organic compounds
2-Dimethylamino-1-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-3-methyl-4,5-dihydroimidazolium tetraphenylborate
aFakultät Chemie/Organische Chemie, Hochschule Aalen, Beethovenstrasse 1, D-73430 Aalen, Germany
*Correspondence e-mail: willi.kantlehner@hs-aalen.de
In the 10H20N3O2+·C24H20B−, the C—N bond lengths in the cation are 1.327 (3), 1.339 (3) and 1.342 (3) Å, indicating partial double-bond character. The central C atom is bonded to the three N atoms, indicating only a slight deviation from a trigonal–planar geometry. The positive charge is delocalized in the CN3 plane. The ethoxy group is disordered over two orientations, with an occupancy ratio of 0.60 (1):0.40 (1). C—H⋯π interactions are present between the guanidinium H atoms and the phenyl C atoms of the tetraphenylborate ions. The phenyl rings form aromatic pockets, in which the cations are embedded. This leads to the formation of a two-dimensional supramolecular pattern along the ac plane.
of the title salt, CCCDC reference: 1448192
Structure description
By the reaction of N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylchloroformamidinium chloride (Tiritiris & Kantlehner, 2008) with N-methyl-1,2-ethanediamine, a mixture consisting of two guanidinium dichlorides and one bisguanidinium dichloride was obtained. After treating the salt mixture with an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, the cyclic guanidine 1-methyl-2-dimethylamino-1H-4,5-dihydroimidazole emerged as one of the products (Tiritiris & Kantlehner, 2013). By alkylation of the free nitrogen atom of the resulting guanidine base, various cyclic guanidinium salts can be obtained. The title salt is the first dihydroimidazole derivative in our series; it has been structurally characterized after with sodium tetraphenylborate.
The bond lengths in the cation of the title salt are in very good agreement with those in a similar compound, 2-dimethylamino-1-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-3-methyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-1-ium tetraphenylborate (Tiritiris & Kantlehner, 2012). Prominent bond parameters in the dihydroimidazolium ion are: C1—N1 = 1.327 (3) Å, C1—N2 = 1.339 (3) Å and C1—N3 = 1.342 (3) Å, indicating partial double-bond character (Fig. 1). The N—C1—N angles are: 124.52 (18)° (N1—C1—N2), 123.02 (19)° (N2—C1—N3) and 112.45 (18)° (N1—C1—N3), indicating only a slight deviation from an ideal trigonal–planar surrounding of the carbon centre by the three nitrogen atoms. The positive charge is completely delocalized in the CN3 plane. The ethoxy group is disordered over two orientations, with an occupancy ratio of 0.60 (1):0.40 (1).
The bond lengths and angles in the tetraphenylborate ions are in good agreement with the data from the et al., 2012). C—H⋯π interactions between the guanidinium hydrogen atoms of the –N(CH3)2 and –CH2 groups and the phenyl carbon atoms of the tetraphenylborate ion are also present (Fig. 2), ranging from 2.77 to 2.96 Å (Table 1). The phenyl rings form aromatic pockets, in which the guanidinium ions are embedded. This leads to the formation of a two-dimensional supramolecular pattern in the ac plane (Fig. 3).
analysis of the alkali metal tetraphenylborates (BehrensSynthesis and crystallization
The title compound was obtained by reaction of 1-methyl-2-dimethylamino-1H-4,5-dihydroimidazole (Tiritiris & Kantlehner, 2013) with bromoacetic acid ethyl ester in acetonitrile at room temperature. After evaporation of the solvent the crude 2-dimethylamino-1-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-3-methyl-4,5-dihydroimidazolium bromide (I) was washed with diethyl ether and dried in vacuo. 1.0 g (3.4 mmol) of (I) was dissolved in 20 ml acetonitrile and 1.16 g (3.4 mmol) of sodium tetraphenylborate in 20 ml acetonitrile was added. After stirring for one hour at room temperature, the precipitated sodium bromide was filtered off. The title compound crystallized from a saturated acetonitrile solution after several days at 273 K, forming colorless single crystals. Yield: 1.44 g (79%).
Refinement
Crystal data, data collection and structure . The atoms O2, C9 and C10 of the ethoxy group are disordered over two sets of sites (O2A, C9A and C10A; O2B, C9B and C10B) with refined occupancies of 0.60 (1):0.40 (1), 0.58 (1):0.42 (1) and 0.59 (1):0.41 (1).
details are summarized in Table 2
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Structural data
CCDC reference: 1448192
10.1107/S2414314616001097/ff4001sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S2414314616001097/ff4001Isup2.hkl
The title compound was obtained by reaction of 1-methyl-2-dimethylamino-1H-4,5-dihydroimidazole (Tiritiris & Kantlehner, 2013) with bromoacetic acid ethyl ester in acetonitrile at room temperature. After evaporation of the solvent the crude 2-dimethylamino-1-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-3-methyl-4,5-dihydroimidazolium bromide (I) was washed with diethyl ether and dried in vacuo. 1.0 g (3.4 mmol) of (I) was dissolved in 20 ml acetonitrile and 1.16 g (3.4 mmol) of sodium tetraphenylborate in 20 ml acetonitrile was added. After stirring for one hour at room temperature, the precipitated sodium bromide was filtered off. The title compound crystallized from a saturated acetonitrile solution after several days at 273 K, forming colorless single crystals. Yield: 1.44 g (79%).
