organic compounds
Acta Crystallographica Section C
Crystal Structure
presence of HOAc afford the title compounds, viz. (I) (Ar =
C6H5) and (II) (Ar = 2-HOC6H4).
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2. Experimental
2.1. Synthesis and crystallization
Two seven-membered heterocycles
with 1,2-diaza ring N atoms:
3,5,7-triphenyl-1,2-diazacyclohepta-
1(7),2-diene and 3,7-bis(2-hydroxy-
phenyl)-5-phenyl-1,2-diazacyclo-
hepta-1(7),2-diene
A mixture of ArCOCH2CHPhCH2COAr (4 mmol) and
80% N2H4ÁH2O (4 mmol) in the presence of HOAc (2 drops)
in EtOH (25 ml) was refluxed for 12 h. For (I), the solvent was
removed in vacuo and the resulting residue was isolated by
chromatography on silica gel. Elution with petroleum ether–
tetrahydrofuran (2:1 v/v) gave one colourless band which was
recrystallized from petroleum ether (333–363 K) and CH2Cl2
to afford a white solid of (I) (yield 0.701 g, 54%). For (II), the
resulting solid was collected, washed with EtOH, air-dried and
recrystallized from petroleum ether (333–363 K) and CH2Cl2
to give a yellow solid (yield 0.713 g, 50%).
Yao-Cheng Shi* and Hong-Yang Duan
Analysis calculated for C23H20N2, (I): C 85.15, H 6.21,
N 8.63%; found: C 85.11, H 6.34, N 8.57%; m.p. 433–435 K.
Spectroscopic analysis: IR (KBr disk, ꢁ, cmÀ1): 3029 (m),
2921 (m), 1667 (m), 1590 (m), 1547 (m), 1492 (s), 1446 (s),
1344 (m), 1254 (m), 1187 (m), 1065 (m), 1020 (m), 919 (m),
761 (vs), 697 (vs); UV ("ꢂ Â 104, in DMF): 290.00 (1.02), 375.00
College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, 180
SiWangTing Road, Yangzhou 225002, People’s Republic of China
Received 10 August 2013
Accepted 23 August 2013
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(0.86) nm; H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl3, TMS): ꢃ 6.797–7.804
The title compounds, 3,5,7-triphenyl-1,2-diazacyclohepta-
1(7),2-diene, C23H20N2, (I), and 3,7-bis(2-hydroxyphenyl)-5-
phenyl-1,2-diazacyclohepta-1(7),2-diene, C23H20N2O2, (II),
constitute the first structurally characterized examples of
seven-membered heterocycles with 1,2-diaza ring N atoms.
Compound (I) crystallizes in the space group P1, with two
independent molecules in the asymmetric unit that differ in
the conformation of one of the phenyl rings, while (II)
crystallizes in the space group C2/c. The C5N2 ring in each of
(I) and (II) adopts a twist-boat conformation. Compound (I)
exhibits neither C—HÁ Á Áꢀ interactions nor ꢀ–ꢀ stacking
interactions, whereas (II) shows both intramolecular O—
HÁ Á ÁN hydrogen bonds and a C—HÁ Á Áꢀ interaction that joins
the molecules into an infinite chain in the [010] direction.
(m, 15H, 3C6H5), 4.045–4.087 (m, 1H, CH), 3.002–3.018 (m,
4H, 2CH2).
Analysis calculated for C23H20N2O2, (II): C 77.51, H 5.66,
N 7.86%; found: C 77.75, H 5.69, N 7.67%; m.p. 510–512 K.
Spectroscopic analysis: IR (KBr disk, ꢁ, cmÀ1): 3434 (m),
3030 (m), 2921 (m), 1668 (m), 1590 (m), 1548 (m), 1493 (s),
1447 (s), 1344 (s), 1300 (m), 1255 (m), 1187 (m), 1020 (m),
919 (m), 762 (vs), 698 (vs); UV ("ꢂ Â 104, in DMF): 290.00
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(1.16), 377.00 (0.76) nm; H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl3, TMS):
ꢃ 12.956 (s, 2H, 2OH), 6.765–7.364 (m, 14H, 2C6H5, C6H4),
4.083–4.124 (m, 1H, CH), 3.053–3.105 (m, 4H, 2CH2).
Keywords: Seven-membered ring; nitrogen-containing
heterocycle; conformational analysis; 1,5-diketone.
1. Introduction
2.2. Refinement
Nitrogen-containing heterocycles (N-heterocycles) are ubi-
quitous in natural products, pharmaceuticals and materials
science. Their synthesis represents a substantial chemical
research effort that includes the total synthesis of natural
products and medicinal chemistry (Behenna et al., 2012). To
the best of our knowledge, there are no reported examples
of 1,2-diaza heterocycles with seven-membered rings
(Pettersson, 2011). As part of an on-going project on the
syntheses of N-heterocycles (Shi et al., 2006a,b,c; Shi, Sui &
Zhu, 2006; Shi, Zhu & Ng, 2007; Shi, Sui, Cheng et al., 2007;
Shi, Cheng, Sui et al., 2007; Zhu, Shi, Shen et al., 2011), in this
article we describe the syntheses and crystal structures of two
seven-membered N-heterocycles. Reactions of 1,5-diketones
ArCOCH2CHPhCH2COAr with hydrazine hydrate in the
Crystal data, data collection and structure refinement
details are summarized in Table 1. H atoms attached to C
atoms were placed at calculated positions and treated as riding
˚
atoms, with C—H = 0.93 (CH, aromatic), 0.97 (CH2) or 0.98 A
(CH), and with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C). For (II), H atoms
attached to O atoms were located in a difference Fourier map
and refined freely with individual isotropic displacement
parameters.
3. Results and discussion
Compound (I) crystallizes in the space group P1, with two
independent molecules in the asymmetric unit, labelled (Ia)
Acta Cryst. (2013). C69, 1177–1180
doi:10.1107/S0108270113023792
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