organic compounds
Because each molecule can form two such bifurcated inter-
actions, the net result is a motif of chains running along the c
direction (Fig. 6). These chains then stack along the b direc-
tion, with the nitro groups that are not involved in the
hydrogen bonds in close proximity to one another. Contrary to
(I) and (II), the packing in (III) does not cleanly maximize
contacts between either the alkyl chains or the arene rings. We
believe that this is the first N,N0-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)alkane-
diamine to be structurally characterized.
Figure 5
The molecular structure of (III), showing the atom-numbering scheme.
Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level and H
atoms are shown as small spheres of arbitrary radii. Intramolecular
hydrogen bonds are shown as dashed lines. The asymmetric unit consists
of one half-molecule, and unlabeled atoms are related to labeled atoms
by the symmetry operator (1 ꢃ x, 1 ꢃ y, ꢃz).
Experimental
For the preparation of (I), octylamine (1.29 g, 0.01 mol), 1,5-difluoro-
2,4-dinitrobenzene (DFDNB) (1.02 g, 0.005 mol), anhydrous potas-
sium carbonate (2.20 g, excess), dimethylacetamide (DMAC) (20 ml)
and toluene (15 ml) were placed in a four-necked 100 ml round-
bottomed flask fitted with a thermometer, a nitrogen inlet, an over-
head stirrer and a Dean–Stark trap fitted with a condenser. The
reaction vessel was heated by an external oil bath to an initial
temperature of 333 K and the reaction was allowed to continue at this
temperature, with stirring, for 30 min. The temperature of the reac-
tion mixture was gradually raised to 423 K over a period of 2 h.
Water, the by-product of the reaction mixture, was removed by
azeotropic distillation with toluene. After complete removal of water,
the reaction mixture was cooled to room temperature, diluted with
tetrahydrofuran (25 ml), filtered, and the filtrate poured into a
rapidly stirred water–acetic acid mixture (1:1 v/v). The crude yellow
precipitate was isolated by filtration and washed with a saturated
sodium bicarbonate solution to remove residual acetic acid. The
product was air-dried under suction overnight, dissolved in di-
chloromethane and washed twice with water, and the organic layer
was dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. It was then filtered and
the volume of the solution was reduced using a rotary evaporator.
Compound (I) was then allowed to crystallize from the concentrated
solution [yield 80%, m.p. 355 K (differential scanning calorimetry)].
1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): ꢀ 9.17 (d, 1H), 8.28 (t, 2H), 5.60 (s, 1H),
3.25 (m, 4H), 1.75 (m, 4H), 1.36 (m, 20H), 1.05 (t, 6H); 13C NMR
(CDCl3): ꢀ 148.78, 129.75, 124.18, 90.22, 43.59, 32.00, 29.47, 29.39,
28.67, 27.33, 22.87, 14.32; IR (KBr, ꢁ > 1400 cmꢃ1): 3379, 2921, 2847,
1616, 1581, 1542, 1411; MS (m/z) (% base peak): 422 (18), 387 (100),
323 (75), 305 (36).
Figure 6
Portions of two adjacent molecular chains of (III) running along the c
direction, viewed along the a axis. Intra- and intermolecular N—Hꢀ ꢀ ꢀO
hydrogen bonds are shown as dashed lines.
alkyl chains (Fig. 4). As a result of the additional methylene
˚
units, the c axis of (II) is about 4 A longer than that of (I).
Compound (II) was prepared by a similar procedure [yield 78%,
1
m.p. 365 K (differential scanning calorimetry)]. H NMR (400 MHz,
Molecules of (III) possess internal inversion symmetry
about the center of the C10—C10i bond [symmetry code: (i)
1 ꢃ x, 1 ꢃ y, ꢃz] (Fig. 5). The amine H atom participates in an
intramolecular hydrogen bond with the nearest nitro O atom
(Table 3). The majority of the octyl chain forms an extended
anti conformation (torsion angles all within 4ꢁ of 180ꢁ).
However, the last C atom at each end is gauche to the rest of
the chain (C10—C9—C8—C7 torsion angle ca 71ꢁ). As a
result, although the planes of the arene rings are parallel, they
are not coplanar. The octyl chain forms a modified S-shaped
connector between the rings. This conformation gives support
to the proposition that polymer chains made from this
monomer could have semihelical arrangements.
CDCl3): ꢀ 9.24 (d, 1H), 8.33 (t, 2H), 5.64 (s, 1H), 3.27 (m, 4H), 1.77 (m,
4H), 1.38 (m, 32H), 0.88 (t, 6H); 13C NMR (CDCl3): ꢀ 148.51, 129.50.
123.91, 90.50, 43.31, 31.86, 29.56, 29.53, 29.46, 29.29, 29.24, 28.39,
27.05, 22.64, 14.07; IR (KBr, ꢁ > 1400 cmꢃ1): 3379, 2916, 2848, 1618,
1581, 1411, 1254; MS (m/z) (% base peak): 506 (11), 471 (100),
389 (24), 365 (29).
Compound (III) was prepared from octane-1,8-diamine and two
equivalents of 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene using a similar reaction
procedure. However, the resulting compound was sparingly soluble in
DMAC at its reflux temperature. The reaction mixture was cooled to
room temperature and then filtered. The residue was purified using a
Soxhlet apparatus. Acetone, water and acetone, in that order, were
used to remove residual salts and DMAC. The crude product was
dried and recrystallized from refluxing trichloromethane to obtain
suitable crystals for X-ray analysis [yield 75%, m.p. 415 K (differ-
ential scanning calorimetry)]. 1H NMR (400 MHz, D2SO4): ꢀ 8.6 (m,
1H), 8.1 (m, 1H), 5.6 (s, 1H), 7.4 (m, 1H), 3.0 (t, 2H), 1.2 (m, 2H),
0.9 (m, 4H); 13C NMR (D2SO4): ꢀ 147.08, 139.45, 132.60, 131.02,
Similarly to the case in (I) and (II), the molecules of (III)
are linked by four-center hydrogen bonds involving two amine
H atoms and two nitro O atoms, the same groups being
involved in the intramolecular N—Hꢀ ꢀ ꢀO interactions.
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