Crystal data, data collection and structure
details are summarized in Table 2. The atoms O2, C9 and C10 of the ethoxy group are disordered over two sets of sites (O2A, C9A and C10A; O2B, C9B and C10B) with refined occupancies of 0.60 (1):0.40 (1), 0.58 (1):0.42 (1) and 0.59 (1):0.41 (1).By reaction of N,N,N',N'-tetramethylchloroformamidinium chloride (Tiritiris & Kantlehner, 2008a) with N-methyl-1,2-ethanediamine, a mixture consisting of two guanidinium dichlorides and one bisguanidinium dichloride was obtained. After treating the salt mixture with an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, the cyclic guanidine 1-methyl-2-dimethylamino-1H-4,5-dihydroimidazole emerged as one of the products (Tiritiris & Kantlehner, 2013). By alkylation of the free nitrogen atom of the obtained guanidine base, various cyclic guanidinium salts can be obtained. The here presented title salt is the first dihydroimidazole derivative in our series; it has been structurally characterized after
with sodium tetraphenylborate. The bond lengths in the cation are in very good agreement with the data obtained from the structure analysis of a similar compound, 2-dimethylamino-1-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-3-methyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin-1-ium tetraphenylborate (Tiritiris & Kantlehner, 2012a). Prominent bond parameters in the guanidinium ion are: C1—N1 = 1.327 (3) Å, C1—N2 = 1.339 (3) Å and C1—N3 = 1.342 (3) Å, indicating partial double-bond character (Fig. 1). The N—C1—N angles are: 124.52 (18)° (N1–C1–N2), 123.02 (19)° (N2–C1–N3) and 112.45 (18)° (N1–C1–N3), indicating only a slight deviation from an ideal trigonal-planar surrounding of the carbon centre by the three nitrogen atoms. The positive charge is completely delocalized in the CN3 plane. The ethoxy group is disordered over two orientations, with an occupancy ratio of 0.60 (1):0.40 (1).The bond lengths and angles in the tetraphenylborate ions are in good agreement with the data from the π interactions between the guanidinium hydrogen atoms of the –N(CH3)2 and –CH2 groups and the phenyl carbon atoms of the tetraphenylborate ion are also present (Fig. 2), ranging from 2.77 to 2.96 Å (Table 1). The phenyl rings form aromatic pockets, in which the guanidinium ions are embedded. This leads to the formation of a two-dimensional supramolecular pattern along the ac plane (Fig. 3).
analysis of the alkali metal tetraphenylborates (Behrens et al., 2012). C—H···Data collection: COLLECT (Hooft, 2004); cell
DENZO-SMN (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO-SMN (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL2014 (Sheldrick, 2015); molecular graphics: DIAMOND (Brandenburg & Putz, 2005); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL2014 (Sheldrick, 2015).Fig. 1. The structure of the title compound, with displacement ellipsoids at the 50% probability level. All H atoms have been omitted for clarity. Only the major orientation of the disordered ethoxy group is shown. | |
Fig. 2. C—H···π interactions (brown dashed lines) between the H atoms of the guanidinium ion and the phenyl C atoms (centroids) of the tetraphenylborate ion. | |
Fig. 3. C—H···π interactions (brown dashed lines) showing the two-dimensional supramolecular architecture along the ac plane. |
C10H20N3O2+·C24H20B− | F(000) = 1144 |
Mr = 533.50 | Dx = 1.223 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 14.3033 (6) Å | Cell parameters from 7075 reflections |
b = 10.3598 (4) Å | θ = 0.4–28.3° |
c = 20.2825 (9) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
β = 105.468 (2)° | T = 100 K |
V = 2896.6 (2) Å3 | Block, colorless |
Z = 4 | 0.30 × 0.23 × 0.12 mm |
