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compounds possess exceptional biological properties, espe-
cially for their potential pharmacological and antitumour
properties (Kucukguzel et al., 2006; Khattab, 2005; Karthi-
keyan et al., 2006; Okabe et al., 1993) and their antibacterial
activities (Cukurovali et al., 2002), or their uses in technology
and analytical chemistry (Kitaev, 1977). Recently, a number of
hydrazone compounds have been prepared and structurally
characterized (Abdul Alhadi et al., 2009; Mohd Lair et al.,
2009; Cao & Lu, 2009; Qu & Cao, 2009). Hydrazone
compounds have also been used as chelating ligands for the
spectrophotometric and fluorimetric determination of trace
metal ions (Katyal & Dutt, 1975; Galiano-Roth & Collum,
1988; Sugano et al., 2009).
ISSN 0108-2701
(E)-N0-(4-Chlorobenzylidene)-,
(E)-N0-(4-bromobenzylidene)- and
(E)-N0-[4-(diethylamino)benzylidene]-
derivatives of 4-hydroxybenzo-
hydrazide
Hydrazone derivatives can possess nonlinear optical (NLO)
properties because of their large molecular nonlinearities and
their remarkable propensity to form noncentrosymmetric
crystal systems (Serbutoviez et al., 1995). The chemistry of
2-hydroxybenzohydrazide and its derivatives has been studied
because of their multiple coordination environments (Chang,
2008; Huo et al., 2004). The presence of O and N atoms also
means that various hydrogen-bonding motifs can be formed,
which can lead to the formation of versatile supramolecular
architectures in the crystal structures. 4-Hydroxybenzo-
hydrazide has also been used to prepare a number of
compounds which have been shown to possess a variety of
biological activities, for example, antitumour (Patil et al., 2011;
Bhole & Bhusari, 2011), antibacterial (Rajput, 2012) and
antitubercular properties (Bhole et al., 2012).
Ashokkumar Subashini,a Kandasamy Ramamurthia* and
Helen Stoeckli-Evansb*
aCrystal Growth and Thin Film Laboratory, School of Physics, Bharathidasan
University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 620 024, India, and bInstitute of Physics,
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University of Neuchatel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, CH-2000 Neuchatel, Switzerland
Received 21 August 2012
Accepted 7 September 2012
Online 13 September 2012
The 4-chloro- [C14H11ClN2O2, (I)], 4-bromo- [C14H10BrN2O2,
(II)] and 4-diethylamino- [C18H21N3O2, (III)] derivatives of
benzylidene-4-hydroxybenzohydrazide, all crystallize in the
same space group (P21/c), (I) and (II) also being isomorphous.
In the present work, we report the synthesis and crystal
structures of three new Schiff base compounds formed by the
reaction of 4-hydroxybenzohydrazide with 4-chlorobenz-
aldehyde [(E)-N0-(4-chlorobenzylidene)-4-hydroxybenzohydra-
zide, (I)], 4-bromobenzaldehyde [(E)-N0-(4-bromobenzyl-
idene)-4-hydroxybenzohydrazide, (II)] and 4-diethylamino-
benzaldehyde {(E)-N0-[4-(dimethylamino)benzylidene]-4-hy-
droxybenzohydrazide, (III)}.
In all three compounds, the conformation about the C
N
bond is E. The molecules of (I) and (II) are relatively planar,
with dihedral angles between the two benzene rings of
5.75 (12) and 9.81 (17)ꢀ, respectively. In (III), however, the
same angle is 77.27 (9)ꢀ. In the crystal structures of (I) and
(II), two-dimensional slab-like networks extending in the a
and c directions are formed via N—Hꢁ ꢁ ꢁO and O—Hꢁ ꢁ ꢁO
hydrogen bonds. The molecules stack head-to-tail via ꢀ–ꢀ
interactions involving the aromatic rings [centroid–centroid
˚
˚
distance = 3.7622 (14) A in (I) and 3.8021 (19) A in (II)]. In
(III), undulating two-dimensional networks extending in the b
and c directions are formed via N—Hꢁ ꢁ ꢁO and O—Hꢁ ꢁ ꢁO
hydrogen bonds. The molecules stack head-to-head via ꢀ–ꢀ
interactions involving inversion-related benzene rings [cen-
˚
troid–centroid distances = 3.6977 (12) and 3.8368 (11) A].
Comment
The condensation reaction of aromatic aldehydes with
primary amines can be used to form a huge variety of Schiff
bases. Such compounds have been intensely studied due to
their ease of synthesis, versatile structures and wide applica-
tions (Sigman & Jacobsen, 1998; Akitsu & Einaga, 2006;
Pradeep, 2005; Butcher et al., 2005). Furthermore, Schiff bases
have also been employed as ligands for the complexation of
metal ions (Kumar et al., 2009). The excellent antibacterial and
antitumour properties of such compounds have attracted
much interest over the years (Hodnett & Mooney, 1970;
Bahner et al., 1968; Merchant & Chothia, 1970). Hydrazone
The molecular structure of (I) is illustrated in Fig. 1. The
two benzene rings, A (C1–C6) and B (C9–C14), are almost
coplanar, with a dihedral angle between the ring planes of
5.75 (12)ꢀ. The molecule has an E conformation about the
C8 N2 bond. The mean plane of the N2—N1—C7 O1
˚
segment [maximum deviation = 0.003 (2) A for atom O1] is
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doi:10.1107/S0108270112038462
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