A comprehensive analysis of the molecular packing in the crystal of N2-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine and in its 1:1 ethanol solvate

Sang Loon Tan, Muhammad Syafiq Bin Shahari, Ahmad Junaid, Anton V. Dolzhenko, Edward R.T. Tiekink

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Abstract

The crystal and molecular structures of N2-(4-chlorophenyl)-6-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine (1) and its 1:1 ethanol solvate (1.EtOH) are reported. The triazine molecule is substituted by amino, 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl and 4-chlorophenylamino groups. The experimental molecular structures are like each other and similar to the calculated gas-phase structure. The molecular packing is distinct in that a twisted supramolecular tape is formed in 1 featuring amino-N[sbnd]H···N (triazine) hydrogen bonds. Similar hydrogen-bonding is evident in 1.EtOH but occurs between centrosymmetrically related molecules. The solvent ethanol molecule plays a pivotal role in the packing by participating amino-N[sbnd]H···O (ethanol) and ethanol-O[sbnd]H···O (methoxy) hydrogen bonds within a jagged supramolecular tape. Many additional non-covalent interactions between the tapes are noted in the three-dimensional molecular packing. These and the conventional hydrogen-bonding interactions have been evaluated by a variety of computational chemistry techniques. The greater crystal lattice energy calculated for 1.EtOH is ascribed to the stability afforded by the additional hydrogen-bonding involving the ethanol molecule and the considerably greater role of π···π stacking interactions in the molecular packing.

Original languageEnglish
Article number137449
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Molecular Structure
Volume1302
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Apr 2024

Keywords

  • 1,3,5-triazines
  • Computational chemistry
  • Hirshfeld surface analysis
  • Non-covalent interactions
  • X-ray crystallography

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