Bruker–Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 4502 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.071 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 28.2°, θmin = 3.0° |
φ scans, and ω scans | h = −18→18 |
12960 measured reflections | k = −13→13 |
7012 independent reflections | l = −26→26 |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.065 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.148 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0368P)2 + 2.4901P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
7012 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
397 parameters | Δρmax = 0.39 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.26 e Å−3 |
C10H20N3O2+·C24H20B− | V = 2896.6 (2) Å3 |
Mr = 533.50 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 14.3033 (6) Å | µ = 0.08 mm−1 |
b = 10.3598 (4) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 20.2825 (9) Å | 0.30 × 0.23 × 0.12 mm |
β = 105.468 (2)° |
Bruker–Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 4502 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
12960 measured reflections | Rint = 0.071 |
7012 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.065 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.148 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.04 | Δρmax = 0.39 e Å−3 |
7012 reflections | Δρmin = −0.26 e Å−3 |
397 parameters |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) | |
N1 | 0.15751 (13) | 0.85761 (17) | 0.14856 (9) | 0.0214 (4) | |
N2 | 0.22801 (13) | 0.67062 (17) | 0.11579 (9) | 0.0218 (4) | |
N3 | 0.25859 (13) | 0.74356 (18) | 0.22959 (9) | 0.0224 (4) | |
C1 | 0.21433 (14) | 0.7544 (2) | 0.16263 (10) | 0.0195 (4) | |
C2 | 0.32486 (16) | 0.6191 (2) | 0.11954 (12) | 0.0276 (5) | |
H2A | 0.3723 | 0.6579 | 0.1585 | 0.041* | |
H2B | 0.3424 | 0.6398 | 0.0772 | 0.041* | |
H2C | 0.3246 | 0.5252 | 0.1254 | 0.041* | |
C3 | 0.15055 (17) | 0.6305 (2) | 0.05694 (11) | 0.0261 (5) | |
H3A | 0.0883 | 0.6628 | 0.0618 | 0.039* | |
H3B | 0.1486 | 0.5360 | 0.0543 | 0.039* | |
H3C | 0.1626 | 0.6656 | 0.0151 | 0.039* | |
C4 | 0.12980 (18) | 0.9223 (2) | 0.08231 (11) | 0.0284 (5) | |
H4A | 0.1623 | 0.8807 | 0.0511 | 0.043* | |
H4B | 0.1491 | 1.0133 | 0.0881 | 0.043* | |
H4C | 0.0594 | 0.9165 | 0.0632 | 0.043* | |
C5 | 0.16176 (18) | 0.9309 (2) | 0.21168 (11) | 0.0271 (5) | |
H5A | 0.0965 | 0.9391 | 0.2194 | 0.032* | |
H5B | 0.1889 | 1.0182 | 0.2096 | 0.032* | |
C6 | 0.22867 (16) | 0.8499 (2) | 0.26790 (11) | 0.0259 (5) | |
H6A | 0.2854 | 0.9008 | 0.2934 | 0.031* | |
H6B | 0.1937 | 0.8167 | 0.3004 | 0.031* | |
C7 | 0.29159 (16) | 0.6205 (2) | 0.26243 (11) | 0.0250 (5) | |
H7A | 0.2727 | 0.5503 | 0.2284 | 0.030* | |
H7B | 0.2593 | 0.6047 | 0.2992 | 0.030* | |
C8 | 0.40090 (18) | 0.6179 (2) | 0.29273 (14) | 0.0376 (6) | |
O1 | 0.45299 (12) | 0.70977 (17) | 0.30205 (9) | 0.0374 (4) | |
O2A | 0.42497 (19) | 0.5050 (3) | 0.3209 (3) | 0.0239 (13) | 0.60 (1) |
O2B | 0.4324 (3) | 0.4853 (4) | 0.2830 (4) | 0.0219 (18) | 0.40 (1) |
C9A | 0.5210 (4) | 0.4881 (5) | 0.3677 (2) | 0.0252 (14) | 0.58 (1) |
H9A | 0.5192 | 0.4163 | 0.3996 | 0.030* | 0.578 (13) |
H9B | 0.5397 | 0.5676 | 0.3951 | 0.030* | 0.578 (13) |
C9B | 0.5365 (7) | 0.4603 (6) | 0.3073 (4) | 0.029 (2) | 0.42 (1) |
H9C | 0.5727 | 0.5331 | 0.2943 | 0.035* | 0.422 (13) |
H9D | 0.5526 | 0.3810 | 0.2854 | 0.035* | 0.422 (13) |
C10A | 0.5954 (5) | 0.4591 (4) | 0.3294 (3) | 0.0309 (15) | 0.59 (1) |
H10A | 0.5733 | 0.3863 | 0.2984 | 0.046* | 0.589 (12) |
H10B | 0.6573 | 0.4372 | 0.3620 | 0.046* | 0.589 (12) |
H10C | 0.6041 | 0.5352 | 0.3029 | 0.046* | 0.589 (12) |
C10B | 0.5659 (7) | 0.4445 (8) | 0.3820 (4) | 0.029 (2) | 0.41 (1) |
H10D | 0.5509 | 0.5236 | 0.4037 | 0.043* | 0.411 (12) |
H10E | 0.6357 | 0.4276 | 0.3973 | 0.043* | 0.411 (12) |
