounds (I) and (II). Varia-
tions in the ortho and para substitution of hydroxy groups was
analysed. The presence of an –OH group adjacent to an –NH
group favours bifurcated hydrogen bonding and the formation
of S(6) and S(5) ring motifs, and gives rise to strict planarity
for compound (I). In a supramolecular framework it gives rise
to a layer-like structure. In the case of compound (II), a S(6)
ring and a macrocyclic R22(26) ring motif were observed
between chains. Both compounds form a head-to-tail one-
dimensional hydrogen-bonded chain. We believe that this
study will be helpful in understanding the ability of these
molecules to interact with biological systems. The compounds
may be useful synthons in the formation of metal complexes
and different hereocyclic compounds.
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atoms from their mean plane of 0.016 A. The angles between
the plane of the aminophenol ring and the plane of the vinylic
double bond are 0 and 33.59 (12)ꢂ in (I) and (II), respectively.
In both compounds, the C1—N1 (Car—N) bonds (Table 1) are
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shorter than a normal N—C bond (1.336 A; Allen et al.. 1987)
because of conjugation between ꢀ-electrons in the vinylic
double bond and the lone pair electrons of the N atom. The
vinylic C7—C8 bond lengths are similarly longer than normal
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vinylic C—C bonds (1.316 A; Allen et al.. 1987).
The presence of a phenolic –OH group at the ortho position
to the amine group in compound (I) favours strong bifurcated
intramolecular hydrogen bonds between the amine group and
the hydroxy O atom, O1, and one of the ester carbonyl O
atoms, O4 (Table 2). This gives rise to S(6) and S(5) ring motifs
(Fig. 2) (Bernstein et al., 1995) and helps in achieving rigorous
planarity. The molecules are linked into extended chains,
which run parallel to the b axis, by an intermolecular hydrogen
Experimental
Diethyl 2-(ethoxymethylidene)malonate (1 equivalent) was added to
a solution of 2- or 4-aminophenol (1 equivalent) in ethanol (5 ꢃ w/v)
and the resulting solution stirred for 15 min at room temperature
(301 K) (Ilangovan & Ganesh Kumar, 2010). After completion of the
reaction, the ethanol was evaporated under reduced pressure to give
compound (I) or (II) as a white solid in quantitative yield [99%
yields; m.p. 402 and 412 K for (I) and (II), respectively]. Good quality
single crystals of (I) and (II) suitable for diffraction analysis were
obtained from hexane and ethyl acetate mixtures (8:2 v/v).
Figure 5
The packing of molecules of compound (II) along (a) the c axis.
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