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Facile Preparation of (2Z,4E)-Dienamides by the Olefination of Electron-deficient Alkenes with Allyl Acetate
Published on: June 21, 2017
Benzoic acid-2-{(E)-[(E)-2-(2-pyridyl-methyl-idene)hydrazin-1-yl-idene]meth-yl}pyridine (2/1)
Abstract:
The asymmetric unit of the title cocrystal, C(12)H(10)N(4)·2C(7)H(6)O(2), comprises a single mol-ecule of benzoic acid and one half-mol-ecule of 2-pyridine-aldazine situated about a centre of inversion. The carboxyl group is coplanar with the benzene ring to which it is connected [O-C-C-C = -172.47 (12)°] and similarly, the 2-pyridine-aldazine mol-ecule is planar (r.m.s. deviation of the 16 non-H atoms = 0.017 Å). In the crystal, mol-ecules are connected into a non-planar three-mol-ecule aggregate [dihedral angle between the benzene and pyridyl ring connected by the hydrogen bond = 61.30 (7)°] with a twisted Z-shape. Layers of 2-pyridine-aldazine mol-ecules in the ab plane are sandwiched by benzoic acid mol-ecules being connected by O-H⋯N and C-H⋯O inter-actions, the latter involving the carbonyl O atom so that each benzoic acid mol-ecule links three different 2-pyridine-aldazine mol-ecules. Inter-digitated layers stack along the c axis.
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