H10F | 0.5305 | 0.3718 | 0.3948 | 0.043* | 0.411 (12) |
B1 | 0.22231 (17) | 0.2365 (2) | −0.06717 (11) | 0.0184 (5) | |
C11 | 0.12514 (14) | 0.2878 (2) | −0.12493 (10) | 0.0180 (4) | |
C12 | 0.09364 (15) | 0.2303 (2) | −0.18964 (10) | 0.0202 (4) | |
H12 | 0.1254 | 0.1542 | −0.1984 | 0.024* | |
C13 | 0.01801 (15) | 0.2796 (2) | −0.24152 (10) | 0.0224 (5) | |
H13 | −0.0010 | 0.2373 | −0.2846 | 0.027* | |
C14 | −0.02973 (15) | 0.3908 (2) | −0.23034 (11) | 0.0233 (5) | |
H14 | −0.0817 | 0.4248 | −0.2654 | 0.028* | |
C15 | −0.00054 (16) | 0.4511 (2) | −0.16742 (11) | 0.0235 (5) | |
H15 | −0.0328 | 0.5270 | −0.1590 | 0.028* | |
C16 | 0.07592 (16) | 0.4010 (2) | −0.11641 (11) | 0.0219 (4) | |
H16 | 0.0957 | 0.4454 | −0.0740 | 0.026* | |
C17 | 0.23750 (15) | 0.0801 (2) | −0.07090 (10) | 0.0198 (4) | |
C18 | 0.32987 (17) | 0.0230 (2) | −0.05127 (12) | 0.0276 (5) | |
H18 | 0.3852 | 0.0777 | −0.0395 | 0.033* | |
C19 | 0.34389 (18) | −0.1098 (2) | −0.04832 (12) | 0.0301 (5) | |
H19 | 0.4078 | −0.1438 | −0.0346 | 0.036* | |
C20 | 0.26550 (17) | −0.1927 (2) | −0.06516 (11) | 0.0254 (5) | |
H20 | 0.2748 | −0.2835 | −0.0634 | 0.030* | |
C21 | 0.17262 (16) | −0.1403 (2) | −0.08472 (10) | 0.0225 (5) | |
H21 | 0.1178 | −0.1958 | −0.0964 | 0.027* | |
C22 | 0.15955 (16) | −0.0067 (2) | −0.08722 (10) | 0.0204 (4) | |
H22 | 0.0954 | 0.0267 | −0.1005 | 0.024* | |
C23 | 0.31026 (14) | 0.3182 (2) | −0.08575 (10) | 0.0200 (4) | |
C24 | 0.34530 (15) | 0.4359 (2) | −0.05523 (11) | 0.0216 (4) | |
H24 | 0.3225 | 0.4660 | −0.0181 | 0.026* | |
C25 | 0.41212 (16) | 0.5108 (2) | −0.07703 (11) | 0.0250 (5) | |
H25 | 0.4346 | 0.5897 | −0.0544 | 0.030* | |
C26 | 0.44602 (16) | 0.4705 (2) | −0.13184 (12) | 0.0269 (5) | |
H26 | 0.4909 | 0.5218 | −0.1474 | 0.032* | |
C27 | 0.41315 (16) | 0.3543 (2) | −0.16324 (12) | 0.0300 (5) | |
H27 | 0.4361 | 0.3251 | −0.2005 | 0.036* | |
C28 | 0.34649 (15) | 0.2798 (2) | −0.14064 (11) | 0.0243 (5) | |
H28 | 0.3249 | 0.2005 | −0.1631 | 0.029* | |
C29 | 0.21625 (15) | 0.25991 (19) | 0.01178 (10) | 0.0195 (4) | |
C30 | 0.29935 (16) | 0.2660 (2) | 0.06704 (11) | 0.0238 (5) | |
H30 | 0.3611 | 0.2650 | 0.0578 | 0.029* | |
C31 | 0.29566 (17) | 0.2735 (2) | 0.13480 (11) | 0.0277 (5) | |
H31 | 0.3541 | 0.2776 | 0.1706 | 0.033* | |
C32 | 0.20657 (18) | 0.2749 (2) | 0.15029 (11) | 0.0281 (5) | |
H32 | 0.2035 | 0.2805 | 0.1964 | 0.034* | |
C33 | 0.12275 (17) | 0.2679 (2) | 0.09746 (11) | 0.0265 (5) | |
H33 | 0.0614 | 0.2684 | 0.1072 | 0.032* | |
C34 | 0.12770 (15) | 0.2601 (2) | 0.02969 (11) | 0.0212 (4) | |
H34 | 0.0690 | 0.2547 | −0.0057 | 0.025* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
N1 | 0.0257 (9) | 0.0168 (9) | 0.0217 (9) | 0.0042 (7) | 0.0062 (7) | 0.0017 (7) |
N2 | 0.0230 (9) | 0.0196 (9) | 0.0220 (9) | 0.0037 (7) | 0.0048 (7) | −0.0014 (7) |
N3 | 0.0246 (9) | 0.0214 (10) | 0.0202 (8) | 0.0028 (7) | 0.0044 (7) | 0.0022 (7) |
C1 | 0.0184 (10) | 0.0191 (11) | 0.0201 (10) | −0.0011 (8) | 0.0035 (8) | 0.0019 (8) |
C2 | 0.0287 (12) | 0.0219 (12) | 0.0345 (12) | 0.0047 (9) | 0.0128 (10) | −0.0012 (10) |
C3 | 0.0342 (12) | 0.0200 (11) | 0.0221 (11) | −0.0033 (9) | 0.0039 (9) | −0.0017 (9) |
C4 | 0.0361 (13) | 0.0215 (12) | 0.0261 (11) | 0.0076 (10) | 0.0057 (10) | 0.0052 (9) |
C5 | 0.0359 (13) | 0.0202 (11) | 0.0278 (11) | 0.0028 (10) | 0.0131 (10) | −0.0013 (9) |
C6 | 0.0279 (12) | 0.0258 (12) | 0.0245 (11) | −0.0006 (10) | 0.0080 (9) | −0.0034 (9) |
C7 | 0.0220 (11) | 0.0247 (12) | 0.0273 (11) | 0.0009 (9) | 0.0046 (9) | 0.0093 (9) |
C8 | 0.0242 (12) | 0.0264 (13) | 0.0568 (16) | −0.0009 (10) | 0.0013 (11) | 0.0206 (12) |
O1 | 0.0228 (8) | 0.0303 (10) | 0.0548 (11) | −0.0017 (7) | 0.0028 (8) | 0.0138 (8) |
O2A | 0.0213 (14) | 0.0220 (15) | 0.027 (3) | 0.0022 (10) | 0.0039 (12) | 0.0065 (15) |
O2B | 0.024 (2) | 0.019 (2) | 0.021 (4) | 0.0051 (16) | 0.0040 (18) | −0.0016 (19) |
C9A | 0.021 (3) | 0.026 (3) | 0.027 (2) | 0.004 (2) | 0.0025 (18) | 0.0058 (18) |
C9B | 0.023 (5) | 0.021 (3) | 0.041 (4) | 0.007 (3) | 0.007 (3) | 0.005 (3) |
C10A | 0.025 (3) | 0.027 (2) | 0.041 (3) | 0.0048 (19) | 0.009 (2) | 0.0016 (19) |
C10B | 0.027 (4) | 0.028 (4) | 0.031 (4) | 0.000 (3) | 0.007 (3) | −0.003 (3) |
B1 | 0.0215 (11) | 0.0156 (11) | 0.0172 (11) | 0.0015 (9) | 0.0034 (9) | −0.0010 (9) |
C11 | 0.0179 (10) | 0.0158 (10) | 0.0202 (10) | −0.0019 (8) | 0.0051 (8) | 0.0011 (8) |
C12 | 0.0230 (10) | 0.0182 (10) | 0.0205 (10) | 0.0017 (8) | 0.0076 (8) | 0.0009 (8) |
C13 | 0.0256 (11) | 0.0225 (11) | 0.0189 (10) | −0.0018 (9) | 0.0054 (8) | 0.0006 (9) |
C14 | 0.0196 (11) | 0.0243 (11) | 0.0251 (11) | 0.0024 (9) | 0.0043 (8) | 0.0075 (9) |
C15 | 0.0273 (11) | 0.0163 (10) | 0.0276 (11) | 0.0066 (9) | 0.0088 (9) | 0.0046 (9) |
C16 | 0.0263 (11) | 0.0167 (10) | 0.0219 (10) | 0.0024 (9) | 0.0048 (8) | −0.0023 (8) |
C17 | 0.0247 (11) | 0.0183 (11) | 0.0157 (9) | 0.0030 (8) | 0.0042 (8) | 0.0007 (8) |
C18 | 0.0239 (11) | 0.0184 (11) | 0.0357 (13) | 0.0016 (9) | −0.0005 (9) | −0.0013 (10) |
C19 | 0.0286 (12) | 0.0212 (12) | 0.0370 (13) | 0.0072 (10) | 0.0025 (10) | −0.0012 (10) |
C20 | 0.0387 (13) | 0.0156 (11) | 0.0209 (10) | 0.0053 (9) | 0.0062 (9) | 0.0008 (8) |
C21 | 0.0305 (11) | 0.0190 (11) | 0.0187 (10) | −0.0022 (9) | 0.0077 (9) | 0.0004 (8) |
C22 | 0.0263 (11) | 0.0194 (11) | 0.0151 (9) | 0.0022 (9) | 0.0051 (8) | 0.0002 (8) |
C23 | 0.0170 (10) | 0.0200 (11) | 0.0209 (10) | 0.0038 (8) | 0.0013 (8) | 0.0024 (8) |
C24 | 0.0233 (11) | 0.0181 (10) | 0.0218 (10) | 0.0027 (9) | 0.0033 (8) | 0.0001 (8) |
C25 | 0.0216 (11) | 0.0190 (11) | 0.0303 (12) | 0.0009 (9) | −0.0004 (9) | 0.0035 (9) |
C26 | 0.0193 (11) | 0.0252 (12) | 0.0363 (13) | 0.0022 (9) | 0.0077 (9) | 0.0048 (10) |
C27 | 0.0254 (12) | 0.0335 (13) | 0.0344 (12) | 0.0048 (10) | 0.0139 (10) | −0.0011 (11) |
C28 | 0.0224 (11) | 0.0229 (11) | 0.0276 (11) | 0.0009 (9) | 0.0067 (9) | −0.0042 (9) |
C29 | 0.0254 (10) | 0.0134 (10) | 0.0196 (10) | 0.0021 (8) | 0.0059 (8) | 0.0013 (8) |
C30 | 0.0262 (11) | 0.0202 (11) | 0.0243 (11) | 0.0016 (9) | 0.0055 (9) | 0.0034 (9) |
C31 | 0.0351 (13) | 0.0216 (11) | 0.0216 (10) | −0.0007 (10) | −0.0009 (9) | 0.0036 (9) |
C32 | 0.0471 (14) | 0.0176 (11) | 0.0215 (11) | −0.0006 (10) | 0.0124 (10) | −0.0012 (9) |
C33 | 0.0350 (12) | 0.0179 (11) | 0.0308 (11) | 0.0037 (10) | 0.0161 (10) | −0.0007 (9) |
C34 | 0.0236 (10) | 0.0147 (10) | 0.0247 (10) | 0.0025 (8) | 0.0057 (8) | 0.0005 (8) |
N1—C1 | 1.327 (3) | B1—C11 | 1.649 (3) |
N1—C4 | 1.459 (3) | C11—C12 | 1.402 (3) |
N1—C5 | 1.475 (3) | C11—C16 | 1.402 (3) |
N2—C1 | 1.339 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.390 (3) |
N2—C3 | 1.456 (3) | C12—H12 | 0.9500 |
N2—C2 | 1.467 (3) | C13—C14 | 1.388 (3) |
N3—C1 | 1.342 (3) | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
N3—C7 | 1.457 (3) | C14—C15 | 1.382 (3) |
N3—C6 | 1.476 (3) | C14—H14 | 0.9500 |
C2—H2A | 0.9800 | C15—C16 | 1.390 (3) |
C2—H2B | 0.9800 | C15—H15 | 0.9500 |
C2—H2C | 0.9800 | C16—H16 | 0.9500 |
C3—H3A | 0.9800 | C17—C22 | 1.401 (3) |
C3—H3B | 0.9800 | C17—C18 | 1.405 (3) |
C3—H3C | 0.9800 | C18—C19 | 1.390 (3) |
C4—H4A | 0.9800 | C18—H18 | 0.9500 |
C4—H4B | 0.9800 | C19—C20 | 1.381 (3) |
C4—H4C | 0.9800 | C19—H19 | 0.9500 |
C5—C6 | 1.529 (3) | C20—C21 | 1.391 (3) |
C5—H5A | 0.9900 | C20—H20 | 0.9500 |
C5—H5B | 0.9900 | C21—C22 | 1.396 (3) |
C6—H6A | 0.9900 | C21—H21 | 0.9500 |
C6—H6B | 0.9900 | C22—H22 | 0.9500 |
C7—C8 | 1.520 (3) | C23—C24 | 1.399 (3) |
C7—H7A | 0.9900 | C23—C28 | 1.405 (3) |
C7—H7B | 0.9900 | C24—C25 | 1.392 (3) |
C8—O1 | 1.192 (3) | C24—H24 | 0.9500 |
C8—O2A | 1.307 (4) | C25—C26 | 1.390 (3) |
C8—O2B | 1.475 (6) | C25—H25 | 0.9500 |
O2A—C9A | 1.456 (7) | C26—C27 | 1.385 (3) |
O2B—C9B | 1.461 (10) | C26—H26 | 0.9500 |
C9A—C10A | 1.506 (8) | C27—C28 | 1.396 (3) |
C9A—H9A | 0.9900 | C27—H27 | 0.9500 |
C9A—H9B | 0.9900 | C28—H28 | 0.9500 |
C9B—C10B | 1.470 (12) | C29—C30 | 1.401 (3) |
C9B—H9C | 0.9900 | C29—C34 | 1.408 (3) |
C9B—H9D | 0.9900 | C30—C31 | 1.392 (3) |
C10A—H10A | 0.9800 | C30—H30 | 0.9500 |
C10A—H10B | 0.9800 | C31—C32 | 1.391 (3) |
C10A—H10C | 0.9800 | C31—H31 | 0.9500 |
C10B—H10D | 0.9800 | C32—C33 | 1.380 (3) |
C10B—H10E | 0.9800 | C32—H32 | 0.9500 |
C10B—H10F | 0.9800 | C33—C34 | 1.398 (3) |
B1—C17 | 1.639 (3) | C33—H33 | 0.9500 |
B1—C23 | 1.641 (3) | C34—H34 | 0.9500 |
B1—C29 | 1.645 (3) | ||
C1—N1—C4 | 124.65 (18) | C17—B1—C23 | 112.33 (17) |
C1—N1—C5 | 110.29 (17) | C17—B1—C29 | 103.45 (16) |
C4—N1—C5 | 120.06 (18) | C23—B1—C29 | 112.97 (17) |
C1—N2—C3 | 122.92 (18) | C17—B1—C11 | 112.52 (17) |
C1—N2—C2 | 120.90 (18) | C23—B1—C11 | 102.89 (16) |
C3—N2—C2 | 116.11 (17) | C29—B1—C11 | 113.02 (17) |
C1—N3—C7 | 122.96 (18) | C12—C11—C16 | 115.12 (18) |
C1—N3—C6 | 110.22 (17) | C12—C11—B1 | 121.85 (18) |
C7—N3—C6 | 121.10 (17) | C16—C11—B1 | 122.54 (18) |
N1—C1—N2 | 124.52 (18) | C13—C12—C11 | 122.92 (19) |
N1—C1—N3 | 112.45 (18) | C13—C12—H12 | 118.5 |
N2—C1—N3 | 123.02 (19) | C11—C12—H12 | 118.5 |
N2—C2—H2A | 109.5 | C14—C13—C12 | 119.9 (2) |
N2—C2—H2B | 109.5 | C14—C13—H13 | 120.0 |
H2A—C2—H2B | 109.5 | C12—C13—H13 | 120.0 |
N2—C2—H2C | 109.5 | C15—C14—C13 | 119.06 (19) |
H2A—C2—H2C | 109.5 | C15—C14—H14 | 120.5 |
H2B—C2—H2C | 109.5 | C13—C14—H14 | 120.5 |
N2—C3—H3A | 109.5 | C14—C15—C16 | 120.2 (2) |
N2—C3—H3B | 109.5 | C14—C15—H15 | 119.9 |
H3A—C3—H3B | 109.5 | C16—C15—H15 | 119.9 |
N2—C3—H3C | 109.5 | C15—C16—C11 | 122.8 (2) |
H3A—C3—H3C | 109.5 | C15—C16—H16 | 118.6 |
H3B—C3—H3C | 109.5 | C11—C16—H16 | 118.6 |
N1—C4—H4A | 109.5 | C22—C17—C18 | 115.21 (19) |
N1—C4—H4B | 109.5 | C22—C17—B1 | 122.55 (18) |
H4A—C4—H4B | 109.5 | C18—C17—B1 | 121.95 (19) |
N1—C4—H4C | 109.5 | C19—C18—C17 | 122.9 (2) |
H4A—C4—H4C | 109.5 | C19—C18—H18 | 118.6 |
H4B—C4—H4C | 109.5 | C17—C18—H18 | 118.6 |
N1—C5—C6 | 103.74 (17) | C20—C19—C18 | 120.4 (2) |
N1—C5—H5A | 111.0 | C20—C19—H19 | 119.8 |
C6—C5—H5A | 111.0 | C18—C19—H19 | 119.8 |
N1—C5—H5B | 111.0 | C19—C20—C21 | 118.6 (2) |
C6—C5—H5B | 111.0 | C19—C20—H20 | 120.7 |
H5A—C5—H5B | 109.0 | C21—C20—H20 | 120.7 |
N3—C6—C5 | 103.22 (17) | C20—C21—C22 | 120.4 (2) |
N3—C6—H6A | 111.1 | C20—C21—H21 | 119.8 |
C5—C6—H6A | 111.1 | C22—C21—H21 | 119.8 |
N3—C6—H6B | 111.1 | C21—C22—C17 | 122.5 (2) |
C5—C6—H6B | 111.1 | C21—C22—H22 | 118.8 |
H6A—C6—H6B | 109.1 | C17—C22—H22 | 118.8 |
N3—C7—C8 | 111.94 (18) | C24—C23—C28 | 115.68 (19) |
N3—C7—H7A | 109.2 | C24—C23—B1 | 123.65 (18) |
C8—C7—H7A | 109.2 | C28—C23—B1 | 120.21 (19) |
N3—C7—H7B | 109.2 | C25—C24—C23 | 122.8 (2) |
C8—C7—H7B | 109.2 | C25—C24—H24 | 118.6 |
H7A—C7—H7B | 107.9 | C23—C24—H24 | 118.6 |
O1—C8—O2A | 124.4 (3) | C26—C25—C24 | 120.1 (2) |
O1—C8—O2B | 124.4 (3) | C26—C25—H25 | 119.9 |
O1—C8—C7 | 125.6 (2) | C24—C25—H25 | 119.9 |
O2A—C8—C7 | 108.4 (2) | C27—C26—C25 | 118.7 (2) |
O2B—C8—C7 | 106.3 (2) | C27—C26—H26 | 120.6 |
C8—O2A—C9A | 119.0 (3) | C25—C26—H26 | 120.6 |
C9B—O2B—C8 | 116.1 (4) | C26—C27—C28 | 120.5 (2) |
O2A—C9A—C10A | 111.2 (5) | C26—C27—H27 | 119.7 |
O2A—C9A—H9A | 109.4 | C28—C27—H27 | 119.7 |
C10A—C9A—H9A | 109.4 | C27—C28—C23 | 122.1 (2) |
O2A—C9A—H9B | 109.4 | C27—C28—H28 | 118.9 |
C10A—C9A—H9B | 109.4 | C23—C28—H28 | 118.9 |
H9A—C9A—H9B | 108.0 | C30—C29—C34 | 115.05 (18) |
O2B—C9B—C10B | 110.6 (7) | C30—C29—B1 | 122.13 (18) |
O2B—C9B—H9C | 109.5 | C34—C29—B1 | 122.42 (18) |
C10B—C9B—H9C | 109.5 | C31—C30—C29 | 123.0 (2) |
O2B—C9B—H9D | 109.5 | C31—C30—H30 | 118.5 |
C10B—C9B—H9D | 109.5 | C29—C30—H30 | 118.5 |
H9C—C9B—H9D | 108.1 | C32—C31—C30 | 120.1 (2) |
C9A—C10A—H10A | 109.5 | C32—C31—H31 | 119.9 |
C9A—C10A—H10B | 109.5 | C30—C31—H31 | 119.9 |
H10A—C10A—H10B | 109.5 | C33—C32—C31 | 118.8 (2) |
C9A—C10A—H10C | 109.5 | C33—C32—H32 | 120.6 |
H10A—C10A—H10C | 109.5 | C31—C32—H32 | 120.6 |
H10B—C10A—H10C | 109.5 | C32—C33—C34 | 120.3 (2) |
C9B—C10B—H10D | 109.5 | C32—C33—H33 | 119.8 |
C9B—C10B—H10E | 109.5 | C34—C33—H33 | 119.8 |
H10D—C10B—H10E | 109.5 | C33—C34—C29 | 122.6 (2) |
C9B—C10B—H10F | 109.5 | C33—C34—H34 | 118.7 |
H10D—C10B—H10F | 109.5 | C29—C34—H34 | 118.7 |
H10E—C10B—H10F | 109.5 | ||
C4—N1—C1—N2 | −23.3 (3) | C23—B1—C17—C22 | −151.06 (18) |
C5—N1—C1—N2 | −178.10 (19) | C29—B1—C17—C22 | 86.8 (2) |
C4—N1—C1—N3 | 155.7 (2) | C11—B1—C17—C22 | −35.5 (3) |
C5—N1—C1—N3 | 0.9 (2) | C23—B1—C17—C18 | 35.4 (3) |
C3—N2—C1—N1 | −38.3 (3) | C29—B1—C17—C18 | −86.7 (2) |
C2—N2—C1—N1 | 138.4 (2) | C11—B1—C17—C18 | 150.98 (19) |
C3—N2—C1—N3 | 142.8 (2) | C22—C17—C18—C19 | 0.3 (3) |
C2—N2—C1—N3 | −40.5 (3) | B1—C17—C18—C19 | 174.2 (2) |
C7—N3—C1—N1 | 154.57 (19) | C17—C18—C19—C20 | 0.1 (4) |
C6—N3—C1—N1 | 1.1 (2) | C18—C19—C20—C21 | −0.3 (3) |
C7—N3—C1—N2 | −26.4 (3) | C19—C20—C21—C22 | 0.1 (3) |
C6—N3—C1—N2 | −179.87 (19) | C20—C21—C22—C17 | 0.3 (3) |
C1—N1—C5—C6 | −2.4 (2) | C18—C17—C22—C21 | −0.5 (3) |
C4—N1—C5—C6 | −158.52 (19) | B1—C17—C22—C21 | −174.41 (19) |
C1—N3—C6—C5 | −2.5 (2) | C17—B1—C23—C24 | −145.63 (19) |
C7—N3—C6—C5 | −156.55 (19) | C29—B1—C23—C24 | −29.1 (3) |
N1—C5—C6—N3 | 2.8 (2) | C11—B1—C23—C24 | 93.1 (2) |
C1—N3—C7—C8 | 117.9 (2) | C17—B1—C23—C28 | 42.5 (3) |
C6—N3—C7—C8 | −91.4 (2) | C29—B1—C23—C28 | 159.10 (19) |
N3—C7—C8—O1 | 14.5 (4) | C11—B1—C23—C28 | −78.7 (2) |
N3—C7—C8—O2A | −179.8 (4) | C28—C23—C24—C25 | −0.4 (3) |
N3—C7—C8—O2B | −144.2 (4) | B1—C23—C24—C25 | −172.53 (19) |
O1—C8—O2A—C9A | 0.8 (8) | C23—C24—C25—C26 | 0.8 (3) |
C7—C8—O2A—C9A | −165.1 (4) | C24—C25—C26—C27 | −1.0 (3) |
O1—C8—O2B—C9B | 19.8 (9) | C25—C26—C27—C28 | 0.6 (3) |
C7—C8—O2B—C9B | 178.8 (5) | C26—C27—C28—C23 | −0.2 (3) |
C8—O2A—C9A—C10A | −84.2 (6) | C24—C23—C28—C27 | 0.0 (3) |
C8—O2B—C9B—C10B | 77.9 (7) | B1—C23—C28—C27 | 172.5 (2) |
C17—B1—C11—C12 | −33.8 (3) | C17—B1—C29—C30 | 80.4 (2) |
C23—B1—C11—C12 | 87.3 (2) | C23—B1—C29—C30 | −41.3 (3) |
C29—B1—C11—C12 | −150.53 (19) | C11—B1—C29—C30 | −157.59 (19) |
C17—B1—C11—C16 | 154.62 (19) | C17—B1—C29—C34 | −91.9 (2) |
C23—B1—C11—C16 | −84.3 (2) | C23—B1—C29—C34 | 146.4 (2) |
C29—B1—C11—C16 | 37.9 (3) | C11—B1—C29—C34 | 30.0 (3) |
C16—C11—C12—C13 | −1.2 (3) | C34—C29—C30—C31 | −0.8 (3) |
B1—C11—C12—C13 | −173.33 (19) | B1—C29—C30—C31 | −173.7 (2) |
C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.1 (3) | C29—C30—C31—C32 | 0.1 (4) |
C12—C13—C14—C15 | 0.4 (3) | C30—C31—C32—C33 | 0.4 (3) |
C13—C14—C15—C16 | 0.3 (3) | C31—C32—C33—C34 | −0.3 (3) |
C14—C15—C16—C11 | −1.5 (3) | C32—C33—C34—C29 | −0.5 (3) |
C12—C11—C16—C15 | 1.9 (3) | C30—C29—C34—C33 | 1.0 (3) |
B1—C11—C16—C15 | 174.0 (2) | B1—C29—C34—C33 | 173.88 (19) |
Cg1, Cg2 and Cg3 are the centroids of the C17–C22, C23–C28 and C29–C34 rings, respectively. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C7—H7B···Cg1i | 0.99 | 2.77 | 3.694 (3) | 155 |
C6—H6A···Cg2ii | 0.99 | 2.96 | 3.870 (3) | 153 |
C4—H4B···Cg3iii | 0.98 | 2.79 | 3.758 (3) | 169 |
C3—H3B···Cg3 | 0.98 | 2.94 | 3.868 (3) | 159 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (ii) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (iii) x, y+1, z. |
Cg1, Cg2 and Cg3 are the centroids of the C17–C22, C23–C28 and C29–C34 rings, respectively. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C7—H7B···Cg1i | 0.99 | 2.77 | 3.694 (3) | 155 |
C6—H6A···Cg2ii | 0.99 | 2.96 | 3.870 (3) | 153 |
C4—H4B···Cg3iii | 0.98 | 2.79 | 3.758 (3) | 169 |
C3—H3B···Cg3 | 0.98 | 2.94 | 3.868 (3) | 159 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (ii) x, −y+3/2, z+1/2; (iii) x, y+1, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C10H20N3O2+·C24H20B− |
Mr | 533.50 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 14.3033 (6), 10.3598 (4), 20.2825 (9) |
β (°) | 105.468 (2) |
V (Å3) | 2896.6 (2) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.08 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.23 × 0.12 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker–Nonius KappaCCD |
Absorption correction | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 12960, 7012, 4502 |
Rint | 0.071 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.665 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.065, 0.148, 1.04 |
No. of reflections | 7012 |
No. of parameters | 397 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.39, −0.26 |
Computer programs: COLLECT (Hooft, 2004), DENZO-SMN (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL2014 (Sheldrick, 2015), DIAMOND (Brandenburg & Putz, 2005).
Acknowledgements
The authors thank Dr F. Lissner (Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart) for measuring the diffraction data.
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By reaction of N,N,N',N'-tetramethylchloroformamidinium chloride (Tiritiris & Kantlehner, 2008a) with N-methyl-1,2-ethanediamine, a mixture consisting of two guanidinium dichlorides and one bisguanidinium dichloride have been obtained. After treating the salt mixture with an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution, the cyclic guanidine 1-methyl-2-dimethylamino-1H-4,5-dihydroimidazole emerges as one of the products (Tiritiris & Kantlehner, 2013). By alkylation of the free nitrogen atom of the obtained guanidine base, various cyclic guanidinium salts can be obtained. The here presented title salt is the first dihydroimidazole derivative in our series, which has been structurally characterized after anion exchange with sodium tetraphenylborate. The crystal structure analysis reveals, that the bond lengths in the cation are in very good agreement with the data obtained from the structure analysis of a similar compound, 2-dimethylamino-1-(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)-3-methyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidin- 1-ium tetraphenylborate (Tiritiris & Kantlehner, 2012a). Prominent bond parameters in the guanidinium ion are: C1–N1 = 1.327 (3) Å, C1–N2 = 1.339 (3) Å and C1–N3 = 1.342 (3) Å, indicating partial double-bond character (Fig. 1). The N–C1–N angles are: 124.52 (18)° (N1–C1–N2), 123.02 (19)° (N2–C1–N3) and 112.45 (18)° (N1–C1–N3), indicating only a slight deviation from an ideal trigonal-planar surrounding of the carbon centre by the three nitrogen atoms. The positive charge is completely delocalized in the CN3 plane. The ethoxy group is disordered over two orientations, with an occupancy ratio of 0.60 (1):0.40 (1). The bond lengths and angles in the tetraphenylborate ions are in good agreement with the data from the crystal structure analysis of the alkali metal tetraphenylborates (Behrens et al., 2012). C—H···π interactions between the guanidinium hydrogen atoms of –N(CH3)2 and –CH2 groups and the phenyl carbon atoms (centroids: Cg1 = C17–C22, Cg2 = C23–C28 and Cg3 = C29–C34) of the tetraphenylborate ion are also present (Fig. 2), ranging from 2.77 to 2.96 Å (Tab. 2). The phenyl rings form aromatic pockets, in which the guanidinium ions are embedded. This leads to the formation of a two-dimensional supramolecular pattern along the ac plane (Fig. 3).